Abigail Copp1

b. circa 1733/34
Family
Father*Samuel Copp1 b. 15 Apr 1671, d. 7 May 1740
Mother*Abigail Hawes1 b. 5 Feb 1699/0, d. b 10 Aug 1734
Birth*circa 1733/34Abigail Copp was born circa 1733/34 in Stoughton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

David Copp1

b. 4 March 1731
Family
Father*Samuel Copp1 b. 15 Apr 1671, d. 7 May 1740
Mother*Abigail Hawes1 b. 5 Feb 1699/0, d. b 10 Aug 1734
Birth*4 March 1731David Copp was born on 4 March 1731 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Samuel Copp1

b. 15 April 1671, d. 7 May 1740
Family
Birth*15 April 1671Samuel Copp was born on 15 April 1671 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Residence*He lived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
Marriage*3 January 1726He married first Abigail Hawes of Dedham, daughter of John Hawes and Sarah Deering, on 3 January 1726 in Dedham, Suffolk County.1,3,2 
(Husband) Deathbefore 10 August 1734Samuel became a widower when Abigail (Hawes) Copp died before he married again in 1734. The Hawes source suggested that Abigail probably died in childbirth.2 
Marriage*10 August 1734He married second Rachel Hartshorn on 10 August 1734 in Walpole, Suffolk County.2 
Death*7 May 1740He died on 7 May 1740 in Walpole, Suffolk County, at age 69.2 

Family 1

 Abigail Hawes b. 5 Feb 1699/0, d. b 10 Aug 1734
Children 1.David Copp2 b. 4 Mar 1731
 2.Abigail Copp2 b. c 1733/34

Family 2

 Rachel Hartshorn

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs, Generation Three, pages 15-27.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 50. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ann Coppock1

d. before 31 October 1728
Family
Father*John Coppock1
Marriage*21 November 1722She married, as his first wife, John Yarnall, son of Francis Yarnall and Hannah Baker, on 21 November 1722 at Newtown Meeting, Chester County.2 
Death*before 31 October 1728She died at Willistown, Chester County, before 31 October 1728, the date of her husband's second marriage.3,4 

Family

 John Yarnall b. 24 Feb 1688/89

Citations

  1. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.
  2. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "9 mo. 21,1722" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Yarnall, pages 778-780, the date written as "8, 31, 1728" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "8 mo. 31,1728" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August.

Ann Emily Coppock1

Family
Marriage*She married James Wade Haworth.1 

Family

 James Wade Haworth
Child 1.Sarah Haworth1 b. 18 May 1798, d. 1859

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah "Sally" (Haworth) Heaton, Memorial# 92261089. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

John Coppock1

Family
Residence*He lived at Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family
Child 1.Ann Coppock1 d. b 31 Oct 1728

Citations

  1. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.

Mary Corbison1

Family
Marriage*She married William Ripley.1,2 
RelocationMary and William Ripley probably moved from Hingham and settled in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 

Family

 William Ripley
Children 1.John Ripley+1 b. 7 Apr 1698, d. b 24 Mar 1739
 2.Samuel Ripley+1 b. 27 Feb 1704/5
 3.Christopher Ripley+1 b. Jul 1712

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library EBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Ripley, pages 298-299. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Elizabeth Cordell1

b. 11 March 1773, d. 1 January 1853
Family
Birth*11 March 1773Elizabeth Cordell was born on 11 March 1773 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*7 July 1791She married Samuel Funk on 7 July 1791 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia.2,1 
(Wife) Death4 January 1836Elizabeth became a widow when Samuel Funk died on 4 January 1836 at age 67.2 
Death*1 January 1853She died on 1 January 1853 in Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Gillham Cemetery, Winchester.1 

