Richard, Was Carbine Williams the one Jimmy Stewart portrayed in the movie? Gayle L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Hite" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:23 PM Subject: RE: [KORNEGAY-L] My Kornegay lineage > Godwin is in Cumberland County along U.S. Highway 301 - about eight miles > south of Dunn, which is in Harnett County. Claud and Laura actually lived > about two miles south of Godwin. One of their grandsons still lives in a > house on the same site that their house was on, about 100 yards off U.S. > 301. > > The parents of James Claudius Williams (known as Claud) were John Williams > (1830-1892) and Caroline Royal Chesnutt (1832-1917), natives of Dismal > Township, Sampson County, who moved from that area to the aforementioned > property soon in the early 1850s. The property was then owned by John's > father, John Carouth Williams (1808-1896) of Dismal Township. > > An interesting side note that I wonder if the Kornegays are aware of. I > already mentioned that my grandfather, Robert Wesley Williams, was a son of > Claud and Laura (Kornegay) Williams. Claud and Laura's oldest son, David > Marshall Williams (1900-1975), known as Carbine Williams, was one of the > designers of the M1 Carbine used by the U.S. Army during World War II. > > The DNA test might be a good idea. We would need a male Kornegay and a male > Gnagi to compare Y-chromosomes. But it would be best to get an idea of what > area our Kornegay/Gnagi ancestor came from first. I don't know how common a > name Gnagi is, but we can't assume that all of them are related. > > Thanks for the cordial welcome to the list. I look forward to more > communication with all of you. > > Richard Hite > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Licari [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [KORNEGAY-L] My Kornegay lineage > > > Hi Richard, > Welcome to the list. BTW who was James Claudius Williams parents? > Where is Godwin near? > I agree-I believe the Kornegay name most likely is a derivative of GNAGI. > Perhaps we could do DNA comparison if we should find a person with that > surname in America or Switzerland. Gayle L. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Hite" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 3:56 PM > Subject: [KORNEGAY-L] My Kornegay lineage > > > > Hi, my name is Richard Hite and I am new to this list. This is my > Kornegay > > lineage: > > > > George Kornegay (died 1773, Craven County, NC). Wife allegedly Mary > Fisher. > > His son: > > > > George Kornegay, Jr. (died 1808, Duplin County, NC). Wife said to be > > Margaret (Downing) Lullum but if any documentation of this has ever turned > > up, I am unaware of it. His son: > > > > Jacob Kornegay (died 1815, Wayne County, NC). Married Elizabeth Wiggins, > > daughter of Willis Wiggins and Mourning Stevens. Their son: > > > > Marshall Kornegay (1812-1853), married Catherine Cogdell (1815-1885) > > daughter of Lewis Cogdell and Ann King. Lived near Suttontown in Sampson > > County, NC, very near the Wayne County line. Their son: > > > > David Marshall Kornegay (1851-1928) married Sallie Ann Ophelia King > > (1851-1901) daughter of David Cogdell King and Rosa Ann Manly. Lived near > > his parents' home and later lived in it. Later in his life, Marshall > moved > > to Florida where he died. Their daughter: > > > > Laura Susan Kornegay (1874-1947), married James Claudius Williams > > (1860-1943) of Godwin in Cumberland County, NC. Their son: > > > > Robert Wesley Williams (1905-1972) married Melba Grogan (1909-1987) of > > Reidsville, NC. Their daughter: > > > > Mary Susan Williams (born 1934), married first to John Lee Hite (born > 1932) > > of Topeka, Kansas. their son: > > > > Richard Wesley Hite (me, born 1961). > > > > > > > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > > To contact the list admin send email to [email protected] > > > > > > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > Check out Rootsweb Resources for the Kornegay surname at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/k/o/KORNEGAY/ > > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > To post messages to this list send To: [email protected]; > To subscribe or unsubscribe send to [email protected] >