wife. His estate amounted to £9000. Children born in
Middletown, Conn.
80. Benjamin, b. April 13, 1713; d. Nov. 4, 1724.
81. AsHBELL, b. May. 6, 1715 ; d. Feb. 6, 1729.
82. Rachel, b. Sept. 27, 1717; d. Jan. 26, 1748; m. Oct. i, 1741,
John Cotton of Middletown. Child (Cotton) : i. John, b.
Nov. 30, 1745.
83. Elijah, b. 1720; d. s. p. before 1759, when his estate was dis-
tributed to his brothers and nephews ; m. Rebecca [Butler,
who m. 2d, Allin Gilbert?].
84. Lieut. Cornelius, b. July 15, 1722. + (84)
85. Benjamin, b. Feb. 16, 1736. -f (85)
86. Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1736; d. March 5, 1740.
87. MiNDWELL, b. Aug. II, 1738; d. Sept. 14, 1742.
(20) WILLIAM^ CORNWALL (Wiltiam-, William^), born
Sept. 13, 1671; died July 16, 1747; married Jan. 22, 1692,
Esther, daughter of John and Mary (Harris) Ward of Mid-
dletown, and granddaughter of Andrew Ward, who was
Deputy Governor of Connecticut with Ludlow in 1634, etc.
She died July 13, 1734, aged 66. He removed to East Middle-
town, Conn, (now Portland), probably before 1700, and settled
back of Wangunk Meadows on land originally laid out to his
grandfather. In 171 1 he was chairman of the committee of
three appointed to build the first meeting house in East Middle-
town, in which he was the first tithing man. He established
the first grist mill in East Middletown, in partnership with
Thomas Miller. He was selectman in 1727 and 1728. In
1736 he deeded about two hundred and fifty acres of land to
his son William, and about one hundred and fifty acres of land,
with his house and barn, to his son Andrew, and divided
FOURTH GENERATION. I9
between them his interest in the grist mill and his rights in the
undivided lands of the town. Children born in East Middle-
town, Conn.
88. William, b. Oct. 20. 1692. + (88)
89. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1694.
90. Ebenezer, bapt. 1697 ; d. young.
91. Andrew, b. June 2, 1700. + (91)
92. John, b. April 9, 1703; d. April 29, 1723.
93. Samuel, b. May 31, 1706; d. Dec. 12, 1720.
94. Esther, b. Oct. 10, 1708; m. (?) April 14, 1731, Benjamin
Harris of Middletown. Children (Harris) : i. Martha,
b. Feb. 9, 1732. 2. Esther, h. April 3, 1735. 3. Mary, b.
Jan. I, 1740. 4. Mercy, b. June 17, 1743. 5. John, h.
May 5, 1746.
95. Jacob, b. Jan. 23, 1712; d. July 10, 1774.
(28) WILLI AM^' CORNWALL (Samner-, William^), born
Jan. 22, 1672; died Dec. 25, 1704; married Esther . He
lived in Middletown. Children born in Middletown, Conn.
96. Jemima, bapt. Feb. 4, 1700; m. 1718, Stephen Bradley of
Guilford, Conn. Children (Bradley) : i. Joseph, h. June
24, 1720; m. Sybil Meigs. 2. Freelove, b. Nov. 30, 1722; d.
1813 ; m. Thomas Willcox. 3. Esther, b. Nov. 2, 1724 ; m.
Noah Scranton. 4. Clotilda, b. Oct. 13, 1726. 5. Stephen,
b. Jan. 12, 1729; m. Ruth Meigs. 6. Lois, b. March 3, 1731 ;
m. Job Buel. 7. Benjamin, b. May 2, 1733; d. in war,
1756. 8. Timothy, b. July 25, 1735; m. Esther Shipman.
9. Zenas, b. Feb. 12, 1739; d. in war, 1756. 10. Ziniri, b.
May 9, 1741 ; m. Ruth Hill. 11. Eher, b. May 10, 1743.
97. Lois, bapt. Feb. 8, 1702; m. March 25, 1725, Daniel Collins of
Guilford, Conn. Children (Collins) : i. Anne, b. Feb. 23,
1726; m. Timothy Fowler. 2. William, b. March 10, 1728.
