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Henry2 Cary[1]

Male Est 1650 - 1720  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Henry2 Cary 
    • Henry Cary, son of Miles the immigrant, lived at 'The Forest', Warwick County. Born about 1650 and died in 1720, He was a builder and contractor, and had charge of the erection of the capitol and governor's house at Williamsburg, when the government was removed from Jamestown. He later also superintended the building of the church in Williamsburg and the restoration of the college after the fire of 1705. He married Judith Lockey, and had issue, among others Henry Cary Jr.
    Born Est 1650  Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1720  Williamsburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5407  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2016 

    Father Miles1 Cary,   b. Est 1620, Bristol, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1667, Warwick Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Ann Taylor,   b. 1621, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1667, Warwick, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F2018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith Lockey,   b. Est 1650, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Miles3 Cary,   b. Est 1670, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1724, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)
    +2. Henry3 Cary,   b. Est 1672, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Dorothea3 'Dorothy' Cary,   b. Est 1675, Warwick, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Anne of the Forrest Cary,   b. Est 1675, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F2016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
      THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume IV The year ending June 1897
      THE COCKE'S OF VIRGINIA

      Henry Cary, s/o Miles1 Cary was the father of the Miles Cary3 who married Elizabeth Cocke3.
      Miles Cary1 came to Virginia in 1640-46, and died 1667. Settled in Warwick, and the name continued potent in that county down to 1800, and very prominent elsewhere. Miles Cary was a member of the Governor's Council in 1665. His children were: 1. Thomas; 2. Ann; 3. Henry; 4. Bridget; 5. Elizabeth; 6. Miles; 7. William.