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William Cornwell 1609–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 February 1609

Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England

Death Date: 21 Feb 1678

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Cornwall

Mother: Joan Martyn

Spouse(s): Mary Hyanno

Children(s): Sgt. Cornwall

William Cornwell was born in 1609 in Terling, Essex, England, the child of William Cornwall And Joan Martyn. William Cornwell married Mary Little Dove Hyanno, and had children including Sgt John Cornwall. William Cornwell passed away in 1678 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • William Cornwell was born in 1609 in Terling, Essex, England, the child of William Cornwall And Joan Martyn.
  • William Cornwell married Mary Little Dove Hyanno, and had children including Sgt John Cornwall.
  • William Cornwell passed away in 1678 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornwell's Ancestors

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William Cornwell
1609–1678
Birth Place: Terling, Essex, England
Parents
William Cornwall
1562–1625
Christening - Terling, Essex, England
Joan Martyn
1570–1616
Sherford, Devon, England
Grandparents
George Cornwall
1536–1594
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Joan Ranke
1540–1566
Fairsted, Essex, England
Robert Martyn
1550–1641
Devon, England
Joan Harris
1538–1570
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Cornwall
1467–1537
Anne Corbet
1470–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Cornwall
1448–1498
Maria Hoorde
1453–1498

William Cornwell's Descendants

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William Cornwell (21 February 1609–21 Feb 1678) m. Mary (Little Dove) Hyanno (1618–21 Feb 1678)
  1. 1. Sgt. (John) Cornwall 1640–1707 m. Martha Peck 1641–1708
    1. 1. Mary Cornwall 1660–1748 m. Samuel Doolittle 1665–1714
      1. 1. Lt (Samuel) Doolittle 1691–1736 m. Jane Wheeler 1692–1732
        1. 1. Ephraim Doolittle 1725–1807 m. Sarah Morton 1725–1807

William Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1609
21 February 1609
Birth of William Cornwell in Terling, Essex, England
Terling, Essex, England
1678
21 Feb 1678
Age 69
Death of William Cornwell in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1609
    Event Place: Terling, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 601.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGF.
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1678
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012

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