Elias Cornelius
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Elias Cornelius (1703 - 1743)

Elias Cornelius
Born in Great Neck, Nassau County, Long Island, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 26 Dec 1726 in St George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 39 in Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New Yorkmap
Profile last modified | Created 18 Aug 2011
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Biography

Elias Cornelius was the son of Elias Cornelius ( —1718) and Sarah Harnett.[1] They had:

  • Elias³ b. Nov. 2, 1703, d. June 25, 1753, m. Elisabeth Rock Smith (dau. of Johnathan & Elisabeth)
  • Mary Elisa, m. 1727 Nemeniah Dean, she d. 1750

In 1713, the parents bought a place at West Neck, which came to be known as the Minell Place at Seaford from William & Mary Loines. [1]

Marriage

1726 - December 26 - married "Elias Cornelius of Oyster Bay and Elizabeth Smith of Hempstead, married at Hempstead." [2]

Elias Cornelius and Elisabeth Rock Smith had six children:[1][3]

  1. Elias, b. May 12, 1729, d. 1762
  2. Jane, b. Sept 20, 1731, m. 1752 Jame Covert
  3. Patience, b. 1734, lived single
  4. Jonathan, b. Mar 26, 1736, m. 1757 Mary Baldwin, he d. 1820
  5. John, b. Dec 22, 1739, m. 1766 Mary Powell—b. Dec 30, 1739, he d. Apr 10, 1814
  6. Moses, b. Jan 4, 1743, m. Nancy Carman, he d. 1796

Will

I, ELIAS CORNELIOUS, of Oyster Bay South in Queens County in the Colony of New York, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, blessed be God, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in the manner following:
I imprimise, give and devise unto my four sons, ELIAS CORNELIOUS, JONATHAN CORNELIOUS, JOHN CORNELIOUS, and MOSES CORNELIUS and to their heirs and assigns forever, all my lands, meadows and buildings which I have upon Oyster Bay West Neck, whereon I now live as well as that which lies on the North side of the Highway that runs across the __ard Neck side of the as that which lies on the South side of the Highway together with all my land and meadows on Seaman's Neck so called to be equally divided amongst them. And in case of the death of any of my sons before they arrive to the age of 21 years, the part or share shall be equally divided among the surviving brothers to be and remain to them and to their heirs and assigns forever.
Item, I give and devise unto my wife ELIZABETH CORNELIOUS, the whole and interior of all my aforesaid lands, meadows and buildings, during my aforesaid sons being under age in order therewith to educate and bring up my children. Each son, however, to have the use and occupation of his just proportion when he arrives to the age of 21 years.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my wife ELIZABETH CORNELIOUS, and to my two daughters JANE CORNELIOUS and PATIENCE CORNELIOUS, all my moveable estate to be equally divided amongst them after my debts and funeral expenses are paid out of it. And in case of the death of either of my said daughters before marriage, or lawful age, the part or share of hers after dying, shall go to the surviving sister and in case of the death of both my daughters before marriage, or lawful age, then whatsoever item of their parts or shares, after all just charges, shall go to my aforesaid sons to be equally divided amongst them.
Item, I make and ordain my beloved wife ELIZABETH CORNELIOUS and my two brothers RICHARD SMITH and JONATHAN SMITH, Jr., Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have to this my Last Will and Testament, set my Hand and Seal this 3rd day of July Anno Domino 1743.
ELIAS CORNELIOUS His Mark After my Debts and Funeral Expenses are paid out of it were interlined before the publication hereof. Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said ELIAS CORNELIOUS as for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us. David JONES Peter BRASS Ezekiel MATHIS.
George Clinton, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief, of the province of New York and the Territory thereon, depending in America Vice Admiral of the same and Vice Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet, to all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern, Greeting. Know Ye that at Queens County on the day of the date hereof before Adams Lawrence, Esq. being there unto delegated and appointed the Last Will and Testament of ELIAS CORNELIOUS, deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and now approved and allowed of by me. The said deceased having while he lived, and at the time of his death, goods, rights and credits in ____ place within the province, by whereof of the full disposition of all and singular, the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased, and the granting administration of them, also the hearing of account, calculations or reckoning and the final discharge and omission from the same, came to me solely and not unto any inferior grudge or manifestly, known to belong and the administrations of all and singular the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased and his Last Will and Testament, in any manner of ways concerning, was granted unto ELIZABETH CORNELIOUS, the Executrix, in the said Will, named the other Executors having renounced. Chiefly of well and truly administering the same, and of a true and perfect inventory thereof, and exhibiting it unto the Registry of the prerogative Court in the Secretary's office of the Province at or before the 20th day of June next, engaging and of reordering a just and true account,, calculation or reckoning thereof, when thereunto required. The said, ELIZABETH CORNELIOUS, having been duly sworn to the true execution and performance of the said Will. In testimony whereof, I have ____ the prerogative Seal of the Province of New York to be hereunto affixed this 20th day of December 1744. GEO. JOS. MOORE, Secretary [4] [5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Long Island genealogies, Munsell's Historical Series, No. 24, page 192 Published 1895 by J. Munsell's sons in Albany, New York
  2. http://0-persi.heritagequestonline.com.alpha1.suffolk.lib.ny.us/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn:proquest:US;glhbooks;Genealogy-glh24474057;193;-1;&polarity=&scale= Adventures for God : a history of St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Long Island by John Sylvanus Haight Published: New York: 1932 Page 151
  3. Ref History of the Cornelius family in America : historical, ... v.1. Cornelius, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), b. 1857. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89065734774;view=1up;seq=38
  4. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sarah%2Dann&id=I1351
  5. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005512802_00193?pid=4933078

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Cornelius-510 created through the import of MurphyFamily.ged on Aug 17, 2011 by Dawn Kasper.




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Cornelius-510 and Cornelius-1575 appear to represent the same person because: please merge
posted by Beryl Meehan
Received email today from Bonnie Meyer:

Hi Steven - I noticed on the following site that the marriage date for Elizabeth "Rock" Smith and first husband Elias Cornelius is given as 26 Dec 1726 at St. George Episcopal Church, Hempstead, NY. http://longislandgenealogy.com/StGeorge/marriages/M1726.html

Is there a transcription error on the above page? You give the date as 3 Dec 1725, in New York, NY I would like to add the second marriage of Elizabeth, widow of Elias Cornelius. Thanks! Bonnie

posted by Steven Mix