A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Cory III 
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13Birth3 Feb 1674, Huntington, Suffolk Co, Long Island, Province of New York, BCA11
BurialFirst Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union Co, New Jersey11
Occupationfarmer, merchant13
FatherJohn Cory II (1638-1686)
MotherMary Cornish (1649-1702)
Spouses
Birth1677, Elizabeth, Union Co, Province of New Jersey, BCA11
BurialFirst Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union Co, New Jersey1764
FatherJoseph Osborn
MotherPricilla Roberts
Marriage170013
Notes for John Cory III
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?11
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?11
Notes for John & Priscilla Day (Family)
John Cory III was one of the “Memoralists” (founders) of the town of Elizabethtown which was at that time one of the most important seaports on the coast.13