Pane-Joyce Genealogy

Rebecca Briggs (2567) & Thomas Cornell (2628)

6754. Sarah Cornell. Born ca Mar 1623 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Sarah was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 30 Mar 1623.105 Sarah died ca 1690.

Sarah was a witness at the 1662 baptism of her neice Elisabeth, daughter of Richard Cornell.

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1647, Aug. 11, John Dolling one of her admirers, evidently not an acceptable one, was ordered by the local court ‘not to visit nor trouble Sarah Willett.’ This was about the time of her marriage to Charles Bridges.
1650, Sponsor for Samuel Woolsey, and 1662, for Elizabeth Cornell, daughter of Richard^2 Cornell.
1673, Sarah and Rebecca make their brother Richard, attorney, to collect moneys under their mother's will.
It may be well to mention here, that Cornell’s Neck, which was a grant to Thomas^1 Cornell from Gov. Kieft, July 21, 1646, was occupied for a number of years by him, but that being driven away by the Indians he returned to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he had a grant from that town of over one hundred acres. Feb. 4, 1646, and here he lived and died and was hurried in the family cemetery as before mentioned. He seems to have left all his landed estate to his wife, Rebecca. She gave Cornell’s Neck to her daughters, Sarah and Rebecca, and the latter conveyed her interest in it to her sister, Sarah, who thus became the second whole owner of the property. She seems never to have occupied the place, but have preferred the security of city life in New Amsterdam, and Flushing was probably the summer residence of her first husband, Thomas
Willett, also of her third husband, John Lawrence. After the law suit she conveyed Cornell’s Neck to her eldest son, William Willett, who occupied this place, but died unmarried; his nephew, Col. Thomas Willett, was his successor as owner of the estate.
The Willetts were a family of considerable prominence in the early history of the colony and filled many political and military offices. Cornell’s Neck remained in the possession of the Willett family for over one hundred years. It was however afterwards divided, and in the absence of male heirs, passed out of the family and Cornell’s Neck is now [1902] owned by the families of Ludlow and Beach, some Roman Catholic institutions, and others.

On 1 Sep 1643 Sarah first married Thomas Willett in New Amsterdam Reformed Church.122 Thomas Willet, j.m., van Bristol in Engelt. & Sara Cornell, j.d., van Essex in Engelt. Thomas died ca 1645.247

Thomas, of Bristol, England.

Their children include:

18735i.

William Willett (ca Jun 1644-1701)

18736ii.

Thomas Willett (ca Nov 1645-)

18737iii.

Elizabeth Willett

On 3 Nov 1647 Sarah second married Charles Bridges.247 Charles died on 5 Aug 1682.247

Charles Bridges, known in Dutch as Carel Ver Brugge.

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
Charles Bridges, was English Secretary for the Province under Gov. Stuyvesant, in 1652; was in the Governor's council. Military Commissary, in 1660; patentee of Flushing and of Gravesend; lived in Pearl Street, New York; estate £400. (N. Y. Genealogical Record
and Mott Family History.)
His wife carried on a small trade in merchandise adjoining the City Hall, Wall Street, head of Broad; and had a house on State Street.
1664, Charles Bridges and Sarah, his wife, enter a complaint against William Newman and Thomas Senequam, an Indian. The case seems to have been decided in their favor, for on the 27 March, 1665, the constable of Westchester was required by Gov. Nicholls ‘to deliver unto Mr. Bridges and his wife or their assigns, the goods that lye attached in your hands as of right belonging- to them.’
1665, they sue Thomas Pell of Onkway, Conn., who laid claim to Cornell’s Neck, on the ground that the land was under the government of Connecticut, that the Dutch occupation was never legal, and that he had bought the land of the natives in 1654, and paid for it. The case was decided in their favor, viz.: ‘that the land in question doeth of right belong to the plaintiff and that the defendant shall pay the costs and charges of suit, and six pence damage.’ Sarah Cornell alias Bridges, conveyed her interest to William Willett her eldest son, who obtains a patent therefore April 15, 1667, from Gov. Richard Nicholls. From this lawsuit it appeared a grant and patent from the Dutch Governor Kieft to Thomas Cornell, deceased, father of Sarah, was produced and read in court; that Thomas Cornell was in lawful possession of this estate for some years; that he was at considerable charges in building and other improvements; that he was driven off his lands by the barbarous violence of the Indians who burned his house and goods and destroyed his cattle; that Thomas Cornell’s widow was left sole executrix of her deceased husband’s last will and testament, and so had power to convey the premises. Neither the will nor a copy of it was produced, but it was allowed as there were no exceptions made against it; that widow Cornell had conveved the said neck of land to Sarah Bridges and her sister; that there was likewise an act from the Dutch Gov. Stuyvesant produced, where he buys the same lands of the Indians again (although alleged to be bought long before), and confirms it to Thomas Cornell.
1668, Sarah Bridges and Richard Cornell executors of Beachman, who may have married Elizabeth a daughter of Sarah.
1682, Charles and Sarah Bridges’ joint will proved as to Charles, Aug. 28, to our son Thomas Willett, half of certain lands; John Lawrence witness on probate.

