Gazlay Family History
Benjamin Cornwall
Parents
| Father | Benjamin Cornwall (16 February 1736 - August 1807) |
| Mother | Hannah Williams ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 March 2015; Last Edited: 20 August 2020 |
| Person ID | 7843 |
| Name | Benjamin Cornwall |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 20 November 17591, 2 |
| Married | 25 November 1784 to Esther Carrington2 |
| Married | 22 July 1810 to Submit Keep2 |
| Died | 1 June 18351, 2 |
| Buried | in Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York1 |
Biography
Benjamin lived in Middletown and Burlington, Connecticut, and Truxton, N. Y. He served in the Revolution: was a private in the Continental Army, June 3, 1777 to Feb. 1778, and also Jan. 1, 1781 to June 1, 1781. He was a Revolutionary pensioner in 1818.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Esther Carrington |
| Born | ca. 1766 |
| Married | 25 November 1784 to Benjamin Cornwall |
| Died | 6 February 1810 |
| Children | of Benjamin Cornwall and Esther Carrington: |
| +1. | Elihu Cornwall |
| Born | 1 September 1789 in Connecticut |
| Married | 15 December 1815 to Polly Waters |
| Married | 24 May 1832 to Lydia Hotchkiss |
| Died | 21 June 1853 |
| Spouse 2 | Submit Keep |
| Born | |
| Married | 22 July 1810 to Benjamin Cornwall |
| Died | 17 August 1836 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Apulia Cemetery, Truxton, Cortland County, New York, Benjamin Cornwell, born: unknown; died: 1 June 1835 (from record, which includes a note: inscription aged 75 years; and the names and links for his spouse and one child).
- 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.