Benny, tried to make a map - but am not that good and I couldn't copy the one I found on the internet. but this is the direction from Kenansville to New Bern. Only thing, I live about a mile before you get to step # 3 and set # 3 is also near the location of the oldest Kornegay cemetery in this community. If I recall correct - as I said I live in Duplin, Lenoir is the next county going in direction of New Bern and Jones county is next to Lenoir. Hope this makes sense. Looking forward to learning more about your family. Ruth [SR-24] (North-East) 0.6 0:01 1: Bear LEFT (North) onto SR-11 [SR-903] 10.9 0:19 2: Continue (East) on SR-11 [SR-111] 0.4 0:01 3: Continue (East) on SR-11 [N NC 11 111 Hwy] 4.1 0:07 4: Continue (East) on SR-11 11.7 0:20 5: Continue (North) on SR-11 [Pink Hill Rd] 1.6 0:03 6: Bear RIGHT (East) onto SR-1341 [Tyree Rd] 1.6 0:03 7: Bear LEFT (North-East) onto US-258 2.4 0:03 8: Bear RIGHT (East) onto US-70 [SR-58] 31.2 0:33 9: At US-70 US-17 Exit, bear LEFT (East) onto US-17 [US-70] 2.1 0:04 10: Turn RIGHT (West) onto Queen St 0.1 < 1min End: Arrive New Bern, North Carolina < 0.1 < 1min Total Route 66.7 mi 1 hr 35 mins At 06:20 PM 2/15/01 -0600, you wrote: >Ruth, thanks for the reply. I wish I had met you before I visited North >Carolina several years. When I did my research it was in the 1970s before >genealogical records were computerized. I found a book titled "Records of >Jones County, North Carolina 1779-1868" by Zae hargett Gwynn. It has an >indexed copy of all the records of Jones County. It starts with at least one >of the original Kornegays, George. It has wills, land transactions, etc. >Most of my research on the Kornegays came from this book. When I went to the >Jones County I was able to tell them the volume and page that I wanted >copies of. I have them stored away in a closet. I will get them out and send >you an index of those records I copied. I only copied those things that were >concerning the Kornegay line from me back to George. > >When we visited North Carolina we stayed in New Bern. When we got to New >Bern I found about 20 Kornegays in the phone book. I called most of them and >they were all descendents of the Kornegay slaves. I found out later that >most of the Kornegays migrated inland away from New Bern. We drove around >the area and found several old grave yards that had Kornegays but none of my >ancestors. From records of the Texas war of independence from Mexico I >believe that I have discovered what the original pronunciation of Kornegay >may have been. I pronounce it Carnegie, like Carnegie Hall. I have one >doucument where David Smith Kornegay's commander listed him as Kenegge (I >believe that is the spelling). I will verify it. > >Where is Duplin Co. in relation to New Bern. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ruth R. Westbrook <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 5:03 PM >Subject: Re: [KORNEGAY-L] Hello Everyone > > > > > > Benny, I think your little info is very interesting. I would like to know > > more about what info you have on the Kornegay family. > > My husband was related to the Kornegay family through Hester E. Kornegay >of > > Duplin Co, N. C. I live in Duplin Co, NC on > > what was orginial Kornegay land grant. I live within 1/2 mile from where > > some of the older Kornegay members are buried. > > Hope to hear from you. > > Ruth > > > > > > > > At 04:22 PM 2/15/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >Hello Everyone - > > > > > >I am Benny Huff. I live in Henderson, County, Texas. Twenty years ago I > > >did some genealogy research on the Kornegays. I have retired and am just > > >now continuing my research. My g-g-grandfather was David Smith Kornegay. > > >He migrated to Texas in 1830 from Jones County, North Carolina. He was >the > > >son of Robert and Letetia Kornegay. I made the connection to Jones County > > >through records in an old family bible. I have traced him back to George > > >Kornegay. In the 1970s I visited Jones County, North Carolina and got > > >copies of wills, etc. from George down to David S. I don't have a lot of > > >information but if I can help anyone please let me know. I do have lots >of > > >knowledge on David Smith. He was in the battle of San Jacinto, was the > > >first county clerk of Fayette County, Tx. He was in Dawson's Massacre >near > > >San Antonio and spent time in a prison in Mexico before escaping. > > > > > > > > >==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > > >To search mailing list archives go to: > > >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >To view Kornegay Family Pages go to > > >http://www.jbquinn.net/Family_History/index.htm > > > > > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > > To view Kornegay Family Pages go to > > http://www.jbquinn.net/Family_History/index.htm > > > > > > >==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== >To view Kornegay Family Pages go to >http://www.jbquinn.net/Family_History/index.htm