Grace Cary's will refers to her as "of the Citty of Bristoll, Widow" and
names her children as John Cary, Mary Dunner the wife of William Dunner,
Elizabeth Croome the wife of William Croome; and her grandchildren as Mary
Rumfey, Charles Rufey, Henry Rumfey, William Rumfey, Elizabeth Croome,
Benjamin Croome; her brother Thomas Browne, his wife Mary, and his children
Grace Browne; her cousin Anne Browne wife of Robert Browne; and her cousin
Anne Moore.
Walter Cary, her husband, also died in Bristol. His will left everything to
Grace, saying " And the cause wherefore I do leave my children wholly to my
wife's disposing and that I do not five them portions myself is because I
would thereby tie and bind them the more to be loving and dutiful to there
tender and loving mother." If their son John were of age then, he might have
resented such dependency and left home as John the Pilgrim is said to have
done in a dispute over his father's will.
She left her son "John Cary if living att the tyme of my decease the summe of
five shillings as a small remembrance of my love to him." In effect, John
was given the usual token pittance in her will so he couldn't legally make
claim on the estate. There would have been no attempt to find him for five
shillings.