| FATHER Francesco Cortese |
| | Birth | 1756 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Death | 4 February 1812 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Father | Giuseppe Cortese |
| Mother | Annantonia Garofalo |
| MOTHER Serafina Marzella |
| | Birth | 1761 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Death | after 5 August 1813 | |
| Death | before 1846 | |
| Marriage | 23 May 1822 | Francesco diColamaria; Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Father | Domenico Marzella |
| Mother | Caterina D'Agostino |
| CHILDREN |
M | Giuseppe Cortese |
| | Birth | 1782 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
M | Vincenzo Cortese |
| | Birth | 1785 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Death | 23 November 1810 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Marriage | before 1810 | Anna Amoia; |
M | Angelo Domenico Cortese |
| | Birth | 1787 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Death | 28 May 1846 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
M | Michele Cortese |
| | Birth | 1789 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
M | Arcangelo Cortese |
| | Birth | 1790 | Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |
| Marriage | | Angela Altieri; |
| Marriage | 5 August 1813 | Raffaella Lasorsa; Giovinazzo, Province of Bari Italy |