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Zephaniah Woolsey 1740–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 June 1740

Birth Location: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1807

Death Location: Whitesand, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Sammis

Spouse(s): Sarah Woolsey

Children(s): Mary Woolsey, Abigail Woolsey, Stephen Woolsey, William Woolsey, Rebecca (Hubbs), Nehemiah Sr

Zephaniah Woolsey was born in 1740 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA, the child of John Woolsey Ii And Mary Sammis. Zephaniah Woolsey married Sarah Anne Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Mackey Woolsey, Mary Ann Polly Woolsey, Nehemiah Woolsey Sr, Rebecca Woosley Hubbs, Stephen Woolsey, William Woolsey. Zephaniah Woolsey passed away in 1807 in Whitesand, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Zephaniah Woolsey was born in 1740 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA, the child of John Woolsey Ii And Mary Sammis.
  • Zephaniah Woolsey married Sarah Anne Woolsey, and had children including Abigail Mackey Woolsey, Mary Ann Polly Woolsey, Nehemiah Woolsey Sr, Rebecca Woosley Hubbs, Stephen Woolsey, William Woolsey.
  • Zephaniah Woolsey passed away in 1807 in Whitesand, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1706–1778
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens Co. (Long Island), New York, USA
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Mary Sammis
1710–1778
Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
MS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Woolsey
1747–1834
Birth Location: Marlboro, Ulster, New York, USA
SW

Children(s)

Mary Woolsey
1779–1830
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, United States of America
MW
Abigail Woolsey
1788–1852
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
AW
Stephen Woolsey
1767–1815
Birth Location: Marlboro, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
SW
William Woolsey
1782–1846
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, United States of America
WW
Rebecca (Hubbs)
1772–1818
Birth Location: Ulster County, New York, United States of America
R(
Nehemiah Sr
1774–1834
Birth Location: Ulster County, New York, United States of America
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Zephaniah Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
Zephaniah Woolsey
1740–1807
Birth Place: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Parents
John Woolsey II
1706–1778
Jamaica, Queens Co. (Long Island), New York, USA
Mary Sammis
1710–1778
Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Johannes Wolsij Wolsey) Woolsey
1661–1729
Flushing, Queens, Long Island, New York, United States
John (Sammis) Jr
1673–1740
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Rebecca Brush
1681–1730
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sammis
1643–1693
Abigail Cory
1649–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sammis\Samways
1621–1650
Esther Horsford
1621–1653
John Cory
1611–1660
Ann Salmon
1618–1684

Zephaniah Woolsey's Descendants

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Zephaniah Woolsey (7 June 1740–14 May 1807) m. Sarah (Anne) Woolsey (25 Aug 1747–13 Dec 1834)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Woolsey 1779–1830 m. James Doan 1776–
    1. 1. William Doane 1805–1854 m. Elizabeth Hayton 1801–1884
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ida) Doane 1824–1854 m. Thomas Lawrence 1819–1864
        1. 1. Leander lawrence 1853–1892 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" E.) French 1860–1925
        2. 2. Mary Lawrence 1847–1848
        3. 3. Franklin Lawrence 1854–1855
        4. 4. William (James) Lawrence 1850–1931 m. Nancy (E.) Lawrence 1852–1941
      2. 2. David (L) Doane 1830–1910 m. Elizabeth (Lawrence) Doane 1850–1925
        1. 1. William (Marshall) Doane 1877–1964 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Clapp 1899–1971 m. Nannie (Virginia) Harris 1881–1931
        2. 2. Ada (M) Lawrence 1880–1961 m. George (Sanders) Clapp 1878–1966 m. George (Augustus) French 1875–1967
        3. 3. Margaret (Adeline) French 1881–1958
        4. 4. Nannie (Craven) French 1887–1966 m. James (Neal) French 1878–1960 m. James (Neal) French 1878–1960
        5. 5. Virginia ('Jennie') Doane 1872–1950
        6. 6. James (D) Doane 1877–1969
        7. 7. Elisabeth Doane 1872–1939
        8. 8. Lula\Leila (Gray) Doane 1895–1965 m. Robert (Hayes) Burgess₩ 1888–1946
        9. 9. Thomas Doan 1885–
        10. 10. Arthur (Ted) Doane 1900–1983 m. Mittie Doane 1906–1936 m. Evelyn Doane 1920–
        11. 11. David (H "Dick") Doane 1897–1977 m. Ida (Gertrude) Doane 1901–1984
        12. 12. Joseph (R) Doane 1903–1987 m. Mabel (Virginia) Doane 1911–1988
      3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Doane 1832–1925
        1. 1. Permelia (Emeline) Haton 1857–1932
      4. 4. Mary (Jane) Doan 1831–1887
        1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Whitley 1852–1929
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Doan 1831–1887
        1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Whitley 1852–1929 m. David (R) Neal 1849–
      6. 6. Martha ('Patsy') Doan 1835–1894
        1. 1. Elizabeth Roberts 1852–1891
        2. 2. William (James) Roberts 1856–1935
        3. 3. Louisa (V Roberts) Chapman 1860–1892
      7. 7. James (Lawrence) Doane 1836–1885
        1. 1. David (Lee) Doane 1872–1958
        2. 2. John (Bozier) Doane 1871–1940
        3. 3. Leander ("Lee") Doane 1879–1921
        4. 4. Lucy (Pearl) Doane 1887–1918
        5. 5. Catherine Doane 1886–1959
      8. 8. Edward Doane 1844–
        1. 1. Amanda (Norises) Doane 1870–1950
    2. 2. James Doan 1798–1889
    3. 3. Patience (Ann) Doane 1796–1883
      1. 1. Clayborn (Sugert) Widener* 1830–1907
        1. 1. Ida (Brattin) Widener* 1856–1909
  2. 2. Abigail (Mackey) Woolsey 1788–1852
  3. 3. Stephen Woolsey 1767–1815
  4. 4. William Woolsey 1782–1846
  5. 5. Rebecca (Woosley) (Hubbs) 1772–1818
  6. 6. Nehemiah (Woolsey) Sr 1774–1834

Zephaniah Woolsey's Timeline

2 Records

1740
7 June 1740
Birth of Zephaniah Woolsey in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
1807
14 May 1807
Age 67
Death of Zephaniah Woolsey in Paul Woolsey Farm, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Paul Woolsey Farm, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 June 1740
    Event Place: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1807
    Event Place: Paul Woolsey Farm, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitesand, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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