John Carver1

b. 1783
Family
Father*Robert Carver1 b. 2 Jun 1742
Mother*Lydia Grafton1 b. c 1757
Birth*1783John Carver was born in 1783 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

John Carver1

b. circa 1636/37, d. 23 June 1679
Family
Father*Robert Carver1 b. c 1594
Mother*Christian ______1
Birth*circa 1636/37John Carver was born circa 1636/37 in England.1 
Marriage*4 November 1658He married Millicent Ford, daughter of William Ford and Hannah ______, on 4 November 1658.1 
Death*23 June 1679He died on 23 June 1679 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, at age 42.1 

Family

 Millicent Ford d. b 4 May 1696
Child 1.Anna Carver+1 b. 20 Feb 1675

Citations

  1. [S1135] Mrs. John E. Barclay, "The Ancestry of Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn of Bridgewater, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 119, pages 22-25 (January 1965). Hereinafter cited as "Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn."

Joseph Carver1

b. circa 1700, d. 24 September 1778
Family
Father*Eleazer Carver2
Mother*Experience ______2
Birth*circa 1700Joseph Carver was born circa 1700 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*4 May 1725He married Elizabeth Snow, daughter of Benjamin Snow and Elizabeth Alden, on 4 May 1725 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*24 September 1778He died on 24 September 1778 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1 

Family

 Elizabeth Snow b. 5 May 1705, d. 6 Jul 1755
Children 1.Joseph Carver1 b. 23 Mar 1727, d. 23 Dec 1786
 2.Benjamin Carver1 b. 28 Feb 1728/29, d. 1 Mar 1804
 3.Elizabeth Carver+1 b. 10 Sep 1731, d. a 28 Jun 1773
 4.Abiezer Carver1 b. 14 Sep 1734, d. 31 Aug 1755
 5.Sarah Carver1 b. 14 Feb 1736/37, d. 1 Mar 1806
 6.Experience Carver1 b. 2 May 1739, d. 21 Feb 1816
 7.Robert Carver+1 b. 2 Jun 1742
 8.Rebecca Carver1 b. 28 Sep 1744

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Carver, pages 129-130. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Joseph Carver1

b. 23 March 1727, d. 23 December 1786
Family
Father*Joseph Carver1 b. c 1700, d. 24 Sep 1778
Mother*Elizabeth Snow1 b. 5 May 1705, d. 6 Jul 1755
Birth*23 March 1727Joseph Carver was born on 23 March 1727 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*25 December 1746He married Sarah Hartwell on 25 December 1746 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*23 December 1786He died on 23 December 1786 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, at age 59.1 

Family

 Sarah Hartwell b. c 1724, d. 27 Jun 1817

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Mary Carver1

b. 28 August 1748, d. 2 December 1811
Family
Father*Eleazer Carver Jr.2 b. 6 Dec 1724, d. 15 May 1755
Mother*Hepzibah Perkins2 b. 15 Feb 1719/20, d. 12 Apr 1800
Birth*28 August 1748Mary Carver was born on 28 August 1748 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*3 December 1767She married Seth Alden, son of Seth Alden and Mehitable Carver, on 3 December 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Death*2 December 1811She died on 2 December 1811 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 63.1 

Family

 Seth Alden b. 22 Mar 1741, d. 29 Aug 1775

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Carver, pages 129-130. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Mehitable Carver1,2

b. circa 1706, d. 14 February 1757
Family
Father*Eleazer Carver2
Mother*Experience ______2
Birth*circa 1706Mehitable Carver was born circa 1706 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*1 January 1739She married Seth Alden, son of Joseph Alden and Hannah Dunham, on 1 January 1739.1 
Death*14 February 1757She died on 14 February 1757 in Bridgewater1,3 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). The inscription on her gravestone included "in her 52d y."3 

