Brief Life History of Feroby Phoebe Priscilla
When Feroby Phoebe Priscilla Cornett was born on 6 March 1800, in Climes Branch, Grayson, Virginia, United States, her father, William Cornett Sr, was 29 and her mother, Mary Hatfield, was 22. She married Joshua John Jones in 1819, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Laurel Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 15 June 1855, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Joshua Jones Family Cemetery, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
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- Feriby Jones in household of Joshua Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
- Feroby Cornett Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ferrabie Cornett in entry for John Jones, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804 · Walton War
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): nickname for a cornet player, from Old French cornet ‘wind instrument made of horn or resembling a horn’, a diminutive of corn. Compare Corner .
Altered form of French Cornet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Americanized form of German Cornet , Kornet or Kornett, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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