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Peter Cornwell 1688–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Cornwell

Mother: Ann Duncan

Spouse(s): Lucresse Lynch

Children(s): William Cornwell

In 1688, Peter Cornwell entered the world in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Peter Dennis Cornwell And Ann Duncan. Peter Cornwell married Lucresse Lynch, and had children including William Cornwell. Peter Cornwell passed away in 1778 in Prince William, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1688, Peter Cornwell entered the world in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Peter Dennis Cornwell And Ann Duncan.
  • Peter Cornwell married Lucresse Lynch, and had children including William Cornwell.
  • Peter Cornwell passed away in 1778 in Prince William, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Cornwell's Ancestors

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Peter Cornwell
1688–1778
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Dennis Cornwell
1655–1735
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Ann Duncan
1666–
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Peter Cornwell
1634–1691
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Mary Booth
1638–1669
England, United Kingdom
Peter (Duncan) Jr
1624–1676
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth ("Bessie") Caldwell
1630–1708
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cornwell
1615–1676
Mary Swan
1618–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cornwell
1599–1681
Sarah Murry
1590–

Peter Cornwell's Descendants

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Peter Cornwell (1688–1778) m. Lucresse Lynch (1688–1756)
  1. 1. William Cornwell 1709–1767 m. Lettice Gregg 1709–1749
    1. 1. John (Edward) Cornwall 1735–1808 m. Frances (Ann) Wolfe 1740–1816
      1. 1. Frances Cornwell 1787–1848 m. Enoch Boggess 1770–1855
        1. 1. William (C.) Boggess 1815–1889 m. Mary Knox 1822–1885

Peter Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Peter Cornwell in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1778
1778
Age 90
Death of Peter Cornwell in Prince William, Virginia, United States
Prince William, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 January 2019, 02:51), entry for Peter Cornwell(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTX9-1FB
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Peter Cornwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 32419291, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 January 2019, 02:51), entry for Peter Cornwell(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTX9-1FB
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Peter Cornwell, ; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 32419291, <i>Find a Grave<i>

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