Individual Details
Mehitable Fish
( - )
The Mehitable Fish married to William Cornell is the daughter of John & Joanna [ ] Fish. This is proved by the wills of her father (proved 20 Apr 1742) and her mother (proved 10 December 1744). In both, Mehitable is named as the wife of William Cornell. John gives 20 pounds to his dau. Mehitable, wife of William Cornell.
DEATH: 1737, Apr. 4. Will - proved 1742, Apr. 20. Ex. son Ebenezer. To wife, Joan, 100 lb, household goods, improvement of cattle and rest of personal. To son Ebenezer, land and ten shillings. To son John, homestead farm, and ten shillings. To daughter Mary POTTER, wife of Wiliam, 20 lb. To daughter Abigail CASE, wife of John, 50 lb. To daughter Mehitable CORNELL, wife of William, 20 lb. To daughter Joanna FISHER, wife of John, 50 lb. To daughter Hope PHILLIPS, wife of James, 20 lb. To daughter Susanna BOYCE, wife of Benjamin, 50 lb. To daughter Elizabeth FISH, 80 lb and best bed. To daughter Sarah ARNOLD, wife of Anthony, 50 lb. To four grandchildren, viz: Sarah, William, John and Thomas PHILLIPS, children of my daughter, Alice PHILLIPS, deceased, 50 lb. equally divided at age. To grandson Thomas PHILLIPS, all interest in undivided land at Dartmouth. To grandson Joshua RATHBONE, son of my daughter, Patience RATHBONE, deceased, 50 lb. If maintenance for wife be insufficient, she to have further provision made for her.
Inventory, 721 lb, 1s. 1d. viz: bonds 541 lb, 1s. 7d., books, pewter, 2 cows, a swine, 4 fowls, spinning wheel, &c. "
DEATH: 1737, Apr. 4. Will - proved 1742, Apr. 20. Ex. son Ebenezer. To wife, Joan, 100 lb, household goods, improvement of cattle and rest of personal. To son Ebenezer, land and ten shillings. To son John, homestead farm, and ten shillings. To daughter Mary POTTER, wife of Wiliam, 20 lb. To daughter Abigail CASE, wife of John, 50 lb. To daughter Mehitable CORNELL, wife of William, 20 lb. To daughter Joanna FISHER, wife of John, 50 lb. To daughter Hope PHILLIPS, wife of James, 20 lb. To daughter Susanna BOYCE, wife of Benjamin, 50 lb. To daughter Elizabeth FISH, 80 lb and best bed. To daughter Sarah ARNOLD, wife of Anthony, 50 lb. To four grandchildren, viz: Sarah, William, John and Thomas PHILLIPS, children of my daughter, Alice PHILLIPS, deceased, 50 lb. equally divided at age. To grandson Thomas PHILLIPS, all interest in undivided land at Dartmouth. To grandson Joshua RATHBONE, son of my daughter, Patience RATHBONE, deceased, 50 lb. If maintenance for wife be insufficient, she to have further provision made for her.
Inventory, 721 lb, 1s. 1d. viz: bonds 541 lb, 1s. 7d., books, pewter, 2 cows, a swine, 4 fowls, spinning wheel, &c. "
Events
| Alt name | Mehitabel Fish |
Families
| Spouse | William Cornell (1686 - 1755) |
| Father | John Fish (1657 - 1742) |
| Mother | Joanna ( - ) |
| Sibling | Abigail Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Fish (1708 - ) |
| Sibling | Joanna Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hope Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Susanna Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Alice Fish ( - ) |
| Sibling | Patience Fish ( - ) |