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Rebecca Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Marriage*: She married Joseph Chew.³

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Joseph Chew¹

• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Murphy, daughter of Alexander V. Murphy and Ann Naudain.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Andrew Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Samuel Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Thomas Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Mary Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Marriage*: She married Warren Stockton.³

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Warren Stockton¹

• Marriage*: He married Mary Murphy, daughter of Alexander V. Murphy and Ann Naudain.¹

• Last Edited: 3 Feb 2013

Lydia Murphy

• Father: Alexander V. Murphy¹ b. 1806, d. 12 Oct 1895
• Mother: Ann Naudain² b. 4 Dec 1804, d. 1 Oct 1845

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Emily P. Peterson¹

• Father: Alexander Peterson^3,4
• Mother: Ann _____²

• Birth*: She was born in August 1837 in New Castle County, Delaware.⁵
• Marriage*: She married John Cowgill Corbit, son of Daniel Corbit and Eliza Naudain, on 30 November 1859 in Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.^6,7,5,8
• Death*: She died on 14 March 1905 in her home, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 67.^5,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁵

• Obituary*: "DEATH OF MRS. JOHN C. CORBIT
     "Prominent Woman of Odessa, Died on Tuesday.
     "Miss [sic] Emily Peterson Corbit, wife of John C. Corbit, president of the National Bank of Odessa, died at the home of her husband in Odessa on Tuesday, aged 65 years. Mrs. Corbit is survived by her husband and two sons, John C. Corbit, Jr., of Norristown, and Alexander Corbit, of Odessa. Mrs. Corbit was stricken several months ago with paralysis but had gotten better and was in a fair way to recovery when she was again stricken on Thursday. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 1.30 o’clock and interment will be made at Odessa. Mrs. Corbit was well known in this city."¹⁰

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018

Daniel Cowgill Corbit

• Father: Daniel Corbit^1,2 b. 2 Oct 1796, d. 10 May 1877
• Mother: Eliza Naudain^3,4 b. 10 Oct 1810, d. 13 Dec 1844

• Birth*: He was born on 26 March 1836.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 11 May 1841 at age 5.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁷

• Note*: A family history does not give his birth and death dates but says he was four years old when he died.⁹

• Last Edited: 26 Jan 2018

William Brinton Corbit M.D.

• Father: Daniel Corbit^1,2 b. 2 Oct 1796, d. 10 May 1877
• Mother: Eliza Naudain^3,4 b. 10 Oct 1810, d. 13 Dec 1844

• Birth*: He was born on 2 August 1840.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Virginia Dove, daughter of Dr. George M. Dove and Sarah Ann Bean, on 19 October 1875 in Washington, D.C.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 17 July 1882 in Washington, D.C., at age 41.^10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in amphitheater lot 80 east, Oak Hill Cemetery (also known as Oak Tree Cemetery), 3001 R Street, Washington, D.C.⁶

• Note*: He graduated from Jefferson Medical College and served many years in the U.S. Surgeon General's Department. He was interested in linguistics and loved books. He left no children and in his will left $10,000 to the Corbit Library at Odessa, Delaware.¹³

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

Virginia Dove

• Father: Dr. George M. Dove¹ b. 5 Oct 1817, d. 30 Jan 1874
• Mother: Sarah Ann Bean² b. 6 Dec 1821, d. 9 Feb 1912

• Birth*: She was born on 4 September 1841 in District of Columbia.³
• Marriage*: She married William Brinton Corbit M.D., son of Daniel Corbit and Eliza Naudain, on 19 October 1875 in Washington, D.C.^4,5,3
• Death*: She died on 3 August 1904 in her residence, 1528 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at age 62.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in amphitheater lot 80 east, Oak Hill Cemetery (also known as Oak Tree Cemetery), 3001 R Street, Washington, D.C.³

• Obituary*: "DIED.
     "CORBIT. On August 3, 1904, at 9:30 a.m., at her residence, 1528 18th street northwest, VIRGINIA DOVE, daughter of the late George M. Dove, M. D., and widow of William Brinton Corbit, M. D.
     "Funeral services at her late residence Friday, August 5, at 4:30 p.m. Interment private."⁸
• Note*: • Her surname may have been Love.
  • Before she married Dr. Corbit, she married Clifton Hellen on 24 Dec 1861 in Washington, DC. He was an attorney, the son of Johnson Hellen, also an attorney, and Jane E. Hellen. Clifton & Virginia had two sons, George Hellen and Benjamin Hellen.^9,10

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018

Daniel Wheeler Corbit

• Father: Daniel Corbit^1,2,3 b. 2 Oct 1796, d. 10 May 1877
• Mother: Eliza Naudain^4,5,6 b. 10 Oct 1810, d. 13 Dec 1844