Family

 Seth Alden b. 6 Jul 1710, d. 6 Sep 1784
Children 1.Oliver Alden+1 b. 6 Aug 1740, d. 29 Sep 1825
 2.Seth Alden1 b. 22 Mar 1741, d. 29 Aug 1775
 3.Caleb Alden1 b. 8 Apr 1744, d. 20 Aug 1747
 4.Joseph Alden1 b. 16 Aug 1747, d. 8 Apr 1803

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Carver, pages 129-130. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 425 referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Rebecca Carver1

b. 28 September 1744
Family
Father*Joseph Carver1 b. c 1700, d. 24 Sep 1778
Mother*Elizabeth Snow1 b. 5 May 1705, d. 6 Jul 1755
Birth*28 September 1744Rebecca Carver was born on 28 September 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Robert Carver1

b. 2 June 1742
Family
Father*Joseph Carver1 b. c 1700, d. 24 Sep 1778
Mother*Elizabeth Snow1 b. 5 May 1705, d. 6 Jul 1755
Birth*2 June 1742Robert Carver was born on 2 June 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*15 November 1778He married Lydia Grafton on 15 November 1778 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.1 

Family

 Lydia Grafton b. c 1757
Children 1.Isaac Carver1 b. 22 Jan 1782
 2.John Carver1 b. 1783

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Robert Carver1

b. circa 1594
Family
Birth*circa 1594Robert Carver was born circa 1594.1 
Marriage*He married Christian ______.1 
(Husband) DeathRobert became a widower when Christian (__?__) Carver died in 1658.1 
Death*He died at age 861 
Burial*April 1680 and was buried in April 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony.1 

Family

 Christian ______
Child 1.John Carver+1 b. c 1636/37, d. 23 Jun 1679

Citations

  1. [S1135] Mrs. John E. Barclay, "The Ancestry of Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn of Bridgewater, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 119, pages 22-25 (January 1965). Hereinafter cited as "Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn."

Sarah Carver1

b. 14 February 1736/37, d. 1 March 1806
Family
Father*Joseph Carver1 b. c 1700, d. 24 Sep 1778
Mother*Elizabeth Snow1 b. 5 May 1705, d. 6 Jul 1755
Birth*14 February 1736/37Sarah Carver was probably born on 14 February 1736/37 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). The source stated she was born 1726/27, however it also indicated that she was her parents' fifth child, born between Abiezer in 1734 and Experience in 1739.1 
Marriage*25 September 1757She married Hezekial Porter on 25 September 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*1 March 1806She died on 1 March 1806 in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 69.1 

Family

 Hezekial Porter b. 9 Sep 1735, d. 10 Jul 1807

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Eleazer Cary1

Family

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Cary+1 b. 1 Feb 1754, d. a 6 Jul 1821

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Eleazer Cary1

Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766
Mother*Lois Hooper1 b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Birth*Eleazer Cary was born.1 
Will*Eleazer was mentioned in the will of his uncle, Thomas Hooper.1 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.

Elizabeth Cary1

b. 1 February 1754, d. after 6 July 1821
Family
Father*Eleazer Cary1
Birth*1 February 1754Elizabeth Cary was born on 1 February 1754 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*5 October 1780She married Solomon Snow, son of Ebenezer Snow and Sarah Hooper, on 5 October 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1 
Death*after 6 July 1821She died after 6 July 1821.1 

Family

 Solomon Snow b. 13 Dec 1741
Children 1.Elizabeth Snow1
 2.Solomon Snow1
 3.William Snow1

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Elizabeth Cary1

Family
Father*John Cary1
Mother*Elizabeth Godfrey2
Marriage*She married William Brett, son of Elder William Brett and Margaret ______, and the couple had only one child, a daughter Bethia.1 

Family

 William Brett
Child 1.Bethia Brett+1 d. 1745

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Brett, pages 120-123. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.

