Many Cornett researchers show his name as “John Samuel Cornett”, but I do not know on what basis. All primary records that I am aware of (marriage, deeds, tax lists, court orders, etc.) refer to him only as Samuel. Perhaps John Samuel was a christening name, but if so, I have not seen that.

An email sent to the VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb mailing list on 13 Jan 2002 by <dotty1@bellsouth.net> titled “Re: [VARUSSEL] Cornett Family”, and forwarded to me on 13 July 2002 by Carter L. Combs <lcombs@accessky.net> contains the passage: “Md Mary Benham, 18 May 1791 in Washington Co, Va by Rev John Frost, Washington Co Va Marriage Records in Abington, Va. Mary Benham was the daughter of John Benham and Mary Hobbs. John Benham of Benham's Fort died in Washington Co, Va in 1800. His will in Washington Co dated 12 March, 1800 was proven at a court 19th day of August, 1800. Mary is named in his will.”

Undoubtably there are other children besides Jesse in this family, but since I have no Cornett ancestry I am only interested in the ones whose descendants settled in Rowan Co., Kentucky.