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Descendants of Israel Woolsey (1788-1871)


Contributors: Dianna German Anderson, Wilford Whitaker and Heather Blair




ISRAEL WOOLSEY (JOHN III6 , JOHN II5 , JOHN4 , GEORGE "JORIS"3 , GEORGE SR2 , WILLIAM WOLSEY 1) was born March 30, 1788 in TN - Greene County, and died July 19, 1871 in TN - Lick Creek, Greene. He married (1) ISABELL ELIZABETH NEWBERRY April 23, 1812 in TN - Greene County. She was born July 26, 1787 in NC, and died Bef. July 07, 1853 in TN - Greene County. He married (2) REBECCA REGISTER July 07, 1853 in TN - Greene County, daughter of JAMES REGISTER and DEBORAH CHANCE. She was born November 09, 1784 in DE, and died May 03, 1868 in TN - Greene County.

SOURCE:
Original source of information was received from Rena Woolsey Stinson who obtained it from Woolsey Bible. - Carolyn Woolsey Wilkerson

CORR:
1999 February 27 from Wilford Whitaker
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 6:55 AM

Israel Woolsey's wife I have as ISABELL Elizabeth Newberry, b 26 Jul 1787, d 23 Oct 1868. I have 8 children for him. [from Marjory Young and Robert M. Woolsey]
Source of marriage information: Source: "Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1738-1868" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner
Witnesses: Turner Smith; David Kellar

Israel Woolsey (s/o John Woolsey & Sarah Oliphant) md 1) Elizabeth Newberry and md 2) 7 Jul 1853, Greene Co., TN, to Rebecca Collier. (See Katherine Susong Harman "Benj. Woolsey in Yarmouth, England", p. 66 for Israel & Rebecca "pre-nuptial agreement". Unfortunately the date of the pre-nuptial agreement has been cut off.

CORR:
1999 March 2 from Dianna German Anderson
Subject: Will of Israel Woolsey
Source: Anna Ruth Davidson; Gray, TN

WILL: Will of Israel Woolsey Dec'd Greene Co., TN 10 Oct 1870 I Israel Woolsey of the county of Greene and state of TN being of sound and perfect mind and memory and thanks be unto almighty God for it and calling to mind that it is appointed once for all men to die, I do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and from following: First: I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of money that I may die peaceful of or that may first come into the hands of my Executors. Second: I give.....my son Fethias the_____ upon which I now live including all the buildings thereon... my grandson, Alfred Smith... Also trusting in a half acres a purchase from Israel SMITH, it being part of the lands owned by Turner SMITH deceased.. my sons James, Andrew, daughter Sarah BROWN and heirs of my late son, Israel... my three sons, Fethias, James and Andrew, my late son Israel heirs and my daughter Sarah Brown.
Signed: Israel Woolsey    Executors: Fethias Woolsey
Wit: Alexander M. Smith    James Woolsey   Israel Smith
Bondsmen: David Rush, J.C. Hawkins

CORR:
1999 May 13 from Dianna German Anderson
Subject: Re: Israel Woolsey and Elizabeth Newberry

John Collier d: 1829 in Greene Co., TN . +Rebecca Register b: 09 Oct 1785 in Delaware m: 28 Oct 1806 in Greene Co., TN d: 03 May 1868 in Greene or Knox Co?, TN


CORR:
2004 Sept 20 from Heather E. Blair
I found these marriage records for Greene County at the library:

Israel Woolsey married Betsey Newberry on April 23, 1812.
Israel Woolsey married Rebecca Collier on July 7, 1853.

Rebeckah Register married John Colyer on October 28, 1806.

And here's the 1850 and 1860 census for Israel Woolsey:

1850 Census, Greene County, TN, Division 9, page 269
Isreal Woolsey age 62, born Tennessee, farmer, 3500 in property
Elizabeth Woolsey, age 63 born North Carolina
James Woolsey, age 28, born Tennessee, farmer
Mary Woolsey, age 25, born Tennessee

1860 District 17, Greene, Tennessee, Post Office: Graysburgh, Page: 367
Isreal Woolsey, age 72, born Tennessee, farmer, 10,000 of real estate,
4000 in personal estate
Rebeca Woolsey, age 74, born Tennessee

I'm thinking Elizabeth died between 1850 and 1853, and that then Israel married widow Rebecca. I have not looked at cemetery records, but would like to.

CORR:
2005 February 4 from Heather Blair
Esther Womack sent pdf files she believed was from a book entitled "First Settlers of Tennessee" copied at Greene Co., Tn. library.

States: Woolsey, Old Woolsey Cemetery, located on Upper Lick Ck. Woolsey settlement. The earliest Woolsey I see listed here is Israel Woolsey 1788-1871 w Elizabeth (dates not readable). Israel would probably be the s/o John & Sarah Woolsey (John d. 1819). Israel inherited 50 acres on Pyburns Ck. Adjoining Simon Pope in the ur 1819. Elizabeth would probably be Elizabeth "Betsy" Newberry b/c 1790 who m Israel in the yr 1812 Gr. Tn.

Children of ISRAEL WOOLSEY and ISABELL NEWBERRY are:

   i.   SUSAN WOOLSEY, m. Z BROWN
   ii.   ALEXANDER WOOLSEY, b. October 27, 1813, TN - Green County; d. 1840.
   iii.   JOHN WOOLSEY, b. November 07, 1815, TN - Greene County; d. AR - Washington, Hempstead; m. MARY FRANCISCO; b. 1828, AL.
   iv.   DR. ANDREW WOOLSEY, b. February 14, 1818, TN - Greene County; d. September 01, 1897, MO - St Louis;
He married (1) ELIZABETH L GAMMON, May 27, 1841, TN - Sullivan County; b. November 03, 1820, TN; d. September 17, 1851 in MO - Granby. Andrew married (2) Louisa, b. maybe 1822, she was born in VA.
   v.   ISRAEL WOOLSEY, b. Aft. 1820, TN - Greene County; d. 1867, MO - Newton County; m. MARTHA ELIZABETH TAYLOR, Abt. 1854, TN - Greene County; b. July 16, 1832; d. 1895, TN - Greene County.
   vi   FETHIAS WOOLSEY, b. January 16, 1820; d. September 19, 1913.
      Notes for FETHIAS WOOLSEY:
1890 Census of the United States special Schedule, Union Soldiers
Fethias Woolsey, Recruiting offier 5th Nov 1861, PO Malburnton, Greene County, Tenn. - Disability incurred/Enysipelas.
   vii   JAMES WOOLSEY, b. September 26, 1822, TN - Greene County; d. March 18, 1888, TN - Greene County; m. FRANCES ELIZA TAYLOR, March 02, 1852, TN - Blount County; b. February 27, 1820, TN - Maryville; d. June 14, 1895, TN - Jeraldstown, Greene.
   viii   MARY WOOLSEY, b. August 28, 1824, TN - Greene County; d. June 24, 1868, TN - Greene County; m. THOMAS SMITH, August 25, 1852, MO - Greene County; b. Abt. 1814, TN - Greene County.
      Child of MARY WOOLSEY and THOMAS SMITH is:
i. ALFRED SMITH, b. Aft. 1853.
   ix   SARAH WOOLSEY, b. Abt. 1826, TN - Greene County; m. JOHN BROWN, July 22, 1846, TN - Greene County; b. Abt. 1816, TN - Greene County.
      Children of SARAH WOOLSEY and JOHN BROWN are:
i. ALEXANDER N BROWN, b. Abt. 1848.
ii. GRINSFIELD BROWN, b. Abt. 1849.




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