Carey/Cary Family News Volune 12, Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2007 Quaker Careys Search for Solomon and Related History Review of MD/VA Research of Solomon Careys/Carys by David Carey Carey/Cary Reunion Compiled by Helen Simmons Carey One of the more successful November 3-4, 2007 Carey families in America is Fenwick Inn, Ocean City, MD An early issue (1995) issue of the descended from Edward and Carey’s UM Church, Millsboro, DE Carey/Cary Family News Ann Carey of Buckinghamshire, included the Editor’s brief and England. All that is known simplistic article “The Search for about Edward is that he was Solomon.” In the meantime buried there in 1691. His son searches conducted in Maryland John was born in Amersham, records (in Delmarva) for that Buckinghamshire, in 1680 and Solomon Carey/Cary has revealed died about 1712. John Carey’s that there were many--and usually son, John Junior, was born in without distinguishing name Buckinghamshire in 1707. differences. According to research, a Solomon Cary first appeared on a Somerset County, Maryland (MD), 1727 Tax List, with Jeremiah Cary, his brother; both were in the Mattapony Hundred household of Wm Booth (step-father and husband of Sarah, their mother.) According to the memoirs of Solomon and Jeremiah were at Edward Fisher, his grandson, Index least 16 years old, by virtue of John Carey, Jr., was apprenticed Barbados Library, Part II 6 their appearance on this list (i.e., to a carpenter who was such a born no later than 1711). A hard master that the boy ran Births, Deaths, Marriages 9 Jeremiah Carey gave a away and indentured himself to Carey Business School 4 deposition on 12/10/1783 that he another master for passage to was born in 1709, and other the Pennsylvania (PA) colony. Carey’s Camp 5 records indicated this Solomon Carey/Cary Family Officers 2 Carey was born at least by 1711. The new master lived in Bucks County, PA. He was even DNA Project (Carey/Cary) 3 Solomon and Jeremiah were worse than John’s first master, sons of Jeremiah Carey and wife but the mistress was a kindly Financial Report 4 Sarah. (Leslie Dryden’s research woman. She made John’s life From the Editor 2 refers to a third son John, who tolerable. Later this master sold was born about 1707 and died John’s servitude to a member of President's Message 2 about 1735 leaving a widow Amy the Religious Society of Friends Quaker Careys, Related History 1 who “shortly thereafter married (i.e., a Quaker) who who treated John Payne.” According to John kindly. When John Query 4 Dryden, “a John Carey died in fulfilled his indenture, he Search for Solomon 1 Accomac Co., VA, in 1695, farmed on rented land until he leaving sons Jeremiah and (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 7) 2 Carey/Cary Family News 2 2212 Carey/Cary Family Carey/Cary Reunion: November 3-4, 2007 http://www.CareyCary.org Fenwick Inn, Ocean City, MD, & Carey's Church, Millsboro, DE President: E. Niel Carey 2661 Legends Way Ellicott City, MD 21042 Dear Family members and friends, (410) 465-6994 E-mail: [email protected] Hopefully you have received your invitation to the Carey/Cary Family Reunion on Vice-President: Richard Carey November 3-4 and are making plans to 220 Hockessin Circle attend. This year we will return to the Hockessin, DE 19707 (302) 239-4997 Fenwick Inn for our Saturday luncheon and E-mail: [email protected] program. Since the Fenwick was the site Secretary: Barbara Carey Phillips of our first reunion in 1994, our program Niel 425 Pine Bluff Road will feature a look at the progress and Carey Salisbury, MD 21801-7134 achievements our family group has made (410) 742-7134 during the last 13 years. E-mail:[email protected] However, we don’t plan to simply look backward. We will also Treasurer: Helen Simmons Carey 2661 Legends Way look to the future, so be prepared to share your ideas, Ellicott City, MD 21042 suggestions and dreams for the Carey/Cary Family! (410) 465-6994 E-mail: [email protected] In addition to a change in location, our Carey’s Church service participation will be in conjunction with their annual Homecoming service held the first Sunday in November. This joint service will enable an increased number of Carey’s Church Carey/Cary Family News members and friends to interact with our visiting Carey/Cary Editor: Helen Simmons Carey Family. (See information above.) In retrospect Carey/Cary members who were in attendance at Contributing Editor: David Carey our 2003 reunion will recall Tony and Ellie Carey having 4413 Glenwood Hills Drive NE presented on excellent program on the Carey family from Albuquerque, NM 87111 