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HENDRICK WILLSEY
Hendrick Willsey'
s. of Hendrick Wiltsee.
s. of Theunis Wiltsee, bpt. March 27, 1746,
m. 1st Phebe Wright,
2d Elizabeth Waggoner (b. Aug. 13, 1755,
d. Jan. 10, 1831) d. Jan. 28, 1828, aged 92 ys.
CHILDREN OF HENRY WILLSEY AND PHEBE WRIGHT.
Annias, b. Jan. 14, 1768;
Cornelius, b. Jufy 20, 1769;
Ruben, b. Oct. 22, 1770;
Lonny, b. May 12, 1772;
Henry, b. Oct. 7, 1776;
John, b. Oct. 15, 1778; Elenor, b. July 9, 1780;
Abraham, b. June 19, 1782;
Phebe. b. Apr. 1, 1784; Jacob, b. May 10, 1786;
William, b. Dec. 1, 1788.
CHILDREN OF HENRY WILLSEY AND ELIZABETH WAGGONER. Margaret, b. Feb. 4, 1792;
Isaac, b. Nov. 15, 1796;
Andrew, b. Oct. 7, 1794. Henry Willsey moved to Berne, Albany Co., N.Y., probably in 1795. His children signed away their right to Van de Boog property in N. Y. City on Broadway and Duane — a farm or wood lot. The children had a claim through Pieternelle Van de Boog, their grandmother. The marriages occurred in Dutchess Co., and the births down to Isaac, who was b. at Berne. Albany Co. Rubin Willsey went to the West;
Lonny" m. Elder Knapp. Henry Willsey (or Willsee) b. Oct. 7, 1776, m. Charity Syler.
They had children: Jacob, George, Abigail, Sophia, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Henry was a sea captain and lost with the ship and entire crew. His son Jacob married and had an only daughter, Adelaide Willsee. who m. Doctor Wilson, an army surgeon in the regular service. After his death, his widow lived at Poi-t Jefferson, L. Island. A son of Jacob m. a da. of Richard Mathers. John lived in South Burne; Elenor m. Samuel Curn of Schoharie Co. Abraham m. Frances Devenport of Berne. He had a son Andi-ew, b. at Berne Sept. 10, 1807, living in 1899, whose son Hiram lived there in 1857, and s. Isaac was living there in 1896. Abraham ahd a son J. D. Willsey at East Cobleskill, b. in Albanv Co. in 1814, who moved to Schoharie Co. with his father in 1823. and m. Miss
Gertrude Livingston in 1834. Abraham died in Schoharie Co. in 1870. His grandfather was Hendrick. Phebe m. John La Paugh of Westerlo. Albanv Co.
They had children :
Mary, b. July 25, 1803;
Lavina, b. in 1805;
Charity, b. July 24, 1807:
Henry W., b. June 12, 1810;
Eliza, b. Oct. 6, 1812;
Ellen, b. Sept. 29. 1816;
Harriet, b. Sept. 8, 1818;
Jane, b. in 1827 (?). William left home when young and changed his name, and located in Albany, calling himself William M. Wilson. He soon went to New York City and married Mary Birmingham, an Irish immigrant that landed in 1808. He married in 1812 and died in 1824, leaving a widow and five sons. One of his sons was named John, and his son William, deceased, was husband of Mrs. W. F. Wilson of N. Y. City. Margaret m. John Joost Deitz.
Isaac m. Hannah Deitz Feb. 13, 1818, d. April 14, 1885.
They had children:
Jacob Wiltsey b. Oct. 12, 1818, d. June, 1884;
Elizabeth b. April 16. 1820;
Henry b. May 1, 1822, d. April 27. 1889;
Hiram b. Sept. 22, 1833, d. June 4, 1863;
Adam Seneca b. Sent. 30, 1827;
Almira b. Oct. 25. 1829;
Mary Elizabeth b. Oct. 15, 1831, d. April 27, 1889:
Catherine b. Nov. 20, 1833, d. Nov. 20. 1837;
Isaac H. b. Jan. 15, 1836, d. Jan. 16, 1896;
Joseph M. b. Sept. 12, 1840;
Harriet b. Aug. 3, 1845.