Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Frances J. Loop

F, ID# 20501, b. circa 1832

Father: Philip Loop¹ b. c 1810
Mother: Elizabeth Linkenhoker²

Birth*: She was born circa 1832 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 9 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 56 (naming Philip Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56 (naming Elizabeth Linkenhoker as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56.

Sarah C. Loop

F, ID# 20502, b. circa 1836

Father: Philip Loop¹ b. c 1810
Mother: Elizabeth Linkenhoker²

Birth*: She was born circa 1836 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 56 (naming Philip Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56 (naming Elizabeth Linkenhoker as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56.

Emeline S. Loop

F, ID# 20503, b. circa 1838

Father: Philip Loop¹ b. c 1810
Mother: Elizabeth Linkenhoker²

Birth*: She was born circa 1838 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 56 (naming Philip Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56 (naming Elizabeth Linkenhoker as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56.

George M. Loop

M, ID# 20504, b. circa 1841

Father: Philip Loop¹ b. c 1810
Mother: Elizabeth Linkenhoker²

Birth*: He was born circa 1841 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 56 (naming Philip Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56 (naming Elizabeth Linkenhoker as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 56.

John Loop

M, ID# 20505, b. circa 1846

Father: Philip Loop¹ b. c 1810
Mother: Elizabeth Linkenhoker²

Birth*: He was born circa 1846 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), pp. 56-57 (naming Philip Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, pp. 56-57 (naming Elizabeth Linkenhoker as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Simon Loop

M, ID# 20506, d. 1882

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Marriage*: He married Rebecca Schenck.
Birth*: He was born in Virginia.³
Death*: He died in 1882 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.³
Burial*: Interment was in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: Rebecca Schenck d. 1896

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Rebecca Schenck

F, ID# 20507, d. 1896

Birth*: She was born in Ohio.¹
Marriage*: She married Simon Loop, son of John Henry Loop and Elizabeth _____.
Death*: She died in 1896 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois.¹

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: Simon Loop d. 1882

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57.

John Loop Jr.

M, ID# 20508, b. circa 1820

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: He was born circa 1820 in Virginia.³
Marriage*: He married Nancy _____.³

Note*: He served in the Civil War.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: Nancy _____

Sarah Loop⁴ b. c 1847

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming John Loop, Jr. as her father).

Nancy _____

F, ID# 20509

Marriage*: She married John Loop Jr., son of John Henry Loop and Elizabeth _____.¹

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: John Loop Jr. b. c 1820

Sarah Loop² b. c 1847

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as her mother).

Sarah Loop

F, ID# 20510, b. circa 1847

Father: John Loop Jr.¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Nancy _____²

Birth*: She was born circa 1847 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Loop, Jr. as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Mary C. Loop

F, ID# 20511, b. circa 1825

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: She was born circa 1825 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Catherine Loop

F, ID# 20512, b. circa 1828

Father: John Henry Loop b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____ b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: She was born circa 1828 in Ohio.¹

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57.

Joseph M. Loop

M, ID# 20513, b. circa 1830

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: He was born circa 1830 in Clermont County, Ohio (near Batavia).³
Marriage*: He married _____ _____.

Note*: He served in the Civil War.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: _ _

Henry Loop⁴

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Joseph M. Loop as his father).

_ _

F, ID# 20514

Marriage*: She married Joseph M. Loop, son of John Henry Loop and Elizabeth _____.

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: Joseph M. Loop b. c 1830

Henry Loop

Henry Loop

M, ID# 20515

Father: Joseph M. Loop¹ b. c 1830
Mother: _____ _____

Birth*: He was born in Preble County, Ohio (near West Sonora).²

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Joseph M. Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Angeline Loop

F, ID# 20516, b. circa 1833

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: She was born circa 1833 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

William Loop

M, ID# 20517, b. circa 1835

Father: John Henry Loop¹ b. c 1787, d. a 1850
Mother: Elizabeth _____² b. c 1797, d. a 1850

Birth*: He was born circa 1835 in Ohio.³

Note*: He served in the Civil War.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Henry Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that Elizabeth _____ probably was his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Lavinia Catherine Loop

F, ID# 20518

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as her mother).

William Wilson Loop

M, ID# 20519, b. circa 1829

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Birth*: He was born circa 1829 in Ohio.³

Note*: He was a farmer.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Eliza Jane Loop

F, ID# 20520, b. circa 1832

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Birth*: She was born circa 1832 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (stating that she was born "about 1831 or 1833").

