Cary Smith was the probably builder of "Deer Chase", a lovely home in Middlesex County, Virginia. In 1969 the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation examined the house and dated it circa 1740. The house was built on property purchased by Osward Cary in 1685. On the property stands a schoolhouse which was in use at least as early as 1772 and as late as 1868. It was known as "Deer Chase Academy". Deer Chase is a Virginia Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Historic Buildings in Middlesex Co. VA, 1650-1775, Gray, Ryland and Simmons)592