Thomas Cornell (settler)
Thomas Cornell | |
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| Born | c. 1595 Saffron Walden, Essex, England |
| Died | c. 1655 (aged 59–60) |
| Spouse | Rebecca Briggs |
| Children | Thomas Cornell Jr. |
| Relatives | Ezra Cornell William Ellery Ezekiel Cornell Katharine Cornell Bill Gates Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon Lizzie Borden Robert Laird Borden Stockton Rush Josh Rosen |
Thomas Cornell Sr (c. 1595 – c. 1655) was one of the earliest settlers of Boston (1638), Rhode Island (1643) and the Bronx, and a contemporary of Roger Williams and the family of Anne Hutchinson. He is the ancestor of a number of North Americans prominent in business, politics, and education.