Hi Chuck no this story does not bore me at all it is very interesting. And you were right in your recent post Wilford is a Saint when I first joined the list I posted My Martha P. Woolsey that married James Wesley Hopper that all I had were names these are my Great Great Grand parents and all I had were names and within a day I had a post from Wilford telling me her father and his father ect. I was so excited I just wish all my lines were as easy as this one. I am greatly indebted to Wilford in his hard work and research and I always enjoy reading his posts. This list has to be one of the most informative list that I am on. Great Job Wilford, Distant cousin Rhonda Friedman Rhobofri99@aol.com

I would like to thank Wilford for the massive amounts of info and time he is gifting to us here. I really don't have time right now to research my WOOLSEY line, but I do know that some of these people are my relatives....as AusChuck and I are related to the same WOOLSEY's. Since Wilford has found so much info, instead of trying to tie them into my family tree right away which for me is impossible right now, I have found an easier way to save this wonderful information until I have time to comb through it. In my PC Notebook, I have created a NEW file called WOOLSEYNY. Every time Mr. Whitaker posts about the NY WOOLSEY family, I copy and paste that letter to this file. Between pastings, I use ~~~~~~~ to separate each letter. I also leave the date and sender so I will have my source documented. Making a backup of this file onto a disk would also be a smart move. Even though I haven't the time to fill in my family tree, someday I will have time to re-read this file and put it all together..... I am happy to have found this email list -- A big "THANK YOU" to Mr. Whitaker! Valerie

Hello List Members, As most of you are aware, we have a diligent, "dig to the bone" researcher in our midst. Most of us do genealogy as a hobby, while he also does research as mostly a hobby, he does it full time, at the best research facility in the world. I'm speaking of Wilford W. Whitaker, who spends most of his daytime hours at the LDS library in Salt Lake City, UT. In the past I've seen numerous postings from him, which have helped different list members at different times. Most recently, I've been the lucky recipient who gained from his postings. Richard Daniel WOOLSEY and Ruth C. ROBINS are my great great grandparents. They came from New York to Wisconsin, to Iowa, and went back to Wisconsin and finished their lives there. Their son, George W. WOOLSEY, is my great grandfather, and his daughter Agnes Ida WOOLSEY is my paternal grandmother. In 1992, for a Christmas gift, a cousin sent me a copy of some genealogy work that had been compiled by another mutual cousin. Lois Mildred WOOLSEY ARD died in 1993. Since that time I've found some of the information in the book to be factual, while some of it appears to have been "crystal balled." My WOOLSEY and ROBBINS lines were two of the lines, that definitely were crystal balled by the compiler. Wilford has determined that Richard Daniel WOOLSEY was indeed NOT the son of George and Jane HALL of Kentucky, and most recently also determined that his wife Ruth C. ROBINS (note the difference in spelling) was not the granddaughter of Rev. Chandler ROBBINS, but rather the daughter of William L. C. ROBINS, granddaughter of Aaron ROBINS. This information has allowed me to make the necessary corrections, and I've already made further connections back beyond those names. One of the best parts of all of this is, I've never been able to positively determine who the real parents of some of these folks really were. With Wilford's assistance, I've realigned my lineage, gained several generations, at least two of them with mother's maiden names! And, the information came from a Bible! I've been at this for 10 years already. Moral of the story is never give up. And in the "for what it's worth" department, about two months ago, I finally overcame another brick wall and extended my TAYLOR line back another two generations. So I say again, never give up. There are answers out there somewhere. You simply have to stick with it long enough to find them! I sincerely hope that everyone's research is as successful this year as mine has been so far. Year 2000 has turned out to be simply wonderful! If this small book has bored some of you I apologize, but success stories need to be posted to encourage others to keep going, specially when they're going through one of those "dry" spells. We've all been there to . . . . . .(at one time or another) Happy researching and best wishes to all, Chuck Taylor Austin, TX E-mail: AusChuck@aol.com Rootsweb Supporter/List Manager: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com http://hometown.aol.com/AusChuck/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5689 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/a/y/Charles--L-Taylor