3. Loraine, b. Jan. i, 1731. 4. Freelove, b. Nov. 20, 1732;
m. Stephen Baldwin. 5. Avis, b. July 21, 1734. 6. Rev.
Daniel, b. Jan. 20, 1738; m. Sarah Lyman. 7. Zeruiah, b.
Feb. 28, 1740; m. Miss Chidsey. 8. Demetrius, b. Dec. 6,
1741. 9. Gen. Augustus, b. Aug. 7, 1743 ; m. Mary Chit-
tenden. 10. Ruth, b. July 4, 1745; m. Col. Moses Lyman.
(31) SAMUEL^ CORNWALL (Samuel-, Winiam^), baptized
July 16, 1679; died April 6, 1730; married August 13, 1713,
Phebe, daughter of Samuel Hall of Middletown. He lived in
Middletown. His will, dated March 16, 1730, mentions wife
Phebe, eldest son Samuel, "and the rest of my children."
Children born in Middletown, Conn.
20 WILLIAM CORNWALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
98. Samuel, b. Feb. 2"], 1714; d. s. p. before i745-
99. Phebe, b. Aug. 27, 1715; m. ist, Aug. 14, i73S, John Foster
of Middletown ; m. 2d, Mr. Porter. Children (Foster) :
I. Margaret, b. 1736. 2. John, b. I737- 3- Elisabeth, b.
1739. 4. Mary, h. 1741. 5. Samuel, b. I744- 6. Esther, b.
1745. 7. George, b. 1748. 9. Thomas, b. 1753. 10.
Edward, h. 1755. 11. Susannah, h. 1756; 12. ^nw.
100. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1717, d. before 1769, when her estate
was administered by her brother Elisha.
loi. George, b. "the last Sunday in Oct.," 1719; d. s. p. before 1750,
when his estate was distributed to John and Phebe Foster,
Lemuel and Mary Pelton, John and Esther Clough, Elisha
Cornwall, and Ebenezer Cornwall.
102. Elisha, b. "Wednesday in Sept.," 1721. -\- (102)
103. Mary, b. "Friday in March," 1723; m. ist, April 8, 1747,
Lemuel Pelton of Groton and Middletown; m. 2d, John
Mighill. Children (Pelton) : i. Samuel, b. Dec. 26, 1748;
m. Rachel Bosworth. 2. Lemuel, b. July 13, 1749. 3.
George, b. June 14, 1751. 4. Mary, b. Nov. 28, 1752; m.
John Harris. 5. Hannah, b. Oct. 14, 1754; m. John Banks.
6. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1756; m. Jonathan Sizer. 7.
Phebe, b. Nov. 28, 1758. 8. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 28, 1763 ; m.
Prudence Bogart. 9. Olive, b. Oct. 28, 1766.
104. Esther, b. Aug. 28, 1726; d. before 1761 ; m. ist, Oct. 14,
1741, John Clough; m. 2d, July 25, 1753, Samuel Geer.
Children (Clough) : i. John, h. Feb. 10, 1742. 2. James,
b. July IS, 1743. 3. Mary, b. Nov. 3, 1745; d. 1746. 4.
Mary, h. Sept. 29, 1747. 5. William, b. Jan. 11, 1750. 6.
George, b. Jan. 11, 1750.
105. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 20, 1729; d. s. p. Aug. 16, 1757; m. ist,
Esther . She d. Aug. 23, 1751, and he m. 2d, Feb.
26, 1752, Hannah Winnock. [She probably m. 2d, April
20, 1763, Robert Lee of Middletown.] His estate was dis-
tributed in 1761 to brother Elisha, eldest sister Phebe
Porter, sister Elizabeth Cornwall, sister Mary Pelton, and
heirs of Esther Geer.
(32) EBENEZER3 CORNWALL (.Savinel-, William^),
died after 1751; married April 26, 1715, Abigail Clark of New
Haven. He lived in Middletown. His will, dated 1751, men-
tions wife Abigail and nephew Ebenezer. Children born in
Middletown, Conn.
106. Esther, b. April 26, 1716; d. 1724.
107. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 27, 1718; d. 1727.
FOURTH GENERATION. 21
(35) JACOBS CORNWALL (Jacob-, William^), born Oct.
