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George WOOLSEY, Sr. (1612-1698)

Birth: ABT 1612 in England 
Death: 17 AUG 1698 in Jamaica, Long Island 

Note: He settled on Manhattan Island in 1635 and lived among the Dutch. He moved to 
      Jamaica, Long Island in 1665.

Father: Benjamin WOOLSEY b: ABT 1592

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
 * George WOOLSEY, Jr. (1657-????) (Captain) b: ABT 1657 in Jamaica, Long Island
   Thomas WOOLSEY b: ABT 1659
   John WOOLSEY b: ABT 1671

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George WOOLSEY, Jr. (1657-????)

aka:   Captain George Woolsey

Birth: ABT 1657 in Jamaica, Long Island

Father: George WOOLSEY, Sr. (1612-1698) b: ABT 1612 in England

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
 * George WOOLSEY III (1694-1762) b: 1694 in Long Island
   Benjamin WOOLSEY , Reverend b: ABT 1695


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George WOOLSEY III (1694-1762)

Birth: 1694 in Long Island 
Death: MAR 1762 in Hopewell, New Jersey 

Note: He emigrated from Long Island and bought 218 acres of land in 
      what was to become Pennington, New Jersey

Father: George WOOLSEY, Jr. (1657-????), Captain b: ABT 1657 in Jamaica, Long Island

Marriage 1 Hannah Smith b: ABT 1710

Marriage 2 ? Montgomery b: ABT 1697
Children
 * Jeremiah WOOLSEY, Sr. (1719-1801) b: 1719 in Long Island
   Daniel WOOLSEY b: ABT 1720
   Henry WOOLSEY b: ABT 1720 in New Jersey
   Joseph WOOLSEY b: ABT 1722
   Jemima WOOLSEY b: ABT 1723


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Jeremiah WOOLSEY, Sr. (1719-1801)

Birth: 1719 in Long Island 
Death: 14 APR 1801 in Pennington, New Jersey 

Note: He built the red brick home on Washington Crossing Pennington Road opposite 
      the Jacobs Creek Road, Pennington, New Jersey

Father: George WOOLSEY III (1694-1762) b: 1694 in Long Island 
Mother: ? Montgomery b: ABT 1697

Marriage 1 Mary HART (1738-????) b: 1738 in New Jersey
                 Mary Hart's family line may be traced back to 
                   Richard STOUT b: ABT. 1615 in Burton Joyce, Notttinghamshire, 
                   England and his wife Penelope VAN PRINCES b: ABT. 1622 in 
                   Amsterdam, Holland. This is the same line as that to which
                   a number of family members are linked.  See STOUT.

Married: 15 DEC 1753
Children
   Hannah WOOLSEY b: 27 APR 1755
 * Ephraim WOOLSEY (1757-1817) b: 6 MAR 1757 in New Jersey
   Mary WOOLSEY b: 27 JUL 1759 in Pennington, New Jersey
   Jemima WOOLSEY b: 28 AUG 1761
   Susannah WOOLSEY b: 4 DEC 1763
   Jeremiah WOOLSEY , Jr. b: 16 JUN 1769 in New Jersey

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Ephraim WOOLSEY (1757-1817)

Birth: 6 MAR 1757 in New Jersey 
Death: 1817 in Pennington, New Jersey

Father:  Jeremiah WOOLSEY, Sr. (1719-1801) b: 1719 in Long Island 
Mother:  Mary HART (1738-????) b: 1738 in New Jersey
            Mary Hart's family line family line may be traced back to
              Richard STOUT b: ABT. 1615 in Burton Joyce, Notttinghamshire, England
              and his wife Penelope VAN PRINCES b: ABT. 1622 in Amsterdam, Holland.
              This is the same line as that to which a number of family members 
              are linked.  See STOUT.

Marriage 1 Anne Johnson b: 1757 in Montgomery Co., Pa.
Children
 * George WOOLSEY (1779-????) (Deacon) b: ABT 1779 in Pennington, New Jersey
   Ephraim WOOLSEY , Jr. b: ABT 1780
   Hannah WOOLSEY b: ABT 1781 in New Jersey
   Mary WOOLSEY b: ABT 1782
   Eliza WOOLSEY b: ABT 1783

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George WOOLSEY (1779-????)

aka:   Deacon George Woolsey

Birth: ABT 1779 in Pennington, New Jersey 
Death: in Pennington, New Jersey

Father:  Ephraim WOOLSEY (1757-1817) , Sr. b: 6 MAR 1757 in New Jersey 
Mother:  Anne Johnson b: 1757 in Montgomery Co., Pa.

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Muirheid b: ABT 1781
Children
   Theodore F. WOOLSEY b: ABT 1811
   Charity WOOLSEY b: ABT 1812
   Mary Ann WOOLSEY b: ABT 1813
 * Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898)

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*** The Possibility That There's a Missing Generation
    At This Point Is Currently Being Investigated ***
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Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898)

Birth:  June 25, 1835
Death:  August 21, 1898

          Descended from a George WOOLSEY born in about 1612 in England.
          Also descended from the STOUT family through Great-Grandmother Mary HART.
               See above for details.

Father:  George WOOLSEY (1779-????) (Deacon) b: ABT 1779 in Pennington, New Jersey 
Mother:  Elizabeth Muirheid b: ABT 1781

Siblings:  Theodore F. Woolsey b: ABT 1811
           Charity Woolsey b: ABT 1812
           Mary Ann Woolsey b: ABT 1813

Spouse:  David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894)

Resided In:  Pennington, New Jersey

Children:
 * Henry ("Harry") Welling BALDWIN (1859-1921)
   Elizabeth ("Lizzie") W. BALDWIN (1862-1911)