Cornelius married Mary Lee Norman in 1784 in Culpepper Co., VA. Then he married Mildred Wright on August 24, 1837 in Monroe Co., MO.
Cornelius "Neily" Bybee served in the Revolutionary War and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He recieved a medal of bravery. He married Mary Lee Nornan of Culpepper County, VA. They came to Kentucky about the time his father, David, moved. He, David and James are on the tax roll of Clark County. begining in 1793. Mary Lee died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily moved to Missouri with some of his children. He applied for a war pension.
Information on Corelius' second marriage to Mildred Wright, and the date and place of his death comes from the Rev War records of one "Neilly" (Nealy) Bybee". The name "Neilly Bybee" appears when he was witness to the marriage of his daughter Sally Ann to George Washington Hagins, as quoted below in a note from Jay Jones of PA: 'I found a 1938 letter in the Clark County, Library stating the Haggin Bybee marriage record as March 24,1815 in Clark County, KY with Rev. E. Kindred officiating and father Neilly Bybee present.
The following is a verbatim record of a statement made by " Neilly Bybee" relative to his Rev War pension:
'State of Kentucky, Clarke County. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress, entitled 'An Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution', approved on the 7th day of June, 1832, I Neilly Bybee, of the County of Clarke, in the State of Kentucky, aged 69 years, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the service of the Army of the Revolution, for the term of eighteen months, under Capt. Lovely of the Virginia Continental LIne, in the regiment commanded by Col. Gaskins, in the month of April, as well as I recalled, in the year 1781. That shortly after my said enlistment I was transferred by order of the Col. to the wagon department under wagon master John B. Carter. That at the time of my said enlistment I resided in the county of Fluvanna in the said State of Virginia, that I joined the army at the barracks near the point forks of James River, in the spring of 1781 . And was discharged honorably from service by my Captain at Santee in SC with directions to get my discharge from Gen'l Charles Scott upon my return, which written discharge I obtained from Gen'l Scott in the year 1783, the Captain having given me a certificate in the year 1782 at Santee where I was left sick and when I recovered and applied to said Scott at his residence in Cumberland County, VA, he gave me a written discharge in said year of 1783 which discharge I left with my sister in said county of Fluvanna (who has since died) in the year 1783 and I suppose that the same has been lost. I left the State of Virginia in the year 1785 or 1786 and came to the State of Kentucky and remained in said last named state about one year when I returned to the State of Virginia where I remained until the year 1792 when I removed to said State of Kentucky. I have resided in the County of Clarke in said State ever since, tho' it was within the boundary of Fayette County at the time I first came out. The army in which I served marched first from Pont Fork on James River, Fluvanna County up in the forks of the river near Lynchburg, and the n returned back to the barracks at Point Fork, and next marched across to Stanton River at Coles Ferry, and marched back and crossed James River at Carter's Ferry. From there thence to Richmond and from Richmond to Bottom's Old Fields, from there thence across the Wilderness Bridge above Fredericksburg, from thence back to Bottom's Field. At Bottom' s Old Field, Capt. Kilpatrick of the same regiment was shot in the eye by a soldier of the name of Grant, for which offense said Grant was hung. From Bottom's Old Field we marched across Dismal Swamp to cabin at Stoney Point on James River, from thence to Williamsburg, from thence to York where we remained until Cornwallis was taken in the Fall, 1781. From thence marched up to Cumberland Old Courthouse where we staid thru the winter and in the Spring 1782, we marched to South Carolina near the Savannah River where we staid until the Fall of the year where I was left sick & received a certificate of my having fullfilled my engagement from Capt. (name not recollected) which I produced to Gen'l Scott in 1783 & received my discharge as first stated. That Col. Posey commanded the regiment in which I marched to South Carolina - that I served the full term of eighteen mon ths agreeable to the term of my enlistment, and I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, given under my hand and seal this 25th day of July, 1832. Neilly X Bybee (his mark) ATT. Sam N. Taylor
From Clark County, KY Library genealogy files, as provided by Ja Jones of PA.; "Neily Bybee married Mary Lee Norman in Culpeper County, VA. He came to Kentucky with, or about the time his father, David immigrated to KY. Mary Lee, his wife, died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily Bybee immigrated to Missouri with part of his children......Cornelius Bybee appears in the 1840 census for South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO at the age of 77 years. Also in residence is one (1) male 15/20, one (1) male 20/30, one (1) female 30/40 and one (1) female 40/50. Cornelius is listed as "Nealy", a name that he commonly went by. Also in the neighborhood is listed J.T. Bybee, Jon Bybee and Norman Bybee."
