I take the word Cornelly to be a corruption of the Cornish Caren Gli,
that is love of God.
In this parish is Trewithenike, compounded of Tre-with en-ike. The
dwelling-tree, or a rivulet, (query, tree?――ED.) which was in Queen
Mary’s days the lands of William Weyte, Gent. as appears from an old
deed in my custody, who was also lord of divers other tenements in
those parts, as also of Fentongimps in St. Pyran Sabolo. He had a
brother that lived at Lestwithiel, and was mayor of the town in the
time of Henry VIII. whose daughter and heir was married to Kendall of
Treworgye or Pelris, whose inheritance was no small augmentation to
the paternal estate of that family. The arms of Wayte, Argent, a
chevron between three salmons erect Azure. This barton is now the
property of John Gregor, Esq. who has lately built a fine new house
here. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Walter Moyle of Boke.
His father, Francis Gregor, was sheriff of Cornwall 19 Charles II. (21
Charles II. A.D. 1669.―― ED.) He married one of the heiresses of
Prideaux, of Gurlyn in St. Erth.
It is said by some that St. Cornelius the Centurian is patron of this
parish; if so, the name Cornelly is probably from him. Nearly the
whole of this parish is included within the manor of Grogith or
Crogith.