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Pvt. John Peter Corn, of Henderson Co., NC
Facts and Events
Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Corn, John Peter - entered service 1776 with brother Jesse in Albemarle County, Virginia, where born in 1752, son of Molley; resided in Virginia in 12 years after Revolutionary War, thence to Surry County, North Carolina for 5 years, thence to Wilkes County, North Carolina for 5 years, thence to Buncombe County, North Carolina, where granted Pension in 1832; died 10/14/1843 in Henderson County, North Carolina, where he resided; married 5/1781-2 to Elizabeth Parr, Henry County, Virginia; widow was born 6/14/1764 & granted Pension 1844 in Henderson County, North Carolina & resided there in 1849 & died 3/16/1853; children's births: Adam 5/2/1783, William 2/5/1785, Samuel 2/6/1787, John 12/2/1789, Lot 2/24/1792, & Sarah 5/17/1803, soldier was brother of George & Samuel. R655.
References
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Genealogy.com.
John Peter Corn returned to Virginia and resumed his occupation of farmer.The first tract of land he purchased was on Blue Ridge.On May 24, 1781, he married a second-generation English girl named Hanna Elizabeth Parr .This union produced 15 children – 10 boys and 5 girls, most of whom lived to maturity, many to old age.The number includes:
Adam Corn 02 May 1783 - 19 Jan 1871 (74?)
William Corn 05 Feb 1785 - Jul 1857
Samuel Corn 06 Feb 1787 - 05 Oct 1858
John A. Corn 20 Dec 1789 - 27 Jun 1856
Sarah Corn 05 Oct 1790 -
Peter Corn 18 Sep 1792 -
Arthur Corn 27 Jun 1794 -
Jesse Corn 27 Jul 1796 -
Elizabeth Corn 05 Aug 1798 -
Mariam Corn 07 May 1800 - 14 Feb 1902 Noah P. Corn 25 Jan 1802 - 09 Oct 1874
Silas Corn 18 Sep 1803 - 09 Jun 1884
Matthew Dewitt Corn 1805 - 1892
Mary Ann Corn 18 Oct 1807 - 14 Feb 1890 Adah Corn 03 Oct 1811 - 12 Feb 1891
Although apparently John Peter retained ownership of the land on Blue Ridge until selling it to Judge Mitchell King about 1832, records indicate that he was a resident of Virginia only until about 1794.He was married in Henry County, the county of his bride, and some of his children appear to have been born in Patrick County.Around 1794 he appears to have moved his family across the North Carolina border into Surry County where he lived for approximately five years before moving on to Wilkes County and finally to Buncombe County (presently Henderson County) in which he purchased about 500 acres of land on the French Broad River (on Devil’s Fork Creek on the Old Howard Gap Road) in 1808.Records indicate that he was accompanied by a young relative named John (probably his 19 year old son) as well as his sister Nancy Malinda Corn Bailey and her family.Here he remained until his death, Oct 14, 1843.He was buried in the Ebenezer Church Cemetery, five miles northeast of Hendersonville, NC – one of the few known burial site of veterans of Valley Forge.
There is a great deal of evidence of John Peter’s descendants living throughout the whole area of central Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Overall, the name is highly respected with one of the outstanding family characteristics being simple Baptist faith and unyielding principles.It is said that there were more pioneer Baptist preachers with the last name Corn than any other surname in the North Carolina annuls of that denomination.When the Baptists undertook the construction of Judson College, Drewry Corn did much of the planning, architecture, and stone work, and his wife Eliza dug out the stones for the pillars supporting the front portico.The lettering on the tombstones of John Peter and his wife indicate that the same hand did both the tombstones and the pillars.Many of the family also did extensive work among the Cherokee Indians of the mountains of western North Carolina and northern Georgia.
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