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Extracts from Gary Family Genealogy Some decendants of Stephen Gary of Charlestown, MA The Roxbury Land Records: June 1639, Book lst, gives the earliest recprd of land granted to Arthur Gary in this country: --Arthor Gary (granted by the town of Roxbury) seaven Accres and a halfe for a great Lott at the great Pond lying next to Edward Bugbie towards Dedham path one end of it abutting to the railes of Phillip Elliott and also fower accres and a halfe at Muddy river (Brookline) abutting to John Perry his highway to his meade." Arthur Gary was also one of the owners of the 1,000 acre lot at Dedham in 1657. He was baptized in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England on May 20, 1599, and was the son of Nathaniel and Joane (--) Gary. He married there April 18, 1625, Frances Warman, who was born in 1601. At the time of his marriage he is styled "of Little Haddam", (A parish adjoining Bishop's Stortford,) and his wife a "of Albery". It is evident that their home in England after marriage was Little Hadham, as the baptism of their son William is recorded in the parish register of that place. One tradition states that Arthur Gary came to America on the Ship Abigail in 1635, which sailed from Plymouth, England, but his name is not included in the passenger list. He died in Roxbury, Massachusetts on December 17, 1666, aged 67, "having been distracted 18 weeks". His widow died in Roxbury, October 10, 1672, and her gravestone is to be found in the Eustis street cemetery near the Dudley street terminal of the Boston Elevated Railway, Boston. Abstract of the will of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Mass from Vol. 1, page 480 of the Suffolk County Probate records: - "Having formerly disposed of my housing, my orchard, and my home Lott and several of my mouables to my sonn, Sammuell Gary, and seuerall other of my mouables and goods unto him and to my other two sons (to witt) William Gary and Nathaniell, as Appeares by my deed of guift made to him and the writing given under my hands unto him and them according to the terms as are in those writtings expressed, the Lord being pleased to visit me with much infirmity and weakness yet having the perfect use of my understanding and memory, do make this my Last Will. He mentions his sons William, Nathaniell and Samuell Gary. Children of Arthur and Frances (Warman) Gary:
SECOND GENERATION: Stephen Gary (Stephen's son) was born in Charlestown, Mass, in 1691/2. When he was about twenty years he removed to Taunton, Mass., where on November 9, 1711, he married, Mary Gilbert, daughter of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Crane) Gilbert. In 1713 Stephen Gary and his wife "Mary Gilbert, now Gary" (an unusual wording) sold land in Taunton, which had belonged to Eleazer Gilbert, deceased. Stephen Gary lived in Taunton the greater part of his life, though there is some evidence that he passed a few years in Boston in middle life. He returned to Taunton however and died there between Feb. 2 (the date of his will) and Feb. 12 (the presentation of the same) 1749/50. His will mentions all his children, his eldest son being left one-fourth of his farm. His widow was appointed guardian of her sons, Ebenezer and Seth, minors, "above the age of 14 years", in January 1750/51. In 1771, the aged widow of Stephen Gary, then residing in Rehoboth, Mass., was declared "non compos mentis," and a guardian was appointed over her estate. She died in Taunton in 1782, very aged. Her death record mentions her as "Mrs. Mary Gary, the mother of Major Elijah." Children of Stephen and Mary (Gilbert) Gary: (born in Taunton, Mass.)
THIRD GENERATION: Stephen Gary (Stephen, Stephen) was born in Taunton, Mass, about 1716. He married first, in Norton, Mass. January 21, 1741/2, Lydia Ransdil, who died there October 8, 1758. He married second, in Norton June 27, 1761, Mary Puffer. Children of Stephen and Lydia (Ransdil) Gary: (born in Norton, Mass)
Major Elijah Gary (Stephen, Stephen) was born in Taunton Mass. about 1718. He married there Dec. 16, 1740, Ruth Haskins, daughter of William and Mary (Cobb) Haskins. He was a prominent resident of Taunton for many years and conspicuous in the local affairs of the town. He was a major of militia. His wife died in Taunton, February 5, 1777. Children of Major Elijah and Ruth (Haskins) Gary: (born in Taunton, Mass.)
