Jonathan Paston Cornell

Notes:

In the Federal Census of 1790, Clarke Cornell is at Newport; the household consists of 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16, and 1 female, all white. We could assume this is Clarke, Clemence, and Benjamin C. He is listed next to Gideon Cornell (one of 3 in Newport).

According to Clemence's Family Bible, Clarke died at age 37.

There is a birth record at Portsmouth for Clarke Cornell, son of Clarke & Priscilla Cornell, but the dob is 2 Feb 1750/51. Is this the same individual? If so, his dob in Clemence's Bible record is incorrect. I suspect it's a different person.

Clarke married Clemence Remington 10 Jul 1787, Newport, RI. Clemence (daughter of John Remington and Mary Unknown) was born 16 Apr 1766, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI; died 12 Jan 1838. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I obtained Clemence's date of birth from her family Bible record, now at Hanover College Libray in PA.

The marriage of Clemence Remington & Clarke Cornell took place at Newport, which is close to Jamestown, where this family lived. BSR says John died at Newport.

"Family Record Taken from the Bible of Cemence (sic) Cornell late of Newport Deceased" (Hanover College Library Quaker Collection, PA):
Births:
John Remington born in Jamestown 7 Feb 1724
Mary Remington born 9 Apr 1725
Jonathan Remington born 10 Feb 1749
Dinah Remington born 10 May 1751
Catharine Remington born 8 May 1754
Benedict Remington born 20 Apr 1756
Mary Remington born 26 Apr 1758
Tiddeman Remington born 9 Feb 1760
Gershom Remington born 28 Feb 1762
Clemence Remington born 16 Apr 1766
Clarke Cornell 22 Aug 1763
Benjamin C. Cornell born 19 Apr 1788
John Cornell born 1 June 1791 (could be 1 Jan, there is an ink blot on the page)
John Cornell born 7 June 1795
Clarke Cornell born 22 June 1797
Jonathan Paston (?) Cornell born 11 Mar 1800

Deaths:
John Remington died 15 Nov 1809 aged 83
Mary Remington died 30 Mar 1808 aged 83
Jonathan Remington died July 1787
Gershom Remington died 15 July 1790
Clarke Cornell died 25 July 1800 aged 37
John Cornell died 28 July 1791 aged 1 month 28 days (so he was born in June)
John Cornell died 14 Aug 1795 aged 1 month 7 days (which would make him born in July but the birth record clearly reads June)
Clarke Cornell died 23 Aug 1797 aged 1 day and 7 hours (which makes no sense given his birth date)
Jonathan Paston Cornell died 11 Aug 1800 aged 5 months
All of this is in the same handwriting (presumably Clemence's) and at the end in another handwriting
Clemence Cornell died 12 Jan 1838 aged 71 years 8 months and 26 days
There was no mention of any marriages.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

I am making an assumption that this John Remington belongs in this family group, solely based on the names and dates of his children. (But note: this needs further research. At the present time I can not see any other family in which he would fit.)

Some of John's descendants -- as far as can be determined -- are buried in the Blackstone Cemetery, Blackstone, MA. A stone there refers to John Remington 1680 - 1745. But if this John who married Mary is the son of John b1680, why do the names of his children reflect the ancestry of Gershom & Clemence?

BSR says he moved from Jamestown in 1756.

This note may pertain to this John Remington: Newport Mercury 30 Oct 1915, historical note from 31 Jul 1769 - "John Remington carries on shoe making for Elizabeth Mumford, wido, in New Lane."

BSR has his date of death as 06 December 1809.

John married Mary Unknown Abt 1748, Jamestown, RI. Mary was born Abt 9 Apr 1725; died 30 Mar 1808, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)

I think it likely that she was the daughter of Tiddeman Hull b. 1690. He had a daughter Mary born 28 July 1720. (This needs more research to confirm.) A Battey manuscript suggests that Mary may have been a daughter of William & Jane Battey.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
The original birth record at Jamestown reads: "Gershum Remmenton sun of Stephen & Pennelipy 3 December 1690."

Land records show Gershom Remington signing transactions with his wife, Clemence, on 31 Dec 1733. Some genealogists have her name as Catherine. Was Catherine a second wife; or, perhaps simply the name was misread (?).

In 1735 Gershom was Ensign of the Militia for Jamestown, and later was promoted to Lieutenant on the resignation of William Battey; again he served in this position in 1736.

Was there another daughter named Aase or Acie? Here is this listing from the RI Cemetery Database:

REMINGTON AASE 1722c - 29 NOV 1744 JM002

Gershom married Clemence Battey 13 Feb 1712/13, Jamestown, RI. Clemence (daughter of Samson Battey and Dinah Havens) was born 4 Jul 1695, Jamestown, RI; died Aft Dec 1733. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
According to the Jamestown birth record, Clemence was the 4th daughter of Samson & Dinah Battey. As the wife of Gershom Remington, her name has been given as both Clemence and Catherine. I am making an assumption that Gershom's wife was Clemence Battey, whose birth was recorded in the official Jamestown Proprietors Records, Vol. 1, p. 1. The Jamestown birth record has the name as "Clemence Batty." It seems obvious to me that this is the Clemence who married Gershom Remington, especially since they named a daughter Dinah, and Clemence Battey's mother was named Dinah. I have no further proof of her identity, other than this concurrence of data: names, time, and location.

Notes:

BSR says Gershom married Catherine Clemence on 13 Feb 1713, Jamestown (no source noted). However, in some documents she is referred to as Clemence. Jamestown records identify their children as "of Gershom & Clemens" or Clemence. I have made an assumption that she is Clemence Battey, based on their dates of birth and the given names Clemence & Dinah, found in both the Battey and Remington families.