Some Wildsmith families

Ruth Pierce¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Ruth Pierce married Stephen Cornell, son of Stephen Cornell and Hannah Mosher, on 18 June 1719.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 2nd cousin, 8R.

Family

Stephen Cornell d. abt 1765

Child

Elijah Cornell+²

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 41.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 55.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Elijah Cornell¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

3rd cousin 7 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Elijah Cornell married Sarah Miller on 4 December 1769.¹

Father

Stephen Cornell¹ d. abt 1765

Mother

Ruth Pierce¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 3rd cousin, 7R.

Family

Sarah Miller b. 19 Jan 1746

Child

Elijah Cornell+² b. 17 Oct 1771, d. 27 Mar 1862

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 55.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 80.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Sarah Miller¹

F, b. 19 January 1746

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

Sarah Miller was born on 19 January 1746 in Warren, RI

.¹

Marriage*

She married Elijah Cornell, son of Stephen Cornell and Ruth Pierce, on 4 December 1769.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 3rd cousin, 7R.

Family

Elijah Cornell

Child

Elijah Cornell+² b. 17 Oct 1771, d. 27 Mar 1862

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 55.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 80.

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20 Mar 2014

Elijah Cornell¹

M, b. 17 October 1771, d. 27 March 1862

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

4th cousin 6 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Elijah Cornell was born on 17 October 1771.¹

Marriage*

He married Eunice Barnard on 4 July 1805.¹

Death*

Elijah Cornell died on 27 March 1862 at age 90.¹

Father

Elijah Cornell¹

Mother

Sarah Miller¹ b. 19 Jan 1746

Kinship*

Relationship: 4th cousin, 6R.

Family

Eunice Barnard b. 11 May 1788, d. 23 Mar 1857

Child

Hon. Ezra Cornell+² b. 11 Jan 1807, d. 9 Dec 1874

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 80.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 107-109.

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20 Mar 2014

Eunice Barnard¹

F, b. 11 May 1788, d. 23 March 1857

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

Eunice Barnard was born on 11 May 1788.¹

Marriage*

She married Elijah Cornell, son of Elijah Cornell and Sarah Miller, on 4 July 1805.¹

Death*

Eunice Barnard died on 23 March 1857 at age 68.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 4th cousin, 6R.

Family

Elijah Cornell b. 17 Oct 1771, d. 27 Mar 1862

Child

Hon. Ezra Cornell+² b. 11 Jan 1807, d. 9 Dec 1874

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 80.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 107-109.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Hon. Ezra Cornell¹

M, b. 11 January 1807, d. 9 December 1874

Pedigree (click to see)

Hon. Ezra Cornell

Relationship

5th cousin 5 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Hon. Ezra Cornell was born on 11 January 1807 in Westchester, NY

.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Ann Wood on 19 March 1831 in Dryden, NY

.^2,3

Death*

Hon. Ezra Cornell died on 9 December 1874 at age 67 of pneumonia.¹

Burial*

He is interred after 9 December 1874 in Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

.³

Father

Elijah Cornell¹ b. 17 Oct 1771, d. 27 Mar 1862

Mother

Eunice Barnard¹ b. 11 May 1788, d. 23 Mar 1857

Kinship*

Relationship: 5th cousin, 5R.

Notable*

Interesting facts about Ezra Cornell.

He was one of the most active telegraph pioneers, was one of the principal founders of the Western Union Telegraph Company (for twenty years, he was a director, and the largest individual stockholder), and was founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Notable Kin

Celebrities and others

Family

Mary Ann Wood b. 25 Apr 1811, d. 2 Sep 1891

Child

Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell⁴ b. 22 Jan 1832, d. 15 Oct 1904

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 107-109.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 107.
[S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information, held by Dr. Ben Dowdey, Wikipedia, "Ezra Cornell."
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 132.

