Crary, Thomas

Birth

Thomas Crary was born October 1, 1744 in Stonington, CT, the son of Nathan Crary ( October 7, 1717 - March 24, 1798) and Dorothy Wheeler (March 1721 - May 5, 1787). His bothers and sisters were:

• Nathan (2) (March 6, 1746 - ).
  
• Anna Crary (March 7, 1749 - ). married Jonathan Randall.
  
• Isaac Crary (July 17, 1751 - ).
  
• Lucy Crary (April, 1753 -Aug. 24, 1754).
  
• Eunice Crary (April 28, 1755 - Jan. 18, 1764).
  
• Prudence Crary (April 6, 1757 - ) married Edward Packer.).
  
• Dorothy Crary (March 26, 1759 - ) married Timothy Woodridge. .
  
• Hannah Crary (Nov. 1, 1761 - ) married Abner Brownell. .
  

Nathan Crary second, RUTH SEARLES.
Children :

• Capt. Jesse Crary (April 1, 1789 - July 25, 1849) aged 60 years. A mariner — lived at Groton. .
  
• Sarah Crary (May 25, 1793 - ) married Samuel Dayton. .
  

Marriage & Children

Thomas Crary married Mehitabel Mason (March 25, 1755 - May 21, 1832) on January 9, 1772. Mehitable Mason was the daughter of ????. Their children were:

• Thomas Crary (January 11, 1775- December 28, 1851)
• Mary Crary (March 25, 1777 - January 27, 1866) married Mr. Hempstead.
• Mason Crary (November 15, 1779 - September 20, 1855)
• Eunice Crary ( May 25, 1782 - May, 1869) married Mr. Tyler.
• Cynthia Crary (May 21, 1786 - January 16, 1861) married Mr. Chesebro
• Amos Crary (May 16, 1788 - December 11, 1869)
• Andrew Crary (July 7, 1790 - August 22, 1852)
• Ephraim Crary (February 5, 1793 - March 25, 1830)married Margaret Wetsel.
• Jabez Crary (April 1, 1796 - Feb 29, 1872) He never married.

Death

Mehatible died in 1832 in Knox. Thomas died on November 4, 1834 in Knox, both were buried at High Point Cemetery in Knox

His Will

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  His will was written on March 13, 1833. It was proved and recorded on January 26, 1835
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Additional Media

Although mainly about his son, this article contains useful family information:

Howell, George Rogers, and Jonathan Tenney. Bi-centennial History of Albany History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886. New York: W.W. Munsell &, 1886. 885. Print. http://books.google.com

DENISON CRARY.

Among the earliest settlers in Knox were the Crarys and Denisons, who came from Connecticut in 1798. Thomas Crary was born in Connecticut, October 12, 1744. He married Mehetabel Mason, January 9, 1772. They had nine children— Thomas, born in 1775; Mary, born in 1777; Mason, born in 1779; Eunice, born in 1782; Cynthia, born in 1786; Amos, born in 1788; Andrew, born in 1790; Ephraim, born in 1793; and Jabez, born in 1796. Amos Crary married Mary Denison in 1811, and had six children, named as follows in the order of their birth: Denison, Susan, Thomas, Horace, Sarah Ann and Esther. Susan removed to Iowa and died there. Thomas died in infancy. Horace removed, when a young man, to Schoharie County, and thence, in 1883, to Chicago. Sarah Ann also lives in Chicago. Esther lives in Iowa. The only one representing the family in the town at the present time is Denison Crary, eldest child of Amos, who was born June 30, 1812. Captain Henry Denison served the cause of the colonies in the Revolutionary war, and after coming to Knox was one of the most prominent early residents. He was one of the founders of the Old Knox Presbyterian Church, of which he was also a deacon for many years. He had seven children, named Henry, Daniel, Gideon, Mary, Sally, Lois and Esther. Henry removed to Pennsylvania and died there. Daniel became a physician, and lived and died in OnondagaCounty, which he represented twice in the Assembly. Gideon died in Knox, at the age of thirty-three. Mary married Amos Crary, and died in 1840, aged fifty-one. Sally died unmarried. Lois and Esther married, and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Crary, Jerry, Ancestors and descendants of Calvert Crary and his wife, Eliza Hill, Liberty, N.Y. New York: unknown, 1917, 218 pgs

26 Ancestors of Calvert Crary

3. NATHAN 3 CRARY (Peter, 2 Peter 1 ), born Oct. 7, 1717; died at Groton, Conn., March 24, 1798, aged 81 years ; married first, Nov. 2, 1742, DOROTHY WHEELER, born March, 172 1 ; died May 5, 1787, aged 66 years. (See Wheeler Record.)
Children :
4. i. Thomas, born Oct. 1, 1744.
ii. Nathan (2), born March 6, 1746.
iii. Anna, born March 7, 1749; married Jonathan Randall.
iv. Isaac, born July 17, 1751.
v. Lucy, born April, 1753; died Aug. 24, 1754.
vi. Eunice, born April 28, 1755; died Jan. 18, 1764.
vii. Prudence, born April 6, 1757; married Edward Packer.
viii. Dorothy, born March 26, 1759; married Timothy Woodridge.
ix. Hannah, born Nov. 1, 1761 ; married Abner Brownell.

