Phineas Rumsey

1769 - 1816  (46 years)

• Name	Phineas Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Nov 1769	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jun 1816	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA   [2]
  	Address: East Division Cemetery
  Notes	From among Victor E. Shelford's "Rumsey" correspondence, I took very rough notes of a Rumsey bible record sent by a Tuttle. It contained the following information, though not in the form in which it was presented. Phineas Rumsey born Nov 14 1769 died June 22 1816 married - when he was aged 32yrs 2mos 22ds, and she 17yrs 10mos 2ds Margarat [sic] Hawkins Feb 6 1802 born Apr 4 1784 died May 15 1820 Children: Mary born Sept. 29, 1803 Julia born July 23, 1805 Phineas born July 25, 1807 Sarah born Aug. 28, 1809 Phebe born Dec. 25, 1811 - - - - died May 15 1816 Elizabeth born Oct. 11, 1813 - - died July 25, 1817 William born Nov. 11, 1816 The cemetery in the East Division of Goshen where the family is buried, is on the old Phineas Rumsey farm which. When I copied the stones in 1961 it belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wallace. In the 1810 census of Goshen, Phinehas Rumsey's household contained 1 male and 3 females under 10 (the 1st 4 children), 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25 (his wife), and 2 males 26-44, one of whom was Phineas, the other possibly his youngest brother Peter who was 29 and single. On 19 Jun 1812 Margaret, "wid" (per publ.ed., should be wife) of "Phins." Rumsey, was admitted to the Goshen Presbyterian Church, "(never before in communion)". On 10 Jan 1807 there was a marriage between "Zadock servant of William Hudson and Amy servant of Phinehas Rumsey." (GPC p.55,24) Administration on the estate of Phineas Rumsey of Goshen, who died intestate, was granted 8 July 1816 to his widow Margaret, his brother-in-law William Horton (#48), and John B. Horton a friend of the deceased. (PR Admn E:40) The will of Margaret Rumsey of Goshen was dated 15 May 1820 and probated two weeks later on 29 May. She left "all estate of my own right" and property to her son "William Horton" [i.e. William Hawkins Rumsey]. She named as executors William Horton and David R. Arnell, and did "Appoint said son [sic] William Horton guardian of my said son William." Witnesses were Nathan Cooley, Ila Watkins and Jemimah Lamoreaux. (PR Wills F:338, orig.doct.not seen) The will of David Hawkins, dated 18 July 1821 and probated 15 Aug 1825 in Orange Co, mentioned his wife Sarah and, among his children and grandchildren, the (unnamed) children of his daughter Margaret Rumsey now deceased. John B. Horton and William Horton were to be his executors. (PR Wills H:24) On 27 Aug 1828, Phineas Rumsey [Jr] was appointed guardian to William and Sarah Rumsey, minor children of Phineas Rumsey of Goshen dec'd, since they came into an estate at the death of their father, and of their grandfather David Hawkins. William Rumsey became 11 years old on 11 Nov 1827, and Sarah became 19 on 28 Aug 1828. (PR Guardianship Letters B:37,38) When Peter4 Rumsey died in 1843, the estate listed the children of his deceased brother Phineas as: Phineas Rumsey of Goshen, William H. Rumsey of Wallkill, Julia wife of George M. Newman of Wallkill, and Mary wife of Alexander H. Fink of Elmira. (PR Letters Test. A:260) William5 Rumsey, son of Phineas, was probably the one who was of Goshen when he sold land to B. R. Conkling of Goshen, in a deed recorded in 1842 but not checked for date and details of transaction (LR 75:314). William H. was of Wallkill, probably with his sister Julia Newman, a year later (above). William H. Rumsey was of Goshen when he wrote his will 12 Dec 1849, naming George M. Newman as executor, and making his sister Julia Newman his sole legatee during her lifetime. At her death the estate was to revert to William H. Newman, son of his sister Sarah. Hiram Newman (possibly a brother of George, who was 37 in the 1850 census of Goshen) was appointed guardian to William H. Newman who was a minor. The estate papers said that William H. Rumsey had died "of Bilious fever terminating in a hasty consumpton", at the house of Alexander Fink in Elmira, whose wife was his eldest sister. His only legal heirs were his brother Phineas Rumsey, sister Julia Newman, and nephew William H. Newman, all of Goshen. (Orange Co PR Wills Q:171; Letters B:313) [2]
  Person ID	I5128	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Phineas Rumsey,   b. Abt Dec 1733, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. May 1795, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Tooker,   b. 12 Mar 1739/40, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. 12 Dec 1809, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [3]
  Family ID	F1868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hawkins,   b. 4 Apr 1784   d. 15 May 1820, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1802  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Mary Rumsey,   b. 29 Sep 1803, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 16 Feb 1849, Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, USA (Age 45 years)   2. Julia Rumsey,   b. 23 Jul 1805, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 9 May 1875 (Age 69 years) + 3. Phineas Rumsey,   b. 25 Jul 1807, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 9 Oct 1855, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 48 years)   4. Sarah Rumsey,   b. 28 Aug 1809, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 10 May 1836, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 26 years)   5. Phebe Rumsey,   b. 25 Dec 1811, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 14 May 1816, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 4 years)   6. Elizabeth Rumsey,   b. 11 Oct 1813, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 25 Jul 1817, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 3 years)   7. William Hawkins Rumsey,   b. 11 Nov 1816, Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 27 Mar 1850, Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, USA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F1898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Nov 1769 - Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA Death - 24 Jun 1816 - Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA Burial - Address: East Division Cemetery - - Goshen, 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), SR47-49: 49. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6.