Last Edited

11 Mar 2014

Mary Ann Wood¹

F, b. 25 April 1811, d. 2 September 1891

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

Mary Ann Wood was born on 25 April 1811.¹

Marriage*

She married Hon. Ezra Cornell, son of Elijah Cornell and Eunice Barnard, on 19 March 1831 in Dryden, NY

.^1,2

Death*

Mary Ann Wood died on 2 September 1891 in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY

, at age 80.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 5th cousin, 5R.

Family

Hon. Ezra Cornell b. 11 Jan 1807, d. 9 Dec 1874

Child

Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell³ b. 22 Jan 1832, d. 15 Oct 1904

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 107.
[S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information, held by Dr. Ben Dowdey, Wikipedia, "Ezra Cornell."
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 132.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell¹

M, b. 22 January 1832, d. 15 October 1904

Pedigree (click to see)

Gov. Alonzo Cornell

Relationship

6th cousin 4 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell was born on 22 January 1832 in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY

.¹

Death*

He died on 15 October 1904 in Ithaca, NY

, at age 72.²

Burial*

He is interred with his parents after 15 October 1904 in Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

; He is interred with his parents.²

Father

Hon. Ezra Cornell¹ b. 11 Jan 1807, d. 9 Dec 1874

Mother

Mary Ann Wood¹ b. 25 Apr 1811, d. 2 Sep 1891

Notable*

Gov. Alonzo Cornell, son of Ezra Cornell.

Alonzo B. Cornell, son of Hon. Ezra Cornell, was born January 22, 1832 in Ithaca, New York. He married Ellen Augusta Covert on November 9, 1852, and married her sister, Mrs. Esther Elizabeth Covert Hastings on June 9, 1894. On January 1, 1880, he was inaugurated as the 25th Governor of New York. He died October 15, 1904 in Ithaca, New York, and is buried in Sage Chapel on the Cornell campus.

Kinship*

Relationship: 6th cousin, 4R.

Notable Kin

Celebrities and others

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 132.
[S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information, held by Dr. Ben Dowdey, Wikipedia, "Alonzo B. Cornell."

Last Edited

11 Mar 2014

John Cornell¹

M, b. about 1637, d. about 1704

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

8th great-granduncle of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Burial*

John Cornell was buried on his farm, Sands Point, NY

.²

Birth*

He was born about 1637.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Russell in 1669.¹

Death*

John Cornell died about 1704.¹

Father

Thomas Cornell¹ b. abt 1595, d. abt 1655

Mother

Rebecca Briggs?¹ b. 25 Oct 1600, d. 8 Feb 1673

Kinship*

Relationship: 8th great-granduncle.

Family

Mary Russell b. 1645

Children

Joshua Cornell+¹ b. 1677
Mary Cornell+³ b. 1679

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 267.
[S482] Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 55.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Mary Russell¹

F, b. 1645

Pedigree (click to see)

Burial*

Mary Russell was buried on her farm, Sands Point, NY

.²

Birth*

She was born in 1645.¹

Marriage*

She married John Cornell, son of Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs?, in 1669.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 8th great-granduncle.

Family

John Cornell b. abt 1637, d. abt 1704

Children

Joshua Cornell+¹ b. 1677
Mary Cornell+³ b. 1679

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 267.
[S482] Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 55.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Mary Cornell¹

F, b. 1679

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

1st cousin 9 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Mary Cornell was born in 1679.¹

Marriage*

She married James Sands in 1697.¹

Father

John Cornell¹ b. abt 1637, d. abt 1704

Mother

Mary Russell¹ b. 1645

Kinship*

Relationship: 1st cousin, 9R.

Family

James Sands b. 1662, d. abt 1731

Child

Mary Sands+²

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.
[S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information, held by Dr. Ben Dowdey.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

James Sands¹

M, b. 1662, d. about 1731

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

James Sands was born in 1662.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Cornell, daughter of John Cornell and Mary Russell, in 1697.¹

Death*

James Sands died about 1731.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: husband of 1st cousin, 9R.