Corporal Ebenezer Gary (Stephen, Stephen) was born in Taunton, Mass. In early life he removed to Lebanon, New London County, Conn. Here his long life was passed. He served as corporal of Lebanon Company, commanded by Capt. Josiah Barker in the campaign of 1758, French and Indian War. He married in Lebanon, in 1754, Luch Collins, born in Lebanon February 5, 1736, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (-) Collins. He died in Lebanon, Conn. in 1795. Children of Ebenezer and Lucy (Collins) Gary: (born in Lebanon, Conn)
Seth Gary (Stephen, Stephen) was born in Taunton, Mass. He was a minor "above the age of 14" when his father died in February 1749-50. He married in Rehoboth, Mass., January 12, 1757, Hannah Briggs. About 1758 they removed to Lebanon, Conn. Seth Gary died in Lebanon in 1812 and his wife died there April 20, 1790. Children of Seth and Hannah (Briggs) Gary: (The first born in Taunton, MA and the others in Lebanon, Conn.)
FOURTH GENERATION: Zephaniah Gary (Major Elijah's son) was born in Taunton, MA, October 18, 1741. He married there, March 26, 1772, Mary White. He resided in Taunton and Rehoboth for many years. He was a soldier in the Revoluntion and served under several enlistments. He died in Taunton, MA, Dec. 16, 1823. Children of Zephaniah and Mary (White) Gary; (born in Taunton, MA)
Seth Gary (Major Elijah's son) was born in Taunton, Mass, in 1764. He married in Rehoboth, Mass. July 21, 1785 (Shubael Peck, Esq., officiating), Zilpah Pierce, born September 15, 1762, daughter of Stephen Pierce, and a direct descendant of Capt. Michael Pierce, the celebrated colonial warrior of Hingham and Scitate, Mass, who fell in King Philip's War, 1676. Seth Gary was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving in 1781, 1782 and 1783. His age upon enlistment in 1781 is stated as 17. His service was rendered in the regiment of Lieut.-Col. John Brooks. Seth Gary resided in Rehoboth and Taunton , Mass, until about 1810 when he removed to Marshfield, Vermont and from there to Cabot, Vermont. His wife died in Cabot and in the East Cemetery there is a marble monument to her memory with the inscription: "Zilpah, wife of Seth Gary". She died May 17, 1830. Children of Seth and Zilpah (Pierce) Gary: (born in Taunton, Mass.)
Enos Gary (Seth's son) was born in Taunton, Mass. Sept. 23, 1757. When he was a youth his parents removed to Lebanon, New London County, Conn. He served as a private from Lebanon in the Revoluntionary War. He was the administrator of the estate of his brother, Elnathan Gary, who died in 1786. He married, in Lebanon, Feb. 25, 1787, Esther Buckingham, born in Lebanon, Sept. 25, 1763. He resided in Lebanon, serving as town constable in 1799, until 1806 when he moved to Weathersfield, Vermont, from which place he removed to Rushford, NY of which town he was the pioneer settler in 1808. He died in Rushford, August 17, 1844, aged 87 and his wife died there, August 27, 1841,. An account of Enos Gary and family and his settlement of Rushford follows the list of his children in this record. Children of Enos and Esther (Buckingham) Gary: (Born in Lebanon, Conn.)