I, 1682; died Jan. 5, 1767; married, March 20, 171 1, Edith,
daughter of Francis Whitmore of Middletown. She died June
10, 1 77 1, aged 88. He lived in Middletown. Was called
"mariner" in 17 13, when he was granted liberty to erect a wharf
in Middletown. Was selectman in 1731. His will mentions
wife Edith, sons James and Francis, children of his son Daniel
deceased, viz. : Daniel, Jacob, Isaac and Nathaniel, daughters
Edith, Hannah and Ruth, and heirs of daughter Mary, deceased.
Children born in Middletown, Conn.
108. Jacob, b. Aug. 28, 1712; "died at sea, being cast away and
drowned Oct. 17, 1736."
109. Capt. Daniel, b. June 24, 1714. + (109)
no. Margaret, b. April 12, 1716; d. June 12, 1716.
111. Edith, b. Oct., 1717; was living in 1767.
112. Hannah, b. July 15, 1719; m. June 29, 1739, Samuel Ward of
Middletown.
113. Isaac, b. "the beginning of Sept.," 1722; killed by lightning,
April 13, 1739.
114. Ruth, b. Feb. i, 1725; d. Sept. 24, 1824; m. ist, March 2,
1749, Amos Coleman of Middletown, Conn., and Hatfield,
Mass. ; m. 2d, June 28, 1761, John Kirby of Middletown.
Children (Coleman) : i. Ruth, h. July 6, 1750; d. 1755.
2. Samuel, h. July 17, 1752. 3. Nathaniel, h. April 17, 1754.
4. Ruth, b. April 2, 1756. Child (Kirby) : 5. Mary, h. May
2, 1763; m. 1st, May 4, 1786, Solomon Dunbar; m. 2d,
Oct. 3, 1789, Dr. Samuel Davis of Ballston, N. Y. Child
(Dunbar): (i) Mary, h. Feb. 23, 1787; m. Rev. John
McCrea. Children (Davis) : (2) Rev. John Kirby, b. Jan.
23, 1792. (3) Rev. Samuel S., D.D. (4) Abigail Maria, b.
Nov. 3, 1793. (s) Henry, b. Sept. 14, 1795.
115. Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1726; d. before 1767; m. Aug. 16, 1750,
Samuel Rose of Wethersfield, Conn. Children (Rose) : i.
Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1751. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1753. 3.
Sarah, b. Jan. 11, 1755. 4. Martha, b. Nov. 21, 1756. 5.
John, b. Dec. 5, 1758. 6. George, b. Aug. 23, 1760. 7.
Amabel, h. July 4, 1762.
116. Nathaniel, b. July 12, 1729; killed by lightning April 13, 1739.
117. Francis, b. "the latter part of Nov.," 1731. + (117)
118. James, b. Aug. 12, 1733. +(ii8)
(40) Captain WAIT^ CORNWALL (Jacob", Williani'),
born Sept. 18, 1692; died Jan. 8, 1742; married April 24, 1717,
Mary Todd. He lived in Middletown (South Farms). Was
22 WILLIAM CORNWALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
constable 1731. Was tithing man 1731. Was commissioned
captain of militia 1741. Children born in Middletown, Conn.
119. MiLLiCENT, b. Jan. 9, 1718; m. David Strickland.
120. Mercy, b. July 17, 1719; m. May 4, 1747, John Mildrum of
Middletown. Children (Mildrum) : i. Mary, b. Jan. 24,
1748; m. Nov. 26, 1770, Nathaniel Cornwall, Jr. 2. Sarah,
b. Feb. 28, 1749; d. Sept. 21, 1776; m. Jan. 19, 1768,
Nathan Strong of Middletown. 3. Lucia, Sept. 18, 1750.
4. Mark, b. Feb. 12, 1752.
121. Mary, b. July 17, 1719; m. Nov. 3, 1743, Lieut. Nathaniel
Cornwall of Middletown.
122. Timothy, b. Jan. 21, 1722. + (122)
123. Abigail, b. July 2, 1725 ; m. Dec. 18, 1745, Lieut. Cornelius
Cornwall of Middletown.
