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William Woolsey 1717–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1717

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

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Woolsey

Mother: Dorcas Williamson

Spouse(s): Sarah Lewis

Children(s): Sarah Woolsey

William Woolsey was born in 1717 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Woolsey And Dorcas Williamson. William Woolsey married Sarah Lewis, and had children including Sarah Woolsey. William Woolsey passed away in 1794 in Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Woolsey was born in 1717 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Woolsey And Dorcas Williamson.
  • William Woolsey married Sarah Lewis, and had children including Sarah Woolsey.
  • William Woolsey passed away in 1794 in Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
William Woolsey
1717–1794
Birth Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Parents
William Woolsey
1687–1771
Jamaica, Long Island City, Queens Co, New York, United States
Dorcas Williamson
1695–1764
Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA
Ruth Bayles
1660–1714
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Johannes Westervelt
1660–1704
Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
Magdalena Wynants
1665–1713
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Great-Grandparents
Geroge Woolsey
1610–1698
Rebecca Cornell
1629–1713
John Bayless
1617–1682
Rebecca Stillwell
1621–1693
Willem Westervelt
1612–1697
Dirckje Roelofse
1617–1697
Wijnant Pieterszen
1640–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1576–1629
Frances Roberts
1586–1652
Thomas Cornell
1594–1655
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1673

William Woolsey's Descendants

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William Woolsey (6 June 1717–1794) m. Sarah Lewis (1719–10 Feb 1795)
  1. 1. Sarah Woolsey 1747–1834 m. Zephaniah Woolsey 1740–1807
    1. 1. Rebecca Woolsey 1772–1818 m. John Hubbs 1763–1844
      1. 1. Sarah Hubbs 1805–1888 m. Solomon Terrell 1801–1866
        1. 1. Elizabeth Terrell 1824–1893 m. John Hart 1825–1899

William Woolsey's Timeline

4 Records

1717
6 June 1717
Birth of William Woolsey in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
1717
6 Jun 1717
William Woolsey was baptized in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
1740
1740
Age 23
William Woolsey was married in NY
NY
1794
1794
Age 77
Death of William Woolsey in Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1717
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1717; Birth city: North Bedford; Birth state: NY
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3088.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1717
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Albany, Vol IV, and Jamaica, Book 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: NY
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3088.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camp Creek, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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