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William Jesse "Billie" Cornett 1761 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1761

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

Death Date: 26 Nov 1836

Death Location: Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Father: Earl Cornett

Mother: Elizabeth Cornett

Spouse(s): Rhoda Gilliam

Children(s): Archibald Cornett

William Jesse "Billie" Cornett was born in 1761 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Earl John Canute Cornett and Elizabeth Bacon Cornett. William Jesse "Billie" Cornett married Rhoda “Mary” (Cornett)m.1st Gilliam, and had children including Archibald 'Arch' Cornett. William Jesse "Billie" Cornett passed away in 1836 in Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jesse "Billie" Cornett was born in 1761 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Earl John Canute Cornett and Elizabeth Bacon Cornett.
  • William Jesse "Billie" Cornett married Rhoda “Mary” (Cornett)m.1st Gilliam, and had children including Archibald 'Arch' Cornett.
  • William Jesse "Billie" Cornett passed away in 1836 in Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Cornett's Ancestors

Self
William Cornett
1761 – 1836
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Earl John Canute Cornett
1696 – 1772
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Bacon) Cornett
1710 – 1768
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Mosby
1689 – 1758
Henrico Parish, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornett's Descendants

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William (Jesse "Billie") Cornett (1 Apr 1761 – 26 Nov 1836) m. Rhoda (“Mary” (Cornett)m.1st) Gilliam (4 May 1770 – April 1796)
  1. 1. Archibald ('Arch') Cornett (12 January 1789 – 24 feb 1873) m. Judith ("Juda") McDaniel (1789 – 21 Mar 1872)
    1. 1. Jordan Cornett (1805 – 1870) m. Mary (Polly) Fox (Abt 1794 – 1841)
      1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Cornett (May 1828 – 1906) m. William (Ephriam) Drew (14 Jan 1831 – 1880)
        1. 1. GWC DREW (1852 – )
        2. 2. Henry (W Cornett) Drew (23 Aug 1852 – )
        3. 3. Joseph Drew (1855 – )
        4. 4. Dillard DREW (28 Oct 1856 – )
        5. 5. Jack (Lee) Drew (Mar 1857 – Deceased)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (J) Drew (4 May 1857 – 25 Mar 1944)
        7. 7. Martha Drew (7 Nov 1859 – 11 Feb 1954)
        8. 8. Mary (Francis) Drew (1 June 1861 – 11 Feb 1954)
        9. 9. Margaret Drew (22 Sep 1863 – 21 Jul 1949)
        10. 10. Malvina (Cornett) Drew (27 Nov 1864 – )
        11. 11. Charles (M) Drew (1865 – )
        12. 12. Joseph Drew (Abt 1865 – 17 November 1925)
        13. 13. William Drew (Abt 1867 – 26 May 1928)
        14. 14. Sallie (Ann) Drew (Mar 1869 – 10 Jan 1937)
        15. 15. Isaac Drew (1870 – )
        16. 16. William (E) Drew (16 Apr 1870 – 26 May 1928)
        17. 17. Aner Drew (Abt 1871 – 22 Mar 1929)
        18. 18. John Drew (1873 – )
        19. 19. Anna Drew (Mar 1874 – 22 Mar 1929)
        20. 20. Louis Drew (30 Oct 1876 – 7 Aug 1925)
        21. 21. Uriah Drew (25 Nov 1876 – 11 Dec 1940) m. Mary (Belle) Weaver (4 mar 1874 – 26 Feb 1951)
        22. 22. John Drew (20 Jun 1877 – 7 Aug 1925)
        23. 23. Eurioria Drew (1878 – )
        24. 24. America Drew

William Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1 Apr 1761
Birth of William Jesse "Billie" Cornett in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
1836
26 Nov 1836
Age 75
Death of William Jesse "Billie" Cornett in Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Cornettsville, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1761
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

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

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