Sarah (Pearse) Woolsey (1716 - 1794)

Born 1716 in Bedford, Westchester, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Woolsey — married 1782 in Radford, Virginia, United States

Died 26 Feb 1794 at about age 78 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sarah Pearce was born circa 1716, the daughter of John Pearce and Marie Delamater, in Bedford, Westchester, New York.

She was the second wife of Rev. Thomas W. Woolsey, married in 1739 in Westchester, NY.

They had no children.

Death Place Discrepancy

Date: 26 FEB 1794

Place: Unknown

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"Smyth County lies to the north and east of Washington County. The hills become much more gentle in Smyth. The Holston River and its forks are actually a goodly distance from Abingdon. I estimate a 20 minute drive by car, most of the drive being on an interstate. The Maiden Burying Ground is located next to a branch of the Holston River. The present name of the cemetery is the River Bend Cemetery. Maiden's and two or three other families are presently buried there. Thomas Wolsey's concrete stone is the only one in that particular part or section of the cemetery. There is green grass all about, no trees remain in that particular section of the cemetery at the present time. The cemetery is well kept and the grass is neatly cut. It is likely that other Wolseys are buried there, however Thomas has the only stone - and there is no other trace or known location of graves in that section of the cemetery. There are no rocks or markers or foot stones in that particular section of the cemetery. Just his concrete block stone is all that remains. The stone is well carved and the letters are deep, the appearance of the letters, looks like stones carved by machine today. The stone says: Rev. T. W. Wolsey, A pioneer Baptist minister, Died 1794."

THOMAS WOLSEY'S WILL is probably the shortest on record in Abingdon: "Feb 26,1794, I Thomas Woolsey (it is spelled both ways in the will) of Washington County and State of Virginia lise very low and dus not think he will live long. I do in the name of God make this my last Will and Testament. I leve my wife Sary Wolsey all that I have but Sevenior (phonetic for the "wicked" Zephaniah) Wolsey five shillings. I do acknoleg this to be my last Will and Testament Thomas Woolsey."

The "lise very low" portion of the will must have correct, for old Thomas did not sign the will, although he could write, and the document was probated in December, 1794. How "Sary" lived and where she is buried is not certain. Woolsey Website by Wilford Whitaker

Sources

• WikiTree profile Pierce-1294 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton.

• WikiTree profile auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Pierce-4766 was created by Ken Parman through the import of Parman Family Tree(small)_2014-12-07.ged on Dec 7, 2014.

1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100810832 FAG