Biography of Anne Carteret -1668

Anne Carteret was born to George Carteret 1st Baronet.

In May 1640 [her father] George Carteret 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Lady Elizabeth Carteret [aged 38] were married. They were first cousins.

In 1662 Nicholas Slanning 1st Baronet [aged 18] and Anne Carteret were married.

John Evelyn's Diary. 4th November 1662. I was invited to the wedding of the daughter of [her father] Sir George Carteret [aged 52] (The Treasurer of the Navy and King's Vice-Chamberlain), married to [her husband] Sir Nicholas Slaning [aged 19], Knight of the Bath, by the Bishop of London [aged 64], in the Savoy chapel [Map]; after which was an extraordinary feast.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 4th August 1665. Up at five o'clock, and by six walked out alone, with my Lady Slanning, to the Docke Yard, where walked up and down, and so to Mr. Pett's [aged 54], who led us into his garden, and there the lady, the best humoured woman in the world, and a devout woman (I having spied her on her knees half an houre this morning in her chamber), clambered up to the top of the banquetting-house to gather nuts, and mighty merry, and so walked back again through the new rope house, which is very usefull; and so to the Hill-house to breakfast and mighty merry.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 25th February 1666. Lord's Day. My wife up between three and four of the clock in the morning to dress herself, and I about five, and were all ready to take coach, she and I and Mercer, a little past five, but, to our trouble, the coach did not come till six. Then with our coach of four horses I hire on purpose, and Leshmore to ride by, we through the City to Branford [Map] and so to Windsor, Berkshire [Map], Captain Ferrers overtaking us at Kensington, being to go with us, and here drank, and so through, making no stay, to Cranborne, about eleven o'clock, and found my Lord and the ladies at a sermon in the house; which being ended we to them, and all the company glad to see us, and mighty merry to dinner. Here was my Lord, and Lord Hinchingbrooke [aged 18], and Mr. Sidney [aged 15], Sir Charles Herbert [aged 26], and [her brother] Mr. Carteret [aged 25], my Baroness Carteret [aged 64], my Lady Jemimah, and Lady Slaning.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 26th February 1666. Here staid till 9 o'clock almost, and then took coach with so much love and kindnesse from my Baroness Carteret [aged 64], Lady Jemimah, and Lady Slaving, that it joys my heart, and when I consider the manner of my going hither, with a coach and four horses and servants and a woman with us, and coming hither being so much made of, and used with that state, and then going to Windsor and being shewn all that we were there, and had wherewith to give every body something for their pains, and then going home, and all in fine weather and no fears nor cares upon me, I do thinke myself obliged to thinke myself happy, and do look upon myself at this time in the happiest occasion a man can be, and whereas we take pains in expectation of future comfort and ease, I have taught myself to reflect upon myself at present as happy, and enjoy myself in that consideration, and not only please myself with thoughts of future wealth and forget the pleasure we at present enjoy.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 26th February 1666. Called up about five in the morning, and my Lord up, and took leave, a little after six, very kindly of me and the whole company. Then I in, and my wife up and to visit my Lady Slaving in her bed, and there sat three hours, with Lady Jemimah with us, talking and laughing, and by and by my Baroness Carteret [aged 64] comes, and she and I to talke, I glad to please her in discourse of [her father] Sir G. Carteret [aged 56], that all will do well with him, and she is much pleased, he having had great annoyance and fears about his well doing, and I fear hath doubted that I have not been a friend to him, but cries out against my Baroness Castlemaine's [aged 25], that makes the King [aged 35] neglect his business and seems much to fear that all will go to wracke, and I fear with great reason; exclaims against the Duke of Albemarle [aged 57], and more the Duchesse [aged 46] for a filthy woman, as indeed she is.

In 1668 Anne Carteret died.

In 1673 [her former husband] Nicholas Slanning 1st Baronet [aged 29] and Mary Henley were married.

In April 1691 [her former husband] Nicholas Slanning 1st Baronet [aged 47] died. His son Andrew [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baronet Slanning of Maristow.