The following interesting account of Enos Gary and the founding of Rushford, NY, is an abstract from the history of that town, "Rushford and Rushford People," by Helen J. White Gilbert. Enos Gary, the first settler of the township of Rushford, NY, was born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass, September 23, 1757. He with two brothers, Seth and Loved, and one sister, Hannah, comprised the children of the household. Enos Gary early moved to Lebanon, Conn, where he enlisted for the Revoluntary War. He was in the mercantile business as an importer. His partner, a relative, went to England to pay an account and make purchases but died while on this business, and as no papers of payment were found on him, Mr. Gary was again obliged to send funds for settlement which he made in full and closed the firm's business. The opening of the Holland Purchase attracted eastern people so Mr. Gary, as the records of Allegany County Atlas show, took up lot number thirty, about a half a mile north of Rushford Village, in 1808, moving his family from Weathersfield, VT, where he had been in business about one year. The journey was made with an ox team. The party consisted of himself and wife, his son William and wife, and three other children, the youngest about five years of age. Arriving at Centerville, where Mr. Maxson had a few years before begun the settlement of that township, and leaving most of his family there, he and his son William and the lively girl Nancy, then nearly nine years of age drove south six miles, having previously blazed the way through the unbroken forest, on January 1, 1809, to found a home and begin life anew in the wilderness. It wa a great change from a mercantile life. On the ox-sled they had brought a kettle of coals the fire from which was probably kept for many years and kindled again on the hearth stones of many newly arriving settlers. Going to the neighbors to borrow fire was no uncommon thing in those days. The son William felled the first tree. They put up that day a log shanty, a lean-to, covered it with cotton cloth and there spent the night having tied the oxen to trees and built seven fires about to keep off the wild beasts. The rest of the family came soon, and the next year his sons-in-law, William Gordon and Cephas Young, arrived, and a year and a half later his son, Charles Gary, and wife, also. After making improvements for five years on this well located place, now the Isaac Weaver farm, Mr. Gary sold it for $1,000 and moved on to the road west, a half mile farther north, to what is now called the Thomas farm. Here he built a two-story house and set out an orchard, perhaps the first one in town. His son-in-law, Mr. young, lived on the same farm on the lower road. Of course Mr. Gary had to keep open house for the new comers, and as he was very sociable and friendly, his home was somewhat of a hotel for a while. Born about thirty miles from Boston, living in the stormy times that preceded and followed the long struggle for liberty, himself a soldier in it, he had a fund of anecdotes, stories and reminiscences and withal business experience, fitting him for an agreeable entertainer. How he became acquainted with the Gordons is not known. Mr. James Gordon, a Scotchman, came to his country as a British soldier, but afterwards joined the Continental army. In one of his genial banters with his friend, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gary, alluding to Gordon, said to those about, "This is the man I took prisoner." "Well," Mr. Gordon replied, "my son captured two of Mr. Gary's daughters, so I guess we are about even." Just how much of the taking prisoner was warlike no one now living can say. Mr. Gordon said that he took his pension, "I came over to fight you Yankees and now you are paying me for it," and also, "I have held the stirrup many a time for Washington." Mr. Gary surveyed what is now Rushford township and marked the center by embedding a grind-stone in the middle of Maine Street a little below the High school grounds. Nearly opposite this point in a cottage which is now the rear of the Morgan home, the early settler and his wife spent some of their later years till, too old and feeble for household duties, they were tenderly cared for in the home of their son-in-law, William Gordon. Mrs. Gary, honored and respected, filled well her station, caring for her family and welcoming the new settlers. Before her marriage she was Miss Esther Buckingham, daughter of Jedediah P. Buckingham of Lebanon, Conn., a man of large family and of a name, somewhat noted