Eunice Cary1

b. 11 August 1760, d. 12 May 1797
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766
Mother*Lois Hooper1 b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Birth*11 August 1760Eunice Cary was born on 11 August 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*13 April 1786She married, as his second wife, Isaac Washburn of Taunton, Bristol County, son of Jonathan Washburn and Judith Wood, on 13 April 1786 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, shortly after their intention was recorded there on 4 March 1786.1,3,4 
Death*12 May 1797She died on 12 May 1797 in Taunton at age 36. The record identified her as the second wife of Isaac Washburn.5 

Family

 Isaac Washburn b. 1 Feb 1755, d. 3 Nov 1832
Children 1.Eunice Washburn6 b. 30 May 1787, d. 1855
 2.Isaac Washburn6 b. 30 May 1787
 3.Polly Washburn7,6 b. 28 Nov 1792
 4.Eliphalet Washburn6 b. 2 May 1795, d. 4 Jul 1850

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 68. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 387.
  4. [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Middleborough Vital Records, Volume 2, page 147, married by Caleb Turner, “Married at Bridgewater Isaac Washburn of Taunton…and Eunice Cary”; Bridgewater Vital Records, Volume 2, page 387, marriage intention recorded 4 March 1786 in Bridgewater. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
  5. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Taunton Deaths, page 209. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  6. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Children recorded in Taunton, Bristol County, page 84; page contains separate lists of the birth dates, and some deaths, of the children of each of the three wives of Isaac Washburn: Polly, Eunice and Betsey.
  7. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Taunton Births, page 438.

Francis Cary1

Family
Father*John Cary2
Mother*Elizabeth Godfrey2
Marriage*He married Hannah Brett, daughter of Elder William Brett and Margaret ______.1 

Family

 Hannah Brett
Child 1.Lydia Cary2 d. 27 Jan 1762

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Brett, pages 120-123. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.

Henry Cary Esq.1

Family
Relationship Note*His daughter Letitia was identified as the elder daughter of Henry Cary Esq. of Castle Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland.1 

Family
Child 1.Letitia Cary+1

Citations

  1. [S1631] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1871), Volume I, Blacker of Carrick Blacker, pages103-104. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.

John Cary1

Family
Marriage*1644He married Elizabeth Godfrey, daughter of Francis Godfrey, in 1644.2,3 

Family

 Elizabeth Godfrey
Children 1.Francis Cary+3
 2.Elizabeth Cary+1
 3.Jonathan Cary+3 b. 24 Sep 1656, d. 1695
 4.Joseph Cary3 b. 18 Apr 1663

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Brett, pages 120-123. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, East Bridgewater, Volume 1, Marriages, citing P.R.5; referencing a private record, from a copy made by Judge Nahum Mitchell of the records of the First Church of East Bridgewater, with additions and corrections by the copyist. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.

Jonathan Cary1

b. 24 September 1656, d. 1695
Family
Father*John Cary2
Mother*Elizabeth Godfrey2
Birth*24 September 1656Jonathan Cary was born on 24 September 1656 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.2,3 
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Sarah Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen Sr. and Sarah Partridge.1 
Death*1695He died in 1695.2,1 

Family

 Sarah Allen b. 14 Apr 1667
Child 1.Jonathan Cary+2

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Allen, pages 92-98. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume 1, page 69. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Jonathan Cary1

b. 21 April 1730, d. 3 September 1766
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1
Mother*Experience Carver1
Birth*21 April 1730Jonathan Cary was born on 21 April 1730 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*7 March 1754He married Lois Hooper, daughter of William Hooper and Lois Thomas, on 7 March 1754 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Death*3 September 1766He died on 3 September 1766 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 36.1,4 

Family

 Lois Hooper b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Children 1.Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Dec 1754
 2.Lois Cary1 b. 12 Sep 1756
 3.Seth Cary1 b. 22 Jul 1759, d. 29 Sep 1759
 4.Eunice Cary+1 b. 11 Aug 1760, d. 12 May 1797
 5.Eleazer Cary1

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 69. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 75.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 445.

