 1652 - 1740 (87 years)
-
| Name |
George Woolsey [1, 2] |
| Birth |
10 Oct 1652 |
New Amsterdam, New Netherlands  [1, 2] |
| Christening |
12 Oct 1652 |
New Amsterdam, New Netherlands |
| Gender |
Male |
| Name |
Joris Woolsey |
| Burial |
Jan 1740 |
Dosoris, , New York [1] |
| Death |
19 Jan 1740 |
Dosoris, , New York [1, 2] |
| Notes |
- bIn 1727, George was appointed by Gov. Burnet, captain in Col. John Reading's Regiment of Hunterdon.
WOLSY, Joris/b, came to New Amsterdam in 1643; md 9 Dec 1647, in New Amsterdam [Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church], Rebecca Cornell. Issue: Sara, bp. 7 Aug 1650; Joris, bp 18 Oct 1652; Rebecca, bp 4 Apr 1659; Johannes, bp 16 Jan 1661; Maritje, bp 19 Mar 1664 - all at New Amsterdam [New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church]; and William and Marritje, bp 30 Jun 1678, at Brooklyn [Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church]; by which it may be inferred he resided there at that date. There was, as per p. 128 of Vol. IV. of the Genealogical Record, a George Woolsey, an English boy, b in 1610, who had resided with his parents in Rotterdam, came over in a Dutch vessel with emigrants in 1623 and went to Plymouth, MA, and in 1647 made his appearance in New Amsterdam. In 1648 he was a fire-warden in said city. In 1661 there was a George Woolsey among the freeholders of Jamaica, and in the beginning of the 18supth/sup century there were Woolsey, probably descendants of Joris or George, residing in Flatlands. Signed his name "Joris Wolsy."
George Woolsey Jun. B: 10 Oct 1652 C: 13 Oct 1652 D: 19 Jan 1740 Dosoris,, Long Island George & Hannah Van Zandt M: about 1679 George was Christened in the Dutch Church in New Amsterdam Elisie Nutton was one of the sponsors at the baptism of George, the son of George Woolsey; George was made Captain in 1696. He removed from Jamaica to Hopewell New Jersey about 1710; Sources: New York Genealogical & Biographical Record vol. 6 & 6; 1653 JAMAICA, QUEENS, Long ISLAND, NEW YORK
Captain George Woolsey's Accounts 1603-1703 of a general store in Jamaica, Long Island, kept by Capt. Geo. Woolsey (52 pp), continued by his grandson Melancthon Taylor Woolsey (1720-1758) (p. 53-83), followed by personal accounts - 1759 - 1766-1770) of the latter's wife Rebecca (Lloyd) Woolsey (1718-1796).
|
| Person ID |
I21038 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
24 Jun 2011 |
| Father |
George Woolsey, b. 27 Oct 1610, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 17 Aug 1698, Flushing, Queens, New York (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Rebecca Cornell, b. 31 Jan 1629, Saffron Walden, , Essex, England d. 5 Feb 1713, Jamaica, Queens, New York (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
9 Dec 1647 |
New Amsterdam [3] |
| Family ID |
F08270 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Hannah Van Zandt, b. 1654, Jamaica, Queens, New York d. 1729, Long Island City, Queens, New York (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1679 |
Jamaica, Queens, New York |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Woolsey d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Hannah Woolsey, b. Abt 1679, Long Island City, Queens, New York d. Abt 1774 (Age ~ 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. George Woolsey, b. Abt 1682, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands d. 1761, Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey (Age ~ 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Daniel Woolsey, b. 1685, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Benjamin Woolsey, b. 19 Nov 1687, Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York d. 15 Aug 1759, Dosoris, Nassau, New York (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Joseph Woolsey, b. 1691, New York d. 2 Mar 1749, New York (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
|
| Family ID |
F09680 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2011 |
-
| Sources |
- [S006057] FindAGrave.com.
- [S014087] Josephine650, WOODLAND Family Tree.
- [S012013] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).
|
|
|
