The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
QUERIES AND LETTERS.
Cary

Cary.
Editor Of genealogical Column.
Dear Sir.--I saw from your columns.
some months ago. that Mrs. Amber was
Miss Cary, daughter OF Wilson Cary,
ESD It has been my purpose, ever since
seeing this statement, to write asking
further information relating to the Carys
Days. Fairfaxs Nelson's, and others of
the connection; being descendant from
them on my fathers side. am anxious to
have the direct line traced as far as can
possibly be known. Wilson Cary had an
other daughter-Sarah, I think-who mar
rIed Thomas Nelson. OF York. unless I
am very much mistaken: but this have
heard from earliest childhood. From this
| union there was only one child, Thomas
| Cary Nelson. who moved to King William
county. and afterwards married Miss
Sally Day, daughter OF Major Benjamin
Day. of fredericksburg. the first Grand
| Master Mason Of Virginia. From this
noble old aristocratic gentleman there AFRO
| now many descendants living In this
| State. some few having moved to other
| sections In nnte-bellum days. His chill
| dren. VIZ, Mary Burdett Anderson. Will
| son Cary Nelson Catharine Maria Brock
| enbrough. who acted 30 prominent n part
| In the burial of Latane: DR.. Benjamin
| Day Nelson. Lucy Ann Page. Lally Cary
! young OF his grandchildren. viz. Mrs.
| Sally wesiger. OF Memphis: Mrs. Dabney
! Carr Davis. Mrs. Sam Coffman. both of
| Nelson county; Mrs. Mary Page Newton
| tdeceasedl, widow OF Col. William Brock
| enbrough Newton: that noblest specimen
| Of humanity, Mrs. S. NJ. Turner; Mrs.
| Kate Nelson Pollard; Mrs. Let,ice Lee;
+. Il. Benson (deceased): Thomas Cary
| Nelson, Jr. (deceasedl. The great grand
| sf.i... W.
| and sister, Mrs. Walter Christian, OF
Richmond: Mrs. j. st. C. Brooks, Washing
ton. p. c.: Mrs. l.. II. Coulter, Richmond.
Miss Bette c. Benson, Baltimore. and
| many others. great grandchildren; great
reat-grandchildren too numerous to men
ton or locate.
I wrote you early in the fall OF 1905,
asking that you be kind enough to give
the genealogy OF Carys Days. Fairfaxs.
and Nelson's general and secretary, their
relation to each other, as far back as
can he traced All came originally from
York, England, and settled In York, Va !,
also gave the little incident that tran
spired between General Washington and
my grandfather, Cary, as / have often
heard II told. I never heard that the
general was ordered from the house, but
was informed that Miss Cary had been
| accustomed TO ride In her own coach and
| five Her fainting when saluted is cor
| rectly stated. There We're two or three
| Tom Wilson's Who was Scotch Tom,
| and what was the maiden name of Mr..
| Daniel fuckers widow that Scotch Tom"
| married.? ] have often heard that Thomas
! Nelson, my great-grandfather was
| buried at Bleak Hill, King William coun-
| ty, but his grave could never be found
after the farm passed from the Nelson
| family Thomas Cary Wilson and some
| of his children were buried at Fork Quar-
| ter, same county, another piece of wilson
| property. I have made this much Longer
| than intended, but seeing that the gene
| alogist Is DESTROYS of taking up these as
| forming n prelude somewhat to our forth
! coming ter-centennial article on James
| town, bringing in as 1t will, all the first
| families who settled ut that most historic
| oity"-EXtract from Amber genealogy. /
| think the names mentioned should take Il
| conspicuous place in SO noted an event,
| I am anxious to gain all knowledge
/ can on this subject. The history of my
i forefathers Is ever an interesting and abb
! sorbing theme, and If can get the old
1 families abc&e mentioned traced back
j further Cor moro clearly than I have
i written, should be greatly pleased and
| unspeakably thankful. Secretary Nelson,
! was the father Of Thomas Cary Nelson,
whose mother was Miss Cary. sister OF
Mrs. Amber, as a ! have always UNDER
N Thomas Cary Nelson and children, can
give them from the old Bible.
Roberts.
John Roberts. merchant on a lin
; tied scale, married a cousin OF Queen
) Elizabeth, who raised him to the peer
are. making him first Earl OF Truro and
vscount Bodrims.
John Roberts, second Earl of Truro, was
. made By Charles II. first Earl OF Radnor.
we find John Alexander Roberts, fourth
Earl OF Truro In a part OF Virginia
: which was Caroline county, where he
married In 1721
Poor and dlspossessed, he here turned
to merchandising. BY this marriage were
, eight children:
Sarah Roberts born November s, 1929;
: Henry Roberts, Elliot Roberts, Elizabeth
: Morris, Frances, John and Drusilh. In
:. company with his children he moved. IN
y l74G, to Albemarle county and patented
lands on Rockfish River, about six o,
seven miles from the James, and was
Justice of the peace. which office was
: then held for life, and was constituted
Q the highest court in the colony with ap.
!. peal to the Governor and Council.
Elliot Roberts married Elizabeth Phil.
y lips Of Amherst county, Va, and hat
: eleven children. the names of only foul
J, being known: these were John NJ. Cap,
i T, tain lack. Henry and Mathew Roberts
s which last moved to Arkansas. John Nj
i Roberts first married Miss White. of Al
$ bemarle county, by whom were Fountain
: Jeremiah w. and Captain John q. Rob
q erts. and one daughter. Elizabeth,
g Fountain Roberts married Miss Piper
II of Albemarle; Elizabeth Roberts married
: William Durrott Of Albemarle, and moved
!, to Saeni county Missouri. about the time
t. Of the great move to that State from
Q Virginia. BY n second marriage to MIS-
8 Matilda Jane Harris, sister to the wives
d OF Captain q. Roberts and his brothe
: Henry; also Of Henry T.. Harris of Mel
', son county. and Mathew M Harris, Q
X Albemarle county.
1t By this marriage were Ann T.. Mar,
: Jane, Amelia, Milton, and Henry H
Q Roberts. Of Nelson county. Va.
Henry TT, Roberts first married hi
e cousin, Nancy -, Harris. daughter 0
% Mathew NJ. Harris of Ala Their chill
: dren We're Lucas IT,. Julietta IT.. Ada
line b., and Celoin Tate Roberts. b,
% tho second marriage with Lucy Jan
Of Watson, Of Amherst county, We're OF
d way W.. irwin b.. Ann. Eliza. Henr,
q Ashby, John w, Marion r., and Milto