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From: "Diana C. Binks-Proulx" <>
Subject: CURRY - Pre Revolution
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:35:00 -0500
In-Reply-To: <84.134ac206.27efbaf8@aol.com>


My Curry's came to America from Ireland about 1755 and were United Empire
Loyalist after 1776 - came to Canada. Any takers on these lines?

Descendants of Curry/Currie/Correy
Generation No. 1
1. CURRY/CURRIE/CORREY1 was born Abt. 1705 in Scotland, and died Abt. 1750
in murdered Antrim Ireland.
Children of CURRY/CURRIE/CORREY are:
i.ROBERT2 CURRY.
ii.WILLIAM CURRY.
iii.JAMES CURRY, b. May 01, 1733, Scotland or Antrim, Ireland; d. March
01, 1787, Curry Hill, Lancaster ON, remains reinterred at Bainsville, ON; m.
MARGARET M. VAN (N)OSTRAND, August 21, 1764, Mohawk Valley NY (check sources
for 1762 or 1764); b. April 25, 1740, Albany County, NY; d. June 30, 1827,
remains reinterred at Bainsville, ON.

Soldier in Major Roger's Corps

UEL
Found in Bureau of Archives a new claim. Evidence on the claim of James
Corry, late of Cooksbury Albany Co. NY province (Montreal 26 Feb 1788)
Wits. Moses Williams sworn: says that he is son-in-law to James Corry,
deceased, who died 1st March 1787 in Canada. - says that the deceased was at
St. Johns in 1783 & sent his claim to England by Major Leake. Claim't was a
native of Ireland and had been in America 20 years before the war. He
didn't come to Canada until 1782 but he joined General Burgoyne & was taken
prisoner at Bennington he was afterwards prisoner on parole. Wits. believes
he was always loyal. He left a wife Marg't in Lancaster
1st township & 4 children 1st Sarah wife to wits. 2 John in Lancaster 3rd
George Corry in Lan. Catherine in Lancaster. 25 acres of Land in Tomhanock
he had bought it many years since. 20 acres were improved with a house &
barn. This has been sold under confiscation. was in high cultivation. he
had good stock viz. 3 horses 3 cows 14 sheep furniture & farming utensils.
with a loom.

Another wits. Henery ??Jack.on?? sworn says he knew James Corry before the
war & during it he was a loyal subject. he had a farm at Tomhunock?. he
might have 40 or 50 acres. he had 25 improved. it was good land. He had a
house & barn. The improved land was worth ??? per acre 3 pounds). the
wild land was less valuable. He had a good stock of horses & cows & a ....
of oxen & sheep. Furniture farming utensils & a weaving loom. Moses
Williams married to his daughter.

Individual: Curry, James
Event: Living Year: 1700-1799 Province of record source: Ontario
Comments: Military.
Source: Lunenburgh or the Old Eastern District, Its Settlement and Early
Progress, with Personal Recollections of the Town of Cornwall from 1824; to
which are added A History of The King's Royal Regiment of New York and other
Corps, the names of all those who drew Lands in the Counties of Stormont,
Dundas and Glengarry up to November, 1876 and Several Other Lists of
Interest to the Descendants of the Old Settlers.
Author: J.H. Pringle, Judge, County Court Publisher: Standard Printing
House Publication place: Cornwall, ON
Publication year: 1890 Volume/Page(s): 378

Individual: Curry, James Event: Living Year: 1784 Place: Ontario
Province of record source: Ontario
Comments: Military. Source: Jessop's Rangers as a Factor in Loyalist
Settlement. Author: E. Rae Stewart
Publisher: Published under the auspices of The Ontario Department of Public
Records and Archives
Publication place: Toronto Publication year: 1961 Volume/Page(s): 138

From the book 'Lunenburgh, or the Old Eastern District' By J. F. Pringle,
Judge County Court. Published in 1890.OLD EASTERN DISTRICT Names of Owners
of Lots Given in McNiff's Map; Dated 1st. November, 1786. Lake Township, Now
Called Lancaster 2nd Concession
6, Arch. McBane
8, James Currie
9, Lieut. Sutherland, John Curry
22, Jacob Snyder
23, Jacob Snyder's family, Wm. Thomas (a negro)