Julia Ann Loop

F, ID# 20521, b. circa 1836

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Birth*: She was born circa 1836 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Robert Loop

M, ID# 20522, b. circa 1839

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Birth*: He was born circa 1839 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

John Anderson Loop

M, ID# 20523, b. circa 1842

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1796, d. c Mar 1846
Mother: Nancy _____² b. c 1802

Birth*: He was born circa 1842 in Ohio.³
Marriage*: He married Annie R. _____.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: Annie R. _____

Mary Loop⁴ b. c 1876
Lucy L. Loop⁴ b. c 1878

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming Lewis Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Nancy _____ as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming John Anderson Loop as her father).

Annie R. _____

F, ID# 20524

Marriage*: She married John Anderson Loop, son of Lewis Loop and Nancy _____.¹

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Family: John Anderson Loop b. c 1842

Mary Loop² b. c 1876
Lucy L. Loop² b. c 1878

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Annie R. _____ as her mother).

Mary Loop

F, ID# 20525, b. circa 1876

Father: John Anderson Loop¹ b. c 1842
Mother: Annie R. _____²

Birth*: She was born circa 1876 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Anderson Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Annie R. _____ as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Lucy L. Loop

F, ID# 20526, b. circa 1878

Father: John Anderson Loop¹ b. c 1842
Mother: Annie R. _____²

Birth*: She was born circa 1878 in Ohio.³

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 57 (naming John Anderson Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57 (naming Annie R. _____ as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 57.

Charles Linneaus Loop

M, ID# 20527, b. 6 March 1840, d. 17 November 1915

Charles Linneaus Loop, from Bennison's The Loop Family in America, p. 64.

Father: Simon Loop¹ b. a 1804, d. 28 Mar 1848
Mother: Mary C. Davis² b. c 1817, d. 1879

Birth*: He was born on 6 March 1840 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana.³
Marriage*: He married Harriett Yerger in 1871 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.⁴
Death*: He died on 17 November 1915 in his home, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at age 75.^3,5
Burial*: Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.⁶

Other Names*: Charles Loop, C. L. Loop.
Obituary*: “C. L. Loop
"(By Associated Press to The Tennessean.)
"CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 17 [1915].—C. L. Loop, first vice-president of the Southern Express company, with general headquarters in Chattanooga, died at 7:30 o’clock this morning at his home, on Lookout mountain. He had been ill for several weeks.”.⁷

Last Edited: 19 Jun 2018

Family: Harriett Yerger b. 10 May 1851, d. 10 Oct 1900

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 58 (naming Simon Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58 (naming Mary C. Davis as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58 (stating that they married in 1871, probably in Memphis, TN").
[S1438] Nashville Tennessean, Nashviolle, Tenn., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 18 Nov 1915, p. 2, col. 5 (obituary of C. L. Loop) (stating that he died at 7:30 a.m.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Charles Linneaus Loop, memorial no. 8610300, viewed on 10 Jul 2011.
[S1438] Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn., above, 18 Nov 1915, p. 2, col. 5.

Harriett Yerger

F, ID# 20528, b. 10 May 1851, d. 10 October 1900

Harriett Yerger Loop and husband's cemetery plot, Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn., from findagrave.com.

Birth*: She was born on 10 May 1851 in Ohio.¹
Marriage*: She married Charles Linneaus Loop, son of Simon Loop and Mary C. Davis, in 1871 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.²
Death*: She died on 10 October 1900 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at age 49.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.¹

Other Names*: Harriett Yerger, Harriett Yerger Loop, Harriett Loop, Harriet Yerger, Harriet Yerger Loop, Harriet Loop.
Obituary*: “CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 10 [1900].—(Special.)—Mrs. Harriet Yerger Loop, wife of C. L. Loop, Traffic Manager of the Southern Express Company, died here this morning of typhoid fever. Mrs. Loop was a daughter of Judge E. M. Yerger, of Memphis, and came to this city to reside with her husband and family when the general offices of the company were removed here. The remains will be taken to Memphis tomorrow night for interment.”.⁵

Last Edited: 19 Jun 2018

Family: Charles Linneaus Loop b. 6 Mar 1840, d. 17 Nov 1915

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Charles Linneaus Loop, memorial no. 8610300, viewed on 10 Jul 2011.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 58 (stating that they married in 1871, probably in Memphis, TN").
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58.
[S1438] Nashville Tennessean, Nashviolle, Tenn., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 11 Oct 1900, p. 2, col. 2 (obituary of Mrs. Harriet Yerger Loop) (stating that she died that morning of typhoid fever).
[S1438] Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn., above, 11 Oct 1900, p. 2, col. 2.

