Carteret (earlier de Carteret) is a surname of Norman origin. It derives from Carteret, Normandy, an inhabited place on the northwest coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, facing the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are the only remnant of the Duchy of Normandy, the original territorial holding of William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. Historically, members of the Carteret family have occupied influential positions in the Channel Islands, notably as hereditary Seigneurs of Sark and hereditary bailiffs of Jersey, they landed in Jersey in 950 AD. At the time of the restoration, some became Barons Carteret and were granted lands in the Carolinas and in the State that became New Jersey. Their ancestral seat is Saint Ouen's Manor, Jersey, is still today owned by persons of that name.
I am starting this book with some information about some of the most important people in the de Carteret family. These people helped shape history in England with the close connections they made with certain members of the Royal family and others of high station and power. The long arm of the de carterets reached America, where they also helped shape certain places, like New Jersey. The line can be traced back over 1,000 years, but that sort of information is vast, and I have hand picked who to write about.
Helier de Carteret
Helier de Carteret, the Seigneur of St Ouen, was a shrewd man. Having obtained the commission's consent in principle, he went to Sark, and ploughing a small patch of land, planted wheat, whose subsequent crop was to determine whether he would take up the concession granted him. The following summer proved that the land was fertile and capable of supporting a population, and on 6 August 1565 the Queen granted him permission to colonise the Island, and in due course conferred upon him the seigneurial rights, by which he was created the first Lord of Sark.
The pedigree of the Manorial Branch of the de Carterets up to Helier, is as follows:
1 Guy de Carteret, L'Oiseleur (the Fowler) 950 AD
2 William, Lord de Carteret, 1004
3 Godfrey, Lord de Carteret
4 Onfrey, Lord de Carteret (who fought at Hastings with his brother Maugier)
5 Sir Reginald (Renaud) de Carteret (Seigneur of Carteret and St Ouen) 1125, married Lucia
6 Sir Phillipe de Carteret, (Seigneur of Carteret and St Ouen) 1135 married Nicholaa
7 Sir Reginald de Carteret, (Seigneur of Carteret and St Ouen) 1156
8 Sir Reginald de Carteret, (Seigneur of Carteret and St Ouen) 1203
9 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) 1230
10 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) married Margaret, niece and heir of Philippe d'Aubigné
11 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen)
12 Sir Reginald de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) Married Genette de Gueripel Died 1349
13 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) Married Genette de Gueripel Died 1349
14 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) Died 1352 Succeeded by his brother
15 Sir Reginald de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) Died 1381
16 Sir Reginald de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen and Longueville) Bailiff of Jersey 1446
17 Sir Philippe de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen 1460) Married the daughter and heir of Sir William Newton, of Gloucester
18 Philippe de Carteret Married Penna, daughter of Perrine de Caux of Normandy
19 Philippe de Carteret (Seigneur of St Ouen) heir to his grandfather; died August 1500; married Margaret, daughter and heir of Admiral Richard Harleston, Governor of Jersey
20 Sir Edward de Carteret, (Seigneur of St Ouen) died September 1533, aged 50; married Mary, only daughter and heir of Simon Sarre
21 Helier de Carteret (Seigneur of St Ouen and Sark) born 1532, died 1582; married, 1551, Margaret, widow of Clement Dumaresq Seigneur of Samares, and only daughter of Helier de Carteret, Bailiff of Jersey.
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Decarteret, A Family History
Non-FictionThe History of the famous Decarteret Family, with stories about certain individuals and interesting facts about others.
