George was born in Germany and came to America in 1710 by way of England as a child. In 1711, at nine years old, he was the sole survivor in his family of a massacre by the Tuscarora Indians. He was captured by the Indians along with young George Koonce, also about nine years old and the sole survivor of his Swiss family. They were freed by militiamen a few months later. In August of 1713, the court at New Bern bound them out to Jacob Miller, a Swiss schoolmaster and justice of the peace at New Bern, who raised them with the requirement that they be taught to read and write, to take care of them until age 21, and to have them learn a carpenter's trade. Twenty other orphans were bound to foster homes after the Indian massacre. Both Georges grew up and became landowners in North Carolina. The settlers justly regarded the 250 acres allotted to each family as their own, although De Graffenried had mortgaged their lands to Colonel Pollack. In 1733, Colonel Pollack's son came into possession of his father's property and ordered the eviction of the colonists in the dead of winter. Upon being petitioned, the Crown mercifully came to their rescue and issued a land grant to each settler. George Kornegay was among those Palatines who appealed successfully to the English Crown for land grants to replace those which were lost by foreclosure. In 1739, a land grant of 640 acres was recorded being on the North side of Trent River in Craven County. In 1749, Duplin County was organized. Later, Jones County was organized in this area and land transactions and will of descendants of George are found there. George was a member of Duplin Foot Militia in 1754-1755. He had nine sons and one daughter. By the time of his death at age 85, George was owner of a large tobacco plantation in Duplin County, N.C. (his section of North Carolina is still a leading tobacco growing region) and large tracts in other counties. He owned several thousands of acres in Craven, Dobbs (present day Wayne and Lenoir Counties), Duplin and Jones Counties. He owned land in Dobbs County on Falling Creek and Duplin County on Beaverdam and Cape Fear. He is probably buried at the Kornegay old burying ground on his land at Kornegay's bridge near Alum Springs on the Northeast Cape Fear River in Duplin County. His memorial stone is now at Red Hill in Wayne County. George's will was probated in 1773 in Craven County (page 205). _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]