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Abigail Taylor 1695–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States

Death Date: 29 MAR 1771

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Taylor

Mother: Mary Whitehead

Spouse(s): Benjamin Woolsey

Children(s): Benjamin Woolsey, Melancthon Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Theodosia Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Abigail Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Abigail Woolsey

The story of Abigail Taylor began in 1695 in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States. Abigail Taylor married Benjamin Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, Benjamin Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Theodosia Woolsey. Abigail Taylor passed away in 1771 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Taylor began in 1695 in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States.
  • Abigail Taylor married Benjamin Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, Benjamin Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Theodosia Woolsey.
  • Abigail Taylor passed away in 1771 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Abigail Taylor's Ancestors

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Abigail Taylor
1695–1771
Birth Place: Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
Parents
John Taylor
1670–1694
Oyster Bay, Queens, New York
Mary Whitehead
1677–1707
Jamaica, Queens, New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Taylor's Descendants

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Abigail Taylor (1695–29 MAR 1771) m. Benjamin Woolsey (19 NOV 1687–1756)
  1. 1. Benjamin Woolsey 1717–1771 m. Ann Muirson 1736–1807 m. Esther Isaacs 1730–1756
    1. 1. William (Walton) Woolsey 1766–1839 m. Elizabeth Dwight 1772–1813 m. Sarah Chauncey 1782–1856
      1. 1. Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey 1801–1889 m. Elizabeth (Martha) Salisbury 1812–1852 m. Sarah (Sears) Pritchard 1824–1900
        1. 1. Theodore (Salisbury) Woolsey 1852–1929 m. Annie (Gardiner) Salisbury 1847–1892
        2. 2. Helen Woolsey 1849–1870
        3. 3. Agnes Woolsey 1838–1915 m. Edgar (L.) Hermance 1833–
        4. 4. Catherine Woolsey 1845–1854
        5. 5. Laura Woolsey 1842–1861
        6. 6. Elizabeth Woolsey 1835–1843
        7. 7. Edward (Salisbury) Woolsey 1834–1843
        8. 8. William (Walton) Woolsey 1840–1843
        9. 9. Mary (Pritchard) Woolsey 1856–1931 m. Alfred (Terry) Bacon 1852–1901
        10. 10. George Woolsey 1861–1950 m. Jean (Paul) Ellinwood 1863–1961
        11. 11. Edith Woolsey 1864–1960
        12. 12. John (Muirson) Woolsey 1858–1861
        13. 13. Martha Woolsey 1847–1870
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Woolsey 1793–1871
      3. 3. John (Mumford) Woolsey 1796–1870 m. Jane Andrews 1805–1884
        1. 1. William (Walton) Woolsey 1842–1910 m. Katharine (Buckingham) Convers 1845– m. Betsy (Hill) Gammell 1870–1951
        2. 2. Sarah (Chauncey) Woolsey 1835–1905
        3. 3. Theodora (Walton) Woolsey 1840–1910
        4. 4. Elisabeth (Dwight) Woolsey 1838–1910
      4. 4. Laura Woolsey 1800–1880
      5. 5. Sarah (Dwight) Woolsey 1805–1870
      6. 6. Elizabeth Woolsey 1794–1863
      7. 7. William (Cecil) Woolsey 1796–1840
      8. 8. Theodosia Woolsey 1810–1811
    2. 2. George (Muirson) Woolsey 1772–1851 m. Jane (Abigail "Abby") Howland 1776–1833
      1. 1. George (Howland) Woolsey 1798–1828
      2. 2. Charles Woolsey 1800–1802
      3. 3. Henry (Alexis) Woolsey 1807–1807
      4. 4. Charles (William) Woolsey 1802–1840 m. Jane (Eliza) Newton 1801–1874
        1. 1. Eliza (Newton) Howland 1835–1917
        2. 2. Charles (William) Woolsey 1840–1907
        3. 3. Jane (Stuart) Woolsey 1830–1891
        4. 4. Abby (Howland) Woolsey 1828–1893
        5. 5. Harriet (Roosevelt) Hodge 1837–1878
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Watts) Howland 1832–1864
        7. 7. Georgeanna (Muirson) Woolsey 1833–1906
        8. 8. Caroline Mitchell 1838–1914
      5. 5. Edward (John Woolsey) Senior 1803–1872
    3. 3. Elizabeth Woolsey 1768–1848
    4. 4. Benjamin (Muirson) Woolsey 1758–1813
    5. 5. John (Taylor) Woolsey 1762–1798
    6. 6. Mary Woolsey 1762–1782
    7. 7. Esther Woolsey 1759–1807
    8. 8. George Woolsey 1763–1770
    9. 9. Mary Woolsey 1754–1845
    10. 10. Sarah Woolsey 1753–1816
    11. 11. Benjamin Woolsey 1751–1757
  2. 2. Melancthon (Taylor) Woolsey 1717–1758 m. Rebecca LLoyd 1718–1796
    1. 1. Abigail Woolsey 1750–1753
    2. 2. Elizabeth Woolsey 1753–1753
    3. 3. Mary Woolsey 1746–1753
    4. 4. Melancthon (Loyd) Woolsey 1754–1819
    5. 5. Rebecca Woolsey 1755–1813
  3. 3. Sarah Woolsey 1719–1760
    1. 1. Theodosia Lloyd 1749–1749
  4. 4. Theodosia Woolsey 1731–1747
  5. 5. Hannah Woolsey 1723–1792
  6. 6. Abigail Woolsey 1730–1811
  7. 7. Mary Woolsey 1715–1767
  8. 8. Mary Woolsey 1725–1756
  9. 9. Abigail Woolsey 1723–1723

Abigail Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1695
1695
Birth of Abigail Taylor in Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
1714
1714
Age 19
Abigail Taylor was married
None
1771
29 MAR 1771
Age 76
Death of Abigail Taylor in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Thomas Stevenson of London, England and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Thomas Stevenson of London, England and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Family records : being some account of the ancestry of my father and mother, Charles William Woolsey and Jane Eliza Newton.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1771
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Thomas Stevenson of London, England and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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