yes Chuck Martha Woolsey Married my great grandfather James Wesley Hopper do you know anything about her? Or him? Rhonda

To any helpful soul who wishes to answer my question: Is it Marlborough or Marlboro, New York? Where is it in New York? Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson honey@texasol.com http://www.texasol.com/honey

--part1_d4.21a3a28.25fea413_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Marlboro NY Ulster Co. Found at http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ you can type in a name of city or town and it will tell you the county then you can click on the county and search for a number of things I hope this helps Rhonda Friedman searching for Martha P. Woolsey in Indiana --part1_d4.21a3a28.25fea413_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <WOOLSEY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (rly-yc04.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.36]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v69.28) with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:09:04 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.27]) by rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:08:39 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA24269; Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:08:00 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:08:00 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <007601bf8d06$8d3bf420$67f31fd1@honey> From: "Carolyn Wilkerson" <honey@texasol.com> Old-To: <WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com> References: <3.0.3.32.20000312184824.008573a0@mail.integrityonline3.com> Subject: Another question Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:09:41 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Resent-Message-ID: <7YMITB.A.66F.fJRz4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/728 X-Loop: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WOOLSEY-L-request@rootsweb.com To any helpful soul who wishes to answer my question: Is it Marlborough or Marlboro, New York? Where is it in New York? Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson honey@texasol.com http://www.texasol.com/honey --part1_d4.21a3a28.25fea413_boundary--

In a message dated 3/13/00 11:09:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, honey@texasol.com writes: > To any helpful soul who wishes to answer my question: > > Is it Marlborough or Marlboro, New York? Where is it in New York? > > Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson > honey@texasol.com > http://www.texasol.com/honey Hi, Finally, a question I can answer! Located in Ulster Co., there is the Town of Marlborough, which is like a Township, and within that Town is the village of Marlboro. It is located in the southeastern corner of Ulster Co., right on the Hudson River, bordered on the south by Orange County. Warm regards, Marilyn Hough Stern (Austin, TX but visiting this week in Ulster Co., NY)

To all interested Woolsey researchers: I received the following from Valerie: >Hello, >I am also a WOOLSEY descendant from the PA/NY area. My ancestors are Samuel >and Margarite (WOOLSEY) WINSLOW from Ulster NY. Margarite was born 1777, >probably PA and her father was Benjamin M. WOOLSEY. > >We are looking for any more info about the WINSLOWS in Dutchess or Ulster NY. > Samuel b 1769 NY WINSLOW's father was probably Joseph, but not sure. > > Have you come across this family in your researches of Ulster? >THank you. >Valerie > Hi, Valerie: Welcome to the Woolsey list. Thank you for your recent post. I would like to work with you on your family. However, I have very little on the Winslows, but that is a great name from New England. Margarite Woolsey who md Samuel Winslow was the d/o Benjamin and Margarite (Teller) Woolsey and we have his line back to the immigrant ancestor, George Woolsey. I have dedicated my life the past two years on "documenting" the Woolsey family, in America, Holland, and in Norfolk, England. I am retired, live close to the Salt Lake Family History Library, and spend several days a week there. I can check specific things for you, but can't do a "blanket" search. I'll be glad to work with you on this. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To Nancy Kent Thoben and interested Woolsey researchers: www sent the following to Nancy Kent Thoben: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Wilford W. Whitaker <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> >To: <joenan@koan.