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Rebecca Woolsey 1659–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 February 1659

Birth Location: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA

Death Date: 19 October 1731

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

Father: George Woolsey

Mother: Rebecca Cornell

Spouse(s): Thomas Wiggins

Children(s): Elizabeth Wiggins, John Wiggins, William Wiggins, Richard Wiggins, Thomas Wiggins, Elisa Wiggins, Benjamin Wiggins

Rebecca Woolsey was born in 1659 in New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA, the child of George Joris Woolsey And Rebecca Cornell. Rebecca Woolsey married Thomas Wiggins, and had children including Benjamin F Wiggins, Elisa Wiggins, Elizabeth Wiggins, John Wiggins, Richard Wiggins, Thomas Wiggins, William Wiggins. Rebecca Woolsey passed away in 1731 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Woolsey was born in 1659 in New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA, the child of George Joris Woolsey And Rebecca Cornell.
  • Rebecca Woolsey married Thomas Wiggins, and had children including Benjamin F Wiggins, Elisa Wiggins, Elizabeth Wiggins, John Wiggins, Richard Wiggins, Thomas Wiggins, William Wiggins.
  • Rebecca Woolsey passed away in 1731 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Rebecca Woolsey's Ancestors

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Rebecca Woolsey
1659–1731
Birth Place: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
Parents
George "Joris" Woolsey
1610–1698
Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Rebecca Cornell
1629–1713
Saffron Walden,essex,england
Grandparents
Benjamin (George Woolsey) Rev
1584–1623
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Ovel (Frances) Hook
1586–1652
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
Thomas Cornell
1594–1656
Fairstead Manor, Essex, England
Rebecca (Briggs (Cornell) (gentry) Line)
1600–1673
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cornewell
1565–1631
Mary Terry
1568–1631
Henrie Briggs
1574–1625
Mary Hinckes
1577–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cornwell
1539–1636
Susan (Lady)
1544–1567
Roger Terry
1549–1600
Aimee Terry
1540–1607
thisThomas Brygge
1554–1593
Lucy Mounteyn
1554–1618

Rebecca Woolsey's Descendants

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Rebecca Woolsey (13 February 1659–19 October 1731) m. Thomas Wiggins (21 August 1640–9 December 1728)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wiggins 1697–1711
  2. 2. John Wiggins 1692–1758
  3. 3. William Wiggins 1699–1718
  4. 4. Richard Wiggins 1680–1758
  5. 5. Thomas Wiggins 1675–1710
  6. 6. Elisa Wiggins 1691–1711
  7. 7. Benjamin (F) Wiggins 1702–1776

Rebecca Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1659
13 February 1659
Birth of Rebecca Woolsey in New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
1691
2 November 1691
Age 32
Rebecca Woolsey was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1731
19 October 1731
Age 72
Death of Rebecca Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1659
    Event Place: New Amsterdam, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 November 1691
    Event Place: New England, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1731
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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