General Notes

One of the nine children of Thomas Cornell listed in Rev. John Cornell's Genealogy of the Cornell Family.

This is the son whom Rebecca hopes to live with instead of with her other son, Thomas.

From John Cornell's' Genealogy: On November 21, 1664, brother Joshua conveyed to Samuel, both living in "Accookset in New Plimouth," for 24L, two adjacent parcels of land there, one parcel being that which was given to him by his mother, Rebecca Cornell, the other a parcel which he purchased from William Earle.

On March 21, 1669,  "Rebecca Cornell, widow to the late deceased Mr. Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth on Rhoad Island, to my loving sonn Samuel Cornell, now an inhabitant in the town of Dartmouth (across the bay from Portsmouth, purchased originally from Wesamequen or Messasoit and his son Wamsutta on November 29, 16520, in New Plimouth, do freely willingly and of my own voluntary mind really and fully give grant enfeoff and confirm unto my said sonn Samuel Cornell, a certain parcel or tract of land (by me purchased since the decease of my aforesaid husband) conteyning the one-sixth part of a lot or share or portion of land within the aforesaid town of Dartmouth, part whereof is already laid out at the place commonly called Cookset, and now in the possession of my said son Samuel." Witnessed by Joshua Coggeshall, Thomas Cornell and Philip Allin.

May 29, 1670, in the census of Dartmouth, Massachusetts and in 1682 was the constable there.

In 1685, Samuel and his nephew, Thomas, son of his brother Thomas, reached an agreement as to the boundary line between them, there having been "a great difference between us."

May 3, 1699, will written and dated. Proved on April 5, 1715. Dartmouth. He left to Thomas, his oldest son, his dwelling and land, "with all my meadows upon three little Islands, with six acres at the point called 'Pottoswatuxet,' " all in Dartmouth. Samuel received land lying between James Sisson and James Tripp, with 50 acres of undivided lands. To his son Thomas, a chest and a box and a small Bible which belonged to his mother, a feather bed and andirons. To his daughter Comfort 40L when she became 18 and 5L each year thereafter until paid. The executors were Thomas Cornell, nephew (son of his brother Thomas) and his cousin George Cadman of Dartmouth.

Daughter Catherine had already died.