Husband Thomas Cornell
Born: 1595 1 at:
Christened: at:
Died: 1656 2 at:
Buried: at:
Father: William Cornell ( - )
Mother:
Married: Place:
Wife Rebecca Briggs 1
Born: October 25, 1600 at: St. James Clerkenwell, London, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: February 8, 1672/73 at: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island 3
Buried: at:
Father: Henry Briggs ( - )
Mother:
Events
1. Baptism 4, October 25, 1600, St. James Clerkenwell, London, England
2. Will 1 4, September 2, 1664, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Will of Rebecca Cornell, widow of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, dated
2 Sept. 1664. To eldest son, Thomas the farm given him by deed, 9 July
1663, on the West side of Rhode Island; also great silver bowl and
then to his eldest son living, if son Thomas dead, otherwise to him
(and) daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, wife of son Thomas. To second son,
Richard, 1/5 of a share of Acoxet-Acushnet lands, also one silver dram
cup. To third son, William, 1/5 share of Acoxet-Acushnet lands etc.,
also one silver dram cup. To fourth son John, 1/5 share of
Acushnet-Acoxet lands. To fifth son, Samuel, 1/5 share of
Acushnet-Acoxet lands. To sixth son, Joshua 1/5 share of
Acoxet-Acushnet lands. To daughter Sarah, 1/2 of a neck possessed by
my husband near Manados and near Brunkes (Bronx), a great bible, a
silver dram cup and a silver whistle. To second daughter Ann, 10 acres
in Portsmouth near George (B)ayton's and after her decease and that of
her husband, Thomas, to her daughter Sarah. To third daughter Rebecca,
the other half of the neck near Monados and second best guilt spoon.
To fourth daughter Elizabeth, silver spoons and silver wine cup. To
fifth daughter Mary, best guilt spoons, gold ring and silver wine cup.
Residue to Richard, William, John, Samuel, Joshua, Sarah, Ann,
Rebecca, Elizabeth and Mary. Executors, Mr. William Baulston and Mr.
John Sanford.[FN::FN]
Children
1 M Thomas Cornell
Born: Abt 1627 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: May 23, 1673 at: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island 1 2
Buried: at:
Spouse: Sarah Earle ( -After 1690)
Spouse: Elizabeth ( - )
2 F Sarah Cornell
Born: Abt 1623 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Spouse: John Briggs (1609-1690)
3 F Rebecca Cornell 1
Born: Abt January 1628/29 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
4 M Richard Cornell
Born: at:
Christened: at:
Died: 1694 2 at:
Buried: at:
5 M John Cornell 1
Born: Abt 1632 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: 1704 5 at:
Buried: at:
6 M Joshua Cornell
Born: at: United States 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
7 F Elizabeth Cornell 1
Born: Abt May 1631 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: Bef 1637 1 at:
Buried: at:
8 M Samuel Cornell 1
Born: at: United States 1
Christened: at:
Died: 1715 5 at:
Buried: at:
9 U Kelame Or Kelume Cornell 1
Born: at:
Christened: at:
Died: 1632 at: Essex, England 1
Buried: October 18, 1632 at: Saffron-Walden, Essex, England 1
10 M William Cornell 1
Born: Abt 1624 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: Abt January 1627/28 at: Essex, England 1
Buried: January 7, 1627/28 at: Essex, England 1 4
11 M William Cornell 1
Born: Abt 1632 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
12 F Ann Cornell
Born: Abt 1635 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
13 F Elizabeth Cornell 1
Born: Abt January 1636/37 at: Essex, England 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
14 F Mary Cornell 1
Born: at: United States 1
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Notes for Child: Thomas Cornell
[BO: Thomas Cornell was tried and executed for the murder of his 73 year old mother:BO].
1 Cornell Family History.
2 John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Families Comprising three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995), From the library of John D. Warren.
3 Historical Tracts of Portsmouth.
4 G. Andrews Moriarity, Additions and Corrections to Austins Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island The American Genealogist.
5 Genealogy of the Cornell Family.
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