124. Susan, b. May 3, 1729; m. Feb. 12, 1749, Thomas Francis of
Killingworth. Children {Francis) : i. Wait Cornwall,
bapt. May 3, 1773, and probably others.
125. Mabel, b. Nov. 24, 1730.
126. Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1733.
(42) Captain TIMOTHY^' CORNWALL (Jacob-, William^),
born August 23, 1700; died 1732; married first, Nov. 23, 1726,
Rebecca, daughter of Capt. James Welles of Haddam; married
second, March 20, 1728, Susannah Hamlin of Middletown, who
married second, May 30, 1733, Peter Wolcott. He lived in
Middletown. Was a sea captain. The inventory of his estate,
which amounted to £1,428, included "^ part in the sloop 'Sea
Flower.' i6o." Children born in Middletown, Conn.
127. Timothy, b. Oct. 30, 1727; d. Feb. 27, 1728.
128. Rebecca, b. March 18, 1730.
129. Capt. Timothy, b. Dec. 25, 1731. + (129)
Fifth Generation.
(56) JOHN* CORNWALL (John', John\ William^), born
April 7, 1705; died April 23, 1746; married Dec. 27, 1727,
Mary Foster of Middletown, who married second, Malachi
Lewis. He lived in Middletown. Children born in Middle-
town, Conn.
FIFTH GENERATION. 23
131. John, b. March 29, 1729. + (131)
132. SaraHj b. June 20, 1731 ; m. Oct. 3, 1748, Joseph Harris of
Middletown. Children (Harris) : 1. John, b. Dec. 27,
1750. 2. Joseph, b. July 9, 1753. 3. Hannah, b. Oct. 23,
1755-
133. Abijah, b. Oct. 27, 1733; d. young.
134. Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1735 ; was living 1748.
135. Abijah, b. Dec. 24, 1737. + (135)
136. Thomas, b. April 13, 1740. + (136)
137. Samuel, b. Sept. 14, 1742; was living in 1757; perhaps he
served in the Revolutionary War.
138. Hannah, b. March 10, 1745; was living in 1761.
(71) PAUL^ CORNWALL (PaiiP, John\ William^), born
Nov. 15, 1715; died before 1753; married Feb. 7, 1737, Mary
Stroud of Branford, Conn, He lived in New Haven and Bran-
ford. Children born in Branford, Conn.
139. Rev. John, b. Aug. 19. 1738. + (139)
140. Susannah, b. Jan. 3, 1741 ; m. Sept. 19, 1764, Joseph Jones
of Branford. Children (Jones) : i. William. 2. Rachel;
m. Aug. 12, 1799, William Bell. 3. Lydia.
141. Capt. William, b. 1743; d. s. p. 1795 in Nova Scotia, leaving
considerable property in vessels and in real estate in Lon-
don which his American heirs were never able to secure.
He was a Tory in the Revolution.
(7.S) JOSEPH* CORNWALL (Capt. Joseph^ Jolm\
William^), born April 7, 1711 ; died Feb. 16, 1787; married
first, Dec. 29, 1737, Abigail Candee. She died May 26, 1743,
and he married second, Feb. 9, 1746, Mindwell Lane. She died
March 15, 1778. He lived in Middletown (Westfield). Chil-
dren born in Middletown, Conn.
142. Joseph, b. Oct. 7, 1738. + (142)
143. Abigail, b. Dec. 16, 1739; d. March 30, 1745.
144. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1741 ; d. 1742.
145. Son, b. May 17, 1743; d. May 22, 1743.
146. Isaac, b. June 30, 1747. + (146)
147. Abigail, b. July 31, 1751 ; m. Jan. 5, 1777, Joseph Harris of
Middletown. Children (Harris) : i. Abigail, b. Nov. 28,
1778. 2. Joseph, b. Feb. 9, 1781.
148. Mindwell, b. May 15, 1755 ; m. Aaron Norton.
(79) Lieutenant NATHANIEL* CORNWALL (Capt.
Joseph^, lohn^, William'^), born Oct. 6, 1718; died Oct. 7, 1775;
24 WILLIAM CORNWALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
married Nov. 3, 1743, Mary, daughter of Captain Wait Corn-
wall of Middletown. She died Jan. 10, 1780. He lived in Mid-
dletown (Westfield). Was commissioned Lieutenant in the
militia. Children born in Middletown, Conn.