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 9:18 PM >Subject: Illinois Woolseys > >> Hi, Nancy: >> >> Thank you for writing to me. I would appreciate a copy of the children of >> Ira Stevens and Hannah Sophia Woolsey, dates, spouses, etc. I am trying >to >> have a complete family group for each one named WOOLSEY. >> >> Do you have any documentation on the older Woolsey generations that would >> connect them back into New York. That would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Wilford W. Whitaker To which Nancy responded: >> Dear Wilford, >Glad someone is finally documenting all this info on the Woolseys. >Glad to do my part. >Ira Rawson Stevens b 8 apr 1839 Sandy Creek Ny mar Hannah >Sofia Woolsey b 7Apr 1844 Knoxville, Knox, Il on 23 Mar 1865 >in Knoxville, Knox, Il. Ira d 27 Oct 1916 and Hannah d 22 Jan 1909. They >are both buried in Linwood Cem, Galesburg, Il >They had 4 daughters; Carrie Evelyn b 22 Apr 1866, d 23 Sep >1909, never married,--- Estelle Rebecca b 20 Apr 1871 mar >Robert Kent (my line) Sep 1891 d 20 Apr 1932, Alta Miller >b 28 Oct 1872 d 3 Aug 1950 Never married.---- Jeanette Parry >b 10Jan 1882 mar John Ross Mc Clure 1904, d 9 Oct 1956. >Hannah's parents: Wright Woolsey b 24 June 1820 in Ashtabula, >Ohio, moved to Il when a small boy. He was a grocer in Knoxville, Civil War >Record shows he was a Calvary Capt., >Mar 26 Jan 1842 Rebecca Yeager (I have her picture) Mar in >Ravenna, Portage, Ohio ( Marriage Cert) Rebecca was born 3 >Feb 1825 in Penn (According to census) Children were: >Prudence Jane Woolsey 1842 mar John A Woolsey, >Hannah, Mary C. Woolsey 1845 died age 4, >George Wright Woolsey 1847 mar Sarah Fink, William Homer >Woolsey 1848 mar Martha Ann Curry, Eliza Ann Woolsey 1849, >Almira C. Woolsey 1851 never married, Cardinal B Woolsey 1853, died age 8 >years., Susan A. Woolsey 1857, Chauncy >Dunbar Woolsey 1860, John Grant Woolsey 1863 mar Rozine Emmert, Gabriel Woo >lsey 1865 never married, Luther Clark >Woolsey 1869... >I have Wright's Civil War Record, his marriage record and his >will. Also have pictures of gravesite in Knoxville. ********************************************************* *******It appears that Rebecca Yeager Woolsey married Wright's brother John Leander Woolsey in later life after Wright died. Do you have that? ******* ********************************************************* >Wright's parents: John Woolsey III b 6 May 1781 Newburg Ny >went to Ohio in 1820 then on to Il in 1846 mar Elizabeth Bradshaw b 5 Dec >1781 Charlton, Saratoga, Ny mar >1815 in Boylestown, Ny . John d 1 Apr 1854 Knoxville, Elizabeth d 16 June >1878 Both buried in Knoxville, Children" >Deborah Ann Woolsey 13 June 1816 mar Chauncy Dunbar, >William Henry Woolsey 1818, mar Margaret, He was in Civil >War. d 17 June 1864 of war wounds, Wright Woolsey, James >Bradshaw Woolsey 1822, mar Hannah Reeve d 1908, John >Leander Woolsey 1826 mar Martha d 1881, Edwin Wheeler >Woolsey 1828 mar Mary Tingle D 1910, Leonard Woolsey >1830 mar Elizabeth d p1870, Elizah Woolsey 1831 d 1878, >Eli Homer Woolsey 1831 mar Mary Massey d 1918 >John was son of John Woolsey II and Deborah Ann Wright, >John b 1759 near Marlborough, Ulster, Ny mar Deborah 1780 >in Newburgh Ny, John d 1848 and is buried in Riverside Cem, >Marlborough Ny ( I couldn't find his gravesite.)They had 8 children. **************************************************** **** One researcher says the above John Woolsey md a second time (in 1815) and had a daughter Lucretia who md Jonathan Wright. [www thinks there was a son Deyo Woolsey born to this marriage, also. Do you have this?] That same researcher says that John died in Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Which may be why you didn't find his gravesite in Marlborough??? **************************************************** ******* >John was son of John Woolsey I b 1731 Marlborough, Ny mar >Chlorine Peck b 1731 in Westchester Co., Ny, John d 1757 also >buried in Riverside Cem, Marlborough NY.( I have copy of his >will) Listed in History of Marlborough and old gravestones of >Ulster Co, Riverside Cem Marlborough. They had 12children. >John I was son of Richard Woolsey b1697 in Jamaica Long Island >mar 1718 Sarah Fowler b 1698 Flushing, LI, NY. They had >7 children. They moved to Bedford about 1719. Richard left a >will (I do not have a copy) proved 12 Dec 1782 in Dutchess Co. >NY He died in Dutchess Co. where he left a will but some time >later relatives moved his grave to Bedford in Westchester NY. >His tombstone can be found there but the dates on it are wrong >if one is to believe his will. ********************************************************** *******I have enclosed a copy of the will of Richard Woolsey. Cyprian Meech Woolsey, who wrote that fine "History of Marlborough", stated that his great-grandparents Richard Woolsey and Sarah Fowler had 12 children, 4 girls and 8 boys. I have 13 children listed for them, but he is probably the more correct. See his will annexed. ******************************************************* ******* >Richard was son of Thomas Woolsey b 1655 in Flushing LI, NY, >mar 1679 Ruth Bailey d 1730 Will probated