THE OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS LIST APPENDIX B
Curry, James do. P. states late of 31st Regt.--his family not in before
1798. One of King's Rangers. N.M.L.
Curry, James do. Lancaster Soldier Royal Yorkers. Had a wife and three
children. P.L. 2d, 1786.
page 162
Curry, alias Picard, M. do. do. Widow of James Curry, a soldier King's
Rangers. (Lt. Col. Green. August, 1804.) [p.162]

More About JAMES CURRY:
Burial: St. Andrew's United Churchyard Cemetery, Bainsville, ON #96
IGI Reference: May 01, 1733, Batch number: 0970261 Sheet: 0

Notes for MARGARET M. VAN (N)OSTRAND:
we think the name was Van Ostrand (saying it quickly adds the "N")
Burial: St. Andrew's United Churchyard Cemetery, Bainsville, ON #96

Marriage Notes for JAMES CURRY and MARGARET VAN (N)OSTRAND:
IGI Record to check: James CURRY Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse:
Margaret M VAN NOSTRAND Marriage: 1766 Of, New York, New York Batch
number: 0970261 Sheet: 0 JAMES CURRY Sex: M Marriage(s): 1758
Albany, Albany, New York Spouse: MARGARET VAN NOSTRAND Film Number:
1760746

More About JAMES CURRY and MARGARET VAN (N)OSTRAND:
Marriage: IGI references August 21, 1764, Mohawk Valley NY (check sources
for 1762 or 1764)
Marriage Fact: June 29, 1764

iv.EPHRAIM CURRY, b. Bet. 1756 - 1757, Port Arlington, County Antrim,
Ireland1; d. 1805; m. (1) ELIZABETH HUMPHREY; m. (2) ELEANOR BOULTON, March
20, 17872.

Notes for EPHRAIM CURRY:
IGI Record to check for descendant:
Rachel CURRY Sex: F Event(s): Christened: 11 Mar 1792
Williamstown', Saint Andrew''s Presbyterian, Glengarry, 'Ontario Parents:
Father: Ephraim CURRY Mother: Aills BOULTON Batch number: K584091
Mary CURRY Sex: F Event(s): Christened: 8 Jun 1798
Williamstown', Saint Andrew''s Presbyterian, Glengarry, 'Ontario Parents:
Father: Ephraim CURRY Mother: Batch number: K584091

Record to check:
CURRY Ephraim 26 1783 from Ireland War Office Records: Returns of
Detachments and Companies of the Kings Rangers and Loyal Rangers stationed
in Lower Canada. National Archives of Canada: Microfilm Reel No. B-2867 (MG
11, W.O. 28/10), page 177

Individual Record FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File
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Ephraim Curry Compact Disc #11 Pin #280106 Sex: M
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Event(s):
Birth: 1756 Place: Port Arlington, County Antrim, Ireland
Death: 1805 Place:
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Parents:
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Marriage(s):
Spouse: (Alice) Elsea Bolton Disc #11 Pin #280107
Marriage: 20 Mar 1787 Place:
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Other Event(s):
MILI: Place: British navy while in Ireland, Cpt. William Fraser'e 6th
CompanyJessep's Rangers in American revolution, Grenville Milit
Settled: 1785 Place: As a United Empire Loyalist he was allotted Lot
21, Concession II, Edwardsburg Twp
Emigration: Place: Cooksburg, Albany Co., NY
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Notes and Sources:
Notes: Available on CD-ROM Disc# 11
Sources: Available on CD-ROM Disc# 11
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Submitter:
Don R ROSS , 404 14th Ave. S. Cranbrook, BC V1C 2X6
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Submission Search: 503262-0304100103426


CURRY Ephraim 26 1783 War Office Records: Returns of Detachments and
Companies of the Kings Rangers and Loyal Rangers stationed in Lower Canada.
National Archives of Canada: Microfilm Reel No. B-2867 (MG 11, W.O. 28/10),
page 177 from Ireland

Curry Ephraim Soldier post 1783 List of members of the Loyal Rangers
under the command of Major Edward Jessup. It is not dated, so it is unclear
whether it is a list prepared before or after the disbandment. The latest
date in the 'Dead' or 'Discharged' column is 24 December 1783. Transcribed
from original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of
Canada [Ottawa]: RG 19, vol. 4447, file 18

THE OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS LIST APPENDIX B
Curry, Ephraim E District A sergeant Loyal Rangers

THE OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS LIST APPENDIX B
Curry, Widow Que. ; if the Military land of Corporal Ephraim Curry.

More About EPHRAIM CURRY and ELEANOR BOULTON:
Marriage: March 20, 17872

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