Family

 Samuel Funk b. 3 Aug 1768, d. 4 Jan 1836
Children 1.Nimrod Funk+1,3 b. 23 Oct 1794, d. 25 May 1879
 2.Martin Cordell Funk4,1 b. 30 Apr 1807, d. 17 Sep 1845
 3.Jacob Funk+5,1 b. 7 Sep 1808, d. 27 Mar 1886
 4.Esau Funk1,6 b. 7 Sep 1808, d. 24 Mar 1879
 5.Presley Cordell Funk+1,7 b. 4 Aug 1810, d. 25 Aug 1900
 6.Eliza MaryAnn Funk+8,1 b. 12 Jun 1812, d. 9 Dec 1905

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Cordell) Funk, Memorial# 5093318. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Funk, Memorial# 5093313.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nimrod Funk, Memorial# 5093302.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martin Cordell Funk, Memorial# 20528873.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jacob Funk, Memorial# 5572189.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Esau Funk, Memorial# 5572180.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Presley Cordell Funk, Memorial# 5547863.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza MaryAnn (Funk) Gillham, Memorial# 18936938.

Katharine Corey1

Family
Marriage*12 February 1784She married Barzillai Hayward, son of Nathaniel Hayward and Elizabeth Curtis, on 12 February 1784 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1 

Family

 Barzillai Hayward b. 31 Mar 1753

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, pages 4-5. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.

______ Cornelius1

Family
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Christian Frances Ward, daughter of Richard Ward and Elizabeth ______.1 

Family

 Christian Frances Ward b. 1795, d. 1880

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 6, pages 185-186. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Absalom K. Cornell1

b. 3 January 1839, d. 3 September 1922
Family
Father*James Craven Cornell1 b. 10 Jul 1814
Mother*Martha Vansant1
Birth*3 January 1839Absalom K. Cornell was born on 3 January 1839 in Pennsylvania.1 
(Nephew) Census US 185031 October 1850Absalom K. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 31 October 1850 in the household of his aunt and uncle, Jesse and Andreanna (Cornell) Dungan, in Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was 11 years old and attending school.2 
Death*3 September 1922He died on 3 September 1922 in Langhorne, Bucks County, at age 83.1 

Citations

  1. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Absalom Cornell, certificate# 85885, age 83, widower, retired, born on 3 January 1839 in Pennsylvania, died on 3 September 1922 in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, parents James Cornell and Martha Vansant, both born Pennsylvania, informant Randall Cornell, Langhorne, burial on 6 September 1922 in Langhorne Friends Burial Ground. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Adreanna Dungan, Northampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 759; Page: 86b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.

Adreanna Cornell1

b. 12 October 1804, d. 12 December 1868
Family
Father*Gilliam Cornell2 b. 1781, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Jane Craven3,4 b. 1 May 1781, d. 12 Apr 1857
Birth*12 October 1804Adreanna Cornell was born on 12 October 1804.5,4 
Marriage*She married Jesse Dungan.1 
Census US 1850*31 October 1850Andreanna and Jesse Dungan were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 31 October 1850 in Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Jesse was 48 years of age and a farmer, with real estate valued at $4,620, and Adreanna was 45 years of age. Their extended family in 1850 consisted of eight additional individuals: five daughters, two grandsons and one nephew. Their daughters, Mary Jane, Ann Eliza, Louisa, Sarah and Adeline, ranged in ages from Mary Jane at 17 to Adeline at 5 years old, and all were attending school. Grandsons, Wallace Dungan and Mahlon Krewson Dungan, whose mother had died the previous year, were 5 and 3 years old, respectively, and Wallace was attending school. Their nephew Absalom K. Cornell, son of Adreanna's brother, James, was 11 years old and also attending school.6 
Death*12 December 1868She died on 12 December 1868 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at age 645,4 
Burial* and was buried in Row 6, Grave 16, of the North and Southampton Churchyard, Churchville, Bucks County.5,4 

Family

 Jesse Dungan b. 5 Feb 1802, d. 4 May 1892
Children 1.Isaac Dungan+1 b. Jan 1823, d. 20 Oct 1887
 2.John K. Dungan7 b. 27 Jun 1827, d. 22 Aug 1900
 3.Mary Jane Dungan6 b. 1833
 4.Ann Eliza Dungan6 b. 1836
 5.Louisa Dungan6 b. 1838
 6.Sarah Dungan6 b. 1841
 7.Adeline S. Dungan1 b. 25 Dec 1844

Citations

  1. [S2075] Book of biographies : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, online at www.ancestry.com, Alfred Ely Firman, pages 45-49, including the Dungan family, images 41-45 of 549. Hereinafter cited as Book of biographies : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Gilliam Cornell, Memorial# 53453756. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Craven) Cornell, Memorial# 127832277.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Adreanna (Cornell) Dungan, Memorial# 53453788.
  5. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; records of burials of the North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Church of Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, image# 1313 of 2629, Row 6, Grave 16, Adreanna Dungan, Mother, 12 October 1804 - 12 December 1868. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Adreanna Dungan, Northampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 759; Page: 86b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John K Dungan, Memorial# 49589217.

Gilliam Cornell1

b. 1781, d. 3 April 1852
Family
Birth*1781Gilliam Cornell was born in 1781.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Craven.2 
Death*3 April 1852He died on 3 April 1852 at about age 711 
Burial* and was buried in North and Southampton Churchyard, Churchville, Bucks County.1 

Family

 Jane Craven b. 1 May 1781, d. 12 Apr 1857
Children 1.Adreanna Cornell+1 b. 12 Oct 1804, d. 12 Dec 1868
 2.James Craven Cornell+3 b. 10 Jul 1814

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Gilliam Cornell, Memorial# 53453756. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Craven) Cornell, Memorial# 127832277.
  3. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; baptism of James Craven Cornell, son of Gilliam Cornell and Jane Craven, baptized on 10 July 1814 at North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Club, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.

James Craven Cornell1

b. 10 July 1814
Family
Father*Gilliam Cornell1 b. 1781, d. 3 Apr 1852
Mother*Jane Craven1 b. 1 May 1781, d. 12 Apr 1857
Baptism*10 July 1814James Craven Cornell was baptized on 10 July 1814 in Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Martha Vansant.2 

Family

 Martha Vansant
Child 1.Absalom K. Cornell2 b. 3 Jan 1839, d. 3 Sep 1922

Citations

  1. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; baptism of James Craven Cornell, son of Gilliam Cornell and Jane Craven, baptized on 10 July 1814 at North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Club, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  2. [S1814] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Absalom Cornell, certificate# 85885, age 83, widower, retired, born on 3 January 1839 in Pennsylvania, died on 3 September 1922 in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, parents James Cornell and Martha Vansant, both born Pennsylvania, informant Randall Cornell, Langhorne, burial on 6 September 1922 in Langhorne Friends Burial Ground. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967.

Charlotte Cornwell1

b. 15 October 1805, d. 16 October 1855
Family
Father*William Henry Cornwell2
Mother*Ann Price3 b. 15 Jun 1772, d. a 1835
Birth*15 October 1805Charlotte Cornwell was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, either in December 1803 or on 15 October 1805.4,5 
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, David Weaver, son of Isaac Weaver and Abigail Price.1,6 
Religion*Charlotte's husband served as a minister of the Church of Christ.3 
Residence*Charlotte's husband was a farmer, and owned a farm near Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania.3 
Relocation*April 1845 In April 1845, David and Charlotte moved with their family to Knox County, Ohio, where David purchased another farm.3 
Death*16 October 1855She died on 16 October 1855 in either Portage County or Licking County, Ohio, at age 507,8 
Burial* and was buried in Hartford Cemetery, Croton, Licking County.7 

Family

 David Weaver b. 24 Jan 1802, d. 29 Dec 1875

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 612, noting his name as "William". Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 612.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charlotte (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 60357565, her date of birth reported as 15 October 1805, although it is believed that the gravestone was very difficult to read. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 612, her date of birth noted as December 1803.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charlotte (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 60357565.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 612, noting the place of her death as Portage County, Ohio.

Eliza Cornwell1

b. 6 October 1802, d. 25 May 1886
Family
Father*William Henry Cornwell2
Mother*Ann Price3 b. 15 Jun 1772, d. a 1835
Birth*6 October 1802Eliza Cornwell was born on 6 October 1802, probably near Marysville, Mason County, Kentucky.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*21 July 1823She married Isaac Weaver, son of Isaac Weaver and Abigail Price, on 21 July 1823.1,8,3 
Residence*After their marriage, they lived for a short time on Castile Creek, Greene County.3 
Relocation*1826 In 1826, they moved with their children to Muddy Creek, Jefferson, Greene County.3 
Occupation*Eliza's husband was a farmer and owned 300 acres in Jefferson and Cumberland townships.3 
Religion*They attended the Jefferson-Cumberland Presbyterian Church where her husband was an Elder.3 
(Wife) Death21 October 1866Eliza became a widow when Isaac Weaver died on 21 October 1866.1,8,9 
Death*25 May 1886She died on 25 May 1886, probably in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 831,10,11 
Burial* and was buried in Muddy Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Khedive, Greene County.10 

Family

 Isaac Weaver b. 13 Dec 1800, d. 21 Oct 1866

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 611-612, noting his name as "William". Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 611-612.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 611-612, noting her place of birth as near the site of Maysville, Kentucky.
  5. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 300-301, without noting a place of birth.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 99415427, without noting a place of birth. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S1433] Newhouse Family: Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…. Includes nine generations, 155 pages in PDF format, and was last updated on 02 December 2013, page 62, noting her place of birth as Brown County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Gatchell & Getchell Descendants.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac H. Weaver, Memorial# 99415346.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 99415427.
  11. [S1433] Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…, page 62.

Mary Cornwell1

b. 14 December 1797, d. 19 April 1855
Family
Father*William Henry Cornwell2
Mother*Ann Price2 b. 15 Jun 1772, d. a 1835
Birth*14 December 1797Mary Cornwell was born on 14 December 1797, probably in either Brown County, Ohio or Washington County, Pennsylvania.3,4,5 
Name VariationShe was called Polly.6,7 
Marriage*She married William Weaver, son of Isaac Weaver and Abigail Price, at Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Residence*Shortly after their marriage, William and Mary settled on a farm his father owned on Muddy Run in Greene County, Pennsylvania.2 
Relocation*After the death of his stepmother, William and Mary moved with their children to the family homestead on Castile Run in Greene County, which he had inherited upon the death of his father.2 
Relocation1835They moved to Fulton County, Illinois, in 1835.2 
Occupation*Mary's husband became the owner of several farms and held various county and township offices in Fulton County.2 
Death*19 April 1855She died on 19 April 1855 at Deerfield, Fulton County, Illinois, at age 57 years, 4 months, and 5 days2,8 
Burial* and was buried in Weaver Cemetery, Young Hickory Township, Fulton County.9,2 

Family

 William Weaver b. 19 Feb 1791, d. 11 Apr 1879

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 610-611.
  3. [S1433] Newhouse Family: Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…. Includes nine generations, 155 pages in PDF format, and was last updated on 02 December 2013, page 62, noting her date of birth as 14 December 1797, and the place as Brown County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as Gatchell & Getchell Descendants.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary "Polly" (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 10156252, noting her date of birth as 14 May 1797 and reporting that the Cemetery Inscription book reads 'age 57yrs-4ms-5ds w/o William' which, because her date of death was 19 April 1855, would make her date of birth actually 14 December 1797; her place of birth was reported as Washington County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 610-611, probably incorrectly noting her date of birth as 14 May 1797, and the place as Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 10156252.
  7. [S1433] Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…, page 62.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary "Polly" (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 10156252, the place noted as Canton.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary "Polly" (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 10156252.

William Henry Cornwell1

Family
Marriage*He married Ann Price, daughter of David Price and Ann Husband.1 

Family

 Ann Price b. 15 Jun 1772, d. a 1835
Children 1.Mary Cornwell1 b. 14 Dec 1797, d. 19 Apr 1855
 2.Eliza Cornwell2 b. 6 Oct 1802, d. 25 May 1886
 3.Charlotte Cornwell3 b. 15 Oct 1805, d. 16 Oct 1855

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 610-611. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 611-612, noting his name as "William."
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 612, noting his name as "William."

Edward Corr1

b. 1870, d. before 29 November 1906
Family
ChartsDescendants of Timothy Rorke, grandfather of Brick Wall John Joseph Rorke
Father*Edward Corr1
Birth*1870Edward Corr was born about 1870.1 
Marriage*18 February 1896He married Ellen Mary Farmer of Newtown, daughter of Owen Farmer and Margaret Rorke, on 18 February 1896 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, County Roscommon. Edward was 27 years of age and a farmer, and Ellen was 21. The witnesses signing their marriage registration were Patrick Featherston and Ellen's sister, Minnie Farmer.1 
Death*before 29 November 1906He died before 29 November 1906, the date his widow married a second time.2 

Family

 Ellen Mary Farmer b. 23 Jul 1875

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage registration of the Roman Catholic marriage of Edward Corr, age 27, bachelor farmer of Farragher, County Roscommon, son of Edward Corr, a farmer, and Ellen Farmer, age 21, a spinster housekeeper of Newtown, County Roscommon, daughter of Owen Farmer, a farmer, on 18 February 1896 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, and witnessed by Patrick Featherston and Minnie Farmer, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage registration of the Roman Catholic marriage of Patrick Murray, age 32, bachelor farmer of Ballinturly, County Roscommon, son of James Murray, a farmer, and Ellen Farmer (who signed her name "Ellen Corr"), age 28, a widow Lady of Newtown, County Roscommon, daughter of Owen Farmer, a farmer, on 29 November 1906 at the Roman Catholic Church of Cloonycolgan, and witnessed by Thomas Murray and Teresa Farmer, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Edward Corr1

Family
Residence*He lived in Farragher, County Roscommon, Ireland,1 
Occupation* where he was a farmer.1 

Family
Child 1.Edward Corr1 b. 1870, d. b 29 Nov 1906

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage registration of the Roman Catholic marriage of Edward Corr, age 27, bachelor farmer of Farragher, County Roscommon, son of Edward Corr, a farmer, and Ellen Farmer, age 21, a spinster housekeeper of Newtown, County Roscommon, daughter of Owen Farmer, a farmer, on 18 February 1896 at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Cloverhill, and witnessed by Patrick Featherston and Minnie Farmer, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Ephraim Corwin1

Family
Marriage*He married Rebecca Sharp, daughter of Isaac Sharp and Mary Wolverton.1,2 

Family

 Rebecca Sharp b. 1794

Citations

  1. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers, 1893), The Sharp Family, pages 170-174. Hereinafter cited as Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 456. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Anne Cosby1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Father*______ Cosby2
(Bride) Deed Memorial13 December 1756A memorial deed bearing date 13 December 1756 was made between Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, gentleman, sole executor of the last will and testament of his brother Samuel Gerrard, late of Gibbstown in the county of Meath, Esq., deceased, and the said Thomas is also the residual legatee of the said Samuel, of the first part, Thomas Cosby of Ballieborough, County Cavan, gentleman, and Samuel Gerrard of Parcellstown in the county of Westmeath, gentleman, of the second part, and William Gerrard, son of the said Thomas Gerrard, and Anne Cosby of the city of Dublin, spinster sister of the said Thomas Cosby, of the third part.

Reciting that Eleazer Edwards the younger of London, merchant, by lease therein mentioned did demise, lease and let to farm unto the said Samuel, deceased, all those two several parcels of land commonly called and known by the name of Tankardstown, County Meath, containing on the east part 219 acres Irish measure little more or less and on the west part 186 acres Irish measure little more or less and all those two several parcels of land called Castlemartin, land containing on the east part 92 acres Irish measure little more or less and all that parcel of land called Great Aganstown containing 7 and 20 acres Irish measure little more or less and all that parcel of land called Betaghstown containing 142 acres Irish measure little more or less, which said several parcels of lands contain in the whole and together by estimation 756 acres Irish plantation measure or 1,225 acres English statute measure or thereabouts according to a survey formerly taken thereof by Alexander Stewart by the order and appointment of the Fraternity of Drapers of the city of London all which said lands are situate lying and being in the Baronies of Kells and Navan in the county of east Meath in the Kingdom of Ireland with the appurtenances for the term and at the rent therein mentioned.

And also reciting that a marriage was intended to be had and solemnized between the said William Gerrard and the said Ann Cosby. And, by which said deed, the said Thomas Gerrard, for the considerations therein mentioned, did grant, bargain, sell, assign and make over unto their trustees, Ann Cosby's brother Thomas Cosby of Ballieborough, and William Gerrard's brother Samuel Gerrard of Parcellstown, all that and those the herein before mentioned lands and premises in and by the said recited indenture of lease demised with all appurtenances upon and under and subject to the several trusts, provisos, limitations and agreements therein mentioned.

The deed was signed and sealed by all parties, witnessed by Hugh Reilly and Robert Wallis, both of the city of Dublin, and registered on 14 December 1756.2 
Marriage*15 December 1756She married, by license dated 13 December, William Gerrard Esq. of Liscartan, County Meath, son of Thomas Gerrard and Catherine Cooper, on 15 December 1756 at St. Andrew's Church of Ireland, Dublin.1,3,4 

Family

 William Gerrard d. bt 1789 - 1793
Children 1.Rebecca Gerrard+1,5
 2.Sarah Gerrard+1,5
 3.Elizabeth Gerrard+5,1
 4.Catherine Gerrard
 5.Anne Gerrard+ d. 6 May 1818

Citations

  1. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Marriage of William Gerrard of Liscartan, County Meath, and Ann Cosby of the parish of St. Andrew, spinster, 13th December 1756. Hereinafter cited as Betham Genealogical Abstracts.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1756; Film# 461380, Volume 187, pages 5-6, deed number 123035. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  3. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing the Church Records on IrishGenealogy.ie, at https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/…. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  4. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage by licence on 15 December 1756 of William Gerrard and Anne Cosby in the Parish of St. Andrew, Dublin, page 32, with the church register page attached. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  5. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at www.findmypast.com, Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, will dated 3 October 1763, probated 4 December 1763l.

Thomas Cosby1

Family
Father*______ Cosby1
Residence*December 1756At the time of his sister Ann's marriage in December 1756, Thomas lived in Bailieborough, County Cavan.1 
(Bride's Brother) Deed Memorial13 December 1756Thomas was named as a trustee in a memorial deed bearing date 13 December 1756 made between Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan, gentleman, sole executor of the last will and testament of his brother Samuel Gerrard, late of Gibbstown in the county of Meath, Esq., deceased, and the said Thomas is also the residual legatee of the said Samuel, of the first part, Thomas Cosby of Ballieborough, County Cavan, gentleman, and Samuel Gerrard of Parcellstown in the county of Westmeath, gentleman, of the second part, and William Gerrard, son of the said Thomas Gerrard, and Anne Cosby of the city of Dublin, spinster sister of the said Thomas Cosby, of the third part.

Reciting that Eleazer Edwards the younger of London, merchant, by lease therein mentioned did demise, lease and let to farm unto the said Samuel, deceased, all those two several parcels of land commonly called and known by the name of Tankardstown, County Meath, containing on the east part 219 acres Irish measure little more or less and on the west part 186 acres Irish measure little more or less and all those two several parcels of land called Castlemartin, land containing on the east part 92 acres Irish measure little more or less and all that parcel of land called Great Aganstown containing 7 and 20 acres Irish measure little more or less and all that parcel of land called Betaghstown containing 142 acres Irish measure little more or less, which said several parcels of lands contain in the whole and together by estimation 756 acres Irish plantation measure or 1,225 acres English statute measure or thereabouts according to a survey formerly taken thereof by Alexander Stewart by the order and appointment of the Fraternity of Drapers of the city of London all which said lands are situate lying and being in the Baronies of Kells and Navan in the county of east Meath in the Kingdom of Ireland with the appurtenances for the term and at the rent therein mentioned.

And also reciting that a marriage was intended to be had and solemnized between the said William Gerrard and the said Ann Cosby. And, by which said deed, the said Thomas Gerrard, for the considerations therein mentioned, did grant, bargain, sell, assign and make over unto their trustees, Ann Cosby's brother Thomas Cosby of Ballieborough, and William Gerrard's brother Samuel Gerrard of Parcellstown, all that and those the herein before mentioned lands and premises in and by the said recited indenture of lease demised with all appurtenances upon and under and subject to the several trusts, provisos, limitations and agreements therein mentioned.

The deed was signed and sealed by all parties, witnessed by Hugh Reilly and Robert Wallis, both of the city of Dublin, and registered on 14 December 1756.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1756; Film# 461380, Volume 187, pages 5-6, deed number 123035. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

______ Cosby1

Family

Family
Children 1.Thomas Cosby1
 2.Anne Cosby+1

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1756; Film# 461380, Volume 187, pages 5-6, deed number 123035. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Ann Cotton1

b. 20 February 1726/27
Family
Father*Reverend Nathaniel Cotton1 d. 3 Jul 1729
Mother*Griselda Silvester1
Birth*20 February 1726/27Ann Cotton was born on 20 February 1726/27 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.1 

Citations

  1. [S194] James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a family register for the people, in 21 volumes. Most volumes digitized and online in Library Catalog at familysearch.org; Indexes included in most volumes. Contents: volume 1. Kent County, Volume 2. Providence County (Providence, Cranston, Johnston, North Providence, Glocester, Burrillville), Volume 3. Providence County (Glocester, Burrillville, Scituate, Foster, Cumberland, Smithfield), Volume 4. Newport County, Volume 5. Washington County, Volume 6. Bristol County, Volume 7. Friends and ministers, Volume 8. Episcopal and Congregational, Volume 9. Seekonk, Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church, Volume 10. Town and church, Volume 11. Church records, Volume 12. Revolutionary rolls and newspapers, including Providence Journal, deaths A-R, Volume 13. Deaths, Providence Journal, S-Z, Providence Gazette, A-J, 1762-1830, Volume 14. Providence Gazette, deaths K-Z, marriages, A-C, 1762-1825, Volume 15. Providence Gazette, marriages D-Z; United States Chronicle, deaths A-Z, Volume 16. United States Chronicle marriages; American Journal, Impartial Observer, Providence Journal, marriages and deaths; Providence Semiweekly Journal, marriages, Volume 17. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages A-R, Volume 18. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages S-Z, deaths A-M, Volume 19. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, deaths N-Z; Rhode Island American, marriages A-G, Volume 20. Rhode Island American, marriages H-Z, deaths A-B, Volume 21. Rhode Island. (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical, 1891-1912), Volume 6, Bristol Births, page 71. Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold).

Dudley Cotton1,2

b. 3 January 1771
Family
Father*John Cotton1 b. 25 Mar 1728
Mother*Mary Dudley1 b. 10 Aug 1736, d. 6 Feb 1796
Birth*3 January 1771Dudley Cotton was born on 3 January 1771 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism6 January 1771 and was baptized on 6 January 1771 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.2 

Citations

  1. [S1019] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  2. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Brattle Square Church, page 100. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Elizabeth Cotton1

b. 25 February 1725/26
Family
Father*Reverend Nathaniel Cotton1 d. 3 Jul 1729
Mother*Griselda Silvester1
Birth*25 February 1725/26Elizabeth Cotton was born on 25 February 1725/26 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.1 

Citations

  1. [S194] James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a family register for the people, in 21 volumes. Most volumes digitized and online in Library Catalog at familysearch.org; Indexes included in most volumes. Contents: volume 1. Kent County, Volume 2. Providence County (Providence, Cranston, Johnston, North Providence, Glocester, Burrillville), Volume 3. Providence County (Glocester, Burrillville, Scituate, Foster, Cumberland, Smithfield), Volume 4. Newport County, Volume 5. Washington County, Volume 6. Bristol County, Volume 7. Friends and ministers, Volume 8. Episcopal and Congregational, Volume 9. Seekonk, Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church, Volume 10. Town and church, Volume 11. Church records, Volume 12. Revolutionary rolls and newspapers, including Providence Journal, deaths A-R, Volume 13. Deaths, Providence Journal, S-Z, Providence Gazette, A-J, 1762-1830, Volume 14. Providence Gazette, deaths K-Z, marriages, A-C, 1762-1825, Volume 15. Providence Gazette, marriages D-Z; United States Chronicle, deaths A-Z, Volume 16. United States Chronicle marriages; American Journal, Impartial Observer, Providence Journal, marriages and deaths; Providence Semiweekly Journal, marriages, Volume 17. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages A-R, Volume 18. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages S-Z, deaths A-M, Volume 19. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, deaths N-Z; Rhode Island American, marriages A-G, Volume 20. Rhode Island American, marriages H-Z, deaths A-B, Volume 21. Rhode Island. (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical, 1891-1912), Volume 6, Bristol Births, page 71. Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold).

Elizabeth Cotton1

b. 28 February 1723/24
Family
Father*Reverend Nathaniel Cotton1 d. 3 Jul 1729
Mother*Griselda Silvester1
Birth*28 February 1723/24Elizabeth Cotton was born on 28 February 1723/24 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.1 

Citations

  1. [S194] James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a family register for the people, in 21 volumes. Most volumes digitized and online in Library Catalog at familysearch.org; Indexes included in most volumes. Contents: volume 1. Kent County, Volume 2. Providence County (Providence, Cranston, Johnston, North Providence, Glocester, Burrillville), Volume 3. Providence County (Glocester, Burrillville, Scituate, Foster, Cumberland, Smithfield), Volume 4. Newport County, Volume 5. Washington County, Volume 6. Bristol County, Volume 7. Friends and ministers, Volume 8. Episcopal and Congregational, Volume 9. Seekonk, Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church, Volume 10. Town and church, Volume 11. Church records, Volume 12. Revolutionary rolls and newspapers, including Providence Journal, deaths A-R, Volume 13. Deaths, Providence Journal, S-Z, Providence Gazette, A-J, 1762-1830, Volume 14. Providence Gazette, deaths K-Z, marriages, A-C, 1762-1825, Volume 15. Providence Gazette, marriages D-Z; United States Chronicle, deaths A-Z, Volume 16. United States Chronicle marriages; American Journal, Impartial Observer, Providence Journal, marriages and deaths; Providence Semiweekly Journal, marriages, Volume 17. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages A-R, Volume 18. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages S-Z, deaths A-M, Volume 19. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, deaths N-Z; Rhode Island American, marriages A-G, Volume 20. Rhode Island American, marriages H-Z, deaths A-B, Volume 21. Rhode Island. (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical, 1891-1912), Volume 6, Bristol Births, page 71. Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold).

Grizzel Cotton1

b. 6 March 1757
Family
Father*John Cotton2 b. 25 Mar 1728
Mother*Mary Dudley2 b. 10 Aug 1736, d. 6 Feb 1796
Baptism*6 March 1757Grizzel Cotton was baptized on 6 March 1757 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Brattle Square Church, page 90. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  2. [S1019] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.

Grizzle Cotton1

b. 12 December 1762
Family
Father*John Cotton2 b. 25 Mar 1728
Mother*Mary Dudley2 b. 10 Aug 1736, d. 6 Feb 1796
Baptism*12 December 1762Grizzle Cotton was baptized on 12 December 1762 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Brattle Square Church, page 95. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  2. [S1019] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.