Born about in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Benedict
and Abigail (Hickok) Benedict
Sister of
Abigail (Benedict) Judd, Nathan Benedict, Timothy Benedict, Elizabeth Benedict, Ebenezer Benedict and Jemima (Benedict) Crofut
Wife of
John Cornwall UE
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 85
in Pelee Island, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2019
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Biography
Mary was born about 1750
Sources
- Named in Father-in-Law's 1792 Will
- John Cornell of Danbury in the State of Connecticut, being advanced in years
- Wife: Hannah
- Daughter: Mary Starr the wife of Benjamin Gilbert
- Daughter: Sarah
- Daughter: Lauraney
- Son: John Cornell - in case he shall not return in person, his wife Mary of this town, and his three sons: Joshua Starr Cornell, Wheeler Cornell and John Cornell (lame)
- Son: Frances Cornell
- Son: Nathan Cornell
- Daughter: Abiah
- Daughter: Bettey
- Daughter: Hannah
- Executors: Sons Frances and Nathan
- Witnes: Alexander Stuart, David Hoyt Jr, Ezekiel Wildman
- Will written: 15th November 1786
- Will proven: Feb 15 1792
- Hartford, Connecticut Wills
- ........
- The Loyalists in Ontairo
- CORNWALL, John married Mary
- children:
- Mary, born 1792; married William McCormick of Colchester (Pelee Island) OC 5 March 1810
- Joshua
- Wheeler
- John
- The Loyalists in Ontario
- ..........
- Benedict, Henry Marvin. The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America (Joel Munsell, Albany, New York, 1870) Page 368
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
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