David "Blue" Cornett and Phebe "Feby" Sutherland

David Cornett (November 3, 1805-January 25, 1886)

Feby Sutherland (March 15, 1808- March 5, 1885)

Married: February 22, 1826

Buried in Central Cemetery

Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Virginia

Children                       Birth                 Death            Spouse Name           Birth                Death

**Allen	03/27/1827	12/08/1844	N/A	N/A	N/A
*Rachel  Isobel	04/25/1828	11/18/1908	*Nelson Anderson	11/11/1824	4/16/1905
Peter	03/03/1829	11/11/1866	Aseneth Welch	09/11/1824	N/A
James Monroe	12/23/1831	03/13/1885	Polly Ann Cornett	12/25/1835	12/17/1900
*Lorenzy Dow	09/24/1833	01/24/1900	*Rose Ann Anderson	01/08/1840	05/08/1936
Joseph Alexander	03/16/1835	N/A	Mitchel Moore	N/A	N/A
*Margaret Jane	05/20/1837	05/06/1919	*Wesley Robinson	N/A	N/A
Dudley Jackson	03/30/1839	N/A	Virginia Evaline Livesay	02/25/1847	10/17/1904
*Wesley Isom	03/27/1841	08/03/1921	*Sarah Jane Livesay	11/03/1849	04/1933
*Barbara Evaline	01/02/1843	04/01/1894	Wiley Livesay	N/A	N/A
**Olive Melvine	06/12/1844	02/06/1847 (Died at 2 yrs, 8 months)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nancy Levine	07/11/1846	N/A	? Cascio	N/A	N/A
*Stephen Thomas Columbus “Doc”	03/09/1849	08/15/1926	Elvira Lutitia McKee Weiss	09/21/1848	03/30/1923
**John	07/13/1851	03/13/1852 (Died at 8 months of age)	N/A	N/A	N/A

 ** Three children died young: Allen (#1), Olive Melvine (#11), and John (#14)

   *Buried at Central Cemetery, Grayson County, VA




A cousin I just recently made contact with through a genealogy source, sent the following photos of David and Feby Cornett's home. Someone else now owns the home and has for the past 30 years or so. If you can look past all the "debris" and just look at the main structures and woodwork, you will see what it would have been like at one time. The gentleman who lives here now, apparently gives tours of this old house to the descendants of David "Blue" Cornett and Phebe "Feby" Sutherland. I wish I lived closer because I would definitely take the tour of my 3rd Great Grandparents home!

Original 4x4 boards in the house. 

These are two of the boards in which were used to build the house. 

There are 2 rooms upstairs and 2 rooms downstairs.

This is a photo of the original ceiling inside the home.

Exterior of the house and the front porch.

The stairway from the kitchen maybe?

 It looks pretty steep too but not so narrow as I thought it might be.

Original flooring. Can you imagine what these floors 

would look like if they were sanded and buffed to a shine?

A touch of varnish or polyurethane and they would be brought back to life!

Original fireplace but looks as if it was closed up for some reason.

Photo Credit: Jo Ann Leifeste

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Phebie "Feby" Sutherland (Cornett)

Image: Personal Collection

Also Found Same Image On Find A Grave Web Page

(Link Source Below)

Feby was my 3rd great grandmother, born in 1809 and died in 1885; she married David "Blue" Cornett on February 22, 1826 in Climes Branch, Grayson County, Virginia. Feby was born in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia. Place of burial is at Central Cemetery in Flat Ridge, Grayson, Virginia. 

Ancestry.com File: 
ID: I117654
Name: Phebe SUTHERLAND
Sex: F
Birth: 15 MAR 1808 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Death: 5 MAR 1885 in Grayson County, Virginia


Father: Alexander A. SUTHERLAND b: 3 JUN 1743 in Sutherland, Caithness, Scotland
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth BRYAN b: 1771 in Culpepper County, Virginia
Marriage 1 David Blue CORNETT b: 3 NOV 1805 in Grayson County, Virginia

