Hi Dexter, Joan Ranke died without progeny. William Cornwall married, second, about 1639 to a Mary (unfortunately no identified last name) The source for this includes The Connecticut Nutmegger, English Notes, page 345, Vol 9, #3 (Dec 1976); NEHGR 49:39 (Jan 1895) also printed in TAG; The Connecticut Nutmegger, English Notes, Page 578, Vol 12, #4 (March 1980); and the book William Cornwall and His Descendants by Edward Cornwall, M.D., pub 1901 by Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor. My ancestor is Ester's and Elizabeth's sister, Sarah through her illeg. son, Benoni Plumb. Elizabeth married Captain John Hall, son of Richard Hall and Mary Anthony. Richard was the son of THE John Hall of Middletown and his wife Esther. Louise Hall Temples > That's very interesting! I have an Esther CORNWALL, my g6 grandmother, who > was b. May 1650 in Middletown, CT; ma 1st John WILCOX Jr., (b. > when?/where?), and married 2nd John STOW (my g6 grandfather), who was b. > 1650 in Charlestown, MA. Esther had a sister, Elizabeth CORNWALL, who was > b. 1652 in Hartford, CT; ma. John HALL. I have no further info. on him, but > I have that the parents of Esther and Elizabeth were Sgt. William CORNWALL > and his 1st wife Joan RANKE. I have no dates or places for her, but he was > b. 1609 in Essex, ENG; d. 1678 in Middletown, CT; ma. 1632 in Fairview, > Essex, ENG. > > Considering the similarity of surnames and places, I wonder if there is a > connection to any of Bill's HALL or WILCOX people. Anyone know? > Dexter Edge Jr. > Olympia, WA >