149. MiLLiCENT, b. Sept. 15, 1744; m- May 22, 1766, Deacon
Ebenezer Bacon of Middletown.
150. Nathaniel, b. June 12, 1746. + (150)
151. Elihu, b. Sept. 20, 1747; d. s. p. Oct. 6, 1776.
152. Mabel, b. Dec. 28, 1750; d. Jan. 5, 1772.
153. Mary, b. Aug. 21, 1753; m. Jan. 23, 1776, Aaron Plumb of
Middletown. Children (Plumb) : i. Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1776.
2. Rhoda, b. March 28, 1778. 3. David, b. June 26, 1780.
4. Aaron, b. Jan. 31, 1782; m. Ruth Ward. 5. Elilni, b.
Sept. 20, 1790; m. Lucy Paddock.
154. Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1755 ; m. July 5, 1779, Joseph Coe of
Middletown. Children (Coe) : i. Elihu, h. Aug. 28, 1780;
m. Rachel Coe. 2. Millicent, b. March 25, 1782; m. Fair-
field Camp. 3. Joseph, b. Jan. 21, 1784; m. Eunice Ward.
4. Curtis, b. Jan. S, 1786; m. Laura Stow. 5. Lois, b.
Jan. 6, 1788; m. Eli Coe. 6. Enoch, b. Oct. 25, 1791. 7.
Calvin, b. April 11, 1794; m. Harriet Rice. 8. Lutlier, h.
April I, 1796. 9. Cyrus, h. May 8, 1798. 10. Esther, b.
Jan. 6, 1790; m. John Birdsey.
155. David, b. May 23, 1757; d. s. p. Sept. 26, 1776.
156. Sarah, b. Feb. 5, 1759; m. Dec. 27, 1778, Samuel Savage.
157. Lucy, b. Dec. 5, 1760; m. (as 2d wife), Aug. 2, 1781,
Nathan Strong of Middletown. Children (Strong) : i.
Jabec, h. 1782. 2. Nathaniel, b. 1783. 3. Lucy, b. 1785.
4. Patty, b. 1786. 5. Samuel, b. 1788. 6. Jabez, b. 1790.
7. Timothy, b. 1791. 8. Sarah, b. 1792. 9. Millicent, b.
1793. 10. Timothy, b. 1795. 11. Nathaniel, b. 1797. 12.
Sarah, b. 1799. 13. Elihu, b. 1800.
158. Abiah, b. Feb. 18, 1763; m. Dec. 22, 1788, Benjamin Bacon of
Middletown. Children (Bacon) : i. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 2,
1789. 2. Benjamin, b. June 25, 1791. 3. Phineas, b. Nov.
4, 1795. 4. Daniel, b. June 6, 1799. 5. Sarah, b. Dec. 18,
1801. 6. Mary, h. May 8, 1807.
159. Mercy, b. Feb. 28, 1765; m. (?) May 31, 1799, Joseph Hall of
Wallingford. Children (Hall) : i. Sarah G., m. Oct. 4,
1840, Israel Harrison.
(84) Lieutenant CORNELIUS* CORNWALL {Bcnjambf,
John^, William^), born July 15, 1722; died Nov. 11, 181 1;
married first, Dec. 18, 1745, Abigail, daughter of Captain Wait
Cornwall of Middletown. She died July 3, 1785, and he married
FIFTH GENERATION. 2$
second, Nov. 30, 1785, Anna Doolittle of Wallingford. He
lived in Middletown (Westfield). Was commissioned Lieu-
tenant in the militia 1769. He served in the French and Indian
War, and was at the siege of Quebec, 1759. Children born
in Middletown, Conn.
160. Hannah, b. March 25, 1747; m. (?) Jan. 16, 1772, Ephraim
Higby of Middletown. Children (Higby) : i. Sarah, b.
April 2, 1773; d. 1776. 2. Rachel, h. March 22, 1776. 3.
Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1777. 4. Epliraim, b. Aug. 5, 1779. 5.
Hannah, b. Aug. 31, 1781. 6. Caleb, b. Jan. 19, 1784; d.
1806. 7. Jacob, b. July 16, 1786; d. 1806. 8. Ann, b.
