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Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol 1550 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1550

Birth Location: St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1 Mar 1632

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England

Father: Richard Cary

Mother: Ann Dines

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Goodale

Children(s): John Cary, Sarah (Jenney)

In 1550, Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol entered the world in St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to Richard Robert Cary and Ann Dines. Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol married Elizabeth Alice Goodale, and had children including John Cary, Sarah Carey (Jenney). Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol passed away in 1632 in Bristol, Somerset, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol entered the world in St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to Richard Robert Cary and Ann Dines.
  • Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol married Elizabeth Alice Goodale, and had children including John Cary, Sarah Carey (Jenney).
  • Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol passed away in 1632 in Bristol, Somerset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cary
1517 – 1570
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Ann Dines
1515 – 1560
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Goodale
1556 – 1623
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Cary
1565 – 1681
Birth Location: Manckson, England
JC
Sarah (Jenney)
1593 – 1656
Birth Location: Monk Soham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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Sir Bristol's Ancestors

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Sir Bristol
1550 – 1632
Birth Place: St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Richard Robert Cary
1517 – 1570
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Dines
1515 – 1560
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cary
1460 – 1540
Clovelly, Devon, England
Lady (Mary) Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Bickling, Hall, England
Sir (John Dennis Baron Dennis of) Pucklechurch
1457 – 1553
Cowick, Yorkshire, England
Fortune (Neville) Norton
1501 – 1532
Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willem Cockington
1437 – 1471
Lady Paulette
1443 – 1460
John TEMPEST
1476 – 1509
Lady Roos
1485 – 1536
Michael Denne
1440 – 1493
Christiana Combe
1440 – 1536
Thomas Worcestershire
1468 – 1520
Ann Stafford
1505 – 1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cockington
1400 – 1437
Lady Orchard
1408 – 1472
Sir Knight
1415 – 1461
Johanna Bosom
1420 – 1461
Lady Westmoreland
1510 – 1562

Sir Bristol's Descendants

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Sir (William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of) Bristol (3 Oct 1550 – 1 Mar 1632) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodale (20 Apr 1556 – 6 Nov 1623)
  1. 1. John Cary (1565 – 2 Nov 1681) m. Elizabeth Godfrey (1570 – 01 Nov 1680)
    1. 1. Mary Carey (4 Dec 1602 – 7 Sep 1658) m. Captain (Edmund) Lewis (1601 – Jan 1650)
      1. 1. Benjamin Lewis (Apr 1648 – Apr 1714) m. Hannah (Curtis) (Curtiss) (2 Feb 1654 – 21 Oct 1728)
        1. 1. Eunice Lewis (1 August 1697 – 26 Feb 1789) m. Judson Burton (1697 – 1774)
  2. 2. Sarah (Carey) (Jenney) (1593 – 4 Apr 1656) m. John ((Little James ship -arriving in Plymouth 1623) Jenney (Jennings\Jenings after) 1623) (1589 – 28 Dec 1643)
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane Jenney) (Jennings) (1620 – 1683) m. Samuel ((Quaker?)) Pope (1625 – 11 Apr 1640)
      1. 1. Nathanial Pope (4 Apr 1682 – 1751) m. Mary Albon (Sep 1700 – 1781)
        1. 1. Priscilla Pope (1722 – 1770) m. Henry (Siedman) Wierman (10 Aug 1721 – 28 Feb 1802)

Sir Bristol's Timeline

9 Records

1550
3 Oct 1550
Birth of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1550
3 Oct 1550
Birth of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1550
3 Oct 1550
Birth of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1632
1 March 1632
Age 82
Death of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in Bristol Somerset, England
Bristol Somerset, England
1632
1 Mar 1632
Age 82
Death of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Somerset, , England
Bristol, Somerset, , England
1632
1 Mar 1632
Age 82
Burial of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
1633
15 Jun 1633
Age 83
Death of Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Gloucester, England, Europe
Bristol, Gloucester, England, Europe
1687
18 Mar 1687
Age 137
Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol was baptized in Great Burstead, Essex, England
Great Burstead, Essex, England
1699
1699-1860
Age 149
Sir William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Bristol resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1550
    Event Place: St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1550
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1550
    Event Place: St. Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0452

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1687
    Event Place: Great Burstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1699-1860
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The Virginia Carys : an essay in genealogy.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1632
    Event Place: Bristol Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1633
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England, Europe
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1632
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1632
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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