Cornelia van Horne

1766 - 1853  (87 years)

Col. Philip van Horne

1719 - Yes, date unknown

Christened	29 Apr 1719
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Cornelius van Horne,   b. 17 Dec 1693
Mother	Elizabeth French,   b. 14 Feb 1700
Married	13 Jul 1718
Family	Elizabeth Ricketts
Children	+ 1. Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Mary Ricketts van Horne + 3. Violetta van Horne,   b. 1766

Elizabeth Ricketts

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	William Ricketts
Mother	Mary Walton,   c. 1742
Family	Col. Philip van Horne,   c. 29 Apr 1719
Children	+ 1. Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Mary Ricketts van Horne + 3. Violetta van Horne,   b. 1766

Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale

1748 - 1805  (56 years)

Birth	10 Nov 1748	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Died	19 Jan 1805	"Enfield Chase", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Buried	"Clagget Farm", Mitchellsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Isaac Lansdale, II,   b. 15 Jun 1717, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Eleanor Crabb,   b. 1726
Married	1746
Family	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782
Children	+ 1. William Moylan Lansdale,   b. 1 Dec 1782, Maryland + 2. Cornelia Lansdale,   b. 7 May 1784   3. Eliza Lansdale,   b. 8 May 1789 + 4. Violetta Lansdale,   b. 2 Feb 1790, "Enfield Chase", Prince George's Co., Maryland   5. Philip Van Horne Lansdale,   b. 1791

William Moylan Lansdale

1782 - 1831  (48 years)

Birth	1 Dec 1782	Maryland
Died	16 Feb 1831
Buried	Spesutia Church Cemetery, Perryman, Harford Co., Maryland
Father	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782
Family	Eliza Catherine Moylan,   b. 1789, Maryland
Married	10 Mar 1807
Children	1. Thomas Lansdale,   b. 28 Nov 1807   2. Stephen M. Lansdale,   b. 17 Aug 1810 + 3. Maria Moylan Lansdale,   b. 29 Feb 1812, Pennsylvania   4. Moylan William Lansdale,   b. 25 Apr 1815 + 5. Dr. Philip Lansdale,   b. 30 Apr 1817, Maryland + 6. Cornelia Lansdale,   b. 30 Jan 1820, Maryland   7. Eliza Fitzhugh Lansdale,   b. 31 Dec 1822 + 8. Carolina Donaldson Lansdale,   b. 6 Jul 1825, Bloomsbury, Harford Co., Maryland   9. Violetta Lansdale,   b. 10 Mar 1831

Cornelia Lansdale

1784 -

Birth	7 May 1784
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782
Family	Philip John Thomas,   b. 29 Jul 1782
Married	8 Nov 1804	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Dr. John Moylan Thomas,   b. 26 Sep 1805 + 2. Mary Dorsey Thomas,   b. 6 Sep 1807 + 3. Cornelia Lansdale Thomas,   b. 15 Nov 1809

Eliza Lansdale

1789 - 1847  (57 years)

Birth	8 May 1789
Died	6 Mar 1847	Meridian Hill, Washington, D.C.
Father	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782
Family	John Florentius Cox
Married	28 Mar 1809

Violetta Lansdale

1790 - 1865  (75 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1790	"Enfield Chase", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Died	13 Apr 1865	Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782
Family	Governor Samuel Sprigg,   b. Abt 1782, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Married	1 Jan 1811
Children	+ 1. Sarah "Sally" Sprigg,   b. 27 Mar 1812 + 2. Osborne Sprigg,   b. 7 Nov 1813

Philip Van Horne Lansdale

1791 - 1840  (49 years)

Birth	1791
Died	Nov 1840
Buried	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Father	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Cornelia van Horne,   b. 1766, "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	12 Feb 1782

