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George Henry Kornegay Sr (abt. 1701 - 1773)

George Henry Kornegay Sr
Born about in Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married about 1729 in Craven, North Carolinamap
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Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 72 in Craven, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial Americamap
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Biography

George Kornegay of Craven Co., NC moved to Duplin County. First of name in America. According to his own statement, he was one of a company of German Palatines who immigrated to America with Baron deGraffenreid 1709-1710. They founded New Bern, NC between 1736 and 1756. For a while he lived near Alum Springs and Kornegay’s Bridge. In 1754-1755 he was in Duplin Foot Militia. He died in Craven Co. Nov 1773 aged about 86. His Wife’s name is unknown. Issue:

Daniel – living in Jones Co., NC 1795
Elijah – living in Wayne Co., 1795; died without issue
John – lived in Jones and Duplin Counties
Jacob – lived in Duplin Co. died 1796. Married Mary Ward 19 Jul 1777 and had: John, Martin (md. Sasama Rogers and Patsy Turnage), Ann Civil (md. Wm. Duncan and ? Flowers); George-lived in Duplin Co; Luke-died w/o issue 1820; Bryan; Abram; Henry; Penelope (md. Nathan Garner); Rebecca (md Jedediah B. Foley); Mary (md. James Carraway, lived in Wayne Co., NC); No name (md. John Ward).
George –lived in Duplin Co. Died 1808. Wife unknown. In old age he married Mr.(sic) Mourning Wiggins of Wayne Co., NC. George’s children by 1st wife were: George; Civil (md. John Kornegay); Daniel of Wayne co., NC; David (md. Zelpha Oliver); Basil (md. Tobitha King, d/William King and Margaret DeVane and sister to William Rufus King, Vice President of U.S. and moved to Dallas Co., Alabama. Basil was Surveyor and Representative of Duplin Co.; Jacob (md. Elizabeth Wiggins) lived in Wayne Co
William lived at Kornegay’s Bridge; died 1812; wife Elizabeth Outlaw, d/o Edward and Patience Whitfield Outlaw. Issue: William; David; Isaac married 3 times 1) Hester Hargett, 2) Catherine Brock and 3) Mrs. Esther Aldridge Wooten;; George Kornegay; Zelph (md. Edward Outlaw, son of Capt. James Outlaw); Elizabeth (md. Daniel Glesson, Sheriff of Duplin Co, as well as Representative and Senator); Nancy (md. Fredrick Graddy and moved to KY)
David of Duplin Co. No record.
Abraham-lived in Jones Co., NC
Mary (md. Edward Cornwallis DeBruhl)
Joseph (md. Nancy Beck, d/o John)[1]

Georg Gnagi (George Kornegay), an orphan apprenticed to Johan Jacob Mueller (abt.1667-aft.1732) of Craven County in 1712 (Cf. Craven County Court Minutes) was the son of Palatine immigrants of the Christoph von Graffenriedt colony. The original spelling of the German name evolved in English through several phonetic variations to its present form, Kornegay. The Mennonite spelling of the name, being a familiar one to them, was Gnägi. The spelling Renege appears in the Palatine Petition printed in the Colonial Records of North Carolina. The typesetter probably had difficulty in reading the German script, in which the German "K" resembles and English "R". His will, dated 21 November 1773, was probated 29 November 1773 in Duplin County, his sometime residence (Cf. Duplin County Wills). It is obvious, therefore, that he died between these two dates. His wife at the time of his death, according to the will, was Susannah, said by several family researchers to have been Susannah Stetchey (Tetchey or Tetsche? - also a Palatine family name present in Duplin), the widow of a man named Stevens. Among the children of this marriage was a son named William.[2]

Y-Chromosome

Although an ancestral link has not been identified, 2 descendants of George Kornegay have a Y-chromosome match with David Kenagy

Birth

1701[3]

Immigration

1710[4]

Death

1 Nov 1733[3]

Notes

This profile indicates that Susanna (Stevens) Kornegay was the mother of George Kornegay, but his will suggests this was the name of his wife.

Sources

  1. ↑ Duplin Times Herald; (c. 1930): Judge Huxford
  2. ↑ Genealogical Records of Dr. Robert Kornegay
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012; Online publication (Provo): 2012
  4. ↑ "Swiss-Palatines to New Bern: A List of Known Persons Who Left Switzerland and Germany to Settle New Bern, N. C., in 1710.", Jones, V.T. in North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 23:1 (Feb 1997), pp. 3-10.

See also:

  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Bio of George Kornegay: Find-A-Grave

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A Survey of the Hogan and Wilson Families Susan Murray and Robert K. Hogan.

  • recorded records in New Bern, NC and family tree information from Ann Arnold Olivier, a direct descendent, on ancestory.com




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Lisa (Houston) Soop
Yes his father was named John George...his parents and a sister survived the trip but later died in the massacre by the Indians. Young George survived and was one of the children taken captive but the in Indians written about by Graffenfield in his account if his captivity by the Indians.
posted by Lisa (Houston) Soop
Chad Olivent
The ships carrying DeGraffenreid's immigrants arrived in Virginia in 1710. George would not have come over at the age of nine years old by himself. He would have been accompanied by his parents. However the crossing was a particularly severe one, with over fifty percent mortality during the 13 weeks it took. George may have lost one or both parents during the crossing. Alternatively, his father was also named George, and is the petitioner listed in 1747 asking for redress regarding lost land patents during that time. Space:Palatine_Immigrants_of_New_Bern,_Province_of_Carolina
posted by Chad Olivent
Kenagy-11 David Kenagy
Kornegay-187 and Kornegay-39 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
posted by David Kenagy
Kenagy-11 David Kenagy
My Y-chromosome [Kenagy-11] matches three men named Kornegay. To my knowledge, they have not yet been asked whether they approve of reporting their DNA results on Wikitree.
posted by David Kenagy

George is 16 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 26 degrees from Carl Sagan, 22 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 30 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 25 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 16 degrees from Isaac Newton, 25 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 24 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 16 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

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