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John Cornett 1712–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1712

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 22 Feb 1776

Death Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Father: Earl Cornett

Mother: Ann Hewlett

Spouse(s): Mary Cornett, Elizabeth Mosby

Children(s): Nathaniel Cornett, David Cornett, John Jr., Samuel Cornett, Hames Cornett, James Cornett, Roger Cornett, Rebecca Cornett, Samuel Cornett, John Cornett

John Cornett was born in 1712 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Earl John Canute Cornett And Ann Canute Hewlett. John Cornett married Elizabeth Bacon Mosby, Mary Elizabeth Cornett, and had children including David Cornett, Hames Cornett, James Canute Cornett, John Cornett Jr, John Samuel Sam Cornett, Nathaniel Cornett, Rebecca Canute Cornett, Roger Vader Cornett, Samuel Cornett. John Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Cornett was born in 1712 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Earl John Canute Cornett And Ann Canute Hewlett.
  • John Cornett married Elizabeth Bacon Mosby, Mary Elizabeth Cornett, and had children including David Cornett, Hames Cornett, James Canute Cornett, John Cornett Jr, John Samuel Sam Cornett, Nathaniel Cornett, Rebecca Canute Cornett, Roger Vader Cornett, Samuel Cornett.
  • John Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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John Cornett's Ancestors

Self
John Cornett
1712–1776
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Earl John (Canute) Cornett
1696–1782
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Ann (Canute) Hewlett
1697–1767
Southampton, Hampshire, , England
Grandparents
Erin (Cornett or Canute or Cornutt or) Corn
1676–1700
Northumberland, England
Elizabeth (Canute) Cornutt
1676–1720
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Corn
1644–
Mary Cornutt
1647–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cornutt
1626–1680
Margrye Cornutt
1628–1670

John Cornett's Descendants

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John Cornett (2 May 1712–22 Feb 1776) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cornett (1715–) m. Elizabeth (Bacon) Mosby (26 Dec 1739–11 Nov 1801)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Cornett 1760–1838 m. Elizabeth Boggs 1762–
    1. 1. Judah (Judy) Cornett 1792–1880
    2. 2. Polly Cornett 1797–1877
    3. 3. William Cornett 1782–1842
    4. 4. Samuel Cornett 1787–1848
    5. 5. Mildred Cornett 1791–
    6. 6. Jesse Cornett 1794–
    7. 7. Robert Cornett 1796–
    8. 8. Julia Cornett 1798–
    9. 9. Isaac Cornett 1799–1875
    10. 10. Celia Cornett 1801–
  2. 2. David Cornett 1763–1847
  3. 3. John (Cornett) Jr. 1765–1849
  4. 4. Samuel Cornett 1755–
  5. 5. Hames Cornett 1755–
  6. 6. James (Canute) Cornett 1755–1824
  7. 7. Roger (Vader) Cornett 1768–1847
  8. 8. Rebecca (Canute) Cornett 1770–1830
  9. 9. Samuel Cornett 1763–1796
  10. 10. John (Samuel "Sam") Cornett 1759–1849

John Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1712
2 May 1712
Birth of John Cornett in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1776
22 Feb 1776
Age 64
Death of John Cornett in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1712
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1776
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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