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Rebecca Cornell 1629 – 1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1629

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 5 Feb 1713

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: Thomas Cornell

Mother: Rebecca Briggs

Spouse(s): George Woolsey

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey

Rebecca Cornell was born in 1629 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs. Rebecca Cornell married George Woolsey, and had children including Sarah Woolsey. Rebecca Cornell passed away in 1713 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Cornell was born in 1629 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs.
  • Rebecca Cornell married George Woolsey, and had children including Sarah Woolsey.
  • Rebecca Cornell passed away in 1713 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cornell
1593 – 1655
Birth Location: Essex, England
TC
Rebecca Briggs
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England
RB

Spouses(s)

George Woolsey
1616 – 1698
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Woolsey
1650 – 1727
Birth Location: –
SW

Rebecca Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Cornell
1629 – 1713
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Cornell
1593 – 1655
Essex, England
Rebecca Briggs
1600 – 1673
City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Richard Cornell
1565 – 1631
Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
Mary Manncell
1567 – 1603
Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
Henrie Briggs
1574 – 1625
Clerkenwell, Essex, , England
Mary Hinckes
1581 – 1597
London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
George Cornell
1539 – 1635
Susan Casse
1543 – 1595
Thomas Briggs
1554 – 1613
Alice
John Hinckes
1560 – 1581
Elizabeth Mytar
1560 – 1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Casse
1524 – 1544
Thomas Briggs
1530 –
Elizabeth Mounteyn
1558 – 1610
William Hinckes
1534 – 1559
Anne Vaughan
1538 –

Rebecca Cornell's Descendants

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Rebecca Cornell (31 Jan 1629 – 5 Feb 1713) m. George Woolsey (15 May 1616 – 17 Aug 1698)
  1. 1. Sarah Woolsey (03 Aug 1650 – 08 Aug 1727) m. William Halett (Oct 1648 – 18 Aug 1729)
    1. 1. Rebecca Halett m. James Jackson (1671 – Oct 1735)
      1. 1. Joseph (General) Jackson (09 Feb 1710 – 05 Oct 1769) m. Annie (Mary) Rogers (1710 – 1760)
        1. 1. Benjamin Jackson (05 Mar 1752 – 05 Jun 1842) m. Abigail Mitchell (1755 – 1843)

Rebecca Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1629
31 Jan 1629
Birth of Rebecca Cornell in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1713
5 Feb 1713
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Cornell in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1629
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1713
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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