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CORNETT LINE

Carnute Coat of Arms


Name: Believed by some that the name is  Danish and started as Carnute, with variations like: Cornutt, Curnutt, Carnutt, Curnutte, Cornette, etc.1 Others believe it came from the french name of Corner for their occupation in being a cornet player. The 1990 Census showed the following frequency: Cornett: 1:750 KY; 1:1,000 IN & VA; 1:1,250 TN & OH; 1:5,000 rest of US except 1:10,000 in North East and Upper Mid West

Coat of Arms: There is a CANUTE coat of arms and many of the Cornetts of older families had this in their homes in Grayson Co.,Va. and passed The KING CANUTE story on down as verbal tradition.4.

The coat of arms shown above is on obtained from the www. Another coat of arms is shown at the bottom of this page that a cousin posted on www.myfamily.com.

History:   If the Cornetts descended from Carnutte, one may begin with the Carnutte's history. It is believed by some that the family is descended from King Canutte II of Denmark. King Canutte II of Denmark "Canute the Great" (995-1035).  He was the first Danish King of England.  Under his rule Norway was conquered.  He was the son of Sweyn, King of Denmark.1 On the other hand, if the Cornetts were of French origin, it is likely that the family came across with William the Conqueror

Erin Cornett was born in 1676 in Northumberland, England; he raised sheep. There is no record of his wife's name. His son, Earl, was born in Southampton, England in 1696. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of England. He had seven sons: John, Roger, George, Francis, Frank, Jesse, and James. John Cornett ...born in Southampton ,England in 1727. In 1740, he sailed to the Colonies with six of his brothers. They worked as indentured servants on an English  lord's farm near Philadelphia, Pa. After gaining his freedom, John went to Henrico, Co.Va. (near Richmond) and raised tobacco for a living. He was taxed for land there on March 24,1747... His will lists that he had six sons and no daughters. His second wife was Elizabeth Bacon Mosby. She was a widow with one son... John died about 1776 at Elks Creek, Va. He was a member of St. John Episcopal Church. Four of his sons fought in the Revolutionary War (another source says six2). These four were later given land grants for their war service. William and Sam settled on Line Fork... Nathaniel and Roger settled in Benge, Clay Co.4 "[He] died about 1776 in Elm Creek, Virginia... his children were Rebecca Canute Cornett; David Cornett, born about 1750; James Canute Cornett, born about 1755; John Samuel Cornett, born about 1759; Nathaniel Cornett born about 1760; William Jesse Cornett, born in 1761 in Henrico County, Virginia; and Roger Cornett, born about 1768.

My ancestors are William Jesse Cornett who died November 26, 1836 and is buried in Cornettsville Cemetery and Rhoda Gilliam, his first wife. They were married on May 7, 1787 in Washington County, Virginia"3  William Cornett enlisted twice in Virginia Revolutionary War units and received a pension (# W6723). His son, John (b. 1794) married Rachel (Smith) Kelly, and their son Russell  (b. 1840) married Ailey Amburgey (b.1841), their last child being Sarah Elizabeth Cornett, my grandmother. Russell and Ailey's brother, John J. Amburgey, had served together in Co B. of  Benjamin E. Caudill's 13th Cavalry CSA.


Some Direct Descendants of William Cornett

William Cornett 1761 - 1836

. +Rhoda Gilliam 1770 - Bef. 1870

........ 2 Arch Cornett 1789 - 1873

........ 2 William Cornett Abt. 1791 -

........ 2 Elizabeth Cornett 1793 -

........ 2 Lucy Cornett 1794 - 1861

........  2 John Cornett 1794 -

............ + Rachel Kelly 1800 - Bef. 1900 (listed often as Rachel Smith)

................... 3 Harlarn Cornett Aft. 1825 - Abt. 1843

................... 3 Robert S. Cornett 1825 - 1914

................... 3 John Cornett 1828 - 1904

................... 3 Mary Cornett 1832 -

................... 3 Elizabeth Cornett 1837 -

................... 3 Harden Cornett 1837 - 1855

................... 3 Frances Cornett 1824 -

................... 3 [1] Russell Cornett 1840 - 1890-1900

....................... +Ailey Amburgey 1841 - 1902

.............................. 4 Ambrose E. Cornett 1863 - 1914

.............................. 4 William Cornett 1866 - Bef. 1868

.............................. 4 Rachel Cornett - Bef. 1876

.............................. 4 Benjamin John Kelley Cornett 1868 - 1890-1891

.............................. 4 Winfield Noah Scott Cornett 1871 -

..............................  4 Sarah Elizabeth Cornett 1876 - 1966 Photo

.................................. +(Augustus) Noah May 1876 - 1944

......................................... 5 Anna Elizabeth May 1909 -Living

......................................... 5 Earl Campbell May 1906 - 1989

......................................... 5 Edith Rebecca May 1914 - 1982

............................................. +James Sutherd Carroll 1913 - 1989

.................................................... 6 Judith Ann Carroll 1945 - 1988

.................................................... 6 Mark Carroll 1949 -

........................................................ +Zetta Lyons 1948 -

.................................................... 6 Susan Lynne Carroll 1952 -

................... 3 Henry Cornett 1841 -

................... 3 Rhoda Cornett 1842 -

................... 3 Martha Cornett 1844 -

................... 3 Ezichial Cornett 1846 -

................... 3 Alfred Cornett 1849 - Bef. 1949

................... 3 Archibald Cornett 1853 -

................... 3 Nancy Cornett 1835 -

*2nd Wife of [2] William Cornett:

. +Mary Ann Everage - Bef. 1880

........ 2 Nancy Cornett 1803 - 1885

........ 2 Robert Bustard Cornett 1798 -

........ 2 Roger Cornett 1805 - 1885

........ 2 Rachel Cornett 1807 - 1887

........ 2 Samual Cornett 1809 - Bef. 1910

........ 2 Nathaniel Woolery Cornett 1811 -

........ 2 Joseph E. Cornett 1814 -


Cornett Family Favorites:

*Cornett Corner * Cornett Mail List * Rev_War_Pensions * Cornett Cemetery * Lilly Cornett Woods

"They Came From Iron Mountain" by J. D. Cornett; 1700 NW Lincoln, Albany Oregon 37321.

"Climbing the Right Ladder" John Eldon Cornett,;210 Laurel Street, London KY 40741.


Links to our Ancestral Lines

Our Family


Sources
1 Linda Reed Smith 1997 Carnutte Home Page
2Greg Curnutt in an e-mail to the Cornett List on June 2, 1999.
3Claire Stegall in an e-mail to the Cornett List on June 24, 1999.
4Nancy in an e-mail to the Cornett List on February 26, 2001.
5 Earl Cornette listing books to the Cornett List on February 26, 2001.

Cornett Coat of Arms



MSC Monogram

Updated 9:43 PM 1/28/2013
Mark S. Carroll