Tom, You mentioned that Robert Curtis of York Co. made a bequest in his will of his slave, Betty to Edward Corley. His will was probated in 1716. You wanted to determine whether of not this was a misspelling of Corlew, or in fact Curtis intended a bequest to a different person, who in fact was a Corley. Robert's will also mentions his daughter, Katherine Corley. As you know, Edward Corlee's will mentions his wife, Katherine. The will of Edward Corlew, Jr., filed in 1735 and the inventory of his estate, filed in 1749, both mention a slave named Betty. She is valued at 30 pounds in the will 60 pounds in this inventory. Betty must have been given to Edward Jr. by his father during the father's lifetime, since Edward Sr's will does not mention any slaves. Another tie-in between Robert Curtis and Edward Corlew, Sr is the will of Christopher Corlew, who died without children. The will was probated in 1772. Chirstopher is Edward Sr.'s son. The will makes a bequest to Christopher Curtis, who is Robert Curtis' grandson through his son, Edmund. Contingent bequests are also made to Edmund Curtis, Jr and Henry Curtis, Christopher's Curtis' brothers. Therefore, these 3 brothers were Christopher Corlew's first cousins. Based on the above, I am comfortable in concluding that the testator Edward Corlee was in fact Edward Corlew, and that the daughter Katherine Corley mentioned in Robert Curtis's will was actually Katherine Corlew, wife of Edward Corlew, Sr. Gary Corlew On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:01 AM, <corlew-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Plain digests are sent to users with all posts listed in one long email. > For > most subscribers, MIME digests will appear with all posts as individual > attachments. The default digest delivery is Plain. 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Re: CORLEW Digest, Vol 6, Issue 5 (Gary Corlew) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:58:42 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [CORLEW] Katherine Curtis and Edward Corlew > To: <CORLEW-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1307541522.682637@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: TomACaulley > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.corlew/134.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The older child I was referencing was Christopher Corlew (b 1796) I am > neither a Curtis nor a Corlew researcher. I am a Corley researcher. > > There was a John Corley B ca 1695. His family came to VA along the James > River in 1675. He was the son of a Richard Corley and ????. They moved > progressively up river and our John died young (1743) in Orange Co. > > Some researchers have his mother as Rebecca Austin but offer no > documentation. I suspect it's a case of 1 researcher put his/her theory > down and others copied it. > > This all makes me feel there is questionas to whom Katherine Curtis > actually married. There are arguments supporting and refuting both > theories. > > > Pro CORLEY > > * Katherine and John are booth named in Robert Curtis' will as CORLEY > * John Corley was the eldest child of that family group, and the only one > who would have been old enough to receive a slave. > > Con CORLEY > > * The Corleys are not found in York Co at that time but did live up river > > > Pro CORLEW > > * a Katherine ??? was the wife of Edward Corley who died ca 1728-31 in York > Co > * They had a son named John > > > Con CORLEW > > * There was a son older than John, but not named in the Curtis will > * John was only 13 years old when Robert Curtis wrote his will > > > I will be looking at the Corlew Will and estate to see if a slave named > Betty appears as that is the name of the slave willed to Katherine. If she > is there, then there is the proof. If not, then I don't think either the > Corlews Nor the Corleys can definitivly claim Katherine Curtis as their > ancestor. > > Any such claim should state > > "It is suspected that Katherine Curtis married ________ but no definitive > proof has been found. There is evidence that she MAY have actually married > __________. Until proof is found supporting one husband or the other, we > must mark this relationship as 'ASSUMED' or 'SUSPECTED'" > > What do you think? > > > Tom Caulley > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would > like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and > respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 19:26:34 -0400 > From: Gary Corlew <gcorlew@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CORLEW] CORLEW Digest, Vol 6, Issue 5 > To: corlew@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=GYDD2fgXh25Uax_dAwkS854+trA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Hi, Tom. This is in regard to your post about Robert Curtis and Edward > Corlew. I have not seen any documentation of the date and place of the > marriage between Edward Corlew and Katherine Curtis, but I feel Edward and > Robert's wills pretty well establish that the marriage was indeed a fact. > > Below are transcripts of Edward's will and inventory. Don't be thrown off > by > the apparent spelling ?Corlee.? As noted recently in another reply to your > post, the name was spelled all sorts of ways. Often, it was spelled > multiple > ways in the same document! > > As you correctly noted, Robert's will mentions his daughter, Katherine > ?Corley.? I have no doubt that this is Katherine Corlew. I don't know why > Robert only mentions one grandchild. > > Anyway, here is the will and inventory of