1James Savage, John Farmer and Orlando Perry Dexter, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: A-C, Vol. 1, p. 458 (1860-2).
"CORNELL, THOMAS, Boston 1639, rem. to Portsmouth, R. I. 1654, or earlier, was freem. there 1655, perhaps had Thomas jr. of wh. perhaps that he was hang. for murder of his mo. is all that is now wish. to be kn.".