Cornelia Stephenson

Abt 1770 - 1846  (76 years)

• Name	Cornelia Stephenson  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1770	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Husbands	6 Mar 1790	Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  	In his will William Burton (of Benjamin), Lewes and Rehoboth Hd., named heirs: wife Cornelia Burton; son Cord Burton; brothers Benjamin and Daniel Burton; sister Hessy Burton; children of sister Lydia Burton; children of Leah Burton (late wife of William Burton). Extrs wife Cornelia Burton and brother Benjamin Burton. Witt: Reese Paynter, Nancy Hazzard & Daniel Rodney.
  Marr Name	Cornelia Burton  [1]
  Reference Identifier	Sussex
  Record ID	118099
  Death	26 Sep 1846	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(--?--) Stephenson,   b. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1730, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I118099	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	(--?--) Stephenson,   b. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret (of Capt Wm) Burton,   b. Abt 1752, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Jonathan Bryant,   b. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1790
  Marriage	Abt 1770	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	On 18 Sep 1788 William Burton (d. 1790) m. 18 Sep 1788 Cornelia (d. 26 Sep 1846), daughter of (N) Stephenson and Margaret (N) (widow of (N) Stephenson who m. 2nd Jonathan Bryant.
  Family ID	F39780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1766, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 16 Apr 1790, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 24 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1788	St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   [1, 3]
  	He was shown as William Burton (d. 1790) m. 18 Sep 1788 Cornelia (d. 26 Sep 1846), daughter of (N) Stephenson and Margaret (N) (widow of (N) Stephenson who m. 2nd Jonathan Bryant. On the marriage bond dated 24 Sep 1788 for William Burton & Miss Cornelia Stevenson, surities were William Burton of Indian River Hd. and Arthur Hazzard of Rehoboth Hd.
  Children	1. Cord (of Wm & Cornelia) Burton,   b. 29 Jun 1788, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 17 Sep 1842, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William (m Cornelia Stephenson) Burton,   b. Abt 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Dec 1790	Sussex Co, Delaware   [4]
  	They were shown as William Burton and Cornelia Burton. Sureties: William Burton and Cornelius Wiltbank, both of Sussex Co.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2404] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Marriage Refs 1648-1800, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2010), p. 27 (William Burton m. Cornelia Stephenson), 2404. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 214 (will of William (of Benjamin) Burton, wife Cornelia), 2194. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 55 (William Burton Family), 2167. [S2404] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Marriage Refs 1648-1800, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2010), p. 27 (William Burton m. Cornelia Burton), 2404.