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Male William Cornell Click to view William Cornell in the family tree

William was born in Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York and his baptism took place in 1667 in , New Amsterdam, , New York.1   William's father was Richard Cornell and his mother was Elizabeth Jessup.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs. He had nine brothers and five sisters, named Richard, Thomas, Joshua, Richard Jr., Jacob, William, John, Samuel, Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Mary (Twin) and Rebecca (Twin).  He died on July 30th, 1743.1 


William's first family with Jane Whitehead

‌William and Jane were married in a religious ceremony on April 8th, 1735 in Hempstead, Nassau, NY.1 


William's second family with Elizabeth Smith

They had a son named William.

1 RossBonny.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (TM), Gcornell.ged, Rcornell.ged, JSWing.FTW, JSWing.FTW, JSWingJan99.FTW

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