20 Nov 1682 (Lic.) Sarah third married John Lawrence, son of John Lawrence (ca 1618-1699) & Susannah (-aft May 1699), in Flushing, Queens County, New York.247 Born ca 1644.247 John died ca 1697.350

6755. Richard Cornell. Born ca Jul 1624 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Richard was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 8 Jul 1624. Richard died in Rockaway, LI on 11 Aug 1694.

From Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
“He was settled at Flushing, L. I., probably before 1656, in which year his name appears in the account book of John Bowne now in the Library of the Long Island Historical Society.
“‘Court Proceedings, May 4, 1663. Hendrick Janzen (Cooper) of the ship Purmerland Church, now a prisoner, acknowledged that he with Jasper Abrahamzen, committed great violence at Rendel Huit’s house and forced his wife to give them to eat; they proceeded to Joris Wolsey’s house and demanded drink, so that Wolsey & Ely Douty & Ritzert Cornewell had enough to do to put them out, then they went to Carel Van Brugge’s house and demanded drink, and continued their violence in a manner indecent to be mentioned, so that Carel & Douty & Ritzert Cornewell had enough to do before they could get them out, not without tearing a flap or fall of his unmentionables, which they removed in the shoving out of his body.’ (Records of New Amsterdam, IV., 234.)
“In the same year, 1663, the Town Clerk of Flushing informed the Governor that Richard Cornhill had been sent to agree with him about tithes. He was authorized to offer ‘100 Schapel of grain, 1/2 of peas & 1/2 of wheat’ (Waller’s History of Flushing). 1665, he was delegate from Flushing to the Hempstead Convention that framed the ‘Dukes Laws,” the first code made in the Colony. ... This Convention was assembled under the rule of Governor Nicholls. Long Island, Staton Island and Westchester were united to form the District or County of Yorkshire and many of the provisions were evidently applicable to Yorkshire alone (Waller’s History of Flushing). Justice of the Peace in 1666, also Feb. 16, patentee of Flushing from Governor Nichol1s with seventeen others among whom were John Lawrence and William his brother, Charles Bridges, etc. Feb. 10, in the same year, he bought from Thomas Hicks, land on Madnan’s Neck, which in 1687, he conveys to Palmer. 1667, appointed by Governor Nicholls to enroll the Militia. 1670, appointed by the Governor and Council to lay out roads in Newtown, and the following year was appointed to adjust the boundary between Bushwick and Newtown, but did not serve. He was permitted to sell liquors and powder to the Indians. 1673, appointed by the Council to arbitrate between Roger Townsen and the Westchester people, also to arbitrate between Richard Smith and the inhabitants of Huntington. General Lovelace paid him a visit at his house just before the capture of New York from the Dutch. His sisters Sarah and Rebecca appoint him their attorney to collect legacies under their mother’s will. This power he transfers to his brother John and brother-in-law William Earle. In 1676, he had a survey of 180 acres on the south side of Fresh Kill (Staten Island). In 1684, he petitions to be put in possession of this land. In 1679-80, William Haviland filed a petition reciting that his brother-in-law Capt. Thomas Hicks who had in 1660, obtained from Governor Nicholls a patent for Madnan’s (Great) Neck in the town of Flushing, which was divided equally between him and Richard Cornhill and Elias Doughty, that petitioner bought Doughty’s interest, that Cornhill and Hicks had settled their son-in-law on one of the three lots and Mr. Cornhill is settling his other son-in-law John Lawrence on a part of said tract. Petitioner prays that they may be stopped. Commissioners were appointed to divide the tract in three parts and to lay out the 300 acres for Richard Cornhill, Thomas Hicks and William Haviland. In 1679, Richard Cornhill bought from Abraham Smith 100 acres of woodland in Hempstead, northwest of Little Success Pond, on the road to Madnan’s Neck. In 1680, appraiser of the estate of William Lawrence; forced to resign a patent for land; owed the estate of Cornelius Steenwyck 247 guilders 10 stivers in wampum. 1684, Takapousha and other Indians sold to Richard Cornhill and others all the lands called Flushing, bounded west by Flushing Creek, south by Jamaica line, east by Hempstead, north by the Sound. Richard Cornhill, Sr., and others buy 966 acres adjoining the rear of Cow Neck, deed on record in Land Office, Albany.”

