Capt.
William
"Bucky"
Halsey
Jr
Born in Columbia, Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of William Halsey
and Mary (Pierson) Halsey
Brother of
Amos Halsey [half]
Husband of
Rachel (Cobb) Halsey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Amos Halsey, Margaret (Halsey) Hash, Rachel Persilla (Halsey) Peasley, Sylvester Halsey, William Bucky Halsey and James Halsey
Died
at age 71
in Piney Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2016
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Biography
William Halsey, Jr. born March 23, 1760, at Columbia, New Jersey married Rachel Cobb of Schooley, New Jersey, on November 3, 1780. They were married by Reverend Joseph Gravies at the Presbyterian Churhc.
William enlisted in Washington's Continental Army on May 9, 1778, and joined on June 5, 1778, at Mount Holly, New Jersey. He Served under Captain Emily and was commandeered by General Dayton. His revolutionary service was considerable, fighting the battles of Brandywine, BunkerHill, Ash Swamp, and Cowpens. He was one of General Washington's personal guards at Morristown, New Jersey. He is listed in the DAR Patriot Index.
He passed away in 1832.[1]
Sources
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
Wyoming County Heritage; Tribal Pages
- Profile for William Halsey (1760-1832)," (Click Here for Link)
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26852668/william-halsey : accessed 17 July 2022), memorial page for William Halsey (23 Mar 1760–21 Feb 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26852668, citing William Halsey Cemetery, Piney Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Genealogy Girl (contributor 46830304) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Richard Halsey
:
23andMe, GEDmatch LJ7885346 [compare]
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~1.56%
Chuck Peterson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Marcy (Osborne) Heathman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M119803 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hystorybyts
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~0.78%
Carolee Dunivan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M716638 [compare], yourDNAportal CARcd6d2569
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M716638 [compare], yourDNAportal CARcd6d2569, Ancestry member cdunivan26
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M716638 [compare], yourDNAportal CARcd6d2569, FTDNA kit #531277
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M716638 [compare], yourDNAportal CARcd6d2569
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Living DNA, GEDmatch M716638 [compare], yourDNAportal CARcd6d2569
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~0.78%
Connie Pepper :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T003941 [compare], FTDNA kit #179177
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Mary Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mjmwilliams3
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~0.39%
W Cress :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #65789
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Gisèle Cormier
Gisèle Cormier
Halsey-1087 and Halsey-426 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates and places. Same spouse.
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by Gisèle Cormier
Rejected matches › William Robinson Haley (1748-1830)
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