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John James Canute Cornett 1712–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 may 1712

Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1776

Death Location: Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia

Father: Earl Canute

Mother: Anne Hewlett

Spouse(s): Mary Jesse, Elizabeth Mosby, Elizabeth Mosby

Children(s): John Cornett, Nathaniel Cornett, James Sr, William Canute

John James Canute Cornett was born in 1712 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, the child of Earl John Cornett Canute And Anne Hewlett. John James Canute Cornett married Elizabeth Bacon Mosby, Mary Jesse, and had children including James C Cornett Sr, John Samuel Sam Cornett, Nathaniel C Cornett, William Jesse Cornett Canute. John James Canute Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John James Canute Cornett was born in 1712 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, the child of Earl John Cornett Canute And Anne Hewlett.
  • John James Canute Cornett married Elizabeth Bacon Mosby, Mary Jesse, and had children including James C Cornett Sr, John Samuel Sam Cornett, Nathaniel C Cornett, William Jesse Cornett Canute.
  • John James Canute Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earl Canute
1696–1781
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
EC
Anne Hewlett
1697–1767
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
AH

Spouses(s)

Mary Jesse
1715–
Birth Location: , , , England
MJ
Elizabeth Mosby
1739–1801
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
EM
Elizabeth Mosby
1739–1801
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
EM

Children(s)

John Cornett
1759–1849
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Cornett
1760–1838
Birth Location: Henrico, British America
NC
James Sr
1727–1796
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
JS
William Canute
1761–1836
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
WC

John Cornett's Ancestors

Self
John Cornett
1712–1776
Birth Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Parents
Earl John Cornett Canute
1696–1781
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Hewlett
1697–1767
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cornett's Descendants

1.
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John (James Canute) Cornett (2 may 1712–22 Feb 1776) m. Mary Jesse (1715–) m. Elizabeth (Bacon) Mosby (26 Dec 1739–11 Nov 1801) m. Elizabeth (Bacon) Mosby (26 Dec 1739–11 Nov 1801)
  1. 1. John (Samuel "Sam") Cornett 1759–1849 m. Mary Bennan 1774–1850 m. Mary ("polly") Davidson 1774–1845
    1. 1. James (W) Cornett 1814–1894 m. Minerva (Morning) McKnight 1814–1899
      1. 1. John (Baxter) Cornett 1845–1934 m. Mary (Margaret) Thomas 1846–1917
        1. 1. William (Ervin "Willis") Cornett 1865–1935 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Hall 1887– m. Martha (Ritter) Creech 1867–1908 m. Melissa Muncey 1888–1976 m. Martha (Ritter) Creech 1867–1908
        2. 2. Hannah Cornett 1876–1916
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Cornett 1883–1941
        4. 4. Malinda Cornett 1887–
        5. 5. Hiram (M) Cornett 1890–1945
        6. 6. William (McKinley) Cornett 1896–1951
        7. 7. Joseph (A) Cornett 1899–1973
        8. 8. Martha (Morman) Cornett 1879–1954
        9. 9. Precious (Ann) Cornett 1880–1954
        10. 10. Charley Cornett 1893–1893
        11. 11. Rette ((Ritten)) Cornett 1885–1955
        12. 12. Precious (Ann) Cornett 1888–
      2. 2. James (C 'Devil Jim') Cornett 1841–1918
      3. 3. Samuel Cornett 1844–1915
      4. 4. Hiram (M) Cornett 1836–1864
      5. 5. Joseph (W.) Cornett 1859–1920
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza" "Jane" Cornett () bowman) 1840–1934
      7. 7. John (Baxter Strong ( Formerly) Cornett) 1837–1898
      8. 8. Jackson (Blackstone) Cornett 1856–1901
      9. 9. Ritter Cornett 1852–1921
      10. 10. William (Franklin) Cornett 1854–1933
      11. 11. Elisebeth Cornett 1850–1877
      12. 12. James (C) Cornett 1841–1918
      13. 13. Irvin Cornett 1845–
      14. 14. Clark (L) Cornett 1837–1903
      15. 15. Pernell Cornett 1843–1843
    2. 2. Samuel Cornett 1814–1886
    3. 3. Clark (C) Cornett 1818–1909
    4. 4. Jesse (H) Cornett 1795–1848
    5. 5. Hiram Cornett 1798–1836
    6. 6. Sarah (Cornett () Holcomb) 1806–1895
  2. 2. Nathaniel (C) Cornett 1760–1838
  3. 3. James (C Cornett) Sr 1727–1796 m. Mary (Sarah A Basham) "Sary" 1735–1819
    1. 1. James (Canute Cornett Jr; served in the Home Guard in the Revolutionary War; private in the war of 1812; served in the Virginia) Militia 1755–1824
    2. 2. David Cornett 1750–1847
    3. 3. Agatha Cornett 1764–1822
    4. 4. Reuben Cornett 1753–
    5. 5. William (Alexander) Cornett 1748–
    6. 6. Jesse Cornett 1749–1830
    7. 7. William (A) Cornett 1754–1830
  4. 4. William (Jesse Cornett) Canute 1761–1836

John Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1712
2 may 1712
Birth of John James Canute Cornett in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Southampton, Hampshire, England
1776
22 Feb 1776
Age 64
Death of John James Canute Cornett in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia
Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 may 1712
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1776
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia
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