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     Charlesworth Blount was born on 22 November 1721 at Chowan Co., NC. He married Mary Clayton in 1744 at Perquimans Cnty. Charlesworth Blount died on 11 March 1784 at Perquimans Cnty. at age 62.

     Mary Clayton was born on 25 May 1728 at Perquimans Co., NC. She married Charlesworth Blount in 1744 at Perquimans Cnty. Mary Clayton died on 28 August 1767 at Perquimans Co., NC, at age 39.

     Information from Ms. Elizabeth V. Moore, Edenton, NC. Will probated by July court 1775. John Harvey was born in 1726 at Perquimans Co., NC. He died in 1775 at Perquimans Co., NC.

     Nathan Creecy was born circa 1761 at Chowan Co., NC. He was the son of Levi Creecy and Mary Charlton. Nathan Creecy married Elizabeth Rice, daughter of David Rice and Judith (?), in March 1788. Nathan Creecy died in 1818 at Chowan Co., NC. Will probated September 1818.

     Elizabeth Rice was born at Chowan Co., NC. Death by 21 Jan 1818. Information from Ms. Elizabeth V. Moore, Edenton, NC. She was the daughter of David Rice and Judith (?) Elizabeth Rice married Nathan Creecy, son of Levi Creecy and Mary Charlton, in March 1788. Elizabeth Rice died on 21 January 1818 at Chowan Co., NC.

     Levi Creecy was the son of Levi Creecy and Patience (?) Probate April 1772. Levi Creecy married Mary Charlton, daughter of John Charlton and Sarah Hoskins, on 1 October 1750 at Chowan Co., NC. Levi Creecy died in 1772 at Chowan Co., NC.

     Mary Charlton was the daughter of John Charlton and Sarah Hoskins. Mary Charlton died at Chowan Co., NC. Mrs. Mary Charlton Haughton, probably born Chowan County, NC. Information from Ms. Elizabeth V. Moore. She married Levi Creecy, son of Levi Creecy and Patience (?), on 1 October 1750 at Chowan Co., NC.

     Probate 13 may 1736. Information from Ms. Elizabeth V. Moore, Edenton, NC. John Charlton was born on 23 February 1698 at Perquimans Prec., NC. He died in 1736 at Chowan Co., NC.

     "of age" by 23 June 1754. David Rice died in 1804 at Gates Co., NC.

     Probate Feb court 1808. Judith (?) died in 1808 at Gates Co., NC.

     John Colt was the son of John Colt.

     John Colt was the son of John Colt.

     John Colt was the son of Peter Colt Sir.

     Peter Colt Sir was the son of John Colt Sir.

     Sir John Colt, a Peer in england in Cromwell's day, headed his country's troups in the civil wars; had three horses killed under him; broke his sword in action, but replacing it gained the Victory. From this circumstance came the Colts' coat of arms (a horses head) emblematical of his exploits in this action. In the revolutions which followed, he lost his titles and estates, which were, however, restored to his son, sir Peter Colt. Sir Peter Colt, son of Sir John, remained Peer of the Realm. The next 4 generations are traced through the line that came to America.

     Rev. John Madison Carpenter was born on 10 August 1810 at Brunswick Co., VA. He was the son of John Carpenter and Rachel Brewer. Rev. John Madison Carpenter married Elizabeth Horn on 12 August 1830. Rev. John Madison Carpenter died on 22 December 1898 at Belton, Texas, at age 88.

John and Elizabeth were enumerated in the 1860 Belton PO, Bell Co., TX, federal census (M653-1288, page 315a). He was a farmer age 49, she was 50; he was born in VA, she in KY. Children enumerated in the household, all born in KY, were Wash. 23, Thos. 17, J. W. 15, Lemuel, 13, and Louisa 10.


There are other Carpenter families nearby, born in KY, that could be children; Joseph age 28, and J. M. age 27.

     Elizabeth Horn was born on 14 September 1808 at Simpson County, KY. She married Rev. John Madison Carpenter, son of John Carpenter and Rachel Brewer, on 12 August 1830.

