Henry Corney

Descendants

Died before 8 Jul 1596 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Little is known about Henry. He was alive and residing in Sedbergh Parish, Yorkshire, when his son Richard Corney mentioned him in his will dated 28 December 1580:^[1]

"I give and bequeath unto Sybell Corney my wife all my whole right title and interest of in and upon one messuage or tenement with the appurtenances lying and being within the township of Sedber in the said county of York for and during her natural life from and immediately after the death of Henry Corney my father who is now possessed of the same."

Henry was residence is Sedbergh when his estate enter probate in Lancashire on 8 July 1596.^[2]

Research Note

Henry's estate records not viewed. They can probably be viewed at the Lancashire Archives. A copy of the Original Document can be ordered at: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/order-a-copy/. Cost for digital copy of probate records - £10.

Sources

1. ↑ Church of England, Archbishop of York, Exchequer and Prerogative Courts, Wills and Administrations, registered copies, v. 22, fol. 120, will of “Richard Corney curate of Adel,” dated 28 Dec 1580, filed 05 Oct 1581, FamilySearch DGS Record 8044154. (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008044154)
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Index of Wills and Probates Proved at Richmond and Chester, 1600-1858 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Probate index of wills proved in Richmond and Chester: 1600-1858. Preston, Lancashire, England: Lancashire Record Office. Name: Henry Corney. Probate Date: 8 Jul 1596. Probate Place: Sedbergh, Yorkshire. Ancestry Sharing Link.

• Brent Owen and Louis Ogden, "Abraham Halstead of Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and his Two Wives, Susan Whitley and Susan Corney," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, v. 59 (2017), pp. 81-100.