Ephraim ('Rush') Loop

M, ID# 20529, b. circa 1843, d. 15 November 1878

Father: Simon Loop¹ b. a 1804, d. 28 Mar 1848
Mother: Mary C. Davis² b. c 1817, d. 1879

Birth*: He was born circa 1843 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana.³
Death*: He died on 15 November 1878 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.⁴

Note*: He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. He died in the same yellow-fever epidemic in which his mother died.⁴

Last Edited: 10 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 58 (naming Simon Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58 (naming Mary C. Davis as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58 (stating that he was born "about 1843 probably in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana").
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 58.

Mary Pennell

F, ID# 20530, b. 21 February 1751, d. 8 June 1783

Birth*: She was born on 21 February 1751.¹
Marriage*: She married William Corbit on 21 February 1773.^2,3
Death*: She died on 8 June 1783 at age 32.^4,3

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Family: William Corbit b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817

Pennell Corbit^5,6 b. 26 Jun 1776, d. 29 Dec 1820
Edward Corbit⁶ b. 20 Oct 1779

Citations

[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (not giving the date but stating that she was aged thirty-three years, ten months, and eight days when she died).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (not giving the date).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Pennell Corbit, memorial no. 10043550, viewed on 13 Jul 2011 (giving the year but no other information).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Pennell as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Pennell as his mother).

Pennell Corbit

M, ID# 20531, b. 26 June 1776, d. 29 December 1820

Father: William Corbit^3,4 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Mary Pennell^1,2 b. 21 Feb 1751, d. 8 Jun 1783

Birth*: He was born on 26 June 1776 in Delaware.^5,6
Death*: He died on 29 December 1820 at age 44.⁷

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Pennell as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (naming Mary Pennell as his mother).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (not giving the place).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that he died at "about" 9:00 p.m. at age forty-two years, six months, and three days).

Sarah Fisher

F, ID# 20532, b. 26 January 1758, d. 28 February 1789

Birth*: She was born on 26 January 1758.¹
Marriage*: She married William Corbit on 29 December 1784.^2,3
Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁴
Death*: She died on 28 February 1789 at age 31.^4,3

Other Names*: Sarah Fisher Corbit, Sarah Corbit.
Note*: Her Find A Grave memorial has 1754 as her birth date.⁴

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Family: William Corbit b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817

Mary Holliday Corbit⁵ b. 30 Oct 1785, d. 26 Mar 1786
William Fisher Corbit^6,7 b. c 22 Oct 1789, d. 2 Nov 1827

Citations

[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (stating that she was aged thirty-one years, one month, and two days when she died on 28 Feb 1789).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (not giving the date).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Sarah Fisher Corbit, memorial no. 10043551, viewed on 13 Jul 2011.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Sarah Fisher as her mother).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Sarah Fisher as his mother).
[S1405] J. R. Witcraft, comp., Todds of the Eastern Shore Maryland (Philadelphia, Pa.: Dispatch Publishing House, 1912), online at http://www.familysearch.org, (naming Sarah Fisher as his mother).

William Fisher Corbit

M, ID# 20533, b. circa 22 October 1789, d. 2 November 1827

Father: William Corbit^3,4 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Sarah Fisher^1,2 b. 26 Jan 1758, d. 28 Feb 1789

Birth*: He was born circa 22 October 1789 in Delaware.^5,6
Death*: He died on 2 November 1827.⁷

Other Names*: William Corbit.
Note*: He was a prominent and wealthy merchant in Odessa, Delaware.⁸

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Sarah Fisher as his mother).
[S1405] J. R. Witcraft, comp., Todds of the Eastern Shore Maryland (Philadelphia, Pa.: Dispatch Publishing House, 1912), online at http://www.familysearch.org, (naming Sarah Fisher as his mother).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S1405] Todds of the Eastern Shore Maryland, above, (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (stating that he was age thirty-eight years and eleven days when he died on 2 Nov 1827).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that he died at age thirty-eight years and eleven days).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit).

