To Wilford and interested Woolsey's: Wilford do you know what the L.S. behind John Woolsey's name on his will meant? I hope that everyone knows that the subject line of my last message - Alias comes big foot was in regards to myself - seems that I'm always putting my big foot in my mouth. I am always eager to post some information that will be of help just to find out it's really worthless and I feel like a big foot. Really I'm fortunate Wilford that your good natured allows me to raze you so much. Carolyn Wilkerson On Tue, 06 Jun 2000 10:29:23 -0600 "Wilford W. Whitaker" <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> writes: > To all interested Woolsey researchers: > > This should be of interest to all you Woolseys out there who descend > from > John2 Woolsey (George1) and Abigail Stephenson. > > Several of the early researchers show this John2 Woolsey and Abigail > Stephenson (Stevenson) with several children, including several > sons. From > the following will, it is apparent that John2 Woolsey and Abigail > Stephenson had only one son and also from the will, probably only > the one > daughter named Rebecca. > > !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. 148. Abstracts of early Wills of Queens Co, NY Books A & C at > Jamaica, > Long Island, New York. > C:112-113. I John Woolsey of Jamaica yeoman give to my wife > Abigail - > life estate in 1/3 of lands and use of the rest til my oldest child > and > only son John reaches age 21 when he inherits. I give unto my eldest > & only > son John Woolsey all my land & houses with 2 horses waggons oxes > howes. > My son John is to pay my daughter Rebecca Woolsey 60 pounds - 20 > pounds at > her marriage day - 20 pounds day after her marriage & 20 pounds 2 > years > after her marriage. To my wife Abigail a third part of all my land > & > meadow. I appoint my wife my sole executor. 10 Jun 1721. > John > Woolsey L. S. > Gabrie Luff, Jr. > William Wiggins > Robert Willis > At a Meeting of Isaac Hicks Judge Jonathan Whitehead & John > Messenger > Justices of ye peace held at Jamaica 5 Feb 1727 [1721] was proved by > William Wiggins. Entered 5 Feb 1721 J. Smith, > Clerk > Lib. C. > Pages 112/113. > > The above "will" is from three different abstracts of wills, made by > > (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. > (2) Eardeley, Willliam A. D., Records in the Office of the County > Clerk at > Jamaica, Long Island, NY 1680-1781. > Microfilm of typed manuscript at the Queens Borough Public Library > in > Jamaica, NY. FHL Film# 017715. > 3) From the New York Genealogical and Biographical RECORD, selected > and > introduced by Henry B. Hoff. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. > Baltimore, > MD. 1987. p. 146. > > [www has not seen the original of John Woolsey's will but has > combined > information found in each of the three above sources into the one > "will". > www believes the discrepancy in the above dates (1727 vs 1721) is > either a > transcription error or a misreading of "1" for a "7". The bigger > problem > is the date given that the will was "proved" or entered into the > record. > www believes that this should read " 5 Feb 1721/22 " giving the "Old > Style" > date. This is further substantiated by the fact that this will > preceeds > wills that were proven in Oct and Dec 1722.] > > !NOTES: by www. Gilliland says "John Woolsey died May 1692 in > Hempstead, > Nassau Co, Long Island, NY." > but from deeds, it is known that he was alive in 1705 and in 1712, > and his > will was made in 1721. A problem with the date of the will, between > written and probated dates (see above). Also Gilliland says "John > Woolsey > Jr was born abt 1683", but in the above will, his words are "til my > oldest > child and only son John reaches age 21", so John Jr. was not yet 21 > in > 1721. And also Gilliland says that John Jr was the only child, but > the > above will states "my son John to pay my daughter Rebecca Woolsey 60 > pounds > when she come of age or marries", so she was not of age in 1721, but > there > was at least one daughter. Also Gilliland says John Sr. died in > 1729, but > www has seen nothing that would substantiate that. > > >From this I believe we can state, with some authority and > "documentation" > that John2 Woolsey and Abigail Woolsey had two children: > 1. John Woolsey, Jr. (md Mary Sammis) > 2. Rebecca Woolsey (md 9 Apr 1734, in CT, to Stephen Scott, (b > 12 May > 1711 at Waterbury, New Have CT) At least, this is the only Rebecca > Woolsey > that www has in his database born early in the 1700's. > > Does anyone have any questions? answers? further documentation? > > Enough for now. > > Sincerely, > > Wilford W. Whitaker > > Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson E-mail: carolynw46@juno.com