Family

Mary Cornell b. 1679

Child

Mary Sands+²

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.
[S533] Miscellaneous unpublished information, held by Dr. Ben Dowdey.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Mary Gifford¹

F, b. 6 October 1695

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

Mary Gifford was born on 6 October 1695.¹

Marriage*

She married Thomas Borden, son of Richard Borden and Innocent Cornell, on 14 August 1721.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 2nd cousin, 8R.

Family

Thomas Borden b. 8 Dec 1697, d. Apr 1740

Child

Richard Borden+¹ b. 1722, d. 1795

Citations

[S482] Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, p. 84.

Last Edited

19 Mar 2014

M. Gertrude Robinett¹

F, b. January 1884

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

8th cousin 2 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

M. Gertrude Robinett was born in January 1884 in OH

.¹

Mother

Sarah E. Dycus¹ b. 29 Jul 1862, d. 8 Jun 1944

Kinship*

Relationship: B: 1C, 2R; S: 8C, 2R.

Citations

[S403] 1900 US Census, Hardin Co., OH, Jackson Twp., Village of Forest, dwelling 83, family 85, page 104, 7 June 1900.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Mary Frances Dukes¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Kinship*

Relationship: none.

Citations

[S517] The Birmingham News, Obituary of John Andrew Wildsmith.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Spencer the dog

M, b. 10 October 1999, d. 2012

Pedigree (click to see)

Birth*

Spencer the dog was born on 10 October 1999 in Huntsville, AL

Death*

He died in 2012.¹

Citations

[S1] Dr. Ben Dowdey.

Last Edited

1 Mar 2014

Joshua Cornell¹

M, b. 1677

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

1st cousin 9 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Joshua Cornell married Sarah Thorne.²

Birth*

Joshua Cornell was born in 1677.¹

Father

John Cornell¹ b. abt 1637, d. abt 1704

Mother

Mary Russell¹ b. 1645

Kinship*

Relationship: 1st cousin, 9R.

Family

Sarah Thorne

Child

Joshua Cornell Jr.+² b. 1696

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 267.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Sarah Thorne¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Sarah Thorne married Joshua Cornell, son of John Cornell and Mary Russell.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 1st cousin, 9R.

Family

Joshua Cornell b. 1677

Child

Joshua Cornell Jr.+¹ b. 1696

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Joshua Cornell Jr.¹

M, b. 1696

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

2nd cousin 8 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Joshua Cornell Jr. married Charity Haight.¹

Birth*

Joshua Cornell Jr. was born in 1696.¹

Father

Joshua Cornell¹ b. 1677

Mother

Sarah Thorne¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 2nd cousin, 8R.

Family

Charity Haight

Child

William Cornell+² b. 3 Dec 1728, d. 24 Mar 1799

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 278.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Charity Haight¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Charity Haight married Joshua Cornell Jr., son of Joshua Cornell and Sarah Thorne.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 2nd cousin, 8R.

Family

Joshua Cornell Jr. b. 1696

Child

William Cornell+² b. 3 Dec 1728, d. 24 Mar 1799

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 271.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 278.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

William Cornell¹

M, b. 3 December 1728, d. 24 March 1799

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

3rd cousin 7 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

William Cornell was born on 3 December 1728.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary Quimby on 15 July 1748. They were second cousins.²

Death*

William Cornell died on 24 March 1799 at age 70.¹

Father

Joshua Cornell Jr.¹ b. 1696

Mother

Charity Haight¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 3rd cousin, 7R.

Family

Mary Quimby b. 5 May 1730, d. 29 May 1809

Child

Daniel Cornell+² b. 3 Feb 1760, d. 26 Dec 1854

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 278.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 289.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Mary Quimby¹

F, b. 5 May 1730, d. 29 May 1809

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

3rd cousin 7 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Mary Quimby was born on 5 May 1730.¹

Marriage*

She married William Cornell, son of Joshua Cornell Jr. and Charity Haight, on 15 July 1748. They were second cousins.¹

Death*

Mary Quimby died on 29 May 1809 at age 79.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 3rd cousin, 7R.

