Descendants of Sebastien Van Kortryk

Seventh Generation

48. Abram Cortright (Elisha Cortright , Johannes Kortrecht , Cornelius Hendrickson Van Kortright , Hendrick Jansen Kortryk , Jan Bastien ) was born 1769 in Sussex County, NJ or Delaware. He died 23 Oct 1846 in Salem, Luzerne County, PA and was buried 3 Nov 1846 in Beach Grove Cemetery, Salem, Luzerne, PA.

638> MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
History: PA Archives: Second Series, Vol. 18: PART I - MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS RELATING TO THE WYOMING CONTROVERSY : DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE CONNECTICUT SETTLEMENT IN THE WYOMING VALLEY.

 List of those who had Entered Bail to answer at the Supreme Court to their

 Indictments for dispossessing Yankee Settlers in May, 1784.

 Ebenezer Taylor.
 Abr'm Van Cortright.
 Silas Taylor.
 Elisha Cortright.
 Joseph Matania.
 Benaijah Monday.
 Samuel Van Gordon.
 Jacob Tilghbury.
 Helmes Van Gordon.
 Henry Shoemaker.
 James Brink.
 Andrew Henderson.
 John Cortright.
 John Seely.
 Benjamin Hillman.
 Alexander Patterson.
 Martin Tidd.
 Samuel Reed.
 Daniel Swartz.
 B. W. Ball.
 Isaiah Colver.
 Luke Brodhead.
 James Colver.
 Lawrence Kinney.
 Isaac Clinkefoos.
 Preserved Cooley.
 Joseph Solomon.
 Robert Biggars.
 Ezekiel Schoonover.
 Gabriel Ogden.
 Henry Brink.
 David Ogden.
 Tunis Coobert.
 Jacob Kline.
 William Brink.
 Rudolph Litz.
 John Borlen.
 William McDonnald.

RESIDENCE: Tax List: 1796, Middle Smithfield (now Stroud) Township: Monroe Co, PA
CORTRIGHT, Jas.                     -------------
CORTRIGHT, John                     -------------
CORTRIGHT, Wm.                         15 acres

RESIDENCE: Tax Lists: 1840 Middle Smithfield Twp, Monroe Co, PA
Benjamin CORTRIGHT       
Abraham CORTRIGHT        
Samuel CORTRIGHT          
Moses CORTRIGHT           
Daniel CORTRIGHT         
Cobes CORTRIGHT         
John COURTRIGHT          
Martin COURTRIGHT
Emanuel COURTRIGHT

RESIDENCE: Residence and farm pictures in the Lee County Illinois 1900 Plat Book.
Cortright, N.A.

RESEARCHNOTES: Surname index of the
HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS AND
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY
by Bardwell and Bateman, 1904
Cortright, N.A.

RESEARCHNOTES: Bios: Surnames Co-Cu: History of Luzerne County, by H.C. Bradsby, 1893
COURTRIGHT, Benjamin R.
COURTRIGHT, Frank
COURTRIGHT, George
COURTRIGHT, James
COURTRIGHT, James A.
COURTRIGHT, Seymour

RESEARCHNOTES: Cemeteries: Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Burying Ground: Coolbaugh, Monroe Co, PA
CORTRIGHT, Elijah O.
     b.6-6-1838
     d.3-31-1901

RESEARCHNOTES: CORTRIGHT, Marietta--wife of Elijah----
     b.1-29-1845
     d.??????

CENSUS: Luzerne, PA  1800 Federal Census      
202A 22  Cornelius     Henry        pg0192b.txt
182B 38  Cortright     Abraham      pg0177b.txt
165B 33  Cortright     Cornelius    pg0163a.txt
182B 37  Cortright     Elisha       pg0177b.txt
165B 35  Cortright     Henry        pg0163a.txt
166A 1   Cortright     John         pg0163a.txt
Luzerne, PA  1800 Federal Census
Salem Twp.           182B 37  Cortright       Elisha         .    1    1    .    1    .    1    1    .    1    .       .      .
Salem Twp.           182B 38  Cortright       Abraham        2    .    .    1    .    1    .    1    .    .    .       .      .
Salem Twp.           183A 1 Van Cortright   Abraham        .    .    1    .    .    1    .    1    .    .    .       .      large hand-written page #356

Abram married Sarah Boutcher about 1794. Sarah was born about 1773 in Salem, Luzerne, PA. She died 1849 in Luzerne County, PA and was buried in Beach Grove Cemetery, Salem, Luzerne, PA.

They had the following children:

+	54	M	i	Elisha Cortright was born 21 Apr 1795 and died 1 Nov 1871.
+	55	M	ii	John B. Cortright was born 16 Nov 1796 and died 29 Mar 1874.
	56	F	iii	Margaret Cortright was born 1800.
				Margaret married Solomon Parker.
	57	F	iv	Ellen Cortright was born 1806.
				Ellen married Martin Line.
+	58	M	v	Isaac Cortright was born 11 Nov 1808 and died 6 Apr 1881.
	59	M	vi	Joseph Richard Cortright was born 1810.
				Joseph married Lydia Klinetop.

53. Andrew Cortright (Elisha Cortright , Johannes Kortrecht , Cornelius Hendrickson Van Kortright , Hendrick Jansen Kortryk , Jan Bastien ) was born 1780.

Andrew married Matilda Bowman.

They had the following children:

	60	M	i	Christian B. Cortright.
+	61	M	ii	Jesse D. Cortright.
	62	M	iii	Dingman Cortright.
	63	M	iv	Ashfill Cortright.
	64	M	v	Fletcher Cortright.
+	65	M	vi	Morris H. Cortright died 8 Jul 1892.
	66	F	vii	Permelia Cortright.
	67	F	viii	Rebecca Cortright.
	68	F	ix	Susan Ann Cortright.
				Susan married Wilson Holloway.

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