Jonathan Cary1

Family
Father*Jonathan Cary2 b. 24 Sep 1656, d. 1695
Mother*Sarah Allen2 b. 14 Apr 1667
Marriage*10 December 1717He married first Susanna Keith, daughter of Joseph Keith and Elizabeth Fobes, on 10 December 1717 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3,4 
Marriage*10 December 1719He married second Experience Carver, daughter of Eleazer Carver and Experience ______, on 10 December 1719 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4,2 
(Appraiser) Estate3 August 1761Benjamin Willis Jr., John Washburn and Jonathan Cary prepared the inventory of the estate of Solomon Leonard after the deceased's son Solomon Leonard of Bridgewater was appointed Administrator of his father's estate on 3 August 1761.5 

Family 1

 Susanna Keith b. 8 Mar 1697

Family 2

 Experience Carver
Children 1.Susanna Cary+6,7 b. 5 Sep 1725, d. 6 Sep 1795
 2.Jonathan Cary+1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Cary, pages 130-134. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Keith, pages 207-216.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 75. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 63, Solomon Leonard, page 62. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  6. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 70.

Jonathan Cary1

b. 21 December 1754
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766
Mother*Lois Hooper1 b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Birth*21 December 1754Jonathan Cary was born on 21 December 1754 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 69. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Joseph Cary1

b. 18 April 1663
Family
Father*John Cary1
Mother*Elizabeth Godfrey1
Birth*18 April 1663Joseph Cary was born on 18 April 1663 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.2,1 
Land Records*The following land records were recorded in the original purchase record books of Bridgewater and reflect purchases made by John Bolton from Joseph Cary. The records were not dated, however all appear to have occurred around the same time Bolton settled in Bridgewater.

Ten acres of wood lands laid out below the land of John Hayward of the Plain in the swamp, butting partly upon John Hayward's and partly upon land laid out to Elihu Brett, running easterly for its length 60 rods and 24 in breadth, bounded by a swamp pine near the northwest corner and a torn pine tree at the northeast corner and by a red oak tree at the southeast corner and from the red oak ranging westward to a small swamp pine marked on two sides near John Hayward's land where it buts and joins to the lands of John Kingman on the west side and to the lands of Joseph Hayward on the southerly side and easterly end.

Five acres of land joining to the five acre lot of John Willis, running in breadth to a small walnut tree marked on two sides and running in length to a heap of stones which was the corner bounds of the ten acre lots.3 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Cary, pages 130-134. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 69. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 223.

Letitia Cary1

Family
Father*Henry Cary Esq.1
Birth*Letitia Cary was born in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland.1 
Relationship Note*Letitia was identified as the elder daughter of Henry Cary Esq. of Castle Dungiven, County Londonderry.1 
Marriage*8 August 1738She married William Blacker on 8 August 1738, probably in County Londonderry.1 

Family

 William Blacker b. 12 Sep 1709, d. 1783
Child 1.Jane Blacker1 b. 1753, d. Oct 1845

Citations

  1. [S1631] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1871), Volume I, Blacker of Carrick Blacker, pages103-104. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.

Lois Cary1

b. 12 September 1756
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766
Mother*Lois Hooper1 b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Birth*12 September 1756Lois Cary was born on 12 September 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*6 March 1777She married Solomon Keith on 6 March 1777 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,3 

Family

 Solomon Keith

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 69. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 218.

Lydia Cary1

d. 27 January 1762
Family
Father*Francis Cary1
Mother*Hannah Brett1
Marriage*7 June 1704She married Joseph Edson, son of Joseph Edson and Experience ______, on 7 June 1704 in Bridgewater.2,3,1 
Death*27 January 1762She died on 27 January 1762 in Bridgewater.3,4 

Family

 Joseph Edson d. 26 Aug 1768

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Cary, pages 130-134. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 124. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Edson, pages 153-160.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume 2, page 464.

