Mary Harrison

Mary Cary, wife of Nathaniel Harrison, widow of Benjamin Young.

Biography

Source: About Virginia, Prominent Families, Vol. 1-4 Compiled biography of prominent families in Virginia.

Nathaniel Harrison((3)) (Benjamin((2)), Benjamin((1))), son of Benjamin Harrison, the Councillor, and Hannah, his wife. Nathaniel Harrison, of Wakefield, was Burgess 1706; naval officer of the lower James River, 1713; appointed to the Council, 1713; County Lieutenant of Surry and Prince George Counties, 1715. Afterwards an Auditor General. His tombstone, according to the Philadelphia "Evening Telegraph," of March 13, 1890, was found on the north side of the James River Road, near Sunken Meadow, Surry County, Va., with the following inscription:

"Here lieth the body of the Hon. Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., son of the Hon. Benjamin Harrison, Esq. He was born in this parish, the 8th day of August, 1677, departed this life the 30th day of November, 1727, appointed to succeed his father, resided at Wakefield, will dated Dec. 15, 1726. Married Mary Young, née Cary, supposed to have been Mary, born in 1678, daughter of John Cary, merchant of London, by his wife Jane, daughter of John Flood, of Surry County, Va."

Nathaniel Harrison and Mary Young, his wife, had issue:

• I. Nathaniel Harrison((4)), of "Brandon." Married, first (Aug. 23, 1739), Mary, daughter of Coles Diggs; and, second, Lucy, widow of Henry Fitzhugh (Fitzhugh, Chapter XVI); daughter of Robert Carter, of Corotoman. (Carter, Chapter VII.)
• ll. Benjamin Harrison((4)), of Wakefield, d. 1758. Married August 23, 1739, Susannah, daughter of Cole Digges.
• lll. Hannah Harrison((4)). Married Armistead Churchill.
• IV. Elizabeth Harrison((4)). Married before 1733, John Cargill, of Surry County.
• V. Sarah Harrison((4)). Married before 1733, James Bradle, of Surry County.
• VI. Anne Harrison((4)). Married, August 9, 1739, Edward Digges, brother of her brother Nathaniel's first wife, and of her brother Benjamin's wife.
• VII. Mary Harrison((4)). Married James Gordon. (See Hayden's Virginia Genealogies.)

Will of Mary Harrison. Surry Co., VA, Deed Book/Will Book 8, Part 1 (1730-1738), pp. 263-264, written 5 Feb 1732, proven 21 Mar 1732. Digital image at Ancestry.com - < AncestryImage >

• The Imprimis and Items 1-4 are unreadable
• my daughter Anne Harrison
• my daughter Mary Harrison
• my five daughters to wit Hannah Churchill, Elizabeth Cargill, Sarah Bradby, Anne Harrison and Mary Harrison
• Exrs: Armistead Churchill, John Cargill, James (Bradby?), Nathaniel Harrison and my son Benjamin Harrison gent.
• Wit: Delony, _?_ _?_, [page cut off]

Disputed origins

Seen as Unkown, son of Thomas Carey

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cary-198

Mary, wife of Nathaniel Harrison.[1]

"According to family tradition she was Mrs. Mary Young, a widow, daughter of John Cary of Surry County, and afterwards of London.[1]

Bellet (1907), asserts that, Nathaniel Harrison, "married Mary Young, nee Cary, supposed to have been Mary, born in 1678, daughter of John Cary, merchant of London, by his wife Jane, daughter of John Flood, of Surry Co.,VA.[2]

I believe Mary Cary was the daughter of John Cary and Alice Hobson of Bristol, England, and sister of Miles Cary who d. Warwick County, VA 1667.

Maiden name sometimes spelled "Carey"

Family Data Collection - Individual Records about Mary Cary

• Name: Mary Cary
• Spouse: Mr Young
• Parents: John Cary, Jane Flood. (DISPROVEN - see Southside Virginia Genealogies
• Birth Place: Surry County, VA
• Birth Date: 1678
• Death Date: 1732
• Death Place: Surry County, VA

Source Citation: Birth year: 1669; Birth city: Surry County; Birth state: VA.

Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Mary Cary

Name: Mary Cary

Gender: Female

Birth Place: VA

Birth Year: 1678

Spouse Name: Nathaniel Harrison

Spouse Birth Place: VA

Spouse Birth Year: 1677

Number Pages: 1

Source Citation: Source number: 798.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RCA.

Source Information:

Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

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