Simon Rumsey b. Bef 1698 Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Between 11 Jan 1751/52 and 9 Apr 1753 Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA: Rumsey Family Pages

Simon Rumsey

Bef 1698 - 1753 (54 years)

Name	Simon Rumsey [1]
Birth	Bef 1698	Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Will	11 Jan 1751/52 [1]
	IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, Simon Rumsey of the precinct of Goshen in the County of Orange in the province of New York Yeoman being in health of body and of sound mind and understanding (praise be to God for the same) considering the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and also that it behooves every one to set his house in order while in this life, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following: FIRST: Of all I bequeath my soul to God who gave it recommending on his mercy through Christ my Redeemer for salvation and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned and touching and concerning my worldly estate I give, bequeath, devise, Will and Order in the following manner desireing (sic) every one concerned in the distribution thereof will be contented and satisfied therewith. IMPRIMIS: I give, devise and bequeath all my whole real and personal estate that I do enjoy, posses (sic) and have in the precinct of Goshen in the County of Orange in the province of New York aforesaid unto my Executors hereafter named to be by them sold and disposed of in the best way and manner as they shall see it proper in some convenient time after my decease for the payments of my just debts and funeral charges be fully paid. ITEM: I do give, devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Phebe Rumsey one full and equal third part of the overplush of the aforesaid saile (sic) which shall be and remain to her respectively and her respective Executors and Assigns forever. ITEM: I do give, devise and bequeath unto all my children, Simon Rumsey, Daniel Rumsey, James Rumsey, Pinnis (Phineas?), Nathan Rumsey, Abigael (sic) Rumsey, Ruth Rumsey, Sarah Rumsey, and Phebe Rumsey the remainder of the overplush and produce of the above said saile of my real and personal estate as aforesaid to be divided share and share alike excepting my oldest son Simon shall have Five pounds more than the rest of my above said children; my Will is that everyone of my above said children shall receive their share and proportion as they arrive to age my will (sic)is that if any of my children shall die before they arrive to age then their shore and proportion to be equally divided amongst the surviving brothers and sisters and LASTLY: I do hereby nominate make and appoint my trust (sic) and beloved friends Daniel Everett Esq., and John Yalverton both of Goshen aforesaid or in case of death one (sic) of them to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament and do impower and authorize them to sell and dispose of all my real and personal estate aforesaid and to execut (sic) deeds for the same and to see that the above divisions of all my above said real and personal estate the produce thereof be as equally as may be AND I do revoke and disannul all other Wills and Testaments and do declare this to be my last. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of January in the Twenty fifth year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the second King of Great Britain & C. Anno Domini One Thousand seven hundred and fifty one two. (Old Calendar 1751/2 RRD Notes) SIMON RUMSEY (L. S.)
Death	Between 11 Jan 1751/52 and 9 Apr 1753	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA [1]
Notes	Simon, as the only son of Symon¹ Rumsey of Southold, L.I., was bequeathed by his father all of his land and houses and movable estate, including a negro woman and boy. Only certain items of the estate were reserved for the widow (his step-mother) and his sisters. He was also required to feed, clothe and house the widow Mary and his two unmarried sisters so long as they remained single, and was named as executor. The will was written in 1719, so probably young Simon was 21 by that time, thus born by 1698. Simon is said to have moved from Long Island to Orange county between 1734 and 1739. No Rumsey received a grant of land in Orange county from the colony, according to VES who checked this in Albany. And in the index of deeds at Goshen, the county seat of Orange County, the first Rumsey deed Jean Rumsey found in the index was dated 1777. Simon and Phebe are reported to have owned about 1240 acres, presumably near Schunemunk Mountain, judging from transactions of his children following his death (not personally checked). This mountain stretches northeasterly, west of a line running from Highland Mills and Woodbury to Mountainville. Several of Simon's descendants are known to have lived in this area. Schunemunk Mountain is now the boundary between Blooming Grove and Woodbury townships. Testimony of his son Phineas would indicate that shortly before his death Simon settled near Goshen. Phineas stated in 1785 that he was born in the year 1733 and that he was about four years old when his father brought him into the county, and in 1748 settled at East Division of Goshen (Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and The Highlands, Vol.11:61). This would place the family's move to Orange Co. about 1738. Henry Hawkins Smith, a Rumsey descendant, said: "John Rose, [Simon's] father-in-law, was a large land-owner in Orange County and Long Island. He gave a deed to Simon and his daughter Phebe Rose of about 40 acres, which included the spot where the present Rumsey house stands [in the East Division of Goshen]. To this land was added, by gifts and by sale, 1200 acres or more. Most of the children of Simon and Phebe settled in Monroe, [&] Blooming Grove, [in] Orange County, on land which they obtained by gift and purchase from their grand-father, John Rose." In Goshen East Division, on the farm that was once Phineas Rumsey's, a family burying ground was set aside in which several generations of his family were laid to rest. At some time in later years a fine iron fence was placed around it for protection, and Cedars of Lebanon were brought from abroad in butter tubs by some seagoing member of the family. A hurricane in the 20th century demolished all the cedars, but the fence was still standing in good repair and had a fresh coat of paint in 1961 when I visited there. Warren S.5 Rumsey (1811-1885), the principal keeper of family records in his time, claimed that Simon and Phebe were buried there, but did not realize that the Simon1 who emigrated to this country was of a previous generation. Consequently, the inscription he had inscribed on a stone to mark their graves has the dates quite mixed up, and he calls James the brother of Simon² instead of uncle. All but one of Simon's children are mentioned in his will; Jerusha, the eldest daughter, was probably removed because she was the step-mother of the famous Tory, Claudius Smith, who was hanged in Goshen Square in Jan 1779. Claudius Smith was said to have had Rumsey brothers-in-law, which has led past historians to believe that it was Jerusha who married Claudius. Instead, it was apparently one of her two younger sisters who was temporarily his wife, thus making Jerusha his sister-in-law, as well as his step-mother. [1] (Research):The specific date of his marriage was not entered into the Salmon Record, but was placed between entries of 22 Feb and 12 Jun 1753.
Person ID	I4932	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree \| Bret's lineage
Last Modified	3 Oct 2011

Father	Symon Rumsey, b. Between 1655 and 1663, Wales d. 22 Jan 1722/23, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)
Mother	Mary [Unknown] d. 15 Feb 1706/07, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA
Marriage	Abt 1683 [1]
Family ID	F1808	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Phebe Rose, b. Abt 1697 d. 1760, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage Between 22 Feb 1723 and 12 Jun 1723 Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA [1]

The specific date of this marriage was not entered into the Salmon Record, but was placed between entries of 22 Feb and 12 June 1753. [1]

Children

	1. Jerusha Rumsey, b. Abt 1724, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1752 (Age 28 years)
+	2. Simon Rumsey, b. 1728, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 1811, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)
+	3. Daniel Rumsey, b. Abt 1730, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1790 (Age 60 years)
+	4. James Rumsey, b. 1732, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1790 (Age 58 years)
+	5. Phineas Rumsey, b. Abt Dec 1733, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. May 1795, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 61 years)
+	6. Nathan Rumsey, b. Aft 1736, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	7. Ruth Rumsey, b. 1736, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 1800, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 64 years)
	8. Abigail Rumsey, b. 1738, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Sarah Rumsey, b. Abt 1738, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	10. Phebe Rumsey, b. Abt 1740, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1809 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 5 Jan 2009

Event Map

	Birth - Bef 1698 - Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA
	Marriage - Between 22 Feb 1723 and 12 Jun 1723 - Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA
	Death - Between 11 Jan 1751/52 and 9 Apr 1753 - Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA