Family
Married 22 Jul 1745 Bradworthy, Devon, England 4) (57 years married) to: Francis Cory 1) Born ± 1724 5) Died Feb 1806 Bradworthy, Devon, England, approximately 82 years 5) Buried 20 Feb 1806 Bradworthy, Devon, England 5) Occupation: Bradworthy, Devon, England; Tailor 6) Will signed: 5 Jun 1806 Bradworthy, Devon, England 6) Notes: Francis Cory's baptism is not known with certainty. It may be the Francis Cory, baptised 1731, son of John Cory. But this would require Francis to have been buried at Child: 1. Francis Cory 7)Born ± 1755 Bradworthy, Devon, England 8) 1) Baptised 21 Jan 1755 Bradworthy, Devon, England 1) Died Jun 1833 Bradworthy, Devon, England, approximately 78 years 8) Buried 7 Jun 1833 Bradworthy, Devon, England 8) Notes: Francis Cory Junior (i.e. the Francis who married Margaret Hopper) is known to have been born in Woolsery and had a brother William. William was baptised at Woolsery to Francis Cory and Margaret. Evidence to support Francis being the father of Francis includes various newspaper articles where Sarah Cory (his granddaughter) provides details of her ancestry. Francis was firstly married to Joanna Barriss at Woolfardisworthy. |
Sources
1) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Frances the son of Frances and Mary Cory was baptized the 21 day of January". Reference: Bradworthy PRs (Data from direct source)2) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Mary daughter of Robt was baptized 1 Aug". Reference: Bradworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Mary wife of Francis Cory aged abt 80 was buried Augst 20th". Reference: Bradworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Frances Cory and Mary Turner were married July ye 22 1745". Reference: Bradworthy PRs
5) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Francis Cory aged 82 was buried Feby 20th 1806". Reference: Bradworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers of Legacy Duty, Succession Duty and Estate Duty Abstract of Will of Francis Cory, Tailor of Bradworthy, Devon. Proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Totnes.Dated: 6 Jun 1806. Reference: IR 26/342/325 (Data from direct source)
7) Source: Hartland and West Country Chronicle "The names of her two sisters were Margaret and Anne...She had a brother named William who died at Hartland... her mother's maiden name was Hopper, and her Grandfather's name was Robert Hopper. He lived at Cheristow and owned two houses there, but both were burnt down. She thinks that her grandmother's name was Bond... Francis's father's name was also Francis as well as she can remember, but she did not know much about them. John Downing, the old lady's husband, was a labourer, and worked many years for Parson Hawker.". Reference: No 234 Page 6 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
8) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Francis Cory buried 7 June 1833, aged 77, resident of Woolfardisworthy. Reference: Woolfardisworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)