Dennis Cornhill

1655 - Bef 1735  (< 79 years)

• Name	Dennis Cornhill
  Birth	1655  [1]
  Gender	Male
  _NAMS	son's name listed as Cornwell?
  Immigration	1692  [2]
  	From England/Scotland to Virginia by Richard Taylor
  Death	Bef 1735	Stafford Co, VA   [1]
  Findagrave.com	12 May 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Unknown  [1]
  Person ID	I611	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Ann Dunkin,   b. 1666, Westmoreland Co, VA bur. Unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1682	Westmoreland Co, VA   [3]
  Children	1. Peter Cornwell,   b. 1688, Westmoreland Co, VA d. Between 02 Jun and 26 Aug 1776, Fauquier Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Cornwell,   b. 1701, Westmoreland Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Charles Coleman Cornwell, Sr,   b. 1703, Westmoreland Co, VA d. Between 04 Sep 1779 and 05 Nov 1781, Dettingen Parish, Prince William Co, VA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Cornwell-(Cornhill)-(Ann-(Duncan))-(Mar)
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Bef 1682 - Westmoreland Co, VA Death - Bef 1735 - Stafford Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpted from -- The Collie Family of Pittsylvania Co, VA, their Scottish origins, relatives & descendants by Betty Cox Collier The Collie Family p. 656 Dennis Cornwell (d. pre 1735), father of Charles Cornwell (d. 1781) Dennis Cornwell, father of Charles Cornwell, is thought to be the Dennis Cornwell who was transported to Virginia (apparently from England) sometime around 1692 by Richard Taylor. Subsequently, on April 20, 1694, Taylor was granted 293 acres in Nansemond County, VA, for importing Dennis Cornwell and five other persons as settlers for the Virginia colony.3 If typical, the date of the grant would have been about two years after the event. Over several decades, this policy was responsible for bringing in thousands of ablebodied men and women, who helped develop Virginia and whose descendants number in the millions today. From information in a Westmoreland County, VA, deed, dated 1698, Dennis Cornwell's wife appears to have been Ann Dunkin, daughter of a Peter Dunkin, Sr. According to other **** researchers, Peter Dunkin, Sr. was born in 1633 and died about 1676 when his will apparently was proved.4 Dennis Cornwell is mentioned in at least twelve court records dating between 1693 and 1704 in Westmoreland County, VA, and then in three court records (all in 1711) occurring in Stafford County, VA, where he apparently moved sometime by 1711.5 Dennis had died by May 20,1735, when a Prince William County, VA, deed reported the sale of 100 acres he had owned in his lifetime from a 200-acre tract he had purchased in 1699. The sale was to John Tayloe of "Lunnenbury Parish" in Richmond County, VA, and was done by his sons, Charles and Peter Cornwell, who were identified as being of Hambleton Parish in Prince William County, VA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 5/12/2020 Dennis Cornhill ** Cornhill ? Birth: 1655 Death: 1715 (aged 59–60) Stafford County, Virginia, USA ** or bef 1735? Burial: Unknown Memorial #: 32419196 Family Members Spouse Ann Duncan Cornhill 1666-Unknown Children ** Note children's names listed 'Cornwell' ** Peter Cornwell 1688-1778 Mary Cornwell Wallis 1701-Unknown Charles Coleman Cornwell 1703-1781 Created by: Cindy Cornwell McCachern (46810811) Added: 26 Dec 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32419196/dennis-cornhill Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2020), memorial page for Dennis Cornhill (1655–1715), Find a Grave Memorial no. 32419196, ; Maintained by Cindy Cornwell McCachern (contributor 46810811) Unknown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 5/12/2020 Dennis Cornhill ** Cornhill ? Birth: 1655 Death: 1714 Stafford County Virginia, USA Family links: Spouse: Ann Dunkin Cornhill (1666 - ____)* Children: ** Note children's names listed 'Cornwell' ** Peter Cornwell (1688 - 1778)* Charles Cornwell (1697 - 1781)* Mary Cornwell Wallis (1701 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Cindy Cornwell McCachern Record added: Dec 26, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 32419196 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes. [S46] See Documents.