'Corry1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Corry of Castlecoole, Corry of Kelwood
| Paterson states that the following family was "originally a Dumfriesshire family. ... The first of the name we have found in connection with Ayrshire was" ... | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Corry of Kelwood, Thomastoun, etc. (a 1507, a 1528) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | George Corry (a 1523, dvp?) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Corry of Kelwood (d Pinkie 09.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Naper | |||||||||||||||
| A. | George Corry of Kelwood (a 1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Blair | |||||||||||||||
| B. | ?? Corry | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Corry of Kelwood (a 1597, d by 1611) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | George Corry of Kelwood | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Chalmers (d 02.1623?) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Corry (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | David Corry | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mariot Corry | ||||||||||||||
| c. | James Corry (d Afford 06.1645, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Florence Crawfurd | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Corry | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Corry | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Katherine Corry | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Kennedy of Coiff | |||||||||||||||
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| We start with a brother & sister who we show as children of ... | |||||||||||||||
| _ Corry | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Corry of Belfast, 1st of Castlecoole in co. Fermanagh (d c1683, "a native of Scotland") | ||||||||||||||
| m. Blanch Johnston | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Corry of Castlecoole, Sheriff of co. Fermanagh then co. Monaghan (d 01.05.1718, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (02.1663) Sarah Anketell (dau of Oliver Anketell of Anketell Grove) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Corry of Castlecoole, Sheriff of co. Fermanagh (b 1666, d 1726, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.02.1701-2) Sarah Leslie (dau/coheir of William Leslie of Prospect) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Leslie Corry of Castlecoole, Sheriff of co. Fermanagh (b 1712, d unm 1740-1, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Martha Corry of Castlecoole (b 1704-5, d c1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Leslie, later Corry (Captain, MP) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Sarah Corry, later of Castlecoole (b 1709, d 1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.07.1733) Galbraith Lowry, later Lowry-Corry | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Corry, later of Castlecoole (b 1710, d 1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1736) Margetson Armar (dsp 1773, Colonel, Sheriff of co. Fermanagh) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Corry (b 1715, d 1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1751) Archibald Hamilton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.12.1754) James Leslie (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sarah Corry (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Corry | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1700) James Auchinleck of Thomastown | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Rebecca Corry | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1698) James Moutray of Favour Royal | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1683) Lucy Mervyn (dau of Henry Mervyn of Trillick) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1692) Elizabeth Harryman of London | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| ?? Crawford ("a cadet of the Scottish family of Crawford, settled in Fermanagh in the early part of the 17th century") | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p291+)
(2) For lower section (first uploaded
22.06.09 into CZmisc01) : BP1934 ('Belmore')
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