Thomas Cary: Key Figure of Cary’s Rebellion

Thomas Cary: Key Figure of Cary’s Rebellion

Thomas Cary

An English colonial politician, merchant, and shipowner. After achieving success as a merchant and shipowner in South Carolina, he entered politics in the Carolina colony, serving as Deputy Governor of North Carolina from 1705 to 1706 and 1708 to 1711. He is particularly known as a key figure in "Cary’s Rebellion," which arose during political conflicts between Quaker-supporting factions and Church of England loyalists.

Timeline

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Year Thomas Cary
1705
Appointment as Deputy Governor of North Carolina (Thomas Cary, Location: Carolina Colony)
1707
Political Rivalry with William Glover (Location: Carolina Colony, Albemarle Region)
Ouster from Deputy Governorship (Location: Carolina Colony)
1708
Cary’s Rebellion (Location: Carolina Colony, especially Bath County, Bath Creek, Chowan River, and Pamlico Sound Region)
Land Policy Reforms in Bath County (Location: Bath County (present-day Eastern North Carolina))
Re-seizure of the Colonial Government (Location: Carolina Colony)
1711
Tuscarora War (Location: Eastern Colonial North Carolina)
Trial and Acquittal in England (Location: London, England)
Refusal of Power Transition to Edward Hyde (Location: Carolina Colony, Bath County)
Armed Conflict at Bath Creek (Location: Around Bath County and Bath Creek)
Attack on the Chowan River (Location: Chowan River, near Thomas Pollock’s Plantation)
End of the Rebellion and Arrest (Location: Carolina Colony, around Bath County)
1713
Return to North Carolina (Location: Carolina Colony, Bath County)
1718
Death of Thomas Cary
Unknown
Birth of Thomas Cary (Location: Unspecifiable. Historical records state "Buckinghamshire, England," with no specific town recorded.)

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Colonial settlement John Smith Christopher Newport George Percy Edward Maria Wingfield Thomas Gates Samuel Argall William Strachey
Bacon's Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon William Berkeley William Drummond Richard Lawrence Thomas Hansford Joseph Ingram
The Washington family Augustine Warner Jr. Lawrence Washington Augustine Washington Sr. George Washington John Washington
North Carolina Early Settlers John Lawson Thomas Cary Edward Hyde John Jenkins John Culpeper
Virginia politician George Washington Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Peyton Randolph George Mason IV

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