mshm177 Records of the estate of Capt. James Cary, 1826-1827 Finding Aid Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Finding aid generated in MARC format from database, then encoded using Perl scripts and XSL stylesheet. 2003-05-20 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mshm177 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Records of the estate of Capt. James Cary, 1826-1827 Finding Aid MS 0023 Encoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Cary, James, 1750-1826. Records of the estate of Capt. James Cary 1826-1827 MS 0023 30 items Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Cary, James, 1750-1826; farmer; veteran. The records contain documents with detailed descriptions relating to the executor's and lawyers' role in the settlement; extensive inventories of Cary's real and personal property and their worth; and debts owed to and by the estate. His will is not included; the names of the heirs are learned from "Distribution of the estate" dated 30 April 1827. English. Biographical Note

Farmer. Born in Windham, Connecticut Nov. 27, 1750. Married "Abigail" Kingsbury Aug. 12, 1773. Died in 1826, probably in Windham. Had six children: Abigail, James Jr., Benaiah, Anna, Sanford and Sarah; Anna died in 1780, Benaiah died in 1808.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the estate of Capt. James Cary contain documents with detailed descriptions relating to the executor's and lawyers' role in the settlement. The records contain extensive inventories of Cary's real and personal property and their worth. Cary's debts and the debts owed to Cary are also recorded. The records contain both preliminary and final notes as to the division of these goods. His will is not included; the names of the heirs are learned from "Distribution of the estate" dated April 30, 1827. Cary's heirs were his widow Anna, his sons James Cary Jr. and Sanford Cary, his daughter Abigail Morse, and the heirs of his daughter Sarah Morse.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into seven series:

Executor's Documents Inventories Debts Owed To Cary Preliminary Inventory, Debts, and Distribution Distribution of Estate Anna Cary Agreements Miscellaneous Documents Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

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Preferred Citation

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Capt. James Cary Estate Records, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA

Search Terms Cary, James, 1750-1826. Farms - Connecticut - History - 19th century - Sources. Windham (Conn.) - Economic conditions - 19th century - Sources. Legal instruments