To all interested Woolsey researchers: With Tania Woolsey's permission, here is her posting on Richard Woolsey (b 1772) and his wife Sarah (Fuller) (Gregory): >Dear Wilford, > >Thanks so much for responding to my email and agreeing to help answer >the question as to Richard's parents. I've sent Richard's will and a >few other things to be xeroxed today. I'll get them in the mail to you >tomorrow. > >Our bible was originally owned by Richard and Sarah's son Daniel. >Daniel recorded the information about his parents and siblings on the >inside back cover. It reads: > >Richard Woolsey was born May 14th 1772 >Sally " " May 30th 1774 > >Joseph " " Feb. 23rd 1801 >John " " Aug. 30th 1802 >Richard " " May 22nd 1804 >Daniel omits himself here but was born March 5, 1808 in Colchester >Electa M. " Nov. 21st 1809 >Lucinda " " Jan 13th 1812 >Clarinda " March 19th 1814 >Belinda " " Jan. 25th 1817 > >Richard Woolsey departed this life May 21st 1847 aged 75 years and 7 days. >Sally or Sarah Woolsey departed this life Jan. 3rd 1851. Being 76 years, seven months and 3 days old. >Thomas Gregory died May 25th 1861. >Clarinda Ellis died Nov. 30th 1874 age 60 years, 8 months and 11 days in Springfield, Missouri. >Belinda Bassett died June 14th 1876 at ? N.Y. Age 59 years, 4 months and 22 days. >Lucinda Teed died March 11th 1886. Aged 74 years, 1 month and 29 days at Norwalk, Ohio. >Joseph Woolsey died 1858 age 57. >Richard Woolsey died 1883. >Daniel Woolsey died June 27th 1887 aged 79 years, 3 months and 22 days. > >Daniel Woolsey was married to Julana Shaver (born in Colchester Feb. 12 1810, daughter of Henry Shaver and ?) on Feb. 15, 1832. The bible goes >on to list their offspring on pages of births, deaths and marriages. >I'll send you a complete transcription of these pages for your information. Daniel and Julana moved with their family to Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan from Covert, Seneca County around 1837. I have a lot of information about them and their life in Michigan. They are both buried in Marshall at Hotchkiss Cemetery. > >Richard and Sarah (who was called Sally) are both buried in Seneca County at Lakeview Cemetery, Interlaken. Their daughter Belinda and her second husband Pierpont Bassett are buried near them. Belinda's first husband had the last name of Ellis. I have sent an inquiry to the Covert, Seneca County historian to see if the specific cemetery records might contain some more info. I'll let you know if he comes up with >anything. > >Richard and Sarah's daughter Lucinda is buried with her husband John Teed (I have also seen this name as Tidd) and their sons Perry and Richard in Townsend Center Cemetery, Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio. > >I was always mystified by the Thomas Gregory entry in the bible. That >mystery was solved a few weeks back when Richard's will came from the Seneca County Surrogate Court. The will lists as heirs all of Richard and Sarah's children who were all living at the time the will was written a few years before his death. It goes on to list stepsons >Josiah and Thomas Gregory. It then lists the families of deceased daughters Esther, wife of Issac Wilson, Phebe, wife of John Dixon and Sarah, wife of Joseph H. Hall. Since these are not daughters of Sarah and Richard, I assume these are also Gregorys and are his stepdaughters. > >I sent this information to ---------- who has researched the Gregory family in Delaware County. His information is that Sarah was married to Josiah Gregory Sr. The names of the sons are exact and his death date for Thomas matched the date in the bible. ----- also knows they had daughters. Josiah Sr. died at age 25 of a "mortal injury". ----- shows Sarah's maiden name was Fuller. Although I have not proven this >information with documentation it does sound accurate. > >Based on this info and that Richard and Sarah's first child was born in 1801, I believe they were married in the late 1790's. > >The information about Richard's father being killed around 1779-1780 during the Revolutionary war leaving Richard and his brother orphans comes from a biographical sketch written in the late 1800's about Richard's grandson George Shufelt Woolsey. The biography includes this family history. I will include a copy of this in the package to you. > >I have often wondered if the Daniel Woolsey I see in the very early census records for the Delaware County area is the relative (perhaps an uncle) that Richard was sent to live with. > >Anyway, I hope this all helps. Please let me know if there is anything more I can do and I look forward to hearing from you. > > >Thanks Again, > >Tania > Well, there you have it. A great of information on just two pages. Descendants of Richard Woolsey and Sarah Fowler. The work is becoming more and more exciting as more and more people become involved. Sincerely, Wilford W. Whitaker