• Birth*: He was born on 7 March 1843.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Mary Clark Higgins, daughter of Anthony M. Higgins and Sarah _____, on 13 October 1870.^9,10
• Death*: He died on 20 September 1922 in his home, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 79.^11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁷

• Obituary*: "DANIEL W. CORBIT, BIG FARMER AND LANDOWNER, DIES
     "Came of Pioneer Stock, Earliest Ancestor Settling Here in 1700
     "FUNERAL SATURDAY
     "Survived by Two Daughters, Mrs. Charles Levis and Mrs. E. L. Duer
     "ODESSA, Del., Sept. 20 [1922]—Daniel Wheeler Corbit, aged 79 years, landowner and well-known throughout Delaware, died at his home here today following a brief illness. Mr. Corbit is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Levis, of Wilmington, and Mrs. E. L. Duer, of Philadelphia.
     "Mr. Corbit came of pioneer stock, his first American ancestor and great grandparent, Daniel Corbit, having settled here in 1700. He was the son of Daniel Corbit, born in 1796, who was a prominent merchant, tanner and farmer. His mother was Miss Eliza Naudain, daughter of Andrew Naudain and sister of Arnold Naudain, at one time United States Senator from Delaware.
     "He was the fourth son and at the age of twelve was sent to the Friends’ Boarding School at Westtown. He also studied at preparatory institutions in Wilmington and Delaware City before entering Haverford Friends’ College as a sophomore.
     "Mr. Corbit ended his studies in 1862, when he began to devote all his time to agricultural pursuits, specializing in peach growing and enjoying great success. He was a Republican by political faith and spent most of his days in Odessa. He never ran for political office.
     "In 1870, he was married to the late Mary C. Higgins, daughter of Anthony C. Higgins, of New Castle county. In 1875 he joined the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife was a member, and for many years was trustee and treasurer of Drawyers’ Church.
     "Funeral services will be held at 1.30 o’clock Saturday afternoon from his late residence. Interment will be in Friends’ Cemetery."¹³
• Note*: He was educated at Friends' School in Wilmington, Delaware and at Haverford College and lived in the family mansion in Odessa, Delaware. He was a peach grower, president of New Castle County National Bank, a director of Equitable Trust Company, and a trustee of the New Castle County workhouse. Though originally a Quaker, in 1875 he became a Presbyterian, and for many years he was a trustee and treasurer of Drawyer's Church. He was a Republican "and a progressive citizen, a gentleman of the old School. . . a lover of books and an exemplary citizen."¹⁴

• Last Edited: 29 Apr 2022

Mary Clark Higgins¹

• Father: Anthony M. Higgins²
• Mother: Sarah _____³

• Marriage*: She married Daniel Wheeler Corbit, son of Daniel Corbit and Eliza Naudain, on 13 October 1870.^4,5

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

Jacob Callaway¹

• Father: Job Callaway Jr.

• Note*: The two-story "federal plainstyle" house that he built circa 1817 has been moved a short distance from its original location and now is part of the Callaway Plantation owned by the City of Washington, Georgia.

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 1995

Job Callaway Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 1995

Aristides Callaway¹

• Birth*: He was born in 1823.
• Death*: He died in 1900.

• Note*: The large, red-brick Greek Revival house that he built about 1840-1845, and a cemetery containing his grave and those of other family members, is part of the Callaway Plantation park now owned by the City of Washington, Georgia.

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 1995

Lynah Brown

• Marriage*: He married Sarah Bramlett.^1,2,3

• Note*: He was from Bedford County, Virginia.⁴

• Last Edited: 19 May 2002

William Callaway¹

• Father: James C. Callaway^2,3 b. c 1720, d. 1767
• Mother: Sarah Bramlett^4,5

• Birth*: He was born circa 1766 in Bedford County, Virginia.⁶
• Death*: He died circa May 1813 in Clark County, Kentucky.⁷

• Note*: One source says that he was married to Milly Eubank and that she later married his nephew, John Callaway. Other sources say that Milly's first husband was the William Callaway who was a brother of her second husband, John.^8,9,10

• Last Edited: 22 May 2002

Malinda Baker¹

• Father: Joshua Baker² d. 1816
• Mother: Mary ('Polly') Callaway^3,4 b. 3 Feb 1765, d. May 1852

• Marriage*: She married _____ Duvall.

