James Rumsey

Abt 1759 - 1842  (83 years)

• Name	James Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 4 Apr 1759	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Aug 1842	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2, 3]
  	Address: Rumsey Cemetery Enfield, New York USA
  		Headstone of James Rumsey
  Notes	James Rumsey served a short time in the Revolution, perhaps was the 1st Lieut. in John Morin Scott's provincial brigade recruited 16 Feb 1776. He was in the Orange Co Militia, and helped build Fort Montgomery on the North River. He was in New Cornwall, Orange Co, NY, in the 1790 census, the only adult male in the household. With him were 3 males under 16, and 2 females. He was said to have moved to Aurora or Scipio, Cayuga Co, NY, about 1800 to live for a time with his brother Moses (LTC pt.3:70), though was not with him in the census. He had his own household in Scipio in 1800, consisting of 3 males and 1 female under 10, 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 female 26-44 and 1 male over 45. In the fall of 1805, James and his sons James and John went to Ulysses, Seneca Co, where he had purchased 100 acres of land, later owned by his son George. (Tompkins Co was formed 1817 from Cayuga and Seneca counties, and part of Ulysses became Enfield, Tompkins Co.) They cleared a small plot and sowed some wheat. The following spring they built a small log cabin, and James moved his family into it in the winter of 1807. He was active in town affairs, and as a carpenter he helped build the first church at Enfield Center. (LTC pt.1:351, pt.3:70) In the 1810 census, James Rumsey was listed in Ulysses, Seneca Co. He and his wife were both over 45. With them were 2 boys under 10 (George, Horton), 1 boy and 1 girl 10-15 (Solomon, Hannah), 4 males and 1 female 16-24 (Joshua, James, John, Jonathan, Elizabeth). He and James Jr were both listed in Ulysses, Tompkins Co, in 1820. James Sr and his wife were over 45, and they had with them 1 male 10-15, and 1 male 16-18, the age subject to militia duty. A deed in Tompkins Co land records, dated 31 May 1813 (before Tomppkins Co was formed), showed that James Rumsey of Seneca Co purchased from Egbert Benson, executor of the will of John Lawrence of New York City, 100 acres in Ulysses (LR U:200, rec 1832). He bought another 74 acres in 1821 from Ann L. Hawkes by attorney (LR J:478, rec 1826). The 1825 census of Enfield, Tompkins Co, lists James Rumsey as having a household of only 2 males and 1 female. James was too old to be subject to militia duty, but he was entitled to vote. One male had died within the year (Horton), making the second male George. In 1826 James Rumsey sold the 74 acre piece to his son James Jr (LR J:480). And on 20 Apr 1826, James Rumsey of Enfield conveyed 25 acres in Section 74 to his son George, subject to the life estate of James (LR OO:121). His first wife Martha died the following year. The date he married his second wife Martha is not yet known. James Rumsey Senr was in his 60s in the 1830 census of Enfield, Tompkins Co. With him were 1 male (George) and 1 female (prob a servant) in their 20s. In the 1835 census of Enfield, under his name were listed 3 males and 2 females. Only one of these males was subject to militia duty, but all three were eligible to vote. One of the females was unmarried and between the ages of 16 and 45. This would be Martha Sutphen, daughter of James' second wife Martha, who was to marry his son George. The third male was probably a farm laborer. James had 55 acres of land under cultivation. In 1840 James Rumsey was in his 70s. With him were 1 male 30-39 (George Rumsey), 1 female 20-29 (Martha Sutphen) and 1 female 70-79. This last was a little older than the Martha Sutphen in the 1830 census (see next p.) who was 50-59. Following the death of James, his heirs disposed of their shares of his property between the years 1842 and 1855, most selling their shares to George Rumsey (LR RR:250; 58:447). On 26 Sep 1842, Martha Rumsey of Enfield, relict of James Rumsey, gave a quit claim for her dower rights, to Jonathan Rumsey, Elizabeth Russell (husband not named), James Rumsey Jr, Joshua Rumsey, Solomon Rumsey, Hannah Nobles wife of S. J. Nobles, and George Rumsey, all of Tompkins Co (LR SS:3). The widow Martha ( )(Sutphen) Rumsey died in 1850, before the census, in Cayuga Co where her probate gave the date of death as shown above. The heirs were listed as: Abraham Sutphen, Job Sutphen, Deborah Stoyell wife of Grover S. Stoyell, Jane Diamond wife of Henry Diamond, all of Cayuga Co; Margaret Hewlett wife of Philip Hewlett, Catherine Strong wife of Rensselaer Strong of Ohio, and the petitioner William A. Sutphen, all children of the deceased, and the two children of Martha Rumsey deceased, daughter of the deceased, the children (not named) living in Enfield, NY. (PR Box 26) [2]
  Person ID	I4951	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2012

  
  

  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   [4]
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Horton,   b. Abt 26 Dec 1765   d. 11 Jun 1827, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1784	Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	Address: Monroe Presbyterian Church
  Children	+ 1. Jonathan Rumsey,   b. 23 Nov 1784, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 10 Dec 1872, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 88 years)   2. Isaac Rumsey,   b. 23 Nov 1784, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 20 Jul 1802, Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA (Age 17 years)   3. Elizabeth Rumsey,   b. 23 Apr 1787, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 30 Jan 1864, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years)   4. John Rumsey,   b. 27 Jun 1789, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 20 May 1814, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 24 years)   5. James Rumsey,   b. 29 Apr 1792, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 11 Feb 1869, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years)   6. Joshua Rumsey,   b. 18 Jul 1794, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 12 Apr 1862, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 67 years)   7. Solomon Rumsey,   b. 11 Jun 1797, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 26 Dec 1860, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years)   8. Hannah Rumsey,   b. 17 Mar 1800, Cayuga Co., New York, USA d. 2 Mar 1879, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 78 years)   9. Horton Rumsey,   b. 28 Sep 1802, Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA d. 23 May 1824, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 21 years)   10. George Rumsey,   b. 31 Jul 1808, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 5 Feb 1898, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Martha [Unknown],   b. Abt 1770   d. 28 Apr 1850, Niles, Cayuga Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Between 1830 and 1835  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 4 Apr 1759 - Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA Marriage - Address: Monroe Presbyterian Church - 13 Sep 1784 - Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA Death - 22 Aug 1842 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Burial - Address: Rumsey Cemetery Enfield, New York USA - - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR7-11. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR21-23. [S113] The Rumsey Family Genealogy, (http://www.geocities.com/eureka/plaza/1371/rumsey.html), 1 Aug 2004. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6.