Family name also spelled CORNOW.
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Robert's parents' names have not yet been determined. If Robert originally hearked from Towednack, then it is possible he was a son of Thomas Cornow of Towednack who left a will in 1643 in which he appointed his sons Thomas and Robert as co-executors.
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In 1670 Robert Cornow of Towednack was named in the will of Peter Painter of Towednack as husband of Peter's daughter Catherine.
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Abstract of the Will of Robert Cornow of the Parish of Towednack in the County of Cornwall, Yeoman, written 8 Mar 1684/5, proved 25 Nov 1685. 2
Gives 5 shillings to the poor of the parish of Towednack.
Gives to his son Robert Cornow a mare, a metal crock, a metal pan and board.
Gives to his son Michael Cornow the strawberry mare and the black mare colt, a pan called Roswall pan, and a crock called Roswall crock.
Gives £40 to his son David Cornow.
Gives £40 to his son William Cornow, to be paid to him when he turns twenty-one.
Gives £40 to his son Richard Cornow, to be paid to him when he turns twenty-one.
Gives £40 to his daughter Jane Cornow, to be paid to her when she turns eighteen.
Gives 1 shilling each to his godchildren.
Gives to his son Peter Cornow a tenement called Terean Rose Amall, and a moiety of a tenement in Embla.
All the rest of his goods and chattels he gives to his wife Catern Cornow and to his son Peter Curnow, appointing them co-executors of his last will and testament.
(his sign)
Witnesses: Mathew Stevens, Andrew Stevens, and one other
An inventory of the goods and chattels of Robert Curnow of the parish of Towednack, deceased, was taken on 27 Jun 1685 by Matthew Stevens of the borough of St. Ives and Robert Curnow of Towednack. Total value: £196 14s. 8d.
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