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George (Joris) Woolsey 1610–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1610

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1698

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: - Woolsey

Mother: Agnes Robbechtsdottir

Spouse(s): Rebecca Woolsey

Children(s): Rebecca Woolsey, Abigail Woolsey, - Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, John Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, William Woolsey, George III, Mary Woolsey

In 1610, George (Joris) Woolsey entered the world in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, born to George Joris Woolsey And Agnes Or Franchina Roberts Robbechtsdottir. George (Joris) Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, George Capt Woolsey Iii, John I Woolsey, Mary Marritie Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, William Woolsey. George (Joris) Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1610, George (Joris) Woolsey entered the world in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, born to George Joris Woolsey And Agnes Or Franchina Roberts Robbechtsdottir.
  • George (Joris) Woolsey married Rebecca Cornell Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Woolsey, George Capt Woolsey Iii, John I Woolsey, Mary Marritie Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey, Sarah Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, William Woolsey.
  • George (Joris) Woolsey passed away in 1698 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
George Woolsey
1610–1698
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
- George 'Joris' Woolsey
1576–1629
Briston, Norfolk, England,
Agnes (or Franchina Roberts) Robbechtsdottir
1586–1652
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
John Woolsey
1549–1576
, , , England
Jane
1550–1576
, , , England
Sir (Thomas Baronet) Roberts
1559–1627
Glassenbury, Kent, , England
Lady (Frances) James
1563–1648
Smarden, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Woolsey
1521–1551
Mary
1525–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ruth Bailey
1660–1714

George Woolsey's Descendants

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George ((Joris)) Woolsey (27 Oct 1610–17 Aug 1698) m. Rebecca (Cornell) Woolsey (31 Jan 1629–5 Feb 1713)
  1. 1. Rebecca Woolsey 1659–1731 m. Thomas Wiggins 1615–1644
    1. 1. Thomas Wiggins 1640–1710 m. Sarah Bagley 1670–1711
      1. 1. Richard (Alan) Wiggins 1680–1758 m. Sandra (Joan) Brumby 1705–
        1. 1. Richard Wiggins 1721–1771 m. Tabitha Judith 1725–
      2. 2. Thomas Wiggins 1675–1710
      3. 3. Elisa Wiggins 1691–
      4. 4. John (Bagley) Wiggins 1695–
      5. 5. Sarah Wiggins 1697–
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Wiggins 1697–1711
      7. 7. William Wiggins 1699–1718
  2. 2. Abigail Woolsey 1648–1648
  3. 3. - (Sarah) Woolsey 1650–1698
  4. 4. Thomas Woolsey 1655–1730
  5. 5. John (I) Woolsey 1661–1742
  6. 6. Mary ('Marritie') Woolsey 1664–1678
  7. 7. William Woolsey 1665–1678
  8. 8. George (Capt Woolsey) III 1652–1739
  9. 9. Mary Woolsey 1673–1731

George Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1610
27 Oct 1610
Birth of George (Joris) Woolsey in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1698
17 Aug 1698
Age 88
Death of George (Joris) Woolsey 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: 27 Oct 1610
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, NY; Year: 1647; Page Number: 297.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: New York, NY
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, NY; Year: 1623; Page Number: 75.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: New York, NY
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, NY; Year: 1647; Page Number: 297.

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1698
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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