Margaret Cornish (bef. 1619 - 1722)

Born before 1619 in Angola, Africa

Wife of John Gowens — married [date unknown] (to 1641) in Virginia Colony

Wife of Robert Sweat — married about 1640 in Virginia English Colony

Descendants

Died 1722 after age 103 in Hog Island, Surry County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Margaret Cornish is a part of US Black heritage.

Margaret Cornish^[1] was born before 1619 in Angola, Aftica^[1] and kidnapped as a slave to the Virginia Colony.

Margaret married John Gowen (~1615 - ) in Virginia Colony. They had one child:

1. Mihil Gowens (1635 - 1717).

Margaret married Robert Sweat (<1618 - ~1709) in 1640 in Virginia English Colony. Their children were:

1. Robert Cornish Sweat (1640 - 1740)
2. William Sweat Sr (~1641 - )
3. Anthony Cornish Sweat (~1645 - )
4. John Cornish Sweat (~1647 - ).

She died in 1722 in Tidewater, "Hog Island" Virginia Colony^[1]

Research Notes

• The death location may have alternatively be in Isle of Wight County, as modern day Hog Island WMA spans these two counties.

• Evans' neighbor was the planter Robert Sheppard. Lt. Sheppard was one of the ranking leaders of the Virginia colony, serving in the Virginia House of Burgess; North America's oldest continually existing legislature. Sheppard had a Negro servant girl named Margaret Cornish. John Gowen married Margaret and they had a son in 1635 whom they named Michael Gowen. Margaret remained bound to the household of Lt. Sheppard with her son Michael, while John Gowen worked for Evans and eventually earned release from his indenture and became North America's first recorded free black man.[by Lilly Martin, Aug 2019:]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees Publication: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: Ancestry.com, . Data: Text: Record for Robert "The Elder" Swett

Acknowledgements

Cornish-897 was created by Jerry Barnard through the import of Master 8.0_2015-11-06.ged on Nov 22, 2015.