Here's a map showing where some of the important events in the John Korry family occurred. I'll try to put up maps for some of the other information that has been posted here as well!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Our Corry Relative, third installment
(3rd Generation) JOHN CORRY (KORRY) and CHRISTINA PORTER FAMILY
John Corry was born 3 October 1821, at Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, the oldest son of Isaac Corry and Jean Ritchie. He married Christina Porter in 1846. She died in 1884. In 1892, he married Annie McEwen. John and Christina were the parents of ten children.
John was very successful as a lumberman and operated a mill on the Tay River in Lanark County. An account of his business pursuits is found in THE DAMMED LAKES by Lloyd B. Jones. Quoting from the book: "John changed the spelling of his name from Corry to Korry. He was a mill owner and lumber dealer at the foot of Bob's Lake at Dr. Tom's Rapids, and it was easier to carve a "K" in the logs than a "C".
John also served as Postmaster of Bolingbroke in Lanark County. His father, Isaac, says (in a letter written to Isaac’s brother George in Utah) that John was "pretty selfish for this world’s goods."
John died 30 May 1896 in South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. The following appeared in the local newspaper, "The Perth Courier" at the time of John’s death.
PERTH COURIER, June 5, 1896, Death
The late Mr. John Korry. After a lengthened illness, the result of la grippe, Mr. John Korry, of South Sherbrooke, died on Saturday at the age of 75 years. Deceased was the son of the late Mr. Isaac Korry [Corry], and was born in Bathurst, near Sharbot Lake, in the year 1821. He carried on the lumbering and saw milling business when he grew up and prospered and at the time of his death had charge of the government dam at and above Bob's Lake. He leaves two sons: Isaac of South Sherbrooke and saw miller at Maberly, and George, merchant, Bathurst station; and four daughters, all married. The deceased was a Baptist in religion and a conservative in politics. His brother, George, of Perth is now the only survivor of seven brothers. Mr. Corry left an estate valued at $40,000. His funeral on Monday was about the largest ever seen in the township with more than 100 teams joining in the procession. The remains were interred at Bollingbroke Cemetery.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF JOHN CORRY (KORRY) AND CHRISTINA PORTER
John CORRY (KORRY) (Husband)
Born: 3 October 1821
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 9 June 1846
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 May 1896
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina PORTER (Wife)
Born: 25 October 1821
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 20 August 1884
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Scotland
(Children)
1. Jane KORRY
Born: 14 May 1847
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 13 November 1867 (to JAMES WELLINGTON NORRIS)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Married: 25 March 1895 (to WILLIAM JOHN WHITE)
Place: Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died: 16 May 1918
Place: Fleserton, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Jane and James Norris were the parents of ten children: Christina, Elizabeth, John Porter, William James, George Wellington, Isaac Garrett, Lorenzo, Peter, Fredrick Thomas and Leslie Albert
2. Christina KORRY
Born: 14 September 1849
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 July 1871 (to JAMES FYFE)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 September 1915
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina and James were the parents of six children: James, George, John Andrew, Christina, Edwin, and Elizabeth Estella
3. Margaret KORRY
Born: 21 March 1851
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1874 (to SAMUEL DOWDALL)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 February 1921
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Margaret and Samuel were the parents of eleven children: Bertha Adnena, John, Catherine, Robert G., Fredrick, Franklin Porter, Maggie May, Lloyd Charles, Flossie, Isaac Harold and Ross Parker
4. Porter KORRY
Born: 16 August 1853
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 22 July 1854
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. Porter KORRY
Born: 29 November 1856
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 July 1867
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
6. Isaac KORRY
Born: 30 December 1858
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 21 February 1888 (to MARY JANE MOORE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 21 May 1911
Isaac and Mary Jane were the parents of two daughters: Laura Margaret and Winifred Mary.
