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William Cornwell 1709–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Cornwell

Mother: Lucresse None

Spouse(s): Lettice Gregg

Children(s): Edmund Cornwell, Noah Cornwell, Ozias Cornwell

The story of William Cornwell began in 1709 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA. William Cornwell married Lettice Gregg, and had children including Edmund Cornwell, Noah Cornwell, Ozias Cornwell. William Cornwell passed away in 1767 in Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cornwell began in 1709 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.
  • William Cornwell married Lettice Gregg, and had children including Edmund Cornwell, Noah Cornwell, Ozias Cornwell.
  • William Cornwell passed away in 1767 in Prince William County, Virginia, USA.

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William Cornwell's Ancestors

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William Cornwell
1709–1767
Birth Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peter Cornwell
1688–1778
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Lucresse
1688–
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dennis Cornwell
1655–1715
Ann Duncan
1666–
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornwell's Descendants

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William Cornwell (1709–1767) m. Lettice Gregg (1709–13 Aug 1749)
  1. 1. Edmund Cornwell 1735–1808 m. Frances Wolfe 1740–1817
    1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Cornwell 1762–1817 m. Private (William James Burdette Sr- War of) 1812 1755–1839
      1. 1. Rachel Burdett 1794–1851 m. John (David) Keeney 1789–1855
      2. 2. Elizabeth Burdette 1780–1812
      3. 3. Isham Burdette 1783–1863 m. Nancy Shumate 1788–1860
        1. 1. Madison Burdette 1806–1881 m. Indiana (Linmer) Crews 1817–1891
      4. 4. Ruth Burdette 1796–1831
      5. 5. Archibald Burdette 1798–1860 m. Rhoda Shumate 1797–1845
        1. 1. Mary (A.) Burdette 1825–1871 m. Francis (J.) Casdorph 1816–1860
      6. 6. Willis (Vertie) Burdette 1786–1866
      7. 7. Alexander Burdett 1802–1863
      8. 8. Elijah Burdette 1805–1875
      9. 9. John (Washington) Burdette 1816–1891
      10. 10. John Burdett 1785–1836 m. Eleanor Swope 1788–1850
        1. 1. Catherine Burdett 1806–1873 m. Martin Argabrite 1792–1869
        2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Burdett 1808–1868 m. Elias Parsons –1849
        3. 3. John (Thorton) Burdett 1812–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Burdett 1813– m. John Rardon 1815–
        5. 5. James (Ellison Burdett) Sr. 1816–1851 m. Anna (Hancock) Thomasson 1812–1890
        6. 6. John (Milton) Burdett 1818–1910 m. Matilda Sayre 1821–1902
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Burdett 1825–
        8. 8. Abraham (Dickson) Burdett 1826– m. Caroline Paxton 1825–
        9. 9. William (Preston) Burdett 1827–
        10. 10. Johnathan (Alexander) Burdett 1829–1916 m. Sarah (Ann Barbara) Hardman 1831–1925
        11. 11. Thomas (C.) Burdett 1834–
        12. 12. Archibald (Ellison) Burdette 1830–1910 m. Susanna Wines 1823–1923
    2. 2. Elijah Cornwell 1773–1804
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cornwell 1792–1876 m. Robert McDowell 1789–1855
    4. 4. Frances Cornwell 1787–1848 m. Enoch Boggess 1770–1855
  2. 2. Noah Cornwell 1761–1789
  3. 3. Ozias Cornwell 1767–1789

William Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of William Cornwell in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1767
1767
Age 58
Death of William Cornwell in Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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