About Thursday 24 December 1663

Elle.Emsey on 23 Oct 2024  •  Link

"Here was also Sir G. Carteret’s son," identified as Benjamin Carteret.

Per biographer G.R. Balleine, Sir George Carteret had three sons: Philip, the eldest, who died with his father-in-law in a naval battle on 28 May 1672; James, the ne'er-do-well erstwhile naval officer who stirred up rebellion in his father's New Jersey province during 1672; [his naval exploits are documented in various PRO documents]; and George, who died in 1656. Since they are aboard a ship, it is likely that Pepys was referring to Captain James Carteret.

[Balleine, G.R., All for the King, The Life Story of Sir George Carteret, St Helier: La Société Jersiaise, 1976, pp22, 90, 102, 162-163, 176]

About Benjamin Carteret

Elle.Emsey on 23 Oct 2024  •  Link

Bearing in mind the above annotation, the son of Sir George Carteret referred to by Pepys on 28 Mar 1667/8 could have been either Philip or James, but since Pepys later mentions leaving with Philip, it seems likely that he also dined with Pepys and his father.

About Benjamin Carteret

Elle.Emsey on 23 Oct 2024  •  Link

Per biographer G.R. Balleine, Sir George Carteret had three sons: Philip, the eldest, who died with his father-in-law in a naval battle on 28 May 1672; James, the ne'er-do-well erstwhile naval officer who stirred up rebellion in his father's New Jersey province during 1672; [his naval exploits are documented in various PRO documents]; and George, who died in 1656. The naval officer referred to in Pepys 24 Dec 1663 journal entry was probably Captain James Carteret. [Balleine, G.R., All for the King, The Life Story of Sir George Carteret, St Helier: La Société Jersiaise, 1976, pp22, 90, 102, 162-163, 176]