Edward Corlew: > > > *LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWARD CORLEW* > > In the Name of God Amen I Edward Corlee of the Parish of Yorkhampton in the > County of York being sick and weak but being in my perfect sense & memory & > knowing the mortality of all men do by these presence make my last Will & > Testament as followith Viz. First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God who > gave it hoping through the merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to > have free pardon & remission of all my Sins & Offences & to be an Inhabitor > of everlasting life. Secondly I bequeath my body to be decently buried in > the Earth by the direction of my Executor. > > & Thirdly my worldly Estate which God has made me steward of here on Earth > as followeth: > > ?Viz: I bequeath all my land to be equally divided between my three Sons > Christopher Corlee John Corlee Edward Corlee as followeth my Son > Christopher > land to begin next to his brothers John, at a mark?d sorell & mark?d > sasafras to a mark?d red oak to a mark?d holly tree my son John to begin at > a mark?d cedar at the head of a spring branch to a mark?d pine from thence > to a mark?d red oak runing to a pond that divided and the plantation > whereon > I live fulfilling those former bonds to my son Edward Corlee to them and > their heirs lawfully begotten of their bodies for ever but in case either > of > the brothers Christopher John Edward should desire to sell their part to > each other that then the buyer shall be entitled to that part to him & his > heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever but never to sell to any other > person but to remain in the generation of the Corlees forever. > > ?Secondly I give to my son Edward one bed & furniture belonging to it. > Thirdly to my daughter Elizabeth Wooten one bed and furniture belonging to > it. Fourthly to my daughter Sarah one bed and furniture belonging to it > after my wife?s decease. > > Fifthly I leave my Cart and Sheares to be in my Son Christopher?s > possession > to be for the use of my wife & the rest of Sons belonging to the land & > when > the Sheare are killed to be equally divided between my wife and my > children. > > Sixthly my great coat & my cane I leave to my son Christopher Corlee. > Seventhly my coat of dueoy & breeches to my son John Corlee. Eightly I > leave > the rest of my cloathes both linen & wollen to my son Edward. > > Ninthly all the rest of my Estate I lend the use of to my well beloved wife > Catherine Corlee during her natural life & after her decease to be equally > divided between my Children. > > And lastly I do constitute & appoint my well beloved wife Katherine Corlee > & > my son Christopher Corlee my whole & sole Executors of this my last Will & > Testament as my hand this 23rd day of December 1728. > > The will was signed in the presence of John Chapman Junior and Rich > Bellamee.? Signed with his mark ?E?. > > > INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF EDWARD CORLEW, JANUARY 17, 1731/2 > > A true Invitore of Mr. Edward Corlee [Corlewe] deceased Estate > > To three old Beds & three old ChistsTo one brass Kittle and one old weaving > Lume > > To 2 Iron pots & one Table To 8 old Chears & 13 pound of feathers > > To one Iron easel & some old Books To 2 small posnits & 13 lb. of Cotton > > To one old brass Kittle & one brass Candil Stick > > To one spinning wheal & one Chaine to one spice mortar & one paile > > To one old spining wheale & one mans Saddel > > To one brass Skillet and one brass Skimer > > To seven puter dishes & fore plates to 26 spoons one bason 1 pronger > > To one dripen pan & one frow and spit > > To one puter Tankeard and one box Iron > > To one frying pan & stone Gug > > To 21 hedds of Hogs young & old > > To nine Sheep & nine head of Cattle > > To a parcel of earthen whear one narrow Ax > > To one dish 3 Plates - 6 Spoons To 2 or 3 old Books > > Chris. Corlew his mark > > At a Court held for York County Janry. the 17th. 1731/32 > > The above Inventory was presented in Court & is admitted to Record. > > Test. Phi: Lightfoot Cl. Cur. > > > My line of descent from Edward Corlew is > Edward>John>John>Phillip>James>William>John>Frank>Elvin>Gary (me). > > In 2005 I published my book, ?Corlew Genealogy ? Descendants of Edward > Corlew of York Co., VA. www.lulu.com/Corlew > > Gary Corlew > > gcorlew@gmail.com > > > > > > Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:30:06 -0000 > > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: [CORLEW] Katherine Curtis and Edward Corlew > > To: <CORLEW-L@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <1307481815.555124@rootsweb.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: TomACaulley > > Surnames: > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.corlew/134/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I see several researchers have Katherine Curtis, daughter of Robert > Curtis > > who died ca 1716 in York Co, VA, married to Edward Corlew. > > > > Does anyone have documentation of this marriage? > > > > I have found a will for Robert Curtis where he names his daughter > Katherine > > CORLEY and grandson John CORLEY, which seems to contradict the stated > > marriage with Edward CORLEW. > > > > > > I found no records of any CORLEWS in or near YORK Co, VA. > > > > Any Ideas? I welcom any documentation anyone can provide. > > > > Tom Caulley > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of CORLEW Digest, Vol 6, Issue 6 > ************************************ >