Person:Rebecca Briggs (1)
Rebecca Briggs
chr.25 Oct 1600 London, England
d.8 Feb 1673 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 19 Jan 1597
  1. William Briggs
  2. Rebecca Briggs1600 - 1673
  3. John Briggs1615 - 1641
  4. Joyce Briggs1618 - 1620
  5. Henrie Briggs1625 - 1625
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1620
  1. Sarah Cornell1623 - 1703
  2. Anne Cornell1624 - 1715
  3. Richard Cornell1624 - 1694
  4. William Cornell1625 - 1627/28
  5. Thomas Cornell, Jr.1627 - 1673
  6. Rebecca Cornell1629 - 1713
  7. Joshua Cornell1630 - Aft 1664
  8. Kelame CornellAbt 1631 - 1632
  9. Elizabeth Cornell1631 - 1714/15
  10. William Cornell1632 - Aft 1664
  11. John Cornell1634 - 1704
  12. Samuel CornellAbt 1635 - 1715
  13. Kent CornellAbt 1643 -
  14. Mary Cornell1644/45 - Aft 1664
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Facts and Events
Name Rebecca Briggs
Gender Female
Christening? 25 Oct 1600 London, EnglandSt James Clerkenwell
Alt Marriage Abt 1617 Essex, Englandto Thomas Cornell, Sr.
Marriage Bef 1620 Essex, Englandto Thomas Cornell, Sr.
Death? 8 Feb 1673 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Burial? Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United StatesCornell Homestead Burial Plot
Reference Number BVS6-P2 (Ancestral File)

Birth: in Clerkenwell,London,Middlesex,ENG

  • Death: 8 Feb 1672/1673 in Portsmouth,Newport,RI


!DEATH: This is the mother of Thomas Cornell, who was convicted of murdering her. She died of a heart attack of some sort, and was burnt by the fire in her fireplace. !RESEARCHER: WFT Pedigree #2117 says her will was dated 2 sep 1664, and was written up at Portsmouth, RI. !DEATH-COURT: He was executed for the murder of his mother. It is generally conceeded that he was innocent of this crime, as the only 'evidence' was his uncle who dreamt that the dead woman told him that her son killed her!

  • PEDI: birth

Father: Henry BRIGGS b: in Clerkenwell,London,Middlesex,ENG Marriage 1 Thomas CORNELL b: Abt 1595 in Essex,ENG

  • Married: Abt 1620 in ,,england

Children 1. Thomas CORNELL birth b: Oct 1627 in Saffron Walden,Essex,ENG 2. Samuel CORNELL birth

The above from world connect on rootsweb: g317 Entries: 5790 Updated: Sat Aug 25 22:56:27 2001


1. Title: Genealogy of the Cornell Family Abbrev: Cornell Genealogy

Page: "killed strangely in her own dwelling house" see note age 73 2. Title: A Cornell Family History, from County Essex, England to Winneshiek County, Iowa Abbrev: Cornell Family History (1984) Author: Cornell, C.C; Cornell, Elizabeth Publication: Elizabeth Cornell, Box 192, Ossian, Iowa 52151, 1984 Note: Contains early Cornell family history from arrival and life in Rhode Island. There is some doubt that Rebecca is a Briggs.


Includes text of the Trial of Thomas Cornell Jr. Page: p.1 3. Title: The will of Rebecca Cornell, widow of Thomas Cornell, Volume: 19 Abbrev: Will of Rebecca Cornell 1662 Author: Moriarty, G. Andrews 4. Title: Genealogy of the Cornell Family Abbrev: Cornell Genealogy


Repository: Name: Unknown Page: p. 24

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