Person:Robert Cary (9)

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Robert Cary
b.Abt 1675
d.23 Oct 1751
m. on or aft. 27 Sep 1664
  1. James Cary1666 - 1726
  2. Anne Cary1667 - Aft 1702
  3. Elizabeth Cary1669 - 1729
  4. Jane Cary1671 - Aft 1705
  5. Mary CaryAbt 1672 - Aft 1719
  6. Robert CaryAbt 1675 - 1751
  7. Edith CaryAft 1675 - Aft 1751
m. 12 Nov 1719
  • HRobert CaryAbt 1675 - 1751
  • WAmy GreggEst 1700 - 1769
m. on or aft 13 Jun 1729
  1. Robert Cary1730 - 1777
  2. Amy Cary1739 - 1756
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][6][7] Robert Cary
Alt Name[3] Robert Carey
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1675
Christening[1] 17 Nov 1675 St. Augustine Watling Street, London City, London, England
Marriage 12 Nov 1719 Newgate, London, England—At Christ Church Greyfriars, Newgate
to Elizabeth Hele
Marriage License 13 Jun 1729 Diocese of the Province of Canterbury
to Amy Gregg
Marriage on or aft 13 Jun 1729 to Amy Gregg
Death[3] 23 Oct 1751 "... Robert Carey, Esq., merchant of London, who died October 23, 1751, aged 76. ...." S3
Burial[3][4][5] on or aft 23 Oct 1751 Hampstead, Middlesex, EnglandParish Church of St John-at-Hampstead —"... a handsome altar tomb monument, at the left of the western portal, in the church yard. ..." S3
Will[7] 18 Nov 1751 London, England"Robert Cary of London Merchant" – will proved 18 Nov 1751 (written 24 Jul 1751, with codicil dated 28 Jul 1751, and affidavit dated 11 Nov 1751)
Occupation[2] Merchant - 'Robert Cary & Co.' of Watling Street, London, England & of the Crown Colony of Virginia (North America)
Residence[2][6] London City, Middlesex, EnglandWatling Street —"doubtless over his counting-house" S2
Residence[2] Hampstead, Middlesex"(his) country house"
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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert Cary - baptism, in London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/AUG/A/001/MS08872/002.

    Detail:
    « Name: Robert Cary / Gender: Male / Record Type: Baptism / Baptism Date: 17 Nov 1675 / Baptism Place: St Augustine, Watling Street, City of London, London, England / Father: James Cary / Mother: Ann Cary / Register Type: Parish Register »
    Image (12 of 68):
    Anno / 1675 | Births and Baptisms / ... / Cary | Robart Son of James Cary and Ann his wife was Baptized November the 17 »
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
    Accessed on 18/06/2021 at: ancestry.co.uk/

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harrison, Fairfax: The Devon Carys, The De Vinne Press, New York
    Vol II, pp. 699-700 + footnotes 1 & 2 , 1920.

    « … The youngest son, Robert Cary (1685?-1751), was still living in Watling Street in 1701,[1] doubtless over his counting-house, in accordance with the ancient city practice. There he carried on his inherited Virginia trade under the firm “Robert Cary & Co.,” by which it was known until the American Revolution. He was the representative of the Virginia Indian Company in 1716, and in 1732 had an interest in Governor Spotswoods’ ironworks.[2] Falling in with the growth of luxury in the mercantile classes which came with increased prosperity, he established at Hampstead a country house to which he refers in his will with evident affection as well as in the direction that he be buried at Hampstead. …. // [1] See the will of William Aylward, “late of Virginia, merchant,” P.C.C. Poley, 24, calendared in Va. Mag., x1, 151. [2] See Colonel William Byrd, Progress to the Mines (ed. Bassett), 378, and Brock, Spotswood Papers, i, p. xiii; ii. 144. »

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Robert Cary - death/burial, in Harrison, Fairfax: The Devon Carys, The De Vinne Press, New York
    Vol II, p. 701, footnote 2, 1920.

    « [2] The M.I. noted in Lysons, Environs of London, 535, was rediscovered and redeciphered in 1906 by Captain W. M. Cary. His Notes record: “Sunday, April 29, 1906, wheeled out to Hampstead parish church at 11-12 A.M. and staid until 5 p.m. endeavouring to clean and decipher the very faint time worn inscription on a handsome altar tomb monument, at the left of the western portal, in the church yard. . . . After much rubbing and washing in the hail showers that from time to time moistened the overlaying mould, I managed to bring to light almost every word and figure of the wholly engraven roof slab, as follows: ‘In a Vault under this Tomb lieth Interred the body of Mr. William Hart, Late Citizen and Mercer of London, who departed this life the of January, 1717, aged . Also the body of Mr. John Hart, Father of the above said William Hart, Citizen and Mercer of London, who died the 3d of July, 1707, in the 61 year of His age. And the Body of Mrs. Rebecca Hart, Daughter of the above said John Hart, who died the of March, 17 . And the body of William Yerbury, Esq., who died September the , 1739, aged 68. Also Robert Carey, Esq., merchant of London, who died October 23, 1751, aged 76. Mrs. Amy Cary, Relict of Robert Cary, Esq., Died October 23, 1769, aged 69.’ ” »

  4. 4.0 4.1 Robert Cary - burial, in GenForum message - posted by Nancy Abraham.
    , October 24, 2002.

    « … I presently live in London and in reading a book regarding London cemeteries, there is listed a Robert Cary (1681-1751) who is buried at St. John-at-Hampstead in the village of Hampstead which is probably a borough of London. At any rate, it is very near Central London. The cemetery is at the St. John-at-Hampstead Church. There is a monument to the Hart-Cary family and William Hart who d. 1717 is designated as a Salter, and was joined by the Virginia merchant Robert Cary (1681-1751) and his family. … —Nancy Abraham. » Accessed at > http://genforum.genealogy.com/cary/messages/979.html

  5. Robert Cary - burial, in London Burials Index 1538-1872.

    « Burial Year: 1751 / Last Name: CARY / First Name: ROB /Age at death: ___ / Parish: HAMPSTEAD (ST JOHN) / County: MIDDLESEX / Month of Death: ___ / Misc.: ___ » Accessed on British Origins [britishorigins.com]

  6. 6.0 6.1 Robert Cary - occupation/address, in U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830.

    « Name: Robert Cary / Dates: 1726-1750 / Location: London / Occupation: merchant commerce(s) / Gender: Male / Address(es): Watling str, London / Occupation(s): merchant, commerce(s) / Source Date: 1744 / Source Info: Listed in A Compleat Guide to All Persons Who Have Any Trade or Concerns Within the City of London, and Parts Adjacent. 3rd. edn., 1744, OSBORN, J.. London Printed for J. Osborne, at the Golden Pall, Paternoster-row. » Accessed on ancestry.co.uk

  7. 7.0 7.1 Will of Robert Cary, Merchant of London, 1751
    (written 24 Jul 1751, plus a codicil dated 28 Jul 1751, with affidavit dated 11 Nov 1751, and proved 18 Nov 1751) .

    Description: Will of Robert Cary, Merchant of Saint John the Evangelist London / Date: 18 November 1751 / Catalogue reference: PROB 11/791 / Dept: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury / Series: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers / Piece: Name of Register: Busby Quire Numbers: 301 – 359
    Downloaded from the National Archives > Documents Online
    « In the Name of God Amen I Robert Cary of London Merchant being at present in good health and of sound and disposing mind and understanding but reflecting upon the uncertainty of Life do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following .... » > Full transcript