in that state. A letter to Rev. F.E. Woods, from the war governor, William A. Buckingham, also born in Lebanon, states concerning the "Gary-Buckingham" genealogy, "no doubt we are relatives, for I have known no person bearing my name, residing in this country, unless it be a family in Maryland, who is not a descendant of Thomas Buckingham, one of the first settlers and one of the "seven pillars" of the church in Milford, Connecticut." Mr. and Mrs. Gary were people of refinement and genteel manners. He wore the Continental style of clothing (knee breeches with gold buckles), powdered hair and a wig for dress up. Mrs. Gary had silk and satin dresses. They were Presbyterians and had family prayer. Mr. Gary was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, record of which is with Miss Ellen Gordon of Rushford. Until their golden wedding anniversary and three years after, this worthy couple were permitted to journey together, then they beloved wife fell asleep, August 27, 1841, aged 78 years, and Mr. Gary died three years later, August 17, 1844, aged 87 years. On the morning of his departure he said "I saw Esther last night and she was just as beautiful as when I married her." Their bodies rest in Rushford cemetery. Seven children and about forty grandchildren survived them. The daughter, Nancy, by accompanying her father, Mr. Gary, on the first day of settlement, became thus the first white woman to stay in the town over night. On March 31, 1818, she was married to Ely Woods. For a wedding trip they drove with an ox team from Mr. Young's down to the present site of Rushford, where the people gathered to attend the raising of the first tavern, a log structure, at the present location of the village. To begin housekeeping they placed the furniture on an ox-cart and drove to the farm on which they both lived and died, having reared a family of eight children. A year after celebrating their golden wedding Mrs. Woods departed this life aged nearly seventy, Mr. Woods about ten years later aged nearly eighty-five. They were both earnest, religious people, he a class leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church for nearly forty years. Seth Gary (Seth's Son) was born in Lebanon, Conn. He is mentioned as one of the heirs in the settlement of the estate of his brother Elnathan, who died unmarried, in 1786. He was a private in the Revoluntionary War, serving as an Eight Months Man in the 4th Regiment of Connecticut Militia, commanded by Col. John Durkee, in 1779, and served again in the lst Connecticut Regiment in 1781. He married -- In later life he removed to St. Lawrence County, NY and settled near the present city of Potsdam. Children of Seth and -- (--)Gary; (born probably in Lebanon, Conn)
FIFTH GENERATION:
Seth Gary (Seth's Son) was born in Taunton, MA, August 6, 1787. At the age of nineteen and one-half years he bought his time of his father on Spril 1, 1807, and on the 23rd of that month set sail from Boston for Passamaquoddy Bay, ME, where he arrived on May 12, 1807. He settled in the town of Robbinston, ME, and was a shipbuilder. He married in Robbinston, ME, May 13, 1817, Mary Stetson, born May 11, 1796, daughter of Capt Caleb and Rebecca (Cummings) Stetson, of Robbinston, and a decendant of Cornet Robert Stetson, an early and prominent settler in Scituate, MA. Capt. Caleb Stetson was a noted shipbuilder. Seth Gary after his settlement in Main assumed the spelling of "Gerry" and his descendeants have used this corruption of the original name. He died in Robbinston, ME. February 29, 1864, and his widow died there, June 22, 1868. Children of Seth and Mary (Stetson) Gary (*Gerry*): (born in Robbinston, ME:
Captain William Lewis Gary (Enos' son) was born in Lebanon, Conn., July 24, 1789. He accompanied his parents to Rushford, NY of which place his father was the pioneer settler in 1808. He married in Rushford, September 13, 1810, Betsey Plant, born May 12, 1790. (It has been stated that she was a native of the state of Vermont.) William Lewis Gary was for a long time one of the leading men in Rushford and was a prominent in civil and military affairs in his locality and served as captain of the NY State militia. He died in Rushford, NY, October 13, 1873, aged 85, and his wife died there, October 19, 1868, after a wedded life of 58 years. Very interesting and dignified likenesses of Captain and Mrs. Gary are to be found reproduced in "Rushford and Rushford People." Children of Capt. William Lewis and Petsy (Plant) Gary: (born in Rushford, NY)
