Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". subject 166. 20/4/1951 (236) THOMAS CORY. The following is from. "The Genealogy of the Cory Family", by Mrs. Hildenbrand, New York, 1938: from the "Cory-Sherman families", a scrap book containing clippings from the Boston Transcript: from "The Manchester Family of Rhode Island"', by Alden C. and Rita C. Manchester, in The New England Historic Genealogical Society's Register, Vols 101 and 102: and from "The Descendants of Thomas, son of Philip Taber", by George L. Randall, 1924. Thomas Cory was born at Portsmouth, R.I., about 1661 and died there in 1738, son of William and Mary (Earle) Cory, subject 332. He married, 1st, Sarah Taber, born 1668-71, daughter of Philip and Mary (Cooke) Taber, subject 336. He married, 2nd, at Tiverton, R.I., on February 24/1732, Susanna Manchester, born 1686-1693, died 1774, daughter of William and Mary (Cooke) Manchester, subject 320, and widow of John Taber, born July 16/1684, died before October 11/1728, by whom she had eight children. Thomas Cory had no children by this second marriage. Issue:- (by his first wife Sarah Taber) 1. William Cory. He married on February 22/1722-3, Mercy Allen of Tiverton. They lived in Newport, R.I. 2. Philip Cory. He married on September 22/1727, Hannah Gray of Ports- mouth, daughter of Edward and his first wife Mary (Smith) Grey, subject 162. They had seven children. 3. Thomas Cory. Born about 1700, died before 1735. He married at Tiverton, on May 5/l725, Ann Durfee, daughter of Benjamin Durfee. They lived at Dartmouth, Mass., and had one son Thomas Durfee Cory. 4. Patience Cory. She married at Tiverton, on October 2/1738, Samuel Cooke. 5. Mary Cory. She married at Tiverton on December 20/1716, Thomas Durfee. 6. Sarah Cory. She married at Tiverton on December 17/1731, 1st, Abraham Browne, who died before 1750, subject 82, about whom I can find nothing but this record of his marriage, and his daughter Abigail Browne. After Abraham's death, Sarah married, 2nd, Robert Burrington, son of Roger and Elizabeth (Sherrif) Burrington of Portsmouth, R.I.