Family

William Cornell b. 3 Dec 1728, d. 24 Mar 1799

Child

Daniel Cornell+¹ b. 3 Feb 1760, d. 26 Dec 1854

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 289.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Daniel Cornell¹

M, b. 3 February 1760, d. 26 December 1854

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

4th cousin 6 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Birth*

Daniel Cornell was born on 3 February 1760 in Westchester Co., NY

.²

Marriage*

He married Elizabeth Birdsall on 28 March 1781.³

Death*

Daniel Cornell died on 26 December 1854 in Smith's Clove, NY

, at age 94.⁴

Father

William Cornell¹ b. 3 Dec 1728, d. 24 Mar 1799

Mother

Mary Quimby¹ b. 5 May 1730, d. 29 May 1809

Kinship*

Relationship: 4th cousin, 6R.

Family

Elizabeth Birdsall d. 6 Sep 1799

Child

Anna Cornell+⁵ b. 7 Jul 1786

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 289.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 289 & 307.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 307.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 289 & 308.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 308.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Elizabeth Birdsall¹

F, d. 6 September 1799

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Elizabeth Birdsall married Daniel Cornell, son of William Cornell and Mary Quimby, on 28 March 1781.¹

Death*

Elizabeth Birdsall died on 6 September 1799.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: wife of 4th cousin, 6R.

Family

Daniel Cornell b. 3 Feb 1760, d. 26 Dec 1854

Child

Anna Cornell+² b. 7 Jul 1786

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 307.
[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 308.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Anna Cornell¹

F, b. 7 July 1786

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

5th cousin 5 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Anna Cornell married Benjamin Reynolds.¹

Birth*

Anna Cornell was born on 7 July 1786.¹

Father

Daniel Cornell¹ b. 3 Feb 1760, d. 26 Dec 1854

Mother

Elizabeth Birdsall¹ d. 6 Sep 1799

Kinship*

Relationship: 5th cousin, 5R.

Family

Benjamin Reynolds

Child

Elizabeth Reynolds+²

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 308.
[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Benjamin Reynolds¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Benjamin Reynolds married Anna Cornell, daughter of Daniel Cornell and Elizabeth Birdsall.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: husband of 5th cousin, 5R.

Family

Anna Cornell b. 7 Jul 1786

Child

Elizabeth Reynolds+²

Citations

[S476] Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, p. 308.
[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Elizabeth Reynolds¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

6th cousin 4 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Elizabeth Reynolds married Abraham Goodenough.¹

Father

Benjamin Reynolds¹

Mother

Anna Cornell¹ b. 7 Jul 1786

Kinship*

Relationship: 6th cousin, 4R.

Family

Abraham Goodenough

Child

Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough+¹

Citations

[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Abraham Goodenough¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Abraham Goodenough married Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of Benjamin Reynolds and Anna Cornell.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: husband of 6th cousin, 4R.

Family

Elizabeth Reynolds

Child

Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough+¹

Citations

[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Relationship

7th cousin 3 times removed of Susan Lee Wildsmith

Marriage*

Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough married Charles E. Hofman.¹

Father

Abraham Goodenough¹

Mother

Elizabeth Reynolds¹

Kinship*

Relationship: 7th cousin, 3R.

Family

Charles E. Hofman

Child

Lillian Rose Hofman+¹

Citations

[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014

Charles E. Hofman¹

Pedigree (click to see)

Marriage*

Charles E. Hofman married Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough, daughter of Abraham Goodenough and Elizabeth Reynolds.¹

Kinship*

Relationship: husband of 7th cousin, 3R.

Family

Sarah Elizabeth Goodenough

Child

Lillian Rose Hofman+¹

Citations

[S550] Roberts, "Notable Kin" columns, "Ruth Elizabeth 'Betty' Grable."

Last Edited

20 Mar 2014