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I believe the use of the name Cutright originated among certain Dutch settlers along the south branch of the Potomac near the present city of Morefield, West Virginia, in the middle to last half of the eighteenth century. These settlers were descendants of Jan Bastiansen Van Kortryk who sailed from Amsterdam to New York on April 16, 1663 on the ship Brindle Cow.
In the next 75 years this family migrated from Harlem to Esopus and the Minisink area of New York/New Jersey and then around 1735 to the south branch of the Potomac. Some of these families on the south branch were Cornelius Kortreck (1720-1785) and his wife, Eleanor Hornbeck (b-1733), who had at least three sons, those being, Samuel Curtright (1745-1828), married to Rachel Bennett, explored Kentucky with Simon Kenton in 1774, and had a station in Kentucky. He and his descendants spelled their name "Curtright." Richard Cutright (1757-1847), married to Fanny and moved to Kentucky. Peter Cutright (1759-1841), married Catherine Ellington, and moved to Ohio and finally died in Dewitt County, Illinois.
Another of the settlers was Hendrick Kortreck,(b-1717) who married Elizabeth Hornbeck,(b-1722) a sister of Eleanor, and his sister, Tjaetjen (1727-1750) who maried another Cornelis Cutright(1725-1752). Tjaetjen & Cornelis had a son Hendrick Cutright (b-1750)
In the next generation there were two men by the name of John Cutright–John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, (1774-1830), who married Elizabeth Subre(1757-1830) in 1773 and moved to Kentucky and then in 1796 to Ross Co. Ohio; and John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, (1754-1852) who married Rebecca Trudy (1752-1858) in 1788 and moved to Upshur Co. Va. John (the Indian Scout) had a brother, Benjamin Cutright (1735-1790) who married Mary Catherine Woolf. John, John, and Benjamin were all born along the south branch of the Potomac. There is a question about the father of the two John Cutrights. According to tradition, Hendrick Kortreck and Elizabeth Hornbeck were the parents of John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, Benjamin Cutright, and their sister, Charity (1741-1830), who married Samuel Pringle; however, there are deeds and leases which indicate that Hendrick and Elizabeth were the parents of John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, Henry Cutright, and Abraham Cutright.
At the start of the eighteenth century the members of this family were going by the name "Kortreck" or some variation. Many members of the generation that was born in the middle of the eighteenth century were using the name "Cutright" by the end of that century and were moving to Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois.
I believe that most of the present day Cutrights are descended from Samuel Curtright, his brothers, Richard Cutright and Peter Cutright; Benjamin Cutright, John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, and John I believe the use of the name Cutright originated among certain Dutch settlers along the south branch of the Potomac near the present city of Morefield, West Virginia, in the middle to last half of the eighteenth century. These settlers were descendants of Jan Bastiansen Van Kortryk who sailed from Amsterdam to New York on April 16, 1663 on the ship Brindle Cow.
In the next 75 years this family migrated from Harlem to Esopus and the Minisink area of New York/New Jersey and then around 1735 to the south branch of the Potomac. Some of these families on the south branch were Cornelius Kortreck (1720-1785) and his wife, Eleanor Hornbeck (b-1733), who had at least three sons, those being, Samuel Curtright (1745-1828), married to Rachel Bennett, explored Kentucky with Simon Kenton in 1774, and had a station in Kentucky. He and his descendants spelled their name "Curtright." Richard Cutright (1757-1847), married to Fanny and moved to Kentucky. Peter Cutright (1759-1841), married Catherine Ellington, and moved to Ohio and finally died in Dewitt County, Illinois.
