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Peter Cornwell 1695–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1776

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Dennis Cornhill

Mother: Ann Duncan

Spouse(s): Sarah Bowlin

Children(s): Jacob Cornwell, Cloe Cornwell, Simon Cornwell

Peter Cornwell was born in 1695 in , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Dennis Cornhill And Ann Duncan. Peter Cornwell married Sarah Ann Bowlin, and had children including Cloe Cornwell, Jacob Cornwell, Simon Cornwell. Peter Cornwell passed away in 1776 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Cornwell was born in 1695 in , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Dennis Cornhill And Ann Duncan.
  • Peter Cornwell married Sarah Ann Bowlin, and had children including Cloe Cornwell, Jacob Cornwell, Simon Cornwell.
  • Peter Cornwell passed away in 1776 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dennis Cornhill
1650–1735
Birth Location: –
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Ann Duncan
1653–
Birth Location: , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bowlin
1742–
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jacob Cornwell
1764–1827
Birth Location: , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Cloe Cornwell
1757–
Birth Location: , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Simon Cornwell
1759–1813
Birth Location: Fauquir, , Virginia, USA
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Peter Cornwell's Ancestors

Self
Peter Cornwell
1695–1776
Birth Place: , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Dennis Cornhill
1650–1735
Ann Duncan
1653–
, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Conwell
1615–1676
, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Cornwell's Descendants

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Peter Cornwell (1695–2 Jun 1776) m. Sarah (Ann) Bowlin (1742–)
  1. 1. Jacob Cornwell 1764–1827
  2. 2. Cloe Cornwell 1757–
  3. 3. Simon Cornwell 1759–1813 m. Mary Johnston 1756–
    1. 1. Lewis Cornwell 1784–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Cornwell 1782–
    3. 3. Peter Cornwell 1780–1842
    4. 4. James (B) Cornwell 1772–
    5. 5. William (F) Cornwell 1768–1845
    6. 6. Frances Cornwell 1767–
    7. 7. Charles Cornwell 1760–1824
    8. 8. Jeremiah Cornwell 1770–1841 m. Sarah Burgess 1780–1846
      1. 1. Hiram Cornwell 1809–1896
      2. 2. Mary Cornwell 1807–1874 m. William (R) Johnson 1810–1854
        1. 1. David Johnson 1850–
        2. 2. Bennett (F) Johnson 1846–
        3. 3. Henry (E) Johnson 1843–1844
        4. 4. Eveline Johnson 1841–
        5. 5. William (E) Johnson 1838–1885
        6. 6. Sarah (E) Johnson 1836–1915
        7. 7. Richard Johnson 1835–1904
        8. 8. Zephaniah Johnson 1833–1881
      3. 3. Burgess Cornwell 1818–1853 m. Sarah Doing 1822–
        1. 1. Nancy (C) Cornwell 1849–1872
        2. 2. George Cornwell 1847–
        3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Cornwall 1845–1904
        4. 4. Simon Cornwell 1844–
        5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Cornwell 1842–
        6. 6. Mary (E) Cornwell 1839–1917
        7. 7. Martha (J) Tichenor 1852–1915 m. Charles (R.) Fitzjarrald 1853–1876 m. William (L) Tichenor 1842–1915

Peter Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1695
1695
Birth of Peter Cornwell in , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1776
2 Jun 1776
Age 81
Death of Peter Cornwell in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1776
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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