To any interested Woolsey researchers: I sent Carolyn Wilkerson the following: >Dear Carolyn: > >I mean to get to your former question on George Woolsey, the Immigrant, but it will take me some time, so I'm trying to keep up with the current questions. :) > >I posted my answer to you via the Woolsey List so I could correct my former answer to you. > >From the records of Ulster and Dutchess counties, NY it shows that there are definetely at least two of those individuals, both brothers. > >1. 1790 Census Amenia town, Dutchess County, New York. > Woolsey, Sampson 1 7 4 0 0. > Woolsey, Salmons 2 1 5 0 0. > Laight, Woolsey 1 1 4 0 0. > >This means Sampson Woolsey has 1 free white male 16 year & up > 7 free white males under 16 > 4 free white females > >This means Salmons Woolsey has 2 free white males 16 year & up > 1 free white male under 16 > 5 free white females > >The 4th column is "all others" and 5th column is "slaves". > >It appears the Laight family married into the Woolsey family by the above census of Woolsey Laight. > >Another record which shows two individuals is the following: > >Dutchess County, New york. 18th CENTURY DOCUMENTS of Nine Partners Patent. comp. by Clifford Bucks & William McDermont, ed. Dutchess Historical Society. Vol. X Gateway Press. Baltimore. 1979. p.221. >#466 (DEEDS) 7:517. 5 Mar 1782 280 pounds of NY money. Richard Woolsey & Mary of Amenia. sold TO Samson Woolsey Lott 30 which was divided into 9 lots and this is Lot 4 of same. Bought from Francis Hagaman & Antie. 332 acres. > >In the Presbyterian Church records of Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY >Sampson Woolsey md 8 Jul 1773 to Mary Gillett, d/o Joel Gillett & Mary. Children of Sampson & Mary: >Richard Woolsey, md Mabel, Isaac Woolsey, John Woolsey md Sarah (Sally). > >More later. > >Sincerely, > >Wilford W. Whitaker