Biography of Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire 1697-1768
On 11 Oct 1683 [his father] Colonel Henry Cornewall (age 29) and Margarita Laurentia Huyssen of Middelburg in Zeeland were married.
On 27 Apr 1695 [his father] Colonel Henry Cornewall (age 41) and [his mother] Sussanah Williams were married.
In 1697 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire was born to Colonel Henry Cornewall (age 43) and Sussanah Williams.
On 27 Jul 1698 Thomas Powell 1st Baronet (age 33) and [his future wife] Judith Herbert Lady Powell were married. She by marriage Lady Powell of Broadway in Carmarthenshire.
On 22 Feb 1717 [his father] Colonel Henry Cornewall (age 63) died.
In 1722 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 25) was elected MP Herefordshire which seat he held for forty-six years until his death in 1768.
In Oct 1734 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 37) and Jane Bray were married. She died six months later.
In Oct 1735 [his wife] Jane Bray died.
On 02 Apr 1737 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 40) and Catherine Hanbury were married.
On 26 Feb 1745 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 48) seconded a motion calling for a parliamentary enquiry into the Battle of Toulon the previous year, in which his younger brother James Cornewall had been killed. The motion was passed, and Cornewall appointed to chair a Committee of the Whole House to look into the matter.
In 1752 [his daughter] Catherine Cornewall was born to Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 55) and [his wife] Catherine Hanbury.
On 06 Jun 1763 the High Sheriff, Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders [of Herefordshire] presented an address [...] expressing warmest thanks for [his] [Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 66)] diligence and steadiness in opposing the late tax." [Cider Bill of 1763]
On 03 Apr 1768 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 71) died. He was buried at Hereford Cathedral [Map]. A monument to his memory was erected on the South wall of the Nave. It was moved to the cloister as part of the renovations.
In 1777 [his former wife] Catherine Hanbury died.
GrandFather: Edward Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire
Father: Colonel Henry Cornewall
Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire
GrandFather: John Williams
Mother: Sussanah Williams