7. George KORRY
Born: 12 March 1861
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1885 (to MARGARET JANE GAMBLE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 March 1938
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
George and Margaret Jane were the parents of five children: John Gamble, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Andrew George, Christina Mabel, and Laura Ethel
8. Jessie KORRY
Born: 12 July 1866
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 February 1884 (to JAMES MAHON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 February 1941
Place: Oso, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Jessie and James were the parents of eleven children: Margaret Edna, Jane, John Egbert, Frederick, Boyd Caldwell, Wilfred L., Isaac Arnold, Daisy Belle, Wana Bernice, Jessie Oneta, and Winifred Vera.
John Corry was born 3 October 1821, at Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, the oldest son of Isaac Corry and Jean Ritchie. He married Christina Porter in 1846. She died in 1884. In 1892, he married Annie McEwen. John and Christina were the parents of ten children.
John was very successful as a lumberman and operated a mill on the Tay River in Lanark County. An account of his business pursuits is found in THE DAMMED LAKES by Lloyd B. Jones. Quoting from the book: "John changed the spelling of his name from Corry to Korry. He was a mill owner and lumber dealer at the foot of Bob's Lake at Dr. Tom's Rapids, and it was easier to carve a "K" in the logs than a "C".
John also served as Postmaster of Bolingbroke in Lanark County. His father, Isaac, says (in a letter written to Isaac’s brother George in Utah) that John was "pretty selfish for this world’s goods."
John died 30 May 1896 in South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. The following appeared in the local newspaper, "The Perth Courier" at the time of John’s death.
PERTH COURIER, June 5, 1896, Death
The late Mr. John Korry. After a lengthened illness, the result of la grippe, Mr. John Korry, of South Sherbrooke, died on Saturday at the age of 75 years. Deceased was the son of the late Mr. Isaac Korry [Corry], and was born in Bathurst, near Sharbot Lake, in the year 1821. He carried on the lumbering and saw milling business when he grew up and prospered and at the time of his death had charge of the government dam at and above Bob's Lake. He leaves two sons: Isaac of South Sherbrooke and saw miller at Maberly, and George, merchant, Bathurst station; and four daughters, all married. The deceased was a Baptist in religion and a conservative in politics. His brother, George, of Perth is now the only survivor of seven brothers. Mr. Corry left an estate valued at $40,000. His funeral on Monday was about the largest ever seen in the township with more than 100 teams joining in the procession. The remains were interred at Bollingbroke Cemetery.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF JOHN CORRY (KORRY) AND CHRISTINA PORTER
John CORRY (KORRY) (Husband)
Born: 3 October 1821
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 9 June 1846
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 May 1896
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina PORTER (Wife)
Born: 25 October 1821
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 20 August 1884
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Scotland
(Children)
1. Jane KORRY
Born: 14 May 1847
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 13 November 1867 (to JAMES WELLINGTON NORRIS)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Married: 25 March 1895 (to WILLIAM JOHN WHITE)
Place: Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died: 16 May 1918
Place: Fleserton, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Jane and James Norris were the parents of ten children: Christina, Elizabeth, John Porter, William James, George Wellington, Isaac Garrett, Lorenzo, Peter, Fredrick Thomas and Leslie Albert
2. Christina KORRY
Born: 14 September 1849
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 July 1871 (to JAMES FYFE)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 September 1915
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina and James were the parents of six children: James, George, John Andrew, Christina, Edwin, and Elizabeth Estella
3. Margaret KORRY
Born: 21 March 1851
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1874 (to SAMUEL DOWDALL)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 February 1921
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Margaret and Samuel were the parents of eleven children: Bertha Adnena, John, Catherine, Robert G., Fredrick, Franklin Porter, Maggie May, Lloyd Charles, Flossie, Isaac Harold and Ross Parker
4. Porter KORRY
Born: 16 August 1853
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 22 July 1854
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. Porter KORRY
Born: 29 November 1856
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 July 1867
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
6. Isaac KORRY
Born: 30 December 1858
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 21 February 1888 (to MARY JANE MOORE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 21 May 1911
Isaac and Mary Jane were the parents of two daughters: Laura Margaret and Winifred Mary.