Another of the settlers was Hendrick Kortreck,(b-1717) who married Elizabeth Hornbeck,(b-1722) a sister of Eleanor, and his sister, Tjaetjen (1727-1750) who maried another Cornelis Cutright(1725-1752). Tjaetjen & Cornelis had a son Hendrick Cutright (b-1750)
In the next generation there were two men by the name of John Cutright–John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, (1774-1830), who married Elizabeth Suber(1757-1830) in 1773 and moved to Kentucky and then in 1796 to Ross Co. Ohio; and John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, (1754-1852) who married Rebecca Truby (1752-1858) in 1788 and moved to Upshur Co. Va. John (the Indian Scout) had a brother, Benjamin Cutright (1735-1790) who married Mary Catherine Woolf. John, John, and Benjamin were all born along the south branch of the Potomac. There is a question about the father of the two John Cutrights. According to tradition, Hendrick Kortreck and Elizabeth Hornbeck were the parents of John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, Benjamin Cutright, and their sister, Charity (1741-1830), who married Samuel Pringle; however, there are deeds and leases which indicate that Hendrick and Elizabeth were the parents of John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, Henry Cutright, and Abraham Cutright.
At the start of the eighteenth century the members of this family were going by the name "Kortreck" or some variation. Many members of the generation that was born in the middle of the eighteenth century were using the name "Cutright" by the end of that century and were moving to Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois.
I believe that most of the present day Cutrights are descended from Samuel Curtright, his brothers, Richard Cutright and Peter Cutright; Benjamin Cutright, John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, and John I believe the use of the name Cutright originated among certain Dutch settlers along the south branch of the Potomac near the present city of Morefield, West Virginia, in the middle to last half of the eighteenth century. These settlers were descendants of Jan Bastiansen Van Kortryk who sailed from Amsterdam to New York on April 16, 1663 on the ship Brindle Cow.
In the next 75 years this family migrated from Harlem to Esopus and the Minisink area of New York/New Jersey and then around 1735 to the south branch of the Potomac. Some of these families on the south branch were Cornelius Kortreck (1720-1785) and his wife, Eleanor Hornbeck (b-1733), who had at least three sons, those being, Samuel Curtright (1745-1828), married to Rachel Bennett, explored Kentucky with Simon Kenton in 1774, and had a station in Kentucky. He and his descendants spelled their name "Curtright." Richard Cutright (1757-1847), married to Fanny and moved to Kentucky. Peter Cutright (1759-1841), married Catherine Ellington, and moved to Ohio and finally died in Dewitt County, Illinois.
Another of the settlers was Hendrick Kortreck,(b-1717) who married Elizabeth Hornbeck,(b-1722) a sister of Eleanor, and his sister, Tjaetjen (1727-1750) who maried another Cornelis Cutright(1725-1752). Tjaetjen & Cornelis had a son Hendrick Cutright (b-1750)
In the next generation there were two men by the name of John Cutright–John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, (1774-1830), who married Elizabeth Suber(1757-1830) in 1773 and moved to Kentucky and then in 1796 to Ross Co. Ohio; and John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, (1754-1852) who married Rebecca Truby (1752-1858) in 1788 and moved to Upshur Co. Va. John (the Indian Scout) had a brother, Benjamin Cutright (1735-1790) who married Mary Catherine Woolf. John, John, and Benjamin were all born along the south branch of the Potomac. There is a question about the father of the two John Cutrights. According to tradition, Hendrick Kortreck and Elizabeth Hornbeck were the parents of John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, Benjamin Cutright, and their sister, Charity (1741-1830), who married Samuel Pringle; however, there are deeds and leases which indicate that Hendrick and Elizabeth were the parents of John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright, Henry Cutright, and Abraham Cutright.
At the start of the eighteenth century the members of this family were going by the name "Kortreck" or some variation. Many members of the generation that was born in the middle of the eighteenth century were using the name "Cutright" by the end of that century and were moving to Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois.
I believe that most of the present day Cutrights are descended from Samuel Curtright, his brothers, Richard Cutright and Peter Cutright; Benjamin Cutright, John (the Indian Scout) Cutright, and John (the Bear Hunter) Cutright.
Who was your eighteenth century ancestor?
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