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John James Cornett 1724–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1724

Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1776

Death Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: Earl Canutt\Cornett

Mother: Ann Hewlett

Spouse(s): Mary Mosby

Children(s): (6) Cornett

John James Cornett was born in 1724 in Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Earl John Canutt Cornett And Ann Hewlett. John James Cornett married Mary Elizabeth Mosby, and had children including 6 Nathaniel Cornett. John James Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John James Cornett was born in 1724 in Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Earl John Canutt Cornett And Ann Hewlett.
  • John James Cornett married Mary Elizabeth Mosby, and had children including 6 Nathaniel Cornett.
  • John James Cornett passed away in 1776 in Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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John Cornett's Ancestors

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John Cornett
1724–1776
Birth Place: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Earl John Canutt\Cornett
1696–1782
Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Ann Hewlett
1697–1767
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Erin Canute\Cornett
1676–1700
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Quaker)) Hasker
1676–1720
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cornett's Descendants

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John (James) Cornett (2 May 1724–22 February 1776) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mosby (26 Dec 1739–11 Nov 1801)
  1. 1. (6) (Nathaniel) Cornett 1760–1838

John Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1724
2 May 1724
Birth of John James Cornett in Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1776
22 February 1776
Age 52
Death of John James Cornett in Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1724
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1776
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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