7. George KORRY
Born: 12 March 1861
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1885 (to MARGARET JANE GAMBLE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 March 1938
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
George and Margaret Jane were the parents of five children: John Gamble, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Andrew George, Christina Mabel, and Laura Ethel
8. Jessie KORRY
Born: 12 July 1866
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 February 1884 (to JAMES MAHON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 February 1941
Place: Oso, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Jessie and James were the parents of eleven children: Margaret Edna, Jane, John Egbert, Frederick, Boyd Caldwell, Wilfred L., Isaac Arnold, Daisy Belle, Wana Bernice, Jessie Oneta, and Winifred Vera.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Our Corry Relatives, Continued
As noted from the history of George Corry and Margaret Cole Corry, their family consisted of seven children, six sons and one daughter. "Our Corry Relatives" continues with the brief histories of the seven children: First, William Henry and Isaac:
(2nd Generation) WILLIAM HENRY CORRY
The only record of William Henry Corry, is his birth recorded at St. James, Westminster, London, England
(2nd Genertion) ISAAC CORRY AND JEAN RITCHIE FAMILY
Isaac Corry was born at St. James Parish, Westmister, London, England on 31 January 1800 (according to the St. James Parish records), a son of George Corry and Margaret [Cole].
He left England and came to Canada on the ship, Vittoria, in 1817, presumably with his parents and brothers and sister. He located at Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, on 11 January 1819, on his 100 acres which came to him as a result of his father’s military service.
Isaac was married to Jean Ritchie at Bathurst on 7 November 1820. He was a Baptist.
Isaac and Jean were the parents of eleven children. Jean died in 1859. After his wife’s death, Isaac joined several of his sons in Wabasha County, Minnesota. He bought land there and married a second wife, but eventually gave up both the land and the wife and returned to the Perth area of Ontario.January 25, 1870.
"I have had a good many ups and downs in the world since we parted. My wife died between ten and eleven years since. I have also buried my oldest daughter [Margaret] and four sons [William, Ritchie, Robert and Thomas]. The rest of my family are settled in the world. One son, my oldest, John, is a mill owner and lumber dealer up at the foot of Bob’s Lake. George, my next oldest has tried a good many things. He learned axe making and general blacksmithing. My youngest son, Henry, is settled in Minnesota where I moved to shortly after Jane’s death. Three of my sons are buried there. I bought a farm there and could have made money there had it not been for the homicidal war that arose between the northern and southern States which put all our business and calculations into confusion. I have now sold all my property there to Henry and am retired from the business of the world and am living with my oldest Daughter, Janet, who is married to Archibald Forde, a carpenter. My youngest daughter lives in the States in the direction of the Dakota Territory. Her husband is a Methodist Preacher. Sister Shortt [Charlotte] died about thirteen since. Sam [Samuel McLellan, Charlotte’s husband] is living yet and is quite hardy and smart. His family are all grown up. He is now postmaster on his old homestead. I suppose you will be aware that Brother Thomas died some years since in Iowa. Please write to me at as early a date as you can make convenient. . . .your loving Brother, longing to hear from you. Isaac Corry"
Another excerpt from a letter to George: "Brother Henry, I do not know whether he is dead or alive. It was a sore trial to them when you broke up and went with the Mormons. They wandered about seeking a home. Went through what means they had. Father and Henry came back to Canada. When he crossed the line, he traded a horse and got some Frifle (?) And a chest of tea. That was all he possessed. I was coming to Perth. I met him and his wife turning the corner coming up the 3rd line. I was riding horseback. He had a boy about two years old
. . . . In the spring he said he would go up to Detroit. He and his wife and Father left. That is the last I ever saw of them. Father died up there and Henry’s wife. That is the last account I ever heard of him."
