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George Woolsey 1610 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 OCT 1610

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 AUG 1698

Death Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States

Father: Benjamin Woolsey

Mother: Ovel Hook

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cornell

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey, George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, John Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, William Woolsey

The story of George Woolsey began in 1610 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. George Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell, and had children including Sarah Woolsey, George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, John Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, William Woolsey. George Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of George Woolsey began in 1610 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • George Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell, and had children including Sarah Woolsey, George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, John Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, William Woolsey.
  • George Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Woolsey
1585 –
Birth Location: Yarmouth, England
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Ovel Hook
1589 –
Birth Location: Yarmouth, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Cornell
1629 – 1713
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sarah Woolsey
1650 – 1734
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
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George Woolsey
1652 – 1740
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
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Thomas Woolsey
1655 – 1730
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
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John Woolsey
1658 –
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
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Rebecca Woolsey
1659 – 1731
Birth Location: Queens, New York, United States
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Mary Woolsey
1664 – 1673
Birth Location: New York City, New York County, New York, United States
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William Woolsey
1665 – 1691
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
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George Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
George Woolsey
1610 – 1698
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Benjamin Woolsey
1585 –
Yarmouth, England
Ovel Hook
1589 –
Yarmouth, England
Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Woolsey's Descendants

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George Woolsey (27 OCT 1610 – 17 AUG 1698) m. Rebecca Cornell (31 JAN 1629 – 5 FEB 1713)
  1. 1. Sarah Woolsey (3 AUG 1650 – 18 AUG 1734) m. William Hallett, (OCT 1645 – 18 AUG 1729) m. William Hallett (1647 – 18 AUG 1729)
  2. 2. George Woolsey (10 OCT 1652 – 19 JAN 1740) m. Hannah VanZandt (10 OCT 1652 – 19 JAN 1739)
  3. 3. Thomas Woolsey (10 APR 1655 – 1730) m. Ruth Bailey (ABT 1660 – 11 MAY 1713)
    1. 1. John Woolsey (1674 – 24 SEP 1751) m. Sarah Jervis (1689 – 24 JAN 1764)
    2. 2. Mary Woolsey (1676 – ) m. Bennet Iremonger
    3. 3. George Woolsey (AFT 1676 – )
    4. 4. Rebecca Woolsey (AFT 1676 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Woolsey (1681 – 1731)
    6. 6. Abigail WOOLSEy (1683 – ABT 1717)
    7. 7. Thomas Wolsey (DEC 1684 – 1721)
    8. 8. Abigail Walker (1685 – 3 DEC 1710) m. William Rogers (MAY 1670 – 25 FEB 1736) m. Benjamin Haviland (<1679> – )
    9. 9. Noah Woolsey (1685 – ) m. Phebe Thompson (12 JUN 1774 – 8 DEC 1826)
    10. 10. William Woolsey (30 JAN 1687 – 7 MAR 1771) m. Dorcas Williamson (1695 – 24 JAN 1764)
    11. 11. Benjamin Woolsey (19 NOV 1687 – 15 AUG 1756)
    12. 12. John Woolsey (1691 – NOV 1751)
    13. 13. Joseph Woolsey (1692 – 2 MAR 1750)
    14. 14. Sarah Woolsey (1693 – )
    15. 15. Jonathan Woolsey (1695 – 1751)
    16. 16. Richard Woolsey (1697 – 21 APR 1777) m. Sarah Fowler (1698 – 21 APR 1779)
      1. 1. Levina Woolsey (ABT 1717 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (W.) Woolsey (NOV 1719 – 26 FEB 1794) m. Sarah Pierce (1720 – 26 FEB 1794)
        1. 1. Zephaniah Woolsey (7 JUN 1740 – 14 MAY 1807) m. Sarah (Anne) Crouch (25 AUG 1747 – 13 DEC 1834)
        2. 2. Priscilla Woolsey (1741 – 1771) m. John Woolsey (3 OCT 1737 – 14 JAN 1819)
        3. 3. Simeon Woolsey (ABT 1743 – )
        4. 4. Daniel Woolsey (1745 – 1745)
        5. 5. Richard Woolsey (1747 – 20 OCT 1832) m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead (1749 – AFT 1830)
        6. 6. George Woolsey (1748 – 1817) m. Mary Hopkins (9 APR 1753 – 1 FEB 1829)
        7. 7. Richard Woolsey (1750 – 1825) m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead (1749 – AFT 1830)
        8. 8. Abraham Woolsey (ABT 1754 – )
        9. 9. William Woolsey (1758 – )
        10. 10. Sarah Woolsey (ABT 1762 – 9 SEP 1771) m. John Pierce (1723 – )
        11. 11. Lucinda Woolsey (1768 – )
      3. 3. Daniel Woolsey (1721 – 13 AUG 1801) m. Mary (Ward Von) Volsen (2 JUN 1739 – ) m. Mary Deyo (13 JUN 1739 – 16 JUL 1824) m. Daniel Woolsey (ABT 1730 – )
      4. 4. Richard Woolsey (1725 – 1811) m. Letitia Morley (ABT 1729 – BEF 1760) m. Ann Fuller (2 JUN 1740 – 23 MAY 1840)
      5. 5. Hyrum Woolsey (ABT 1725 – ) m. Lucinda Jameson (ABT 1730 – )
      6. 6. Benjamin (M.) Woolsey (1729 – 28 OCT 1795) m. Phebe Rapalje (9 OCT 1731 – ) m. Margaret Teller (ABT 1740 – 17 JUL 1811)
      7. 7. Richard Woolsey (1730 – ) m. Woolsey (ABT 1740 – ) m. Sarah Gregory (ABT 1732 – )
      8. 8. John Woolsey (24 MAY 1731 – 12 DEC 1815) m. Chlorine Peck (1731 – 27 JUL 1816)
      9. 9. Henry Woolsey (24 MAY 1733 – 1811)
      10. 10. Sarah Woolsey (1736 – ) m. Edwin Haight m. Edwin Haight (<1732> – ) m. Joseph Sarles (<1731> – )
      11. 11. Ruth Woolsey (APR 1736 – 16 AUG 1825) m. Jacob Griffen (APR 1730 – 20 MAR 1800)
      12. 12. Abigail Woolsey (1737 – 1836) m. Peter Drake (ABT 1724 – BEF 2 FEB 1799)
      13. 13. Joseph Woolsey (1742 – 1811)
      14. 14. Hannah Woolsey (25 SEP 1750 – 7 NOV 1829) m. Joseph Sarles (31 JAN 1744 – 15 FEB 1824)
      15. 15. Mary Woolsey ( – AFT 1763) m. Loton m. Loton
    17. 17. Thomas Woolsey (ABT 1705 – 1794)
    18. 18. Lenah ("Helen") Woolsey (ABT 1712 – 11 APR 1769) m. William Brundage (ABT 1696 – ) m. William Dusenbury (1712 – BEF 15 FEB 1766) m. William Dusenbery ( – 1774)
  4. 4. John Woolsey (ABT 1658 – ) m. Abigail (1687 – AFT 1721) m. Abigail Stevenson (ABT 1663 – ABT 1729)
  5. 5. Rebecca Woolsey (13 FEB 1659 – 1731) m. Thomas Wiggins (1614 – 1691)
  6. 6. Mary Woolsey (19 MAR 1664 – BEF 1673)
  7. 7. William Woolsey (12 OCT 1665 – BEF 1691)

George Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1610
27 OCT 1610
Birth of George Woolsey in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1689
1689
Age 79
Burial of George Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
1698
17 AUG 1698
Age 88
Death of George Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1610
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1698
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
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