Cary Latham (abt. 1613 - abt. 1685)

Born about 10 Nov 1613 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Masters) Latham — married 1638 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1685 at about age 71 in New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony

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Cary Latham migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 203) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Cary Latham, the son of Nicholas Latham and Elizabeth (Newman) Latham, was baptized in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England on November 10, 1613.^[1][2][3] According to the (frequently unreliable) Millennium File, he was born in Aldenham on May 30, 1612.^[4] A significant number of family trees, also list Elstow, Bedfordshre as a possible alternative place of birth, but without providing a source.

Sometime prior to 1639,^[5] Cary emigrated to New England and married Elizabeth (Masters) Lockwood, the daughter John Masters and the widow of Edward Lockwood.^[6][2][7]

Cary and Elizabeth initially settled in Cambridge or Boston, Massachusetts. In 1645, he moved moved to New London, Connecticut Colony, where he was one of the original settlers of the New London plantation.^[8]

Cary and Elizabeth had the following children:

• Thomas, b. in Cambridge/Boston in "the 9th month of 1639"^[9][6] (which converts to November 1639),^[10] m. October 15, 1673 Rebecca Wells,^[6] d. December 14, 1677^[6]
• Joseph, b. in Cambridge/Boston on "the 2d of the 12th month of 1642"^[9][6] (which converts to February 2, 1643)^[10]
• John, d. 1684 in New London^[6]
• Elizabeth, m. John Leeds^[6]
• Jane, m. Hugh Hubbard^[6]
• Lydia, m. John Packer^[6]
• Hannah^[6]

In 1654, Cary was awarded the lease and monopoly for the ferry over the Pequot River, and as lessee of that ferry, was the first to reside on the other side of the river in the area that became Groton, Connecticut.^[2]

Cary served in various New London town offices, including as townsmen or selectmen for 16 years, and deputy to the General Court from 1664 to 1670.^[6][2]

Cary Latham died in 1685.^[6][2] According to a letter by his granddaughter Prudence Latham Adams, he died from drowning in the Connecticut River.^[11]

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Parish Registers of Aldenham, Hertfordshire, 1559-1659," 1902, p 40
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Frost, Josephine C.. Ancestors of Henry Rogers Winthrop and his wife Alice Woodward Babcock. Brooklyn, N.Y.?: unknown, 1927. Page 298
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J74Z-JRS : accessed 24 July 2015), Latham, 10 Nov 1613; citing ALDENHAM,HERTFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 991,302.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Heritage Consulting. Millennium File (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
5. ↑ Based on Boston record of the birth of his first child in that year.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12} Frances Manwaring Caulkins, "History of New London, Connecticut," H.D. Utley, 1895, p. 312
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Page 453
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Frances Manwaring Caulkins, "History of New London, Connecticut," H.D. Utley, 1895, p. 44
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Since in the 1600s the English calendar year began on March 25, rather than January 1, the first month of a year was March, so that the 9th month of the year was November and the 12th month of the year was actually February of the following year. See wikitree:Date_Fields#Julian_vs._Gregorian_Calendar and wikipedia:Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Letter from Prudence Latham Adams posted on ancestry.com