Isaac died in 1881 at Perth. His will was recorded as follows:
"This is the last Will and Testament of me, Isaac Corry, of the town of Perth in the County of Lanark and Province of Ontario, Gentleman.
1. I direct that all my just debts including funeral ex. penses and the expenses of administration be paid by my executors.
2. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Janet Ford, wife of Archibald Ford of the said town of Perth, carpenter, the sum of five hundred dollars.
3. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ann Jamieson, wife of Archibald Jamieson of Dacotah Territory in the United States, Methodist Minister, the sum of five hundred dollars.
4. I give and bequeath to my son, George Corry of Perth, Blacksmith, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.
5. I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Corry, of Wabashaw County, Minnesota, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. This legacy I direct my executors to credit to my said son upon the mortgage debt he owes me upon his farm in Minnesota, if so much is still owing at my death. If less is owing, then I direct my executors to cancel his indebtedness and pay him the difference.
6. To my executors hereinafter named, I devise the lands mentioned in the said mortgage from my said son, Henry, subject to the trusts upon which I hold the same.
7. To my said daughter, Janet Ford, I further give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate, real and personal, not herein otherwise disposed of and I intend this bequest to be in satisfaction of any claim she or her husband may have against me at my death for keeping and taking care of me up to that time.
8. If my son, Henry Corry's, said mortgage is not all paid up at my death, I direct my executors to give him two years further hence from my death to pay the amounts that shall be then past due and a further extension of two years to make each of his other payments beyond the time provided by the mortgage. And whereas the mortgage is drawn bearing ten per cent interest, I direct that my son Henry shall only be charged seven per cent on the amounts remaining unpaid and in computing the amount of my son's indebtedness the mortgage shall be -------------------- as if it had been drawn bearing seven instead of ten per cent interest.
9. I direct my executors to pay the said legacies to the said legatees proportionately as moneys come into their hands always keeping in view the provision herein made giving my son, Henry, extension of time for his payments.
10. I have not given anything to my son, John Corry, as I think he does not need it, but my affection for him is not less than for my other children.
11. I nominate and appoint my friends, John D. Kellock of Perth, physician, and James Robertson of Perth, --------------, to be the executors of this will which I declare to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills and other testamentary dispositions by me heretofore made.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and seventy six.
Signed by the said testator, Isaac Corry ----------------- his last will and testament, in the presence of us present at the same time, who at his request, in his sight and presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edward George Mallock of Perth, Barrister at law Isaac Corry
William Franklin Morpny of Perth, Student at law.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF ISAAC CORRY AND JEAN RITCHIE
Isaac CORRY (Husband)
Born: 31 January 1800
Place: St. James Parish, Westminster, London, England
Married: 7 November 1820 (to JEAN RITCHIE)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1881
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Jean RITCHIE (Wife)
Born: 7 May 1801
Place: Fintry, Stirling, Scotland
Died: 10 Aug 1859
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
(Children)
1. John CORRY or KORRY
Born: 3 October 1821
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 9 June 1846 (to CHRISTINA PORTER)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 21 January 1892 (to ANNIE McEWEN)
Place: Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 May 1896
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
2. Margaret CORRY
Born: February 1823
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1870
3. Janet CORRY
Born: 26 February 1824 (or 6 January 1825)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: (to ARCHIBALD FORDE)
Place: Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 7 May 1907
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
4. George CORRY
Born: 14 January 1826
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 23 November 1849 (to MARY NEILSON)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 16 November 1907
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. William CORRY
Born: 1828
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1850 (to MARGARET ELIZABETH KIRKMAN)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 18626. Elizabeth CORRY
Born: 20 Mar 1829
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1881
7. Ritchie L CORRY
Born: 1830
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1854 (to MARGARET JANE JAMIESON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 May 1863
Place: West Albany, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
8. Robert CORRY
Born: 23 April 1832
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 1 January 1862 (to ISABELLA MARIA NICHOL)
Place: Middleville, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1867
Place: Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
9. Thomas CORRY
Born: 3 May 1834
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1870
10. Ann Jane CORRY
Born: 16 September 1836
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 27 August 1859 (to ARCHIBALD JAMIESON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 October 1919
Place: Lemars, Plymouth, Iowa, USA
11. Henry CORRY
Born: About 1838
Place: Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1858 (to ELIZABETH KIRKMAN)
Died: 30 March 1894
Place: Reynolds, Traill, North Dakota, USA
Place: West Albany, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
(2nd Generation) WILLIAM HENRY CORRY
The only record of William Henry Corry, is his birth recorded at St. James, Westminster, London, England
(2nd Genertion) ISAAC CORRY AND JEAN RITCHIE FAMILY
Isaac Corry was born at St. James Parish, Westmister, London, England on 31 January 1800 (according to the St. James Parish records), a son of George Corry and Margaret [Cole].
He left England and came to Canada on the ship, Vittoria, in 1817, presumably with his parents and brothers and sister. He located at Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, on 11 January 1819, on his 100 acres which came to him as a result of his father’s military service.
Isaac was married to Jean Ritchie at Bathurst on 7 November 1820. He was a Baptist.
Isaac and Jean were the parents of eleven children. Jean died in 1859. After his wife’s death, Isaac joined several of his sons in Wabasha County, Minnesota. He bought land there and married a second wife, but eventually gave up both the land and the wife and returned to the Perth area of Ontario.January 25, 1870.
"I have had a good many ups and downs in the world since we parted. My wife died between ten and eleven years since. I have also buried my oldest daughter [Margaret] and four sons [William, Ritchie, Robert and Thomas]. The rest of my family are settled in the world. One son, my oldest, John, is a mill owner and lumber dealer up at the foot of Bob’s Lake. George, my next oldest has tried a good many things. He learned axe making and general blacksmithing. My youngest son, Henry, is settled in Minnesota where I moved to shortly after Jane’s death. Three of my sons are buried there. I bought a farm there and could have made money there had it not been for the homicidal war that arose between the northern and southern States which put all our business and calculations into confusion. I have now sold all my property there to Henry and am retired from the business of the world and am living with my oldest Daughter, Janet, who is married to Archibald Forde, a carpenter. My youngest daughter lives in the States in the direction of the Dakota Territory. Her husband is a Methodist Preacher. Sister Shortt [Charlotte] died about thirteen since. Sam [Samuel McLellan, Charlotte’s husband] is living yet and is quite hardy and smart. His family are all grown up. He is now postmaster on his old homestead. I suppose you will be aware that Brother Thomas died some years since in Iowa. Please write to me at as early a date as you can make convenient. . . .your loving Brother, longing to hear from you. Isaac Corry"
Another excerpt from a letter to George: "Brother Henry, I do not know whether he is dead or alive. It was a sore trial to them when you broke up and went with the Mormons. They wandered about seeking a home. Went through what means they had. Father and Henry came back to Canada. When he crossed the line, he traded a horse and got some Frifle (?) And a chest of tea. That was all he possessed. I was coming to Perth. I met him and his wife turning the corner coming up the 3rd line. I was riding horseback. He had a boy about two years old
. . . . In the spring he said he would go up to Detroit. He and his wife and Father left. That is the last I ever saw of them. Father died up there and Henry’s wife. That is the last account I ever heard of him."
Isaac died in 1881 at Perth. His will was recorded as follows:
"This is the last Will and Testament of me, Isaac Corry, of the town of Perth in the County of Lanark and Province of Ontario, Gentleman.
1. I direct that all my just debts including funeral ex. penses and the expenses of administration be paid by my executors.
2. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Janet Ford, wife of Archibald Ford of the said town of Perth, carpenter, the sum of five hundred dollars.
3. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ann Jamieson, wife of Archibald Jamieson of Dacotah Territory in the United States, Methodist Minister, the sum of five hundred dollars.
4. I give and bequeath to my son, George Corry of Perth, Blacksmith, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.
5. I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Corry, of Wabashaw County, Minnesota, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. This legacy I direct my executors to credit to my said son upon the mortgage debt he owes me upon his farm in Minnesota, if so much is still owing at my death. If less is owing, then I direct my executors to cancel his indebtedness and pay him the difference.
6. To my executors hereinafter named, I devise the lands mentioned in the said mortgage from my said son, Henry, subject to the trusts upon which I hold the same.
7. To my said daughter, Janet Ford, I further give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate, real and personal, not herein otherwise disposed of and I intend this bequest to be in satisfaction of any claim she or her husband may have against me at my death for keeping and taking care of me up to that time.
8. If my son, Henry Corry's, said mortgage is not all paid up at my death, I direct my executors to give him two years further hence from my death to pay the amounts that shall be then past due and a further extension of two years to make each of his other payments beyond the time provided by the mortgage. And whereas the mortgage is drawn bearing ten per cent interest, I direct that my son Henry shall only be charged seven per cent on the amounts remaining unpaid and in computing the amount of my son's indebtedness the mortgage shall be -------------------- as if it had been drawn bearing seven instead of ten per cent interest.
9. I direct my executors to pay the said legacies to the said legatees proportionately as moneys come into their hands always keeping in view the provision herein made giving my son, Henry, extension of time for his payments.
10. I have not given anything to my son, John Corry, as I think he does not need it, but my affection for him is not less than for my other children.
11. I nominate and appoint my friends, John D. Kellock of Perth, physician, and James Robertson of Perth, --------------, to be the executors of this will which I declare to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills and other testamentary dispositions by me heretofore made.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and seventy six.
Signed by the said testator, Isaac Corry ----------------- his last will and testament, in the presence of us present at the same time, who at his request, in his sight and presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edward George Mallock of Perth, Barrister at law Isaac Corry
William Franklin Morpny of Perth, Student at law.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF ISAAC CORRY AND JEAN RITCHIE
Isaac CORRY (Husband)
Born: 31 January 1800
Place: St. James Parish, Westminster, London, England
Married: 7 November 1820 (to JEAN RITCHIE)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1881
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Jean RITCHIE (Wife)
Born: 7 May 1801
Place: Fintry, Stirling, Scotland
Died: 10 Aug 1859
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
(Children)
1. John CORRY or KORRY
Born: 3 October 1821
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 9 June 1846 (to CHRISTINA PORTER)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 21 January 1892 (to ANNIE McEWEN)
Place: Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 May 1896
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
2. Margaret CORRY
Born: February 1823
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1870
3. Janet CORRY
Born: 26 February 1824 (or 6 January 1825)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: (to ARCHIBALD FORDE)
Place: Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 7 May 1907
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
4. George CORRY
Born: 14 January 1826
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 23 November 1849 (to MARY NEILSON)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 16 November 1907
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. William CORRY
Born: 1828
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1850 (to MARGARET ELIZABETH KIRKMAN)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 18626. Elizabeth CORRY
Born: 20 Mar 1829
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1881
7. Ritchie L CORRY
Born: 1830
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1854 (to MARGARET JANE JAMIESON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 May 1863
Place: West Albany, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
8. Robert CORRY
Born: 23 April 1832
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 1 January 1862 (to ISABELLA MARIA NICHOL)
Place: Middleville, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1867
Place: Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
9. Thomas CORRY
Born: 3 May 1834
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: Before 1870
10. Ann Jane CORRY
Born: 16 September 1836
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 27 August 1859 (to ARCHIBALD JAMIESON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 October 1919
Place: Lemars, Plymouth, Iowa, USA
11. Henry CORRY
Born: About 1838
Place: Ontario, Canada
Married: About 1858 (to ELIZABETH KIRKMAN)
Died: 30 March 1894
Place: Reynolds, Traill, North Dakota, USA
Place: West Albany, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Our Corry Relatives
OUR CORRY RELATIVES
(1st Generation) GEORGE CORRY and MARGARET COLE
So far there are no solid records for the birth date and place and parents of George and Margaret. The first documented record of George Corry tells of his joining the First Life Guards. . "A Trooper George Curry [Corry] enlisted on 21 July 1790 and served at Hyde Park Barracks continuously until 24 October 1802 on which later date he was discharged presumable in consequence of the outbreak of peace by the Treaty of America when the army was drastically reduced."
George Corry and Margaret Cole were married on 2 September 1790, at St. George, Hanover Square (1), in London, England. The record is as follows:
St. George Hanover Square, Westminster
Date: 2 September 180, after banns
Name: George Curry, this parish
Name of Bride: Margaret Cole, this parish
Signatures: George Corry
Mark x of Margaret Cole
The next record for George and Margaret is in St. James Parish (2) which borders the St. George Hanover Square Parish. This was apparently their home during the years their children were born. The birth records for their children are found in the St. James Parish birth register (see family group record).
The family immigrated from London to Canada in 1817.
Arrived at Port Quebec; July 6, 1817; Ship Vittoria; Dodd, Ship Master; Sailed 15 May from London and Cor; 40 settlers and 194 of the 37th Regt.; Remarks: to government, ordnance stores Intelligence:— Brig Vittoria got off the ground with little damage.
George received a Crown Grant for the SW one-half of Lot 5 in the1st Concession, 100 acres in the township of Bathurst, Lanark County, Ontario, in the year 1817. This grant was because of his service in the First Life Guards. He was also promised 100 acres for each of his sons when they reached the age of 21 years.
George moved from Bathurst to Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, in 1836. He relinquished his land in Bathurst for land in Plympton. His two older sons, Isaac and Thomas received their 100 acres in the Bathurst area. George petitioned for some time for the 100 acres for George and Henry and the acreage was finally awarded.
Margaret’s name is mentioned only in her marriage record and in the birth records for her children. There is no other mention of her in the public records. Tradition says she died in 1840 (probably in Lambton County since that is where they were living at that time.)______________
(1) ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE, a parish in the city of Westminster, county Middlesex."
(2) St. James is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. It is bounded to the north by Piccadilly, to the west by Green Park, to the south by The Mall and St. James’ Park and to the east by The Hay Market.
Witnesses: Caleb Greville and William Greville
Our research has not been successful in definitely identifying the parents of either George or Margaret, their birth dates and places, brothers and sisters, etc. Research has turned up some possibilities, but nothing has been proved yet. We also are unsure of death dates and places for George and Margaret.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF GEORGE CORRY AND MARGARET COLE
GEORGE CORRY (Husband)
Born:
Place:
Married: 2 September 1790
Place: St. George Parish, Hanover Square, London, England
Died:
Place:
MARGARET COLE (Wife)
Born:
Place:
Died:
Place:
(Children)
1. WILLIAM CORRY
Born: Oct 1796
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
2. ISAAC CORRY
Born: 31 Jan 1800
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 7 November 1820 (to JEAN RITCHIE)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1881
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
3. THOMAS CORRY
Born: 2 Jan 1802
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 20 May 1833 (to MARGARET JONES)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 March 1862
Place: Lowden, Cedar, Iowa, USA
4. CHARLOTTE CORRY
Born: 21 Aug 1805
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 28 January 1824 (to SAMUEL McLELLAN)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 February 1859
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. GEORGE CORRY
Born: 25 Oct 1807
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 26 January 1838 (to MARGARET CLIMIE)
Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 April 1875
Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
6. HENRY CORRY
Born: 22 Apr 1810
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 31 Jan 1842 (to LOUISA AUSTIN)
Place: Clyde, St. Clair, Michigan, USA
7. CHARLES CORRY
Born: 1812
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
(1st Generation) GEORGE CORRY and MARGARET COLE
So far there are no solid records for the birth date and place and parents of George and Margaret. The first documented record of George Corry tells of his joining the First Life Guards. . "A Trooper George Curry [Corry] enlisted on 21 July 1790 and served at Hyde Park Barracks continuously until 24 October 1802 on which later date he was discharged presumable in consequence of the outbreak of peace by the Treaty of America when the army was drastically reduced."