March 12, 1791.
161. Cornelius, b. Aug. 9, 1748. + (161)
162. Rachel, b. Aug. 20, 1751 ; d. April 8, 1776.
163. Capt. AsHBEL, b. Feb. 9, 1754. + (163)
164. Elijah, b. Aug. 17, 1756. + (164)
165. Abigail, b. April 3, 1759; m. Edward Johnson of Whitesboro,
N. Y. Children {Johnson) : i. Edward. 2. Enoch. 3.
Millicent, b. Nov. 22, 1791 ; m. Cyrus Ashley of Corinth,
N. Y., and Plainfield, 111.
166. Enoch, b. April 2, 1762; d. at sea, 1785; m. Rene, dau. of
Richard Dowd of Middletown, who m. 2d. Ebenezer
Roberts. He had one daughter.
167. Hart, b. Sept. 18, 1764; m. ; had five children; removed to
one of the southern counties of New York.
168. Millicent, b. March 12, 1767; m. Mr. Doolittle of Walling-
ford.
(85) BENJAMIN* CORNWALL {Bcnjamin\ JoJiir,
William^), born Feb. 16, 1736; died Aug., 1807; married 1758,
Hannah Williams. He removed from Middletown to Farming-
ton about 1775. He served as private in the French and Indian
War (Aug. 30 to Oct. 6, 1755), and in the Revolutionary War
as Sergeant (June to. Dec, 1776). Children born in Middle-
town and Farmington, Conn.
169. Benjamin, b. Nov. 20, 1759. -\- (169)
170. Caleb, b. July 21, 1762. -\- (170)
171. Olive, b. Feb. 25, 1764; d. Oct. 6, 1849; m. Josiah Barnes of
Bristol, Conn. Children (Barnes) : i. Aniisa. 2. Josiah.
3. Caleb, b. Nov. 23, 1790; d. s. p. 4. Lavinia, b. March 23,
1794; m. Alonzo Hart. 5. Hannah, b. July 24, 1797; m.
Gad Yale of Nauvoo, 111. 6. Spencer, b. June 15, 1800; d.
s. p. 7. Eber, b. Aug., 1803 ; d. s. p. 8. Samuel, b. 1805 ;
m. Sarah Willcox. 9. Elias, b. Dec. 23, 1808; m. Caroline
Weldon. 10. Eliada, b. Dec. 23, 1808; m. Clarissa Odell.
26 WILLIAM CORNWALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
172. MiNDWELL, b. April 22, 1768; m. Feb. 9, 1794, Daniel Alvord
of Ridgeway, N. Y. Children (Alvord) :
1. Chauncey, b. Jan. 20, 1795 ; m. 1824, Jemima Taber.
2. Clarissa, b. Oct. 3, 1796; m. March, 1817, Elijah Shel-
don of Royalton, N. Y. Children {Sheldon) : i.
Joseph, h. Aug. 2, 1818. (2) Chauncey A., b. Aug.
24, 1822. (3) Elijah, b. Nov. 12, 1828. (4) Simeon,
b. Jan. 3, 1831. (s) Hiram, b. July, 1834.
3. Nancy, b. March 19, 1798; m. May 18, 1813, John
McCormick of Ridgeway, N. Y. Children (McCor-
mick) : (i) Fanny, b. Sept. 20, 1815 ; m. 1835, Mr.
Reynolds. (2) Daniel, h. March i, 181S. (3) James,
h. Sept. 20, 1820. (4) Nelson, h. Oct. 6, 1822. (5)
Clarissa, b. Aug. 11, 1825; m. 1842, Mr. Jackson.
(6) /o/jM, b. May 28, 1828. (7) Nancy, h. Dec. 5,
1830; m. 1847, Mr. Cox. (8) Chauncey, b. June 30,
1838.
4. Fanny, b. Oct., 1799; d. 1812.
5. Joseph, b. 1801 ; d. 1803.
6. Elijah, b. Feb., 1803.
7. Elisha, h. Feb., 1803 ; d. June, 1804.
173. Nancy, b. April 12, 1772; m. Jonah Richards of Canton, Conn.
Children (Richards): i. Nancy A., h. Jan. 20, 1807; m.
