Fourth Generation

19. Josiah Corey¹ was born on 19 Apr 1762 in Plainfield, Windham Co, CT. He died on 27 Dec 1836 in Plainfield, Windham Co, CT. He was a private in the Captain Wilmarth's company, Colonal Warner's regiment of MA. troops for 9 montth, 21 days and received a pesion of $32.33 per year beginning 4 Mar 1831. On 3 Sep 1842 the pension became payable to Abigail Bracket, Catherine Corey, and James Corey, the only surviving children. From his pension papers we have his deach record and despositions which verif;y his residence in Plainfield, the that he resided in Adams, MA, when he enlisted and for 14 years following. He never received a written discharge, but had testimony of many as to his character. He stated on 30 Apr 1833 in front of the J.P. the he was at Bennington and Ticonderoga. On 25 Aug 1838, Sarah deposed that she was 76 (born 1762), that they had married on the above date at the house of Joshua Dunlap, Esq., dec'd, that the witnesses were dec'd, but that they had been together almost 50 years and raised a family. At the 1838 probate court hearing, daughter Zipporah of Plainfield, age 50, deposed that she was the daughter and eldest child of Josiah and Sarah Corey and that they had lived together from her earliest memory until his death. We quess that Sarah may have been the daugher of Joshua Dunlap shice she married at his home. Strangely, after the death of Sarah 16 Dec 1842, there were claims against her estate by Lucy Underwood, Sarah Hurlburt, Lydia Tharp, and Abigail Hatch as heirs, but unless these are married daughters of James, we have no explanation.

Josiah Corey and Sarah Dunlap? were married on 10 Dec 1787. Sarah Dunlap?¹ was born about 1765. She died on 16 Dec 1842. Josiah Corey and Sarah Dunlap? had the following children:

45	i.	Zipporah Corey was born in 1788. She died after 1838. single in 1838.
+46	ii.	James Cory.
+47	iii.	Abigail Cory.
+48	iv.	Catharine Cory.