To Shirley (ScPetty00@yahoo.com) and other Woolsey researchers: Here are a few comments regarding Nathaniel Woolsey and his supposed parents Richard Woolsey and Nancy Plumstead: My grandmother Clarissa Melissa Hickerson, who md my grandfather Orson Whitaker was the d/o Sarah Wolsey and George Washington Hickerson. My grandmother Clarissa and my greatgrandmother Sarah did much research on the descendants of Richard Woolsey and Nancy Plumstead. And they left many records regarding them. But it still is a great struggle to try to verify and to make a complete list of the children of Richard and Nancy (Plumstead) Woolsey. My great grandmother Sarah Woolsey (d/o Joseph Woolsey and Abigail Schaeffer) made a record she kept in a slim leather- covered book (8 1/2" x 14"). In it she listed many of her ancestors and their descendants. As she was listing the children of Richard Woolsey and Nancy Plumstead, she wrote: "Nathaniel Woolsey of New York, married Rebecca Glenn of Ireland" I have not been able to find this marriage, but did find the following marriage in Madison Co., KY.: "Nathaniel Woolsey md Rebecca Rice 24 Sep 1807." A careful check of the tax records of Pulaski Co., KY will show that Nathaniel Woolsey was in those records for many more years that 1810,1820, and 1826. Now here is something interesting: !CENSUS: 1840 Franklin County, Illinois Census: FHL# 007642. p. 187. Nathan Woolsey. 2110001 // 000001 Nathaniel Woolsey 00001001 // 01020001 Here we have a Nathan Woolsey (b 1790/1800) and wife not known (b 1790/1800) with four boys born between 1825 - 1835. Who is this Nathan? Could he be a younger brother of Nathaniel?? I believe my great grandmother was correct when she said that Nathaniel was born in New York (b 1780/1790) as Richard Woolsey (who md Nancy Plumstead) made application for a Revolutionary War Pension (in Jessamine Co., KY) but stated that he enlisted in the Rev. War in Orange Co., NY. So Richard had not gone west yet with his father Rev. Thomas Woolsey, the pioneer Baptist preacher, of Washington Co., VA. Now I am just SPECULATING: Could there have been a Nathaniel and a Nathan in the same family? I'm sure that Shirley is correct when she states that Nathaniel Woolsey's wife was Susannah (from Census records) but now I'm wondering if Nathan Woolsey could have been the one my great-grandmother was thinking of with a wife Rebecca (Rice/Glenn)?? But at the present time, Nathaniel Woolsey (with wife Susannah) could be the son of several of Richard Woolsey and Nancy Plumstead's sons. When I discovered Richard Woolsey's Rev. War Pension App. in Jessamine Co., KY, I was so excited, but as I read it, I also felt great disappointment, for he not only did not name any children, he did not name his wife, only stating that his "wife was so old and infirm" she could not work. Thomas Woolsey, s/o Nathaniel & Susanna, had a son named Nathaniel N. Woolsey (1854-1855) and Thomas is in the 1860 Census of Jefferson Co., Illinois. These Woolseys from Kentucky are the reason I am spending so much time and work on these families, as they are directly related to me, and because I hope that if we can get them all straightened out, the families will fall into place. So, Shirley, there is nothing direct here, but I am working on these families, and appreciate all the help I can get. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Hi Wilford, > Richard D. Woolsey was born 25 Feb 1818 > Ruthe C. Woolsey was born 2 May 1818 > > George W. Woolsey was born 15 Mar 1842 > Jane E. Woolsey was born 26 Feb 1844 > Sarah C. Woolsey was born 15 Dec 1845 > Ashmond W. Woolsey was born 15 Mar 1848 > Milton S. Woolsey was born 4 Apr 1850 > Willis J. Woolsey was born 12 Aug 1852 > Lillie M. Woolsey was born 16 Nov 1856 > Delia L. Woolsey was born 16 Nov 1859 > Ashmond W. Woolsey died 12 Oct 1849 > Lillie M. Woolsey died 29 Jan 1860 I had some of this. Even had a few matching dates. But the mother of Ruth ROBINS is the best! These are my g2grandparents. For finding this simply wonderful information, you are officially and instantly inducted into sainthood! Thank you seems so inadequate, but it's the best I can do. Sincerest Thanks! Chuck

THANKS TO YOU AGAIN WILFORD...FOR ALL THE INFO AND INTERESTING STORIES....OUR WOOLSEY KIN WERE VERY INTERESTING.....THANKS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU LABOR OF LOVE...FOR OUR WOOLSEY'S...... COUSIN RACHEL IN FLORIDA.....

