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Re: Ancestry of CORRAN
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Inside the folly there are 12 MIs

"Erected by Thomas Corrin in the year 1806 to perpetuate the memory of his beloved wife Alice Corrin otherwise Cowell who departed this life on the 31st of January of the above year, whose body became the Coffin of her unborn Infant" , "Also Thomas Corrin departed this life on the 5th, September, 1845, in. the 74th year of his life;"

"All these characters are deposited in the small enclosure 20 yards distant from the N.E. corner of the Tower built for that purpose," "Also Jane Corrin departed this life in the State of Ohio, North America, in the 34th. year of her life 1831"

"All flesh is grass,"

"Phillip Corrin, son of John Corrin, of Colby, in the Parish of Arbory, who purchased this farm from Charles Wattleworth: departed this life on the 21st of February, 1776 We heard that he died in the Lord"

`Also Jane, his wife, formerly Kelly, departed this life on the 14th of,April, 1770, this pious woman prayed unto'God always excepting when she slept, she gave up the ghost suddenly in the twinkling of an eye,"

"Also 'Robert Corrin, their son, and father of Thomas Corrin, who erected all these monuments to the memory of departed worth; departed this life on the 15th, of July, 1804, aged 85 years, 'This honest man died in peace,"

Also Isabella, his wife, formerly Quirk, mother of the aforesaid Thomas Corrin, departed this life on the 7th, March, 1802, aged 54 years, This woman died lifting up her hands to God for his sweet mercy, "Death endeth all things"

"Until the resurrection of the Dead To eternal Life
Through Jesus Christ our Lord Are deposited the Remains of Christian Corrin Daughter of Thomas and Alice Corrin of Knockaloebeg who departed this life the 17th, day of October, 1802 aged 3 years and 3 months,

While mortals wearied with a ceaseless' strife
To gain the trifles of this transparent Life;
My Christian lies secure from care and pain, '
Thy Parents loss is thy eternal gain,"
"Sacred to the memory of Alice Corrin otherwise Cowell, daugheter of Matthew Cowell, of Ballaquane, in the Parish of Kirk German ; and wife of Thomas Corrin, of Knockaloebeg, in the Parish of Kirk Patrick; who departed this mortal life the 31st, day of January, 1806, aged 33 years"
"The body here lies awaiting the call of the last trumpet, for in a minute in the twinkling of an eye the trumpet shall sound, and the Dead shall be raised incorruptible, 1st, Cor, XV Chap, 52 ver,"

"Inclosed in native Earth, thy peaceful breast shall greive no more, affective scenes are past, Ordained to yield thy Breath, thy useful life was lost to human friends but found with 'God, Once faithful woman, heaven hath fixed thy fate early in life to be possessed of Bliss; Ere Life's wheel stopped by multiplying years, nor health, nor Spirits broke, by age oppressed.

Ye pure 'Seraphicks guard her sacred dust, O; screen her wasted fabric till it rise, when her dear thinking powers shall resume, then clothe my sisters heavenlike from the tomb,

"Erected by Thomas Corrin .in Memory of Alice his beloved wife who departed this life on the 31st, day of January, 1806, aged 33 years"

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