Recompence Cary (abt. 1688 - abt. 1759)

Born about 1688 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Crossman) Cary — married 25 Dec 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Alden) Cary — married 17 Jan 1727 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1759 at about age 71 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Parentage: Date and Place of Birth

Recompence Cary was the son of Jonathan Cary and Sarah (Allen) Cary.^[1] According to the book "John Cary, the Plymouth Pilgrim," Recompense was born in Bridgewater in 1688.^[2] That place of birth is no doubt correct, based on his parents' residency in Bridgewater. The 1688 date of birth, however, appears to be an estimate, probably based on his 1711 date of marriage. No record has been found that establishes his precise date of birth.

First Marriage and Children

Recompence married Mary Crossman in Bridgewater on 25 December 1711.^[3][1]

Recompence and Mary had the following children:

1. Recompence b. 1712 d. 1759
2. Seth, b. 9 May 1714,^[4][1] never married,^[2] d. 10 February 1742 in Bridgewater^[5][1]
3. Ichabod, b. 6 July 1715,^[6][1] m. 3 December 1741 Hannah Gannett in Bridgewater^[7][8]
4. Ebenezer, b. 23 January 1716/7,^[9][1] never married,^[2] d. 5 August 1744 in Bridgewater^[10][1]
5. Sarah, b. 11 July 1718,^[4][1] m. 6 January 1741/2 Benjamin Hayward in Bridgewater,^[3][1] d. 10 April 1776 in Bridgewater^[11]
6. Simeon, b. 6 December 1719, m. 27 June 1754 Mary Howard in Bridgewater, d. 30 January 1802 in Bridgewater (supporting sources are in Simeon's profile)
7. Zebulon, b. 9 June 1721,^[12][1] m. 1st 8 October 1747 Mehitabel Gannett in Bridgewater,^[13][8] m. 2d 28 November 1749 Lydia Phillips in Bridgewater,^[13] d. 7 May 1759 in Bridgewater^[5]
8. Jonathan, b. 26 March 1722/3,^[14][1] m. 30 December 1747 Mary Curtis of Stoughton, in Bridgewater,^[7][8]
9. Josiah, b. 5 May 1724,^[14][1] d. 5 April 1743 in Bridgewater^[5][1]
10. Beriah (twin), b. 22 February 1726,^[14] d. 10 April 1726 in Bridgewater^[15]
11. Mary (twin), b. 22 February 1726,^[14][1] m. 18 February 1747 Joseph Crossman of Easton, in Bridgewater^[3][1]

Recompence's first wife, Mary, died in 1726.^[1]

Second Marriage and Children

Recompence married, second, Sarah (Alden) Brett, the widow of Seth Brett, on 17 January 1726/7 in Bridgewater.^[3][1]

Recompence and Sarah had the following child, born in Bridgewater:

1. Abigail, b. 11 August 1729^[9][1]

Death; Cenotaph

Recompence died in 1759.^[1][16] There is a record in the Bridgewater Vital Records for the death of "Recompence, ch. Recompence and Mary, May 18, 1759,"^[5] which appears to be a record of the death of a child named Recompense, but may be for Recompence himself, since no source suggests that he had a child named Recompence and sources state that he died in 1759. A cenotaph to Recompense, his grandfather John, father Jonathan, and son Jonathan can be found in Ashland Cemetery in what-is-now Brockton, Massachusetts.^[16]

Probate

The will of Recompence Cary of Bridgewater was dated 25 June 1750 and proved on 4 June 1759 in Plymouth. He mentions his widow Sarah, and his three daughters, Sarah Howard, Mary Crossman, and Abigail Cary, and his sons, Simeon, Jonathan, and Zebulon.^[17]

On 4 June 1759, Jonathan Cary was appointed executor of his estate since the executor of his will, Zebulon had died.^[18]

His inventory was taken on 18 June 1759 in Bridgewater.^[19]

In 1760, an account of his estate was recorded which included administration fees, funeral charges, and debts paid. ^[20]

^{[2] [16] [11] [10] [5] [15] [14] [12] [4] [6] [9] [13] [3] [7] [8] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19} Nahum Mitchell, "History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts," 1840, p 131
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Seth C. Cary, "John Cary, the Plymouth Pilgrim," 1911, pp 74-5
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 76
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 70
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 446
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 68
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 75
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Nahum Mitchell, "History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts," 1840, p 133
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 67
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 445
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 487
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 71
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 77
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume I - Births," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 69
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916, p 444
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #65447851
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-69V8 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 152-153 of 623; State Archives, Boston. Starts at bottom of right hand side of image.
18. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-69TZ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 94 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
19. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-69DS : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 140 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
20. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-69ZS : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 223-224 of 623; State Archives, Boston.