Charles B. Hale. 2. Mary M., b. Sept. 18, 1809 ; m. Henry
Burnham. 3. William, b. May 16, 1812; m. Sophronia
Tuttle. 4. Sarah L., b. June 13, 1816; m. (as second wife)
Charles B. Hale.
174. Titus, b. Sept. 19, 1774. + (174)
175. Calvin, b. Aug. 26, 1778. + (175)
(88) WILLIAM^ CORNWALL (William^ William^
William^), born Oct. 20, 1692 ; died Dec. 13, 1755 ; married April
2, 1724, Esther, daughter of Lieutenant Nathaniel and Esther
(Ranny) Savage of East Middletown, who was born 1697 and
died April 16, 1769. He lived in East Middletown, where he
had a gristmill. His father deeded about 250 acres of land to
him in 1736. His will, dated Sept. 9, 1754, mentions his son
John, daughters Esther and Rachel, and grandson Nathaniel.
Children born in East Middletown, Conn.
176. John', b. Dec. 18, 1724. + (176)
177- William, b. May 4, 1727. + (177)
178. Esther, b. Aug. 9, 1729; d. March 20, 1802; m. June 15, 1749,
David Robinson, 3d, of Durham and Chatham, Conn.
Child (Robinson): i. Abigail, b. Nov. 10. 1750; d. June
18. 1769; m. 1768, Nicholas Ames of Chatham. Child
(Ames) : (i) John, h. June 4, 1769; m. ist 1792, Vienna
FIFTH GENERATION. 2'J
Penfield; m. 2d 1801, Abigail Upford. Children {Ames) :
i. Abigail, b. Nov. 17, 1793; ii. John, b. March 10, 1795;
d. young; iii. John R., b. May 19, 1796; iv. Eliza, b.
March 23, 1798; v. J-Jenry, b. March 30, 1803; vi. Charles,
b. March 29, 1805 ; vii. Vienna P., b. June 12, 1807 ; viii.
Lucy, b. Aug. 21, 1815.
179. Rachel, b. April 2, 1730; d. May 20, 1759; m. (as 2d wife)
May 5, 1750, Zaccheus Goodrich of Chatham. Children
{Goodrich) : i. Prudence, b. Sept. 20, 1751 ; m. William
Dixon. 2. Rachel, h. Dec. 12, 1752; m. William Roach.
3. Lucy, h. Sept. 21, 1756; m. Rev. Amos Gill.
180. Nathaniel, b. April 2, 1730; d. about 1746. He served in the
"first French war," probably in the Louisberg expedition.
181. Samuel, bapt. Feb. 4, 1733; d. young.
(91) ANDREW* CORNWALL {William^ William',
William^), born June 2, 1700; died April 17, 1756; married first,
Sept. 9, 1725, Elizabeth, daughter of William Savage of Upper
Middletown. She died March 21, 1747, aged 51, and he married
second, Dec. 2y, 1748, Tabitha Cooper. He lived in East Mid-
dletown. His father deeded about 150 acres of land to him in
1736. He was selectman in 1731. His will, dated Jan. 17,
1756, mentions wife, daughters Mary and Sarah, sons Andrew,
Thomas and Timothy. Children born in East Middletown,
Conn.
182. Mary, b. July 12, 1726; d. between 1756 and 1777.
183. Elizabeth, b. June 27, 1729; d. March 11. 1747.
184. Sarah, b. May 15, 1732; d. 1773; m. June 29, 1749, Daniel
Shepherd of East Middletown. Children {Shepherd) :
I. William, b. 1750. 2. Sarah, b. 1756. 3. Mary, b. 1758.
4. Reuben, b. 1760. 5. Elizabeth, b. 1752. 6. Daniel, b.
1754. 7. Rachel, b. 1763. 8. William, b. 1765. 9. Eliza-
beth, b. 1767. 10. Andrew, b. 1769. 11. Rev. Samuel,
D.D., b. 1772; d. 1846; m. 1795, Lucy Ames; grad. Yale
Col. 1793 ; preached in Lenox, Mass., fifty years.
185. Andrew, b. Aug. 22, 1735. + (185)
186. Thomas, b. Oct. 11, 1750. + (186)
187. Timothy, b. Sept. 10, 1753 ; d. s. p. before 1777, when his
estate was distributed to his widow Amy, brother Thomas,
heirs of Andrew Cornwall, heirs of Sarah Cornwall ; m.
