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George WOOLSEY 1678–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Long Is, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Father: Capt. Woolsey

Mother: Hannah VanZandt

Spouse(s): Hannah SMITH

Children(s): Lucretia Woolsey

George WOOLSEY was born in 1678 in Long Is, Queens, New York, United States, the child of Capt George Joris Woolsey And Hannah Vanzandt. George WOOLSEY married Hannah Smith, and had children including Lucretia Woolsey. George WOOLSEY passed away in 1761 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • George WOOLSEY was born in 1678 in Long Is, Queens, New York, United States, the child of Capt George Joris Woolsey And Hannah Vanzandt.
  • George WOOLSEY married Hannah Smith, and had children including Lucretia Woolsey.
  • George WOOLSEY passed away in 1761 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

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George WOOLSEY's Ancestors

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George WOOLSEY
1678–1761
Birth Place: Long Is, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Capt. George (Joris) Woolsey
1652–1740
New Amsterdam, New York
Hannah VanZandt
1654–1739
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Grandparents
George (Joris"THE SETTLER") Woolsey
1616–1698
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Rebecca Cornell
1629–1713
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Wynant (Van) Zandt
1767–1831
Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States
Maria Underhill
1802–1833
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1584–1623
Abigail Taylor
1588–
Thomas Cornell
1609–
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1673
Wynant II
1731–1814
Jane Colgan
1729–1777
Amos Underhill
1773–
Pamelia Avery
1774–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1558–
Francis Roberts
1585–1652
HENRIE BRIGGS
1574–1625
MARY BRIGGS
1581–1597
Wynant VanZandt
1683–1757
Cattryna Eyck
1692–1772
Thomas Colgan
–1755
Abraham Jr.
1723–1798
Keziah Farrington
1728–1805

George WOOLSEY's Descendants

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George WOOLSEY (1678–1761) m. Hannah SMITH (31 Jan 1690–14 Nov 1719)
  1. 1. Lucretia Woolsey 1709–1812 m. Lewis Chamberlain 1710–1772
    1. 1. Hannah Chamberlain 1741–1819 m. Daniel Woolverton 1739–1783
      1. 1. Lewis Wolverton 1769–1815 m. Jane Foresman 1772–1846
        1. 1. Nancy Wolverton 1802–1832 m. Thomas (Hilton) Morris 1794–1881
        2. 2. Margaret Wolverton 1794–
        3. 3. Hannah Wolverton 1797–
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Wolverton 1801–
        5. 5. Levi (Fulsom Wolverton) Sr 1807–1889
        6. 6. John (Elmer) Wolverton 1810–1842
        7. 7. Robert Wolverton 1797–
        8. 8. Rebecca Wolverton 1812–
        9. 9. Lewis (Forsman) Wolverton 1803–
        10. 10. Philip Wolverton 1805–1869
      2. 2. Joel (William Woolverton) Sr. 1760–1814
      3. 3. Rachel (Stockston) Woolverton 1766–1836
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly") Woolverton 1780–1838
      5. 5. Rebecca Wolverton 1782–1877
      6. 6. John Woolverton 1781–1851

George WOOLSEY's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of George WOOLSEY in Long Is, Queens, New York, United States
Long Is, Queens, New York, United States
1761
1761
Age 83
Death of George WOOLSEY in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Long Is, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

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