Ca 1655 Richard married Elizabeth Jessup in Flushing, Queens County, New York. Elizabeth died aft 1694.105

(What is the justification for Elizabeth’s surname being Jessup?)

Their children include:

18738i.

Richard Cornell (27 Mar 1656-aft 1725)

18739ii.

Sarah Cornell (20 Jun 1657-)

18740iii.

Thomas Cornell (Died soon) (1 Dec 1659-3 Mar 1664/5)

18741iv.

Elizabeth Cornell (16 Jun 1661-)

18742v.

Joshua Cornell (3 Nov 1664-)

18743vi.

William Cornell (1 Feb 1667-30 Jul 1743)

18744vii.

Jacob Cornwell (31 Aug 1669-1 Dec 1758)

18745viii.

Col. John Cornell (5 Jul 1672-3 Apr 1742)

18746ix.

Samuel Cornell (18 Nov 1673-)

18747x.

Thomas Cornwell (10 Dec 1675-Apr 1719)

18748xi.

Mary Cornell (14 Dec 1676-)

18749xii.

Rebecca Cornell (14 Dec 1676-)

6756. William Cornell. Born ca Apr 1625 in Saffron Walden, Essex. William was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 4 Apr 1625.105 William died in Saffron Walden, Essex Jan 1627/8. Buried 7 Jan 1627/8 in Saffron Walden, Essex.105

6757. Thomas Cornell. Born ca Oct 1627 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Thomas was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 21 Oct 1627.105 Thomas died in Portsmouth, RI on 23 May 1673.247

The name of Thomas Cornell’s first wife is not known. His second wife was Sarah Earle.

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1655, March, 17, Portsmouth; he is called Thomas Cornell, Jr.. was chosen with three others to prize land and buildings of John Wood, deceased. 1657, Dec. 10, had a grant of 10 acres.
1663, Aug. 24, He, eldest son of Thomas Cornell, confirmed a deed his mother had made two years previously to Richard Hart.
1664-72, several times Deputy to the General Assembly of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
1670, May 4, he and three others appointed to audit colonies’ accounts.
1671, June 7, his bill to Assembly for further encouragement of a troop of horse was referred to next Assembly (and there is no further record of the bill); At the same meeting ordered that Thomas Cornell be desired to be a messenger from this court to carry a letter to the Governor of Plymouth, and that he be supplied with twenty shillings in silver by the treasurer, Mr. John Coggeshall, towards bearing his charge.
1672, April 2, ‘Voted that some persons be employed by this Assembly to goe over to Narragansett and take a view of such places there or thereabouts that are fit for plantations and make inquirie of English and Indians who are the owners of, or who “laie claime”to such lands and signify unto them that the colony doeth intend such lands shall be improved by peoplinge the same, and that the personds doe make return of what they doe therein to the next General Assembly.’ On this committee Thomas Cornell was appointed for Portsmouth.
1673, May 23, was executed. for the murder of his mother, concerning the injustice of this, and
the lack of any proper evidence to convict him.
1674, March 7, ‘Ordered by the Assembly, whereas, Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, who was lately executed for murthering his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Cornell, whereupon according to law, this court of Tryalls have made seizure of his estate. This Assembly (in consideration of the matter, and for the supply of the wife and children of the said Thoinas), doe see cause to release the said seizure and empowere the council of the towne of Portsmouth to take care and order that the estate of the said Thomas be soe secured and improved that just debts and other charges
be first paid and discharged, and that then his wife and children be supplyed and relieved and to that end to order and appoint an executor or executors for the true performance thereof, and that this said Towne Council doe make a will according to law, divide the estate to this wife and children of the said Thomas.’
1674, July 4, a writing was presented to the court of Plymouth by William Earle, of Dartmouth, which was by some termed the will of Thomas Cornell of Rhode Island, late deceased, in which is inentioned the disposal of some estate in our colony. The court deferred accepting it for the present and appointed William Earle, and John Cornell, brother of the deceased, to take care of the estate that it be not squandered.
1674, Oct. 29, the court ordered that such part of estate as deceased left in Plymouth colony, should be divided as follows: to widow and three children he had by her, one-half; to four eldest children of said Cornell, the other half, which they were to have in land, being sons. The right of widow Sarah for life, in the lands, was to be paid her out of the personal, if she require it.
Inventory, £77, 19s., 6d., of real and personal estate in Darthmouth, viz.: 8 mares, 4 geldings, 2 two years, 3 colts, 4 heifers, 4 steers, 5 yearlings, house and land, £41, gun, pair of old wheels, scythe, pair of bandoleers, &c. (An inventory of his estate in Portsmouth was made by John Albro and John Sanford, amounting to £452.18.5. Inventory, 22 acres land, loo sheep, cattle, horses, &c.)
1679, Jan. 4, differences having arisen between Thomas Cornell, eldest son of Thomas Cornell, deceased, and David Lake of Nunaquaquit (a neck in New Plymouth), now husband to Sarah, late widow to Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, concerning right of dower belonging to said Sarah in estate of late husband, and more especially in farm said Thomas Cornell possesseth, the said differences being in a friendly manner compromised a full discharge is now given by said Lake except a bill of £20.

