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George (Captain) Woolsey 1652–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1652

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 19 Jan 1740

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

Father: George Woolsey

Mother: Rebecca Cornell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Benjamin Woolsey

George (Captain) Woolsey was born in 1652 in New York, United States of America, the child of George Joris Woolsey And Rebecca Cornell. George (Captain) Woolsey married Hannah Van Zandt, and had children including Benjamin Jorise Rev Woolsey. George (Captain) Woolsey passed away in 1740 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George (Captain) Woolsey was born in 1652 in New York, United States of America, the child of George Joris Woolsey And Rebecca Cornell.
  • George (Captain) Woolsey married Hannah Van Zandt, and had children including Benjamin Jorise Rev Woolsey.
  • George (Captain) Woolsey passed away in 1740 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Woolsey's Ancestors

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George Woolsey
1652–1740
Birth Place: New York, United States of America
Parents
George (Joris) Woolsey
1610–1698
Evesham,worcestershire,england
Rebecca Cornell
1622–1713
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin ((Rev)) Woolsey
1584–1629
Bristol, Suffolk, England
Frances Roberts
1585–1652
Yarmouth, Isle of Wright, England
Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1558–1652
Ellen Ellowe
1540–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Woolsey's Descendants

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George ((Captain)) Woolsey (10 October 1652–19 Jan 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
        1. 1. Melancthon (Taylor Commodore) Woolsey 1780–1838
      5. 5. Rebecca Woolsey 1755–1813

George Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1652
10 October 1652
Birth of George (Captain) Woolsey in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1652
10 Oct 1652
George (Captain) Woolsey was baptized
None
1740
19 Jan 1740
Age 88
Death of George (Captain) Woolsey in Jamaica
Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1652
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1652

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Capt George Woolsey 19 Jan 1740

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Letters of Melancthon Taylor Woolsey : colonel, New York provincial troops in the French and Indian War

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1740
    Event Place: Jamaica
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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