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Nancy Cornett 1805–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Grayson, VA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Coosa, Alabama, United States

Father: John III

Mother: Elizabeth Bacon

Spouse(s): Elijah Smith

Children(s): Mary Smith

Nancy Cornett was born in 1805 in Grayson, VA, the child of John Cornett Iii And Elizabeth Betsy Bacon. Nancy Cornett married Elijah James Smith, and had children including Mary Jane Smith. Nancy Cornett passed away in 1860 in Coosa, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Cornett was born in 1805 in Grayson, VA, the child of John Cornett Iii And Elizabeth Betsy Bacon.
  • Nancy Cornett married Elijah James Smith, and had children including Mary Jane Smith.
  • Nancy Cornett passed away in 1860 in Coosa, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1765–1842
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA
JI
Elizabeth Bacon
1786–1852
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Elijah Smith
1807–1846
Birth Location: , Madison, Alabama, USA
ES

Children(s)

Mary Smith
1836–1921
Birth Location: Chatanooga, Tennessee, United States
MS

Nancy Cornett's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Cornett
1805–1860
Birth Place: Grayson, VA
Parents
John Cornett III
1765–1842
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bacon
1786–1852
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Cornett
1724–1776
New Kent, Virginia Colony
Mary Benham-Cornett
1725–1777
England, British Isles, Europe, England, United Kingdom
Langston Bacon
1765–1831
, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Sneed
1767–1862
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Benham
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Cornett's Descendants

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Nancy Cornett (1805–1860) m. Elijah (James) Smith (1807–25 May 1846)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Smith 1836–1921 m. JAMES (R.) KILPATRICK 1823–1896
    1. 1. Arrena (Addiline (Rene)) Kilpatrick 1868–1906 m. Joseph Kester 1840–1929
      1. 1. Bertha (Mae) Kester 1901–1973 m. John (Robert) McFarland 1896–1986 m. William (Henry) Harrison 1882–1955
        1. 1. Benjamin (T.) Harrison 1916–1984 m. Eva (Mae) King 1919–1979
        2. 2. Harger Mcfarland 1917–
        3. 3. Irene Jacobson 1936–2011
        4. 4. Elvis (Sylvester) McFarland 1934–1986
        5. 5. Jewel Colston 1931–2001
        6. 6. Melvin (Robert) McFarland 1929–1989
        7. 7. Ethel (Arzelia) McFarland 1925–1981
        8. 8. Edith Yoachum 1922–1998
        9. 9. Virgil McFarland 1921–1922
        10. 10. Dorothy Sampson 1926–2002
        11. 11. Beatrice Smith 1941–2024
      2. 2. Dora (Belle) Kester 1906–1980
      3. 3. Cora (Delle) Kester 1906–1906
      4. 4. William (Andrew (Willie)) Kester 1904–1962
      5. 5. Benjamin (Riley) Kester 1900–1902
      6. 6. Angeline Kester 1898–1932
      7. 7. Arrena (Addiline) Kester 1898–1977
      8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Kester 1896–1978
      9. 9. Elijah (Jeramiah) Kester 1894–1977
      10. 10. Tempe (Belle) Kester 1892–1903
      11. 11. Frances Kester 1892–1903
      12. 12. Nathaniel (James) Kester 1891–1900
      13. 13. Joseph (Robert) Kester 1890–1966
      14. 14. Patrick (Ray) Kester 1901–1980

Nancy Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Nancy Cornett in Grayson, VA
Grayson, VA
1860
1860
Age 55
Death of Nancy Cornett in Coosa, Alabama, United States
Coosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Grayson, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Coosa, Alabama, United States
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