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Name Robert CURRY, C600, 2087, M
Birth 1 Aug 1756, County Down, Ireland18
Death 10 Jan 1839, Heard Co., GA18
Father William CORRY, 3208, M
Mother Margaret, 3209, F
Spouses:
1 Jane SEAWRIGHT23, 5G Aunt, S623, 2085, F
Birth 1758, Augusta Co., VA18
Death 28 Sep 1822, Green Co., GA18
Father John SEAWRIGHT, 2081, M (1717->1784)
Mother Sarah LEEPER, 2082, F (1725-1794)
Marriage 1782, Augusta Co., VA18
Children: John, 3210, M (1784-)
Margaret, 3211, F (1786-1890)
William, 3213, M (1788-)
Alexander, 3214, M (1790-1862)
Sarah, 3217, F (1792-)
Robert, 3219, M (1795-1857)
James Seawright, 3220, M (1797-1872)
Research Notes for Robert CURRY
From: "William Corry Our Immigrant Patriarch" by Mildred Seab Ezell, page 3
Robert Corry, Revolutionary solder, born 1 August 1756, Ireland (County Down?
Belfast?), d. 10 Jan 1839, age 83 years, Heard Co., GA, married between May and
Nov. 1782 Augusta Co., VA, Jane Seawright, b. circa 1764, died 18 June 1825,
daughter of John and Sarah (Leeper) Seawright, and,sister of Sara Seawright who
married Nicholas Corry. Family tradition states she died in SC while visiting.
Arrived with his father William Corry, born about 1715, came with his wife
Margaret and their family from the Province of Ulster, Ireland into the Colony
of South Carolina around may 28, 1767. It is believed that William died
between May 1767 and Jan. 1770.
This source also said that Robert Curry and Jane Seawright Curry moved from
Augusta Co., VA to Washington Co., GA in 1784, Page 184. Names of the children
and dates were found on pages 181-315 in this source.

"Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia" by Lyman Chalkley,
Vol. II, page 177 in Seawright vs Seawright Lawsuit is listed: Robert Curry
and Jane, his Wife.18

Last Modified 27 Oct 1999 Created 14 Aug 2005 by Eric Aldhizer----www.aldhizer.com/genealogy

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