• Married: 9 FEB 1826 in Grayson County, Virginia

Children

1.  Allen CORNETT b: 27 MAR 1827 in Grayson County, Virginia
2.  Peter CORNETT b: 3 MAR 1829 in Grayson County, Virginia
3.  Rachel Isabell CORNETT b: 25 APR 1828 in Grayson County, Virginia
4.  James Monroe CORNETT b: 23 DEC 1831 in Grayson County, Virginia
5.  Lorenzy Dowell "Dow" CORNETT b: 24 SEP 1833 in Grayson County, Virginia
6.  Joseph Alexander CORNETT b: 16 MAR 1835 in Virginia
7.  Margaret Jane CORNETT b: 30 MAY 1837 in Grayson County, Virginia
8.  Dudley Jackson CORNETT b: ABT 1838 in Grayson County, Virginia
9.  Wesley Isom CORNETT b: 27 MAR 1841 in Grayson County, Virginia
10.  Barbara Eveline CORNETT b: 2 JAN 1843 in Grayson County, Virginia
11.  Olive Melvine CORNETT b: 12 JUN 1844 in Grayson County, Virginia
12.  Nancy Levine CORNETT b: 11 JUL 1846 in Grayson County, Virginia
13.  Stephen Thomas Columbus "Doc" CORNETT b: 19 MAR 1849 in Grayson County, Virginia
14.  John Wesley CORNETT b: 13 JUL 1851 in Grayson County, Virginia

Image from Find A Grave WebPage

Photos Submitted by: Clinton G.

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Scotland Genealogical Society

As you know from following my blog, that my 3rd great grandmother, Phebie "Feby" Sutherland starts the line which leads me to my Scottish ancestors. As of today, I have applied online for a library card from the Edinburgh Library. This allows me to read free e-books on whatever subject I choose. Here is the link if you are interested in applying also. 
Get Your Edinburgh Library Card Today! 


Since I live in Hawaii, it's a little more difficult for me to access Edinburgh's Library, but now that I have applied for a membership I will have access to countless resources such as e-books, CD's, DVD's, and videos and countless other resources to help me gather information on my heritage!
This is actually my first time going to this site, so bear with me as I navigate through it. To access the library you will need this link, but I'm not sure it is accessible to you if you are not yet a member.
But for me, I just typed the word "genealogy" and it came up with some great results; over 1000 pages of references alone- and that's just the beginning! It is interesting to note that you can also choose a preferred library location, as your library card will let you gain access to the libraries of Edinburgh. So with that said, you can refine your searches by location, collection, subject, year published (if you happen to know, that is), author, and format. 


I don't know why I didn't check this site out sooner! By the way, I just typed in the word 'Sutherland' and this gave me a listing of other books to look at such as information on the Sutherland Highlanders, an autobiography of the Duke of Sutherland, Clan Sutherland, and so much more. This is a great start to learning about your heritage background. No matter what your ethnicity is, I'm sure there is a genealogical society out there to help you gain access to your family's  history.

The Scotsman Digital Archive allows you to search every Scotsman newspaper published between 1817 and 1950. Use it to find significant moments in the history of Scotland, major historical world events or discover if your ancestor appears in the births, marriages and deaths notices, or even in a news story.

Edinburgh Library Catalog Page

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David "Blue" Cornett

David "Blue" Cornett was born in 1805, married Phoebe "Feby" Sutherland (born March 6, 1808) on February 2, 1826, and died January 24,1886 (March 5, 1885- Grave Marker Image below) in Grayson County, Flat Ridge, Virginia. According to Ancestry Library, the marriage records indicate that his last name was Connute. The 1850 Federal Census of Grayson County,Virginia has his occupation as being a farmer. You can access the above information here: Ancestry Library. (In this posting I will be referring to David as "Blue" and Phoebe as "Feby".)


Blue's father was James Cornett, born in 1783 in Grayson, Virginia. His mother was Rachel Wright, born circa 1783 and died circa 1827. Rachel was 22 years of age when she gave birth to "Blue". How ironic is it, that when Rachel died, "Blue" was 22 years old. I have seen other references as to whom "Blue's" mother was- Polly Rankins was her name. But this hasn't been confirmed yet. See It Here!


"Blue" and "Feby" had 14 children! I  couldn't imagine having to feed, clothe, and shelter 14 children in those days, or even today for that matter. That's a lot of children to care for in any day and age. They had a daughter named Olive Melvine that died at the age of 3, she was born June 12, 1844 and died on February 6, 1847; so she almost made it to her fourth birthday. They also had a son by the name of John Wesley Cornutt, who was not even a year old by the time he passed. John Wesley was born July 13, 1851 and died on March 13, 1852. 


From an email I received:
"Phoebe's maternal grandmother, who was believed to be related to the West family in early Virginia.  It's possible that she may be a descendant of Thomas West, Lord De La Warre, who saved the Jamestown Colony and for whom the State, River and Bay of Delaware are named."


"There is some reference to the Sutherland family (Feby) being involved in the Revolution and with Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in the Carolinas and Kentucky."


I am keeping the sender of this email private, but wanted to thank them for sending this information to me. <3 I will update as I come across more information about David "Blue" Cornett and Phoebe "Feby" Sutherland.

This is all the information I have on David "Blue" Cornett and Phoebe "Feby" Sutherland. If anyone can add anything to this post, I would be forever grateful!

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