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From: "Kathy Wells" <>
Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Tiverton & Cory Comp Gen 2001
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:12:50 -0500
References: <BAY1-F84cYDeWrMY0ja0000b883@hotmail.com>


Would you believe I found the Cory book at my Dallas Library yesterday.
The bad news was, he was just listed and no further information on him.
Oh well....that's my luck :~).
Thanks, Kathy.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Gerrity" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: [MABRISTO] Tiverton & Cory Comp Gen 2001


> Here's the link to the rootsweb posting in 2001 for THE Cory book. These
> are the people you should check with first, re lit search before archives
> search (though i LOVE archives searches!!):
>
>
> <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.cory&m=159>;
>
>
> Bob G.
>
>
> >From: "Robert Gerrity" <>
> >Reply-To:
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Help on Tiverton
> >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:44:48 +0000
> >
> >First,
> >
> >Are you aware of this site and the gedcom material you can request:
> >
> ><http://www.coryfamsoc.com/william/william/d3.htm#P3>;
> >
> >Unfortuantely, your Roger is not detailed at this page but i suspect
> >there's stuff on him in the gedcom file. Clik on the footnote next to his
> >name to go to the footnote page for that citation.
> >
> >The above is from a Google search: "roger cory"+"rhode"
> >
> >
> >Second,
> >
> >in the 3rd paragraph below, the Sk sentence reads: "at Sk, page 512." I
> >read THAT to mean that in some unnumbered volume at South Kingston, on p.
> >512 is a copy of RC's will.
> >
> >Have you contacted South Kingston?
> >
> >
> >Ti vol 7 -
> >
> >It's likely worth a phone call to the clerk with this specific citaiton
> >hand to double check there's no problem at their end. Or to photocopy the
> >information and send it along with a gentle cover letter asking them to
try
> >again. (I had to do that with an Irish FHC to get them to "look" a
little
> >closer.)
> >
> >Still, some lister myah have the answer for you.
> >
> >I looked up Cory in my Bristol Abstract books which only go to 1762.
> >There's only a Thomas over in Dartmouth MA.
> >
> >Getting somone to check Bristol records for Cory/Francis post 1762 might
be
> >worhtwhile at some point.
> >Robert M. Gerrity
> >YANKEE ANCESTRY
> >P. O. Box 2814
> >Acton, MA 01720
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Kathy Wells" <>
> >>Reply-To:
> >>To:
> >>Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Help on Tiverton
> >>Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:13:26 -0500
> >>
> >>ROBERT,
> >>
> >>{Ti 5:512} came from the book "Newport Co, R.I. Marriages Probate
Records"
> >>pg 107; states: Roger and Susannah Francis widow mw Roger Cory
d.1793;
> >>
> >>(Ti 7:46} came from the "Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Vol 16;
> >>Index
> >>of Wills 1-15 " pg 91; Roger Cory 1793 Ti 7-46;
> >>
> >>"Rhode Island Gen. Reg. ; Rhode Island Vital Records 1500-1900" pg 46"
> >>states: Roger Cory of Ti, yeoman. Will dated 29 Nov 1793, proved
last
> >>Monday Oct 1799 at SK, pg 512. Mentions: wife Susannah Cory, William
> >>Francis & Thomas Francis both under 21 sons of my wife Susannay Cory.
> >>Witn:
> >>Paul Cook, William ?, Joseph Durfee.
> >>
> >>Your interpretations, help and/or suggestions are definitely
appreciated.
> >>Thanks, Kathy Wells.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Robert Gerrity" <>
> >>To: <>
> >>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:50 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Help on Tiverton
> >>
> >>
> >> > What was your source for both, that is where did you first find the
Ti
> >>5:512
> >> > and the Ti 7:46 citations? This is important for us to know.
> >> >
> >> > From looking at them, it looks like a Mayflower Silver book format.
> >>This
> >>is
> >> > important because, having worked out of the Tiverton vault where the
> >>older
> >> > books are, I'm surprised that the clerk's office couldn't find volume
> >>7.
> >> > Perhaps another lister has worked there more recently than I?
> >> >
> >> > Also, have you consulted the more recently published extracts? Have
you
> >> > considered looking at deeds where family quitclaims would have been
> >> > registered (maybe)?
> >> >
> >> > Also, I'm confused over the SK reference. If you have citation that
> >>his
> >> > will was proved (probated) in South Kingston, why not write them?
> >>That's
> >> > where the will should be under RI procedures. Did he & 2nd wife live
in
> >> > South Kingston & then she moved "back" to Tiverton? So, again where
did
> >>the
> >> > TI references come from.
> >> >
> >> > And just be happy you're not working Pensyvlania where's there's not
> >>much
> >>of
> >> > anything for most of the state until well past the mid-19th century!
> >> >
> >> > Hoping to help you and be enlightened himself at the same time,
> >> >
> >> > Robert M. Gerrity
> >> > YANKEE ANCESTRY
> >> > P. O. Box 2814
> >> > Acton, MA 01720
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >From: "Kathy Wells" <>
> >> > >Reply-To:
> >> > >To:
> >> > >Subject: [MABRISTO] Help on Tiverton
> >> > >Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:06:59 -0500
> >> > >
> >> > >Tivertonians:
> >> > > Please.... I need some help. I have a man named Roger
> >>Cory/Corey
> >> > >who died apparently in 1799. His will was written in 1793, but
> >>proven
> >>in
> >> > >Oct 1799. His death I got from the Newport Co, RI marriages from
> >> > >probate records, and his Probate/Will says it was proven in
S.K.which
> >>I
> >> > >believe is South Kingston. The only two references I found are
{Ti
> >>5:512
> >> > >and Ti 7:46} and I figured the 'Ti' meant Tiverton, so I wrote to
the
> >>town
> >> > >clerk of Tiverton. The town clerk said he can only find one {Ti
> >>5:512}
> >> > >and it is only one page. I'm sure Roger Corey had more than one
> >>page
> >>of
> >> > >probate because I have seen information where it discussed that
Roger
> >>Corey
> >> > >married a widow Susannah Francis, and named her 2 children of her
> >>previous
> >> > >marriage and how she filed to settle his estate.....and, Roger Corey
> >>seemed
> >> > >fairly well off. If most of the probate is not in Tiverton, does
> >>anyone
> >> > >know where it might be housed and/or where I should write? Down
> >>here
> >>in
> >> > >Texas, all proba!
> >> > >te is kept at the county level in a county probate court. You
just
> >>order
> >> > >the whole probate package and you get the Will, settlement of
estate,
> >> > >Inventory, etc.. Things apparently aren't that simple up there in
> >>Rhode
> >> > >Island :~). I could really use some help.
> >> > > thanks, Kathy Wells.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
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