Westchester Co. >Surrogate Court Buried in Old Cemetery of Bedford, Westchester NY . He >moved from Flushing to Jamaica as a small >boy. **************************************************** It appears that Thomas was baptized in Flushing. His father George lived in New Amsterdam (New York) near the "Stadt Huse" (State House) and then "purchased land in Flushing" and then moved to Jamaica. **************************************************** In 1721 bought farm in Bedford from then on known as the >Woolsey Farm./ ********************************************************* It appears that one or two sons were in Bedford about 1717 ********************************************************* >Richard son of George Woolsey b 1610 Yarmouth Eng. Came to >America 1623. ( He was christn' 1616 at St. Lawrence Church in >Ipswich Eng.) mar 1647 at Dutch Church Brooklyn Church to >Renecca Cornell . >They are both buried in Old Cem North of Jamaica L,I.. > ****************************************************** I have found no original document that will substantiate that George Woolsey, the Immigrant, was born in 1610. I have discounted that date, though it is common among the early researchers of the Woolsey family. He was christened 27 Oct 1616 but not in Ipswich, but in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England at St. Nicholas Church there. One researcher suggested that George was born in 1610 and then christened six years later, but that is highly unlikely, especially in a well-settled town with a large church, where they would take the new-born as soon as possible after birth, usually within a week or two. **************************************************** >Hope this helps some. Nancy Kent Thoben > Nancy, Thank you for your interesting post. I have responded to known discrepancies within your post above. The following is the WILL of Richard Woolsey, who md Sarah Fowler and is the ancestor of many, many of us throughout the country. !PROBATE: In the Name of God, amen. I Richard Wolsey of Bedford in Westminister County and State of New York, being Weakly in Body But of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be given unto God, calling to mind the Mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed to all Men once to Die, Do make and ordain this My Last Will and Testament That is to Say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend My Soul into the Hand of Almighty God that gave it and My Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Manner at the Discretion of My Executors Nothing Doubting but at the general Resurection I Shall Receive the Same again by the Mighty Power of God, and as touching Such Worldly Estate Wherewith it has Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give demise and Dispose of the same in the following Manner and Form: First I make Daniel Wolsey of New Palze and Jacob Griffin of Fish Kills the Sole Executors of this My Last Will and Testament. I give to Sarah My well beloved Wife all My Estate During her life and after her Decease to be Divided in the following Manner: First I give to my Eldest Son Thomas ten pounds New York Money the Rest of my Estate I give to my three Daughters that is Ruth, Sarah and Hannah to be divided Equally Between the three, and I do hereby Utterly disallow Revoke and Disanul all and every other former Testament Wills Legacies Bequests and Executons, by me in any ways Before Named Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be My Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set My Hand and Seal this twenty first Day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine. Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the Said Richard Woley as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us Who in his Presence and in the Presence of Each other have here to subscribed our names. Justes Harris James Clark Richard Wooley Bettey Clark I have not seen the original, so I can't comment on its correctness and there are problems associated with the dates here and the dates on Richard's gravestones. [For example, his gravestone gives his death date as 1777 and the will was not written until 1779 and not probated until (I think) 1784.] This was found in the Dutchess County records, but I haven't found it yet. James W. Woolsey, who had a copy of the will, made several startling statements about the Woolsey family, gave almost no "chapter and verse", which was quite frustrating to following researchers, especially about some of his remarks about the Dutch period, which I have not been able to duplicate (with one exception). It is so important to put down book number, page numbers, where the documents are stored, etc. etc. Well, I hope this helps. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Carolyn Wilkerson ask if anyone was haveing a Woolsey Reunion this summer. My family is having one Memorial Weekend. We get together for several day in the little town of Escalante, Utah. Our line goes through my grandfather Tillman Woolsey& Alcea Heaps, James Brigham Woolsey Jr. & Dicy Elnora Young, James Brigham Woolsey Sr. & Tyresha Mary Myers, James Hopkins Woolsey & Lovina Patterson, Joseph Henry Woolsey & Abigail Shaffer, and Richard Woolsey & Nancy Plumstead. We are looking for stories or pictures of any of these people or the people as the line continues back and branches out. If any one can furnish us with any more it would be wonderful. Thanks Geri Lawrence

