Gazlay Family History
Benjamin Cornwall
Parents
| Father | John Cornwall (1640 - 2 November 1707) |
| Mother | Martha Peck ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 March 2015; Last Edited: 5 March 2015 |
| Person ID | 7848 |
| Name | Benjamin Cornwall |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 December 1688 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut1 |
| Married | 21 May 1712 to Hannah Merry1 |
| Married | to Mary Ward1 |
| Married | to Hannah Willcox1 |
| Died | 20 May 17541 |
Biography
Benjamin lived in Middletown, Connecticut. He was one of the fourteen volunteers from Middletown in the expedition against against Canada in 1707. His will, dated Jan. 5, 1751, mentions wife Hannah, sons Elijah, Cornelius and Benjamin, daughter Rachel and her son John Cotton, stepdaughter Hannah Willard, daughter of his present wife. His estate amounted to £9000.1
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hannah Merry |
| Born | |
| Married | 21 May 1712 to Benjamin Cornwall |
| Died | 14 December 1732 |
| Children | of Benjamin Cornwall and Hannah Merry: |
| +1. | Benjamin Cornwall |
| Born | 16 February 1736 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1758 to Hannah Williams |
| Died | August 1807 |
| Spouse 2 | Mary Ward |
| Born | ca. 1697 |
| Married | to Benjamin Cornwall |
| Died | 19 February 1740 |
| Spouse 3 | Hannah Willcox |
| Born | |
| Married | to Benjamin Cornwall |
Sources
- William Cornwall and His Descendants, by Edward E. Cornwall, M.D., New Haven: The Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Company, 1901. Entries for Elihu Cornwall, his wives, children, and Cornwall ancestors.