The following is an excerpt from "Historical Gazetteer of Tioga County New York 1785 - 1888" I'm not sure if the Elenor , but on pg 179, in the town of Candor section it says - ------------------------------------------- Cornelius Cortright was one of the first settlers in the eastern part of the town, came from Delaware county, and in 1805 made the first settlement on the farm now owned by Samuel Cortright. He married Phoebe Decker in Delaware county, and both made the journey here on horseback, Mrs. Cortright holding their son, Simeon, who was then only five years of age, in her arms. Ten children were born to them, viz.: Simeon, Jacob, Eleanor, James, Levi, Lyman, Edward, Phoebe, Margaret and Samuel. Simeon married Mary, daughter of George Lane, and reared twelve children, as follows : George, Henry, deceased, James F., Eliza A,, wife of Levi Blewer, Margaret, deceased, Phcebe A., wife of William G. Blackman, Jane, widow of Hollister Wright, Sarah A., wife of Van Debar Baker, of Owego, Maria, wife of George Burt, Elsie, wife of Henry Davi-son, of Newark, Lucy B., wife of D. O. Manning, of Dry den, and Mary G, wife of John Van Demark. James, son of Cornelius, was born January 18, 1809, married Esther, daughter of Henry Jacobs, and nine children were born to him, six of whom are living, viz.: Charles, John, Hulda M., Augusta, Augustus and Alvah. ------------------------------------------ Craig Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Graves" <hgraves@psln.com> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:11 AM Subject: [Tri-Counties] Wait, Oliver & wife Elinor Courtright Warner > I am seeking the marriage date and place of Oliver Wait (1818-1889) who married Mrs. Elinor Courtright Warner in 1843-1844 in probably Bradford Co., PA. > > And I am also seeking the parents of Elinor Courtright who was born in 1814 in probably Tioga Co., NY. > (Possible father for Elinor could be a Daniel Courtright who is on the 1820 Tioga Co. NY census.) > > Elinor Courtright/Cortright born c. 1814 married Nathaniel C. WARNER c. 1835. I do not know where. It could have been in Tioga Co. NY or in Bradford Co., PA, as there are Warners in both Tioga Co. NY and Bradford Co., PA and Cortrights are in Tioga Co. This couple and their son James R. Warner had ties to families in East Nichols and to Waits Settlement. > > Nathaniel C. Warner and Elinor Cortright had 3 sons: William about 1836 and James R. in 1839 in East Windham, Bradford Co., PA. A third son Lorenzo was born shortly after 1840. > > The 1840 census for Warren, Bradford Co., PA, lists the household of Nathaniel C. Warner with a wife and 2 males under age 10. I assume these to be their sons William born 1836 and James R. born in 1839. > > At some time after Lorenzo was born (late 1840 or in 1841), between the years 1842-1843 Nathaniel Warner and Elinor Cortright divorced as both remarried and had a second family with their second spouses. > > According to a page of notes at the Tioga Co. NY Historical Society, Oliver Wait and Elinor (Courtright) Warner had these children: > > 1. a daughter Eliza P. Wait born ca 1844 who died in Jan 1868 age 22 yrs; wife of Ransom Darling. > 2. a son Jeremiah Wait born in 1850; married Minnie M. Doane; died in 1920. > 3. a daughter Mary Jane Wait born in 1852 > > Oliver and Elinor Wait lived in Windham, Bradford Co., PA, until they died. Oliver Wait died in 1889; Elinor died in 1894. Both are buried in Waits Cemetery, in old Waits Settlement/Waits Corners on map of Tioga Co., NY, which is just a few miles across the NY-PA state line. I do not know who Oliver Waits' parents were, but my guess is he probably belongs to a Waits family of Waits Settlement. > > Do any of these names and dates sound familiar to anyone? > > Nathaniel C. Warner left Warren, Bradford Co., PA, after the 1842-1843 divorce; he went to live near Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY. His parents are unknown. However, if he was also born in Tioga Co., NY, > he may be the son of Christopher Warner who appears on the 1820 and 1830 census. > > Unfortunately, William and Lorenzo Warner died while serving during the Civil War. They died single men. > Payments were paid to their mother Elinor Warner Wait in 1874. The only child of the Warner-Courtright marriage who is traceable is their son James Riley Warner born in 1839 in East Windham. > > According to his Civil War pension, before and after the Civil War he lived in East Windham, Bradford Co., PA, where his mother and step-father lived, and he also lived at Waits Settlement and E. Nichols, Tioga Co., NY, which seems to reinforce my hunch that he had Warner and Courtright relatives living there. > > Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Is anyone on the list researching WAIT, WARNER, or COURTRIGHT/Cortright c. 1800-1870 in northern Bradford Co., PA, and the southern area of > Tioga Co., NY, who could help sort out the various Warner, Wait, and Cortright families? > > -- Helen Graves > > > > > > > > ==== PABRADFO Mailing List ==== > Tri-Counties Site includes nearly 700 Cemetery Listings available from the township pages and from the Cemetery Index at http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm >