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Author: LBrandvold
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Paula,
Benjamin and Thankful Cary moved to Dutchess Co. NY about 1764-65 as 1 Dec 1764 Benjamin
Cary Sr. bought land in Dutchess County, NY (Dutchess Co. NY Mortgages, liber 2:42).
Reference is also made in documents of this time period to land now in possession of
Benjamin Carey. ("The Settlers of the Beekman Patent", Vol. III, The Cary
Family, by Frank J. Doherty).
"He lived to a good age and perhaps spent his last years in Pawling. The
'Poughkeepsie Journal' of Saturday , 3 July 1790, carried a notice, "Mrs.
Thankful Cary, wife of Benjamin Cary died in Pawling Friday last, aged 75'" The
notice was dated 20 June 1790." ("The Settlers of the Beekman Patent", Vol.
III, The Cary Family, by Frank J. Doherty p. 282.)
Their son John may have moved with them to Dutchess Co. as in the May Dutchess Co. NY
Court of of Common Pleas in 1775, Daniel Parse gave a Promissory Note to a John Cary. I
do know that another of their sons, Nathaniel did move to Dutchess Co. by 1775. Nathaniel
Cary served in the Dutchess Co. Militia, 3rd Regiment in 1776 (New York in the Revolution
as Colony and State, p.241) and there is also a John Cary listed so this could well be his
brother. Nathaniel, sometimes called Nathan, is my ancestor so I know a lot about him but
I've not followed John.
Hope this helps
Lynn Brandvold
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