Taken from the Henderson County North Carolina Genealogical and Historical Society Journal

Vol 1

Number 3

CORN FAMILY BIBLE

Now in possession of a descendant, B.F. Capps. Submitted by Ector Capps.

John P. Corn was born March the 15th in the year of our Lord 1751.

Elizabeth Corn the wife of John P. Corn was born June 14th 1764.

NAME BIRTH DEATH

Adam Corn May 2, 1783 Sep. 19,1871

William Corn Feb.5,1785

Samuel Corn Feb.6, 1785

John Corn Dec.20,1789

Sarah Corn Oct.5, 1790 Oct.21, 1874

Peter Corn Sep.18, 1792 Feb.26, 1869

Arthur Corn Jun.27, 1794 Feb.5, 1847

Jesse Corn July 27, 1796

Elizabeth Corn Aug.5, 1797

Miriam Corn May 7, 1880 Feb.14, 1802

Noah Corn Jan.25, 1802 Oct. 9, 1874

Silas Corn Sep.18, 1803

Mathew D. Corn Oct.5, 1805 Jan.3, 1892

Mary Ann Corn (Capps) Oct.18,1807 Feb.14, 1890

Adah Corn Oct.3, 1811 Feb.12,1891

John Peter Corn and Elizabeth Parr were married May 24, 1781.

John Peter Corn died October 14, 1843. Elizabeth Parr Corn died March

16, 1853.

First owned land on top of Blue Ridge, sold in 1830 to Judge Mitchell King, after which John Peter Corn moved to a place on Devil's Fork, about 500 acres, a portion of which later became the property of Mary

Ann Corn Capps. This portion lay on old Howard's Gap Road, near Devil's Fork.