Person:Cornelius Lawrence (2)

Watchers
Cornelius Lawrence
  1. Nathaniel Lawernce1784 -
  2. William Lawrence1797 -
  3. Jacob Lawrence
  4. Tartulas Lawrence1797 - 1876
  5. Cornelius Lawrence1799 - 1873
  6. Mary Elizabeth Lawrence1801 - 1876
  7. Catherine Lawrence1801 - 1882
m. 9 Nov 1826
  1. Thomas LawrenceAbt 1828 -
  2. Jane LawrenceAbt 1830 -
  3. William L. LawrenceAbt 1831 -
  4. Nancy LawrenceAbt 1834 -
  5. Surelda LawrenceAbt 1836 -
  6. Robert E. Lawrence1837 - 1915
  7. John LawrenceAbt 1840 -
  8. Mary E. Lawrence1843 - 1911
  9. Jamima Emiline Lawrence1844 - 1911
Facts and Events
Name Cornelius Lawrence
Alt Name Neely _____
Gender Male
Birth[2] 19 Aug 1799 Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Marriage 9 Nov 1826 Pulaski, Kentucky, United Statesto Elizabeth Nichols
Death[2] 31 Oct 1873 Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
Burial[2] 1873 Poplar Grove Cemetery, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States

Cornelius "Neely" Lawrence was the son of William Lawrence.Citation needed Cornelius was born in Montgomery County Virginia on 19 Aug 1799.[2] He spent most of his life in Rockcastle County, Kentucky and it is assumed that he relocated there in 1812 with his father and three siblings Tartulas, Catherine and Mary. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Nichols, daughter of Thomas and Jemima Moore Nichols, on 9 Nov 1826 in Pulaski County, Kentucky.[1]

Cornelius had 115 acres surveyed on 7 Apr 1824 from land that was originally assigned to John Brown.[3][4][5] Warrants and Surveys could be sold, traded or reassigned during the land patenting process with the recipient of the Grant being the one who took title to the land.[6] No documentation has been found which describes the transaction between Cornelius and John Brown which resulted in the transfer of the 115 acres. The exact location of this land is uncertain, the survey only noting that it was "on the waters of Skaggs Creek."[3] It is probable that is was between the present day communities of Quail and Wabd in western Rockcastle County. On 18 Jul 1827 the land was formally granted to Cornelius and filed under "Grants South of Green River, Patent #16073" and recorded in Grant Book 27, page 319 in the Kentucky Land Office.[7][8] Cornelius appears on every US Census taken in Rockcastle County from 1830 to 1870.

Cornelius died on 31 Oct 1873 and is buried in the Poplar Grove cemetery in Rockcastle County, Kentucky near the community of Willailla.[2]

References
  1. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.

    "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWR6-JX5 : accessed 25 July 2016), Neeley Lawrence and Betsey Nichols, 09 Nov 1826; citing , Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 804,052.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Find A Grave.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Neely Lawrence Survey pg 1.
  4. Neely Lawrence Survey pg 2.
  5. John Brown Survey.
  6. Kentucky Land Office letter.
    Kentucky Land Office letter
  7. Neely Lawrence Grant pg 1.
    Neely Lawrence Grant pg 1
  8. Neely Lawrence Grant pg 2.
    Neely Lawrence Grant pg 2