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Moved to Pasadena, Ca.
Not married; lived in California
Farmer
CHRISTENING: C. C. Cornell 1984 Edited by Elisabeth Cornell; A Cornell Family History From County Essex, England to Winneshiek County, Iowa; Call Number: US/Can 929.273 C815cc; Page: pg.1,11
DEATH: Rev. John Cornell, M.A.; Genealogy of The Cornell Family; Call Number: 929.273 C815c.
DEATH: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island quotes "The Friends' records of 8-Feb-1673": Thomas Cornell was convicted of matricide and executed in 1673 in Portsmouth, RI. The "evidence" against him was the testimony of an old man [John Briggs, brother of Rebecca Briggs Cornell] who said that he had a dream in which Thomas' dead mother accused Thomas of having killed her. The woman was found dead and burned, in front of a hearth fire at Thomas' home. The best guess of scholars is that as she sat before the fire, the old woman had a stroke, fell, and part of her clothing caught fire. She was found by her family on the floor, dead, and partially burned. Initially, it was considered a death by natural causes. After she was buried, John Briggs had a dream, and Thomas' nightmare began. His final request was made by his friends after his execution. They said he had asked them to bury him next to his mother. The court denied the request but granted that "the Court consents that if his friends have a desire, they may inter the body in the land lately to him belonging, within twenty feet of the common road."
Thomas' fourth-great-grandson donated the original endowment for Cornell University, which is named after that descendant of Thomas. That man was Ezra Cornell (1807-1874), son of Elijah b. 1771, son of Elijah b. 1730, son of Stephen who m. Ruth Pierce, son of Stephen b. 1656, son of Thomas-the-executed and his first wife, Elizabeth Fiscock. ... Thomas Cornell's daughter Sarah (who married Zaccheus Butts) was, of course, from Thomas' second wife, Sarah Earle, daughter of Ralph Earle b. 1606 and Joan Savage b. 1609. Sarah Earle was pregnant when her husband Thomas Cornell was executed on the bogus charges. She named that daughter "Innocent," and about five years after Thomas was executed, Sarah married David Lake, son of Alice who was executed as a witch because she believed she saw her dead baby. One might wonder what Sarah Earle Cornell Lake thought of the times she lived thru.
REFERENCES: WorldConnect data submitted by Leslie Mendez <peas32@erols.com>
1. Austin, John O. "Cornell". The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, 1887, pages 54-55. EXTRACT: Thomas Jr. was a Deputy to the General Assembly of RI and held other government posts.
2. Cornell, Benjamin. His will, written 13 January 1787, proved 27 January 1787. EXTRACT: On 17 Mar 1655 Thomas was chosen with three others to prize land and buildings of John Wood, deceased. He had a grant of ten acres 10 Dec 1657. On 4 May 1670 he and three others were appointed to audit colonies' accounts. His bill to Assembly for futher encouragement of a troop of horses was referred on 7 Jun 1671 to the next Assembly. At the same meeting it was ordered that Thomas Cornell be desired to be a messenger from the court to carry a letter to the Governor of Plymouth, and that he be supplied with 20 shillings in silver by the treasurer towards bearing his charge.
3. Cornell, Chester C. "A Cornell Family History From County Essex, England to Winneshiek County, Iowa", 1984, 125 pages. EXTRACTS: Indited and sentenced to death on 12 May 1673. On 23 May 1673 Thomas was executed for the murder of his mother. On 7 Mar 1674 Ordered by the Assembly, whereas, Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, who was lately executed for murthering his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Cornell, whereupon according to law, this court of Tryalls have made seizure of his estate. This Assembly (in consideration of the matter, and for the supply of the wife and children of the said Thomas), do see cause to release the said seizure and empowere the council of the towne of Portsmouth to take care and order that the estate of the said Thomas be soe secured and improved that just debts and other charges be first paid and discharged, and that then his wife and children be supplyed and relieved and to that end to order and appoint an executor or executors for the true performance thereof, and that this said Towne Council doe make a will according to law, divide the estate to this wife and children of the said Thomas. Also from: John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, 1902, New York.
