Cornelius, Absalom [1]

Title: Cornelius, Absalom [1]
Alias: Cornelius, Absolom
Gender: Male
Biography: Absalom was listed in the will of his father-in-law, Charles Morgan. According to the will he was in debt to Charles, owing him sixty pounds for a "negro wench." Other enslaved people were also mentioned and dispersed in the document, which was dated 3 Feb 1782 and filed in Culpeper County, Va.; Though he did not serve during the Revolutionary War, Absalom is listed as a Patriot by the DAR for having furnished supplies to the rebellion.
Member: Cornelius family
Birth date: circa 1737
Place of birth: Culpeper County (Va.)
Father: Cornelius, Rowland
Mother: Peck, Rebekiah
Life event(s): Marriage: circa 1755; location unknown
Spouse(s): Morgan, Mildred Elizabeth
Child(ren): Cornelius, Judith Ann; Cornelius, Nancy Preston; Cornelius, Charles; Cornelius, William; Cornelius, Augustine; Cornelius, Rebecca; Cornelius, Hannah; Cornelius, John; Cornelius, Rowland
Death date: before 16 Sep 1806
Place of death: Albemarle County (Va.)
Bibliographic citation(s): DAR Ancestor #: A026116
Source(s): Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900; Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books; Ancestry.com

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