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Cornelius Corson, ^^{[1, 2, 3]}
1827 - 1900

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  Birth	10 Oct 1827	Staten Island, Richmond, NY   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	His gravestone clearly records 1825 as the year of his birth.. [From census records, his birth date ranges from 1825 - 1830.]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1858	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	on the north side of South Country Rd., between Beaverdam Rd. and Bellport
  	His name was recorded as C. Carson. Map available this site; see source reference for link. See also note, 1888 residence entry.
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	In his household were his wife Elizabeth, and children Cornelius and Henrietta. Also living in the household in 1860 was Benjamin Sharrett, age 13. [In the 1860 census his name was difficult to interpret, but appeared to be Cahelas? Casin.]
  Occupation	1860  [1]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1860  [1]
  	real estate valued at $12,000
  Misc	6 Apr 1866	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	was appointed an overseer of highways
  	He apparently held this office for many years, as in 1880 he was among the "jurors" who swore to the propriety of a road in the village of Patchogue.
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	In his household were his wife Elizabeth, and children Cornelius, Henrietta, and Percival. Also living in the Corson household in 1870 was Charles F. Simons (age 17, a school teacher).
  Occupation	1870  [9]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1870  [9]
  	real estate valued at $10,000 and personal property valued at $1500
  Residence	1873	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	on the north side of South Country Rd., between Beaverdam Rd. and Bellport
  	His name was recorded as Corson. Map available this site; see source reference for link.
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	In his household were his wife Elisabeth, daughter Elisabeth (22), son Person (19) and son Cratan (21). He was a farmer. His surname is spelled Crosen.
  Misc	4 Apr 1883	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	was appointed an inspector of elections
  Possessions	1887	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	forty acres
  Residence	1888	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [14, 15]
  	on north side of South Country Rd., northeast of the M.L. Fairchaild residence.
  	On the 1888 map, property ownership is recorded as Mrs. C. Corson. There is little doubt that the residence is the same as that noted on the 1858 and 1872 maps. There is some evidence that the Corson residence is the same as that now known as the the old Hubert residence at approximately 303 South Country Rd., Brookhaven/South Haven Historic site Br10. However, additional research is required for confirmation.
  Misc	22 Oct 1888	Suffolk Co., NY   [16]
  	selected as a Grand Juror
  Misc	1892	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [17]
  	appeared in the Long Island Business Directory
  	He was a farmer.
  Census	1900	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	In his household were his wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth H. He was a farmer.
  Reference Number	O.C. 315413  [3]
  Died	6 Sep 1900	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6, 18]
  	[Since Brookhaven Hamlet, Town of Brookhaven, was his residence, this was likely the place of his death, although it was not specifically identified in the Ancestry.com source.]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  Notes	[Our Cornelius Corson of Brookhaven Hamlet descended from early Dutch settlers. The given name "Cornelius" was popular in the family, there being several ancestors (including this Cornelius's grandfather and great grandfather) and contemporaries with the name, including the infamous Cornelius Corson who was a close associate to Boss William M. Tweed of New York City. A Cornelius appears to have been the first generation progenitor of this family line, born in New Amsterdam, settled on Staten Island. He was a large landowner there. Nearly every generation of the various lines descending from him contains a Cornelius, easily leading to confusion. There are several variations of Corson, including Corsen and Corssen. The primary source for the ancestors of this Cornelius Corson compilation is Orville Corson's 1939 two volume work "Three Hundred Years of Corsons in America ...." This has been supplemented by entries found in the online databases at Ancestry.com, particularly for the nearer generations.]
  Person ID	I3519	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	28 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Corson, >,   b. Dec 1798, Staten Island, Richmond, NY ,   d. 1 Oct 1844, Staten Island, Richmond, NY
  Mother	Henrietta Marie Lockman, >,   b. 14 Feb 1806, New York, New York, NY ,   d. 19 Nov 1879, Staten Island, Richmond, NY
  Married	26 Jul 1820	Staten Island, Richmond, NY
  Census	1830	Southfield, Richmond, NY
  Census	1840	Southfield, Richmond, NY
  Family ID	F3975	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Walker, ^,   b. 1832, NY ,   d. 1911
  Married	1855–1857  [1, 2, 3, 5]
  	[The 1900 census records that they had been married 45 years -- 1855. The Ancestry.com consensus is that they were married in 1857.] Elizabeth had had three children, all of whom were still living.
  Children	1. Henrietta Corson, ^,   b. 1855, NY ,   d. 1937   2. Cornelius Creighton Corson, ^,   b. 1858, NY ,   d. 1936   3. Percival Sanksey Corson,   b. Abt 1861, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Headstones		#021.001 Corson.00: Corson Family plot at the Oaklawn Cemetery .. Gravestones are numbered right to left, first row right is #01. The Corson plot is the first plot on the east side of the west road as one enters the cemetery. Status: Located Plot: 001. Corson
  Family ID	F1211	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  #021.001 Corson.02: Cornelius Corson gravestone Status: Located Plot: 001. Corson

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] 1860 Census, p. 209. [S381] Ancestry Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=12148972. [S645] Three hundred years with the Corson families in America, v. 1, XIV, p. 1-90. [S62] 1870 Census, Series: M593 Roll: 1100 Page: 373. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T623_1165 Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 748.. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn. [S57] 1858 Chace Map. [S642] Brookhaven Town Records: 1856-1885, http://books.google.com/books?id=otoTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA284&lpg=PA284&dq=Cornelius+Corson+brookhaven&source=bl&ots=Hx_w-QYV20&sig=mCiCPYBk0HF3Jpt5mLAvMgzmifs&hl=en&ei=-h9EStHwEeCptgeh65GkAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1; 25 June 2009; p. 284. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll M593_1100; Page: 373; Image: 127.. [S58] 1873 Beers Map. [S42] 1880 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T9_934; Family History Film: 1254934; Page: 133.2000; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 0822. [S642] Brookhaven Town Records: 1856-1885, http://books.google.com/books?id=otoTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA284&lpg=PA284&dq=Cornelius+Corson+brookhaven&source=bl&ots=Hx_w-QYV20&sig=mCiCPYBk0HF3Jpt5mLAvMgzmifs&hl=en&ei=-h9EStHwEeCptgeh65GkAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1; 25 June 2009; p. 1019. [S644] Email: Barbara Russel, 287 S Country Rd; 29 June 2009; John Deitz. [S195] 1888 Wendelken Map. [S97] Historic Structure Survey, Br 10, Hubert House. http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/history/BuildingInventoryForm.asp?InventoryCode=Br10. [S646] Long Island Traveler, 19 Oct 1888, p. 1. [S643] 1892 Long Island Business Directory. [S647] Death Certificate, Cornelius Corson, Cornelius Corson; Town of Brookhaven; (Reported by Brookhaven Town Historian Barbara Russell, 1 July 2009); 6 September 1900.