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Subject: [GM-L] Giles Corey look up
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:52:16 EST


Hi, Rae,
I can add this bit of reference. Charles Henry Pope's "Pioneers of
Massachusetts" says this:

COREY, CORY
Giles, Salem, watchman, 1647. [Ex. Court Rec.] Brought suit 26 (12)
1650. He deposed 17 (4) 1672, age about 55 years. Wife Margaret; child
Deliverance b. 5 (6) 1658. He m. #2, Mary, who "was bought out of a London ship in
Virginia by the father of Caleb More; who testified to this and to her good
character when she was accused in 1678." [Es. Files.[
She d. 1684, age 63 years. [Gr. st.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That's all that Pope says. There's no listing for a Caleb More, so I
don't know who he was.

Jan Weber



In a message dated 11/7/03 3:43:16 AM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:
>
> Giles Corey was my 8th g-grandfather through his daughter Margaret and
> William Cleaves. I have four children listed for him. Margaret who was
> married to William Cleaves and was my 7th g-grandmother. Martha who was
> thought to be William Cleaves 1st wife until that was proven wrong. I have
> never seen any other mention of her. Did she really exist? Elizabeth who
> married John Moulton and Deliverance who was b. 5 August 1658 and married
> Henry Crosby. Now I have just been reading the Records and Files of the
> Quarterly Courts of Essex County that are online at
> http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/Essex/. There are quite a few
> mentions of another daughter Mary who married John Parker. In volume 6 page
> 147 John Parker is clearly mentioned as Giles Corey's son in law. Since I
> have not seen this information anywhere else I was just wondering how this
> slipped by without notice. Does anyone else have this information or any
> added information?
> Rae Robertson


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