Rebecca Woolsey

Female 1659 - 1731  (72 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Woolsey  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 13 Feb 1659  Queens, New Amsterdam, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Christening 4 Apr 1659  New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Nov 1731  Jamaica, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • bWOLSY, Joris/b, came to New Amsterdam in 1643; md 9 Dec 1647, in New Amsterdam [Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church], Rebecca Cornell. Issue: Sara, bp. 7 Aug 1650; Joris, bp 18 Oct 1652; Rebecca, bp 4 Apr 1659; Johannes, bp 16 Jan 1661; Maritje, bp 19 Mar 1664 - all at New Amsterdam [New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church]; and William and Marritje, bp 30 Jun 1678, at Brooklyn [Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church]; by which it may be inferred he resided there at that date. There was, as per p. 128 of Vol. IV. of the Genealogical Record, a George Woolsey, an English boy, b in 1610, who had resided with his parents in Rotterdam, came over in a Dutch vessel with emigrants in 1623 and went to Plymouth, MA, and in 1647 made his appearance in New Amsterdam. In 1648 he was a fire-warden in said city. In 1661 there was a George Woolsey among the freeholders of Jamaica, and in the beginning of the 18supth/sup century there were Woolsey, probably descendants of Joris or George, residing in Flatlands. Signed his name "Joris Wolsy."

      Rebecca Woolsey B: 13 Feb 1659 C: 4 Apr 1659 Rebecca & Thomas Wiggins M: About 1679 Rebecca was Christened in the Dutch church, New Amsterdam Source: Film: 0017872 pg: 96; Pgs 36-90 Will of Rebecca Wiggins: gives data on Rebecca Woolsey Wiggins;No more is known of Rebecca.
    Person ID I17828  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2011 

    Father George Woolsey,   b. 27 Oct 1610, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1698, Flushing, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Cornell,   b. 31 Jan 1629, Saffron Walden, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1713, Jamaica, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1647  New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F08270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Wiggins,   b. 1615, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1644, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 1679  Flushing, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F08269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2011 

  • Sources 
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    2. [S005797] Family Data Collections - Births, Ancestory.com.
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    3. [S005780] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000;;;), www.ancestry.com.
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    4. [S012013] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).

    5. [S002062] 1790 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), www.ancestry.com.
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