Thomas Cornell, Jr.

1627 - 1673  (45 years)

• Name	Thomas Cornell  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	21 Oct 1627	, Essex, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1673	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I5158	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Cornell,   b. 24 Mar 1595, Terling, Essex, England d. 5 May 1655, Portsmouth, , (Now) Rhode Island (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Briggs,   b. 25 Oct 1600, St. James Ckerkenwell Parish, London, ENG d. 8 Feb 1673, Portsmouth, , (Now) Rhode Island (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1622	, Essex, England   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F4615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Fiscock,   b. 1624   d. 1658, Portsmouth, , (Now) Rhode Island (Age 34 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Stephen Cornell,   b. Abt 1656, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  DNA evidence has proved that this Thomas Cornell is related to Sgt. William Cornell of Connecticut. Thomas Jr. was married twice. He had four children by the first and three by the second, a total of 4 sons and 3 daughters. Their namee Thomas, Edward, Stephen, John, Innocent, and 2 other unknown daughters. He was tried in R.I. courts in 1673 for murdering his mother. She had died in a fire and instead of believing it was an accident, they accused her son of murder. He was sentenced to hang. One of his descendants helped found Cornell University.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1363] Terence Duniho to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated Oct 13, 1998 at TDuniho@aol.com (F-593). [S886] Cornell Family (www.cornell.1hwy.com). [S371] Stewart, Bill, Database at http://footprints.org/7c020004.htm (8/24/2007).