Americanism by Wendy Browne. This month we gives thanks to revolutionary war patriot Robert Philipson Cary who is registered with the Daughter’s of the American Revolution for his service to the Virginia Colony. He was a descendant of one of the first families of Virginia. The Cary family. His ancestors arrived at the Jamestown colony in the early 1600’s. Robert Philipson Cary was born in 1763 in Chesterfield, Virginia he served 3 years on the Virginia Continental line. After the war he and his wife, Martha North, moved to the state of Tennessee where he had a land grant from the government for his valiant service to our country. Robert Philipson Cary left this life in Dec of 1819 at his home in Claiborne County, Tennessee. We give thanks and honor to this brave man who served our country with courage and a fighting spirit. Robert Phillipson Cary was the 4th great grandfather of Lodge 652 member Floyd Squires.
Do you have an ancestor who fought for the liberation of the us colonies from Great Britain? If you would like to share with others, and learn more about their lineage, please leave a note with your contact info. with the lodge clerk. We have the memorial brick project on the front wall of the lodge you can memorialize them there as well. The war memorial bricks include the Revolutionary War period as well as the more recent wars.