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Elijah Cornwell 1760–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Va.

Death Date: 14 NOV 1827

Death Location: Jasper Co. Ga.

Father: Obadiah Cornwell

Mother: Hannah Davis

Spouse(s): Catherine Cavender

Children(s): Catherine Cornwell, Hiram Cornwell, Elijah Jr., Elizabeth Cornwell, George Cornwell, Eli Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Triphena Cornwell, Nancy Cornwell, Obiadiah Cornwell

The story of Elijah Cornwell began in 1760 in Dinwiddie, Va.. Elijah Cornwell married Catherine Cavender, and had children including Betsy Cornwell, Catherine Cornwell, Eli B Cornwell, Elijah Cornwell Jr, Elizabeth Cornwell, George Washington Cornwell, Hiram Cornwell, Nancy Cornwell, Obiadiah Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Triphena Bethinia Thenia Cornwell. Elijah Cornwell passed away in 1827 in Jasper Co. Ga..

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Cornwell began in 1760 in Dinwiddie, Va..
  • Elijah Cornwell married Catherine Cavender, and had children including Betsy Cornwell, Catherine Cornwell, Eli B Cornwell, Elijah Cornwell Jr, Elizabeth Cornwell, George Washington Cornwell, Hiram Cornwell, Nancy Cornwell, Obiadiah Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Triphena Bethinia Thenia Cornwell.
  • Elijah Cornwell passed away in 1827 in Jasper Co. Ga..

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Cornwell
1730–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Davis
1653–1719
Birth Location: Dover, Norfolk, MA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Cavender
1764–1853
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia
CC

Children(s)

Catherine Cornwell
1796–1841
Birth Location: Pendleton Co. S.C.
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Hiram Cornwell
1804–
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Ga.
HC
Elijah Jr.
1794–1817
Birth Location: Rowan County, N.C.
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Elizabeth Cornwell
1784–
Birth Location: N.C.
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George Cornwell
1808–1873
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia
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Eli Cornwell
1790–1863
Birth Location: Wilkes County, N.C.
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Sarah Cornwell
1786–
Birth Location: Rowan County, N.C.
SC
Triphena Cornwell
1798–1873
Birth Location: Wilkes County, N.C.
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Nancy Cornwell
1788–1868
Birth Location: Rowan County, N.C.
NC
Obiadiah Cornwell
1805–1873
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Ga.
OC

Elijah Cornwell's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Cornwell
1760–1827
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Va.
Parents
Obadiah George Cornwell
1730–
Hannah Davis
1653–1719
Dover, Norfolk, MA
Grandparents
John ((James)) Davis
1621–1666
Hampton Hill, Haverhill, Mass. or Warwick, Glouster, England depending on source
Jane ((Jean or Joan) (Peasley)) Peaslee
1627–1694
Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1589–1676
Cicely Thayer
1600–1673
Joseph Peaslee
1612–1660
Mary Johnson
–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davys
1553–1626
Agnes Samon
1559–
John Thayer
1563–1601
Joan Lawrence
1570–1604
William Peaslee
1580–1663
Ann Calvert
1595–1628
John Johnson
1575–1659
Hannah Throckmarten
1580–1608

Elijah Cornwell's Descendants

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Elijah Cornwell (1760–14 NOV 1827) m. Catherine Cavender (16 JUN 1764–19 JUL 1853)
  1. 1. Catherine Cornwell 1796–1841 m. William Taylor 1786–1849
    1. 1. James (DeKalb) Taylor 1835–1908
  2. 2. Hiram Cornwell 1804–
  3. 3. Elijah (Cornwell) Jr. 1794–1817
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cornwell 1784–
  5. 5. George (Washington) Cornwell 1808–1873
  6. 6. Eli (B.) Cornwell 1790–1863
  7. 7. Sarah Cornwell 1786–
  8. 8. Triphena ((Bethinia-Thenia)) Cornwell 1798–1873
  9. 9. Nancy Cornwell 1788–1868
  10. 10. Obiadiah Cornwell 1805–1873

Elijah Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Elijah Cornwell in Dinwiddie, Va.
Dinwiddie, Va.
1827
14 NOV 1827
Age 67
Death of Elijah Cornwell in Jasper Co. Ga.
Jasper Co. Ga.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Va.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 NOV 1827
    Event Place: Jasper Co. Ga.
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