Jonas Rumsey

Bef 1755 -

• Name	Jonas Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	Bef 1755	Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	New York, New York Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Notes	Jonas Rumsey served in The Line, Fifth Regt., Col. Lewis Duboys; in The Levies, Col. Frederick Weisenfels; in the Orange Co Militia, 4th Regt. (p.58,73, 166). (Roberts: New York in the Revolution.) Jonas Rumsey applied to the U. S. House of Representatives twice for a pension (April 1820 and 24 March 1824) but received an adverse report from the Pension Commission both times. (House of Representatives: House List of Private Claims, First to Thirty-first Congress (1853), Vol.3:245) The only source for the children of Jonas4 Rumsey is a letter from Mrs. Lillias Rumsey Sanford (LRS) to his grandson James A. Rumsey, Grand Rapids, Mich, 1900 (from a copy loaned by Mrs. James R. Rumsey in 1959): She said, in part: I am very glad to have your letter, because it helps me to place you just where I supposed you belonged, it only needed the names of some of your aunts to be sure of it, [unfortunately without saying what she knows of those aunts - JR]. I have the following record. Daniel Rumsey of Orange Co. had two sons, Jesse and Jonas. Jonas was born about 1750 but I do not know the date of his marriage or the name of his wife, but would very much like to know. They had a number of children, the names are as follows:- Rachel, no record of her Hector Fannie, she married her cousin Jeremiah Rumsey Charles Jerusha Eliza Daniel A. Cecelia Jonas Ruth In my record it says that Ruth married James A. Anderson and went to Canandaigua. If I can get the address of Mrs. Castle I will write her, do you know it? My record says that your grandfather Jonas died in N. Y. City. Jonas was a Revolutionary soldier in Capt. Denton's Company, he enlisted March 1, 1776 and was in the army for a long time as was his brother Jesse.... Now Jonas your grandfather was a son of Daniel Rumsey. I do not know who Daniel married and he had, so far as I know but two sons Jesse and Jonas... In the 1800 census of Blooming Grove, Orange Co, NY, Jonas Rumsey and his wife were both over 45, and had only one female with them who was under 10. In 1810 there was a Jonas Rumsey in Wallkill, Orange Co, having 3 boys and 1 girl under 10, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 1 male 45 or over. Perhaps his son Jonas and family were with him? His son Daniel was of Blooming Grove when he was married in 1811. In 1813, a Jonas Rumsey family was in the 26th School District of Wawayanda, then in Minisink. In 1820 in Blooming Grove, Jonas Rumsey and his wife were both over 45, and with them were 2 females, one who was under 10, the other 10-15. These enumerations are hard to match up with the family of Jonas4 Rumsey as outlined by Mrs. Sanford. Jonas Rumsey was not indexed in 1830 or 1840 in NY. In 1850, Jesse Rumsey was 60, living in Canandaigua with James Anderson Jr and his wife Ann. The will of Jesse Rumsey was dated 24 March 1853, and probated at Canandaigua, Ontario Co, 22 Feb 1859, giving the date of his death. He requested that he be buried in Canandaigua where his brother Daniel was buried. The only other names mentioned were his "brother-in-law James Anderson and Marie Ann Anderson his [2nd] wife of Canandaigua." He named as Executor James Anderson, son of the above, and the witnesses were William Anderson, who had died before the will was probated, and O. W. Taylor. (PR Wills M:278). [2]
  Person ID	I5148	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Daniel Rumsey,   b. Abt 1730, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1790 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	[First Wife of Daniel Rumsey]   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1755  [3]
  	Address: First Presbyterian Church
  Family ID	F1865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	[Wife of Jonas Rumsey]   d. Bef 1779, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1775  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Rachel Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Fannie Rumsey,   b. 16 Sep 1778, Monroe, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 9 Jul 1827 (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F2100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Mahitable Tucker,   b. Bef 1755   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Jan 1779	New Windsor, Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	Address: New Windsor Presbyterian Church New Windsor, New York USA
  Children	1. Jerusha Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA   2. Hector Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA   3. Charles Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA   4. Eliza Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA   5. Cecilia Rumsey,   b. Orange Co., New York, USA   6. Daniel A. Rumsey,   b. Est 1782, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Bef Dec 1821, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 39 years)   7. Jonas Rumsey,   b. Est 1784, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Aft 1825 (Age 42 years)   8. Jesse Rumsey,   b. Abt 1790, Orange Co., New York, USA d. 18 Dec 1858, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)   9. Ruth Rumsey,   b. Between 1791 and 1794, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1840, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Bef 1755 - Orange Co., New York, USA Death - - New York, New York Co., New York, USA Marriage - Address: New Windsor Presbyterian Church New Windsor, New York USA - 13 Jan 1779 - New Windsor, 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), SR32-40: 33. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR1-6.