Feb. 8, 1776, Amy Sage of Upper Middletown. He served
in the Revolution. His widow m. 1778, John Eddy.
(102) ELISHA* CORNWALL {Samuel^ SamiicP, Wil-
liam^), baptized Oct. 18, 1721 ; died Feb. 17, 1781 ; married in
28 WILLIAM CORNWALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Middle Haddam, Feb. 28, 1745, Ann Johnson. He lived in
East Middletown (East Hampton). Was representative from
Chatham in the Connecticut Legislature in 1769. Served in
the Revolutionary War, — five days in the "Lexington Alarm,"
1775. Children born in East Middletown, Conn.
188. Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1746.
189. Phebe, b. Sept., 1754; d. Jan. 6, 1765.
190. Elizabeth, bapt. May 6, 1765; m. Nov. 4, 1784, Zebulon
Waterman of Chatham.
191. Elisha, bapt. Nov. 28, 1771.
192. Samuel, m. Dec. 21, 1788, Ann Rogers of East Hampton. He
had a child, (a) Julia Cornwall, bapt. in East Hampton,
Aug. 19, 1790, and perhaps others. He was living in East
Haddam in 1786. In 1790 he was in Dorloth, N. Y.
193. Lura, m. 1st March 26, 1787, Dr. Nathaniel Freeman, Jr., of
Middle Haddam, who was b. Nov. 8, 1751, and d. Oct.
31, 1799. She m. 2d, Dr. Benajah Mynard of Middle
Haddam, Conn., and Virgil, N. Y., who d. Sept. 13, 1832,
aet. 80. Children (Freeman) : i. Charles, d. 1804. 2.
Anne, m. Nov. 28, 1810, Steven Brainerd.
194. Julia, m. Jan. 23, 1783, Daniel Cheney of Chatham. Child
(Cheney) : i. Harriet, m. June 4, 1808, Jesse Hall of
Chatham.
195. Ann, m. Aug. 10, 1790, Elisha Taylor of Chatham.
And perhaps others.
(109) Captain DANIEL* CORNWALL (Jacobs Jacob-,
Williaiii'^), born June 24, 1714; died Nov. 8, 1753, at Hispaniola,
W. L; married Feb. 13, 1744, Ann Camp of Durham. She m.
(?) 2d Sept. 23, 1763, Theophilus Candee of Middletown. He
lived in Middletown. Was a sea captain. Children born in
Middletown, Conn.
196. Daniel, b. Oct. 14, 1746. -\- (196)
197. Capt. Jacob, b. Oct. 9, 1748. + (197)
198. Isaac, b. Sept. 17, 1750. + (198)
199- Nathaniel, b. Aug. 3, 1753; d. 1838; m. June 10, 1777, Anna
Plumb of Middletown, who died 1843, aged 89. He lived
in Berlin, Conn. His widow was a Revolutionary pen-
sioner in 1840. He had a daughter, (i) Anna Cornwall,
who d. 1838, aged 58, and perhaps other children.
(117) FRANCIS-' CORNWALL (Jacob\ Jacobs William^),
born Nov., 1731 ; died before 1804; married Oct. 28, 1765,
Eunice Tryal of Upper Middletown. He lived in Middletown.
Served in the Revolution. Children born in Middletown,
Conn.
FIFTH GENERATION. 29
200. Child, d. April 17, 1766, aged a few weeks.
201. Son, d. Dec. 4, 1775, aged 5 years.
And perhaps others.
(118) JAMES* CORNWALL (Jacobs Jacob-, WiUiam^),
born Aug. 12, 1733; died July 28, 1808; married first, June 6,
1762, Urania Camp, of Durham. She died April 3, 1770, and he
married second, June 21, 1770, Widow Abigail (Starr) Goodwin,
daughter of Major Jehoshaphat and Sarah (Stow) Starr of Mid-
dletown. He lived in Middletown on the house lot of his great
grandfather, William Cornwall ist. Children born in Middle-
town, Conn.
202. Capt. James, bapt. Jan. 24, 1773 ; d. April 21, 1795.