From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1698, in census of Queens Co.
1710, John Cornwell, Jr., and Jeremiah Smith of Hempstead, from William Stile, eight acres northwest of Hannah.
1723, Edward (John’s brother) and John Cornell protest against dividing the town.
1726, John and wife Elizabeth of Hempstead, their X mark deed to Sneden, £100, six acres at Tanner’s Pond in ye North Woods.
1730, John and others protest against a gate on the road from Tanner’s Pond to the Great Plains.
John married Elizabeth Wiltse.
38113.William Cornell. Born ca 1693. William died in Hopewell, NJ on 30 Mar 1749.
William married Hannah Smith.
38114.Edward Cornell. Born ca 1695.247 Edward died in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York in 1782.247
From The Genealogy of the Cornell Family:247
1698, in census of Queens Co.
1723, protests against dividing the town.
1761, June 5, bap. at St. George's Church, Hempstead, William Cornell (adult), Hannah Cornell (adult), Elizabeth, Katherine. Melanthon, children of William and Hannah Cornell; Stephen, Abigal, William, ance, children of John and Hannah Cornell; Nelson Cornell, (child); John, Caleb, Mary, children of Daniel (deceased) and Mary Cornell; James, son of Elizabeth Lambertson. (N.Y. Genealogical and Biographical Record, XL, 48.)
1780–1782, Edward Cornell of Hempstead, will to son William the house and land east of the bank where he lived; to William and Benjamin all my lands west of the bank; to William, salt meadow at Hungary Harbor; to Benjamin and William lands on the plains and a patent right, Benjamin to pay John £100, William to pay £100 to my son Daniel’s children viz.: John, Caleb, Nelson and Mary; to daughter Hannah Abrams, £25; to daughter Elizabeth Lambertson, £25,, but if she dies before him, then to her son James, bap. 1761; to granddaughter Elizabeth, daughter of William, £10; to grandson Lamkiel, £100; to my four grandchildren, Edward, son of John, Margaret Watts, Edmund Abrams, Margaret Abrams, various legacies; executors, son Benjamin and William, both qualified.
Edward married Mary.
Children:
i. William Cornell, bp. 1730, d. 1789, m. 1st Hannah, m. 2nd Ruth;
ii. Benjamin Cornell, d. 1784, m. 1st 24 Dec 1780 Mary Gibson (both of Jamaica), m. 2nd Deborah Dean;
iii. John Cornell, m. Hannah Thorne of Flushing;
iv. Daniel Cornell, d. 1761, m. Mary;
v. Hannah Cornell, m. Henry Abrams;
vi. Elizabeth Cornell, m. 4 Oct 1756 John Lambertson; and
vii. Judah Cornell, m. 1774 William Miller.247
38115.Elizabeth Cornell. Born ca 1690. Elizabeth died bef Jun 1717.