George Crary (1726 - 1760)

Born 1726 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Died 19 Dec 1760 at about age 34 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Biography

George Crary was born about 1726, a son of Robert Crary (1690-1750) and Elizabeth (Campbell) Crary (1692-1735).

[The following paragraph is an abstract taken from the original commission, now in possession of Mrs. John H. Crary, of Westerly, R. I.] March 24, 1760, he was commissioned Captain of the Militia Company in a Regiment of Foot raised within this Colony to proceed and co-operate with a body of the King's British forces and under the supreme command of his Majesty's Commander-in-Chief, in America against Canada in order to reduce Montreal and all other Posts of the French in those parts and further to annoy the enemy in such manner as his Commander-in-Chief shall judge practicable, of which Regiment Eleazer Fitch is Colonel. By His Honor's command, Thomas Fitch, Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over his Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America in the 33d year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the second, 1760.

Capt. George Crary married Lucy Sterry prior to his being sent off to war. They had 3 children:

1. Mary Crary, b. about 1756
2. Robert Crary, b. about 1759; married Margaret Kimball
3. George Crary Jr. (19 Sep 1760-1841); married Esther Brown

While serving in Canada, Capt. George Crary contracted smallpox and was brought home where he died 19 Dec 1760, his wife and three children surviving him. His grave is in Crary Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #18476269

His will was heard verbally on 6 December 1760 and he mentions his wife Lucy, his two sons, Robert and George and his daughter (but doesn't use her name), and his brothers, Robert and Aaron. He also appointed his brother Robert to be Paymaster to the company he left unpaid. It was proved on 6 January 1761 in Norwich.^[1]

His inventory was completed on 4 March 1761 in Preston.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-17WM  : 22 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, Images 536, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 2, Pages 474.
2. ↑ Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-177K : 22 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, Images 537-538, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 2, Pages 476-478.

• Brown Genealogy, Vol. 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, 1628-1907, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1907 pg. 462 https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof00brow#page/462mode/2up

• Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg. 159-160 (under no. 1166): https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof03brow#page/160/mode/1up [Note: This reference is difficult to follow, as it intersperses the subject section describing George Crary Jr. with the biography of his father.]