Hello to All, I am new to the list and have been reading it for three weeks. In that time I have also tried to read as many of your 1999 notes as possible. My name is Hollis Don Woolsey and live in Arlington, Texas. My Woolsey family centers on north central Texas beginning about 1880. They came from TN, to ILL, to MO, and then to north Texas. I hope to post a list soon. PS: We have a Woolsey reunion on the second weekend of Aug at Proctor, Texas. That is 12 miles east of Comanche, Texas off HW 377. Will hear from me again soon for a posting. Good Day to all HDW

To all interested Woolsey researchers: I sent the following to Marcella Massey: >Dear Marcella: > >It's good to hear from you. I posted to you sometime ago about possibly making a Rev. War link to George Woolsey, s/o Rev. Thomas Woolsey on his own Rev. War Service in Ulster Co., NY. > >I sent the names of several Woolseys who had signed "Articles" and George was among them. I am sure this is your George. Any comments?? > >Marcella, you asked, > >>Wilford, >>Do you have the name of the boat that brought Geo. Woolsey to >>Am . in 1623 & the place it landed? >>I have a boy & girl Pilgrim statue in my yard & quite a large rock >>that I thought I could put the name of the boat on. I want all to >>see that I'm promoting "Pilgrim Awareness". >>I guess it's the ole school teacher in me that wants to do some >>incidental teaching!!! >>Marcella >> >to which I reply: > >George Woolsey I, the Immigrant, was bapt in 1616, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, and he went to Rotterdam with his parents, where his father died in 1629, so George could not have come to America before 1629, in fact, I have found nothing (after extensive research) that indicate that he came before 1647 (possibly 1643). > >I have seen several writers who state that George came in 1623 but none give a source. I have seriously checked the early ships and passengers to America but he is not listed. There were not many places in America in 1623 that ships could have landed. At Plymouth, and at Jamestown, and at New Amsterdam. > >Isaac Allerton, who came over on the first Mayflower, was a "business manager" for the Plymouth colony, and he traveled extensively for that colony, spending their money and trying to raise supplies and settlers for the colony. They finally dismissed him (because he was too much a "Yankee Trader" and he became involved in about the same capacity for the Dutch settlements at New Amsterdam (New York). > >George Woolsey became an apprentice for Isaac Allerton, but not until later, probably about 1640, because he could read, write and speak Dutch. He later became Allerton's clerk or even was in business with him. He is mentioned in Allerton's will as having a hand in Allerton's financial affairs. > >So, I'm afraid any more than the above is wishful thinking and a fairy tale that has been retold so often, that it takes on the ring of truth. > >Sincerely, > >Wilford W. Whitaker

Good morning list members and friends. In the past week as I've been sorting through my database I've wondered about so many of the other list members that I just had to ask how everyone is. We are having a sweltering great time here in the Houston, TX area. Have had to have the A/C on for the past few days and watch that electric meter just buzz around and around and keep adding up those dollars on our already depleated budget. What's happening where you live? Have wondered if Chuck over in Austin, TX is busy with his A/C business since it looks as if we are not only going to have extremely warm weather here again this year but we still have a continued draught situation. Charles are you and Willie working on a year 2000 family reunion? Where is it going to be held this year? Are there any other Woolsey's out there having family reunions this year? If so write and let us know. Norb, have you found James' father yet or have you given up after pulling all your hair out? Rachel, are you and husband once again well and happy? Frank Mitchell where are you? I needed to make photo corrections and when I went to your website at Geocities it says that you flew the coup. Wilford - I always know where Wilford is - at the library. Has