William Rumsey

1774 - 1846  (68 years)

• Name	William Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 May 1774	New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between Mar 1843 and 1846	Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2]
  Burial	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2]
  	Address: Rumsey Cemetery Enfield, New York USA
  Notes	William Rumsey was in the 1810 census of Fayette, Seneca Co, NY, with a household of 2 males and 1 female aged 26-44, 1 male 10-15, and 3 males and 2 females under 10. This appears to include an extra adult male, one under 15, as well as two females under 10 who have not been identified. In 1820 William Rumsey was in Lyons, Ontario Co, NY, where his son Leonard was reportedly born earlier that year. He was over 45, his wife was under 45. With them were 3 boys and 2 girls under 10, 3 boys 10-15, and 1 female 16-25. By 1830 William had moved his family to Enfield, Tompkins Co, NY. He and his wife were in their 50s, and they had 1 male and 2 females 10-14, and 2 males 15-19. In 1834 William Rumsey purchased land in Enfield from William A. G. Thompson, (LR LL:197, rec 1839). In the 1835 State census, William Rumsey of Enfield headed a household of 2 males and 1 female. Neither of the males was subject to militia duty, William being too old, and only one male was eligible to vote. So the other male was probably his youngest son Leonard. In 1836, William and Phebe Rumsey conveyed land in Enfield to Isaac Rumsey, and William purchased land in Newfield from the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, (LR LL:188; RR:508). In the 1840 census William Rumsey of Newfield and his wife were both in their 60s. With them was only a small girl under 5, possibly a grandchild. On 1 March 1843, William Rumsey and his wife Phebe deeded 25 acres in Newfield to their son Henry, at which time all were of Newfield (LF UU:317). William was said to have fallen into an excavation at Ithaca that year and was killed, (NoP). One of VES's correspondents said he died in Enfield in 1843. Next to his son William, in the Rumsey cemetery in Enfield, is a stone for a William Rumsey who died 4 April 1845, aged "20 yrs., 11 mos." (NYGBR 54:388). This may have been a misreading of the years, for aged 70.11. would match the date of birth VES showed for William #32. There is no known William of the area who was born May 1824. He had no probate in Tompkins Co. But the first of the following deeds could have been transacted 5 months after his death. On 3 Sep 1845, Hudson Savacool and his wife Betsey of Chemung Co, gave a Quit Claim to Henry Rumsey of Newfield, for land formerly ownd by William Rumsey dec'd, (LR UU:318). Henry also received deeds for land formerly owned by William dec'd, from Leonard Rumsey and his wife Susan B. of Chemung Co, 5 Feb 1846, and from William B. Rumsey and his wife Julia of Enfield, 22 Aug 1846. Each was for 17 and 50/100 acres in Newfield, (LR VV:36; WW:318). In the 1850 census his widow Phebe, aged 72, was living with their son Henry in Newfield. She was still with him there in 1860 at age 80, where she died of old age (87 yrs), according to the mortality list in the 1865 census. The 1878 will and probate of Henry Rumsey, who had no children, fills out the family of William and Phebe. He named his brother Leonard Rumsey, his sister Betsey Savercool, his adopted son Levi, his nephews Will and George Savercool, nieces Rene Savercool, Jane [Savercool] Canfield and her husband William Canfield, and Harriet [Savercool] Carpenter, (Tompkins Co PR Wills O:445). The estate papers showed that the only surviving brothers in 1878 were William and Leonard Rumsey, and the only surviving sister was Elizabeth Dimond. It also listed the descendants of Jane Ferris, Robert Rumsey and Ben Rumsey, all deceased (PR Pkg 121R). [2]
  Person ID	I5064	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	Phebe Rider,   b. Abt 1778, New York, USA d. 7 Dec 1864, Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef Abt 1806  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Robert Rumsey,   b. Between 1801 and 1810, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. Between 1840 and 1850 (Age 39 years)   2. Henry Rumsey,   b. Abt Mar 1808, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. 7 Apr 1878, Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 70 years)   3. Benjamin Rumsey,   b. Est 1810, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. Bef Sep 1878 (Age 68 years)   4. Betsey Rumsey,   b. Abt 28 Apr 1812, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. 10 Sep 1901, Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 89 years)   5. Jane Rumsey,   b. Est 1815, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. Bef Sep 1878 (Age 63 years)   6. William Rumsey,   b. 20 Sep 1817, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. 1897, North Chemung, Chemung Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)   7. Leonard Rumsey,   b. 28 Feb 1820, Lyons, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 8 Nov 1888, Erin, Chemung Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 May 1774 - New Cornwall, Orange Co., New York, USA Death - Between Mar 1843 and 1846 - 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), SR32-40: 32. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6.