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- William is the son of Elizabeth Jessup & Richard Cornell.
. William Cornell married 8 Apr 1735, Queens Co., NY, to Elizabeth Smith.
. 1725 Oct 23 - WILL of Jeremiah Smith of Herricks, Hempstead, Queens County, Wife Anne, sons Thomas, James, Eldest son Jeremiah Smith, Son John Smith, son Richard Smith.
2 dau. Elizabeth, wife of xx Cornell, 2 granddaughters Elizabeth & Hannah Cornell;
Ruth wife of xx Wixx. Proved 3 Sept 1726.
VERIFY if Hannah were deceased by 1742.
Ref: Liber C,p121. Records in the Office of the County Clerk at Jamaica, Long Island, NY.
. William Cornell married 2nd, Jane Creed.
. 1715 Feb 1 "This Indenture made between William Cornell of Hempstead in Queens County on Nassaw Island in the Province of New York, Esq. of the one part & Garrett Van. Home of the city of New York gent, of the other part" for "a certain piece or parcel of upland situate lying & being within the township of Hempstead above said at a place commonly called or known by the name of Rockaway Neck containing 70 acres more or less as it now lyes within the bounds & lymits hereafter express (viz.) westerly by Thomas & John Cornell south by him the said John Cornell north by the boggs & east by the commons or undivided land within the township of Hempstead" Witnessed by John Cornell & Thomas Whitehead. [1] Note that William Cornell & brothers Thomas & John, had inherited land in Rockaway from their father.
. WILL of William Cornell, of Hempstead, in Queens County, gentleman, In the name of God, Amen, being well stricken in years but of sound mind. I leave to my two
sons John & William, all my beach, marshes, & broken lands & others belonging to me at Rockaway beach, & they are to maintain the fence equally between them. After payment of debts, I give
to my grand-children, Elizabeth, daughter of my son John, &
Phebe Denton, daughter of my daughter Elizabeth, late wife of James Denton, each £5.
Ref: Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's office: city of New York, Vol. 1, Wm. S Pelletreau, 1893
To Susannah, daughter of my son William, £20.
To Elizabeth Stringham, daughter of my daughter Mary, late wife of James Stringham, £10.
To Mary Stringham, her sister, £100.
To Elizabeth Hazzard, daughter of my daughter Letltla, late wife of Jonathan Hazzard, £10.
All the rest of my personal estate I leave to my son William & my daughter Susannah, & to my grand-daughter Mary Stringham.
I make my brother, Colonel John Cornell, & my sons William & John, executors. Dated May 4, 1742.
Witnesses, S. Clowes, Joseph Sackett, Jr., Johanab Clowes.
Proved, September 1, 1743. - - -
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1667 - 1742 (75 years)