To any interested Woolsey researcher: I stated not long ago that we can solve one problem and three more pop up in its place. This may be attested to in the following JOHN WOOLSEY data. In my last posting I said that Gilliland stated that "John Woolsey died in 1698", referring to John2 Woolsey who married Abigail Stephenson. I believe I proved beyond doubt that John Woolsey, husband of Abigail Stephenson, did not die in 1698, but rather in 1721, but that brings up the following problem: !PROBATE: Long Island Source Records - From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Selected and Introduction by Henry B. Hoff. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. 1987. FHL#974.721 H29L. p. 74. Abstracts of early Wills of Queens Co, NY Books A & C at Jamaica. (1) WPA project, Abstracts of early wills of Queens co, NY 1683-1744, part of the "Long Island Collection" WPA project no. 165-97-6999(6115). FHL Film# 017872, item 1. A:75. Queens County SS: Whereas John Woolsey late of Hempstead died intestate [without a will] leaving the sd County goods and Chattels under the value of 100 pounds and William Lynes a principal creditor of the sd intestate at the court of Common Pleas held at Jamaica on 20 May 1692 having made application to administor upon the estate aforsd. Sd William Lynes having exhibited an inventory of the goods and chattels unto the sd court and also given security to administor of the goods and chattels of the sd Intestate. May 21 _____ [1698] Andrew Gibb, Clerk. Lib. A. page 75. So here we have one "John Woolsey, intestate," who died before 20 May 1698 in Jamaica, Queens Co, Long Island, NY. He was probably unmarried, or at least, left no heirs, as the only one interested in his estate was "his principal creditor", one William Lynes, who was granted administration of the estate. Of course, this brings up the questions, "Who is this John Woolsey, who died in Jamaica, in 1698?" "Why was he living in Jamaica, in such close proximity to George1 Woolsey and his family?" "Was he related to George1 Woolsey?" "Could this be George1 Woolsey's older brother?" At the present time, I don't have the answer to these questions, but there is one interesting possibility: In the Maryland land records there is a record of a John Wolsey being "transported" to Maryland in 1666! Now that is an interesting record! Again, "Who is this John Wolsey?" "Transported" could mean one of several things: 1. His passage was paid for by someone else (which means he signed "articles of indenture" or was an indentured servant, agreeing to work for a specified number of years (usually seven) until he had repaid his benefactor. 2. His passage was paid by the British government, who tried to empty its jails by "transporting undesireables" to its colonies. ("Undesireables" could mean anyone from hardened criminals, to petty thieves, etc. Often it would include those who were in "debtors prisons" because of inability to pay their debts, in poverty, etc.) Here is the Maryland record: !HIST: Skordas, Gust, Ass't Archivist State of Maryland, and a foreward by Dr. Morris L. Radoff, Archivist. THE EARLY SETTLERS OF MARYLAND, An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore. Genealogical Publishing Company. 1968. p. 516. John Wolsey. Liber 9, Folio 322. Transported 1666. It would be neat if we could tie this John Wolsey into the John Wolsey who was an older brother of our immigrant George1 Woolsey. But that would be a big leap of SUPPOSITION! Well, enough for now. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker