THE CORYS OF
NORTHANTS
Area Co-ordinator : Marilyn Cory cory@one-name.com
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The earliest Northamptonshire Cory name is that of John Cory, prisoner in 1394. We also have John Cory, landowner of 1442. From the large number of entries found in the Harpole 16th century parish registers it appears that the Corys were well established in this area. The Society has record of 4 separate families in one village alone and thanks to the diligent research of Marilyn Cory we have the pedigree of John Cory of Harpole which goes back 8 generations. The very earliest line in this area's records is of Nicholas see below:-
Date of Birth
Name 1500c
Nicholas 1525
John 1549
Nicholas 1577
Nicholas 1603
Thomas 1637
Samuel 1697
Samuel (of 2nd Marriage) 1730
John of Harpole Giles Cory of 'Salem Witch Trials' fame was baptised on 19th March 1621 at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Northampton although it is thought that his family originated from Harpole. Giles is remembered for his cruel end during the Salem Witch Trials during which he was pressed to death. In 1868 Longfellow dramatised the event in 'Giles Cory and the Salem Farms' and in 1951 Arthur Miller based 'The Crucible' on the trial of Giles Cory. More details on this sad tale can be found at the Salem Memorial web site at http://salemweb.com/memorial/stones3.htm
Moving into the next century, pictured in the right hand column is Richard Cory's house built in 1703. During their visit to Northamptonshire in 1999, members of the Society were able to look round and see some parts that remain of the Georgian interior. The last Cory occupant was Mary Cory Scriven. Further along the village is a shop that was once Cory the grocer's which was run, in the Harpole habit of using nicknames, by Nutter and Young Nutter!In the last few years, in conjunction with the Cory Family Society in America we have advanced our research by using DNA testing. Links have been established between current members in Northampton and Kent to Thomas Cory who arrived in Massachusetts in around 1644 and settled in the colony of Chelmsford, USA.
A verse from Longfellow's
'Giles Cory and the Salem Farms'
Those who lie in Potter's Field,
Will rise again, as surely as ourselves,
That sleep in honoured graves
with epitaphs;
And this poor man, whom we have made victim
Hereafter will be counted as a martyr!
Richard Cory's House
built in 1703
Local Information Sites:Northamptonshire Record Office
Wootton Hall Park
NORTHAMPTON
NN4 8BQTelephone:- U.K. 01604 762129, Overseas +44 1604 762129
Fax:- U.K. 01604 767562, Overseas +44 1604 767562
Societies
Northamptonshire Association for Local History
Northamptonshire Local History Directory
Peterborough & District Family History Society
Gretton Local History Society
Civil Registration
Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at the following District Register Offices:Brackley Corby Daventry Kettering Northampton Oundle and Thrapston Peterborough Wellingborough
If ordering from a District Office, please note the following: (a) the cost of a certificate is currently (April 1998) £6.50 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons; (b) the GRO Index references are of no value; (c) for marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given; (d) Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RESEARCH RECORDS
Dodford 1586-1812 mar
Everdon 1586-1812 mar
Farthingstone 1538-1812 mar
Gt Brington 1791-1812 bap mar bur
Harpole 1538-1960 bap
1538-1919 mar
1543-1926 bur
Kislingbury 1538-1725 bap mar bur
Lamport 1587-1837 mar
Northampton St Peters 1589-1805 mar
Northampton St Sepulchres 1571-1812 bap
1645-1812 mar
1779-1812 bur
Stoke Bruerne 1561-1812 mar
Weston by Welland 1556-1812 mar
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PEDIGREES
Harpole John Cory (1799-1862) 8 gen
CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS
1515-1529 Nicholas Cory v Richard Butler re land at Harpole (sic)
Derek Allen Marilyn and Colin Cory