(
2) Margaret, (
3) Agnes, (
4) Mary, (
5) John, (
6) Margaret, (
7) Penelope. John Corrie's (ref.
1.1.5.4.)
gravestone now stands in the Wabash Presbyterian Cemetery, Orio, IL, near his brother Robert's grave.
For fear it would be covered, family members moved it from the farm field where John and some of his
family are buried.
(continued on page
246
1.1.5.5. JAMES, born 1774; farmer; died 2 Dec 1819 in South Park, Borgue, aged 45; married in 1802 to Margaret
Affleck, daughter of James Affleck, farmer in Grange, Chapelton of Urr, born 1786, died 18 Oct 1817 in
South Park aged 31; they had nine children (
1) Margaret Houston, (
2) Mary, (
3) Penelope Chester Bailie,
(
4) Harriet Affleck, (
5) Jane, (
6) Grace, (
7) John Affleck, (
8) James, (
9) James Affleck.
(continued on
page
319
1.1.5.6. ANDREW, baptized 10 Jun 1776 in Kelton-Irongray; lace merchant in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire;
died 20 Sep 1841 in Bedford; married in 1802 to Rebecca Callis, formerly of Mears Ashby,
Northamptonshire and widow of his cousin William Corrie (ref.
1.1.6.1.) and who died Jan-Mar 1841 in
Bedford; they had three children (
1) Mary Ann, (
2) Andrew, (
3) Charles.
(continued on page
322
1.1.5.7. ROBERT, born 1779; lace dealer in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and in Dublin; in 1825 was of
Cranfield, Bedfordshire; died 1863; married 24 Apr 1814 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah Harbert; b.
24 Oct 1788 in Wellingborough d. 1865 emigrated in 1828 to Illinois, USA, and settled on his portion of
his brother Adam Corrie's purchase of Deckers Prairie in Wabash County near
Orio, also purchased a
further 100 acres for $400 on 1 Apr 1829 and another 90 acres for $170. They had eight children (
1) Sarah,
(
2) James, (
3) Robert James, (
4) Margaret, (
5) Jane. Three children died in infancy.
(continued on page
330  | The gravestone of Robert and his wife Sarah, who came from Scotland to the prairie lands
of eastern Illinois in 1828, is located in Wabash Cemetery, Orio, IL in the same row as his brother
John's stone.
Photo by Robert Birkby, Oct 1993. |
1.1.6. ADAM, born 1739, baptized 25 Oct 1741 in Terregles; farmer, first in Mallaby, Irongray, then from about
1780 in Cairniehill, Borgue, where he died 18 Apr 1823 aged 84; married first Mary (Margaret) Rae, born
1739 daughter of William Rae in Crockmore, died 22 Mar 1767 aged 28, buried in Terregles; they had one
child (
1) William; married secondly Agnes McEwen or Mackewan or Mac Kewan, or McKune, born 1741, died 9
Jan 1823 aged 82; they had seven children (
2) Margaret, (
3) James, (
4) Adam, (
5) Margaret, (
6) Mary,
(
7) Adam, (
8) Agnes.
1.1.6.1. WILLIAM, baptized 21 Nov 1765 in Kelton-Irongray; lace merchant in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire;
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