anyone found new family members or cousins? I have been contacted by two 3rd cousins in the past year. It has really been exciting sharing with them and putting our research together. Okay, down to business: I received the following message from Betsy. Are there any Woolsey's out there who connect with this line? If so would you please answer to the list. ----- Original Message ----- From: Betsy Fry <bfry@netexas.net> To: Carolyn Wilkerson <honey@texasol.com> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 11:22 AM Subject: Re: > My grandfather (my mother's father) William Hopkins Woolsey was born near Mammoth, Ky. in 1862 and >died 1941. His mother, Sally Beasley, 1840-1862, died giving birth to him. His father, Frank Whitfield > Woolsey married again. He left on a wagon train for Texas when he was about 18. In Texas he was a share >cropper and maried Evalina Emalina Davidson who was a neighbor. They lived somewhere near Hillsboro >and Corsicana They moved from one farm to another until he purchased land near Bynum and then at > Hillsboro in 1921 Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson honey@texasol.com http://www.texasol.com/honey

To any interested Woolsey researcher: Justin Funston sent the following: >Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:07:38 -0800 (PST) >From: "Justin Funston" <jfunston@connect.ab.ca> >Old-To: <woolsey-l@rootsweb.com> >Subject: William Harry Woolsey m. Mary Jane Foster >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:22:35 -0700 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 >To: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/719 >X-Loop: WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: WOOLSEY-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-RCPT-TO: <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> > >Hello. I'm looking for any information on William Harry Woolsey, who married Mary Jane Foster. I don't know anything about him, except that he has a daughter named Dorothea Woolsey. She was born October 25, 1891 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. She married Charles Rutherford in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Mary Jane Foster died in England before or in 1910. Dorothea had two older brothers, Fred and Charles, and a sister named Edith. Dorothea, her sister Edith, and her father William all came to Canada by ship in 1910. >Any information would be appreciated. > >Thanks, >Justin Funston >jfunston@connect.ab.ca > to which www replied: On the 9 Jan 1998, Arlene Stafford ( I can't find her e-mail) sent the following: William Wolsey b abt 1861 of Huddersfield, England, md Mary Foster. Came to Canada. had the following children: Fred, Charles, Edith, Dorothea (b in West Yorkshire, England), Grace, Harry, Florence and William. Does anyone have Arlene Stafford's address? Thank you. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To any interested Woolsey researchers: I have heard from several descendants of some of the Illinois Woolseys. The latest of which is: Nancy Kent Thoben "Joe Thoben" joenan@koan.com who writes: My ancestor is Hannah Sophia Woolsey, d/o Wright Woolsey. She mar Ira Stevens. I have all of this documented if you need anything more. Thanks. Nancy Kent Thoben. To which I replied: Thank you Nancy, I would like a complete list of the children of Ira Stevens and Hannah Sophia Woolsey. Do you have documentation on the older Woolsey generations? I would appreciate anything that connects them back into New York. Thank you. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Hello. I'm looking for any information on William Harry Woolsey, who married Mary Jane Foster. I don't know anything about him, except that he has a daughter named Dorothea Woolsey. She was born October 25, 1891 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. She married Charles Rutherford in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Mary Jane Foster died in England before or in 1910. Dorothea had two older brothers, Fred and Charles, and a sister named Edith. Dorothea, her sister Edith, and her father William all came to Canada by ship in 1910. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Justin Funston jfunston@connect.ab.ca