Married second, RUTH SEARLES.
Children :
x. Capt. Jesse/ born April 1, 1789; died July 25, 1849, aged 60 years. A mariner — lived at Groton.
xi. Sarah, born May 25, 1793; married Samuel Dayton.

Ancestors of Calvert Crary 27

THOMAS CRARY was born at Stonington, Conn., in 1744. He was the eldest son of Nathan Crary and Dorothy Wheeler. He resided at Stonington on a farm until about 1790, when he removed to Knox, Albany County, N. Y., where he probably leased a tract of land and afterwards purchased it. He married in 1772 MEHITABEL MASON. There were nine children. His son Thomas, the eldest, later removed to Liberty, Sullivan County, N. Y. His son Mason was born in Stonington and taught school at Berne, Albany Co., N. Y., in 1800. Mason afterwards became a physician and removed to Shickshinny, Pa., at which place his granddaughter, Sara Wood Crary, who has furnished a portion of these records, now resides. The records of the Adjutant General's office, State of Connecticut, do not show the name of Thomas Crary upon the rolls of any organization during the War of the Revolution.

His brother, Nathan Crary, served in the Army of the Revolution as Captain. Thomas Crary lived to the age of 90 years. He died at Knox, Albany County, N. Y., in 1834. Mehitabel Mason, his wife, was a descendant of John Mason, John Gallup, Thomas Stanton and Dr. Thomas Lord. She was born in Stonington, Conn. She died at the age of seventy-seven years. Their married life was sixty years. They were buried in High Point Cemetery, formerly the Whipple Cemetery, at Knox, Albany County, N. Y. On the tombstone of Thomas Crary is the following:

"Died Nov. 3, 1834, aged 90 years, 22 days,

Eccl. 8th Chapter, 12th Verse," "Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God which fear before him."

On the tombstone of Mehitabel Mason Crary is the following:

"Wife of Thomas Crary,

died May 21, 1832, aged yj years, 1 month, 27 days,

Rev. 22nd Chapter, 14th Verse,"

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

The cemetery is in very good condition. The grounds are not neglected but are cared for from endowments. Their son, Jabez Crary, is also buried in the cemetery.

The house that was built by Jabez Crary is standing in a good state of preservation at the present time (1916). Right back of the house is the reservoir, fed from springs on the farm that supplies Altamont with water.

4. THOMAS 4 CRARY (Nathan, 3 Peter, 2 Peter 1 ), born Oct. 1, 1744; died Nov. 4, 1834, aged 90 years; married Jan. MEHITABEL MASON, born March 25, 1755 ; died May 21, 1832, aged 77 years. (See Mason Record.)

Children :

5. i. Thomas, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851, aged 77 years.
ii. Mary, born March 25, 1777 ; died January 27, 1866, aged 89 years; married Mr. Hempstead.
iii. Mason, born at Stonington, Conn., Nov. 15, 1779; died Sept. 20, 1855, aged 76 years.
iv. Eunice, born May 25, 1782; died in May, 1869, aged 87 years; married Mr. Tyler.
v. Cynthia, born May 21, 1786; died Jan. 16, 1861, aged 74 years; married Mr. Chesebro.
vi. Amos, born May 16, 1788; died Dec. 11, 1869, aged 81 years.
vii. Andrew, born July 7, 1790; died Aug. 22, 1852, aged 62 years.
viii. Ephram, born Feb. 5, 1793; died March 25, 1830, aged 37 years.
ix. Jabez, born April 1, 1796, at Stonington, New London, Conn., ; died Feb. 29, 1872, aged 76 years. He never married.

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  Howell, George Rogers, and Jonathan Tenney. Bi-centennial History of Albany History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886. New York: W.W. Munsell &, 1886. 885. Print.
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  Wheeler, Albert Gallatin. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America. Boston, MA: American College of Genealogy, 1914. Print.
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  Thomas Crary Family - Crary, Jerry, Ancestors and descendants of Calvert Crary and his wife, Eliza Hill, Liberty, N.Y. New York: unknown, 1917, 218 pgs.
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  Nathan Crary Family - Crary, Jerry, Ancestors and descendants of Calvert Crary and his wife, Eliza Hill, Liberty, N.Y. New York: unknown, 1917, 218 pgs.

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