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Benjamin Muirson Woolsey (1758 - 1813)

Cornet Benjamin Muirson Woolsey
Born in New York Colonymap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], and
Husband of — married about 1789 [location unknown]
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Father of , and
Died at about age 55 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Benjamin Woolsey was a United Empire Loyalist.
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Benjamin was born in 1758. He passed away in 1813.

Cornet in Cavalry Queen's Rangers.

Within a year, Benjamin Woolsey married Hannah Dickinson, widow of Nathaniel; the newlyweds returned to New England, settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. There the couple had three children; but nothing more is said of Nathaniel's daughter. If Amelia died after her mother's remarriage, then Nathaniel Dickinson left no descendants to remember his loyal service to the crown.


The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, New York, 10024-5194 has a minature painting on ivory; 5 x 3 1/2 inches. Label on the back reads: "Anne Muirson Woolsey/ died 1807. Direct descendant of Tangier Smith. It was a gift from William Samuel Johnson, her great-great-grandson, 1934. It was painted by William Dunlap who married her daughter, Elizabeth.

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Sal Weelsey
"Within a year, Benjamin Woolsey married Hannah Dickinson, widow of Nathaniel; the newlyweds returned to New England, settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. There the couple had three children; but nothing more is said of Nathaniel's daughter. If Amelia died after her mother's remarriage, then Nathaniel Dickinson left no descendants to remember his loyal service to the crown."

@Dickinson-3993 is this not B. M. Woolsey's profile?

There were sizeable land holdings held between the pair in New Brunswick, Hannah having possessed the lots granted to /acquired by Nathaniel. These included Woolsey's wharehouse and siding which could indicate an involvement in merchant marine undertakings (the family is known for its New York business undertakings). It is an interesting family history that unfortunately suffers from the prejudices of the national revisions, tho the brothers may have seen themselves as 'neutrals'

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