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WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT 1761–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1761

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 November 1836

Death Location: Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Cornett

Mother: Elizabeth Bacon

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The story of WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT began in 1761 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT passed away in 1836 in Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT began in 1761 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.
  • WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT passed away in 1836 in Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.

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WILLIAM CORNETT's Ancestors

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WILLIAM CORNETT
1761–1836
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cornett
1712–1776
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Bacon
1746–1771
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Earl Cornett
1696–1782
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Anne Hewlett
1697–1767
Southampton, Hampshire, , England
Capt. (JOHN) Bacon
1722–1755
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Sarah Miller
1725–1755
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Erin Cornett
1670–1700
Elizabeth Hewlett
1676–1720
William Canute
1669–
Elizabeth Hasker
1676–1720
Nathaniel Bacon
1708–1743
Mary Thompson
1711–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Canute
1644–1680
Mary Brewer
1644–1700
Mary Brewer
1644–1700
Mary Brewer
1644–1700
John Kent
1682–1742
Sarah Langston
1686–1710

WILLIAM CORNETT's Timeline

2 Records

1761
April 1761
Birth of WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1836
26 November 1836
Age 75
Death of WILLIAM JESSE CORNETT in Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1761
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1836
    Event Place: Cornettsville, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

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