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John CARY

Male 1610 - 1681  (70 years)


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  • Name John CARY  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 4 Dec 1610  Bristol, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Oct 1681  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Notes 
    • "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. I-IV": The family of Carey in England is one of the oldest as well as one of the most illustrious and honored in the kingdom. In the year 1198 Adam DeKarry was lord of Castle Karry or Kari, in the county of Somerset. For centuries the castle has existed only in history, and the village situated in that locality is known as "Castle Cary." William and John Cary represented the count of Devon in Parliament in the thirty-sixth and forty-second reigns of Edward III. John Cary was made a baron of the exchequer of Richard II. Sir Robert Cary, his son, succeeded to his honors and estates. Sir William Cary married Mary Boleyn, a sister of Anne, the consort of Henry VIII. As early as the reign of Edward I, the name was spelled Cary, but many families of the present day spell it Carey.
      John Carey, immigrant ancestor, came from Somersetshire, near the city of Bristol, England, about 1634, and joined the Plymouth colony. the exact date of his arrival is unknown. From a manuscript over a hundred years old, written by a grandson of John, it is believed that differences with his brothers over the settlement of his father's estate let to his departure for the new world. His name is found among the original proprietors and first settlers of Duxbury and Bridgewater. It occurs in the original grant, as well as in the subsequent deed made by Ousamequin, the sachem or chief of the Pockonocket Indians, 1639. This deed was made to Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth, as trustees in behalf of William Bradford, John Carey and fifty-two others therein named. Ousmequin was afterwards called Massosit. the deed embraced fourteen miles square and designated as "Satucket," afterwards called West Bridgewater. John Carey drew as his share a lot a mile wide, a portion of which is still occupied by his descendants. In 1656 "Duxbury New Plantation" was incorporated into a new and distinct town and called Bridgewater. John Carey was elected constable, the first and only officer elected in the consecutive year until 1681. In 1656 he was one of the ten freemen in the town. In the 1667 Deacon Willis and John Carey were chosen "to take in all the charges of the latter war (King Phillip's) since June last and the expenses of the scouts before and since June." John Carey was prominent among his fellow citizens and participated actively in public affairs. He was intelligent, well educated and public spirited. There is a tradition that he taught the first Latin class in the colony. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Godfrey, one of the first settlers of Bridgewater, in 1644. He died 1681....
    Person ID I09912  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

    Family Elizabeth GODFREY,   b. 29 Oct 1620   d. 01 Nov 1680, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1644  Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Children 
     1. John CARY, Jr.,   b. 04 Nov 1645, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1721, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     2. Francis CAREY,   b. 19 Jan 1646/7, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1718, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
     3. Elizabeth CARY,   b. 20 Dec 1649, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. James CAREY,   b. 28 Mar 1652, Braintree, Suffolk (Norfolk Co.,), Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1706, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Birth]
     5. Mary CAREY,   b. 08 Jul 1654, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. Jonathan CAREY,   b. 24 Sep 1656, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, Brockton or Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachuetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Birth]
     7. David CAREY,   b. 27 Jan 1658/9, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1718 (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
     8. Hannah CAREY,   b. 30 Apr 1661, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     9. Joseph CARY,   b. 18 Apr 1663, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1721/2, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
     10. Rebecca CAREY,   b. 30 Mar 1665, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1697, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
     11. Sarah CAREY,   b. 02 Aug 1667, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1741, Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Birth]
     12. Mehitabel CAREY,   b. 24 Dec 1670, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 08 Jul 1724, Preston, New London County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 53 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F09746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Dec 1610 - Bristol, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jun 1644 - Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1681 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.

    2. [S01780] Ancestry.com: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. I-IV.

    3. [S3240] Seth C. Cary, John CARY the Plymouth Pilgrim.

    4. [S4496] Ancestry.com: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

    5. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.


  

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