David Coryell

“The Surprising Origins of the Coryell Family of Colonial New Jersey.” Avotaynu Online: RESEARCH INTO THE ORIGINS AND MIGRATIONS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. (Monday, January 23, 2023) < link >

Jacob Curiel was born in Coimbra, Portugal, on September 26, 1587, as Duarte Nunes da Costa. … We know from the unique E-BY145801 variation that Jacob was an ancestor of Abraham Coriell of New Jersey, but the intervening generations are unknown. Given the Curiel family history, the intervening generations might well have included gentile women. Jacob’s brother David apparently fathered children out of wedlock, as the Portuguese Jewish communities in northern Europe had more than their fair share of men crossing social boundaries and having children with non-Jewish women.