Mary Cowgill

F, ID# 20534, b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 June 1845

Father: John Cowgill

Birth*: She was born on 13 May 1761.^1,2
Marriage*: She married William Corbit on 28 April 1791.^3,2
Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁴
Death*: She died on 22 June 1845 at age 84.^1,5

Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

Family: William Corbit b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817

John Cowgill Corbit^6,7 b. 17 Jul 1792, d. 2 Apr 1832
Sarah Corbit+^8,9 b. 21 Jan 1795, d. 21 Jun 1860
Daniel Corbit+^6,7 b. 2 Oct 1796, d. 10 May 1877
Mary Corbit^8,9 b. 29 Oct 1796, d. 10 Oct 1826
Thomas Corbit^6,7 b. 14 Feb 1803, d. 8 Aug 1821
Rachel Thomas Corbit⁹ b. 24 Jan 1808, d. 15 Jul 1808

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Cowgill Corbit, memorial no. 7742306, viewed on 13 Jul 2011 (giving the year but no other information).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Cowgill Corbit, memorial no. 7742306, viewed on 13 Jul 2011.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that she died at about 3:00 a.m. at age eighty-four years, one month, and nine days).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).

John Cowgill¹

M, ID# 20535

Last Edited: 12 Jul 2011

Family:

Mary Cowgill+ b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming John Cowgill as her father).

John Cowgill Corbit

M, ID# 20536, b. 17 July 1792, d. 2 April 1832

Father: William Corbit^3,4 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Mary Cowgill^1,2 b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

Birth*: He was born on 17 July 1792 in Delaware.^5,6
Death*: He died on 2 April 1832 at age 39.⁷

Other Names*: John Corbit.

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (giving the date but not the place).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that he died at 4:20 a.m. at age thirty-nine years, eight months, and fifteen days).

Mary Corbit

F, ID# 20537, b. 29 October 1796, d. 10 October 1826

Father: William Corbit^1,2 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Mary Cowgill^3,4 b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

Birth*: She was born on 29 October 1796 in Delaware.^5,6
Death*: She died on 10 October 1826 at age 29.⁷

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as her father).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (naming William Corbit as her father).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (giving the date but not the place).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that she died at age twenty-seven years, eleven months, and eleven days).

Thomas Corbit

M, ID# 20538, b. 14 February 1803, d. 8 August 1821

Father: William Corbit^1,2 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Mary Cowgill^3,4 b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

Birth*: He was born on 14 February 1803 in Delaware.^5,6
Death*: He died on 8 August 1821 at age 18.⁷

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (naming William Corbit as his father).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Cowgill as his mother).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (giving the date not the place).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (stating that he died at 6:30 p.m. at age eighteen years, five months, and twenty-five days).

Sarah Corbit

F, ID# 20539, b. 21 January 1795, d. 21 June 1860

Father: William Corbit^1,2 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
Mother: Mary Cowgill^3,4 b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

Birth*: She was born on 21 January 1795.^5,6
Marriage*: She married Sen. Presley Spruance.⁷
Death*: She died on 21 June 1860 at age 65.^5,6

Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

Family: Sen. Presley Spruance b. 11 Sep 1785, d. 13 Feb 1863

Citations

[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming William Corbit as her father).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," typescript included in "Historical Society of Pennsylvania Family Collection, vol. 0116," online at http://www.familysearch.org (naming William Corbit as her father).
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit) (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Mary Cowgill as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Sarah Corbit Spruance, memorial no. 7806935, viewed on 13 Jul 2011.
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above.
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Sarah Corbit Spruance as his mother).
[S1404] "Daniel Corbit Bible," above (naming Sarah Corbit Spruance as her mother).

Sen. Presley Spruance

M, ID# 20540, b. 11 September 1785, d. 13 February 1863

Sen. Presley Spruance, from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online.

Birth*: He was born on 11 September 1785 in Kent County, Delaware.¹
Marriage*: He married Sarah Corbit, daughter of William Corbit and Mary Cowgill.²
Death*: He died on 13 February 1863 in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, at age 77.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Presbyterian Cemetery, Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware.¹

Note*: He was a delegate to the Delaware constitutional convention in 1831. After being a member of the Delaware Senate in 1828, 1840, and 1846 (and serving as its president), he served one term in the U.S. Senate, 1847-1853, as a Whig.¹

Additional Resources

• His biography in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is here.

Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

Family: Sarah Corbit b. 21 Jan 1795, d. 21 Jun 1860

Citations

[S1213] Biographical Directory of Congress, online at http://bioguide.congress.gov,s.v. Presley Spruance, viewed on 13 Jul 2011.
[S721] Encyclopedia of Delaware (Wilmington, Del.: Aldine Pub. & Engraving Co., 1882), (biography of Daniel Corbit).

