Find a Grave Memorial ID: 75622433; Son of Edward Corder I and Alice Unknown. Born c. 1732 or later, possibly near Frederick Co, VA (near White Post), and died after April 1808. Edward Corder listed as one of twelve Revolutionary veterans of Burke's Garden in Lousie Leslie's Annals of Tazewell County: "Since Burke's Garden was only sparsely settled before 1800, and only comparatively young men would come to such an isolated place, still in danger of Indian attack in the 1790's, there were few Revolutionary War veterans. Married to Susannah (Mary) Unknown.
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English (Essex): occupational name from Middle English corder ‘rope maker’ (Old French cordier).
Americanized form of German Korder, unexplained.
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