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Richard Woolsey 1750–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 20 October 1832

Death Location: Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Woolsey

Mother: Elizabeth Walters\Waters

Spouse(s): Nancy Plumstead

Children(s): Joseph Woolsey

The story of Richard Woolsey began in 1750 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA. Richard Woolsey married Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Joseph Henry Woolsey. Richard Woolsey passed away in 1832 in Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Woolsey began in 1750 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA.
  • Richard Woolsey married Nancy Ann Plumstead, and had children including Joseph Henry Woolsey.
  • Richard Woolsey passed away in 1832 in Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Woolsey
1719–1794
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
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Elizabeth Walters\Waters
1720–1782
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Plumstead
1750–1795
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Woolsey
1775–1839
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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Richard Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Richard Woolsey
1750–1832
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Thomas W. Woolsey
1719–1794
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Elizabeth (Walters) Walters\Waters
1720–1782
Virginia
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697–1782
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
Sarah Fowler
1698–1783
Jamaica Long Island, New York
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Ruth Bayles
1659–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cornell
1610–1698
Rebecca Woolsey
1629–1713
John Bayless
1617–1682
Rebecca
1620–1683

Richard Woolsey's Descendants

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Richard Woolsey (1750–20 October 1832) m. Nancy (Ann) Plumstead (1750–1795)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey 1775–1839 m. Abigail (Schaffer) Woolsey 1786–1848 m. Mary (Polly) Cazaire 1776–1802
    1. 1. James (Hopkins) Woolsey 1822–1903 m. Lovina (Patterson Woolsey) Busenbark 1824–1908 m. Mary (Ann Donnelly Woolsey) Black 1834–1923 m. Sarah Barney 1832–1877
      1. 1. Joseph (Smith) Woolsey 1844–1922 m. Mary Larsen 1846–1910
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey 1869–1928 m. Maude Dalton 1882–1962
        2. 2. Lars (Walter) Woolsey 1877–1945
        3. 3. William (Arthur) Woolsey 1879–1954
        4. 4. Mary (Elva Woolsey) Adair 1869–1948
        5. 5. Laura (May Woolsey) Bingham 1883–1948
      2. 2. James (Brigham Woolsey) Sr 1846–1935
      3. 3. Birdie (May Woolsey) Tilson 1876–1946
      4. 4. Rachael (Abigail Woolsey) Willis 1850–1923
      5. 5. Carol (Ann) Woolsey 1855–1912
      6. 6. Cardinal (R) Woolsey 1857–
      7. 7. Francis Woolsey 1861–1917
    2. 2. William (Andrew) Woolsey 1833–1893
    3. 3. Thomas Woolsey 1805–1897 m. Julia (Ann Mitchell) Woolsey 1828–1896 m. Mary Burrell 1813–1858
      1. 1. Sarah (Emily Woolsey) Deuel 1861–1920
      2. 2. Nancy (Woolsey) Carter 1849–1927
      3. 3. Margaret Woolsey 1847–1850
      4. 4. Catherine (Clarissa Woolsey) Taylor 1864–1934
      5. 5. Richard (Mitchell) Woolsey 1868–1920
      6. 6. Abraham (Mitchell) Woolsey 1854–1926
      7. 7. William (Don) Woolsey 1857–1914
      8. 8. Abigail (Woolsey) Marker 1844–1885
      9. 9. Eliza (Woolsey) Taylor 1855–1895
      10. 10. Ruben (Berl) Woolsey 1831–1898
      11. 11. Jane (Woolsey) Robinson 1852–1917
      12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth Woolsey) Lee 1848–1899
    4. 4. Rachel (Andora Woolsey) Lee 1827–1912 m. John (Doyle) Lee 1812–1877
      1. 1. John (Amasa) Lee 1860–1939
      2. 2. Rachael (Amorah Lee) Smithson 1856–1945
      3. 3. Helen (Rachel Lee) Stocks 1852–1943
      4. 4. Nancy (Emily Lee) Dalton 1850–1930
      5. 5. William (Franklin) Lee 1862–1946
      6. 6. Joseph (Willard Brigham) Lee 1868–1916
    5. 5. Agatha (Ann Woolsey) Lee 1814–1866 m. John (Doyle) Lee 1812–1877
      1. 1. Joseph (Hyrum) Lee 1844–1932
      2. 2. John (Alma) Lee 1840–1881
      3. 3. John (Willard) Lee 1849–1923
      4. 4. John (Heber) Lee 1846–1847
      5. 5. Sarah (Jane Lee) Underwood 1838–1915
      6. 6. Mary (Adeline Lee) Darrow 1841–1924
      7. 7. Samuel (Gully) Lee 1853–1896
      8. 8. Louisa (Evelyn Lee) Prince 1850–1932
      9. 9. Ezra (Taft) Lee 1857–1925
    6. 6. Henry (Hopkins) Woolsey 1795–1849
    7. 7. John (D) Woolsey 1815–1867 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Burklow 1824–1877
      1. 1. William (G) Woolsey 1848–1929
      2. 2. Martha (Ellen Woolsey) McCallister 1861–1940
      3. 3. Charles (Benjamin) Woolsey 1843–1879
      4. 4. John (Hugh) Woolsey 1858–1902
      5. 5. Phenicaa (Harriett Woolsey Smith) Harris 1846–1912
      6. 6. Solomon (Shoe) Woolsey 1839–1863
      7. 7. Susan (Effie Woolsey) Orchard 1853–1917
      8. 8. Mary (Clementine Woolsey) Summer 1856–1936
      9. 9. Cynthia (Ann Woolsey) Harris 1837–1883
    8. 8. Richard Woolsey 1808–1878 m. Clarissa Woolsey 1827–1886
      1. 1. William (Andrew) Woolsey 1844–1909
      2. 2. David (Mark) Woolsey 1859–1936
      3. 3. Sarah (Abigail Woolsey) Forsha 1848–1902
      4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey 1852–1909
      5. 5. Martin (Owen) Woolsey 1864–1945
      6. 6. Milisa (Ann) Woolsey 1856–1862
      7. 7. Orson Woolsey 1861–1861
      8. 8. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey 1857–1861
      9. 9. Julia (Ann Woolsey) Dix 1831–1926
      10. 10. Thomas Woolsey 1837–1922
      11. 11. Agatha (Adeline Woolsey) Holt 1866–1946
    9. 9. Sarah (Woolsey) Hickerson 1820–1899 m. George (Washington) Hickerson 1813–1884
      1. 1. Mary (Jane Hickerson) Nadauld 1858–1933
      2. 2. Sarah (Catherine) Hickerson 1852–1871
      3. 3. Joseph (William Woolsey) Hickerson 1845–1847
      4. 4. Clarissa (Melissa Hickerson) Whitaker 1859–1939
      5. 5. James (Willard) Hickerson 1849–1924
      6. 6. Isaac (Woolsey) Hickerson 1840–1914
      7. 7. Joseph (William) Hickerson 1845–1847
      8. 8. George (Washington Woolsey Hickerson) Jr 1846–1919

Richard Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Richard Woolsey in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
1832
20 October 1832
Age 82
Death of Richard Woolsey in Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 903.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GL1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1832
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, KY, Kentucky, USA
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