Hannah Cornell

Disambiguation

• Not the same as Hannah Flewelling
• Not the same as Hannah Smith
• Not the same as Hannah Cornell (who married Samuel Cornell)

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Family

“Genealogy of the Cornell family : being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell” by Cornell, John, 1839-1926. Publication date 1902. Page 37-38. Archive.Org

14. John Cornell, of Thomas'^ (2), Thomas,' m. Hannah .f

Children:

• 28 John, m. (probably) Elizabeth Wiltzie; b. about 1690.
• 29 Elizabeth, m. Joseph Dean of Jamaica, June 21, 1711. Joseph Dean m. Patience Oakly, June 21, 1717.
• 30 William.
• 31 Edward, b. about 1695; d. 1782.

1673, witness in his father's trial. 1680, among the rate payers of Hempstead were John Cornwell, 50 acres, ^40, and Edward Cornwell, ^60. 1684, Hannah, wife of John Cornwell, sued by Winefred Thorne for defamation of character, non suit. 16S9, Richard Cornell of Rockaway, and wife Elizabeth, convev to "John Cornell, our cousin (nephew), living in Success," 50 acres near Success; part east on road from Hempstead g-reat plains — supposed land of his (John's) brother, Edward. 1 701, he buys from Daniel Whitehead 60 acres east of the path from Hempstead to Madnams (Great) Neck. 1705, survey of 100 acres soiith of the plains for John of Success. 1715-26, John Corn well, vestryman of St. George's Church, Hempstead, also John Corn well, Jr. 1738-42, John and John, Jr., petition for charter of the church. (This is doubtful, as the family of this John does not much figure in the church records.)

Origins

“I'm seeing some fairly hot debate as to whether this is the daughter of Jeremiah Smith and Anne Cornell, or whether it's the daughter of William Smith and Hannah Scudder -- I originally had the latter in my tree but let it go in favor of the former during the merges of the last day or so. Still, just wanted to leave a note here that this is uncertain.”

John Cornell's wife Hannah could not have been identical with Hannah Smith, the daughter of Jeremiah Smith, as Rev. John Cornell's genealogy suggested. The 1698 Census of Hempstead shows John Cornell and wife Hannah, along with children John, Elizabeth, William, and Edward. Jeremiah Smith's daughters Hannah and Elizabeth were still unmarried and living with their father in 1698. Jeremiah's household on the 1698 census consisted of Jeremiah Smith, Hannah Smith, Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Hannah Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Ruth Smith, John Smith, Ann Smith, Richard Smith, and Thomas Smith. Obviously since John and Hannah Cornell were already married and with children in 1698 and Jeremiah Smith's daughter Hannah was unmarried and still living in her father's household at that time, they could not be the same woman.

• Census Queens Co., 1698, John Cornwell, (wife) Hannah. Children: John, Elizabeth, William, Edward.
• T. Jeremiah Smith's will, 1725, names his eldest daughter Hannah, who d. leaving daughters Elizabeth and Ann, also his second daughter Elizabeth Cornell, who had daughters Elizabeth and Hannah. It does not clearly appear who these were, for it is hardly probable that the father of John Cornell's wife was living in 1725 (see Thomas,^ Thomas, Thomas,^ Richard,'^ Thomas,' also No. 28.)

References

• http://genforum.genealogy.com/cornell/messages/1870.html
• https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcorne00corn/page/24/mode/2up