Ear.Ly History OF THE CORRIES. oes 
for non-recovery of sasine (Ex. R., v., 520), having been the 
property of the late Thomas de Corry, who had also owned 
a tenement in Annan (ibid). The same Robert de Corry, who 
must have been a son of Thomas de Corry, had sasine of the 
Annan tenement in 1467 (Ex. R., ix., 673) It is an open 
question whether this Robert is not the same as the Robert 
de Corry who had sasine of Newby in 1464, paying two red _ 
roses by way of duplication of albe ferma (Ex. R., vii., 279). 
If so, the Corrys of Newby cannot have been descended from 
the Robert Corrie of Newby who married Susanna Carlyle. 
Another Corry who may have been a brother of Newby 
was James de Corry, infeft in the fermes of Woodcockair by 
Archibald Earl of Douglas (Ex. R., v., 669)... He may per- 
haps be identified with the father of Gilbert de Corry of 
Torduff and Dailbank. 
According to the Aitken MSS., quoting Clapperton, the 
daughter and heiress of Thomas Corry of Corry married 
Adam Johnstone at the close of the 15th century, leaving 
issue :—(1) [James] Johnstone of Corry; (2) Thomas John- 
stone of Gretna; (3) Simon Johnstone of Carterton. Aitken 
cannot be relied on, and the Clapperton MS. has disappeared. 
Moreover, it appears that the statement has confused the 
Corries of that Ilk with the Corries of Newby. 
Equally puzzling is the connection between Kelwode and 
Newby. Briefly the problem is this. The first recorded 
Corrie of Kelwode is George de Cory of Kelwode, who in 
1440 resigned Kelwode and other lands in favour of Thomas 
de Corry (R.M.S., 1424/1513, 257). Thomas parted with 
half of Kelwode in 1445 (R.M.S., 1424/1513, 287), retaining 
Nether Kelwode. In 1516 Thomas Corrie of Kelwode, pro- 
bably a son of the above, purchased Newby from his cousin, 
Herbert Corrie of Newby (R.M.S., 1513/46, 145). 
This is the only clue to the relationship between the 
Newby and Kelwode families. As George and Thomas were 
common names in the family, it is possible that the first 
Kelwode may be identified with George de Corry dead by 
1445, uncle of Robert of Corry of Annan and of Newby (?). 
Thomas Corrie of Kelwode, the purchaser of Newby, still, 
however, retained the designation of ‘‘ of Kelwode,’’ his son 
