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- Jesse Rumsey was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving in the Levies in three different terms, under Col. William Malcom, Col. Morris Graham, and Col. Albert Pawling. (Roberts: New York in the Revolution, p.76, 81, 85, as sent by Mrs. Bertha Canuteson.) In the letter of 1900 quoted with #33, Lillias (Rumsey) Sanford said he served in the Revolution. But in a later letter to Martha (Rumsey) Simonds (#162-9), she said this Jesse was not a soldier.
Jesse Rumsey's wife was named by LRS in this last letter. The only record found so far of even her first name was in the third marriage record of Hiram W. Rumsey, where his parents were named as Jesse and Lucinda Rumsey. This was found in Wisconsin by Mrs. Canuteson, who also has some undated letters (probably 1845 and 1846) from Pamelia (Rumsey) Reeder of Blooming Grove to her brother Hiram W. Rumsey at Wakeman and Townsend, Huron Co, Ohio. She gave him news of the family in the East, starting with her own children. She then progressed to their brother William Rumsey and his wife Rachel and their five children; then Obadiah Rumsey, with only one son named but other young ones at home, the youngest being 3 years old. She also spoke of "Uncle Daniel Goldsmith" being very low with "consumson & old age", and "Aunt Ruth Coleman" aged 84 [b ca 1862] in reasonably good health. (These last two have not been identified, see discussion with #9.) (Full transcript of letters with #174.)
The 1790 census of New Cornwall lists Jesse Rumsey as head of a household consisting of 3 males who were 16 and over, 3 males under 16, and 4 females. This would be too large a family for Jesse, and would seem to include another family - possibly his brother Jonas who is not indexed in that census, or perhaps some relatives of his wife.
The 1800 census of Blooming Grove shows both Jesse and his wife as being between the ages of 26 and 44. They had one boy 10-15 years of age, and 3 boys and 1 girl under 10.
In Blooming Grove in 1810 there were 2 boys and 1 girl under 10, 1 girl 10-15, and 3 boys 16-25. Jesse was over 45 and his wife under 45.
Jesse Rumsey was not indexed in the 1820 census, but may be the older man 45 or over, with his son William H. in Blooming Grove, and in his 70s in 1830.
The only source for Jesse's parents appears to be the letter from Mrs. Sanford (see quote with #33).
Family tradition, reported by Mrs. Canuteson, had "Hiram Weller Rumze" as claiming French origin. The account has many errors, but also some valuable clues. One of the errors was that Hiram was son of Obadiah and Mary instead of his brother. He was said to have had brothers named Hezekiah, Obadiah and
Henry, and sisters Ann and Mary. No record of a Hezekiah has been found in Orange Co, but he could be one of the boys in the census records. Perhaps Hezekiah was the middle name of William H. Pamelia signed her letters Pamelia M. Reeder, so perhaps her middle name was Mary, leaving Ann the unknown girl.
- (Research):See attached sources. [2]
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1759 - 1831 (71 years)
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