Cornelius Connor

Cornelius Conner was born 1637 in ? Ireland? and died 24 May 1687 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Brown, daughter of Henry Brown and Abigail. 11 children. Thought to be brother of Jeremy Conner of Exeter, NH

Cornelius Connor was brought from England by Richard Goodale as his servant. Richard Goodale is said to have come to Newbury in 1638 and went to reside in Salisbury, Essex County in 1639, Cornelius married Sarah Brown(e) about 1658. She was a milk maid for Robert Pike, also of Salisbury. On April 1, 1663 Cornelius bought 10 acres of Salisbury upland from Richard Goodale.

Children

1. Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1659[S]; liv. 1684.
2. John, b. Dec. 8, 1660[S] ; m. Elizabeth . +
3. Samuel, b. Feb. 12, 1661-2[S] ; liv. 1684.
4. Mary, b. Dec. 27, 1663[S] ; liv. 1684.
5. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 26, 1664-o[S]; liv. 1684.
6. Rebecca, b. April 10, 1668[S]; liv. 1684.
7. Ruth, b. May 16, 1670[S] ; m. 1687, (6) Thomas Clough. +
8. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 6, 1671[S]; m. July 3, 1696, Ann' Gove (Edward, John) ; res. Exeter.
9. Hussy [or Husly], [dau.], b. Aug. 10, 1673[S]; liv. 1684.
10. Cornelius, b. Aug. 12, 1675[S] ; liv. 1684. See (14).
11. Dorothy, b. Nov. 1, 1676[S]; d. Dec. 22, 1683[S].

Sources

1. "Descendents of Cornelius Connor, History of the Connor/Conner Family" by Peter J. and Marie P. Gilbert 
2. Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. (Providence, RI, 1897-1919), 1:113. "1 Cornelius Connor [or Conner], of Salisbury, 'husbandman,' b. ab. 1637; m. Sarah (_____). He was in Exeter quite early; but in S. as early as 1659, ['Formerly servant to Richard Gooddale,' 1666] a 'householder' there. Oatl al. and fid., 1677. Will Aug. 21, 1684; May 24, 1687; wife Sarah ment."
3. Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939), 160. "2 Cornelius (Conner), Salisbury, ± 35 in 1672, app. brot over ab. 1656. Due to two blunders, (Mr. Dudley's man Cornelius, 1657, was not Conner, but Lary, and the births of C. C.'s ch. in the Norf. Co. rec. was a Salisbury, not an Exeter, record), this man, who began as Richard Goodale's servant and m. Robert Pike's milkmaid, all Salis., has been attrib. to Exeter falsely, to the geneal. obscur. of Jeremy, poss. his br. His will 21 Aug. 1684--24 May 1687 names w. Sarah (Brown), liv. 1693, and 10 of their 11 ch. rec. 1659-1676, incl. 4 sons: John, b. 8 Dec. 1660, m. Elizabeth Purington, Quakeress, by whom ch. Joseph, Cornelius, Dorothy (mar. Jeremiah Green) George and Gideon (mar. Dorothy Bracy). He d. 1 May 1718. Samuel, b. 1662. Jeremiah, b. 6 Nov. 1671. Cornelius, b. 1675. One Cornelius m. 17 June 1720 Eleanor wid. of Wm. Brown."
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Cornelius Connor

b.Cal 1637

d.Bet 21 Aug 1684 and 24 May 1687

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Spouse and Children

H. Cornelius Connor Cal 1637 - Bet 1684 & 1687

W. Sarah Brown Bef 1639 - Aft 1693 m. Bef 1659

John Conner 1660 -

Ruth Conner 1670 - 1727

Jeremiah Conner 1672 -

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Name[1] Cornelius Connor Alt Name[1][2] Cornelius Conner Gender Male Birth[1][2] Cal 1637 Emigration[2] Est 1656 Marriage Bef 1659 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child. to Sarah Brown Will[1][2] 21 Aug 1684 Death[1][2] Bet 21 Aug 1684 and 24 May 1687 Between date of will and date of probate Probate[1][2] 24 May 1687
▼References ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1 Cornelius Connor, in Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. (Providence, RI, 1897-1919) 1:113. "1 Cornelius Connor [or Conner], of Salisbury, 'husbandman,' b. ab. 1637; m. Sarah (_____). He was in Exeter quite early; but in S. as early as 1659, ['Formerly servant to Richard Gooddale,' 1666] a 'householder' there. Oatl al. and fid., 1677. Will Aug. 21, 1684; May 24, 1687; wife Sarah ment."

↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2 Cornelius Conner, in Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939) 160. "2 Cornelius (Conner), Salisbury, ± 35 in 1672, app. brot over ab. 1656. Due to two blunders, (Mr. Dudley's man Cornelius, 1657, was not Conner, but Lary, and the births of C. C.'s ch. in the Norf. Co. rec. was a Salisbury, not an Exeter, record), this man, who began as Richard Goodale's servant and m. Robert Pike's milkmaid, all Salis., has been attrib. to Exeter falsely, to the geneal. obscur. of Jeremy, poss. his br. His will 21 Aug. 1684--24 May 1687 names w. Sarah (Brown), liv. 1693, and 10 of their 11 ch. rec. 1659-1676, incl. 4 sons: John, b. 8 Dec. 1660, m. Elizabeth Purington, Quakeress, by whom ch. Joseph, Cornelius, Dorothy (mar. Jeremiah Green) George and Gideon (mar. Dorothy Bracy). He d. 1 May 1718. Samuel, b. 1662. Jeremiah, b. 6 Nov. 1671. Cornelius, b. 1675. One Cornelius m. 17 June 1720 Eleanor wid. of Wm. Brown."

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