Charles Gary (Enos's son) was born in Lebanon, Conn., April 6, 1796. He accompanied his parents to their new home in Rushford, NY. In 1808, here he married February 3, 1820, Eunice Spaulding. In later life he removed from Rushford, NY to Switzerland County, Indiana, where his death occurred October 14, 1874. Children of Charles and Eunice (Spaulding) Gary: (born in Rushford, NY)
Eli Bush Gary (Seth's son) was born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., August 29, 1791. In early life he removed to Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, NY. Here he married in 1820, Frances O. Easton, born November 9, 1798. The History of the First Methodist Church of Potsdam, NY, states that on Dec. 24, 1820, "Brother and Sister Gary" were admitted to the church membership, also "Brother Easton." Undoubtedly he was a brother of Mrs. Gary. Eli Bush Gary was a carpenter and builder by occupation and owned a saw-mill in Keesville, NY. In later life he removed from Potsdam to Oshkosh, Wis., where his death occurred. His widow died in Chicago, Ill., in December 1878, aged 80. Children of Eli Bush and Frances O. (Easton) Gary: (born i Potsdam, NY)
SIXTH GENERATION Elbridge J. Gerry (Seth's son) was born in Robbinston, ME, June 25, 1825. He married first, November 18, 1847, Emmeline Nash, who died November 13, 1856, leaving no children. He married second, in 1858, Sophia Jones, born Dec. 31, 1838, and died August, 28, 1904, in Robbinston, ME where Mr. Gerry's death also occurred, January 31, 1898. Children of Elbridge J. and Sophia (Jones) Gerry: (Born in Robbinston, ME)
Dorance Benjamin Gary (Capt. William Lewis's son) was born in Rushford, NY, June 9, 1828. He married in Rushford, May 30, 1849, Susan Akerly, born in Delaware County, NY, November 1, 1830, daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte (Freeman) Akerly. In early life Mr. Gary was a contractor and later a farmer and lumber dealer. He has been spoken of as a man of high character and as one possessing ability and influence. After his marriage he removed from Rushford to West Springfield, Pennsylvania were he resided until about 1861 when he settled in Conneaut, Ohio. He died in Conneaut, Ohio, February 6, 1901, and his wife died there March 10, 1901. They had a married life of over fifty years. Chidlren of Dorance Benjamin and Susan (Akerly) Gary: (The first five born in West Springfield, PA, and the youngest in Conneaut, Ohio.)
Reverend Charles Ainsworth Gary (Charles's son) was born in Rushford, NY November 19, 1820. He removed with his parents to Switzerland County, Indiana, where he married March 18, 1841, Ammareah Jessup, born in Hamilton County, Ohio, May 24, 1817, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Smith) Jessup. He was a farmer and for several years a preacher of the gospel in the Methodist demonimation. His wife died in Switzerland County, Indiana April 3, 1849, aged 32. He died in Rockport, Montana September 16, 1894, in his 74th year. Children of Rev. Charles Ainsworth and Ammareah (Jessup) Gary: (born in Switzerland County, Ind.)
Hon. Joseph Easton Gary (Eli Bush's Son) was born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, NY July 9, 1821. He married in Berlin, Wisconsin November 28, 1855, Elizabeth Jane Swetting, born in Clinton, NY May 3, 1823, daughter of John and Mary (Session) Swetting. He went to St. Louis, Missouri in 1843 and studied law there and was admitted to the Bar in 1844; practiced his profession in Springfield, Missouri 1844-1849 and was then engaged similarly in Las Vegas, NM and San Francisco, Cal., until 1856. In 1856 he removed to Chicago where he was in active practice until 1863 when he was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois, and continued to occupy his position on the Bench until his death, which occurred in Chicago, Illinois. October 31, 1906. His widow now resides in that city at an advanced age. Children of Hon. Joseph Easton and Elizabeth (Swetting) Gary:
Honorable George Gary (Eli Bush's son) was born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, NY, March 16, 1824. He married in 1854, Georgiana Enery. He resided for many years in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where he was a well known lawyer and leading citizen. In 1870 he published "Gary's Probate Law," which is a standard work on the practice in probate courts in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 24, 1909, and his wife died December 1901. Children of Judge George and Georgiana (Enery) Gary (born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
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