| Name | Jack Jack Cornish |
|---|---|
| Slaveowner | James Steele Mary N Steel to James B. Steele |
| Date of Birth | 1767 |
| Manumitted | – |
| Reference Source | 1806 Inv |
| Content | Mary mentions giving Jack Cornish and Betty Cornish to James B. Steele in her Will. Could be this Jack or the above Jack. |
| Other Notes | Jack and Betty married? 1830?Census: Name: Jack Cornish [Jack Comish] Home in 1830:District 8, Dorchester. Free Colored Persons Males - Under 10: 1 Free Colored Persons Males - 10 thru 23: 1 Free Colored Persons Males - 36 thru 54: 1 Free Colored Persons Females - Under 10: 1 Free Colored Persons Females - 24 thru 35: 1 Total Free Colored Persons: 5 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5 1840-7 colored, 1 male 55-99 (Jack), no older female (Betty died?) 1850?Census: Maurice River NJ John Cornish, 70, b. MD Jack Cornish, 35, b. NJ |
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