Cornelius Westerfield (1782 - 1852)

Born 1 Feb 1782 in Harper's Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bruce) Westerfield — married 9 Jun 1802 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1852 at age 70 in Whitesville, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Cornelius, son of James Westerfield and Phoebe Cozine, was born 1 Feb 1782 at Harper's Ferry, Berkeley Co VA^[1] and died on 30 Jul 1852 at Whitesville, Ohio County, KY.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

13 JUN 1802. Nelson, Kentucky, USA. ^[4]

He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce, daughter of James BRUCE Jr and Mary RUNYAN, on 13 Jun 1802 at Bardstown, Nelson County, KY;^[1][5][6] children (surname WESTERFIELD):^[1]

1. James B. Westerfield - b. 28 Jun 1803; d. 15 May 1861; m. Sarah J FRENCH
2. Cornelius Jr - b. 21 Jul 1805; d. 12 Apr 1872; m. Rebecca COOPER
3. William J. Westerfield. - b. c1808; d. ca Oct 1860; m. Susan CAVE
4. Mary Ann - b. c1809; d. 6 Sep 1834; m. Cornelius ROACH (his 2nd wife was Anna Eliza Kelly causing addition of "Eliza" to Mary Ann's name)
5. Joel Hayden - b. c1811; d. Jul 1855; m. Nancy SMITH
6. George - b. c1814; d. c1885; m1. Sally DAWSON; m2. Orphia OLDHAM
7. Nancy Belle Westerfield - b. 4 Jul 1816; d. 1883; m. John Wesley MOSELEY
8. Elizabeth - b. 1 Jun 1817; d. 2 Nov 1881; m. William NELSON
9. David S - b. 22 Feb 1819; d. 12 Sep 1903; m1. Elizabeth MOSELEY; m2. Catherine Ann RALPH wid Sutton
10. Dr Isaac Westerfield- b. 22 Feb 1821; d. 28 May 1908; m1. Zerilda Josephine POOLE; m2. Nancy E HAMILTON (wid/o Abraham Clark); m3. Polly Matilda MILLS (wid/o Francis Matt Gross)
11. Alexander Barnett - b. 11 Mar 1822; d. 10 Nov 1869; m. Rebecca Ann CHRISMAN
12. Phoebe Jane Westerfield- b. c1823; d. c1860; m Elijah Perry MOSELEY
13. Sarah Alice Westerfield - b. c1830; d. 9 Nov 1889; m. Daniel David BURKS

Cornelius' will dated 28 Jul 1852 at Ohio County, KY, left his estate to his wife (not named) and after her death equally to his children (not named).^[7]

The 1810 census of Mercer County, KY, listed Cornelius Westerfield with 3 males under 10 (James, Cornelius Jr, William), 1 male 26-44 (himself), 1 female under 10 (Mary), 1 female 26-44 (wife Elizabeth), and 6 slaves.^[8]

The 1820 census of Ohio County, KY, listed Cornelious Westerfield with 3 males under 10 (Joel, George, David), 2 males 10-15 (William), 1 male 16-18 (Cornelius Jr), 1 male 16-25 (James), 1 male 26-44 (himself), 2 females under 10 (Nancy, Elizabeth), 1 female 10-15 (Mary), and 1 female 26-44 (wife Betsy).^[9]

The 1830 census of Perryville, Mercer County, KY, listed Cornl Westerfield with 2 males 5-9 (Alexander, Isaac), 1 male 10-14 (David), 1 male 40-49 (himself), 2 females under 5 (Phoebe, Sarah), 1 female 10-14 (Elizabeth), 1 female 15-19 (Nancy), 1 female 40-49 (wife Elizabeth), 1 female 70-79 (mother or mother-in-law), and 2 slaves.^[10]

The 1850 census of District 1, Daviess County, KY, listed Cornelius Westerfield (48, $farmer, $2000 rea estate, b. VA) and Elizth (43, b. KY). Their ages should have been 68 and 63.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} RootsWeb.com, mailing list, Jim Crowe, "WESTERFIELD Generation 7," 5 Apr 1999. [1]
2. ↑ Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Lehi UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007), p 3 (image 17 of 94), Cornelius Westerfield; giving d. 30 Jul 1852, Ohio Co KY, of flux, age 71, married, farmer b. Mercer Co, father James Westerfield, mother Pheba.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial 172847117, Cornelius Westerfield; giving b. 1782, VA, d. 30 Jul 1852, Whitesville, Daviess Co KY, s/o James Jacobus Westerfield and Umfey Cozine, ch Cornelius, James Bruce, Nancy, David S, Isaac, Alexander Barnett
4. ↑ Source: #S16 Copy of Nelson Co: Marriage , Bond and Consent 1801-1816, Cornelius Westerfield and Betsy Bruce 9 Jun 1802, married 13 Jun 1802 bond signed by James Bruce, father of Betsy, married by Wm. Taylor
5. ↑ Family Search, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1F-Z8K), Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, FHL microfilm 1,929,414; giving Cornelius Westfield and Betsy Bruce, 13 Jun 1802.
6. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997).
7. ↑ Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2015), Ohio, Wills, Vol A-d, 1801-1912, Cornelius Westerfield Sr.
8. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, digital images, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M252, roll 7, Mercer County KY, page 338 (image 28 of 34), Cornelius Westerfield.
9. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census, digital images, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M33, roll 27, Ohio County KY, page 6 (image 3 of 9), Cornelious Westerfield (as indexed).
10. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census, digital images, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M19, roll 39, Mercer County KY, page 342 (image 19 of 68), Cornl Westerfield.
11. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, digital images, Ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M432, roll 198, Daviess County KY, page 393a (image 76 of 126), lines 21-2, Cornelius Westerfield.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Donald Marlowe for creating WikiTree profile Westerfield-53 through the import of Don_Direct.ged on May 29, 2013.