Person:Peter Cornell (1)

From New York City Wills, 1766-1771:

Page 47.--In the name of God, Amen. I, PETER CORNELL, of the Manor of Scarsdale, in Westchester County, being sick, this 24 of March, 1767. I leave to my wife my brown chair horse, and riding chair, and £250 10s. out of my movable estate, such as she shall choose, to be valued for that purpose. Also all the goods that remain of what her father gave her, with an allowance out of my estate for what they may have lessened in value, and an allowance also for the horse and cattle her father gave her. Also a negro girl. I leave to my daughter Mary my bald mare. I leave to my son Thomas my watch and my stallion, and saddle and bridle. I leave to my three sons my wearing apparell. I leave to my wife Sarah the use of all personal estate not disposed of, until my eldest son is of age, and then the use of 3/4 till my second son is of age, and then the use of 1/2 till my third son is of age, and then she is to have the use of 1/4. My sons are to be put to trades. I leave to my sons, Thomas, Richard, and Ebenezer, the use of 1/4 each. If my wife marries, the executors are to have the use of the estate for the same purpose, and my sons, Thomas, Richard, Ebenezer, and Haviland, are to have it when of age. I make my affectionate uncle, Benjamin Cornell, and my loving friend, James Horton, Jr., and my son Thomas, executors. My wife is to have the use of 1/5 after my youngest son comes of age. Witnesses, John Burling, Jr., John Flandreaw, Timothy Wetmore. Proved, August 22, 1767, before John Bartow, Surrogate, "upon the affirmation of John Burling, Jr., merchant, of New York, one of the People called Quakers."

Page 416.--In the name of God, Amen. I, PETER CORNELL, of New York, "masoner," being in perfect health. All debts are to be paid. I leave to my wife Sarah all my real and personal estate, houses and grounds, so long as she remains my widow. If she marries, then I leave all my estate, except her 1/3, to my daughter Elizabeth, and if she dies, then to my wife's two sisters, Mary Van Pelt and Elizabeth Woods, except the sum of £110, which was given to me by my father, Albert Cornell, which is to be divided among my brothers and sisters. I make my wife Sarah, John Van Pelt, and John Woods, executors. Dated March 14, 1768. Witnesses, John Brower, Bernard De Forest, Daniel Goldsmith, Jr. Proved, October 7, 1768.

Page 41 of Westchester County records: Peter Cornell of Scarsdale and Sarah his wife deed to William Wutton of Mamaroneck, land in the Manor of Scarsdale. January 10, 1767.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell family : being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, R.I. (unknown: unknown,
   284.
2. ↑ John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell family : being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, R.I. (unknown: unknown,
   285.