Cornelius "Neily" Bybee served in the Revolutionary War and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He recieved a medal of bravery. He married Mary Lee Nornan of Culpepper County, VA. They came to Kentucky about the time his father, David, moved. He, David and James are on the tax roll of Clark County. begining in 1793. Mary Lee died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily moved to Missouri with some of his children. He applied for a war pension.
Information on Corelius' second marriage to Mildred Wright, and the date and place of his death comes from the Rev War records of one "Neilly" (Nealy) Bybee". The name "Neilly Bybee" appears when he was witness to the marriage of his daughter Sally Ann to George Washington Hagins, as quoted below in a note from Jay Jones of PA: 'I found a 1938 letter in the Clark County, Library stating the Haggin Bybee marriage record as March 24,1815 in Clark County, KY with Rev. E. Kindred officiating and father Neilly Bybee present.
The following is a verbatim record of a statement made by " Neilly Bybee" relative to his Rev War pension:
'State of Kentucky, Clarke County. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress, entitled 'An Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution', approved on the 7th day of June, 1832, I Neilly Bybee, of the County of Clarke, in the State of Kentucky, aged 69 years, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the service of the Army of the Revolution, for the term of eighteen months, under Capt. Lovely of the Virginia Continental LIne, in the regiment commanded by Col. Gaskins, in the month of April, as well as I recalled, in the year 1781. That shortly after my said enlistment I was transferred by order of the Col. to the wagon department under wagon master John B. Carter. That at the time of my said enlistment I resided in the county of Fluvanna in the said State of Virginia, that I joined the army at the barracks near the point forks of James River, in the spring of 1781 . And was discharged honorably from service by my Captain at Santee in SC with directions to get my discharge from Gen'l Charles Scott upon my return, which written discharge I obtained from Gen'l Scott in the year 1783, the Captain having given me a certificate in the year 1782 at Santee where I was left sick and when I recovered and applied to said Scott at his residence in Cumberland County, VA, he gave me a written discharge in said year of 1783 which discharge I left with my sister in said county of Fluvanna (who has since died) in the year 1783 and I suppose that the same has been lost. I left the State of Virginia in the year 1785 or 1786 and came to the State of Kentucky and remained in said last named state about one year when I returned to the State of Virginia where I remained until the year 1792 when I removed to said State of Kentucky. I have resided in the County of Clarke in said State ever since, tho' it was within the boundary of Fayette County at the time I first came out. The army in which I served marched first from Pont Fork on James River, Fluvanna County up in the forks of the river near Lynchburg, and the n returned back to the barracks at Point Fork, and next marched across to Stanton River at Coles Ferry, and marched back and crossed James River at Carter's Ferry. From there thence to Richmond and from Richmond to Bottom's Old Fields, from there thence across the Wilderness Bridge above Fredericksburg, from thence back to Bottom's Field. At Bottom' s Old Field, Capt. Kilpatrick of the same regiment was shot in the eye by a soldier of the name of Grant, for which offense said Grant was hung. From Bottom's Old Field we marched across Dismal Swamp to cabin at Stoney Point on James River, from thence to Williamsburg, from thence to York where we remained until Cornwallis was taken in the Fall, 1781. From thence marched up to Cumberland Old Courthouse where we staid thru the winter and in the Spring 1782, we marched to South Carolina near the Savannah River where we staid until the Fall of the year where I was left sick & received a certificate of my having fullfilled my engagement from Capt. (name not recollected) which I produced to Gen'l Scott in 1783 & received my discharge as first stated. That Col. Posey commanded the regiment in which I marched to South Carolina - that I served the full term of eighteen mon ths agreeable to the term of my enlistment, and I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, given under my hand and seal this 25th day of July, 1832. Neilly X Bybee (his mark) ATT. Sam N. Taylor
From Clark County, KY Library genealogy files, as provided by Ja Jones of PA.; "Neily Bybee married Mary Lee Norman in Culpeper County, VA. He came to Kentucky with, or about the time his father, David immigrated to KY. Mary Lee, his wife, died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily Bybee immigrated to Missouri with part of his children......Cornelius Bybee appears in the 1840 census for South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO at the age of 77 years. Also in residence is one (1) male 15/20, one (1) male 20/30, one (1) female 30/40 and one (1) female 40/50. Cornelius is listed as "Nealy", a name that he commonly went by. Also in the neighborhood is listed J.T. Bybee, Jon Bybee and Norman Bybee."
Cornelius married Mary Lee Norman in 1784 in Culpepper Co., VA. Then he married Mildred Wright on August 24, 1837 in Monroe Co., MO.
Cornelius "Neily" Bybee served in the Revolutionary War and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He recieved a medal of bravery. He married Mary Lee Nornan of Culpepper County, VA. They came to Kentucky about the time his father, David, moved. He, David and James are on the tax roll of Clark County. begining in 1793. Mary Lee died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily moved to Missouri with some of his children. He applied for a war pension.
Information on Corelius' second marriage to Mildred Wright, and the date and place of his death comes from the Rev War records of one "Neilly" (Nealy) Bybee". The name "Neilly Bybee" appears when he was witness to the marriage of his daughter Sally Ann to George Washington Hagins, as quoted below in a note from Jay Jones of PA: 'I found a 1938 letter in the Clark County, Library stating the Haggin Bybee marriage record as March 24,1815 in Clark County, KY with Rev. E. Kindred officiating and father Neilly Bybee present.
The following is a verbatim record of a statement made by " Neilly Bybee" relative to his Rev War pension:
'State of Kentucky, Clarke County. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress, entitled 'An Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution', approved on the 7th day of June, 1832, I Neilly Bybee, of the County of Clarke, in the State of Kentucky, aged 69 years, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the service of the Army of the Revolution, for the term of eighteen months, under Capt. Lovely of the Virginia Continental LIne, in the regiment commanded by Col. Gaskins, in the month of April, as well as I recalled, in the year 1781. That shortly after my said enlistment I was transferred by order of the Col. to the wagon department under wagon master John B. Carter. That at the time of my said enlistment I resided in the county of Fluvanna in the said State of Virginia, that I joined the army at the barracks near the point forks of James River, in the spring of 1781 . And was discharged honorably from service by my Captain at Santee in SC with directions to get my discharge from Gen'l Charles Scott upon my return, which written discharge I obtained from Gen'l Scott in the year 1783, the Captain having given me a certificate in the year 1782 at Santee where I was left sick and when I recovered and applied to said Scott at his residence in Cumberland County, VA, he gave me a written discharge in said year of 1783 which discharge I left with my sister in said county of Fluvanna (who has since died) in the year 1783 and I suppose that the same has been lost. I left the State of Virginia in the year 1785 or 1786 and came to the State of Kentucky and remained in said last named state about one year when I returned to the State of Virginia where I remained until the year 1792 when I removed to said State of Kentucky. I have resided in the County of Clarke in said State ever since, tho' it was within the boundary of Fayette County at the time I first came out. The army in which I served marched first from Pont Fork on James River, Fluvanna County up in the forks of the river near Lynchburg, and the n returned back to the barracks at Point Fork, and next marched across to Stanton River at Coles Ferry, and marched back and crossed James River at Carter's Ferry. From there thence to Richmond and from Richmond to Bottom's Old Fields, from there thence across the Wilderness Bridge above Fredericksburg, from thence back to Bottom's Field. At Bottom' s Old Field, Capt. Kilpatrick of the same regiment was shot in the eye by a soldier of the name of Grant, for which offense said Grant was hung. From Bottom's Old Field we marched across Dismal Swamp to cabin at Stoney Point on James River, from thence to Williamsburg, from thence to York where we remained until Cornwallis was taken in the Fall, 1781. From thence marched up to Cumberland Old Courthouse where we staid thru the winter and in the Spring 1782, we marched to South Carolina near the Savannah River where we staid until the Fall of the year where I was left sick & received a certificate of my having fullfilled my engagement from Capt. (name not recollected) which I produced to Gen'l Scott in 1783 & received my discharge as first stated. That Col. Posey commanded the regiment in which I marched to South Carolina - that I served the full term of eighteen mon ths agreeable to the term of my enlistment, and I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, given under my hand and seal this 25th day of July, 1832. Neilly X Bybee (his mark) ATT. Sam N. Taylor
From Clark County, KY Library genealogy files, as provided by Ja Jones of PA.; "Neily Bybee married Mary Lee Norman in Culpeper County, VA. He came to Kentucky with, or about the time his father, David immigrated to KY. Mary Lee, his wife, died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily Bybee immigrated to Missouri with part of his children......Cornelius Bybee appears in the 1840 census for South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO at the age of 77 years. Also in residence is one (1) male 15/20, one (1) male 20/30, one (1) female 30/40 and one (1) female 40/50. Cornelius is listed as "Nealy", a name that he commonly went by. Also in the neighborhood is listed J.T. Bybee, Jon Bybee and Norman Bybee."
