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About James Cary of Charlestown
James Cary
- BIRTH 14 Apr 1600 St Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
- EMIGRATED 1639 from Bristol, England to Massachusetts
- DEATH 21 Nov 1681 (aged 81) Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
- BURIAL Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
- PLOT 5 L 72 MEMORIAL ID 51148566
Biography
James Cary emigrated from Bristol, England in 1639 and settled in Charlestown, MA. He married Eleanor Hawkins and were parents of Robert, Mehitable, John, James II, Nathaniel, Jonathan, Elizabeth & Joanna
His great grandson, Samuel Cary was born in Charlestown in 1713 and became a ship’s captain. He married Margaret Graves (Greaves) on December 24, 1741 and they had four children. Through marriage and inheritance, the properties owned by Gov. Richard Bellingham were bequeathed to the Graves family. After Margaret’s death in 1762, the property; consisting of a farm, two houses and various out buildings was consolidated from the Graves heirs in 1765 by Capt. Samuel Cary who came to it through his marriage to Margaret. [7]
Charlestown, Massachusetts...Voted that the townsmen with the committee abovesaid, should have liberty to seat all the inhabitants in pews in the meeting house. This committee matured their plan; and, April 9, the selectmen appointed James Cary, recorder, and Richard Lowden, constable, to givenotice to each person and to shew them as near as may be verbally where they are appointed to sit, and to inform them how much they are seized to pay. A few months later, January 27, 1669, the selectmen ordered : — That Richard Lowden is and shall be impowered to ask and receiveof all the inhabitants of this town all such sums as they are rated or pro-portioned to pay unto the maintenance of the ordinances amongst us:He being deputed by us to collect it, and to pay it to the deacons of thechurch. For his care and pains to have ten pounds paid by us for thisyear ensuing. [8]
Parents
William Cary 1550–1632
Elizabeth (Goodall) Cary
Spouse
Eleanor (Hawkins) Cary m. 1639 in Charlestown, Middlesex, MA
Siblings
William Cary 1576–1638
Richard Cary 1579–1641
John Cary 1583–1661
Thomas Cary 1596–1648
Children 8x
Robert Cary
Mehitable Cary,
John Cary
James Cary Jr.
Nathaniel Cary
Jonathan Cary
Elizabeth Cary
Joanna Cary
References
[1] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cary-123
[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51148566/james-cary
Sources
[3] Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the ..., Volume 4. By William Richard Cutter. Page 2191. < GoogleBooks >
[4] Prominent Families of New York: Being an Account in Biographical Form of ... edited by Lyman Horace Weeks. Page 106. < GoogleBooks >
- Imbaratto, Susan Clair. Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada: Shifting Fortunes of an American Family, 1764-1826. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018), page 5 ↑ Imbaratto, page 5
[5] "New England Marriages: Prior to 1700" Author: Torrey, Clarence Almon Publication: 13 Feb 2001 Page: p. 134 Quality: 3 *dix: Jonathan Cary y° third of Charlestown. Published by Rev.Title: "The Cary family in America. By Henry Grosvenor Cary. Appen dix: Jonathan Cary y° third of Charlestown. Published by Rev.Author: Cary, Henry Grosvenor, 1829-1905. Publication: 12 Feb 2001 Text: Type of Material:Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)R elated Names:Cary, Isaac Harris, 1845-Description:2 p. l., vii-xiv, 106 p. incl. facsims., double geneal. tab. 17 pl. (incl. front., ports.) 28 cm. Notes: "Genealogical record and history of the de Title: "FamilySearch® Ancestral Fileâ„¢ v4.19" Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: 3 Feb 2001
[6] "Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson" Author: Larson, Kirk Publication: Personal Research Works including Bethune & Hohenlohe Desce ndants, 1981-2001, Kirk Larson, Private Library 20-1675]: Containingan Alphabetical List of the Governours, DeTitle: "Genealogical Register of First Families of New England [16 20-1675]: Containingan Alphabetical List of the Governours, DeAuthor: Farmer, John Publication: 13 Feb 2001 Page: p. 54 Quality: 3
[7] https://bellinghamcary.org/18th-century/ James Cary emigrated from Bristol, England in 1639 and settled in Charlestown, MA. His great grandson, Samuel Cary was born in Charlestown in 1713 and became a ship’s captain. He married Margaret Graves (Greaves) on December 24, 1741 and they had four children. Through marriage and inheritance, the properties owned by Gov. Richard Bellingham were bequeathed to the Graves family. After Margaret’s death in 1762, the property; consisting of a farm, two houses and various out buildings was consolidated from the Graves heirs in 1765 by Capt. Samuel Cary who came to it through his marriage to Margaret.
[8]The history of Charlestown, Massachusetts . tobe done. Another vote indicates the nature of this business : —Voted that the townsmen with the committee abovesaid, should haveliberty to seat all the inhabitants in pews in the meeting house. This committee matured their plan; and, April 9, the selectmen appointed James Cary, recorder, and Richard Lowden, constable, to givenotice to each person and to shew them as near as may be verbally where they are appointed to sit, and to inform them how much they are seized to pay. A few months later, January 27, 1669, the selectmen ordered : — That Richard Lowden is and shall be impowered to ask and receiveof all the inhabitants of this town all such sums as they are rated or pro-portioned to pay unto the maintenance of the ordinances amongst us:He being deputed by us to collect it, and to pay it to the deacons of thechurch. For his care and pains to have ten pounds paid by us for thisyear ensuing. 1 Winthrop, vol. ii. p. 93. 3 Savage in Winthrop, vol. ii. p. 93. 2 Hubbard, p. 412
Research Notes
"James Cary of Bristol, England, migrated to colonial Massachusetts in 1639..."[1]
James' descendant (relationship not yet established) "Samuel Cary graduated Harvard College in 1731, and on December 24, 1741, he married Margaret Graves, the twenty-two-year-old daughter of Thomas Graves and Sybil Foster Avery from Charlestown, a village that Margaret's grandfather, Thomas Graves, had settled in 1629... Captain Cary was often away at sea, for intervals up to six years..." Their son Samuel was born 20 Sep 1742.[2]
James Cary 1 2 30 SmartMatches Birth: 14 Apr 1600 in St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucester, England 3 4 Death: 21 Nov 1681 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts 3 4 Sex: M Father: William Cary Mayor Of Bristol b. 3 Oct 1550 in Bristol, Avon, Gloucester, England Mother: Alice Goodall b. 20 Apr 1556 in , Stone, Buckingham, England
Christening: 14 Apr 1600 Bristol, Avon, Gloucester, England 3 4 Burial: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts 3 4 Immigration: 1639 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts 5 4 LDS Baptism: 19 Nov 1938 LDS Endowment: 17 Mar 1944 ARIZO LDS Sealing Child: 22 Jan 1953 SLAKE Changed: 20 Mar 2001 00:00
Individual: REFN: HWS12612 Ancestral File Number: 4L10-RFCHAN20 Mar 2001
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James Cary of Charlestown's Timeline
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April 14, 1600
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Bristol, Gloucester, St Nicholas, England (United Kingdom)
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April 14, 1600
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1640
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Charlton, Worcester, MA
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August 29, 1642
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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March 7, 1644
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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March 7, 1645
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January 15, 1647
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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September 23, 1648
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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1648
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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