4. Cornell, Edward. His intestate probate records, 12 May 1784 to 5 May 1794. EXTRACT: He was tried, convicted and hanged for the murder of his mother. "It is true, that on the occasion of the trial in 1673 of Thomas Cornell, for the alledged murder of his mother, when he was convicted on flimsy evidence and subsequently hanged, one John Briggs, of Portsmoth deposed, that he had seen the deceased Rebecca in some sort of apparition and she had asserted, "I am your sister Cornell". Excerpted from "Who was Rebecca Cornell?" American Genealogist Vol 36 pp16-18 By George E. Mc Cracken Ph.D.F.A.S.G.VD. Drake University Des Moines, Iowa
5. Cornell, John. "A Cornell Corner". New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, vol. 31, July 1900, pages 180-181.
6. Cornell, John. Genealogy of the Cornell Family Being an Account of the Descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, R. I., T. A. Wright Press, New York, NY, 1902, 468 pages.
7. Cornell, William. "[Abstract of his will, written 7 October 1747, proved 17 April 1749]". New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills - 1730-1750, page 113.
8. Cornell, William. "[Abstract of his will, written 27 April 1791, proved 25 May 1791]". New Jersey Post-Revolutionary Documents, Calendar of Wills - 1791-1795, page 88.
9. Glazier, Prentiss. "The English Origin of the Cornwell/Cornell Family". The American Genealogist, vol. 51, no. 2, April 1975, pages 115-116.
10. Hale, George. A History of the Old Presbyterian Congregation of "The People of Maidenhead and Hopewell", Henry B. Ashmead Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1876, [Cornell information on pages 11, 15, 17, 18, 33, 45, 52, 60, 61, & 72].
11. "Hunterdon County Freeholders, 1741". Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 37, no. 2, May 1962, page 52.
12. Lewis, Alice B. "The Cornell Family". Hopewell Valley Heritage, Hopewell Museum, Hopewell, NJ, 1973, pages 268-279.
13. Maack, Jean E., & Cornell, C. Clair. "Unraveling One Massachusetts-to-Iowa Cornell Line". The American Genealogist, Vol. 58, no. 2, April 1982, pages 77-83.
14. McCracken, George E. "Who Was Rebecca Cornell?" The American Genealogist, vol. 36, 1960, pages 16-18.
15. "Mercer County Gravestones: Cornell Family Burying Ground, Hopewell Township". Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 26, no. 3, 1951, page 72.
16. Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionaryof Rhode Island". The American Genealogist, vol. 35, no. 2, April 1959, page 107.
17. Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island". The American Genealogist, vol. 39, no. 1, January 1963, page 2.
18. Pennington Presbyterian Church Records, Pennington, New Jersey.
BIRTH: Possible birth in Stortford, Hertford, England
THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED - CHARLES AUGUSTUS HOLLAND; by T.C.G.S. (Tuolumne County Genealogical Society) member Charles A. Holland; pp 20-22;
My great-grandfather, riding a white horse, led the 1904 Fourth of July parade up the main street of Tuolumne City. On the fifth of July he disappeared never to be seen or heard from again. This abrupt departure resulted in his vilification in the local papers.
"Charles A. HOLLAND has vanished from this county. If he is guilty of one tenth of the criminal allegations that are rolling in his wake, he has erased a dirty spot from the county by disappearing. We consider that the scandal mongers are plastering him with more black than he deserves. Omit the escapades with abandoned shemales; ignore the detestable ignominy shadowed upon the defenseless family by his vileness and there remain sufficient accusations, which if true, damn him as a scoundrel. Today the revelation is that he was fast and loose to the most culpable degree with the finances of several mining companies of which he had the management -- Starr King, John Royal, Altadena; that he deliberately defrauded by issuing bogus checks; that he defaulted to the corporations by absconding with sev eral hundred dollars of their funds; that he misappropriated coin entrusted to him, and these speculations are extensive among those whose confidence he abused, all of which transgressions are the sins created by immoral females, appetite for whiskey and the enticement of gambling, as report has it. In his flight, so 'tis said, his companion was a blonde, a married woman whose reputation for chastity would not be soiled by rubbing against a libertine, and who is no better than her profligate consort At the date of this writing no intelligence has been obtained of Holland. It is surmised that he has gone to Mexico. Those holding his dishonored checks can feed them to the moths." (The Sonora Banner July 22, 1904)
"Chas. A. Holland, superintendent of the Starr King, Altadena and John Royal mines of this county, to all appearances had departed from the county leaving his business affairs in a very unsettled condition. Naturally not being here and theory adopted that he will not return, he is being maligned by fair weather friends in a manner that does not redound to their credit. Holland has up to the preterit borne a good reputation for honesty and the defalcations he is now accused of are a stirring shock to' his numerous friends. It is to be hoped that he will return and make amends to family and those who have befriended him before he is branded as a libertine and a felon." (The New Era July 23, 1904)
The family he left behind included his wife, Catherine Trewartha HOLLAND and five children, one of whom was my grandfather, Charles Arthur HOLLAND Sr., who was to have his tenth birthday just two days later on 6 July 1904. My grandfather never spoke about his father. I remember family discussions when I was a child, and he would sputter a bit and stop talking. And who could blame him? After all, his father had left amid rumors of scandal. His mother did all she could to keep the family together. She believed him innocent and wrote a letter in his defense that was printed in a local paper.
