William Cary, Lord High Sheriff & Mayor of Bristol

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BOOK P. 27. (XIV) WILLIAM CARY, ELDEST SON OF ROBERT CARY, WAS BORN OCTOBER 3, 1560. HE WAS SHERIFF OF BRISTOL IN 1599 AND MAYOR IN 1611.

1634-35-40 RESPECTIVELY.William Cary, merchant of Bristol, Mayor of Bristol, baptized at St. Nicholas Church, October 4, 1550; Sheriff of Bristol, 1599; Mayor, 1611; buried at St. Nicholas, March 1, 1632

Will of Richard Cary, the younger, dated 8 August 1569, mentions my brother Richard Carie's twelve children, my said brother's children by his first wife, viz'. Richard, William, Lettice, Agnes, Frances, Mary and Elizabeth.

Will of Richard Cary the elder of Bristol, merchant, dated 11 June 1570, proved 3 November 1570. mentions: my son William.

Will of William Cary, "The elder of the City of Bristol, draper." dated March 1, 1632, and proved in Bristol diocesan Court, June 15, 1633.
To my seven children by my first wife, vizt: William, Richard, John, Walter, Thomas, James and Margery, I give 10 shillings each. My youngest son, Henry, I leave to the discretion of his mother. I ordain Mary, my wife, to be my sole executrix, and I appoint Mr. Henry Gibbs, Alderman, and Mr. James Diar, Overseers.

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CARY FAMILY HISTORY FOLLOWS: CARY (CAREY) FAMILY GENERATIONS 18 November 2019 1 March 2016

(Records go back further than 1400) (NOTE: Related to WILLIAM TYNDALE, Bible Martyr [1494-1536]) (NOTE: Related to MARY BOLEYN CARY Mistr

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Sir William Cary

sir William CARY
Suffix: Mayor of Bristol Birth: BEF 4 OCT 1550 in Bristol, Somerset, England Death: 1 MAR 1632 in Bristol, Somerset, England Burial: 1 MAR 1632 St Nicholas, Bristol, England Occupation: Merchant, Sheriff of Bristol 1599, Mayor of Bristol 1611. Note: Marriage 1 Elizabeth Alice Goodwin Goodall b: 1556 in Somerset, England ? Married: 14 Jan 1571/1572 in Bristol, Somerset, England Children 1. John Cary Lord Mayor of Bristol b: 10 Apr 1583 in Bristol, Somerset, England 2. William Cary b: 5 Jan 1576/1577 3. Richard Cary b: 1579 4. Walter Cary b: Jun 1588 5. Robert Cary b: ABT 1589 6. Ann Cary b: 1590 7. Susan Cary b: 1592 8. Margery Cary b: 1594 9. Thomas Cary b: 1596 10. James Cary b: ABT 1600 ?Marriage 2 Mary Llewellyn b: ABT 1598 in Bristol, Somerset, England ? Married: ABT 1614 in Bristol, Somerset, England Children 1. John Cary b: ABT 1617 According to Virkus he (John Cary the immigrant/pilgrim) was the son of the Mayor of Bristol, Sir William Cary. William Cary was born in 1560. Was sheriff of Bristol in 1599. Was mayor in Bristol in 1611. He had eight sons, three of whom came to America in 1634, 1635, and 1640. Children 1. *John CARY b: 1610 in near Bristol, Somersetshire, England 2. James CARY 3. Myles CARY John the Pilgrim was not the son of Elizabeth and William Cary who was mayor of Bristol in 1621. That theory was proposed by Henry Grosvenor Cary in his ?The Cary Family in America? and is disproved by the Heralds College pedigree of the Bristol Carys. The son of Elizabeth and William Cary was the John Cary who married Elizabeth Hereford (see below.) : Richard Robert CARY b: 1515 in Bristol, Somerset, England Mother: Anne Wife of Richard Robert CARY b: ABT 1520 Marriage 1 Elizabeth Alice Goodwin b: 1556 in Somerset, England Married: 14 JAN 1572 in Bristol, Somerset, England Children John CARY b: 10 APR 1583 in Bristol, Somerset, England

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Merchant of Bristol. !THE DESCENDANTS OF

Merchant of Bristol. !THE DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL DICKINSON US/CAN 929.273D56b

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!Source: Book Written by L. Don Bercht

!Source: Book Written by L. Don Berchtold, "History of Don Merlin Grover and Jennette Morris Grover, Ancestors and Descendants, FHL Call No. US and Can, Book Area 929.273, G919Bδ.

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This information was on a pedegree sheet

This information was on a pedegree sheet, Research by Carl Hadley in March 1978, (He used a professional Genealogical Reasearch Company...Institute of Family Research, Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah, 57 West South Temple Street, 801-531-7911.

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from BKH

from BKH

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!Source: Book Written by L. Don Bercht

!Source: Book Written by L. Don Berchtold, "History of Don Merlin Grover and Jennette Morris Grover, Ancestors and Descendants, FHL Call No. US and Can, Book Area 929.273, G919Bδ. Birthday may not be accurate.

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additional spouse name not given

additional spouse name not given

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 J

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.

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!DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL DICKINSON, com

!DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL DICKINSON, compiled by Dr. Elinor V. Smith, 1978.

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Life Sketch

William was Sheriff of Bristol in 1599 and Mayor in 1611 and thereafter alderman. Beginning with a proclamation made by King Henry VIII on 14 June 1546, when grandfather, William Cary, was Mayor of Bristol, the Sheriff was to collect town taxes. As Mayor, he was also "Keeper of the Back Hall," the Merchant Venturers' headquarters or "Spicer's Hall."