Thank you Wilford for the validation of information on Benjamin Woolsey and his 1860 residence in Maryland. Benjamin was born 1800 in Bucks County, PA. Benjamin spent most of his life in Bucks County, but did move to Maryland during the second half of the 1850 decade. It appears that Benjamin, his wife Elizabeth and son Charles returned to Bucks County the latter part of 1867 or early 1868. As a matter of information Benjamin and his family are listed earlier in the 1850 Census in Bucks County, PA. outlined below. This census was actually taken on 10 September 1850 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - dwelling 51 - page 57B. A total of fourteen (14) persons listed in the Benjamin Woolsey household-farm. Benjamin (age 49) and Eliza (age 46) have seven (7) children: Thomas Age 22 Farmer Robert Age 21 Blacksmith Peter Age 18 Farmer Charles Age 12 Benjamin Age 9 Eliza Jane Age 6 Howard Age 2 Others living on the farm were: Sarah Wildman Age 22 Joseph Vice Age 60 Farmer Anna Thompson Age 30 Elizabeth Gill Age 80 Hannah Gill Age 70 Benjamin, age 9, listed above is my great-grandfather and moved to Illinois in early 1870 As a matter of ancestry, Benjamin, age 9, above is the son of Benjamin, born in 1800, who is the son of Henry Woolsey (born 1774), who is the son of Benjamin Woolsey and Ann Carter of Trenton, New Jersey, who also had a daughter named Nancy. Benjamin Woolsey of Trenton (born 1742 at Hopewell, N.J.) is the son of Daniel Woolsey, who was the son of George Woolsey and Hannah Smith. (George was born at Long Island, New York and moved to Hopewell, New Jersey, his property being a matter of record in 1699.) Didn't mean to rattle on with this info, but what I have is quite complete. I am interested in any other verification I can received. Also happy to furnish others interested with data that I have. Many thanks to Wilford and his huge contributions in researching the Woolsey line. Roland Carson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilford W. Whitaker" <wwwhit@integrityonline3.com> To: <WOOLSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 4:26 PM Subject: Benjamin Woolsey of PA > 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 >