"DEFENDS HER HUSBAND
Editor, New Era
If you will kindly allow me the use of your esteemed columns for a few words, I shall be grateful. Of all the six papers in this county, 'The Mother Lode Banner' of Sonora is the only one that was low enough to publish the street talk, the malicious slander and the gossip concerning my husband, C. A. Holland, who at present is not here to defend himself. The public undoubtedly realized that some antagonistic feeling between Mr. Holland and the 'Banner' must have prompted the venomous article. Such was indeed the case as many will remember. It was all owing to Mr. Holland's defense of a friend through the columns of a local paper. His friend had been assailed by the 'Banner' and Mr. Holland publicly answered the article. The irresponsible journal accuses Mr. Holland of having "skipped with a blonde". Such a statement points the finger of suspicion at but one woman. That statement was a fearful falsehood and an illustration of the 'Banners' irresponsible manner of news gathering. That blonde is now, and has been with her husband in this county for some time. All true conscientious men give their fellow men credit as they themselves find them personally. I hope the 'Banner' will fall under this class of people and since the 'Banner' is so positive of this woman's immoral character, surely the author of the article must speak from experience. Mr. Holland possibly has made mistakes in his lifetime; many have done the same before him and many will follow after. His wife and five children have all the faith of the husband's return. They have no reason to think otherwise. Mr. Holland was one of the kindest and most indulgent husbands and fathers, and his disposition toward his family had no tendency to show he was tired of them, but rather the reverse. If the voice of the 'Banner' expresses its true spirit, then I will say this: when Mr. Holland leaves his wife and babies to the mercies of the 'Banner' then it will be time enough to class him as a culprit and a rascal."
Signed Mrs. C. A. Holland
My grandfather and his brother, Robert, went to work in the box factory at the Westside Lumber Mill as children to support the family. My grandfather, at the age of 11, had to stand on a box in order to take his place in the production line. This undoubtedly contributed to his disdain of his father.
Regardless of what happened to Charles Augustus, his disappearance caused a major rift in the family. His brothers and sisters and all the Holland relatives, except for my grandfather, were completely cut off from us. Catherine, after waiting several years, took the family to live in Sonora with her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Oliver TREWARTHA, who owned a drug store.
She never remarried, remaining faithful to her husband until her death. She was buried in the old City Cemetery in Sonora, a fact lost to my family until my son, Charles Elwin, discovered her grave site while working on a high school writing assignment. I am very grateful that schools assign such projects.
The family division was so complete that I did not know of the graves of my third and fourth great grandparents until I began to research the family in the mid-70s. I discovered my third great grandparents, Isaac Taylor and Amanda Daly HOLLAND, and my fourth great-grandfather, John DALY, are buried in the old section of Carters Cemetery with the plots of other founding families of Tuolumne City.
Charles Augustus has never had the opportunity to clear his name, either because he didn't want to or because something happened that prevented it. The unanswered question in the family is, what happened to him? Why would a man with a loving wife and five young children leave and never return?
Most of what I have learned about my great-grandfather comes from a few lines in Tuolumne county newspapers.
"It is said that C. A. Holland is organizing a big company to take hold of the New Era, which is said to be a mine of great promise." (The New Era March 28 1902)
"Mrs. Chas. Holland, Mrs. John Powning, Mrs. J. P. Gallagher and their respective families returned from a summer's outing at Pacific Grove, the early part of this week. Mr. Holland is now the foreman at the Starr King Mine."
I have in my possession a prospectus for the Tuolumne County Development company whose purpose was "Bonding, Buying, Selling, and Operating Mines and Prospects." The company was incorporated for 500,000 shares, par value of one dollar per share, the stock to be offered to investors at one cent a month per share.