Baltimore. Tony’s uncle, William P. Carey, CEO of an (505) 299-3979 E-mail: [email protected] international real estate corporation in New York, had recently provided a generous gift to the Maryland Historical Society, Webmaster: Sean Gilson used to fund the Carey Center for Maryland Life at the E-mail: [email protected] Society’s headquarters. W. P. Carey had previously endowed the Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. In addition, last year Carey provided a generous endowment to Visit Johns Hopkins University, resulting in the establishment of that www.careycary.org institution’s Carey School of Business. [Editor’s Note: see p. 4] with its research info. These gifts by William P. Carey are significant examples of Also, Reunion, DNA Project willingness to share and leadership, characteristic of many information! individuals with Carey heritage. Members may use password Finally, this has been an especially busy year for Helen and me, to view archived newsletters. with a variety of family, business and community activities and (Continued on page 2) Carey/Cary Family News 3 From the Editor... Carey’s Station (its name later changed to Redden Station) about 1870, it was about ½ mile to the east of Carey’s Cross-roads. Helen Carey Research has revealed that the Carey family living in the area was that of Elisha Carey. The previous articles History of Delaware’s Carey’s Station: Part IV have provided information about Our ongoing interest in the history of Carey’s Station (located between Elisha Carey’s various descendants, Ellendale and Georgetown in Sussex County, Delaware) was first mentioned which included the family of in From the Editor in 2002, V7, Issue 1. Subsequent research has revealed William H. Carey (1812-1855) and further information, which resulted in articles in Volume 8, Issue 1 (2003) wife Mariah (Donovan). and Volume 10, Issue 1 (2005). Two of the children of William H. According to Sharf’s History of DE (published, 1888) “…Carey’s Cross- and Mariah Carey [Ida (b. c1858) roads is so called for the Carey family residing at that point, half a mile from and James A. (b. c1845)] dropped Redden Station…” When the Junction and Breakwater Station established from the records after the 1870 Census. In 2006 we received an e- mail from Linda Fouke in California, who identified her g- grandparents as Ida P. Carey and Looking in the Smallest Places for Clues David H. Betts. A Discussion of the Carey/Cary DNA Project Thus Far By Sean Carey Gilson Ida (no information about what P. represents) Carey, who was born 6 About 10 months ago I started to piece together what would come to be January 1857, married David Betts the DNA project for our Carey group. DNA research in general has come in 1876. He was the son of Isaac a long way in the last few years and we hope that it will shed some light Short Betts and Sarah Jane Craig. on this family of ours. Books written on the Carey/Cary Family of She died 28 October 1897. Both Delmarva show that there are many sub-families in this area that cannot be were buried in the Betts’ family ‘pieced together’ with records alone. cemetery near Milton, DE. The DNA project needs to be put According to Linda, their children together with traditional Dear Family Members and included her grandfather, James genealogy to put this work into Friends Carey Betts, born 1884, died 30 perspective. We have several (Continued from p.2) October 1922. He and his wife questions that our project has Estella A. Bailey (1889-1937) were responsibilities. Even though already been tasked with helping both buried in the same Betts’ to figure out. Just in the this newsletter is published family cemetery. Their children Carey/Cary family of the Eastern later than usual, we think you included Alfred Short (b. 1877), Shore we had to figure out the Robert Henry (b. 1879), Hulda (b. will find it, as usual, filled basic DNA signature of the one 1883), Gove (b. 1893), Edward R. with information that is of main family, that of Thomas the Betts (b. 1897). interest. I hope to see you Immigrant. From here we have tried to compare the Gordy family at the reunion, but, if not, Thanks for providing this of the Eastern Shore with the please keep in touch with information, Linda! Hopefully we Carey family, which had been will eventually be able to account your phone calls, e-mails and linked in court proceedings. Next for Elisha Carey’s other elusive letters. we started to look for possible child, James A. Carey. links to the family that we have Best wishes for good health been trying to tie together for The Editor and cheer! some time. Niel (Continued on p.