Sir George Carteret
Sir George Carteret (1610–1680) was Bailiff of Jersey when King Charles I was executed and had his son Charles II proclaimed King in Jersey. He had been a naval officer and was later to serve as Treasurer of the Navy. He was given large tracts of land in the American colonies by Charles II, who named New Jersey in his honour.
Family
He was the son of Helier de Carteret and Elizabeth Dumaresq of Jersey, who both died in 1640. George dropped the "de" from his surname when he entered the English navy, concerned that the "de" sounded too French). In the Chapel of Mont Orgueil Castle in May 1640 George married his cousin Elizabeth de Carteret, daughter of Philippe de Carteret, 3rd Seigneur of Sark.
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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.
