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- On 19 Jan 1811, Richard Rumsey purchased from William Miller and his wife Lydia of Solon, Lot 27 in the town of Solon (that part which was added to Truxton 3 months later), Cortland Co, NY (LR O:165). This is the first record found of Richard, and he is presumed to be the son named Richard which Nathan3 Rumsey is said to have had, but proof is lacking. (See end of #12 for Lydia Miller as possibly mother of Richard.)
Richard Rumsey was in the 1820 census of Truxton, Cortland Co, engaged in agriculture. He and his wife were 26-44, and they had 1 male and 2 females under 10. (Wm.Miller was also there in 1820, he and his wife both over 45.)
He died before the 1830 census was taken, for in Truxton Gillen Rumsey headed a household of 1 female under 5, 2 males and 1 female 5-9, 1 male and 1 female 15-19, and Gillen was in her 30s (understated).
In the 1840 census of Truxton, there was a woman aged 60-69 with Gillen's son-in-law Joshua Pratt. But this was too old for Gillen, though perhaps this was another error in age.
On 6 Dec 1848, Gillin Brown, with Dennis Rumsey and wife Lydia, sold Lot 27 in Solon, "now Truxton", to Oliver Heath (LR 14:324). From this it would appear that Gillen Rumsey, the widow of Richard, had remarried after the 1830 census. But the fact that her second husband did not join in this deed may mean that he was deceased.
Of her other children, George W. and wife Ophelia Rumsey had sold land in Cortland Co in 1845. David Martin and wife Lydia of Truxton, Joshua S. Pratt and wife Amy, and Jotham Childs and wife Phebe, sold their shares in Lot 27 to Dennis Rumsey 16 Nov 1847. Luther Rumsey and Jotham Childs purchased land in Lot 26 from Joshua S. Pratt, on 6 Dec 1848, the same date Gillin Brown and Dennis Rumsey sold Lot 27 (above).
Luther was the only member of the family found in Truxton in the 1850 census. Dennis had recorded the birth of his son there in May 1849. Gillen was listed as "Helen Rumsey" in the 1850 census of Waukegan, Lake Co, Ill, aged 70 born Mass, with Joshua and Amy Pratt.
Gillen/Gellin/Gillan/Jullen Brown is next found in Fond du Lac Co, Wis where, on 25 Jan 1851, Gillin Brown received from A. B. Bowen and his wife Mary Ann, all of Fond du Lac Co, a deed to the W1/2 SW1/4 of Section 28, Town 13 [Auburn], Range 19. (LR N:525). A Certificate for U.S. Military Bounty Land, on Warrant #63535, in the name of Harlow Humphrey, "has been located by Mrs. Gillan Brown" in Auburn, NE1/4 SW1/4 Section 34, dated 11 July 1853; and she was of Fond du Lac Co when she sold this in Nov 1855 to Michael Moran and wife Catherine (LR 14:607 rec 1858; 11;629 rec 1857). Finally, "I Gillin Rumsey" satisfied a mortgage given by Joshua Pratt in 1850 to Enoch B. Lawrence, 11 Oct 8,1858. Witnesses were L.H. Rumsey and Julia C. Pratt (Mort. l:286).
In 1860, Jullen Brown aged 71, "Laborer" (!), was living with the family of J.S. and Amy Pratt in the 1860 census of Auburn, Fond du Lac Co, Wis.
There is a family tradition, as reported by Sadie Brye (dau of #228-3) to Bernard Rumsey (#228-18) in 1958: "Julin Rumsey and Mr. Rumsey (his first name not known) came from the 'Isle of Man' [!] to Courtland Co, New York, place unknown. They had the following children: George, Lydia, Amy, Phoebe, Luther and Dennis. They left N.Y. and came to Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, and after that Lydia, Phoebe, Amy and Luther all settled in Meeker Co, Minn. Litchfield is the County Seat. Dennis visited them a number of times but they are all dead there now."
(The 1880 and 1900 census for the three youngest children are no help in establishing the birthplace of Richard. With both Luther and Dennis in 1880, the space was left blank. Phebe, in both 1880 and 1900, gave Mass. for both her father and her mother.) [2]
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1789 - Bef 1830 (54 years)
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