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John Cory III

Birth
Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
30 Dec 1721 (aged 48)
Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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John Cory born 3 Feb. 1673/4 in Huntington, Suffolk, LI, NY; died 30 Dec. 1721 in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ; buried in old Presbyterian Church yard in Elizabethtown, NJ; occupation farmer/merchant. Records show that John bought 63 acres of land from David Watkins in 1719 about 2.5 miles from Westfield. He resided on that land until his death in 1723. (conflicting years of death).

John Cory's will was dated 3 Mar. 1720; was proven at Elizabethtown, NJ 7 Jan. 1723. His wife Pricilla was Executrix; will mentions sons Elnathon, John, Joseph, and Benjamin; daughters Mary and Hannah.

John Cory married Pricilla Osborn, daughter of Joseph Osborn and Pricilla Roberts on 16 Mar. 1697/8, in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ. She was born in 1677 in Elizabethtown, NJ and died there on 16 Dec. 1723.

Source for the above: "Cory's of America, Ancestors and Descendants" Compiled by Al Bertus Cory.

John Cory's will was proven on 7 Jan. 1723. Did the family file his will the month after his death or wait a couple of years before filing? What is the source for showing his death as 30 Dec. and did he die in 1721 or in 1723?
John Cory born 3 Feb. 1673/4 in Huntington, Suffolk, LI, NY; died 30 Dec. 1721 in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ; buried in old Presbyterian Church yard in Elizabethtown, NJ; occupation farmer/merchant. Records show that John bought 63 acres of land from David Watkins in 1719 about 2.5 miles from Westfield. He resided on that land until his death in 1723. (conflicting years of death).

John Cory's will was dated 3 Mar. 1720; was proven at Elizabethtown, NJ 7 Jan. 1723. His wife Pricilla was Executrix; will mentions sons Elnathon, John, Joseph, and Benjamin; daughters Mary and Hannah.

John Cory married Pricilla Osborn, daughter of Joseph Osborn and Pricilla Roberts on 16 Mar. 1697/8, in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NJ. She was born in 1677 in Elizabethtown, NJ and died there on 16 Dec. 1723.

Source for the above: "Cory's of America, Ancestors and Descendants" Compiled by Al Bertus Cory.

John Cory's will was proven on 7 Jan. 1723. Did the family file his will the month after his death or wait a couple of years before filing? What is the source for showing his death as 30 Dec. and did he die in 1721 or in 1723?


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  • Created by: Jay
  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60626060/john-cory: accessed ), memorial page for John Cory III (3 Feb 1673–30 Dec 1721), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60626060, citing First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Jay (contributor 46914342).