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George Joris Woolsey Cornell 1610–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1610

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1698

Death Location: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Father: George Woolsey

Mother: Frances Hook

Spouse(s): Rebecca Woolsey

Children(s): George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Rebecca Wiggins, Sarah Hallett, Willem Woolsey, John Denton, Mary Woolsey

George Joris Woolsey Cornell was born in 1610 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of George Woolsey And Frances Roberts Woolsey Hook. George Joris Woolsey Cornell married Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey, and had children including George Wood Woolsey, John Cornell Woolsey Denton, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey Wiggins, Sarah Woolsey Hallett, Thomas Woolsey, Willem Merritje Woolsey. George Joris Woolsey Cornell passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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  • George Joris Woolsey Cornell was born in 1610 in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of George Woolsey And Frances Roberts Woolsey Hook.
  • George Joris Woolsey Cornell married Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey, and had children including George Wood Woolsey, John Cornell Woolsey Denton, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey Wiggins, Sarah Woolsey Hallett, Thomas Woolsey, Willem Merritje Woolsey.
  • George Joris Woolsey Cornell passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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George Cornell's Ancestors

Self
George Cornell
1610–1698
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
George Woolsey
1576–1629
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Frances (Roberts Woolsey) Hook
1575–1652
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Cornell's Descendants

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George (Joris Woolsey) Cornell (27 October 1610–17 Aug 1698) m. Rebecca (Briggs Cornell) Woolsey (13 January, 1629–5 Feb 1713)
  1. 1. George (Wood) Woolsey 1652–1740 m. Hannah (Van) Zandt 1654–1729
    1. 1. Benjamin Woolsey 1687–1756 m. Abigail Taylor 1695–1771
      1. 1. Abigail Woolsey 1730–1811 m. Noah Welles 1718–1776
        1. 1. Sarah (Welles) Livingston 1752–1783 m. Henry (Beekman Livingston) Jr 1748–1828
    2. 2. Hannah Woolsey 1683–1774
    3. 3. Mary Woolsey 1678–
    4. 4. Joseph Woolsey 1692–1750 m. Deborah Coles 1696–1776
      1. 1. Sarah (Woolsey) Frost 1719–1791
      2. 2. Hannah Woolsey 1723–1792
    5. 5. Lucretia (Woolsey) Chamberlin 1709–1812 m. Lewis Chamberlin 1710–1772
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Chamberlin) Hoagland 1748–1829
      2. 2. Uriah Chamberlain 1755–
      3. 3. John Chamberlain 1739–1776
      4. 4. Hannah (Chamberlin) Wolverton 1743–1819
      5. 5. David Chamberlin 1763–1763
      6. 6. William Chamberlin 1736–1817
    6. 6. George Woolsey 1678–1761 m. Hannah Cook 1685–1773
  2. 2. Thomas Woolsey 1655–1730 m. Ruth Bayles 1659–1714
    1. 1. William (Bayless Woolsey) Sr 1687–1771 m. Dorcas Williamson 1695–1764
    2. 2. Richard Woolsey 1697–1782 m. Sarah Fowler 1698–1783
      1. 1. Richard (Woolsey) II 1730–1811 m. Abigail (Wright) Lyon 1730–1830
        1. 1. Richard Woolsey 1769–1848 m. Mercy Mosher 1777–1857
      2. 2. Thomas (W.) Woolsey 1719–1794 m. Sarah Pierce 1730–1794 m. Elizabeth (Walters) Walters\Waters 1720–1782
        1. 1. Richard Woolsey 1750–1832 m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead 1750–1795
        2. 2. George (Woolsey) Sr 1748–1817 m. Mary Hopkins 1753–1822
      3. 3. Ruth (Wolsey) Griffin 1736–1825 m. Jacob Griffin 1730–1800
        1. 1. Elizaebth Griffin 1761–1846
        2. 2. Phebe (Griffin) Sleight 1777–1816
        3. 3. Hannah (Griffin Van) Wyck 1765–1834
        4. 4. Catherine (Griffin) Adriance 1760–1813
        5. 5. Jacob (Griffin) Jr 1762–1799
        6. 6. Richard (Woolsey) Griffin 1768–1788
        7. 7. William Griffin 1775–1823
      4. 4. Sarah (Wolsey) Haight 1736–1825
      5. 5. Hannah (Woolsey) Searles 1750– m. Joseph Sarles –1824
    3. 3. Abigail Woolsey 1683–1716
    4. 4. Elizabeth Woolsey 1696–1773
    5. 5. Deborah Woolsey 1709–1752 m. Thomas Lawrence 1693–1752
    6. 6. John Woolsey 1691–1751
    7. 7. Thomas Woolsey 1684–1731
    8. 8. Helena (Lena) Woolsey 1700–1769
    9. 9. Josiah Woolsey 1699–
    10. 10. Mary Woolsey 1694–1782
  3. 3. Rebecca (Woolsey) Wiggins 1659–1731
  4. 4. Sarah (Woolsey) Hallett 1650–1734
  5. 5. Willem (Merritje) Woolsey 1665–1771
  6. 6. John (Cornell Woolsey) Denton 1661–1727
  7. 7. Mary Woolsey 1664–1678

George Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1610
27 October 1610
Birth of George Joris Woolsey Cornell in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1698
17 Aug 1698
Age 88
Death of George Joris Woolsey Cornell in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1610
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1698
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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