• Last Edited: 3 Sep 2001

Lutitia Baker¹

• Father: Joshua Baker² d. 1816
• Mother: Mary ('Polly') Callaway³ b. 3 Feb 1765, d. May 1852

• Last Edited: 3 Sep 2001

Charlotte Calloway

• Father: Elijah Callaway¹ b. 12 Oct 1769, d. 3 Mar 1847
• Mother: Mary Cutbirth² b. c 1770, d. 17 Dec 1843

• Birth*: She was born on 1 April 1792 in Ashe County, North Carolina.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Capt. Elijah Willcockson, son of Samuel Willcockson and Anna Jordan, on 21 November 1811 in Ashe County, North Carolina.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 18 June 1875 in Fulton County, Illinois, at age 83.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Salem-Wilcoxen Cemetery, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois.^9,10

• Note*: She had six sisters and six brothers and was the mother of fourteen children, of whom twelve lived to maturity. In 1815 she, her husband, and three young children moved from Ashe County to Estill County, Kentucky, where they lived a very rugged frontier life. In 1830 the family moved to Fulton County, Illinois, where they lived in a log cabin until 1837. She was a member of the Baptist Church for sixty years. At her death she had 204 descendants. Her picture appears on page 28 of volume 2 of The Callaway Journal (1977).^11,12

• Last Edited: 15 Aug 2005

Capt. Elijah Willcockson

• Father: Samuel Willcockson¹ b. c 1755, d. 16 Sep 1825
• Mother: Anna Jordan² b. 7 Jun 1756, d. 21 Mar 1840

• Birth*: He was born on 24 July 1789 in Ashe County, North Carolina.³
• Marriage*: He married Charlotte Calloway, daughter of Elijah Callaway and Mary Cutbirth, on 21 November 1811 in Ashe County, North Carolina.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 3 July 1860 in Fulton County, Illinois, at age 70.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Wilcoxen Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois (near Bryant).⁷

• Note*: He was a rifleman in the North Carolina Militia in the War of 1812 and was a captain in the Illinois Volunteers, with Abraham Lincoln, in the Black Hawk War of 1831-1832. He became very wealthy.⁸

• Last Edited: 13 Aug 2005

Benjamin Cutbirth

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Willcockson, daughter of John Willcockson and Sarah Boone.

• Note*: He was from Virginia. In 1765 he explored Kentucky to the Mississippi River with Daniel Boone. During the American Revolution he was tortured for information, without success, by Capt. William Riddle and his troops.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Aug 2005

Verlena Callaway¹

• Father: John Boone Callaway b. 24 Jul 1781, d. 30 Jun 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Caton b. 16 Aug 1790, d. 20 Sep 1821

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 1995

Emaline R. Callaway¹

• Father: John Boone Callaway² b. 24 Jul 1781, d. 30 Jun 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Caton b. 16 Aug 1790, d. 20 Sep 1821

• Marriage*: She married Hayden Boone.³

• Last Edited: 25 May 1997

James Callaway¹

• Father: John Boone Callaway² b. 24 Jul 1781, d. 30 Jun 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Caton b. 16 Aug 1790, d. 20 Sep 1821

• Birth*: He was born circa 1816.³

• Last Edited: 25 May 1997

Octavia Callaway¹

• Father: John Boone Callaway b. 24 Jul 1781, d. 30 Jun 1823
• Mother: Elizabeth Caton b. 16 Aug 1790, d. 20 Sep 1821

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 1995

Rebecca Bryan¹

• Birth*: She was born on 9 January 1739 in Virginia.
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Boone, son of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan, on 14 August 1756.
• Death*: She died on 18 March 1813 at age 74.²
• Burial*: Interment was after 18 March 1813 in Warren County, Missouri (near Marthasville).²

• Note*: She was born in western Virginia. She was described as a large woman (who in middle age was nearly as tall and broad as her husband) with jet-black hair and dark, penetrating eyes, mild-mannered with "kind behaviour," and a neat housekeeper.l.

• Last Edited: 1 Jun 1997

Squire Boone¹

• Burial*: Interment was in Joppa Cemetery, Rowan County, North Carolina.
• Birth*: He was born in 1695.
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Morgan in 1720.
• Death*: He died on 2 January 1765.

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2001

Sarah Morgan¹

• Birth*: She was born in 1700.
• Marriage*: She married Squire Boone in 1720.
• Death*: She died in 1777.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Daniel Morgan Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 23 December 1769 in North Carolina.
• Marriage*: He married Sara Lewis in 1799 in Missouri.
• Death*: He died in 1839.

• Note*: He was born near present Wilkesboro, North Carolina. In 1796 he settled in the St. Charles District, near present Matson, Missouri, and in 1825 he settled near the junction of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the site of present Kansas City, and was the first white to live there. He died of cholera.²

• Last Edited: 1 Jun 1997

Sara Lewis¹

• Marriage*: She married Daniel Morgan Boone, son of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan, in 1799 in Missouri.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Israel Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 25 January 1759 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
• Death*: He died on 19 August 1782 in The Blue Licks, Nicholas County, Kentucky, at age 23.

