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Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby 1849–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1849

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1929

Death Location: Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Riley Hamby

Mother: Cynthia Laws

Spouse(s): David Cornett

Children(s): William Cornett

In 1849, Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby entered the world in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Riley Hamby And Cynthia Cinthey Laws. Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby married David Emsley Cornett, and had children including William Jackson Cornett. Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby passed away in 1929 in Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby entered the world in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Riley Hamby And Cynthia Cinthey Laws.
  • Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby married David Emsley Cornett, and had children including William Jackson Cornett.
  • Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby passed away in 1929 in Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Riley Hamby
1810–1895
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Cynthia Laws
1812–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

David Cornett
1847–1937
Birth Location: ,Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Cornett
1873–1944
Birth Location: Johnson, Tennessee
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Rebecca Hamby's Ancestors

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Rebecca Hamby
1849–1929
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Riley Hamby
1810–1895
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Cynthia ((Cinthey)) Laws
1812–1900
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (H) Hamby
1779–1872
Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Mahala Mitchell
1786–1830
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
John Laws
1780–1835
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, or Duplin North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) Teague
1783–1846
now, Alexander, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hamby
1755–1830
Rachel Simpson
1749–1820
William Mitchell
1756–1810
Abigail Wheeler
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Celia Williams
1725–1771
Francis Loyalist)
1731–1803
Jane Wheeler
1754–1821

Rebecca Hamby's Descendants

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Rebecca (Samantha Jane) Hamby (Jan 1849–28 Mar 1929) m. David (Emsley) Cornett (12 Nov 1847–24 Aug 1937)
  1. 1. William (Jackson) Cornett 1873–1944 m. Cora (Elizabeth "Lea") Michaels 1885–1939
    1. 1. Dollie (Mae) Cornett 1911–1968 m. Arthur (Wade) Rotenberry 1910–1980
      1. 1. Josephine Rotenberry 1935–2005
      2. 2. Richard (D) Rotenberry 1916–
      3. 3. Arthur (Rotenberry) Jr. –2013
    2. 2. Robert Cornette 1904–
    3. 3. Leonard Cornette 1901–
    4. 4. Sallie Cornette 1914–1998
    5. 5. Roy Cornette 1906–
    6. 6. Floy Cornette 1909–
    7. 7. Nellie Cornette 1919–

Rebecca Hamby's Timeline

3 Records

1849
Jan 1849
Birth of Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1869
22 Jan 1869
Age 20
Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby was married in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1929
28 Mar 1929
Age 80
Death of Rebecca Samantha Jane Hamby in Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1849
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1869
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Mountain City, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
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