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George Woolsey

Male 1610 - 1698  (87 years)


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  • Name George Woolsey  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 27 Oct 1610  Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name Joris Woolsey 
    Burial Aug 1698  Jamaica, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Aug 1698  Flushing, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1741  Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • ubJORIS WOLSY/u/b
      bWOLSY, 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."

      bJORIS [TJAERTS] WOLSY/b

      From the Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam (New York), we find these early iRecords:/i

      [14(580)] 9Dec 1647 marr. Jarge Woltzen, j.m. Van Jarmuijden, en Rebecca Cornel, j.d. uijt oudt Engelandt.
      (married George Wolsey, young man from Yarmouth and Rebecca Cornel, young woman from old England)

      [2:24] 26 Apr 1648, bapt. Rebecca d/o Hendrick Bresart bWitnesses:/b Joris Wolsie, Jan Daly, Jonas Nuyting, Rebecca Wolsie.

      [2:27] 7 Aug 1650, bapt Sara d/o Joris Wolsy
      bWitnesses:/b Breyne Nuyting, Sarah Van Brugge, Susan Bresea.

      [2:32] 13 Oct 1652, bapt Joriss/o Joris Wolsy, Rebecca
      bWitnesses:/b Carel Verbugge, & spouse, Hendrick an Elsje, his spouse.

      [2:34] 20 Apr 1653, Rendel Huwits
      bWitnesses:/b Britze Bax, Thomas Hall, Joris Wolsy, Elsje Nuton.

      [2:52] 4 Apr 1659, bapt. Rebecca d/o Tjaerts Wolsy
      bWitnesses:/b Carel Verbugge, Rebecca Cornell

      [2:59] 16 Jan 1661, bapt Johannes s/oJoris Wolsy
      bWitnesses:/b Thomas Hall

      [2:65] 2 Jul 1662, bapt Elisabeth d/o Richard Cornell
      bWitnesses: /bGeorgie Wolsy, Sarah Bridges

      [2:72] 19 Mar 1664, bapt Marretied/o Joris Wolsy, Rebecca
      bWitnesses:/b Carl Van Brugge, Marretie Jacoba Van Awange?

      Joris & Rebecca Woolsey had two children baptized in the Dutch Reformed church at Flatbush, Kings Co, NY:
      [119] 30 June 1678 Wm & Maritje (of reasonable age)

      Joris = Yourise = George Tjaert = Jertz = George Jarge = George

      George Woolsey of Yarmouth or Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Born 27 Oct 1610, he and his parents moved to Holland when he was a young lad, where his father worked for a Dutch Company. In Rotterdam, he quickly picked up the Dutch language, and was a big help in his father s business. He came to Salem in 1623, age 13.

      b02 Nov 1691./bCity Register s Office, Queens, N.Y., N.Y. Dated 22supnd/sup day of September 1698. File location - At X-M, Sec. X-Block X- Liber A of Deeds. In the name of God Amen, I George Wolsey of Jamaica in Queens County upon Long Island being at present weak of body but through Gods mercy, of sound memory and perfect understanding and considering ye frailty of humane nature ye certainty of death ye uncertainly of ye time do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament as followeth, that is to say, first and principally I bequeath my soul to God who gave it cleaned from its sins and uniquely through ye meritts of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer ye Son Jesus Christ and my body to ye dust from which it was at first taken to be decently and Christian like intered at ye discretion of my Executor here after named and as for ye worldly estate God hath endowed me with all I do give and bequeath as followeth: That is to say

      1supst/sup. item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved and eldest Son, George Wolsey all my lott of land being at ye Beaver Pond within ye town of Jamaica aforesaid. To have and to hold ye said lott of land with the appurtenances there on being to him ye said George Wolsey, his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use of him ye said George Wolsey, his heirs and assigns for ever.

      2supnd/sup item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son, Thomas Wolsey all ye fifteen acre lott of land lying to ye westward of Anthony Walters home lott in Jamaica afor said to have and to hold ye said lott of land and all ye appurtenances there unto being to him ye said Thomas Wolsey, his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use, benefitt and behoof of him, ye said Thomas Wolsey, his heirs and assigns for ever.

      3suprd/sup item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son, John Wolsey all ye my thirty acre lott of land lying to ye eastward by ye Little Plains runing within ye bounds of Jamaica aforsaid to have and to hold the said thirty acre lott of land with its appurtenances to use ye said John Wolsey, his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use and benefitt and behoof of him ye said John Wolsey, his heirs and assigns for ever. I do also give and bequeath unto my said son John Wolsey after my decease, two oxen and all my wearing apperall.

      4supth/sup. item - I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter, Mary Wolsey, one feather bed and bolster, two pillows, a pair of sheets and two coverlids to be delivered her at her day of marriage or is when she attains ye age of eightteen years, also one cow to be delivered her at ye same time.

      5supth/sup item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Rebecca, all ye remainder of my land & tenaments, goods and chattels to have and to hold to her ye said Rebecca for and during her natural life, after her decease as followetheth, that is to say all ye remainder of my house, land and meadow not already given I do after my wifes decease give and bequeath ye same unto my three Sons, George, Thomas & John Wolsey to be equall in portion without ye benefitt of joint tenancy or survivership and to usery of them, their heirs and assigns for ever and all my goods and chattels of what nature or kind so ever ye shall be and remaine after my wifes decease, I give and bequeath unto my three daughters, that is to say, Sarah Hallet, Rebecca Wiggins & Mary Wolsey to be equally divided between them.

      6supth/sup item - I do appoint, make and ordain my well beloved wife, Rebecca to be sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament desireing all my children to behave themselves to their mother, lovingly each to other.

      7supth/sup item - Lastly I do hereby revoke, make void and null all former and other Wills and Testaments by me made and do appoint this to be my last Will and Testament.
      As wittness my hand and seal at Jamaica ye second day of November in ye year of our Lord, Jesus Christ 1691.

      Signed Sealed and published in ye presence of:
      Thomas Willett Daniell Whitehead Andrew Gibb, Sr.
      Queens County SS - At a Court of Common Pleas held at Jamaica this 23suprd/sup of September in ye tenth year of ye reign of William ye Third, by ye grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King Defender of ye Faith and the last Will and Testament of ye within written, George Wolsey deceased was forward by ye oaths of Capt. Daniell Whitehead and Andrew Bibb, witnesses there unto subscribed and ye Executor herein mentioned whereby authorized to act and do what Executors by law are impowered to do the giving in bond to bring unto ye Court of Common Pleas for Queens County a true and perfect inventory of all and a list ye goods and chattels of ye said Testator.
      Entered the 22supnd/sup day of Sept 1698 per - A. Gibb (Clerk) Queens County (Seal)
    Person ID I17829  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2011 

    Father George Wolsey,   b. Abt 1584, Bristol, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1629, Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances Roberts   d. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1610  Holland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F08271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Cornell,   b. 31 Jan 1629, Saffron Walden, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1713, Jamaica, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1647  New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Johannes Wolsey   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary Wolsey   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Sarah Wolsey,   b. 3 Aug 1650, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. George Woolsey,   b. 10 Oct 1652, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1740, Dosoris, , New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Thomas Woolsey,   b. 10 Apr 1655, Flushing, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1730, Bedford, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Rebecca Woolsey,   b. 13 Feb 1659, Queens, New Amsterdam, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1731, Jamaica, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Woolsey,   b. 12 Jan 1661, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1727 and 1729, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Mary Wolsey,   b. Mar 1664, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. William Wolsey,   b. 12 Oct 1665, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F08270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2011 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    2. [S009163] Jackson, Ronald V., New Jersey Census, 1643-1890, (Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New Jersey Census, 1643-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.).

    3. [S006380] Cooley, Eli F., William Scudder Cooley and Hanna Louisa Cooley, Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "old Hunterdon County",, (Trenton, NJ, W.S. Sharpe Print Co., 1883.).

    4. [S011907] Thompson, Town Records of Jamaica, L. I., Thompson, History of Long Island, (Town Records of Jamaica, L. I., Vol. 1, New York; NY Dutch Baptisms, Thompson's History of Long Island).


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