Lucinda Corning

Bliss Corning, husband of Lucinda (Smith) Corning, was the co-administrator, with Benjamin Smith, of John Smith's will.

Added by Michael Farrell: Recently I came across a book called "A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut", by Royal Ralph Hinman. On page 715, I found the following: CORNING, BLISS, b. 1763, of Preston, Conn., son of Nehemiah, who was from Beverly to Norwich, Conn. ; he m. Lucinda Smith, of Preston, b. 1755. (Her brothers and sisters were Nathan Smith, b. Jan. 10, 1757; Richard, b. Jan. 1. 1759, d. June 4, 1801 ; Elisha, b. Nov. 21, 1760; Benjamin, b. Sept. 16, 1763, d. March 27, 1742; Lucinda Smith, b. May 6, 1765; Erastus, b. May 20, 1767; Clarissa, b. Feb. 2, 1772 ; perhaps John Smith, who d. in May, 1804, and Hannah, who d. Aug. 27, 1800.) [The parents of the Nathan and Richard Smith listed here were John Smith and Hannah Tyler, as can be found in the Barbour Collection of Vital Records for Connecticut]. The children of .Bliss Corning were 1. Nathan S., b. May 20, 1788. 2. Elisha, b. Feb. 17, 1790. 3. Clarissa, b. Dec. 7, 1792. 4. Erastus Corning, of Albany, b. Dec. 14, 1794. 5. Alexander B., b. Jan. 5, 1796. 6. Edwin, b. March 16, 1798. 7. Richard S., b. July 8, 1800. 8. Eliza, b. Sept. 13, 1S02, d. Oct. 7, 1503. 9. Hannah T., b. Oct. 4, 1804. 10. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 24, 1806. 11. John H. Coming, b. March 10, 1809. The last two names listed might actually have been Lucinda’s parents, rather than her brother and sister, since I’m fairly sure that Hannah Tyler died on August 27, 1800. Interestingly, there are also two Lucinda Smiths listed here: the wife of Bliss Corning, who was born 1755 and her sister Lucinda Smith, born May 6, 1765. The DAR records for Bliss Corning lists his wife Lucinda's birth year as 1755 for some lineages and 1765 for others. I now also have a DNA match for my mom with someone whose closest match with her appears to be Seth Smith (cousin of John and Daniel Smith - Clarissa Smith’s father) m. Sarah Tyler (sister of Hannah Tyler). A final piece of evidence suggesting that Lucinda's parents were John Smith and Hannah Tyler is the fact that one of her grandchildren was named "Hannah Tyler Corning".