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William Cornwall 1562 – 1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1562

Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England

Death Date: 24 May 1625

Death Location: Terling, Essex, England

Father: George Cornwall

Mother: Joan Cornell

Spouse(s): Margery Haywarde, Joanna Martyn

Children(s): Joan Cornwell, Susan Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, Mary Cornwell, Grace Cornwell, Charles Cornwell, William Cornwall, Thomas Cornwall, Thomas Cornwell

In 1562, William Cornwall entered the world in Terling, Essex, England, born to George Cornwall and Joan Cornell. William Cornwall married Margery Haywarde, Joanna Martyn, and had children including Joan Cornwell, Susan Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, Mary Cornwell, Grace Cornwell, Charles Cornwell, William Cornwall, Thomas Cornwall, Thomas Cornwell. William Cornwall passed away in 1625 in Terling, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1562, William Cornwall entered the world in Terling, Essex, England, born to George Cornwall and Joan Cornell.
  • William Cornwall married Margery Haywarde, Joanna Martyn, and had children including Joan Cornwell, Susan Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, Mary Cornwell, Grace Cornwell, Charles Cornwell, William Cornwall, Thomas Cornwall, Thomas Cornwell.
  • William Cornwall passed away in 1625 in Terling, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cornwall
1536 – 1594
Birth Location: Walden, Essex, England
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Joan Cornell
1540 – 1567
Birth Location: Fairsted, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Haywarde
1561 – 1602
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Joanna Martyn
1579 – 1614
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
JM

Children(s)

Joan Cornwell
1594 –
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Susan Cornwell
1595 –
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Thomas Cornwell
1598 – 1625
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
TC
Mary Cornwell
1601 –
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
MC
Grace Cornwell
1605 – 1625
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
GC
Charles Cornwell
1607 –
Birth Location: England
CC
William Cornwall
1609 – 1677
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Thomas Cornwall
1611 – 1650
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Thomas Cornwell
1598 – 1625
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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William Cornwall's Ancestors

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William Cornwall
1562 – 1625
Birth Place: Terling, Essex, England
Parents
George Cornwall
1536 – 1594
Walden, Essex, England
Joan Cornell
1540 – 1567
Fairsted, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cornwall
1467 – 1537
Burford, 1673576, Shropshire, England
Anne (Juliana) Corbet
1470 – 1548
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cornwall
1448 – 1498
Maria Hoorde
1453 – 1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cornwall
1407 – 1472
Elizabeth Lenthall
1424 – 1489

William Cornwall's Descendants

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William Cornwall (4 Oct 1562 – 24 May 1625) m. Margery Haywarde (1561 – 1602) m. Joanna Martyn (1579 – 1614)
  1. 1. Joan Cornwell (6 Jan 1594 – )
  2. 2. Susan Cornwell (9 Nov 1595 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Cornwell (8 Jan 1598 – 1625)
  4. 4. Mary Cornwell (8 Mar 1601 – )
  5. 5. Grace Cornwell (1605 – 1625)
  6. 6. Charles Cornwell (1607 – )
  7. 7. William Cornwall (25 May 1609 – 21 Feb 1677 or 1678)
  8. 8. Thomas Cornwall (1611 – 1650)
  9. 9. Thomas Cornwell (8 Jan 1598 – 1625)

William Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1562
4 Oct 1562
Birth of William Cornwall in Terling, Essex, England
Terling, Essex, England
1625
24 May 1625
Age 63
Death of William Cornwall in Terling, Essex, England
Terling, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1562
    Event Place: Terling, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1625
    Event Place: Terling, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records
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