• Name	Cornelia van Horne  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1766	"Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jul 1853	"Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Burial	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [5]
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62174180/cornelia-van_horne-lansdale
  Notes	At the Maryland Historical Society are her papers: LANSDALE PAPERS, MS.1343 Papers relating to the estate of Mrs. Cornelia Lansdale of Anne Arundel County (Samuel Sprigg, son-in-law, and Dr. James Cheston, grandson- in-law, executors). Legatees include daughter and son-in-law, Violetta and Samuel Sprigg; daughter, Cornelia Thomas; son, Philip Lansdale; daughter, Eliza Cox. Will made in 1838. 25 items, 1853-1863. Collection at the Maryland Archives: MSA SC 4239-5-15 Dates: Description: CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) 1079 Walter Clagett and Cornelia Lansdale vs. Thomas Lyles ITEMS: copied docket page; bill 10 February 1808; trustee report 22 May 1809 COMMENTS: Slaves and the estate of Thomas Lansdale SOURCE: MSA S512-1153 Medium: Microfilm Restrictions: No restrictions Storage Location: 01/36/01/27 A military widow's pension was granted to her in 1850 for her husband's service. Here is a note from Kilty's Laws: Lansdale, Maj. Thos. Passed Mch. 8, 1850 - No. 73. Treas. of Md. pay to Cornelia Lansdale, widow of Thos. Lansdale, a Maj. in the 4th Md. Reg., in the war of the Rev., half pay of a Major, for bal. of her life, commencing Jan. 1, 1850. The painting is by Rembrandt Peale, and is (I think?) in the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; it was done 1815-1820. Her grave was put up much later; it gives her descent to the people who put it up: It reads: 1766 Cornelia van Horne 1853 Wife of Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale Great Grandfather Philip I. Thomas of Lebanon and Lothian and his wife Cornelia Lansdale; ---- Mary Dorsey Thomas; Cornelia Lansdale Thomas; wives of Dr. James Cheston; Cornelia Lansdale Cheston Daughter of Dr. James Cheston and his wife Mary Dorsey Thomas This stone is a memorial to our mother Mary Cheston Hall [6]
  Person ID	I4018
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Col. Philip van Horne,   c. 29 Apr 1719   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Ricketts   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maj. Thomas Lancaster Lansdale,   b. 10 Nov 1748, Prince George's Co., Maryland d. 19 Jan 1805, "Enfield Chase", Prince George's Co., Maryland (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1782
  Children	+ 1. William Moylan Lansdale,   b. 1 Dec 1782, Maryland d. 16 Feb 1831 (Age 48 years) + 2. Cornelia Lansdale,   b. 7 May 1784   bur. Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   3. Eliza Lansdale,   b. 8 May 1789   d. 6 Mar 1847, Meridian Hill, Washington, D.C. (Age 57 years) + 4. Violetta Lansdale,   b. 2 Feb 1790, "Enfield Chase", Prince George's Co., Maryland d. 13 Apr 1865, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland (Age 75 years)   5. Philip Van Horne Lansdale,   b. 1791   d. Nov 1840 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1766 - "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Death - 3 Jul 1853 - "Lothian", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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  Cornelia van Horne (1766-1853) Her grave was placed well after her death; it gives the descent between her and her descendants who put it up. It reads: 1766 Cornelia van Horne 1853 Wife of Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale Great Grandfather Philip I. Thomas of Lebanon and Lothian and his wife Cornelia Lansdale; ---- Mary Dorsey Thomas; Cornelia Lansdale Thomas; wives of Dr. James Cheston; Cornelia Lansdale Cheston Daughter of Dr. James Cheston and his wife Mary Dorsey Thomas This stone is a memorial to our mother Mary Cheston Hall

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Effie Gwynn Bowie, Across the Years in Prince George's County, (Richmond: Garrett and Massie), 722-23. [S105] Maria Horner Lansdale, Two Colonial Families: The Lansdales of Maryland, the Luces of New England, (Philadelphia), Appendix 4. [S199] Edwin Pountney Davis, The Lansdale Family of Maryland. [S586] Mary Frazer, abstractor, Anne Arundel Readings, Estate distribution is abstracted on page 34. [S121] Tombstone Inscriptions of Southern Anne Arundel County, (Baltimore: Gateway Press), 204. [S347] Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing), 2.364.