James
Losee
Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Simon Losee
and Phebe (Lewis) Losee
Husband of
Nancy (Pettit) Losee
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard (Losea) Losey, Simon Losee, Phebe (Losee) Vail, Nantsy Losee, Samuel Losee, James Losee, Daniel Losee and David Losee
Died
at age 63
in Washington, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2016
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Biography
James Losee was born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York in 1740.
James was born about 1740. James Losee ... He passed away about 1804.
Hepsabeth Vail was born 16 Aug 1786, d. 8 Aug 1851; m. Samuel Lossee (b. 21 Jan 1778; d. 1851) son of James Losee and Ann Pettit[1] page 355.
Sources
- ↑ "Moses Vail of Huntington, L.I. : showing his descent from Joseph (2) Vail, son of Thomas Vail, at Salem, Massachusetts, 1640"
- Vail, William Penn. "Moses Vail of Huntington, L.I. : showing his descent from Joseph (2) Vail, son of Thomas Vail, at Salem, Massachusetts, 1640". Blairstown, N.J.: William Penn Vail 1937. (https://archive.org/details/mosesvailofhunti00vail/page/306/mode/2up)
- Will dated May 16, 1802.
- James Losee lived in Washington, Dutchess County, NY.
- Wife: Nantsy.
- Sons: Simon. Samuel. James. David, not yet age 21.
- Daughters: Phebe, wife of Moses Vail. Nantsy.
- Executors: his sons. Son-in-law Moses Vail. All still living when will was proved. (Moses Vail is probably Vail-1190. )
- Died before January 27, 1804.
- New York Probate Records , Dutchess > Wills 1796-1806 vol B > image 266 of 418; county courthouses, New York.
- .........
- Find a Grave
- Named in GrandFather's 1763 Will
- Simon Losee of Wheatley in the Township of Oyster Bay in Queens County on Nassau Island in the province of New York
- Will written: 13 May 1760
- Will Proved: 5 September 1763
- Wife Margaret
- son Laurence Losee
- son Peter Losee
- son Simon Losee deceased, his children: James, Simon, Ann and Sarah
- daughter Sarah Haff - deceased, md to John Haff, her children: Peter, Simon, Jacobus, Winchey, Mary, Sarah, Martha. Granddaughter Maragaret Sammis
- daughter Margaret Crooker
- daughter Hannah Alburtrue, child: Jane
- daughter Mary Walters
- daughter Elizabeth Ireland md to Joseph Ireland
- daughter Ann Totten
- daughter Jane Boerum
- daughter Martha Losee
- daughter Charity Titus
- daughter Phoebe Weeks
- New York Wills Volume 24 page 201 (page 145 of 362)
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G995-SHL4?i=144&wc=Q758-BZ3%3A213306101%2C226562801%3Fcc%3D1920234&cc=1920234
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~0.78%
Donald W Smith
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WY137888C1 [compare], Ancestry member donaldwsmith
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~0.78%
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Parents do not conflict (only -131 lists father with good reference from grandfather's will) Children do not match, but familysearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GH7N-DZ9 lists 6 children (W means noted in will source of -106) David W Richard -131 Phebe -106 W Samuel -106 W - my line James -106 W Nancy - 106 W "Nantsy" -- Daniel not on familysearch or listed in Will Profile 106 lists 6 children with 2 additional sons: Simon (W) and Daniel, both which are noted as dying in 1803, Daniel abt. age 18
Son Richard remains an issue, b. 1769 in Hempstead, NY. It is fairly close to Oyster Bay NY on Long Island where James was born per profile 106. Two of the children on profile -106 are listed as born in Dutchess county, which is about 100 miles north of Long Island, and where James died and will was processed. Could James have moved his family from Long Island to Dutchess County between 1769 and 1774 when Phebe was born? The only record that I have found is the 1790 census which places James in Washington, Dutchess, NY with 3 males under 16, 3 males over 16 and 3 females. That matches up fairly well with the probable list including Richard: Richard @ 21 Simon @ 20 -- plus father - 3 males over 16 Samuel @ 12 James @ 10 Daniel @ 4 = 3 males under 16 Two daughters plus wife - 3 females. But then the David from the Will is not accounted for... unless he had already moved out of the family home.. If b. 1765, he would be 25 years old, and very possibly married..
If you concur, I will be happy to assist in editing the Biography and notes with the above.
David from his father's 1802 will may not conflict with the 1790 census because in 1802 David was not yet 21 years old; the will names him as an executor "when he shall arrive at lawful age",opening the possibility he was born after 1790.
James' only known wife was born about 1744 and died 1836. If David was born in 1790 at the earliest (to miss the census) then his mother was maybe 45 or 46 years old, which could be. So I'd give him a date of birth as "after 1790" if we merge the profiles. What do you think?
edited by Douglas German
So I'm fine with you assigning David's birth "after 1790"
Regarding his wife Ann Pettit, his will clearly states "wife Nantsy", but her gravestone is inscribed "NANCY wife of James Losee.." Due to the facts: 1) There are no other marriage records for James 2) She lived 30 years after James died 3) One of their daughters is named Nancy, and there is no "Anne" It appears likely that her name or nickname could have been Nancy, although her father's will lists daughters including an Anne and no Nancy. Perhaps Anne was a shortened (single syllable) version of Nancy. Ancestry link to her probable father Samuel Pettit's will: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005517111_00231?pId=613906
Then we have the mysterious Richard who is listed in familysearch and Losee-131, but not Samuel's will. The two sources on familysearch are findagrave and an 1850 census, neither of which prove his parentage.
In all cases, I'll gladly accept your best judgement.
My personal line comes through James, and w solid documentation back to his great-great-grandparents, de Zeeuw /Loyse/Losee/Losey -- an early New Amsterdam family. James' grandmother Margrietje Laurens Koeck with New Amsterdam lineage from even earlier.
Following James, his son Richard is our weak link, of little we have found. He is said to be father of Stephen Losee, Long Island farmer born 1795. Steven is my grandfather's great grandfather.