Thomas Cary: Key Figure of Cary’s Rebellion

2026.09.22

Thomas Cary

After achieving success as a merchant, Thomas Cary became Deputy Governor of North Carolina. His opposition to Anglican dominance and alignment with Quaker factions sparked Cary’s Rebellion (1711), a major armed political conflict over colonial governance and religious rights.

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Colonial settlement	John SmithChristopher NewportGeorge PercyEdward Maria WingfieldThomas GatesSamuel ArgallWilliam Strachey
North Carolina Early Settlers	John LawsonThomas CaryEdward HydeJohn JenkinsJohn Culpeper
The Washington family	Augustine Warner Jr.Lawrence WashingtonAugustine Washington Sr.John Washington
Bacon's Rebellion	Nathaniel BaconWilliam BerkeleyWilliam DrummondRichard LawrenceThomas HansfordJoseph Ingram