Cornelius "Neily" Bybee served in the Revolutionary War and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He recieved a medal of bravery. He married Mary Lee Nornan of Culpepper County, VA. They came to Kentucky about the time his father, David, moved. He, David and James are on the tax roll of Clark County. begining in 1793. Mary Lee died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily moved to Missouri with some of his children. He applied for a war pension.
Information on Corelius' second marriage to Mildred Wright, and the date and place of his death comes from the Rev War records of one "Neilly" (Nealy) Bybee". The name "Neilly Bybee" appears when he was witness to the marriage of his daughter Sally Ann to George Washington Hagins, as quoted below in a note from Jay Jones of PA: 'I found a 1938 letter in the Clark County, Library stating the Haggin Bybee marriage record as March 24,1815 in Clark County, KY with Rev. E. Kindred officiating and father Neilly Bybee present.
The following is a verbatim record of a statement made by " Neilly Bybee" relative to his Rev War pension:
'State of Kentucky, Clarke County. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act of Congress, entitled 'An Act supplementary to an Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution', approved on the 7th day of June, 1832, I Neilly Bybee, of the County of Clarke, in the State of Kentucky, aged 69 years, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the service of the Army of the Revolution, for the term of eighteen months, under Capt. Lovely of the Virginia Continental LIne, in the regiment commanded by Col. Gaskins, in the month of April, as well as I recalled, in the year 1781. That shortly after my said enlistment I was transferred by order of the Col. to the wagon department under wagon master John B. Carter. That at the time of my said enlistment I resided in the county of Fluvanna in the said State of Virginia, that I joined the army at the barracks near the point forks of James River, in the spring of 1781 . And was discharged honorably from service by my Captain at Santee in SC with directions to get my discharge from Gen'l Charles Scott upon my return, which written discharge I obtained from Gen'l Scott in the year 1783, the Captain having given me a certificate in the year 1782 at Santee where I was left sick and when I recovered and applied to said Scott at his residence in Cumberland County, VA, he gave me a written discharge in said year of 1783 which discharge I left with my sister in said county of Fluvanna (who has since died) in the year 1783 and I suppose that the same has been lost. I left the State of Virginia in the year 1785 or 1786 and came to the State of Kentucky and remained in said last named state about one year when I returned to the State of Virginia where I remained until the year 1792 when I removed to said State of Kentucky. I have resided in the County of Clarke in said State ever since, tho' it was within the boundary of Fayette County at the time I first came out. The army in which I served marched first from Pont Fork on James River, Fluvanna County up in the forks of the river near Lynchburg, and the n returned back to the barracks at Point Fork, and next marched across to Stanton River at Coles Ferry, and marched back and crossed James River at Carter's Ferry. From there thence to Richmond and from Richmond to Bottom's Old Fields, from there thence across the Wilderness Bridge above Fredericksburg, from thence back to Bottom's Field. At Bottom' s Old Field, Capt. Kilpatrick of the same regiment was shot in the eye by a soldier of the name of Grant, for which offense said Grant was hung. From Bottom's Old Field we marched across Dismal Swamp to cabin at Stoney Point on James River, from thence to Williamsburg, from thence to York where we remained until Cornwallis was taken in the Fall, 1781. From thence marched up to Cumberland Old Courthouse where we staid thru the winter and in the Spring 1782, we marched to South Carolina near the Savannah River where we staid until the Fall of the year where I was left sick & received a certificate of my having fullfilled my engagement from Capt. (name not recollected) which I produced to Gen'l Scott in 1783 & received my discharge as first stated. That Col. Posey commanded the regiment in which I marched to South Carolina - that I served the full term of eighteen mon ths agreeable to the term of my enlistment, and I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, given under my hand and seal this 25th day of July, 1832. Neilly X Bybee (his mark) ATT. Sam N. Taylor
From Clark County, KY Library genealogy files, as provided by Ja Jones of PA.; "Neily Bybee married Mary Lee Norman in Culpeper County, VA. He came to Kentucky with, or about the time his father, David immigrated to KY. Mary Lee, his wife, died in Clark County, KY before 1833, at which time Neily Bybee immigrated to Missouri with part of his children......Cornelius Bybee appears in the 1840 census for South Fork Township, Monroe County, MO at the age of 77 years. Also in residence is one (1) male 15/20, one (1) male 20/30, one (1) female 30/40 and one (1) female 40/50. Cornelius is listed as "Nealy", a name that he commonly went by. Also in the neighborhood is listed J.T. Bybee, Jon Bybee and Norman Bybee."
Gravesite Details
Marker cannot be found...other posture is that he was buried on the Bybee Family farm plot in Monroe county, which is now under Mark Twain Lake.
