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Eli Cornwell 1766–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1766

Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Death Date: 5 MAR 1848

Death Location: S.C.

Father: Obadiah Cornwell

Mother: Hannah Davis

Spouse(s): Rhoda Colvin

Children(s): Cynthia Cornwell, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Cornwell, Elijah Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, William Cornwell, Nancy Cornwell, Jesse Cornwell

The story of Eli Cornwell began in 1766 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Eli Cornwell married Rhoda Colvin, and had children including Cynthia Colvin Cornwell, Elijah Cornwell, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Cornwell, Jesse Cornwell, Nancy J Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, William Davis Cornwell. Eli Cornwell passed away in 1848 in S.C..

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Cornwell began in 1766 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
  • Eli Cornwell married Rhoda Colvin, and had children including Cynthia Colvin Cornwell, Elijah Cornwell, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Cornwell, Jesse Cornwell, Nancy J Cornwell, Sarah Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, William Davis Cornwell.
  • Eli Cornwell passed away in 1848 in S.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Cornwell
1730–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Davis
1653–1719
Birth Location: Dover, Norfolk, MA
HD

Spouses(s)

Rhoda Colvin
1771–1843
Birth Location: –
RC

Children(s)

Cynthia Cornwell
1810–1870
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Cornwell
1800–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Cornwell
1815–
Birth Location: –
HC
Elijah Cornwell
1788–1857
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Cornwell
1803–1872
Birth Location: –
SC
Thomas Cornwell
1813–
Birth Location: –
TC
William Cornwell
1798–1856
Birth Location: –
WC
Nancy Cornwell
1806–1824
Birth Location: –
NC
Jesse Cornwell
1808–1866
Birth Location: –
JC

Eli Cornwell's Ancestors

Self
Eli Cornwell
1766–1848
Birth Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Parents
Obadiah George Cornwell
1730–
Hannah Davis
1653–1719
Dover, Norfolk, MA
Grandparents
John ((James)) Davis
1621–1666
Hampton Hill, Haverhill, Mass. or Warwick, Glouster, England depending on source
Jane ((Jean or Joan) (Peasley)) Peaslee
1627–1694
Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1589–1676
Cicely Thayer
1600–1673
Joseph Peaslee
1612–1660
Mary Johnson
–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davys
1553–1626
Agnes Samon
1559–
John Thayer
1563–1601
Joan Lawrence
1570–1604
William Peaslee
1580–1663
Ann Calvert
1595–1628
John Johnson
1575–1659
Hannah Throckmarten
1580–1608

Eli Cornwell's Descendants

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Eli Cornwell (5 DEC 1766–5 MAR 1848) m. Rhoda Colvin (28 NOV 1771–18 MAR 1843)
  1. 1. Cynthia (Colvin) Cornwell 1810–1870 m. John (Wesley) Wilkes 1809–1868
    1. 1. Richard Wilkes 1837–
    2. 2. William (Thomas) Wilkes 1839–
    3. 3. Jr (John Wesley) Wilkes 1841–
    4. 4. Levi (Roden) Wilkes 1853–
    5. 5. Martha (Alice) Wilkes 1848–
    6. 6. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Wilkes 1842–
    7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Wilkes 1849–
    8. 8. Eli (Cornwell) Wilkes 1835–1863
    9. 9. George (Washington) Wilkes 1852–
    10. 10. Jesse (Cornwell) Wilkes 1844–
    11. 11. Joseph (Carter) Wilkes 1845–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cornwell 1800– m. William Hardin 1794–1848
    1. 1. Obadiah Hardin 1827–1862
    2. 2. Ellen (Elenira) Hardin 1836–1848
    3. 3. Hannah (Boyd) Hardin 1832–1876
    4. 4. Henry (Smith) Hardin 1837–1896
    5. 5. Jane (Cloud) Hardin 1834–1897
    6. 6. Jesse (Havries) Hardin 1829–1910
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Hardin 1830–
    8. 8. Rhoda (E.) Hardin 1826–
    9. 9. Sarah (L.) Hardin 1823–1868
    10. 10. Thomas (Cornwell) Hardin 1840–1861
    11. 11. William (Neely) Hardin 1825–1833
  3. 3. Hannah Cornwell 1815–
  4. 4. Elijah Cornwell 1788–1857 m. Frances Pratt 1810–1856
    1. 1. Eli (Elijah) Cornwell 1836–1910
    2. 2. William (Jesse Williams) Cornwell 1841–1910
    3. 3. Mary (Cornelia) Cornwell 1839–1898
    4. 4. John (Pratt) Cornwell 1831–1862
  5. 5. Sarah Cornwell 1803–1872 m. Thomas Wright 1790–1860
    1. 1. Thomas Wright 1831–1873
    2. 2. James (E.) Wright 1827–1854
  6. 6. Thomas Cornwell 1813–
  7. 7. William (Davis) Cornwell 1798–1856 m. Frances (Loving) Bennett 1802–1856
  8. 8. Nancy (J.) Cornwell 1806–1824
  9. 9. Jesse Cornwell 1808–1866

Eli Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1766
5 DEC 1766
Birth of Eli Cornwell in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
1848
5 MAR 1848
Age 82
Death of Eli Cornwell in S.C.
S.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1766
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1848
    Event Place: S.C.
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