Descendants of John Cary (John) and Abigail Allen of Bridgewater and Bristol, Rhode Island

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The births of the first six children of John and Abigail and the burial of the first were recorded in Bridgewater as the son or daugher of John, Jr. and Abigail. [Ref] The births of the first three children and the burial of the first were recorded in Bristol as the sons of John and Abigail, born in Bridgewater. The births of John, Nathaniel, Eleazer, James and Benjamin were recorded in Bristol as born in Bridgewater. The names of their parents are not given. The births of Elizabeth, Abigail, Josiah and Timothy were recorded in Bristol. The names of their parents are not given. [A]

Further details of this family can be found in Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess Co., New York, Pleasant Valley, NY, 1995, pp. 273 - 303, available online as: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013). This book gives the names of all of John and Abigail's children.

  1. John Cary was born on 6 Nov 1671 in Bridgewater. John, the first born, was buried on 29 Dec 1671 in Bridgewater.
  2. Seth Cary was born on 28 Jan 1672 in Bridgewater.
  3. John Cary was born on 9 Dec 1674 in Bridgewater. John Cary of Newport died on 25 Apr 1711, age 37, in his father's house in Bristol. [A] He married Damaris Arnold on 3 Mar 1700. [A][S, p. 68] Damaris was the daughter of Oliver and Phebe (Cook) Arnold and the granddaughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold. S, p. 68]
    John went to Bristol with his family in 1780. [S, p. 68]
  4. Nathaniel Cary was born on 24 Nov 1676 in Bridgewater. He died on 11 Dec 1739, leaving no children. [S, p. 64]
  5. Capt. Eleazer Cary was born on 27 Sep 1678 in Bridgewater. He died on July 28, 1754, age 76, in Windham [B1] and is buried in the Windham Cemetery [W]. Click here to see a photo. He married Lydia Throope about 1703. S, p. 68] Lydia was the daughter of William and Mary (Chapman) Throope. [S, p. 68] She was born on 15 Jul 1686 in Bristol. [S, p. 68]
    Eleazer purchased 86 acres of land at the end of Cedar Swamp in Windham on 16 Jan 1717/8. S, p. 69] He moved to Windham about 1718. S, p. 69] He was confirmed as captain of the 2nd company of the trainband in Windham in 1722. [S, p. 69] He was a frequent deputy for Windham. [S, p. 69] He was chosen deacon of the First Church in 1729. [S, p. 69]
    Eleazer Cary of Windham signed his will on 6 Mar 1752. He mentioned his wife Lydia; his sons Eleazer and William; his daughters Abigail Albee [?], Lydia Ripley, Ann Denison, Elizabeth Wright and Mary Brigham. His estate was probated on 12 Apr 1756. [CP, vol. 5-6, 1755-1764]
    1. Eleazer Cary
    2. Ann Cary was born on 21 Sep 1708. [S] She married Nathan Denison on 1 Apr 1736 in Windham. [B]
    3. Dea. William Cary was born on 28 Oct 1729 in Windham. [B1] He died on 7 May 1808. [S, p. 80] He married Eunice Webb on 19 Feb 1754 in Windham. [B1].
      William moved to Lempster, New Hampshire in 1772. [S, p. 80] He was deacon of the church in Lempster. S, p. 80] He was a captain in the Revolutionary War. [S, p. 80]
    4. Abigail Cary married Unknown Albee
    5. Lydia Cary married Unknown Ripley
    6. Elizabeth Cary mararied Unknown Wright
    7. Mary Cary married Unknown Brigham
  6. James Cary was born on 10 Jun 1680 in Bridgewater. He married Bridget Pococke on 5 Dec 1705 in the Second Congregational Church in Newport. [S, p. 70] Bridget was the daughter of John Pococke, Attorney General of Rhode Island. [S, p. 70]
    James went to Bristol with his family and later to Newport. [S, p. 70]
  7. Dea. Benjamin Cary was born on 29 Oct 1681 in Bridgewater. He died on 20 Jan 1734/5 in Bristol. [A] He married Susanna Kent. S, p. 70] Susanna was the daughter of Ens. Joseph and Susanna (George) Kent of Swansea. [S, p. 70] She was born on 25 Sep 1687 and died on 10 Aug 1764. [S, p. 70]
    Benjamin succeeded his father as deacon. [S, p. 70] He was the town clerk of Bristol. [S, p. 70]
    Benjamin left an estate valued at £8,800. [S, p. 70]
  8. Elizabeth Cary was born on 23 May 1683 in Bristol. She married Ephraim Kidder. S, p. 64]
  9. Abigail Cary was born on 31 Aug 1684 in Bristol. [L, p. 42][B2, 6;102] She was baptised on 17 Jul 1687 in the First Church of Christ in Bristol. [L, p. 42] She died on 6 Aug 1737 [B2, 6;102], age 53, in Bristol. [L, p. 42] She married Samuel Howland on 6 May 1708 in Bristol. [L, p. 42][B2, 6;102]
  10. Josiah Cary was born on 6 May 1686 in Bristol. He died on 26 Jun 1739. [S, p. 70] He married Ruth Reynolds on 9 Nov 1710 in Bristol. [S, p. 70]
  11. Timothy Cary was born on 15 Feb 1687/8 in Bristol.

References:

CP: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
A: Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths: A family register for the people, Providence, Narraganset Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912.
B1: Connecticut Vital Records to 1870, online database, AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011, From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
B2: Bicknell, Thomas Williams, The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York, American Historical Society, 1920.
L: Lainhart, Ann Smith and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, v. 23 (Family of John Howland), Plymouth, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006.
S: Cary, Seth Cooley, John Cary, the Plymouth Pilgrim, Boston, S.C. Cary, 1911.
W: Windham County Cemeteries, Windham County, US GenWeb project.

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