Abraham Corey

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1. [S463] John R. Toten, Christophers Genealogy: Jeffrey & Christopher Christopher of New London, Conn. and their Descendants, page 5 - MARGARET2 CHRISTOPHERS (Jeffery'), born -, at -; died June 19, 1728, at Southold, N. Y., and was probably buried there but no gravestone marks her grave ; married (1) (probably between 1677 and 1680-see probable date of birth of her children), at -, to Abraham2 Corey, born ? (before his father John' Corey appeared on Long Island, N. Y., on March 7, 1644; his father John' Corey signed a deed at Southold, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1660, in which he John' Corey quit claims for himself, wife Ann and son John2 Corey all their respective interests in certain property. It would seem therefore that his eldest son John2 ,Corey was of age at that date, but that Abraham2 Corey, a younger son was not of age Oct. 11, 1660. We conclude therefore that he was born subsequent to Oct. 11, 1639), at -; he lived at South-old, N. Y., and was a cooper; he died Sept. II, 1702 (will dated May 19, 1702; proved Oct. 14, 1702), at Southold, N. Y., and was buried there Sept. 11, 1702, no gravestone. He was a son of Johnl Corey, a weaver by trade, who settled in Southold, N. Y., after the year 1644 (see Southold Town Records, Vol. I, page 171) and his wife Ann -? (whose maiden surname is not known).
   Children: 5 (Corey), 2 sons and 3 daughters, all probably born at Southold, N. Y. The order of their birth as given is not vouched for:
   +13     i. Abraham,3 b. -, about 1680; (he was called
   eldest son in his father's will and was not 25
   years of age at date of that will, May 19, 1702);
   m. Mary Paine.
   +14     ii. Elizabeth, b. -, 1681; d. April11, 1751, "in her 71st year ;" m. (I) Samuel Hutchinson ; m. (2) John Budd, as his 2nd wife.
   +15 iii. John3, b. about January -, 1686; d. July 13, 1754; m. Dorothy Hobart. He is called 2nd son in his father's will dated May 19, 1702, and was not 25 years old on that date.
   +16 iv. Mary,3 b. -; d. -; she still retained her maiden surname Corey in 1698; and at the date of her father's will, May 19, 1702; she had been twice married, and on that date was the wife of William Bradley; m. (1) -? m. (2) William Bradley.
   +17 v. Dorothy, b. -; d. -; she was not married up to May 19, 1702.
   From Pelletreau's Early Long Island Wills, p. 74, we have a copy of the will of John
   Sammis, of Huntington, L. I.; N. Y., dated Nov. 28, 1693. In this will the testator speaks of Abraham2 Corey and Isaac2 Corey as "my brothers-in-law." This is accounted for by the fact that Abigail2 Corey, daughter of John'. Corey married John Sammis
   On pp. 256-60 of same book of wills, we find the full text of the will of Abraham2 Corey of Southold, N. Y. Will was dated May 19, 1702, and was proved Oct. 14, 1702. Witnesses : David Young, Joshua Young, Stephen Bailey. Executors : wife Margaret and sons Abraham and John. In this will he mentions his wife Margaret ; his eldest son Abraham ; his 2nd son John; his daughter Mary "now the wife of William Bradley, besides what I lent her at her first marriage ;" his daughter Elizabeth, "now ye wife of Samuel Hutchinson ;" his nephew [context shows that he means niece] Patience Mayhew (see record No. 12 of this article, daughter of Joanna2 Christophers by her husband John Mayhew), "if she remain with my executors until she comes of age ;" he also makes it clear that neither his son Abraham3 nor John3 were 25 years old at date of the will May 19, 1702; mentions also his daughter Dorothy3 Corey who was not married at date of will; mentions also grandson Elijah Hutchinson.
   In Vol. II, pp. 118-19, of Southold Town Records, John'. Corey, Senior, deeds to his son Abraham2 Corey all his interest in house and home-lot that he John'. Corey bought August 26, 1665, from Barnabas and Mary Winds of Southold; date of deed Sept. 6, 1680, and the transfer was recorded August 13, 1705, three years subsequent to Abraham2 Corey's death.
   Southold Indexes, p. 13, states that John'. Corey probably married Margaret -? who was living in 1686 with 1 male and 2 females in her family. The deeds on record quoted above cer tainly show that John'. Corey had a wife Ann on Oct. 8, 1649. This wife Ann may have died subsequent to that date and John'. Corey may have married a second wife named Margaret. But I do not think he did. I think that the Margaret Corey who in 1686 was living in Southold with 1 male and 2 females in her family was Margaret (Christophers) Corey, wife of Abraham2 Corey. We have direct evidence that Johnl Corey had a wife Ann; but no evidence that he had a wife Margaret; whereas we have direct evidence that Abraham2 Corey did marry Margaret2 Christophers.
   Margaretz (Christophers) Corey remained a widow as late as Sept. 14, 1705, as on that date she is deeded to under name of Margaret Corey and the deed was recorded Oct. 8, 1705.
   Margaret2 (Christophers) Corey, widow of Abraham2 Corey, married (2) (subsequent to Sept. 14, 1705), at Southold, N. Y., probably, to John Parker (or Packer), as his second wife (his first wife was Abigail (Tuthill) Conklin, widow of Joseph Conklin, and she died June 6, 1705, and was buried at Southold, N. Y., June 8, 1705), born -, 1657, about (see age at and date of death), at -? he lived successively at Southampton, Southold and Riverhead, Long Island, N. Y. He was styled a doctor and was also a fuller, owning a fulling mill at Riverhead; he died at Mattituck, Long Island, N. Y., Feb. 9 (or 7) 1727, aged 70 (see New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. XXXII, pp. 135-6), and was buried in the Mattituck Cemetery about 15 rods southwest from church, gravestone. His parentage has not been determined.
   
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2. [S342] Wayland Jefferson, Southold Town, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, page 30 - Abraham Corey-2 m. Margaret Christophers; Issue of Abraham and Margaret Corey: Abraham-3; John-3; Mary- 3; Dorothy-3; Elizabeth-3 m. 1st Col. Samuel Hutchinson; 2nd John Budd.
3. [S187] Indexed by Rosanne Conway Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, page 53 - 1686 List of Inhabitants of the town of Southold.
4. [S181] William Salmon, The Salmon Records, a Private Registar of Marriages & Deaths of the Residents of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, N.Y., and of persons more or less closely associated with that place, 1696-1811., page 10 - Abraham Corie's son, died 1 Sept. 1716
   page 11 - Abraham Corie's son, John died 2 May 1717
   page 12 - Abraham Cories wife, Mary died 21 Dec. 1717.
5. [S187] Indexed by Rosanne Conway Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York, page 49 - Southold Town Census.