Richard Cornell
Encyclopedia
Richard Cornell was an English
Quaker ironmaster
and resident of Long Island
who is generally considered the first European settler on the Rockaway Peninsula in the present-day Borough of Queens, New York City. Cornell purchased the Rockaway land from another Englishman, Captain John Palmer
, in 1687, and settled there in 1690.
Cornell's descendants owned much land in Rockaway, much of which was partitioned into 46 parcels in 1808, which were eventually sold to outsiders, and their property was still being sold even in the late 19th century, as for example the sale of the land comprising the present-day neighborhood of Bayswater
to William Trist Bailey
in 1878.
The Cornell homestead by the beachfront was later the site of the Marine Pavilion
.
The Cornell Family Cemetery
on Gateway Boulevard in Far Rockaway has been designated as a New York City
Landmark.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
Quaker ironmaster
Ironmaster
An ironmaster is the manager – and usually owner – of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain....
and resident of Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
who is generally considered the first European settler on the Rockaway Peninsula in the present-day Borough of Queens, New York City. Cornell purchased the Rockaway land from another Englishman, Captain John Palmer
John Palmer (Rockaway, Queens landowner)
John Palmer was an Englishman who purchased the land comprising much of the neighborhood now known as Far Rockaway in the borough of Queens in New York City in 1685 from the Native American chief Tackapousha for 31 English pounds...
, in 1687, and settled there in 1690.
Cornell's descendants owned much land in Rockaway, much of which was partitioned into 46 parcels in 1808, which were eventually sold to outsiders, and their property was still being sold even in the late 19th century, as for example the sale of the land comprising the present-day neighborhood of Bayswater
Bayswater, Queens
Bayswater is a small neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the eastern end of the Rockaway Peninsula. The community is located to the northeast of Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of Jamaica Bay...
to William Trist Bailey
William Trist Bailey
William Trist Bailey was a land developer who founded the community of Bayswater in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City. He purchased the land from the descendants of Richard Cornell in 1878 and turned Bayswater into a fashionable residential neighborhood. Streets in Bayswater which bear his name...
in 1878.
The Cornell homestead by the beachfront was later the site of the Marine Pavilion
Marine Pavilion (Far Rockaway)
The Marine Pavilion was an elite hotel in Far Rockaway, Queens which was credited with introducing ocean bathing to New York. The Pavilion, which was built on the former homestead of Rockaway's first white settler, Richard Cornell, was completed in 1833, at a then-record cost of $43,000.The hotel...
.
The Cornell Family Cemetery
Cornell Family Cemetery
The Cornell Family Cemetery is located on Gateway Boulevard according to NYC Parks Department the Cornell Burial Ground is on the west side of Caffrey Avenue north of New Haven Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens in New York City.The cemetery contains the remains of descendants of Richard Cornell,...
on Gateway Boulevard in Far Rockaway has been designated as a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Landmark.
External links
- http://www.rent-direct.com/Queens_Apartments/apartments-queens-rkwy.html
- http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12915
Descendents
- Whitny BraunWhitny BraunWhitny Braun is an American bioethicist known for her research with regard to the Jain practice of Sallekhana and the Parsi practice of Dakhmenashini. She is also affiliated with the Center for Christian Bioethics at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California and currently studies philosophy...
, American Bioethicist.