Kornegay name originally Gnagi?
My family is connected with the Kornegays, Duplin Cty., by marriage,and the Kornegay name became a middle name.I had many relatives with the JOHN KORNEGAY GRADY name.One is buried at Moore's Creek Battleground, near Wilmington, NC, with a monument stating that he was the first patriot to die in the war for independence (Revolutionary War).I am curious about the name, for I read somewhere that it was originally "GNAGI," perhaps Swiss, and was changed after the family settled in Duplin Cty.Any information out there on this subject?
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Richard Hite 9/20/00
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