Elisha Cornell (1722 - abt. 1806)

Born 1722 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Baker) Cornell — married 2 Feb 1744 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Betty (Lewis) Cornell — married 13 Apr 1752 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Abigail (Lewis) Cornell — married 9 Nov 1766 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Martha (Baker) Cornell — married 29 Oct 1775 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Patience (Reynold) Cornell — married 30 Aug 1785 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1806 at about age 84 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Elisha Cornell was a Massachusettsan.

Elisha Cornell was born about 1722, the son of Stephen Cornell and Ruth (Pierce) Cornell.

He married five times. First, to Hannah Baker, on February 21, 1743/4. He married secondly to Betty Lewis. On November 9, 1766, he married Abigail Lewis. He married Martha Baker on October 29, 1775. And finally, he married Patience Reynolds on August 3, 1785.^[1]

Elisha Cornell of Swansea and Hannah Baker of Rehoboth published Intention to marry 17 December 1743,^[2] and married 2 February 1743/4.^[3][4]

Hannah's father John Baker wrote his will on 20 Jan 1758 and in it he names:

• Grandchildren Joseph Cornal and Penelope Cornal, children of my daughter Hannah Cornal deceased^[5]

Marriages and Children^[6]

Elisha married multiple times. One needs to be careful to connect the correct Elisha with the correct spouse(s). Some people are attaching spouses to Elisha Sr. that were for Elisha Jr.

• m Hannah Baker on 17 Dec 1743 (1722-1750)
• m Betty Lewis on 13 Apr 1752 (1729-1765)
• m Abigail Lewis on 9 Nov 1766 (1734-1769)
• m Martha Baker on 29 Oct 1775 (1755-1785)
• m Patience Reynolds on 30 Aug 1785

Children (all recorded in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; the information below is as shown in the birth record):

• Penelope Cornel b 12 Apr 1745 to Elisha Cornel and Hannah
• Joseph Cornel b 2 Feb 1746 to Elisha Cornel and Hannah Baker
• Mary Cornel b 3 Dec 1752 to Elisha Cornel and Betty
• Elisha Cornel b 2 Apr 1754 to Elisha Cornal and Betty – obviously died soon after birth
• Elisha Cornel b 5 Sep 1755 to Elisha Cornal and Betty
• Phebe Cornel b 5 Aug 1756 to Elisha Cornel and Betty
• Elizabeth Cornel b 8 July 1759 to Elisha Cornel and Betty Lewis
• Rubin Cornel b 16 Dec 1765 to Elisha Cornel and Betty

Additional child (named in will, but didn't locate birth record):

• Asa, born c 1764, died 1817

Possible additional child (didn't locate birth record):

• Hannah, born c 1776

Will and Estate

Estate probate Bristol County Vols. 41-42, in 1806: Will dated 21 February 1806; codicil 8 April 1806; entered and proved 3 June 1806.
^[7]

Elisha Cornell of Swanzey [sic.], Bristol County, Massachusetts:

• Wife Patience “all the goods she brought with her”
• Sons Joseph, Elisha, Reuben, Asa
• Grandsons Elisha and David Hix (by unnamed daughter – this would be Penelope)
• Dau Mary Wheaton
• Dau Elizabeth Chase
• Wive’s two daughters: Hannah and Mary Reynolds
• Son Asa is sole executor

Marriage

Husband: Elisha Cornell

Wife: Hannah Baker

Children:

1. Penelope Cornell
2. Joseph Cornell

Marriage: 17 Dec 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts^[8]

Marriage Alt.: 21 Feb 1744

Research Notes

NEEDED MERGE: Cornell-2052 Elisha Cornell into this one Cornell-1131.

Is spouse Hannah Baker-11291 1722-12-18 of Cornell-2052 the same as Spouse Hannah Baker-9724 of Cornell-1131 b. 1726-00-00?

I believe Hannah Baker (no profile) b. 29 Nov 1724 is the wife of Elisha, and Hannah Baker-11291 is actually the spouse of Israel Cornell-1130, for reasons discussed in Israel's profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Cornell, Rev. John, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, 1902, p. 42
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).Rehoboth V1, p. 421. Subscription site.
3. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13932/177/251746770/ Swansea V1, p. 177. Subscription site.
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-WYWR
5. ↑ Case 1348: p. 1-6: Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880, (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) , Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48299/1348-co6/68077490
6. ↑ Swansea VR, Rounds
7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007703570_00429/ Images 428-429
8. ↑ Source: #S-790395356 APID: 1,7853::174419

• See also:

Place sources here:

• "Genealogy of the Cornell family: being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, RI", by Rev. John Cornell, M. A., publ. 1902.

• S-790395356 Repository: #R-1198999991 Title: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7853::0