To interested Woolsey researchers: Our Immigrant ancestors George Woolsey and Rebecca Cornell had their two youngest children baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church in Flatbush, (Brooklyn), Kings County, Long Island, New York, in 1677. I have found a drawing of this church as well as two photos of the Van Pelt - Woolsey Home in Brooklyn. Are there descendants of this branch of the family out there? It would be great to hear from you. ISRAEL WOOLSEY & CATLINA VAN PELT of Flatlands, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Israel Woolsey, son of Gilbert Woolsey and Prudence1792 L709. Israel of Brookline [Brooklyn], Kings Co., N.Y. his dec. mother, Prudence Woolsey, her dec'd uncle, Daniel Bates. [Drucella] Bates, lived in Flatlands, a part of Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York. Gilbert Woolsey was the son of John Woolsey [son of Thomas Woolsey and Ruth Baylis] and Sarah Woolsey [daughter of Captain George Woolsey and Hannah Van Zandt]. Thomas and George Woolsey were sons of the Immigrant Ancestor George Woolsey of New Amsterdam, Brooklyn and Jamaica, Long Island. Israel Woolsey " , Rebecca To Joseph Huested H:119. Quit Claim 18 Mar 1768. 9 Apr 1768. married 12 Oct 1793 at Long Island, New York, to Catelina Van Pelt"Israel Woolsey d 11 Aug 1830 ae 65 years, 8 months, 28 days. md Catherine Van Pelt 12 Oct 1793. She died 12 Mar 1837 ae 66.1.3., daughter of Aert Van Pelt and Sarah Van Brunt, widow of Court van Voorhees. Israel Woolsey and Catelina van Pelt had the following children: 1. Gilbert Woolsey, b abt 1794, of Flatlands, Brooklyn, Long Island, New York, d 14 Aug 1862, New York, New York, New York, md abt 1826, Ellen ________. 2. Henry "Harry" Woolsey, b 1796, Columbia County, New York, died 1870, of Flatlands, md abt 1819 to ______ ______. 3. John Woolsey b abt 17979 of Flatlands, d bef 1850, Flatlands, md abt 1824, Martha ____. 4. Johanna Woolsey, b abt 1799, of Marlborough, Ulster, New York. 5. Annatie Woolsey, b abt 1803 of Arcade, Wyoming, New York. 6. Aaron Woolsey, b abt 1805, of Arcade, Wyoming, New York. 7. Roeluff "Rufus" Woolsey, b 17 Oct 1809, of Flatlands, Kings, New York, died 7 Feb 1860, New York, New York, New York, md 15 Dec 1849, at the Dutch Reformed Church in Flatlands, to Martha Bergen. OLD DUTCH HOUSES OF BROOKLYN VAN PELT - WOOLSEY HOUSE Brooklyn, Kings County, New York One of the most ancient streets in Brooklyn is called Hubbard Place. It was formerly Hubbard Lane and was originally part of an Indian footpath. On it stands a small house. The picket fence of early days has been replaced by a tall ledge [hedge? www]. It was built, so the story goes, about 1791 by Aert Van Pelt, who came from New Jersey and married Sarah Van Brunt, widow of Coert Van Voorhies, about 1765. - Aert and Sarah Van Pelt had three daughters and a son Coert, all of whom were baptized in the Flatlands Church. - When Aert died, Sarah inherited the house and farm. She died 31 Mar 1799 and eleven days later a vendue was held at her house. - On 31 Mar 1810, the property was bought for 505 lbs by Israel Woolsey who had married the Van Pelts' daughter Catlina (baptized 16 Jan 1772 - died 12 Mar 1837) on 13 Oct 1793. - [picture] - The Woolseys' youngest son Roeluff (17 Oct 1809 - 6 Feb 1860) inherited their house and farm. On 15 Dec 1849 he md Martha Bergen (12 Aug 1821 - 1! 8 Dec 1884) had two children: Tunis Bergen Woolsey, who moved to Minnesota when a young man, and Harriet Anna (18 Nov 1858-15 Dec 1907). - Harriet Anna was married in her home on Hubbard Lane to Dr. Clark Beckwith Glover on 14 Apr 1881 and went to Flatbush to live. The house was then rented and finally sold. - Israel Woolsey was probably descended from that George Woolsey, an English boy born in 1610 [1616 www], who had lived with his parents in Rotterdam and who came to America in a Dutch vessel in 1623 [probably not before 1643 www]. Later he went to Plymouth Colony [www doesn't think he was in Plymouth Colony.] but in 1647 was again in New Amsterdam where he was known as Joris Wolsey and where he married Rebecca Cornell on 9 Dec 1647. In 1648 he was a fire-warden there. - He had four [actually 8 www] children, the two younger of which were baptized in the Brooklyn Church, 30 Jun 1678. The Woolseys who lived in Flatlands early in the eighteenth century were no doubt his de! scendants. [picture] Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker