Cornelius
Carmack
Born in Prince George's, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Carmack
and Elizabeth (Barton) Carmack
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachael Marie Cookson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Cookson) Carmack
— married
8 Oct 1772 in Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Carmack) Harlan, John Gray Carmack, Rachel (Carmack) Smith, Susannah (Carmack) Miller, Samuel Carmack, William R. Carmack, Sarah (Carmack) Campbell, Issac Anderson Carmack Sr, Eleanor (Carmack) Gillenwaters, Mary (Carmack) Stokley, Nancy Ann (Carmack) Wood, Hannah Carmack, Cornelius Ely Carmack Jr., Catherine (Carmack) Brice and James Carmack
Died
at age 69
in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2011
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Biography
Cornelius Carmack was born April 1, 1750 to John Carmack and Elizabeth Barton in Prince George's, Maryland.
He married Mary Cookson on October 8, 1778.
Cornelius wrote his will on 29 December 1818. He named his sons, William Carmack and Cornelius Carmack as his executors. His sons, William and Cornelius along with Jacob Groves were the witnesses to his signature. The following children were mentioned in his will:
- Isaac
- John
- William
- Cornelius
- Rachel, deceased
- Elizabeth
- Susannah
- Sally
- Polly
- Nelly
- Nancy
- Catherine
He died, at the age of 70, on March 26, 1820 in Hawkins, Tennessee.
Research Notes
- I am currently working on sources that will prove my handwritten family tree handed down thru the years. October 4, 2021 Sheila Tidwell
- Records handed down in my family supposedly from the Young family of Long Meadow, Hawkins County, Tennessee, have a marriage date of 8 October 1768 as the marriage date of Cornelius and Mary Cookson which would make her mother of all children. The Carmack record below has the year 1778. 7 May 2022 Sue Knifley
Sources
- Carmack Family Bible https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/BibleRecords/Carmack,%20Edward%20Ward%201/Carmack,%20Edward%20Ward%201.pdf
- "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008". Wills, 1797-1910; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hawkins County); Probate Place: Hawkins, Tennessee. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4188295 (accessed 7 May 2022). Cornelius Carmack will dated 29 Dec 1818.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelius:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cornelius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cornelius:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Dian (FryBarger) Carville 
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Leslie Bright :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Jonathan Ellis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member j_ellis7
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~0.78%
Sue (Smith) Knifley :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #939177
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Preston Steele :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #101669
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