Thomas first married [___].

(The Thomas Cornell who married Elizabeth Fiscock at New Amsterdam in 1642 was not the son of Thomas of Portsmouth, but another man.105)

Their children include:

18750i.

Thomas Cornell (ca 1653-11 Oct 1714)

18751ii.

Edward Cornell (ca 1654-1708)

18752iii.

Stephen Cornell (1656-)

18753iv.

John Cornell (say 1660-1704)

Thomas second married Sarah Earle (3527) , daughter of Ralph Earle (1412) (25 Aug 1605-1678) & Joan Savage (ca 1606-aft 15 Sep 1699). Born ca 1647 in Portsmouth, RI. Sarah died in Tiverton, RI in 1690.263

Sarah first married Thomas Cornell as his second wife. She married second David Lake.

Sarah was named in her father’s will as “Sarah, widow to the late deceased Thomas Cornell.”

Their children include:

10663i.

Sarah Cornell (ca 1671-16 Jan 1749)

10664ii.

Innocent Cornell (ca 1673-aft 15 Nov 1720)

6758. Ann Cornell. Born in Essex, England.

In 1659 Rebecca Cornell deeded 10 acres to her son and daughter Kent. Ann and her husband Thomas were mentioned in Rebecca’s will of 1664.

Ca 1657 Ann first married Thomas Kent in Portsmouth, RI. Thomas died in Perquimans County, North Carolina on 2 Jun 1678.

Their children include:

18754i.

Elizabeth Kent (1 Jun 1667-14 Apr 1688)

On 17 Sep 1679 Ann second married Thomas Lepper in Perquimans County, North Carolina.

6759. Rebecca Cornell. Born ca Jan 1629/30 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Rebecca was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, 31 Jan 1629/30.105 Rebecca died in Jamaica, Queens County, New York in Feb 1713. Buried on 5 Feb 1713 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York.247

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1651, Rebecca was sponsor for Adam Mott, and 1602, her husband was sponsor for Elizabeth, daughter of Richard^2 Cornell.
1673, witness on trial of her brother Thomas^2, was marked by small-pox; same day gave brother Riehard power of attorney to collect legacies under her mother's will.

On 9 Dec 1647 Rebecca married George Woolsey in New Amsterdam Reformed Church.122 Jarge Woltzen, j.m., van Jarmuyden & Rebecca Corne, j.d., uyt oudt Engelandt. Born on 27 Oct 1610 in Yarmouth, England.247 George died in Flushing, Queens County, New York, on 17 Aug 1698; he was 87.247

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
George Woolsey came from England to America 1623-4, as a boy of 13; was a partner of Isaac Allerton of Plymouth, and apparently his representative in New York; was Town Clerk of Jamaica, L. I. His descendants are numerous, some of them have become distinguished not only in the army and navy, but also as prominent divines. Theodore Dwight Woolsey, descendant of Rebecca in the fifth generation, was president of Yale College for a quarter of a century, 1846–1871.
The name is written Wolsy, Wolsi, Wiltsie, Wiltze, Wollsey (Austin s Genealogical Dictionary, Adam and Anne Mott Descendants, Family Record).

Their children include:

18755i.

Sarah Woolsey (ca Aug 1650-)

18756ii.

Capt. George Woolsey (ca 1652-19 Jan 1740)

18757iii.

Thomas Woolsey (1655-)

18758iv.

Rebecca Woolsey

18759v.

John Woolsey (ca Jan 1661-)

18760vi.

Mary Woolsey (Died young) (ca 1664-)

18761vii.

William Woolsey (-bef 1691)

18762viii.

Mary Woolsey

6760. Elizabeth Cornell. Born ca May 1631 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Elizabeth was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 1 May 1631.105 Elizabeth died bef 1637.

