John Cornell

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1. [S461] M.A. Rev. John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family: Being An Account of the Descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, pages 267-268 - JoHN,' of Thomas,`, b. (supposed) about 1639; d. about 1704; m. Mary Russell, daughter of John and Dorothy of Dartmouth, Mass., 1669; she was b. 1645. Children:
   3001 Richard of Scarsdale, b. 26.1, 1678; d. 15.4, 1757; m. Hannah Thorne, 1701.
   ;4,3002 Joshua, b. 1677; m. Sarah Thorne.
   3003 Mary, b. 1679; M. James Sands, 1697.
   3004 John, b. 1681; in. Mary Starr.
   3005 Caleb, b. 1683; d. 1734; in. Elizabeth Hagner, Oct.. 10, 1705.
   3006 Rebecca, b. 1685; in. John Starr of Danbury, Conn.
   1673, March 3, Mary Cornell, wife of John Cornell of Plymouth Colony, testified on the trial of her brother Thomas. 1673, July 4, he was one of those appointed by the court at Dartmouth, Mass., to take charge of so much of his brother Thomas' estate as was in Dartmouth. 1676, Oct. 3, the Governor grants to John Cornell " who with his wife and five small children, had been driven from the eastward by the Indians," a tract of too acres of land on the west side of Cow Neck. He built a house here, but the land was claimed by the inhabitants of Hempstead, who pulled the house down. Those concerned in this were afterwards indicted and convicted.* It may have been to quiet the title to this piece of land that Governor Andros issued a patent to John Cornell, Sept. 29, 1677, for 116 acres "near the bottom of Cow Neck, adjoining Cow Bay," with a privilege of acquiring an additional loo acres. This privilege was exercised when a patent was taken from Governor Dongan, dated Dec. 13, 1686, for 100 acres north of the above and extending to the Sound. A tract of land on the first grant was reserved for a family burying ground. John and his wife were both buried there. 1683, Oct. t 1, his land in JoHN,' of Thomas,`
   b. (supposed) about 1639; d. about 1704; m. Mary Russell, daughter of John and Dorothy of Dartmouth, Mass., 1669; she was b. 1645. Children:
   3001 Richard of Scarsdale, b. 26.1, 1678; d. 15.4, 1757; m. Hannah Thorne, 1701.
   ;4,3002 Joshua, b. 1677; m. Sarah Thorne.
   3003 Mary, b. 1679; M. James Sands, 1697.
   3004 John, b. 1681; in. Mary Starr.
   3005 Caleb, b. 1683; d. 1734; in. Elizabeth Hagner, Oct.. 10, 1705.
   3006 Rebecca, b. 1685; in. John Starr of Danbury, Conn.
   1673, March 3, Mary Cornell, wife of John Cornell of Plymouth Colony, testified on the trial of her brother Thomas. 1673, July 4, he was one of those appointed by the court at Dartmouth, Mass., to take charge of so much of his brother Thomas' estate as was in Dartmouth. 1676, Oct. 3, the Governor grants to John Cornell " who with his wife and five small children, had been driven from the eastward by the Indians," a tract of too acres of land on the west side of Cow Neck. He built a house here, but the land was claimed by the inhabitants of Hempstead, who pulled the house down. Those concerned in this were afterwards indicted and convicted.* It may have been to quiet the title to this piece of land that Governor Andros issued a patent to John Cornell, Sept. 29, 1677, for 116 acres "near the bottom of Cow Neck, adjoining Cow Bay," with a privilege of acquiring an additional loo acres. This privilege was exercised when a patent was taken from Governor Dongan, dated Dec. 13, 1686, for 100 acres north of the above and extending to the Sound. A tract of land on the first grant was reserved for a family burying ground. John and his wife were both buried there. 1683, Oct. t 1, his land in Hempstead is rated at £.o. t688, Aug. 25, he was appointed a justice of the Peace. In 1694, or 1695 he sold part of his farm to Captain John Sands, who gave the place the name of Sands Point. In 1698, he and four others of his family are mentioned in the census of Queens County. 1699, Feb. 9, he and his wife convey to their son Joshua, land adjoining Samuel Sands.* 1699, Feb. 13, he and his wife convey to their son Richard, Iand adjoining his dwelling on Cow Neck and adjoining Joshua Cornell.**
   
   * See full account in Ond&rdonk's Queens County, pp. o-ro.
   ** Queens County Records, A. 171, 172.
   * See full account in Ondardonk's Queens County, pp. o-ro.
2. [S1288] Jean E. Maack & C. Clair Cornell, Unraveling One Massachusetts-To-Iowa Cornell Line, page 78 - John Cornell baptised 6 june 1634 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Saffron Walden, county Essex, England.