To any interested Woolsey researcher: I received the following from Jerry Don Hollingsworth: >From: JerryDon@aol.com >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 20:48:19 EST >Subject: Re: Illinois Woolseys >To: wwwhit@integrityonline3.com >X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 45 >X-RCPT-TO: <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> > >dear wilford > >I am the descendent of Amos Woolsey and Eunice from Jersey Co. Illinois. >Their daughter Sarah married to Dr. Benjamin Hall is my GGgrandmother. Here >is my descent from Amos: > >Amos Woolsey and Eunice >Sarah Woolsey and Dr. Benjamin Hall >Joseph Hall and Allice Huffman >Daisey Dovey Jane Hall and Willie Lee Ray >Melba Narine Ray and Games Russell Hollingsworth >Myself Jerry Hollingsworth > >Sorry but I don't have any information on Amos or his parents or siblings. I >do have all of his children and some of their decendents. > >Jerry Hollingsworth > To which www replied: >Hi, Jerry Don Hollingsworth: > >Thank you for your recent posting. I am glad to hear from you as this is one of the lines I need a lot of help with. There are several problems with it as I will try to outline for you. > >Amos (H.) Woolsey was married at least twice. His Second Wife was Eunice ______, who was previously married to one Mr. _____ Sales, by whom she had at least three children, and then she had seven children by Amos Woolsey. > >Amos (H.) Woolsey was the son of the Revolutionary War Veteran Daniel Woolsey b 1755 in Marlborough, Ulster, New York and died 1845 in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Daniel Woolsey's wife was Ann Halstead b 1762 in Salem, Westchester, NY, d/o Micah (Michael) Halstead of Salem, and died 1830 in Ashtabula County, Ohio. I believe her maiden name was Halstead, but some researchers called her Ann Fuller. > >Amos (H.) Woolsey had a son named Amos Halstead Woolsey and I think the (H.) in his name also stood for Halstead, which reinforces my thinking that Ann's maiden name was Halstead, not Fuller. More work needs to be done. > >The Rev. War Vet Daniel Woolsey (who md Ann Halstead) was the son of another Rev. War Veteran Henry Woolsey, b 1734 in Bedford, Westchester, New York and died 1811 in Marlborough, Ulster, New York. > >The wife of Henry Woolsey provides another problem for the serious researcher. Some researchers say her name was Abigail Woolsey (thought to be a dau of William Woolsey & Dorothy (Dorcas) Williamson)but the History of Astabula Co., Ohio, gives her maiden name as Wright. Abigail Woolsey (or Wright) was born 1730 in Bedford, Westchester, New York and died 1830 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio. (That may be Lake Co, Ohio History, I don't have the ref. right at hand.) > >This line needs some serious research done. I am trying to document all these individuals, but it becomes harder when records are scarce and discrepancies arise such as above. > >I would like to work with you on these lines. Please keep in touch. > >Sincerely, > >Wilford W. Whitaker

To interested Woolsey researchers: The problem with Daniel Woolsey and his multiple parents is typical of the problems that we are going to find more and more. In RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Littman Lathrop Family, which is found 0N-LINE Shows: Daniel Fowler Woolsey Male, born 1726 in Bedford, Westchester Co., NY, death Aug 1801. Father: Richard Woolsey b 1697 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. Mother: Sarah Fowler, b abt 1692, in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. Marriage: 1762. Mary Ward Von Volzen. Lists 7 children as per will which I sent previously, but as source gives the following: 1. Type: E-Mail Message - Author: Holly Revard - Title: Correspondence - Date: 1998 Location: HRevard@aol.com 2. Text: Lynn Gleason, 444 Eleventh Avenue SE, Forest Lake, MN 55025, correspondence, 1993-1994. Now all this is well and good. It seems to be well-documented but just what is the documentation? A down-loaded GEDCOM? Where did it originate? What are the specifics? Where did the list of children originate? But more importantly, where did the marriage of 1762 originate? Is there a record somewhere or is this an approximation? Where did the name Mary Ward Von Volzen come from? I guess I should just accept this information. But I have trouble with that, especially when I run into conflicting information. It is this type of documentation that seems to just go around and around in circles. Researcher A receives a GEDCOM from researcher B who passes it on to researcher C who accepts the 25 generations without question and immediately posts it and exclaims how wonderful it is to receive so many generations of ancestors, and so easily!! At the risk of repeating my self again, the LDS TIB, Ancestral File and other indexes should be used with extreme caution, and should be used only as an indicator, not as documentation! Perhaps more research in Ulster and Orange counties will eventually iron out these inconsistencies. I hope. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To any interested Woolsey researcher: I am having trouble resolving the parentage of Daniel Woolsey, of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. Some researchers have called him Daniel Fowler Woolsey, s/o Richard Woolsey and Sarah Fowler. They say his wife was Mary Deyo (d/o Hendricus Deyo of Ulster Co., NY. Other researchers have called him Daniel Woolsey and named his wife as Mary Ward, widow of one _______ Von Volzen, and possibly the s/o George Woolsey III, of New Jersey. Does anyone have any definite information re: Daniel Woolsey? !PROBATE: Ulster County, New York. New Paltz. Will of Daniel Woolsey. 