     Edward Finch Lee was born in 1821.¹ He was the son of John Hopkins Lee and Sarah Turner.^2,3 Edward Finch Lee married Rebecca Ann Taylor, daughter of Col. William Nazareth Taylor Sr. and Mary M. Johnson. Edward Finch Lee died in 1903.¹ He was buried at South Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., TX.¹

     Rebecca Ann Taylor was born on 21 November 1818 at Franklin, Williamson Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of Col. William Nazareth Taylor Sr. and Mary M. Johnson. Rebecca Ann Taylor married Edward Finch Lee, son of John Hopkins Lee and Sarah Turner. Rebecca Ann Taylor died on 30 July 1899 at Belton, Bell Co., TX, at age 80.¹ She was buried at South Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., TX.¹

     John Carpenter married Rachel Brewer.

     Rachel Brewer married John Carpenter.

     George Herbert Corey was born on 7 December 1892 at Wells, Bradford Co., PA.^1,2,3 He was the son of William Roe Corey and Cora May Holton. George Herbert Corey married Alice Elizabeth Benson, daughter of David E. Benson and Sarah Elizabeth Buckley, on 11 October 1916 at Elmira, NY.³ George Herbert Corey married Genevieve Saba.³ George Herbert Corey married Elizabeth H. Murphy on 28 September 1946.^4,3 George Herbert Corey died on 11 November 1958 at Montclair, Essex Co., NJ, at age 65.⁴ He was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex Co., NJ.⁴

George graduated from George Washington University, with a degree in chemistry, and received his law degree from New York University. He was vice president and a director of the Nitralloy Corporation; involved with patents on the process of case-hardening of steel. He was first a member of the law firm of Hoguet and Neary (1927) in New York City, and was made a partner in 1933. He handled the U.S. patent for "Tetrapods." a French invention, used in many parts of the world for breakwater construction and man-made islands for offshore oil drilling. Later he was the senior member of the law firm of Corey, Hart & Stemple, 20 Exchange Place, New York City.

He was also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Patent Law Association, the New York Patent Law Association, the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the society of the Chemical Industry, and the Mining and Chemistry Clubs of New York City.⁵

     Alice Elizabeth Benson was born on 11 June 1888. She was the daughter of David E. Benson and Sarah Elizabeth Buckley. Alice Elizabeth Benson married George Herbert Corey, son of William Roe Corey and Cora May Holton, on 11 October 1916 at Elmira, NY.¹ Alice Elizabeth Benson died on 24 March 1976 at Smithtown, NY, at age 87. She was buried at Methodist Church, E. Setauket, NY.

     William Roe Corey was born on 2 August 1866 at Columbia, Bradford Co., PA. He was the son of George Roe Corey and Julia Ann Dunning.^1,2 William Roe Corey was also known as William Roe Cory. He married Cora May Holton on 28 October 1891. William Roe Corey died on 29 May 1913 at Wells, Bradford Co., PA, at age 46. He was buried at Coryland Presbyterian Cemetery, Gillett, Bradford Co., PA.³

     Cora May Holton was born on 21 December 1874 at Lawrence Corners, Tioga Co., PA.¹ She married William Roe Corey, son of George Roe Corey and Julia Ann Dunning, on 28 October 1891. Cora May Holton died on 2 February 1952 at Tioga Co., PA, at age 77.¹ She was buried on 5 February 1952 at Coryland Presbyterian Cemetery, Gillett, Bradford Co., PA.²

Mrs. Cora May Corey, 77, of Jackson Township, Saturday, Feb. 2, 1952, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Norman Garrison of Jackson Township. She is also survived by two sons, George Corey of New York City and James Corey of Washington, D. C., five grandchldren and several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Shaw and Robena Funeral Home in Mansfield and Monday morning will be removed to the home of Mrs. Garrison where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. P. C. Buono, Coreyland Cemetery (Elmira Sunday Telegram, Elmira, New York, Sunday, February 3, 1952).

     John Madison Camp was born on 4 April 1885 at Southampton Co., VA. He married Mary Elizabeth Webb on 7 October 1914 at Ft. Smith, Sebastin Co., AR. John Madison Camp died on 6 October 1963 at Richmond, Henrico Co., VA, at age 78.

     Mary Elizabeth Webb was born on 12 February 1890 at AR. She married John Madison Camp on 7 October 1914 at Ft. Smith, Sebastin Co., AR. Mary Elizabeth Webb died on 7 July 1966 at Richmond, Henrico Co., VA, at age 76.