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- Joshua Rumsey was in the town of New Cornwall, Orange Co, NY, in the 1790 census, having with him only 1 male under 16, and 1 female. He was not indexed in the 1800 census.
In 1810 Joshua was in Ulster Co, NY, listed near his brother Nathaniel in Marbletown. The household consisted of 2 males and 4 females under 10, 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 1 male and 2 females 16-25, and the parents who were 26-44. This matches the family listed above, except that Jemima belonged in the next-older group.
In 1820 Joshua was listed in Colchester, Delaware Co, NY, where he had 1 male and 2 females 10-15, 1 male 16-18 and another 19-25, 2 females 16-25, and 1 male and 1 female over 45. Their son Ebenezer S. was near by.
Letters of Administration on the estate of Joshua Rumsey of Colchester, Delaware Co, NY, were granted 24 April 1827 to Ebenezer S. Rumsey. (Gertrude A. Barber: Letters of Administration of Delaware Co. 1797-1875, pt.1:26) A personal check of the probate files revealed no further papers, other than a small inventory of the estate.
In 1830 Rachel Runsey headed the household in Colchester, with 1 male and 1 female 20-29, 2 females 30-39, and she was in her 70s. Her son Simon J. K. Rumsey was near her, and her son Ebenezer S. was in neighboring Walton Tp.
In 1840 Rachel was in her 80s, and had 1 male in his 30s, and 1 female in her 40s with her. Son Simon J. K. was in Walton Tp.
A Delaware Co deed dated 20 Dec 1849 shows Elnathan Rumsey of Dix, Chemung Co [later Schuyler o], received a Quit Claim from Henry Dan and his wife Calista, James C. Wilson and Sarah, Samuel L., Jemima and Mary Rumsey, John Wilson and his wife Milley, Joshua Wilson - all of Colchester, and Stephen Williams and his wife Hannah of Veteran, Chemung Co. This was for land in Colchester formerly owned by Joshua Rumsey dec'd, part of Lot #18 in subdivision 64, Great Lot #36, Hardenburgh Patent - "further description shown by deed to dec'd", (that deed not located by me - JR). (LR 34:387)
Rachel must have died before 1850, for Samuel L. Ramsey headed the household in Colchester. He was 41, a farmer with $l000 in real estate. With him were his two unmarried sisters, Mary aged 50 and Jemimah aged 44, as well as Isabel Jenkins aged 34 who was probably a domestic servant. A few pages later were listed "Samuel" J. K. Ramsey and his wife Maranda, near Peter and Sarah Bogart, Miranda's parents.
On 24 March 1851, Elnathan Rumsey of Dix, Stephen Williams and his wife Hannah of Veteran, Samuel L. Rumsey, Mary Rumsey and "Jeremiah" Rumsey of Colchester, conveyed to Nathan R. and John H. Purdy all of 10 elevenths in the same lot as above ("surveyed by Cockburn in the year 1788"), known as the Old Rumsey farm. The name of Jemima Rumsey with her mark, among the signatures, corrects the error of her name as Jeremiah in the body of the deed. (LR37:453)
In the 1855 State census, in the 2nd District of Dix, Schuyler Co, Samuel L. Rumsey, aged 43, headed a household which contained his sisters Mary Rumsey 61 and Jemima Rumsey 54, all said to have been born in Delaware Co, which is incorrect. Listed two dwellings above was their brother Elnathan Rumsey.
Samuel, Mary and Jemima were again together in the 1860 census of Dix, their ages 56, 66 and 60. Samuel owned $1000 in real estate and $300 in personal property. Dwellings listed in sequence were headed by William H. Rumsey (son of Elnathan), Jonathan Owen, Samuel Rumsey, David Rumsey (another
son of Elnathan), and Elnathan Rumsey (#117).
In 1865, Samuel Rumsey was 62, Mary 70 and Jemimah 63, in Dix, Schuyler Co. All had been born in Delaware Co. (census from Doug.B.Rumsey 1997)
Jemima Rumsey. My friend Marguerite Rumsey had copied her gs as d 15 May 1867 ae 68.2.28, which gave her a bdate of ca 17 Feb 1799, which was possible. The Montour Lib. version has 5 May 1869 ae 68 which = b 1801. In 1850 she was 44 (b 1806), in 1855 ae 54 (b 1799), in 1860 ae 60 (b 1800), in 1865 ae 63 (b 1802). They do indeed vary! The previous child, Hannah, was b ca 1797.
The one who followed her was b betw 1801-04. She married John Wilson. But there was another dau who had a child Joshua R. Wilson by John Wilson, b ca 1822, the mother's name and date I do not have. Going back to Jemima, I suppose Marguerite might have copied the gs wrong for date of death. Guess I'll have to put the Montour Lib listing in as an alternative.
Family records received from James Spencer Rumsey gave the name of Joshua Rumsey's wife as Rachel Stephens, corresponding with the 1789 marriage record found in the New Windsor church, though another source had said she was Dina Stephenson. Since he left a widow Rachel, it would appear that "Dina
Stephenson" is incorrect.
Attempting to identify the Wilsons in the 1849 deed above, the 1850 census of Colchester, NY, had James C. Wilson and his wife Sarah aged 69, and John Wilson and his wife Millacent aged 49. The only Joshua Wilson found there was aged 28, with John and Millacent. He was listed in the 1855 census as Joshua R. Wilson aged 33, and had a wife Lettie G. 21. The only way I can see how he would be involved in the deed as an heir of Joshua, as apparently all the others were, would be as the son of another daughter who was deceased. It therefore seems possible that John Wilson had married first another Rumsey girl, and that John's second wife Millacent was Joshua's aunt as well as his step-mother. Joshua Wilson would not have been included in that deed had his mother been alive, so he could not be Millacent's child, and was apparently the
only child of that unknown daughter. [2]
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