29th Dec 1796 - 30 Aug 1803. Wife Mary. Son Moses Woolsey. [md Abigail Kelsey] To my six daughters: Sarah Kelsey, [md (1) Jonas Kelsey, (2)Henry Woolsey] Abigale Frayer, [md ________ Frayer] Elizabeth Mackey, [md Alexander Mackey, Jr.] Mary Smith, [md Eliphalet Smith] Hannah Tobias, [md ______ Tobias] and Ruth Lewis. [md Valentine Lewis] Wife Mary Woolsey executrix and my son Moses Woolsey, Anzine Smith, Esqr. and Elisha Lester executors. Daniel Woolsey SWL Witnesses: Abel Jackson (Jenkins?), Jacob Ransom of New Paltz, yeoman, and Joseph Ransom. [Some researchers add a son Aaron Woolsey, md his cousin Sarah Woolsey] [The following is from the DAR NY State Graves Index, but was probably submitted by Mrs. Anice Gault Strand.] !DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution Graves Index. FHL film# 860330. Item 10. 10:13. Albany County, Town of Rensselaerville, Preston Hollow. William Mackey (1931) farm. p. 13. Kelsey, Jonas d 12 Nov 1837 age 81 (on gravestone) Ref. NY IN THE REVOLUTION. p. 226. Roberts. Ulster Co. MILITIA (Land Bounty Right) 3rd Reg't. Kelsey Genealogy p. 107. Jonas Kelsey s/o Daniel & Abigail (Brush) Kelsey b 24 Jul 1856 at Huntington, L. I. Resided at Marlborough, New Paltz & Preston Hollow, NY. died in Preston Hollow 12 Nov 1837. md 1779 at Marlborough, NY, Sarah Woolsey, b 17 Dec 1760 at Courtland Manor, NY, d/o Daniel & Mary (Ward) Woolsey & widow of ______ Van Volzen & sister of Moses Woolsey who md Abigail Kelsey. Jonas Kelsey enlisted in the Revolutionary War from New Paltz in Capt Peleg Ransom's co. under Col John Cantines. He owned land in New Paltz in 1787 - In 1790 he appears in the Census of Preston Hollow. In Jul 1796 Stephen Van Rensselaer conveyed to Jonas Kelsey a tract of land known as No. 87 in twp of Renesselaer, NY. p. 281 - Vol 49 DAR Lineage Book Jonas Kelsey is used as a REV WAR Ancestor by Mrs. Anice Gault Strand, gt gr dau of Jonas & Sarah (Woolsey) Kelsey. [The above is rather ambiguous in that it could be interpreted as Sarah Woolsey is the widow of one _____ Von Volzen, instead of Mary Ward, although it is usually Mary Ward, who is listed as the widow of ______ Von Volzen. www] I would appreciate hearing from any who may have definite information. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

Hi, I came across These Woolseys in "Annapolis MD Families 1979" 1 Sara D. Woolsey m Charles F. Johnson 2 William Woolsey Johnson b. 6/23/1841 Cairo NY, d.. Baltimore MD 5/14/1927. Math Professor ( I have more as to where he taught) m. Susannah Leverett Batcheller 8 /12 /1869 -- Researching Bowlin, Bumgarner, Curran, Cox, Divine, Dolan, Ellis, Gardner, Greene, Guy, Holland, Hurley, Jones, King, Linebaugh, Marsh, May, Mc Neese, Moody, Oliphant, Pickering ,Phillips, Smith, Thompson. Woolsey.

To John Parsons & interested Woolsey researchers: John Parsons sent the following: >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:15:22 -0600 >From: John Parsons <jparsons@cafes.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; U) >X-Accept-Language: en,pdf >To: "Wilford W. Whitaker" <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> >Subject: [Fwd: James W. Woolsey] >X-RCPT-TO: <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> > >Wilford, maybe you could help the lady.....Thanks, John > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: James W. Woolsey >Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:58:44 EST >From: SNelson216@aol.com >To: jparsons@cafes.net > >Hi, >I'm researching the Woolsey's for a friend of mine. I'm trying to find >the >parents of James Warren Woolsey who was born in 1833 in New York, then >married a Sarah Allen, then later divorced in Booneville, Missouri. I'm >wondering if his father could be the William James Woolsey you speak of >(married 3 times, 14 kids, etc.). Do you recoginize the name? > >Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. My friend's >great-grandfather was James Warren Woolsey. > >Thanks, >Sheila Nelson >Billings, Montana > Wilford W. replied: >Hi, John: > >The closest I have to James Warren Woolsey is one WARNER WOOLSEY b abt 1824 in Lloyd (Highland), Ulster, New York. This Warner Woolsey married 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 Nelson mentioned "I'm wondering if his father could be the William James Woolsey you speak of (md 3 times, 14 kids, etc) .... > >Who is that William James Woolsey? I don't believe I have a record of him. > >Sincerely, > >Wilford W. Whitaker Anyone have any connections? Booneville is in Cooper Co., MO.