6761. Kelame Cornell. Born ca 1632 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Kelame died in Saffron Walden, Essex in Oct 1632. Buried on 19 Oct 1632 in Saffron Walden, Essex.105

6762. William Cornell. Born ca 1632 in Saffron Walden, Essex. William was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 9 Dec 1632.105

William was mentioned in his mother’s will of 1664.

6763. John Cornell. Born ca Jun 1634 in Saffron Walden, Essex. John was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 6 Jun 1634.105 John died in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York in 1704.247

From Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
“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 100 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. (See full account in Onderdonk’s Queens County, pp. 9-10.) 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 100 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.”

Ca 1669 John married Mary Russell, daughter of John Russell (-13 Apr 1694) & Dorothy (-13 Feb 1686/7).247 Born in 1645.105

Mary, of Dartmouth, MA.

Their children include:

18763i.

John Cornwell (say 1670-ca 1753)

18764ii.

Joshua Cornell (ca 1677-)

18765iii.

Mary Cornell (ca 1679-)

18766iv.

Richard Cornwell (26 Mar 1678/9-15 Jun 1757)

18767v.

Caleb Cornell (ca 1683-ca 1734)

6764. Elizabeth Cornell. Born ca Jan 1637 in Saffron Walden, Essex. Elizabeth was baptized in Saffron Walden, Essex, on 15 Jan 1637.105 Elizabeth died aft 1708.105

On 9 Jul 1661 Elizabeth married Christopher Almy, son of William Almy (ca 1601-ca 1677) & Audrey Barlowe (-aft 1676), in Bristol, RI.105 Born in 1632 in Dunton-Bassett, Leicestershire. Christopher died on 30 Jan 1713.105

Christopher, of Newport RI.

From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1667, Christopher Almy and several others bought lands of the Indians at Monmouth, N.J., where he lived several years and returned to Rhode Island before 1680.
1680, March 5, he and several others bought Pocasset (Tiverton) lands for £1,100, he having 3 3/4 shares out of 30 shares; the purchase was made of Gov. Josiah Winslow, etc.
1690, he was deputy, also Assistant (or Colonial Senator).
1690, Feb. 27, he was elected governor, but refused to serve for reasons satisfactory to Assembly (this was the first election for governor since the deposition of Andros).
1693, Aug. 24, was sent from Rhode Island to England to present their grievances to Queen Mary, and on Oct. 28, same year, the Assembly allowed him £134, 10s., 8d for his expenses in England.
Will dated 1708, Sept. 4; codicil, 1711, Sept. 17; proved, 1713, Feb. 9; executor, son (or grandson probably) Job. Mentions surviving children and grandchildren, one of whom gets
10s. for a bible; some get £10, others £20, and others £40. His wife Elizabeth is left negro man Cumbo, and woman Margaret for life, and one year after wife’s death said negroes to be free, and then to have a bed, cow, and use of 20 acres in Pocasset for their lives. To wife two cows, horses, and best feather bed, and to her for life the housing and land in Rhode Island, half the fruit of orchard, and all household goods. (For further particulars see Austin’s Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, from which most of the above is taken.)

Their children include:

18768i.

Sarah Almy (17 Apr 1662-1708)

18769ii.

Elizabeth Almy (29 Sep 1663-1712)

18770iii.

William Almy (27 Oct 1665-6 Jul 1747)

18771iv.

Ann Almy (29 Nov 1667-bef 1708)

18772v.

Christopher Almy (26 Dec 1669-)

18773vi.

Rebecca Almy (6 Jan 1671-1708)

18774vii.

John Almy (Died soon) (Apr 1673-1673)

18775viii.

Capt. Job Almy (10 Oct 1675-3 Dec 1743)

18776ix.

(a child) Almy (Died soon) (1678-)

6765. Joshua Cornell. Born ca 1641 in Portsmouth, RI.

Joshua’s mother conveyed to him, 21 Oct 1664, land in Plymouth, MA, which he conveyed, 21 Nov 1664, to Samuel Cornell.247

6766. Samuel Cornell. Born ca 1644 in Dartmouth, MA. Samuel died ca 1715.247

Samuel married Grizzell Strange, daughter of John Strange (ca 1619-aft 1687) & Alice [Strange]. Born ca 1645.

Grizzell’s first husband was Thomas Fish, second husbaand Samuel Cornell.

Their children include:

18777i.

Thomas Cornell (22 Sep 1685-1763)

18778ii.

Samuel Cornell (11 Jan 1688-ca 1740)

18779iii.

Comfort Cornell (4 Dec 1691-)

6767. Mary Cornell. Born ca 1645 in Dartmouth, MA.

Mary was mentioned in her mother’s will of 1664.

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