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Thomas "Edward" Cornell 1593 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1593

Birth Location: Fairstead Manor, Essex, England

Death Date: 8 Feb 1655

Death Location: Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Richard Cornewaille

Mother: Mary Terry

Spouse(s): Rebecca Briggs

Children(s): Anne Cornell

The story of Thomas "Edward" Cornell began in 1593 in Fairstead Manor, Essex, England. Thomas "Edward" Cornell married Rebecca Briggs, and had children including Anne Cornell. Thomas "Edward" Cornell passed away in 1655 in Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas "Edward" Cornell began in 1593 in Fairstead Manor, Essex, England.
  • Thomas "Edward" Cornell married Rebecca Briggs, and had children including Anne Cornell.
  • Thomas "Edward" Cornell passed away in 1655 in Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cornewaille
1565 – 1631
Birth Location: Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
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Mary Terry
1568 – 1631
Birth Location: Steeple *Bumstead, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Briggs
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Anne Cornell
1638 – 1715
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
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Thomas Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cornell
1593 – 1655
Birth Place: Fairstead Manor, Essex, England
Parents
Richard Cornell Cornewaille
1565 – 1631
Bumstead Tower, Essex, England
Mary (Ann) Terry
1568 – 1631
Steeple *Bumstead, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (George) Cornell
1539 – 1616
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Lady (Susan) Casse
1543 – 1567
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Roger Terry
1549 – 1600
Long Sutton, Hampshire, England
Aimee Woasfold
1540 – 1607
?, Long Sutton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cornwell
1520 – 1580
Barbara
1525 – 1592
Sir Casse
1524 – 1580
Lady Bisshop
1524 – 1550
Stephen Terry
1529 – 1607
Alice Cannar\Cooper
1535 – 1588
Sir Coningsby
1516 – 1559
Lady Englefield
1512 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cornwallis
1490 – 1544
Dame Sulyard
1494 – 1544
Sir Casse
1500 – 1590
Lucy Courmes
1509 – 1591
Sir Bisshop
1500 – 1583
Lady Grey
1500 – 1539
John Cannar\Cooper
1510 – 1543
Alice Mawle
1511 – 1560
Sir. Coningsby
1500 – 1598
Margaret Salway
1488 – 1541
Sir Englefield
1488 – 1537
Lady Throckmorton
1490 – 1543

Thomas Cornell's Descendants

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Thomas ("Edward") Cornell (24 Mar 1593 – 8 Feb 1655) m. Rebecca Briggs (25 Oct 1600 – 8 Feb 1673 (Suspicious Death)(Killed Strangely at home))
  1. 1. Anne Cornell (1638 – 1715) m. Thomas (Henry) Kent (13 Sep 1635 – 2 June 1678)
    1. 1. Hannah Kent (10 May 1673 – 1730) m. John Smithwick (1671 – 28 Aug 1696) m. Capt. (Farnifold) Green (30 May 1674 – 26 Oct 1714) m. Captain (Richard) Graves (abt 1670 – 11 Apr 1730)
      1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Green (1692 – 6 Jul 1760) m. Elizabeth (Marvelle) Marston (25 November 1672 – 11 August 1759)
        1. 1. Ann Green (1720 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Green (1721 – )
        3. 3. John Green (1722 – aft 1780)
        4. 4. Sarah Greene (1725 – 1801)
        5. 5. Thomas (Edward) Green (1727 – 29 Sep 1805) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Gibbons (12 Jan 1725 – 1806)

Thomas Cornell's Timeline

3 Records

1593
24 Mar 1593
Birth of Thomas "Edward" Cornell in Fairstead Manor, Essex, England
Fairstead Manor, Essex, England
1622
1622
Age 29
Thomas "Edward" Cornell was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1655
8 Feb 1655
Age 62
Death of Thomas "Edward" Cornell in Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1593
    Event Place: Fairstead Manor, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1655
    Event Place: Cornell Homestead, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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