• Note*: He was shot through the neck and killed in an Indian fight.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

James Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 3 May 1757 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
• Death*: He died on 9 October 1773 in Cumberland Gap, Virginia, at age 16.

• Note*: He was tortured and killed in an Indian battle near the Cumberland Gap while the family was traveling into Kentucky country and was buried at the site.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Jesse Bryan Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 23 May 1773 in North Carolina.
• Death*: He died in 1820 in Missouri.

• Note*: He was born near present Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He died a few weeks after his father's death, while serving in the Missouri Legislature.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Levina Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 23 March 1766 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Scholl circa 1784.
• Death*: She died in 1803 in Kentucky.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Joseph Scholl¹

• Marriage*: He married Levina Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan, circa 1784.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Nathan Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 3 March 1780 in Kentucky.
• Marriage*: He married Olive Vanbibber on 26 September 1799.
• Death*: He died in 1856.

• Note*: He was born at Boone's Station, near present Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Rebecca Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Marriage*: She married Philip Goe.
• Birth*: She was born on 26 May 1768 in North Carolina.
• Death*: She died in 1805.

• Note*: She was born near present Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Philip Goe¹

• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan.
• Death*: He died circa 1805.

• Note*: He "drank himself to death" soon after Rebecca died.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Susannah ("Susy") Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 2 November 1760 in Culpeper County, Virginia.
• Marriage*: She married Will Hays in March 1775 in Moore's Fort, Virginia.
• Death*: She died in 1799.

• Note*: She died of "bilious fever."

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Will Hays

• Marriage*: He married Susannah ("Susy") Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan, in March 1775 in Moore's Fort, Virginia.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

William Boone¹

• Father: Daniel Boone b. 22 Oct 1734, d. 26 Sep 1820
• Mother: Rebecca Bryan b. 9 Jan 1739, d. 18 Mar 1813

• Birth*: He was born in July 1775.
• Death*: He died circa August 1775.

• Note*: (an unknown value.)

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Olive Vanbibber¹

• Marriage*: She married Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan, on 26 September 1799.
• Death*: She died in 1858.

• Note*: She was described as "the handsomest young lady north of the Ohio."

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

Delinda Boone¹

• Father: Nathan Boone b. 3 Mar 1780, d. 1856
• Mother: Olive Vanbibber d. 1858

• Marriage*: She married James Craig.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

James Craig¹

• Marriage*: He married Delinda Boone, daughter of Nathan Boone and Olive Vanbibber.

• Note*: He was a "hardshell" Baptist preacher.

• Last Edited: 2 Dec 1995

William Corbit¹

• Birth*: He was born on 19 November 1745 in Pennsylvania (on the banks of the Schuylkill River, near Philadelphia).²
• Marriage*: He married Mary Pennell on 21 February 1773.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Fisher on 29 December 1784.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mary Cowgill, daughter of John Cowgill, on 28 April 1791.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 1 August 1817 at age 71.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁵

• Note*: • He was a merchant, tanner, and farmer and lived in Odessa, Delaware.
  • A family bible says he was born "11th Mo 10th 1745 old style." Elsewhere the same bible says he was born "the 21st of 1st month 1745."
  • The family bible mentioned above says he died on 1 August 1818 at 3:00 a.m. "in a resigned frame of mind." The Encyclopedia of Delaware says he died on 1 Aug 1817.^6,7

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2018

Mary Wilson

• Father: David Wilson^1,2,3
• Mother: Ann Jefferis^4,5 b. 1791, d. 1822

• Birth*: She was born on 15 September 1811 in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.^6,7
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Corbit, son of William Corbit and Mary Cowgill, on 15 April 1847.^8,9,7,10
• Death*: She died on 21 March 1880 in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 68.^11,7
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁷

• Scrapbook*: "Mrs. Daniel Corbit’s Death.
     "The death is announced in our columns, this morning, of Mrs. Mary Wilson Corbit, wife of the late Daniel Corbit, of Odessa, this county. Mrs. Corbit was well known and was most highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She was the mother of Mrs. E. T. Warner, of this city, and had other relations living here."¹²
• Obituary*: "Deaths.
     "CORBIT.—At Odessa, on First-day, Third-month, 21st, Mary Wilson, wife of the late Daniel Corbit, in the 69th year of her age.
     "Funeral from her late residence at Odessa, on Fourth-day, the 24th inst., at 2 p.m."¹³

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018

David Wilson¹

• Marriage*: He married Ann Jefferis.

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2018