The officers of this corporation were C. L. McLaine, President; G. D. Rose, Vice-President; C. A. Belli, Treasurer; G. F. Bartlett, Secretary; Fred Fette, Jr., Attorney; and the Hon. Chas. A. Holland, Consulting Engineer. Directors included J. F. Summers, W. R. Hall, C. K. Parrish, W. Carter, and J. E. Conde.
Brief descriptions of the management in this prospectus have provided me with the only description I have found of my great-grand father.
"Hon. C. A. Holland, than whom no man in the State is better or more favorably known as a successful mine manager, is our consulting engineer. Mr. Holland's seven years successful management of the Buchanan and Providence mines easily places him in the front rank as a mining man. At present he is superintendent of the Altadena and Starr King mines."
The 94 year old question remains. Why would a successful mine superintendent and consulting engineer husband and father of five young children, simply disappear without a trace? Speculation about bad debts and blondes were made at the time, and that may well have been a factor in the initial disappearance but the blonde apparently was still living in the county, according to my great grandmother's letter. One would think that even if an abrupt departure due to bad debts did occur, the man would eventually return to his wife and children. unless foul was involved.
I believe, perhaps intuitively, that my great grandfather was the victim of an unsolved murder. There were many deep mine shafts in the county in 1904, and I postulate that there have been a number of unsolved murders over the years. The strongest evidence for the murder theory is, I believe, the honest passion of his innocence related by his wife in her letter to the newspaper. Catherine Trewartha was the person closest to him and knew him best. and she believed so strongly in him that she waited for years for him to return.
Ed. Note: The children of Charles Augustus and Catherine Trewartha HOLLAND were: Robert E., born September 1887; Arthur, born July 1894; Hubert, born January 1899, died 2 July 1980; Fred, born 1901, married Doris MAXWELL, died 18 August 1980; Ada, who married Robert LYMAN.
BURIAL: Burden's Funeral Home, Tuolumne County
OBITUARY: Calavaras Prospect Newspaper, Oct 16 1963; Robert E. Holland, 76, retired owner of a cabinet shop on Mokelumne Hill
Road, died Thursday, Oct 3, at Bret Harte Hospital. He was a native of California and served as director of Calavaras Public Utility District. He was a member of the San Andreas Lions and San Andreas
Progressive Clubs. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct 7, in St. Andrews Catholic Church,followed by interment in Catholic cemetery. San Andreas Rosary was recited Sunday at 8 pm Gardella Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements. Holland leaves his wife Rose A. Holland of El Ceritto, Hubert Holland of Richmond and Theodore Holland of Berkeley.
RESEARCHER-BIOGRAPHY: Information provided to T.Mason on 1Dec2001 by Una A. Bowman <una@winco.net>. James purchased property twice from his brother Joseph (b. 1697). WJD T:402 described the property as property their father Richard (b. 1672) had inherited. WJD T:410
described the property as property belonging to their brother Benjamin (d.1758). James made his will 1 August 1770 and it was proved 25 October 1771. "My upper plantation which did belong to my brother Benjamin to be sold." The will lists his children as Jacob, Asa, Abigaill (Abigail ), Mary, James and William Borden.Contributed in 1764 money toward finishing the Church at Colestown/Cole's Church (later known as St. Mary's Church). Jane
Burden buried in the Colestown Church Cemetery 28 August 1812 may have been the wife of James (b. 1702). NOTE: Church commonly
called Cole's church located in Waterford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. "Some burial records, 1766-1830, are found in the MS. notes of Asa Matlack, a local historian."WILL: NJ Arch., 1st Ser, Vol 32, p. 36
WILL: 1811, May 24. New Jersey Colonial Documents. Calendar of Wills - 1810-1813. File 12559 C. "widow; Granddaughter, Mary Pedrick, stuff for a gown, and homespun cloth; $160. Daughter, Mary Vansciver, wearing apparel, bed & beddings, walnut table, wheel. Son, James Borden, remainder of household goods. Son, Jacob Borden, $12. Residue after debts are paid to two children, Mary and James. I have given James £100 some time back for my nursing and board. Executors - Mary and James. Witnesses - John Holland, George French. Proved Oct 15, 1812.
CONFLICT: In Estimating birth dates starting with this person grandparents, it becomes obvious that this person can NOT have a child when age 1. Something is incorrect in this linkage.
