Person:Wilson Cary (3)

m. 13 Apr 1702
  1. Col. Wilson Cary1703 - 1772
  2. Mary Cary1704 - 1775
  3. Anne Cary1707 - 1775
  • HCol. Wilson Cary1703 - 1772
  • WSarah Pate1710 - 1783
m. 20 Jan 1729
  1. Sarah Cary1730 - 1811
  2. Col. Wilson Miles Cary1734 - 1817
  3. Elizabeth Cary1738 - 1778
Facts and Events
Name Col. Wilson Cary
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1703 Elizabeth City County, Virginia
Marriage 20 Jan 1729 Warwick County, Virginiato Sarah Pate
Death[2] 28 Nov 1772 Elizabeth City County, Virginia
References
  1.   Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society)
    Vol. 9, Pages 104 to 111.

    [Partial Extract]
    Colonel Wilson Cary had issue by this unknown Sarah, four daughters and one son, vizt:

    1. Sarah Cary (1730-1811), who in a letter of December 12, 1802 to her nephew, Thomas 9th Lord Fairfax, states her age as then seventy-two. She married, December 12, 1748, George William Fairfax, heir apparent to the Barony of Fairfax, of Cameron (and eldest son of Colonel William Fairfax, President of the council. In a letter to his cousin Robert, afterward 7th Lord Fairfax, George refers to his approaching marriage: “Attending here (Williamsburg) on the General Assembly I have had several opportunities of visiting Miss Cary, a daughter of Colonel Wilson Cary, and finding her amiable person to answer all the favorable reports made, I addressed myself, and having obtained the young lady’s and her parents’ consent, we are to be married on the 17th instant. Colo. Cary wears the same coat of arms as the Lord Hunsdon.” This couple died at Bath, England, without issue, he in 1787, she in 1811.

    2. Mary Cary (173?-1781), married, in 1754, Edward Ambler, of Jamestown (1732-1768?), leaving three children: Edward (1758-75 s p); Sarah (1760-82) m. 1779, William Hartwell Macon; Col. John Ambler, of Jamestown (1762-1836), ancestor of all the name in Virginia.

    3. Colonel Wilson Miles Cary (173?-1817?), of Ceelys and Carysbrooke, married, 1759?, Sarah Blair (1739-1799?), daughter of Honorable John Blair, President of council, &c., who had issue: Wilson, of Richneck (1760-93); Sally (1762-79), married, 1778, Captain Thomas Nelson (son of Secretary Nelson), an officer on General Washington’s staff; Mary Monro (1764-1836), married, 1787?, William S. Peachy; Miles (1766?-?) (see Virginia Gazette, April 21, 1774); Elizabeth Blair, (1770?-?) married, 1796?, her first cousin, Ferdinando Fairfax.

    4. Ann Cary (1735-1786?), married, 1751, Colonel Robert Carter Nicholas (1728?-1780?), they had issue . . .

    5. Elizabeth Cary (1738-1778), married, 1759, Bryan, 8th Lord Fairfax, of Cameron (1736?-1802?), and had issue: Sally (1760-ante 1779); Thomas, 9th Lord (1762-1846?); William (1765, died about 1782); Ferdinando (1766?-1820?), married, 1796, his cousin Elizabeth Blair Cary; Robert (living in 1787 but died young); Henry, died infant; Elizabeth (1770?), married Rev. David Griffith.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Wikitree.com.

    Colonel Wilson Cary
    Born 1703 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Son of Miles Cary Jr. and Mary (Wilson) Blair
    Brother of William Roscow [half], Mary (Roscow) Cole [half], James Roscow [half], Willis Roscow [half], Mary (Cary) Selden, Anne (Cary) Whiting and Miles Cary
    Husband of Sarah (Pate) Cary — married 20 Jan 1729 in Warwick, Chesterfield, Virginia
    Father of Mary (Cary) Ambler, Wilson Miles Cary, Sarah (Cary) Fairfax, Anne (Cary) Nicholas and Elizabeth (Cary) Fairfax
    Died 28 Nov 1772 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, British Colonial America

    "COL. WILSON CARY, (5-1), pf "Rich Neck," Warwick Co., Va., and "Ceelys," Elizabeth City Co., Va., b. 1703 ; d. 1772 ; educated at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., and Trinity College, Cambridge, England ; Naval Officer and Collector of the Lower James River, 1726 ; Presiding Magistrate and Coundy Lieut. of Elizabeth City Co., 1740-51 ; Col. 1751 ; m. 1731, Sarah Pate ----, b. 1708 ; d. 1783. Issue: ..."

    1. WILSON MILES , b . 1734 ; of whom later . 6 — 2 . Sarah , b . 1735 ; m . George William Fairfax , of " Belvoir . "
    2. Anne , b . 1736 ; m . 1752 , Hon . Robert Carter Nicholas , son of Dr . George and Elizabeth ( Carter - Burwell ) Nicholas , and had is sue . ( See Carter and Burwell lineage . )
    3. Elizabeth , b . 1737 ; m . Brian Fairfax , eighth Lord Fairfax .
    4. Mary , b . 1738 ; m . 1754 , Edward Ambler , of Jamestown , Va . , son of Richard and Elizabeth ( Jacquelin ) Ambler , and had issue . ( See Ambler lineage . )[1]

    All Virginia, Prominent Families, Vol. 1-4 p216-217 "Wilson Cary of "Ceelys" and His Family

    https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cary-291