Chris:
Possibly the following will help.
From "The Cary Family in England and America" by Dr. Brian
Berry:
"Will of William Cary, "The elder of the City of Bristol, draper." Will
dated
1 March 1632, and proved in Bristol diocesan Court, 15 June 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."
"All of the early Cary genealogies assert that John Cary, the immigrant to
Plymouth Colony in 1634, and James Cary who immigrated in 1635, were the
sons of William Cary who was Mayor of Bristol in 1611, citing a statement
by Edward Montague Cary of Milton Mass. They go on to say that John was
born near Bristol in 1610, one of 8 sons and 2 daughters, that while he was
there his father died and on returning home he differed with his brothers
about the settlement of the estate, received 100 pounds, and sailed for
America. This argument clearly is flawed. William's family composition is
approximately correct, his date of death is approximately right, the
immigrant James was clearly his son, but John was not. We need to look to
the next generation for John, who may have been the older brother of the
Miles Cary who migrated to Virginia between 1640 and 1645, and the grandson
of William, son of his son John. Some have argued that all three
immigrants were brothers. It seems that they were an uncle and two brothers."
Jerry
At 08:40 PM 10/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
I am helping my daughter with a term paper on the Salem Witch Trials
(summer
1692) and have come accross these names in some of the readings we have
done. I am leaning towards the conclusion that Nathaniel Cary(Charleston,
NY) was the son of James Cary(who was the Brother of John Cary, The Plymouth
Pilgrim) but have no proof to make such a claim at this time. As I am
decended from John Cary, we felt that if we could make the tie, it would add
an interesting, yet personal twist to the standard boring High School
research paper.
Any and all help, suggestions, and leads on this topic will be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
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