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George Carteret

c. 1610–1680 · 17th century · Also known as Sir George Carteret

Sir George Carteret was a Jersey-born royalist naval officer who held Jersey for Charles I and became a courtier after the Restoration. In 1664 he and John Berkeley received the land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, named New Jersey after his island; after its division in 1674 he held East Jersey as proprietor.

George Carteret
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