James Corry1

b. say 1804, d. 1849
FatherJohn Corry1 b. 8 Dec 1773, d. Apr 1855
MotherSarah Davis1 d. bet 1840 - 1850
Birth-Saysay 1804 James Corry was born say 1804. 
Marriage17 Feb 1848 He married Eliza Jane Williams on 17 Feb 1848 in Washington County, Tennessee.2 
Death1849 James died in 1849 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Probate Recd23 Jul 1849  James's estate appraisal was recorded on July 23, 1849. The entry referred to him as Dr. James Corry and the inventory included numerous medical books. Purchasers at the estate sale included John Corry and Eliza J. Corry.3,4 
  Eliza gave birth to a son named James in 1849. She and the baby made their home with John Corry after James's death. But John died in 1855, following which Eliza returned to Washington County, Tennessee where she and 11 year old James were recorded in 1860 in the household of Isaac Williams [presumably her father].5,6 

Family

Eliza Jane Williams b. abt 1815
Child
  • James Corry7 (circa 1849 - )
Last Edited11 Jun 2010

Citations

  1. [S16] James Curry, a minor (guardian Michael Weathers), is listed as a devisee in settlement records for John Curry. Michael Weathers was appointed guardian of James Curry, son of James Curry on Nov. 26, 1855. The estate of Dr. James Curry was appraised in 1849. Therefore the younger James Curry inherited from his grandfather in right of his deceased father James..
  2. [S2147] "Washington Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : viewed Nov. 2008).
  3. [S2148] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 11 1848-1850, p. 38. An appraisal record for the estate of Dr. James Corry, dec'd was recorded on 23 Jul 1849 in Will Bk 11: 198-9.
  4. [S2148] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 11 1848-1850, p. 59. The bill of property sold belonging to the estate of James Corry, deceased, was recorded 22 April 1850 in WB 11:308-11.
  5. [S367] John Corry household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 198 (stamped), dwelling 1896, family 1896, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2008, image 261 of 289. Household includes: John Corry, 76, farmer, real estate valued at $3,000, b. VA; Eliza J. 35, b. TN; James 1, b. VA.
  6. [S2150] Isaac Williams household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., TN, pop. sched., District No 4, p. 148 (stamped), dwelling 401, family 401, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2008, image 2 of 19. Household includes: Isaac Williams 68, farmer, owns real estate valued at $3,000 and pers. prop of $1,500 [b. TN]; Nancy 66, b. VA; Isaac, 34, b. TN, Phisician [sic]; Eliza Jane Corry, 36 [b. TN]; James D. Corry, 11, b. VA.
  7. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 53. Michael Weathers named guardian of James Corry, orphan of James Corry, dec'd. Bond: $12,000 with surety: William King Heiskell, Mathew H. Buchanan, Edwin C. Teeter, Archimedes Davis and Walter Johnson; 26 Nov. 1855.