Elizabeth G. Corner

On July 21, 1759 Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer applied for a certificate to remove to North Carolina. Their certificate was granted August 11, 1759. Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer was mentioned in the will of her father written April 14, 1773.

Children born to them include:

Joseph Comer born August 8, 1759 Rebecca Comer born July 25, 1761 Anna Comer born December 13, 1763 Elizabeth Comer born June 6, 1766 Lydia Comer born February 12, 1768 Robert Comer born April 17, 1771 Stephen Comer born December 12, 1773 Tamer Comer born August 26, 1776

Joseph Comer, son of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born August 8, 1759 in York County, Pennsylvania. Of this individual nothing more is known.

Rebecca Comer, daughter of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born July 25, 1761 in Orange County, North Carolina. Of this individual nothing more is known.

Anna Comer, daughter of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born in Orange County December 13, 1763. She was married about 1780 to Amos Hawkins, according to Kathryn Jeanette Bunton. Children born to them include:

Charity Hawkins born about 1790

Charity Hawkins, daughter of Amos Hawkins and Anna Comer Hawkins, was born about 1790. She was married about 1810 to William Hill. Children born to them include:

Samuel Benjamin Hill born about 1815

Samuel Benjamin Hill, son of William Hill and Charity Hawkins Hill, was born about 1815. He was married about 1840 to Mary Henly. Children born to them include:

Henry Henly Hill born about 1845

Henry Henly Hill, son of Samuel Benjamin Hill and Mary Henly Hill, was born about 1845. He was married about 1875 to Lena Mae Jones. Children born to them include:

Harold Mather Hill born about 1880

Harold Mather Hill, son of Henry Henly Hill and Lena Mae Jones Hill, was born about 1880. He was married about 1905 to Winoma Martha Higgins. Children born to them include:

Anna Lee Hill born about 1910

Anna Lee Hill, daughter of Harold Mather Hill and Winoma Martha Higgins Hill, was born about 1910. She was married about 1936 to Maurice Edward Burns. Children born to them include:

Anna Lee Burns born about 1940

Anna Lee Burns, daughter of Maurice Edward Burns and Anna Lee Hill Burns, was born about 1940. She was married about 1965 to Thomas Beisecker.

Elizabeth Comer, daughter of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born June 6, 1766 in Orange County. She was married about 1785 to Joseph Smith.

Lydia Comer, daughter of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born February 12, 1768 in Orange County. She was married to John Hawkins, Jr., son of John Hawkins and Mary Moore Hawkins November 30, 1799, according to Dorothy Clark Hickman.

Robert Comer, son of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born April 17, 1771 in Orange County. He was married about 1795 to Martha Hawkins, believed to be a sister of John Hawkins.

Stephen Comer, son of Joseph Comer and Elizabeth G. Hussey Comer, was born December 14, 1773 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was married October 31, 1799 in Union County, South Carolina to Mary Hawkins, believed to be a sister to John Hawkins. They continued in South Carolina until removing to Wayne County, Indiana about 1805. They were "among the early leading members of the Society of Friends at Dover Monthly Meeting, Dover [later Webster], Indiana," according to "History of Wayne County, Indiana." Both were buried in the Dover Quaker cemetery.

Children born to them include:

John Comer born July 1, 1800 Joseph Comer born April 17, 1802 James Comer born February 5, 1804 Rebecca Comer born March 5, 1807 William Comer born January 4, 1811 Tamer Comer born October 7, 1814 Stephen Comer, Jr. born January 10, 1816 Mary Comer, Jr. born October 13, 1819

John Comer, son of Stephen Comer and Mary Hawkins Comer, was born July 1, 1800 in South Carolina. He was "among the first teachers in Wayne County," according to "History of Wayne County, Indiana."

Joseph Comer, son of Stephen Comer and Mary Hawkins Comer, was born April 17, 1802 in South Carolina. He was married in Wayne County April 5, 1820 to Sarah Rollerhide.

James Comer, son of Stephen Comer and Mary Hawkins Comer, was born February 5, 1804 in South Carolina. He was married November 22, 1826 to Bulah Jessup.

Rebecca Comer, daughter of Stephen Comer and Mary Hawkins Comer, was born March 5, 1807 at Dover, Indiana. She was married September 20, 1827 to Walter Thornburg and was disowned for "marrying out of unity" by Dover Monthly Meeting. Apparently her religion was important enough to her that she persuaded her husband to join the Quakers also. He was born at Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia) October 22, 1807, the son of William Thornburg and Elizabeth Clark Thornburg. Source:

http://kirkmangenealogy.com/history/husseymanuscript.htm

Rebecca Comer Thornburg died October 11, 1855, and Walter Thornburg was remarried to Clarissa Russell, a widow with six children. Four more children were born to them. He died August 14, 1874, according to the old Thornburg bible in the possession of Nell K. Clark. All were buried in the Dover Quaker cemetery.

Children born to Walter Thornburg and Rebecca Comer Thornburg include:

John Thornburg born June 29, 1828 Mary Thornburg born November 18, 1829 George C. Thornburg born September 15, 1831 Stephen Thornburg born August 24, 1833 Elizabeth Thornburg born July 25, 1835 Tamar Thornburg born March 16, 1837 Lydia Thornburg born August 15, 1839 William Thornburg born March 3, 1842