Mary Munson Cary1

b. 7 November 1811, d. 30 April 1904
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Waitsel Cary1
Mother*Nancy Rock1
Birth*7 November 1811Mary Munson Cary was born on 7 November 1811 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.1,2 
Name VariationShe was called Polly.1 
Marriage*11 February 1830She married first Asa Heaton, son of Ebenezer Heaton and Joannah Sutton, on 11 February 1830 in Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana. Theirs was the first recorded marriage in the town.1,3 
Census US 1850*15 August 1850Mary and Asa Heaton were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 August 1850 in Wayne, Henry County, Indiana. Asa, who was enumerated as "Acy", was 53 and a merchant with real estate valued at $2,500. Mary was 38. The couple's three surviving sons, all of whom had been born in Indiana, resided with their parents in 1850. Abraham was 18 and worked as a saddler, Joseph was 13 and had attended school within the year, and Waitsell was 10 and had also attended school within the year.4 
(Wife) Death16 March 1857Mary became a widow when Asa Heaton died on 16 March 1857 at age 59.5,6,7 
Marriage*26 March 1885She married second, as his second wife, Robert Woods, son of Jeremiah Woods and Margaret ______, on 26 March 1885 in Henry County. She had remained a widow for almost 30 years before her second marriage to the widowed husband of Asa Heaton's sister Hannah.3,2,8 
(Wife) Death21 October 1892Mary became a widow for the second time when Robert Woods died on 21 October 1892.9,10 
Death*30 April 1904She died on 30 April 1904 in Knightstown, Henry County, at age 92. Her death certificate identified her as both Mary M. Heaton Woods and Mary M. (Cary) Heaton. She may have returned to her previous married name after the death of Robert Woods.1,2,11 
Burial*She was buried as Mary Munson "Polly" (Cary) Heaton in Section 1 of Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown.2 

Family 1

 Asa Heaton b. 17 Mar 1797, d. 16 Mar 1857

Family 2

 Robert Woods b. 26 Dec 1806, d. 21 Oct 1892

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 10, pages 438-439. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Munson "Polly" (Cary) Heaton, Memorial# 44732771. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Acy" and Mary Heaton, Wayne, Henry, Indiana; Roll: M432_151; Page: 275A; Image. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, page 380, noting his date of death as 3 November 1871.
  6. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, page 380, noting his date of death as 16 March 1857.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Asa Heaton, Memorial# 42570196, noting his death as 16 March 1857 and attaching a photo of his gravestone reporting that date.
  8. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, pages 438-439, stating she never remarried.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Woods, Memorial# 92271372.
  10. [S1567] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920.
  11. [S1571] Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011, online at www.ancestry.com, noting her date of death as 30 April 1904. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.

Seth Cary1

b. 22 July 1759, d. 29 September 1759
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1 b. 21 Apr 1730, d. 3 Sep 1766
Mother*Lois Hooper1 b. 7 Feb 1734, d. 7 Apr 1769
Birth*22 July 1759Seth Cary was born on 22 July 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*29 September 1759 and died on 29 September 1759 in Bridgewater.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Third Generation, pages 10-19. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 70. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 446.

Susanna Cary1

b. 5 September 1725, d. 6 September 1795
Family
Father*Jonathan Cary1,2
Mother*Experience Carver1,2
Birth*5 September 1725Susanna Cary was born on 5 September 1725 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*28 November 1759She married William Hooper, son of William Hooper and Lois Thomas, on 28 November 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
(Wife) Death10 May 1773Susanna became a widow when William Hooper died on 10 May 1773.1,5 
Death*6 September 1795She died on 6 September 1795 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 70.1,5 

Family

 William Hooper b. 19 Nov 1729, d. 10 May 1773
Children 1.William Hooper1 b. 13 Oct 1763
 2.Isaac Hooper1 b. 18 Jul 1766, d. 6 Aug 1775

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 70. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, Hooper Genealogy, Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32, with year noted as 1761.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 188.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 495.

Waitsel Cary1

Family
Marriage*He married Nancy Rock.1 

Family

 Nancy Rock
Child 1.Mary Munson Cary1 b. 7 Nov 1811, d. 30 Apr 1904

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 10, pages 438-439. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.