I have read through a few postings concerning the Cornel family, etc., dealing with William Guilliams. From what I read, I cannot tell what the final disposition on William himself is ... his children mentioned in various drafts of Peter Guilliams Wills ... or have I gotten this all thoroughly confused. Can anyone give me a general overview on William's family?   Jerry D. Vandiver

Dear Jerry, The basic article on this family was published in "The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Record", Volume 96, pages 66-76 (April 1965). It was "The Cornel Family of French Descent" by Mrs. John Spell. The article is reprinted on pages 314-324 of Volume I of "Genealogies of Long Island Families". There we learn that William was born about 1625 and married Margarita Polhemus. Their 6 children were Johannes, Maria, Peter, Catharina, Sarah, Cornelis, and Rachel. You can consult Mabel Spell's article for further particulars. Willem was buried from the Flatbush Church on 31 May 1690. Dorothy >I have read through a few postings concerning the Cornel family, >etc., dealing with William Guilliams. From what I read, I cannot >tell what the final disposition on William himself is ... his >children mentioned in various drafts of Peter Guilliams Wills ... or >have I gotten this all thoroughly confused. Can anyone give me a >general overview on William's family? > >Jerry D. Vandiver > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message