George Corliss (abt. 1617 - aft. 1686)

Born about 1617 in Exeter, Devon, England

Husband of Joanna (Davis) Ordway — married 26 Oct 1645 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 19 Oct 1686 after about age 69 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Haverhill, Massachusetts One Place Study.

George Corliss is said to have been born in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1617.

George emigrated from England to Newbury, Massachusetts in 1639.^[1]

Joanna Davis and George Corliss were married in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 26 oct 1645.^[2][3] They had the following children:

• Mary 1646, married William Neff^[4]
• John 1648^[5]
• Joanna 1650, married Joseph Hutchins^[6]
• Martha 1652, married Samuel Ladd^[7]
• Deborah 1655, married Thomas Eastman, Thomas Kingsbury^[8]
• Ann 1657, married John Robie^[9]
• Huldah 1661, married Samuel Kingsbury^[10]
• Sarah 1663, married Joseph Ayer^[11]

George Corliss died 19oct 1686 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name George Corliss Arrival Year1639 Arrival Place Newbury, Massachusetts Primary Immigrant Corliss, George Source Publication Code 1262 Annotation Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.Source Bibliography COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.
2. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Vol. 2, C-F, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, p 315.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Joanna Davis Jr Event Type Marriage Marriage Date 26 Oct 1645 Marriage Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Spouse Name George Corlia
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Mary Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 8 Sep 1646 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name John Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 4 Mar 1647 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Johanah Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 28 Apr 1650 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
7. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Martha Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 2 Jan 1652 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Deborah Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 6 Jun 1655 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
9. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Ann Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 8 Nov 1657 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
10. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Huldah Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 18 Nov 1661 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
11. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name Sarah Corlis Event Type Birth Birth Date 23 Feb 1663 Birth Place Haverhill, Massachusetts Father Name George Corlis Mother Name Joanna Davis
12. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name George Corlis Event Type Death Death Date 19 Oct 1686 Death Place Haverhill, Massachusetts

See also:

• Corliss, Augustus. Genealogical Record of the Corliss Family of America (Yarmouth, Maine, 1875) Page 3

• S30 American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.