John Corey Sr. (abt. 1658 - aft. 1712)

Born about 1658 in Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gasesett) Corey — married about 1679 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 12 May 1712 after about age 54 in North Kingston, Rhode Island

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Biography

John Cory, son of William Cory and Mary (Earle) Cory was born about 1655/1660 probably in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.^[1] Note: there were no counties in Rhode Island until 1703.

• 7 May 1679 On his petition, he was granted by assembly, land in East Greenwich, out of shares not taken up.^[2][3]
• 4 May 1680 John Correy, being a freeman of Portsmouth was admitted as freeman of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.^[3]
• 1686. Freeman.^[2]
• 22 March 1686 He, of Portsmouth, had 10 acres of land laid out to him in East Greenwich.^[2]
• 1700-1707 John Cory, yeoman of Portsmouth bought 104 acres in Kingstown from James Green and his wife Elizabeth^[1]
• 4 April 1705 He bought of Daniel Thurston, and wife Mary, of Newport, 90 acres in East Greenwich, for 40 pounds.^[2]
• 10 April 1705 He and wife Elizabeth, sold Jonathan Nichols, of Newport, 12 acres, for 90 pounds.^[2]
• 16 April 1705 He and wife Elizabeth, sold to William Brightman, of Newport, 50 acres for 350 pounds.^[2]
• 4 October 1707 He deeded son William, for love, &c., 90 acres, house and meadow, at East Greenwich. (Both he and son were of Portsmouth, at this date.^[2]
• 1707 Kings Town. Deputy.^[2]
• 1707-25 April 170[09] John Cory deeded to his son John, both of Kingstown, for love his homestead^[1]

John married Elizabeth, estimated about 1680, before the birth of their first child also estimated at about 1682. She was still living 15 Dec 1713, when His son Thomas, with consent of mother Elizabeth, put himself apprentice to Christopher Lindsay, of Newport, house carpenter, for the term of four years, eight months and seventeen days.^[2][1]

A family tradition claims that Elizabeth was an Indian princess named Gassoset, daughter of Minnetinka. This legend is mentioned in the handwritten William Cory genealogy believed to have been written by Edwin Francis Corey.

"14 old burial plots were removed from South Quidnessett farms to make room for the former Quonset Naval Air Station during WWII in 1941. They were reburied at Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery."^[4] There are two footstones labeled E.C. and J. C. believed to be theirs.

The will of John Cory proved 14 July 1712 [North Kingstown Town Council & Probate 5:121-123] is badly burned top, bottom and edges. He named his wife Elizabeth and his broth[burned] as executors. Elizabeth was left land and moveable estate. Also named were son John Corey, son A[-burned-]..given him before by deed. An inventory was taken 30 June 1712.^[1]

Anthony Corey was given a houselot by an unnamed father, which he gave to his brother Thomas in his will. "This son, A[burned away] [land] given him before by a Deed [burned away] ... was surely Anthony Corey of Newport who died probably in the summer of 1715, leaving a will dated 8 April 1714 and proved 1 August 1715."^[1]

Austin's Genealogical Dictionary named only sons William, John, Elisha, Joseph, Thomas. Anthony's will named his brothers Thomas, William John and Joseph and sisters Dina Card, Hopestill Card, Ann Allen and Elizabeth Cory and also nephew Anthony, son of William.^[1]

Inventory, 30 June 1712:^[1] wearing apparel, beds, loom, 2 pair of worsted combs, spinning wheel, &c.^[2]

• 26 June 1713 Widow Elizabeth, of Kings Town, sold John Mumford, of Newport, 91 acres in East Greenwich, for 16 pounds.^[2]

Children of John and Elizabeth probably born at Portsmouth.^[1]

• William b. c. 1682; d. East Greenwich 1719; m. 20 Jan 1703/4 Elizabeth ______
• John b. c. 1687; d about 1743 North Kingstown, m. Elizabeth ____
• Elisha b. c. 1689; m. (1) Ellen; m. (2) Mary
• Dinah b. c. 1691; d. after 8 April 1714; m. 24 July 1709 at Newport, Edward Card.
• Hopestill b. c. 1692 ; d. after 1729; m Kingstown 13 July 1710 Joseph Card of Newport.
• Joseph b. c 1695; d. about 1767/68; m. (1) Rebecca; m. (2) Mary Baker
• Thomas b. 2 Sep 1697 at Portsmouth; d. after 1714; m. Elizabeth _____
• Anthony b. 16[--]; d. at Newport between 8 April 1714 (will) and 1 Aug 1715 (probate)
• Ann b, c 16[--]; m. _____ Allen by 8 April 1714 (brother's will)
• Elizabeth b. c. 16 [--]; named in brother's will 8 April 1714

Unsourced Claims

Birth 12 May 1658^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Wilcox, Wayne Howard Miller. "Five Unknown Children of John and Elizabeth (_____) Cory of Portsmouth and Kingstown, Rhode Island" Rhode Island Roots. 18:100-106 (1992) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. (Albany: J. Munsell Sons, 1887) p. 56
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Records of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence plantations, in New England. Vol III 1678-1776. Printed by order of the General assembly (Providence: 1858) p. 30, freeman p. 84
4. ↑ Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery "Historic Landmark"

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• Rhode Island Roots, March 1992, Vol. 18, Wayne Howard Miller Wilcox, Five Unknown Children of John2 and Elizabeth___Cory of Portsmouth and Kingstown RI, https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/rhode-island-roots/image?pageName=100&volumeId=13652