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From: "james cooros" <>
Subject: Re: CURRY - Pre Revolution
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:53:38 -0500


dear diane and curry list,
welcome to the confusion of the canadian curry branch. you
appear to have all the common rumors that the rest of us are trying to
search out and not having much luck at. the cooksbury address has never been
found although it is mentioned as you stated. the curry family living in
antrim is also not confirmed although most all scots settled in the northern
counties. the 3 sons you listed should have a fourth JOHN CURRY. he JAMES,
and EPHRAIM do have loyalist records fragmented about.it is believed that
EPHRAIM is the s/o JOHN. JAMES' family in lancaster is together and somewhat
correct the way you have it. you might have gotten some of your information
off his large new stone ( 20th century granite ) .the home at curry hill was
not built until about 1810 and JAMES never lived there.the EPHRAIM you have
married ALICE ( ALLIS/ALYCE ) BOLTON d/o GEORGE BOLTON. they lived in
edwardsburg . another EPHRAIM married ELEANOR. the port arlington story is
again undocumented and since EPHRAIM was born in ireland about 1762 and the
father was ? killed in 1750 doesn't work out. the CURRYs were active in the
saratoga / washington county area before the revolution. at that time it was
all albany county. JOHN CURRY was arrested in saratoga for loyalist support
while his sons EPHRAIM and JAMES and possibily others were in loyalists
units.JOHN CURRY is also listed on the 1779 census for ballstown new
york.it is believed by many of us canadian CURRY researchers that JOHN CURRY
of ballstown is the father to all the others but this is not fact yet. this
JOHN is also listed as setting up a tavern on concession #1 in lancaster
township when it first got started. supposedly he left the area that his son
JAMES lived in and moved down by EPHRAIM in edwardsburg. he is listed as
being buried in the north channel cemetery in grenville county but most of
the stones are gone so again this is hearsay.JAMES' wife MARGARET VAN
NOSTRAND married JAMES in ireland. irish records are scarce and no one has
really done any work in the london england public record office where some
of these facts could be found. so thats it , a lot of maybes and little
facts. good hunting with it and when one of us hits CURRY gold we will all
finally have our real answers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Diana C. Binks-Proulx <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:50 PM
Subject: CURRY - Pre Revolution


>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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