CORNELL, Thomas ^{1 3}

  General Notes:

Thomas is twice called "Mr." in Saffron-Walden records distinguishing him as a land owner according to an article in "The American Genealogist". Thomas and his wife came to Boston, MA in 1638. He is probably the Thomas Cornell who was given permission on Aug. 20, 1638 to buy brotehr Willliam Balstone's house and become an inhabitant. By Apr. 25, 1640 at General Court in Portsmouth, (R.I.) he was lent a goat and a piece of meadow. By Aug. 6, 1640, he was admitted a freeman of this body politic in Rhode Island where he made his permanent residence. (F-700) Cornell University, President Nixon and President Carter are all results of this Thomas Cornwell/Cornell. (F-593) His 37 point DNA from descendants matches that of Sgt. William Cornwell, founder of Middletown, Connecticut.(F-699) ⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

• Emigration, 1638, Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA.

Thomas married Rebecca BRIGGS about 1622-1623 in , Essex, England.^{1 2} (Rebecca BRIGGS was born on Oct 25, 1600 in St. James Ckerkenwell Parish, London, ENG and died on Feb 8, 1672/73 in Portsmouth, , (now) Rhode Island.)

  Marriage Notes:

His marriage place in 2 second hand sources has been given as Saffron-on Weldon or as Ipswitch, both in Essex, England.