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William Cornwell 1709–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Cornwell

Mother: Lucresse Lynch

Spouse(s): Lettice Gregg

Children(s): John Cornwall

The story of William Cornwell began in 1709 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States. William Cornwell married Lettice Gregg, and had children including John Edward Cornwall. William Cornwell passed away in 1767 in Prince William, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cornwell began in 1709 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.
  • William Cornwell married Lettice Gregg, and had children including John Edward Cornwall.
  • William Cornwell passed away in 1767 in Prince William, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornwell's Ancestors

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William Cornwell
1709–1767
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Cornwell
1688–1778
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Lucresse Lynch
1688–1756
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Peter (Dennis) Cornwell
1655–1735
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Ann Duncan
1666–
Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Peter Cornwell
1634–1691
Mary Booth
1638–1669
Peter Jr
1624–1676
Elizabeth Caldwell
1630–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cornwell
1615–1676
Mary Swan
1618–

William Cornwell's Descendants

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William Cornwell (1709–1767) m. Lettice Gregg (1709–1749)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Cornwall 1735–1808 m. Frances (Ann) Wolfe 1740–1816
    1. 1. Frances Cornwell 1787–1848 m. Enoch Boggess 1770–1855
      1. 1. William (C.) Boggess 1815–1889 m. Mary Knox 1822–1885
        1. 1. Martha (Eugena) Boggess 1860–1921 m. Josiah Estep 1848–1921
        2. 2. Eliza (Susan) Boggess 1836–1860 m. William (H) Harlan 1827–1897

William Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of William Cornwell in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1767
1767
Age 58
Death of William Cornwell in Prince William, Virginia, United States
Prince William, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 December 2018, 16:55), entry for William Cornwell(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTXB-6CF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, findagrave.com memorial #32419633

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 15 December 2018, 16:55), entry for William Cornwell(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LTXB-6CF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, findagrave.com memorial #32419633

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