Lucius Falkland Cary (1815 - 1845)

Born 14 Dec 1815 in Fluvanna, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ann (Henley) Cary — married 17 Dec 1835 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Lucius Falkland Cary, son of Colonel Miles Cary, and member of the seventh American generation of his line, was born at "Oak Hill," Fluvanna county, Virginia, December 14, 1815, and in Virginia passed his active years, his death occurring in 1845, at the early age of thirty years. He became a merchant of Williamsburg, founded an important mercantile establishment, and was one of the most influential citizens and business men of the city, the business of which he was the owner being the largest of Williamsburg. Lucius F. Cary married Lucy Ann Henley, born in Williamsburg, died in Richmond, Virginia, aged eighty-three years, and had two children: Hattie, married William Christian, deceased, and resides in Richmond, and Wilson Miles, of whom further.

Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV

Sources

• http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I095379&tree=Herring&PHPSESSID=d76691a1af1c0f7db102faa935e8231b

• "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7L-YV6 : 12 March 2018), Lucius Falkland Cary, 14 Dec 1815;