George Corry and Margaret Cole were married on 2 September 1790, at St. George, Hanover Square (1), in London, England. The record is as follows:
St. George Hanover Square, Westminster
Date: 2 September 180, after banns
Name: George Curry, this parish
Name of Bride: Margaret Cole, this parish
Signatures: George Corry
Mark x of Margaret Cole
The next record for George and Margaret is in St. James Parish (2) which borders the St. George Hanover Square Parish. This was apparently their home during the years their children were born. The birth records for their children are found in the St. James Parish birth register (see family group record).
The family immigrated from London to Canada in 1817.
Arrived at Port Quebec; July 6, 1817; Ship Vittoria; Dodd, Ship Master; Sailed 15 May from London and Cor; 40 settlers and 194 of the 37th Regt.; Remarks: to government, ordnance stores Intelligence:— Brig Vittoria got off the ground with little damage.
George received a Crown Grant for the SW one-half of Lot 5 in the1st Concession, 100 acres in the township of Bathurst, Lanark County, Ontario, in the year 1817. This grant was because of his service in the First Life Guards. He was also promised 100 acres for each of his sons when they reached the age of 21 years.
George moved from Bathurst to Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, in 1836. He relinquished his land in Bathurst for land in Plympton. His two older sons, Isaac and Thomas received their 100 acres in the Bathurst area. George petitioned for some time for the 100 acres for George and Henry and the acreage was finally awarded.
Margaret’s name is mentioned only in her marriage record and in the birth records for her children. There is no other mention of her in the public records. Tradition says she died in 1840 (probably in Lambton County since that is where they were living at that time.)______________
(1) ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE, a parish in the city of Westminster, county Middlesex."
(2) St. James is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. It is bounded to the north by Piccadilly, to the west by Green Park, to the south by The Mall and St. James’ Park and to the east by The Hay Market.
Witnesses: Caleb Greville and William Greville
Our research has not been successful in definitely identifying the parents of either George or Margaret, their birth dates and places, brothers and sisters, etc. Research has turned up some possibilities, but nothing has been proved yet. We also are unsure of death dates and places for George and Margaret.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF GEORGE CORRY AND MARGARET COLE
GEORGE CORRY (Husband)
Born:
Place:
Married: 2 September 1790
Place: St. George Parish, Hanover Square, London, England
Died:
Place:
MARGARET COLE (Wife)
Born:
Place:
Died:
Place:
(Children)
1. WILLIAM CORRY
Born: Oct 1796
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
2. ISAAC CORRY
Born: 31 Jan 1800
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 7 November 1820 (to JEAN RITCHIE)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 15 August 1881
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
3. THOMAS CORRY
Born: 2 Jan 1802
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 20 May 1833 (to MARGARET JONES)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 March 1862
Place: Lowden, Cedar, Iowa, USA
4. CHARLOTTE CORRY
Born: 21 Aug 1805
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 28 January 1824 (to SAMUEL McLELLAN)
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 February 1859
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. GEORGE CORRY
Born: 25 Oct 1807
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 26 January 1838 (to MARGARET CLIMIE)
Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 April 1875
Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
6. HENRY CORRY
Born: 22 Apr 1810
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Married: 31 Jan 1842 (to LOUISA AUSTIN)
Place: Clyde, St. Clair, Michigan, USA
7. CHARLES CORRY
Born: 1812
Place: St. James, Westminster, London, England
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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