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George (Joris) Woolsey 1610–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1610

Birth Location: Evesham,worcestershire,england

Death Date: 17 August 1698

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

Father: Benjamin Woolsey

Mother: Frances Roberts

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cornell

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey, George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, John Woolsey, Marritje Woolsey, Willem Wolsey, Abigail Woolsey, Jacob Woolsey

In 1610, George (Joris) Woolsey entered the world in Evesham,worcestershire,england, born to Benjamin Rev Woolsey And Frances Roberts. In 1623, George (Joris) Woolsey immigrated. George (Joris) Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, George Captain Woolsey, Jacob Woolsey, John Woolsey, Marritje Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Cornell Woolsey, Willem Merritje Wolsey. George (Joris) Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1610, George (Joris) Woolsey entered the world in Evesham,worcestershire,england, born to Benjamin Rev Woolsey And Frances Roberts.
  • In 1623, George (Joris) Woolsey immigrated.
  • George (Joris) Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, George Captain Woolsey, Jacob Woolsey, John Woolsey, Marritje Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Cornell Woolsey, Willem Merritje Wolsey.
  • George (Joris) Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Woolsey
1584–1629
Birth Location: Bristol, Suffolk, England
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Frances Roberts
1585–1652
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wright, England
FR

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Cornell
1622–1713
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
RC

Children(s)

Sarah Woolsey
1650–1734
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens County, New York, United States of America
SW
George Woolsey
1652–1740
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
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Rebecca Woolsey
1659–1731
Birth Location: New York USA
RW
John Woolsey
1661–1729
Birth Location: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
JW
Marritje Woolsey
1664–1678
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
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Willem Wolsey
1665–1691
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
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Abigail Woolsey
1665–
Birth Location: Flushing, Long Island, New York
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Jacob Woolsey
1667–1678
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
JW

George Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
George Woolsey
1610–1698
Birth Place: Evesham,worcestershire,england
Parents
Benjamin (Rev) Woolsey
1584–1629
Bristol, Suffolk, England
Frances Roberts
1585–1652
Yarmouth, Isle of Wright, England
Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1558–1652
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Ellen Ellowe
1540–1595
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Woolsey's Descendants

1.
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George ((Joris)) Woolsey (27 October 1610–17 August 1698) m. Rebecca Cornell (1622–5 February 1713)
  1. 1. Sarah Woolsey 1650–1734 m. William ((Captain) Hallet) Jr. 1648–1729
    1. 1. Rebecca Hallet 1675–1730 m. James (Jackson) Sr 1671–1735
      1. 1. John Jackson 1701–1747 m. Sarah Doty 1701–1746 m. Sarah Jackson 1704–1752
        1. 1. Gryssilah Jackson 1726–1765 m. Thomas (Jefferson Howerton) III 1721–1801
        2. 2. Hannah Webster 1744–
      2. 2. William Jackson 1707–1786
      3. 3. Joseph ((General)) Jackson 1710–1769
      4. 4. Phebe Jackson 1712–1777
      5. 5. Benjamin (Jackson) Sr 1719–1805
      6. 6. Samuel Jackson 1716–
      7. 7. Robert Jackson 1713–
      8. 8. Richard Jackson 1711–1739
      9. 9. Martha Jackson 1709–1735
      10. 10. Hannah Jackson 1706–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Jackson 1703–
      12. 12. Sarah Jackson 1697–
      13. 13. Rebecca Jackson 1699–
      14. 14. Thomas Jackson 1694–
      15. 15. Mary Jackson 1696– m. Jacob Willet –1722
      16. 16. Charity Jackson 1702–
      17. 17. James Jackson 1704–1735 m. Sarah Thorn 1703–
      18. 18. William Jackson 1705–1706
      19. 19. Jeremiah Jackson 1714–
      20. 20. Stephen Jackson 1717–
    2. 2. Charity Moore 1685–1758
  2. 2. George ((Captain)) Woolsey 1652–1740
    1. 1. Benjamin (Jorise (Rev)) Woolsey 1687–1756
      1. 1. 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. Thomas (Cornell) Woolsey 1655–1730
  4. 4. Rebecca Woolsey 1659–1731 m. Thomas Wiggins 1658–1728
  5. 5. John Woolsey 1661–1729
  6. 6. Marritje ((Mary)) Woolsey 1664–1678
  7. 7. Willem (Merritje) Wolsey 1665–1691
  8. 8. Abigail Woolsey 1665–
  9. 9. Jacob Woolsey 1667–1678

George Woolsey's Timeline

7 Records

1610
27 October 1610
Birth of George (Joris) Woolsey in Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1610
27 October 1610
Birth of George (Joris) Woolsey in Evesham,worcestershire,england
Evesham,worcestershire,england
1623
1623
Age 13
George (Joris) Woolsey immigrated
None
1653
1653-1674
Age 43
George (Joris) Woolsey resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1662
1662
Age 52
George (Joris) Woolsey resided here
None
1691
1691-1786
Age 81
George (Joris) Woolsey resided here in Maryland; New York, USA
Maryland; New York, USA
1698
17 August 1698
Age 88
Death of George (Joris) Woolsey 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., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 356
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 October 1610
    Event Place: Evesham,worcestershire,england
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1623

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1653-1674
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: The records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 anno Domini

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1662
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1875) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 149

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1691-1786
    Event Place: Maryland; New York, USA
    Record Source: The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants : Battle of Long Island

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogy of the Cornell family : being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, R.I.
    [2] Delafield : the family history
    [3] Family of George Wood Woolsey and wife Sarah Nelson Woolsey
    [4] Family records : being some account of the ancestry of my father and mother, Charles William Woolsey and Jane Eliza Newton.
    [5] Letters of Melancthon Taylor Woolsey : colonel, New York provincial troops in the French and Indian War

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1698
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 356
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    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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