Willem Cornell (1708 - aft. 1761)

Born 1708 in Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 30 May 1761 after age 53 in Millstone, Somerset, New Jersey

Problems/Questions Profile manager: New Netherland Settlers WikiTree [send private message]

William Cornell was a New Netherland Descendant 1674-1776. Join: New Netherland Settlers Project Discuss: new_netherland

Biography

Willem Cornel was a son of Cornelis Willemszen Cornel and Jannetje Hegemans. He was married in about 1726 to Grietje Van Wicklen, a daughter of Evert Janszen Van Wicklen and Metje Simons Van Arsdalen.^[1]

Children - The Macy source has a better list

1. Peternelletye Cornel 1735 - 1783
2. Mettje Cornell^[2] before 15 Oct 1729 Millstone, NJ - d. Unknown, m. Lucas Nevius
3. Jane Cornell 1733 - 1775
4. Seytje William Cornell 1745 - 1765
5. Cornelis Cornel 1731 - d. before 30 May 1761 as noted in his father's will.
6. Gertye Cornel
7. Marragaretta Cornell, born 27 November 1735, married Stephen Terhune, died 6 September 1815^[3]
8. Eliesabet Cornel 1750 - Unknown
9. Jannetje Cornelius 1728 / 1750 - 1805 m. 1 _______ Nevius, 2 Cornelius Van Arsdalen.

Willem Cornell, yeoman of Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, made his will on 30 May 1761. His estate was inventoried on 24 March 1762 and the will was proved on 19 May 1762. Family members named in the will were wife Gretye, deceased son Cornelius and his son Willem, and daughters Jannetye; Matye or Martha, married to Lucas Nevius; Peternelletye, married to Jacobus Nevius; Marregaretta, married to Stephen Terhune; Syteye, married to Peter Wyckoff; and Gertye.^{[1][4] [5]}

Daughter Elisabet and son Willem were not named in their father's will.^[1]

Research Notes

FindaGrave supplies no dates for birth nor death https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185947106 and cites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm -- Meehan-411

Brouwer does not supply vital dates for the children; Brouwer cites Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184." Meehan-411

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Macy, Harry Jr. "The Van Wicklen/ Van Wickle Family", part 2, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record, Volume 128 (1997), issue 3, Pages 182 and 184.
2. ↑ Baptismal record of the Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church in Montgomery Township, Somerset County for Metje Cornel in The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Volume 15, No. 4 (October 1940), page 82: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHM-PQD2-K?i=386
3. ↑ Some Terhune Family Dates from the Family Bible of Stephen Terhune, Somerset County Historical Quarterly (SCHQ), Vol. 2 (1913), page 130. Note: Macy mistakenly cited this source as SCHQ Vol. 8, page 130. That page has the 1756 baptism record for Gerrit, child of Stephanus Terhuenen and Margrieta.
4. ↑ New Jersey Colonial Documents - Calendar of New Jersey Wills I761-I77O page 91 https://ia601602.us.archive.org/25/items/calendarofnewjer03newj/calendarofnewjer03newj.pdf
5. ↑ Vol 33 Abstract of New Jersey Wills Lib H page 124. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/8007284?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a224a4845434378776c344c716c536542703761705a7a3864324f44376e6d7856764f594247797939613875343d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d