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Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey 1629–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January, 1629

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 5 Feb 1713

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

Father: Thomas Cornell

Mother: Rebecca Briggs

Spouse(s): George Cornell

Children(s): George Woolsey, Thomas Woolsey, Rebecca Wiggins, Sarah Hallett, Willem Woolsey, John Denton, Mary Woolsey

Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey was born in 1629 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornell And Rebecca Briggs. Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey married George Joris Woolsey Cornell, and had children including George Wood Woolsey, John Cornell Woolsey Denton, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey Wiggins, Sarah Woolsey Hallett, Thomas Woolsey, Willem Merritje Woolsey. Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey passed away in 1713 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey was born in 1629 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, the child of Thomas Cornell And Rebecca Briggs.
  • Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey married George Joris Woolsey Cornell, and had children including George Wood Woolsey, John Cornell Woolsey Denton, Mary Woolsey, Rebecca Woolsey Wiggins, Sarah Woolsey Hallett, Thomas Woolsey, Willem Merritje Woolsey.
  • Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey passed away in 1713 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Birth Location: Fairstead Manor, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Briggs
1600–1713
Birth Location: London,middlesex,england
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Spouses(s)

George Cornell
1610–1698
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
GC

Children(s)

George Woolsey
1652–1740
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, USA
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Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
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Rebecca Wiggins
1659–1731
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
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Sarah Hallett
1650–1734
Birth Location: Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
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Willem Woolsey
1665–1771
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens County, Long Island, New York, USA
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John Denton
1661–1727
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
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Mary Woolsey
1664–1678
Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
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Rebecca Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Woolsey
1629–1713
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Fairstead Manor, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1713
London,middlesex,england
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Woolsey's Descendants

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Rebecca (Briggs Cornell) Woolsey (13 January, 1629–5 Feb 1713) m. George (Joris Woolsey) Cornell (27 October 1610–17 Aug 1698)
  1. 1. George (Wood) Woolsey 1652–1740 m. Hannah (Van) Zandt 1654–1729
    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
  2. 2. Thomas Woolsey 1655–1730 m. Ruth Bayles 1659–1714
    1. 1. William (Bayless Woolsey) Sr 1687–1771 m. Dorcas Williamson 1695–1764
    2. 2. Richard Woolsey 1697–1782 m. Sarah Fowler 1698–1783
      1. 1. Richard (Woolsey) II 1730–1811 m. Abigail (Wright) Lyon 1730–1830
        1. 1. Richard Woolsey 1769–1848 m. Mercy Mosher 1777–1857
      2. 2. Thomas (W.) Woolsey 1719–1794 m. Sarah Pierce 1730–1794 m. Elizabeth (Walters) Walters\Waters 1720–1782
        1. 1. Richard Woolsey 1750–1832 m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead 1750–1795
        2. 2. George (Woolsey) Sr 1748–1817 m. Mary Hopkins 1753–1822
      3. 3. Ruth (Wolsey) Griffin 1736–1825 m. Jacob Griffin 1730–1800
        1. 1. Elizaebth Griffin 1761–1846
        2. 2. Phebe (Griffin) Sleight 1777–1816
        3. 3. Hannah (Griffin Van) Wyck 1765–1834
        4. 4. Catherine (Griffin) Adriance 1760–1813
        5. 5. Jacob (Griffin) Jr 1762–1799
        6. 6. Richard (Woolsey) Griffin 1768–1788
        7. 7. William Griffin 1775–1823
      4. 4. Sarah (Wolsey) Haight 1736–1825
      5. 5. Hannah (Woolsey) Searles 1750– m. Joseph Sarles –1824
    3. 3. Abigail Woolsey 1683–1716
    4. 4. Elizabeth Woolsey 1696–1773
    5. 5. Deborah Woolsey 1709–1752 m. Thomas Lawrence 1693–1752
    6. 6. John Woolsey 1691–1751
    7. 7. Thomas Woolsey 1684–1731
    8. 8. Helena (Lena) Woolsey 1700–1769
    9. 9. Josiah Woolsey 1699–
    10. 10. Mary Woolsey 1694–1782
  3. 3. Rebecca (Woolsey) Wiggins 1659–1731
  4. 4. Sarah (Woolsey) Hallett 1650–1734
  5. 5. Willem (Merritje) Woolsey 1665–1771
  6. 6. John (Cornell Woolsey) Denton 1661–1727
  7. 7. Mary Woolsey 1664–1678

Rebecca Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1629
13 January, 1629
Birth of Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1713
5 Feb 1713
Age 84
Death of Rebecca Briggs Cornell Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, English Colony
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, English Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January, 1629
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1713
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, English Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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