To any interested Woolsey researchers: I found the following Bible Records in Northern Chenango County, New York, the other day. !BIBLE: Smith, Mrs. Edwin P. FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS, Vol. II, Found and Copied in Northern Chenango Co., New York. Sherburne, NY. 1967. FHL# 974.773 V29s. p. 81-83. ROBINS - COE FAMILY BIBLE with "a sheet added to the Robins - Coe Family Bible" of the Woolseys. (There are also Robins' Bible and a sheet of Coes) BIRTHS & DEATHS Richard D. Woolsey was born 25 Feb 1818 Ruthe C. Woolsey was born 2 May 1818 George W. Woolsey was born 15 Mar 1842 Jane E. Woolsey was born 26 Feb 1844 Sarah C. Woolsey was born 15 Dec 1845 Ashmond W. Woolsey was born 15 Mar 1848 Milton S. Woolsey was born 4 Apr 1850 Willis J. Woolsey was born 12 Aug 1852 Lillie M. Woolsey was born 16 Nov 1856 Delia L. Woolsey was born 16 Nov 1859 Ashmond W. Woolsey died 12 Oct 1849 Lillie M. Woolsey died 29 Jan 1860 !CENSUS: 1850 Census Lafayette Twp, Onondaga Co., NY. FHL# 444283. 2 Sep. p. 199 91-95. Richard D. Woolsey 69 m Laborer NY !CENSUS: 1850 Census Lafayette Twp, Onondaga Co., NY. FHL# 444283. 7 Sep. p. 203. 173-179. R. D. Woolsey 32 m Blacksmith $800 NY Ruth C. " 32 f " George H." 8 m " Jane E. " 6 f " Sarah C. " 4 f " Milton S." 2/12 m " Richard D. Woolsey is the s/o Richard (D?) Woolsey & Mabel. Richard (D?) Woolsey is the s/o Sampson Woolsey and Mary Gillette. Ruth C. Robins is the d/o Wm. L. C. Robins & Pheobe P. Coe. We need a lot more records like the above Bible Records. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To any interested Woolsey researchers: Sheila Nelson sent in the following about Woolseys which included this interesting bit about another place named Woolsey: !ON-LINE: First posted by Sheila Nelson <SNelson216@aol.com> 26 Feb 2000. Follow-up 29 Feb 2000. "Hi. I think we made a connection. I believe James Warren Woolsey and Warner Woolsey are the same person. I have some additional descendants of James Warren if you are interested. . . . You wrote: 'The closest I have to James Warren Woolsey is one Warner Woolsey b abt 1824 in Lloyd (Highland), Ulster, New York. This Warner Woolsey md one Sarah Allen and that's all I have on them at this time. This Warner (James Warren?) Woolsey was the son of Daniel Woolsey and Elizabeth Deyo (and this Woolsey family was from Lloyd (Highland) for several generations.' (Sheila Nelsons continues: "I was able to contact the Wilkinson Library in Telluride, CO. (San Miguel County). They sent the following email to me: 'Dear Sheila, We're in luck! Wilkinson Library has the Lonetree Cemetery Survey as part of its reference ccollection. Here's the information provided for James W. Woolsey: Born: 1826 in Ulster County, NY died: 24 Mar 1885 (age 59) "Colonal" Woolsey arrived in Telluride in the Spring of 1880. Began prospecting in Calif. in 1850. Followed mining to Nevada County (Woolsey Flats), brought first stamp mill to the Black Hills, SD. buried at San Miguel, headstone moved to Lone Tree Cemetery. A copy of the death certificate can be obtained through the following office: San Miguel County Treasurer (970) 728-4551. Sincerely, Kathy Schroers, Wilkinson Public Library, Telluride, Colorado." sent by Sheila Nelson. Nevada County, California is right in the heart of the gold mining country, formed 1851 from Yuba Co. and stretches from Yuba Co., to the Nevada border. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Is anyone researching this line: Nathaniel Woolsey paying taxes in Pulaski Co. Ky in 1810, 1820, and 1826, but gone by 1827. Nathaniel Woolsey, 1840 census of Franklin Co. IL with 1 male between 20-30, 1 male between 50-60, 1 female between 10-15, 2 females between 15-20, 1 female between 20-30, 1 female between 50-60. We believe these to be (from marriages and 1850 census in same county): male between 20-30 son Thomas (b. abt 1811 in KY), male between 50-60 is Nathaniel, female between 10-15 is possibly Elizabeth, females between 15-20 are unknown and Mary A. (b. abt. 1824 in KY), female between 20-30 is Martha A. (b. abt. 1818 in KY), female between 50-60 is wife Susana (b. abt 1786 in KY). Daughter Catherine (b. abt. 1814 in KY) was already married by the 1840 census to Francis Etherton Dawson (year and place unknown). Nathaniel is not on the 1850 census, so apparently died. Widow, Susana, is living with daughter Mary A. and her husband Isaac Campbell in Franklin Co. IL. Martha married T. W. Simpson who apparently had several children from a previous marriage. Thomas married Elizabeth J. Thomas in 1843 in Franklin Co. IL. Elizabeth Woolsey married Daniel Clayton in 1850. The 1860 census shows several of the offspring of Nathaniel and Susana still living in Franklin Co. IL: Thomas Woolsey, F. E. Dawson (Catharine), Thomas Simpson (Martha), Isaac Campbell (Mary A.). One researcher suggested this Nathaniel is possibly the son of Richard Woolsey and Nancy Plumstead. I would like to prove or disprove this theory. If anyone is researching any of this line, I sure could use some help. Catharine Woolsey Dawson's family ended up in Laclede Co. MO. Don't know where the rest of the Woolseys ended up. Would like to know for sure who Nathaniel's parents were. What was his wife Susana's maiden name and her parents? Any information on the family's life in KY or IL would be appreciated. Shirley scpetty00@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

