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Dorcas Williamson 1695–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1764

Death Location: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America

Father: Johannes Westervelt

Mother: Magdalena Wynants

Spouse(s): William Woolsey

Children(s): William Woolsey

Dorcas Williamson was born in 1695 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA, the child of Johannes Westervelt And Magdalena Wynants. Dorcas Williamson married William Woolsey, and had children including William Woolsey. Dorcas Williamson passed away in 1764 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Williamson was born in 1695 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA, the child of Johannes Westervelt And Magdalena Wynants.
  • Dorcas Williamson married William Woolsey, and had children including William Woolsey.
  • Dorcas Williamson passed away in 1764 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Westervelt
1660–1704
Birth Location: Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
JW
Magdalena Wynants
1665–1713
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
MW

Spouses(s)

William Woolsey
1687–1771
Birth Location: Jamaica, Long Island City, Queens Co, New York, United States
WW

Children(s)

William Woolsey
1717–1794
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
WW

Dorcas Williamson's Ancestors

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Dorcas Williamson
1695–1764
Birth Place: Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
Johannes Westervelt
1660–1704
Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
Magdalena Wynants
1665–1713
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Grandparents
Willem (Van) Westervelt
1612–1697
Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
Dirckje Roelofse
1617–1697
Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
Wijnant Pieterszen
1640–1695
Eck, Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Williamson's Descendants

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Dorcas Williamson (1695–21 January 1764) m. William Woolsey (30 Jan 1687–7 Mar 1771)
  1. 1. William Woolsey 1717–1794 m. Sarah Lewis 1719–1795
    1. 1. Sarah Woolsey 1747–1834 m. Zephaniah Woolsey 1740–1807
      1. 1. Rebecca Woolsey 1772–1818 m. John Hubbs 1763–1844
        1. 1. Sarah Hubbs 1805–1888 m. Solomon Terrell 1801–1866

Dorcas Williamson's Timeline

2 Records

1695
1695
Birth of Dorcas Williamson in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA
Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA
1764
21 January 1764
Age 69
Death of Dorcas Williamson in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1764
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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