John Rumsey

Abt 1749 - 1829  (80 years)

• Name	John Rumsey  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1749	Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	1753	Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1]
  	This birth date is mentioned by Victor E. Shelford.
  Census	1790	Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  		1790 U.S. census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA p. 10-11
  Census	1800	Washington, Cayuga Co., New York, USA   [3]
  		1800 U.S. census, Washington, Cayuga Co., New York, USA p. 524-525
  Census	1810	Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA   [4]
  		1810 U.S. census, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA p. 196-197
  Death	10 Aug 1829	Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Notes	John Rumsey was said by Mrs. Sanford to have the middle name of "Sigler", according to James Spencer Rumsey, a descendant of his son David5. Her source for this is not known, and not even a middle initial has been found elsewhere, so it has been omitted above but mentioned here as a possibility. Mrs. Lillias (Rumsey) Sanford was a granddaughter of Nathan5, and had done a fair amount of Rumsey research through correspondence etc., claiming John as a Revolutionary ancestor. It was her notes to which Victor E. Shelford frequently refers. John seems to have served as a private in the 2nd Regt. of Westchester Co., NY, Militia, despite a family tradition that says John went to Seneca Co because of his Tory sympathies. It was not until right after the war that he moved first to Northumerland Co., PA, then to Cayugo Co., NY in 1793. The first deed for John Rumsey recorded at Goshen, Orange Co., NY was dated 14 June 1777, though not recorded until 20 June 1783. It was a conveyance from Thomas Russell, Jr., of Cornwall, Orange Co., his brother-in-law, to John Rumsey of Cornwall Precinct. On 13 Apr 1796, Simon Rumsey and his wife Jemima sold to Liness Rider land which John Rumsey and his wife Mary had conveyed to Simon in Apr 1785. In 1775 John Rumsey signed the roll of Associators of Cornwall, upholding the Continental Congress. The farm he purchased in 1777 was located in Smith's Clove. At the close of the War, in 1783, he sold the farm and removed to White Deer Valley, then in Northumberland Co., PA, where he resided for several years. In the tax list for 1783, John Rumsey was listed in White Deer Twp., Northumberalnd Co., PA, assessed 4 shillings 6 pence; and in 1784 he was taxed 5 shillings 8 pence on 3 horses and 3 cattle but no land. John moved from Northumberland Co. to Fayette, NY between 1790 and 1793. He was in the 1790 census of Northumberland Co., as having in his household 2 adult males (16 and over), 5 males under 16, and 3 females. At the first general election held in Seneca Co. in 1804, one of the polling places was at John Rumsey's on Seneca Lake Road. In the 1800 census of Washington Twp., Cayugo Co., John Rumsey was listed with a household consisting of 2 females under 10 (Elizabeth or Abigail), 2 males and 1 female 10-15 (Moses, Nathan, Mary), 4 males 16-25 (John, David, Simon, Thomas), and 1 female 45 and over (his wife Mary). But there was no mark for John who would also have been over 45? John purchased land and located on Military Lot No. 23 in Romulus, now Fayette, on Seneca Lake. This was land which had been allotted to his father-in-law, Thomas Russel, for service in the Revolution. John Rumsey and Dr. Alexander Conventry became the first land-owner settlers along the lake prior to 1793. He opened the first public inn established in the town, and took an active part in the opening of public roads, and in the improvement of his farm. He sold the farm and moved about two miles east of the Lake, on Military Lot No. 25, where he lived until he died 10 Aug 1829. On 10 Feb 1796 he conveyed a right of way across Military Lot No. 23 to James McClung, leading to "Rumsey's Landing" on Seneca Lake, which has long since been abandoned. He was overseer of highways for the Town of Romulus 1796-1798. In the 1810 census of Fayette, Seneca Co., John Rumsey Jr., Andrew Nowland and John Rumsey were listed in sequence. The household of John Rumsey consisted of 1 male under 10, 2 males and 1 female 16-25 (Moses, Nathan, Elizabeth or Abigail), 1 male 26-44 (Thomas), and the parents who were both over 45. This was followed closely by Hiram Rogers, a Jonathan Rogers old enough to be Hiram's father, and David Rumsey. In 1820, Nathan, John and Simon Rumsey were listed next to each other in Fayette. In John's household there was only 1 male 10-15 in addition to John and his wife who were over 45. The will of John Rumsey of Fayette, Seneca Co., was dated 3 Apr 1818, and probated 25 Aug 1829. He named his wife Mary and son Nathan, but the rest of his estate was to be divided among his sons and daughters whom he did not name. The Executors were his friends John McClung and P. A. Barker. No list of hiers is included among the probate papers, but payments were made to Nathan Rumsey, Simon Rumsey, David Rumsey, Elizabeth Rumsey and John Rumsey. This leaves out his sons Thomas and Moses (deceased), but Elizabeth Rumsey was probably the widows of Moses. Thomas had already sold what land he owned in Seneca Co. and had moved to Yates Co., NY, and had perhaps received his share of his father's estate before he left Fayette. [5]
  Person ID	I4938	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Simon Rumsey,   b. 1728, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 1811, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Jemima Knapp   d. 1808, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1748	Orange Co., New York, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Russell   d. 26 Jul 1826, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA
  Marriage	Bef 1770  [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Rumsey,   b. 1 Sep 1770, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 1 Sep 1848, New London, Huron Co., Ohio, USA (Age 78 years) + 2. David Rumsey,   b. 5 Jul 1771, Monroe Twp., Orange Co., New York, USA d. 24 Jul 1840, New London, Huron Co., Ohio, USA (Age 69 years) + 3. Simon Rumsey,   b. 13 Mar 1776, Cornwall Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 6 Aug 1833, Greece Twp., Monroe Co., New York, USA (Age 57 years) + 4. Thomas Rumsey,   b. Abt 1780, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 25 Feb 1858, Osseo, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, USA (Age 78 years) + 5. Moses Rumsey,   b. Abt 1783, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 4 Mar 1827, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA (Age 44 years) + 6. Nathan Rumsey,   b. 13 Jul 1788, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 20-21 Jan 1841, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA (Age 52 years)   7. Mary Rumsey,   b. 12 Apr 1790, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 1832, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA (Age 41 years) + 8. Elizabeth Rumsey,   b. 13 Jul 1792, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jul 1840, Huron Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 48 years)   9. Abigail Rumsey,   b. Abt 1794, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1749 - Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA Alt. Birth - 1753 - Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA Census - 1790 - Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA Census - 1810 - Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA Death - 10 Aug 1829 - Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR7-11. [S784] Ancestry.com, 1790 U.S. census, 3 Oct 2011, p. 11. citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 9 [S785] Ancestry.com, 1800 U.S. census, 3 Oct 2011, p. 524. citing NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 28 [S786] Ancestry.com, 1810 U.S. census, 3 Oct 2011, p. 197, p. 124 (stamped). citing NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 36 [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR12-20. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6.