Fourth Generation

217. William Cory¹ was born in Nov 1754 in Tiverton, Newport Co, RI. He died on 26 Sep 1838 in Marion, Wayne Co, NY. He was buried in Cory Corners. moved to Marion Village Cemetery. He was a patriot RI line, Corporal in Capt. John Garzia Co, Colonel Robert Elliott's Regiment, Pension # R2318

William Cory and Meribah Sawdy were married about 1785 in Tiverton, Newport Co, RI.¹⁷ Meribah Sawdy¹ (daughter of Peleg Sawdy and Lydia Fish) was born about 1768 in RI. She died about 1857 in Marion, Wayne Co, NY. by Peleg Burroughs
William Cory and Meribah Sawdy had the following children:

+515	i.	Betsey Cory.
+516	ii.	Lydia Cory.
517	iii.	Peleg Cory1 was born about Oct 1792 in Tiverton, Newport Co, RI. He died on 10 Mar 1813. He was buried in Cory Corners, north of Palmyra.
+518	iv.	Sally Cory.
+519	v.	William Washington Cory.
+520	vi.	Hannah Cory.
+521	vii.	Cynthia Cory.
+522	viii.	Joseph Cory.