Third Generation

36. David Cory¹ was born on 16 Apr 1690 in Southampton, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. He died on 30 Oct 1758 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. BIOGRAPHY
While Sheriff of Suffolk Co, NY 1731-1733, David built a house on the
old CORY farm on which his grandfather lived in 1645 and where he died
in 1685. In 1914 the house was still in use. On Sunday morning in June
1814 British gun boats dropped anchor in the sound near the house.
They shot several cannon balls through the house. After it was
repaired part of the shattered wall was taken to the Museum of Long
Island Society in Brooklyn.

David Cory and Mary Brush were married in 1712 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. Mary Brush¹ (daughter of Richard Brush and Hannah Cory) was born on 31 Mar 1677 in Huntington, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. She died on 24 Dec 1720 in Huntington, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. David Cory and Mary Brush had the following children:

82	i.	Deborah Cory.
+83	ii.	Martha Cory.
+84	iii.	Sarah Cory.
+85	iv.	Mary Cory.

David Cory and Ruth Griffin were married on 22 Feb 1721/22 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. Ruth Griffin¹ was born in Feb 1700 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. She died on 7 Feb 1740 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. David Cory and Ruth Griffin had the following children:

+107	i.	Elizabeth Cory.
108	ii.	David Cory1 was born on 30 Nov 1725 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. He died on 27 Feb 1731 in Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY.
+109	iii.	Ruth Cory.
+110	iv.	Jasper Corey.
+111	v.	Zophar Cory.
+112	vi.	Ann Cory.
+113	vii.	David Cory.
+114	viii.	Benjamin Cory.
+115	ix.	Abraham Cory.
116	x.	Ruth Cory1 was born on 12 Oct 1724 in Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. She died on 31 Jan 1726.

David Cory and Mary Gillam were married on 7 Aug 1740 in Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. Mary Gillam¹ was born in 1690 in Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY. She died on 2 Oct 1768 in Suffolk Co, Long Island, NY.