George Woolsey1

M, b. 27 October 1610, d. 17 August 1698
     George was born on Wednesday, 27 October 1610 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of Rev. Benjamin Woolsey of Yarmouth, England. George married Rebecca Cornell, daughter of Thomas Cornell and Rebecca Briggs, on 9 December 1647.2 George came from England to America in 1623/4. He was a partner of Isaac AIlerton of Plymouth, and apparently his representative in New York. He was Town Clerk of Jamaica, L. I. George departed this life on Sunday, 17 August 1698.

Family

Rebecca Cornell b. b 13 Jan 1629/30, d. b 9 Feb 1713

Citations

  1. [S461] M.A. Rev. John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family: Being An Account of the Descendants of Thomas Cornell of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, page 32 - George Woolsey came from England to America 1623-4, as a boy of 13; was a partner of Isaac AIlerton of Plymouth, and apparently his representative in New York; was Town Clerk of Jamaica, L. I. His descendants are numerous, some of them have become distinguished not only in the army and navy, but also as prominent divines. Theodore Dwight WooI-sey, descendant of Rebecca in the fifth generation, was president of Yale College for a quarter of a century, 846-187i.
  2. [S166] John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Families, page - - Rebecca m. Dec 19, 1647 George Woolsey.