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James Cary

Also Known As: "Carey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Death: November 20, 1706 (54)
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of John Cary, Plymouth Pilgrim and Elizabeth Cary
Husband of Mary Hill and Mary Cary
Father of Susanna Lamb; Infant son Cary, died young; Infant daughter Cary, died young; Mercy Thurston; Mary Carey and 6 others
Brother of Deacon John Cary; Francis Cary; Elizabeth Brett; Mary Howard; Jonathan Cary and 6 others

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About James Cary

Biography

From link to John Cary the Plymouth Pilgrim By Seth Cooley Cary Page 65

James Cary, son of John, Sec. 1, b. Braintree, Mar. 28, 1652; m. Mary Shaw, of Weymouth, Jan. 4, 1681; settled in Bristol, where he d. 1706; his wife d. 1736.

Children:

  • I. Mercy, b. 1686; m. Daniel Thurston, 1713.
  • II. Mary, b. 1689.
  • III. James, b. 1692. Sec. 15.
  • IV. Hannah, b. 1696.
  • V. Elizabeth, b. 1700, d. 1742; m. John Whitman, 1728, and had 1. Samuel, b. 1730. 2. Elizabeth, b. 1732 3. John, b. 1735. 4. James, b. 1739.

references say Elizabeth Cary's biological father is unknown, likely adopted by James Cary


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James Cary (1652 - abt. 1706)

James Cary
Born 28 Mar 1652 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Cary and Elizabeth (Godfrey) Cary
Brother of John Cary II, Francis Cary, Elizabeth (Cary) Brett, Mary Cary, Jonathan Cary, David Cary, Hannah (Cary) Thurston, Joseph Cary, Rebecca (Cary) Allen, Sarah (Cary) Standish and Mehitable (Cary) Standish
Husband of Mary (Standish) Cary — married 4 Jan 1681 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Son Cary, Mercy (Cary) Thurston, Mary Cary, James Cary, Hannah Cary and Elizabeth (Cary) Whitman
Died about 1706 at about age 53 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

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1 Research Notes
2 Biography
3 Sources
3.1 Footnotes
Research Notes

Book: John Cary the Plymouth Pilgrim reference to James wife as Mary Shaw is in error. James Sr married Mary Standish and James Jr married Sarah Shaw.

Biography

"James Cary married Mary Standish 4 Jan 1681 Bridgewater, MA."[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Birth 28 MAR 1652, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts[2][3][5]

Death 20 NOV 1706 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts[3][6]

His inventory was taken on 28 December 1706.[8]

Marriage, 04 JAN 1681 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts[4][9]

Sources

Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1916) Vol. 1: Births. Page 68
Dodd, Jordan. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (Liahona Research) Marriage: 4 Jan 1681 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Death: 20 Nov 1706 Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004) Birth: 1660 MA. Marriage: 1681 MA.
Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) Birth: 28 March 1653 Bridgewater, MA. Death: 20 November 1706 Bridgewater, MA.
Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001) Birth: 28 March 1652 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Birth: 1656 Brockton
Cary, Seth. John Cary the Plymouth Pilgrim (S. C. Cary, Boston, 1911)
"Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6SBN?cc=2018320&w... : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 63 of 106; State Archives, Boston. James Cary WILL, October 18th, 1706, Wife Mary Cary, Son James Cary, 4 Daughters: Mercy Cary, Mary Cary, Hannah Cary, Elizabeth Cary. Wife Mary Cary executor. Joseph Shaw, overseer for James.

Footnotes

↑ Mayflower Families, Myles Standish, Vol. 14
↑ 2.0 2.1 Edmund West
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Edmund West
↑ 4.0 4.1 Dodd
↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts, Town Death Records
↑ 6.0 6.1 Holbrook
↑ Ancestry Family Trees
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6SRR : 24 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2, Page 105 > image 67 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
↑ Yates

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James Cary's Timeline

1652
March 28, 1652
Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1682
1682
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1683
January 8, 1683
Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
November 6, 1683
Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
1683
1686
January 28, 1686
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
1689
August 31, 1689
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
1692
October 20, 1692
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1695
1695