Jeremiah Rumsey

1772 - 1861  (88 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Oct 1772	New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18-30 Jul 1861	Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Highland Mills, Orange Co., New York, USA   [2]
  	Address: Cemetery of the Highlands Highland Mills, New York USA
  Notes	The birthplace of Jeremiah Rumsey was reported to be Blooming Grove, which was formed from Cornwall in 1779, seven years after his birth. The town of Cheescocks was formed from Cornwall at the same time, and later renamed Monroe. In the 1800 census, Jeremiah Rumsey was enumerated in Cheesecocks, heading a household of 4 males under 10, 1 female 16-24 and 1 male 25-44. In Monroe in 1810, his family consisted of 4 males and 1 female under 10, 2 males 10-15, 1 female 16-15 (servant?), and both parents who were 26-44. He was listed in Monroe in 1820, with 4 males and 1 female under 10, 3 males and 1 female 10-15, 1 male 16-18 and 1 male 19-25, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44 (his 2nd wife), and Jeremiah himself over 45. Four members of the household were engaged in agriculture, one in manufacturing and trade. He was again in Monroe in 1830, heading a household of 2 males and 1 female 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49 (his 3rd wife), and 1 male 50-59. In the intermediate state census of 1835, Jeremiah Rumsey was in Monroe. His household had 3 males, of whom two were subject to militia duty, one was entitled to vote, and one had been born during the past year. Of the 3 females, one was married and under 45, and one was under 16. One female had died during the past year (his 3rd wife). He was not indexed in 1840. Jeremiah was a farmer and a blacksmith (SNY). His farm was near Hazard's Pond, now called Cromwell Lake, in that part of Monroe township which became Woodbury township, near Highland Mills where he was buried. "Mrs. McWhorter, town historian of Woodbury, Orange Co, says that Rumsey Pond...was named for Jeremiah Rumsey who lived at the lake, whose name was changed to Cromwell Lake...used for their water supply. The Rumseys had a blacksmith shop." (FMR) It appears as Hazard Pond in Monroe in French's 1860 N.Y. Gazetteer. Also in the 1875 Orange Co atlas, which shows O.Cromwell hotel at the outlet. In the 1850 census, Jeremiah Rumsey was living alone in Monroe at the age of 78, a farmer with real estate valued at $5,000. Next door were the Ostranders and the Benjamin Earls. Near by was his son "Celah" Rumsey. In 1855 in the 2nd Election District of Monroe, Jeremiah was 83 and a land owner, a lifelong resident of Monroe, boarding with Luke and Hannah Rose, a young couple who had lived in Monroe only three years. Next door was Selah H. In the 2nd Election District of Monroe in 1860, Jeremiah was 88 and owned $4500 in real estate. He was listed with farmer William Smith aged 48 and his wife Frances A. 47, no known relationship, and their six children. His son Selah H. Rumsey was next door. Jeremiah Rumsey of Monroe was 86 when he wrote his will 4 Sep 1858, probated 7 Dec 1861. He left $100 to each of the following sons: Benjamin E., Samuel D., Selah H., Joshua L., Jeremiah K., Alfred T., Isaac J., Courtland F., and Warren S. Rumsey. To his daughter Rosetta Jane Jadwin he left $70. To his son Rensselaer Rumsey and to his daughter Jerusha Ostrander he left $50 apiece. His sons James A. and George W. Rumsey were to receive only #10 each. (These last four were children by his second wife.) All the real and personal estate was left to Archibald Campbell and Alfred T. Rumsey as his executors, for payment of debts and legacies. Then, to the first group of sons he left all the residue of his estate to be equally divided among them, and if any of them has a claim it shall be paid out of his share. The witnesses were William H. and Peter Earl, both of Highland Mills. (PR Wills Z:690) S. W. Fuller was appointed guardian for Adaline, Mary E., Jerome, Charles E. and Obed Ostrander, all of Monroe, obviously the children of Jerusha who had died in 1860 after the will was written. Citations were served on [the children of eldest son Benjamin who also died in 1860]: Schuyler Rumsey, John Rumsey, Elizabeth Rumsey, Rachel Terry, Bradford Rumsey, Jared Rumsey and Antoinette Rumsey, all of Enfield, NY. Also served were Samuel D., Selah H. and Cortland F. Rumsey, and Susan M. Cole [eldest dau of Jerusha Ostrander], all of Monroe; Joshua L., Jeremiah K., Isaac J., James A. and Rensalaer Rumsey, all of Van Etten; Jane Jadwin of Elmira; George Rumsey of Erin; Warren S. Rumsey of Chester. The citation was served on Warren by leaving a copy with his daughter. Bennett S. Rumsey of Monroe [son of Selah] served the papers on those living in Chemung and Tompkins counties, in the towns of Enfield, Van Etten, Elmira and Erin. The witness Peter Earl had left for South America in July 1861, and had not been heard from since. The death notice in the 31 July 1861 issue of The Whig Press of Middletown, Orange Co, gave the date of Jeremiah's death as 20 July, (p.113 of abstracts published 1978 by George & Virginia Gardner), mentioning that his son was A. T. Rumsey. The gravestone for Jeremiah and Fannie at the back of the church in cemetery of the Highlands, as sent by Mrs. Nozell in 1961, is wrong for the date of Fannie's birth, perhaps a copying error. And the slight difference in the day (30th) of Jeremiah's death, as against the day (28th) in his probate, would not be unusual. The stone was erected by Fannie's son, Rev. G.W.Rumsey. The bible (published 1857) from which the births of all the children were taken, as well as the births of Jeremiah and his first two wives, may have belonged originally to Fannie's son James A. Rumsey, for it continues with his family. The earlier generation was obviously copied from a previous record. [2]
  Person ID	I5059	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 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   [3]
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Earle,   b. 13 Aug 1776, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 4 Aug 1813, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1795  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Benjamin Earl Rumsey,   b. 28 May 1795, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 6 Dec 1860, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 65 years)   2. Samuel D. Rumsey,   b. 10 Jun 1797, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 15 Apr 1868, Highland Mills, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 70 years)   3. Joshua L. Rumsey,   b. 5 Dec 1798, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 31 Apr 1872, Van Etten, Chemung Co, New York, USA   4. Jeremiah K. Rumsey,   b. 24 Sep 1800, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 18 Apr 1872, Van Etten, Chemung Co, New York, USA (Age 71 years)   5. Selah H. Rumsey,   b. 10 Mar 1802, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 20 Feb 1866, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years)   6. Alfred Tice Rumsey,   b. 20 Oct 1804, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 10 Feb 1879, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 74 years)   7. Isaac J. Rumsey,   b. 8 Nov 1806, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 3 Jul 1899, Van Etten, Chemung Co, New York, USA (Age 92 years)   8. Cortlandt F. Rumsey,   b. 24 Sep 1807, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 2 Sep 1869, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 61 years)   9. Rosetta Jane Rumsey,   b. 10 Jul 1809, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 1876, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 66 years)   10. Warren S. Rumsey,   b. 23 Jan 1811, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 28 Dec 1885, Chester, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Fannie Rumsey,   b. 16 Sep 1778, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 9 Jul 1827 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1814  [1, 2, 4]
  Children	1. James A. Rumsey,   b. 2 Dec 1814, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 24 Sep 1888, Van Etten, Chemung Co, New York, USA (Age 73 years)   2. George W. Rumsey,   b. 12 Apr 1817, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 11 Sep 1893, Erin, Chemung Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Renselaer Rumsey,   b. 10-11 Sep 1818, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 25 Sep 1887, Van Etten, Chemung Co, New York, USA (Age 69 years)   4. Jerusha Rumsey,   b. 19 Apr 1820, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 24 Sep 1860, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F1861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Wells,   b. Between 1781 and 1790   d. 7 Jan 1835, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1829	Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F1862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Oct 1772 - New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA Marriage - 7 Jan 1829 - Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA Death - 18-30 Jul 1861 - Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA Burial - Address: Cemetery of the Highlands Highland Mills, New York USA - - Highland Mills, Orange 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), SR25-31: 31. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR32-40: 33.