ID: I6138
Name: Richard Woolsey
Given Name: Richard
Surname: Woolsey
Sex: M
Birth: 1697 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York 1
Death: 1782 in , Dutchess County, New York 1
Burial: Old burial ground, Bedford, Westchester County, New York 1 1
_UID: 26EB0B0B964D194FB785B21C8D3E44129D01
Change Date: 2 Dec 2010 at 19:24
Note: Will of Richard Woolsey - transcribed in 1982 by Gene H. George from a photocopy of the original
Richard Woolsey 13 Dec 1782 #3377C
In the name of God Amen I Richard Woolsey of Bedford, Westchester County and the State of New York, being weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God, calling to mind the Mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die to make and address this my Last Will and Testament, that is to pay principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and My Body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian Manner at the discretion of My Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Powers of God, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God To Bless me in this life I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and for me firstly make Daniel Woolsey of New Paltz (Polk) and James Griffin of Fishkill the sole Executors of this My Last Will and Testament. I give and bequeath to Sarah my well beloved wife all My Estate during her life and after the decease to be divided in the following manner, first I give to my eldest son Thomas ten pounds New York money the rest of my Estate I give to my three daughters that is Ruth, Sarah and Hannah to be divided equally between the three, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former Testament will Legacy bequeath and Executors by Me in any ways before Named, Willed and Bequeathers Testifying, and Confirming this and no other to be My Last Will and Testament for Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twentyfirst Day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy nine.
Signed, sealed, and published, pronounced, and declared by the said Richard Woolsey as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names.
Richard Woolsey
Gustes Harris James Clark Betty Clark
Father: Thomas Woolsey b: 10 Apr 1656 in Vissingen, New Netherland
Mother: Ruth Bailey b: 1660 in Rustdorp, New Netherland
Marriage 1
Sarah Fowler b: 1698 in Flushing, Queens County, New York
- Married:
24 Jan 1717/18
in Jamaica, Queens County, New York
- Change Date:
2 Dec 2010
Children
Thomas Woolsey b: 1719 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Daniel Woolsey b: 1726 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Benjamin Woolsey b: 1729 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Richard Woolsey b: 1730 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York John Woolsey b: May 1731 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Henry Woolsey b: 1733 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Sarah Woolsey b: 1736 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Josiah Woolsey b: 1738 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Mary Woolsey b: 1740 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Joseph Woolsey b: 1742 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Hannah Woolsey b: 25 Sep 1750 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Ruth Woolsey b: 1752 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York Sources:
- Abbrev: George-Mallory Family
Title: George-Mallory Family Author: Gene Homer George Publication: George~1, 12 Nov 2009
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