To Marcella and interested Woolsey researchers: If the DAR won't accept George as being the son of Rev. Thomas Woolsey (inadequate documentation) perhaps we can get in on George Woolsey's own Revolutionary War record. (George Woolsey md Mary Hopkins) In C. M. Woolsey's HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, p. 96: "Between 29 May & 14 Jul 1775, many came forward to sign the PLEDGE or ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, and includes the names of those who then resided in what is now Plattekill; they were the men of the town in those days, of 16 years and upward, and were intended to include everybody, including: John Woolsey, Nathaniel Plumbstead, Jonathan Woolsey, Benjamin Dusenbury, Benjamin Woolsey, William Woolsey, GEORGE WOOLSEY, Richard Woolsey, Zephaniah Woolsey, and William Dusenberry. Sometime between 1767 (when Rev. Thomas Woolsey received his NY Baptist Church) and 1771 (when Rev. Thomas Woolsey received land in Washington Co., VA) the Reverend Thomas Woolsey moved into Virginia, but his whole family did not necessarily move with him. For example, his son Richard Woolsey (who md Nancy Plumbstead) remained in New York and served in the Revolutionary War from Orange County, New York. (He is not necessarily the Richard Woolsey from the above record) The above GEORGE WOOLSEY could very well be your George Woolsey, as the Hopkins family also spent some time in New York state. And we don't have another George Woolsey here to complicate matters. This could well be the way to go - on George Woolsey's Revolutionary War service. What do you think? Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker

To All Interested Woolsey Researchers: I have been working for several days on the Illinois Woolsey marriages and particularly in three counties, Knox, Henry, and Jersey Counties, Illinois. In Knox County, Illinois, there seem to be at least four (4) separate families - at least there are two separate families, and two families I haven't been able to connect back to NY. 1. David Woolsey, s/o John Woolsey & Susan Fawcett, which John is the s/o Robert C. Woolsey & unknown wife, & Robert C. is the son of Dr. Thomas N. Woolsey and Mary H. Fifield and Dr. Thomas is the son of Deo Woolsey (b. 1816) and Minerva Olmsted, of New York. I haven't been able to connect Deo Woolsey with the NY Woolseys yet. This family lived around Galesburg, Knox Co. 2. Mart Woolsey, s/o Leo Bert Woolsey and Fastena M., s/o Darius B. Woolsey, b 1847, Ohio and Emily Wolf. This family was around Galesburg, Knox Co., and in Haw Creek, Knox County. I haven't found Darius Woolsey's parents, yet. 3. William Woolsey & Martha A. Curry, s/o Wright Woolsey and Rebecca Yeager, s/o John Woolsey (b. 1781) & Elizabeth Bradshaw of Newburgh, Orange Co., NY., s/o John Woolsey and Deborah Ann Wright, of Ulster, NY, s/o John Woolsey (b. 1731) and Chlorine Peck. This family is well-established in the records. They lived around Knoxville, Knox, Illinois. 4. Elva Woolsey & Flora Hall, s/o David C. Woolsey and Mildred Logan, s/o Hezekiah Woolsey and Hannah Cutler, of Ulster Co., NY, s/o William Benj. Woolsey & Hannah Wright, s/o Benjamin Woolsey (b. 1729) & Margarete Teller, of Ulster Co. This family was in Haw Creek, Knox Co., Illinois. It also is well-established. I have these families in Illinois fairly complete, with brothers and sisters and their spouses and families. These are good examples of many Woolseys in one area, but not necessarily closely connected to each other. Some of these families came through OHIO and then spread into Illinois. There is another family in Ohio, that descends from the New Jersey branch of the Woolseys. So it is rather a hard job to keep them all separated and documented. If you have Ohio Census records or Illinois Census records, it would be helpful, also marriage, probate records, etc. I have many records that I have gleaned from the Salt Lake Library on the above Woolseys in those counties. If you think you may connect to these families, I would appreciate hearing from you. In Jersey County, Illinois, there seems to one family, made up of four (three) brothers who came from Albany, New York, through Ashtabula Co., Ohio, into Jersey County. Amos, William, Jesse and possibly John Woolsey, sons of Daniel Woolsey and Ann Halstead of NY, are the early settlers (1835). 1. William C. Woolsey & Florence Mundy, s/o George Otis Woolsey and Ella Mae Bennett of Jersey & Greene Co., ILLinois, s/o of Daniel Woolsey & Laura Douglas Chism, of Ashtabula, Ohio, s/o Amos H. Woolsey & Eunice ___ of Albany, NY and Ashtabula, Ohio, s/o Daniel Woolsey & Ann Halstead of Ulster Co., NY. I have quite a bit on those three or four brothers. In Henry County, Illinois, I have the following family (which descends from the "Sweet Hollow Giant" John Woolsey of Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island, New York. 1. Arnold Woolsey s/o William H. Woolsey & Maude, s/o William S. Woolsey and Sarah C. Platte of Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island, New York, s/o John (Sweet Hollow Giant) b. 1761 in Stamford, Conn, died in Huntington & Phebe Rogers, s/o Gilbert Woolsey and Prudence (Drucella) Bates of Long Island. So here we have three Illinois counties, with several different Woolsey families settling in them. Let me know if you connect. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker