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George Wood Woolsey 1652–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1652

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

Death Date: 19 Jan 1740

Death Location: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America

Father: George Cornell

Mother: Rebecca Woolsey

Spouse(s): Hannah Zandt

Children(s): Benjamin Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Mary Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Lucretia Chamberlin, George Woolsey

George Wood Woolsey was born in 1652 in New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA, the child of George Joris Woolsey Cornell And Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey. George Wood Woolsey married Hannah Van Zandt, and had children including Benjamin Woolsey, George Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Lucretia Woolsey Chamberlin, Mary Woolsey. George Wood Woolsey passed away in 1740 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Wood Woolsey was born in 1652 in New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA, the child of George Joris Woolsey Cornell And Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey.
  • George Wood Woolsey married Hannah Van Zandt, and had children including Benjamin Woolsey, George Woolsey, Hannah Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, Lucretia Woolsey Chamberlin, Mary Woolsey.
  • George Wood Woolsey passed away in 1740 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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George Woolsey's Ancestors

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George Woolsey
1652–1740
Birth Place: New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
George Joris Woolsey Cornell
1610–1698
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Rebecca (Briggs Cornell) Woolsey
1629–1713
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Grandparents
George Woolsey
1576–1629
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Frances (Roberts Woolsey) Hook
1575–1652
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Fairstead Manor, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1713
London,middlesex,england
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Woolsey's Descendants

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George (Wood) Woolsey (10 Oct 1652–19 Jan 1740) m. Hannah (Van) Zandt (10 Oct 1654–19 Jan 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

George Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1652
10 Oct 1652
Birth of George Wood Woolsey in New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA
New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA
1740
19 Jan 1740
Age 88
Death of George Wood Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens, Long Island, New York
Jamaica, Queens, Long Island, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1652
    Event Place: New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, Long Island, New York
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America

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