William Drummonds

M, ID# 20541, b. 1832

Marriage*: He married Margaret Traylor.
Birth*: He was born in 1832 in Simpson County, Mississippi.¹

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2011

Family: Margaret Traylor

James Edward Drummond+² b. 4 Nov 1869, d. 28 Jul 1942

Citations

[S1214] Garrett B. Drummond, Jr., A Recollection of My Grandparents and as Told by Those Who Also Knew Them (n.d.), online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui41.htm. Mr. Drummond provided a copy of this typewritten work to Roger Bartlett.
[S1214] Garrett B. Drummond, Jr., A Recollection of My Grandparents and as Told by Those Who Also Knew Them, above (naming William Drummonds as his father).

Margaret Traylor

F, ID# 20542

Marriage*: She married William Drummonds.

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2011

Family: William Drummonds b. 1832

James Edward Drummond+¹ b. 4 Nov 1869, d. 28 Jul 1942

Citations

[S1214] Garrett B. Drummond, Jr., A Recollection of My Grandparents and as Told by Those Who Also Knew Them (n.d.), online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui41.htm (naming Margaret Traylor as his mother). Mr. Drummond provided a copy of this typewritten work to Roger Bartlett.

William M. Loop

M, ID# 20543, b. 28 December 1841, d. 9 October 1913

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Lavinia Brown² d. 10 Dec 1854

Birth*: He was born on 28 December 1841 in Virginia.³
Marriage*: He married Louisa Francis Jessee in 1866.³
Death*: He died on 9 October 1913 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, at age 71.³

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: Louisa Francis Jessee

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 61 (naming Lewis Loop as his father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 61 (naming Lavinia Brown as his mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 61.

Louisa Francis Jessee

F, ID# 20544

Marriage*: She married William M. Loop, son of Lewis Loop and Lavinia Brown, in 1866.¹

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: William M. Loop b. 28 Dec 1841, d. 9 Oct 1913

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 61.

Sara Loop

F, ID# 20545, b. circa 1845

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Lavinia Brown² d. 10 Dec 1854

Birth*: She was born circa 1845 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 61 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 61 (naming Lavinia Brown as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 61.

Lydia Ann Loop

F, ID# 20546, b. 3 October 1847, d. 6 November 1913

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Lavinia Brown² d. 10 Dec 1854

Birth*: She was born on 3 October 1847 in Virginia.³
Marriage*: She married Campbell Cole on 18 June 1873 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.⁴
Death*: She died on 6 November 1913 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, at age 66.³

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: Campbell Cole

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), pp. 61-62 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, pp. 61-62 (naming Lavinia Brown as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 62.
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 62 (stating she married 18 Jun 1873 in New Tazewell "perhaps to Campbell COLE").

Campbell Cole

M, ID# 20547

Marriage*: He married Lydia Ann Loop, daughter of Lewis Loop and Lavinia Brown, on 18 June 1873 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.¹

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: Lydia Ann Loop b. 3 Oct 1847, d. 6 Nov 1913

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 62 (stating she married 18 Jun 1873 in New Tazewell "perhaps to Campbell COLE").

Mary Jane Loop

F, ID# 20548, b. 6 May 1852, d. 9 March 1906

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Lavinia Brown² d. 10 Dec 1854

Birth*: She was born on 6 May 1852 in Virginia.³
Marriage*: She married William Meek Cole on 19 June 1873 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.³
Death*: She died on 9 March 1906 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, at age 53.³
Burial*: Interment was in Cole Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.³

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: William Meek Cole

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), pp. 61-62 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, pp. 61-62 (naming Lavinia Brown as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 62.

William Meek Cole

M, ID# 20549

Marriage*: He married Mary Jane Loop, daughter of Lewis Loop and Lavinia Brown, on 19 June 1873 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.¹

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Family: Mary Jane Loop b. 6 May 1852, d. 9 Mar 1906

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 62.

Amanda Loop

F, ID# 20550, b. circa 1855

Father: Lewis Loop¹ b. c 1820
Mother: Mariah Dickens² d. bt 1863 - 1879

Birth*: She was born circa 1855 in Virginia.³

Last Edited: 16 Jul 2011

Citations

[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 62 (naming Lewis Loop as her father).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 62 (naming Mariah Dickens as her mother).
[S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 62.