To Roland Carson and interested Woolsey researchers: Hi, Roland: I found your Benjamin Woolsey and family in the 1860 Census of 5th Dist, So. Milford, Cecil Co., Maryland. 23 Aug. p. 240. 1693-1713. B. Wolsey 60 m Farmer $1500 $300 PA Elizabeth 54 f PA Charles 21 m PA Benjamin 18 m PA Jane 17 f PA Howard 13 m PA 1714. Mary Wolsey 19 f PA There may be something in the Cecil Co., Maryland records. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To Nancy Corlew and interested Woolsey researchers: Will the real Arthur Woolsey please stand up? I sent the following to Nancy Corlew: >Hi, Nancy Corlew: > >After a more careful study of your Arthur Woolsey, I can state that he is the son of Porterfield C. Woolsey and Elvira Farmer and is a descendant of George Woolsey and Mary Hopkins. George is one of the sons of the Rev. Thomas Woolsey and ??Sarah Pierce?? of Ulster Co., NY and Washington Co., VA. > Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To Nancy Corlew and interested Woolsey researchers: Nancy Corlew sent the following message: >Dear Mr. Whitaker, > >Searching for a Arthur Woolsey born August 10, 1866, place of birth is >not know. Have his death in Tallepoosa, MO on August 20, 1920. He >married Christina Jane Hartley. > >Would appreciate any information that you might regarding subject in >question. Thanks so much for you assistance. > >Nancy Corlew > I have two Arthur Woolseys of the right time period, one I don't know the parents of, and he is the one md to Christina Jane Hartley, and I think is probably the same as the Arthur Woolsey following: 1. Arthur Woolsey b abt 1863, of Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois. s/o Edward W. (sometimes Edwin) Woolsey and Mary Tingle of Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Edward (Edwin) is the s/o John Woolsey and Elizabeth Bradshaw of Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. I have no children for either one nor do I have any further information on Arthur Woolsey. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Anyone know where to search or have suggestions on historical resources on Eng residents travelling through N.Ire around 1820? My Wolsey MATHERS travelled from N.Ire to Can in 1820. He was probably born between 1770 and 1800 to a mother with a WOLSEY surname. sharon

Thank you Ruth. I didn't realize you had so much info on our Woolsey family. I will be looking forward to any more postings you have on this family. The Woolsey relations are one line I haven't spent much time with. Thanks again Valerie Ruth wrote: <<<William B is son of Walter and Harriet Frazier. Walter is son of William Benjamin Woolsey, the brother of Margaret Woolsey who married Samuel WINSLOW. I have birth & death dates and burial places in Wyandot Co, OH for all above people. I need to update my database a bit and I will Post those dates later. Following is a biographical sketch for William B. (1847-1914) which I found online. >>

Carolyn, Wilford and other interested Ohio Woolseys, William B is son of Walter and Harriet Frazier. Walter is son of William Benjamin Woolsey, the brother of Margaret Woolsey who married Samuel WINSLOW. I have birth & death dates and burial places in Wyandot Co, OH for all above people. I need to update my database a bit and I will Post those dates later. Following is a biographical sketch for William B. (1847-1914) which I found online. Ruth Hamdorf History of Wyandot Co, Ohio Published 1884, Leggett, Conaway & Co, Chicago Antrim twp, p. 735 WILLIAM B. WOOLSEY, Postmaster, Nevada, Ohio, was born March 10, 1847. He is a native of this township, and is a son of Walter and Harriet (Fraser) Woolsey, natives of New York and Pennsylvania respectively. They were joined in marriage at Little Sandusky in 1832. Their children were nine, four now living: Almira, wife of A. J. Peters; Martha, wife of James Reynolds; William B., Henrietta F., wife of E. R. Irmer. The father(Walter) came to this county in 1831, his death occurring October 6, 1851. Alexander Fraser was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving till the surrender of Hull at Detroit. He was taken prisoner, but was released, and made his way home on foot to Pickaway County, Ohio, in company with a comrade. In the course of their journey they narrowly escaped death by the hand of an Indian, who found them " napping," and snapped his gun at one of them. Mr. Fraser, awakening, killed the Indian on the spot. Mr. F. was one of the first settlers of Wyandot County, locating at Little Sandusky in 1831. Harriet Woolsey died May 20, 1883. She had remarried in 1855 to Benjamin Kerns, two children, Scott and Joseph. being born. In 1865, she was again left a widow, and died as above stated. William B. Woolsey was reared on the old homestead, and obtained a fair education. At the death of his step-father he took charge of the farm, where he resided several years. In 1874, he located in Nevada, and engaged in the grain and wool trade under the firm name of Hunt, Elliot & Co., in which business he continued four years. In 1881, he received the appointment of Postmaster, since serving in that capacity. He was married October 23, 1872, to Miss MARY E.SMITH, daughter of John H. and Sarah (Wirick) Smith, one son, Franklin H., born September 12, 1874. Mr. Woolsey served as Treasurer of Antrim Township three terms, as Corporation Treasurer four years, and was elected Mayor of Nevada in 1883. He is a member of the Knights of Honor and IOOF, and a Republican in politics. Jerome Woolsey, an elder brother, was a member of the Eleventh Ohio Battery, and died of typhoid fever, being buried on the banks of the Tallahassee River, Fla. End of Biographical Sketch Additional: Wyandot County Ohio Cemetery Burial Records Nevada Cemetery, Eden township. p 351 WOOLSEY, William B d. 1914 Mary E. d. 1913

To Carolyn Wilkerson and interested Woolsey researchers: Hi, Carolyn, it's always good to hear from you. Appreciate all the hard work you do. Thank you for steering me to the Ohio Death Records on-line. I found 5 more Woolseys but couldn't connect any of them with my records at this time. Re: New York 1850 Census: I found the following rather complete families in the 1850 Census of Cayuga County, New York. I am unable to connect them. Does anyone have any records of these three families?? !CENSUS: 1850 Census Mentz Twp, Cayuga Co, NY. FHL# 017057. 5 Sep. p. 109. 1834-1625. Stratton Woolsey 56 m Farmer $4500 NY Mary 52 f " Amos 27 m " Luther 22 m " Nathaniel 18 m " Eunice 16 f " George 9 m " !CENSUS: 1850 Census Venice Twp, Cayuga Co, NY. FHL# 017059. 7 Sep. p. 36. 299-304. William H? Woolsey 62 m Farmer $ --- NY Elvira 39 f Asenath 20 f Mary A. 17 f Caroline 14 f William 11 m Charles H. 9 m !CENSUS: 1850 Census Locke Twp, Cayuga Co, NY. FHL# 017059. 25 Jul. p. 100. 197-200. James Woolsey 43 m Carpenter $350 NY Aulin? 40 f Susan 18 f Helen 16 f Wallace 14 m Henry 12 m Jane 10 f James 8 m Juliett 5 f Adaline 3 f Harriet 11/12 f These records did not show place of birth. Thank you. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Correction: Website for the Ohio Death Index is: http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm Think I had it wrong on the previous e-mail. Have a Great Day! Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson ===== Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson carolynw46@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

The following informaton taken from the Ohio Death Certificate Index at: http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/results.cfm WOOLSEY WILLIAM B County Name: WYANDOT Date of Death: 2/21/1914 Volume Number: 1304 Certificate Number: 12081 WOOLSEY SARAH J County Name: HIGHLAND Date of Death: 9/24/1917 Volume Number: 2373 Certificate Number: 59129 Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson ===== Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson carolynw46@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

THANKS TO WILFORD AND ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL WOOLSEY COUSIN RESEARCHERS....I ENJOY ALL THE INFO SO MUCH....AND APPRECIATE ALL THE HOURS OF THIS LABOR OF LOVE.....COUSIN, RACHEL FROM FLA.

To all interested Woolsey researchers: Thank you, Ginny Mullen, who just sent this to me: >Wilford, >Yes, some time ago, I sent you the story that is on the cover of the menu of the Admiral Woolsey Restaurant in Oswego, NY. (An excellent eatery, by the way) >If you have lost it, I will dig it out again. Someplace in this mess I have it stored. > >Of more interest perhaps, are some diaries that are in the Marine Museum in Oswego. Mention is made there of Lt. Woolsey, and several other names that >now have meaning. We have not been back to Oswego in several years, and don't think this year's plans include it. > >I am tracing three "trees" at this point, and find that at least two of them end up in Cayuga and Seneca County, NY cemeteries. So - hopefully, we can go >"digging" for ancestors there. > >Just checked computer files - aren't they wonderful when working! > >He entered the U. S. Navy at the age of 20. He fought under Commodore Decatur in the Tripolitan war and was an active officer under Com. Chauncey in the war of 1812, with England. He was in command of Oswego when the British were gallantly repulsed at that point. On the breaking up of the >Lake marine on Lake Erie, he was transferred to the ocean service, and was successfully in command of the W. I Station at Pensacola, Fla, and of the Brazilian Squadron. His family resided at Utica, NY. > > NY Genealogical & Biographical records V 5-6, 1874-5. Benjamin W. Dwight, >Clinton, NY p 147 > >Melancthon T. Woolsey was stationed in Oswego as a lieutenant in the navy during the War of 1812. He was the first commander of the American naval force on Lake Ontario. During his years in Oswego, he commanded and supervised the building of the brig "Oneida". The "Oneida" was the first >naval vessel to be built on the Great Lakes. This was the beginning of an illustrious career which culminated in Woolsey's being named a commodore. >Prior to the Civil War, there was no admiral's rank in the American Navy, Commodore being its equivalent. In view of the fact that this building stands near the spot where the "Oneida" was built and because of Melancthon >T. Woolsey's important role in the early history of Oswego, the restaurant was named in his honor. It seemed appropriate to accord him the contemporary rank of admiral so that the distinction of his career would immediately be apparent to everyone who visits this historic spot today. > from the menu at the Admiral Woolsey Restaurant, Oswego, NY > >Feel free to share this with anyone interested. >Ginny Mullen > And Wilford just picked up the following, which must be Captain Melancthon T. Woolsey, at least he doesn't have a James Woolsey that fits into that age bracket and time period or place: <http://www.maine.com/lights/1812.htm> Action at Selkirk during the War of 1812 (Selkirk Light House) Capt. James Woolsey attempts to smuggle cannon, cable and other supplies which have been forwarded from Albany through Oswego and Henderson to Commodore Chauncey in Sackett's Harbor to fit out the warships 'Superior', 'Jefferson' and 'Jones' under construction but under a blockade at Oswego and Sackett's. He plans to go up Stoney Creek, then transfer everything overland to Henderson Bay. Woolsey is escorting 22 long 32-pounders, ten 24-pounders, three 42-pounders, twelve large cables (the largest for the Superior weighing over 9,600 pounds and occupying an entire boat) and an assorted munitions for all. Rowing from Oswego by night in nineteen open boats, he hides inside the Salmon river at dawn. In addition to oarsmen, he's accompanied by 130 riflemen under Maj. Daniel Appling and rendezvous'd with 150 friendly Oneida's at the Salmon River as escort. One boat is lost in the fog, captured by the British, and the mission is compromised. After a brief rest, Woolsey re-plans to enter Big Sandy Creek and hide upstream. He departs the Salmon River after rest and breakfast, reaching Big Sandy by noon and heading inland as far as possible. The British pursue with 2 gunboats, 3 cutters and a gig, reaching Big Sandy after Woolsey had gone upstream, but don't discover his move till late in the day. The commander waits until the following morning to pursue Woolsey, only to discover Woolsey has been reinforced overnight, and the battle of Big Sandy Creek ensues. The British were ambushed with heavy losses and surrendered 170 prisoners, their boats, and all armaments. Successfully fitting out the 'Superior' enabled the blockade to be broken and the English naval threat as well. Wilford has been spending 6 or 8 hours a day in the Salt Lake Library 'running' various census records. It took a whole week to 'run' the New York Census.!! When he gets tired of typing in the Census records and of the painstaking work of trying to connect them to the "tree", he goes out and looks for Woolseys on the Internet, which is where some of these records were found. He would appreciate hearing from you all. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker