APPENDIX A. 765 



(IX.). Euphemia, mar. Ichabod Brush of New York. Arms, per pale or. and 

 ar. a whelk vert. Grettt, a whelk's head, erased, vert. Motto, Sun ar. dy hyn. 



Wii.i.ett of Wii.i.F.ri's Neck. — Captain Thomas Wittettoi Plymouth, Mass., 

 in 1629. mar. Mary Brown. July 6, 1636, and left (I.), Colonel Thomas of New 

 York in 1667, afterwards of Flushing, L. I., who had two sons, William, heir of 

 his father's lands on Cornell's or Willett's Neck; and Thomas who Succeeded 

 his brother. Thomas the youngest had William who d. 1733, and left 1, Wil- 

 liam : 2, Isaac, High Sheriff of Westchester County, d. s. p. mar. Isabella Mor- 

 ris, da. of Lewis; 3, Thomas to whom his father bequeathed his property at 

 Flashing; 4. Cornelius, heir to his brother, mar. Elizabeth , and left Eliza- 

 beth, d. June. 1772, Hannah, mar. Frederick Stephens; Milk. mar. Rev. George 



Ogilby, Mary. mar. 1st, Van Romer ; 2d, Graham: Rachel, mar. 1st. 



Lecraft ; 2d, Haviland; Martha, mar. Hatfield; and Sarah, mar. 



Mr. Berrian ; 5, Mary, mar. Mr. Rodman ; 6, Anne, mar. Mr. Joues (II.), 

 James of Narragansett, second son of Captain Thomas, had Frances of Rhode 

 Island. (III.), Andrew, (TV. . Samuel. (V.), Hezekiah, killed by the Indians 

 during King Phillip's war, June 26, 1676. (VI.), Hester, mar. John Suffin. 

 (VII.), Rebecca, mar. Samuel Hooker. 



Wood of CnEP.p.v Stp.eet. Bedfop.d. — Three brothers of this name emigrated 

 from England to Connecticut, viz. Isaac, Daniel, and Obadiah. The latter re- 

 moved to Salem where he died. He mar. Sarah Abbott and left (I.), Obadiah, 

 mar. Anna Roe. and had William Wood, M. D. of Bedford. (II. ), Lemuel, mar. 

 Sarah Whitlock, and had 1, Lemuel ; 2, Obadiah ; 3, Thomas of Fairfield. (III.), 

 Ebenezer of Salem, b. July 18, 1731, mar. Rachel Lockwood, da. of Ebenezer, 

 d. 20th Oct. 1824, set. 93. She was b. Feb. 13, 1734, mar. 1759. d. 21st July. 

 1825, set. 91, and had 1. Prudence, b. May 3, 1761, d. January 9, 1815 ; 2. Sarah, 

 b. August 18, 1768, d. March 12, 1844 ; 3, Rachel, b. October 18. 1765. d. June 8, 

 17S5; 4. Mary, b. Aug. 29, 1770; 5, Ebenezer, b. Nov. 26, 1773; 6, Joseph, 

 b. Nov. 15, 1778. d. Sept. 1^. 1779, (TV.), James, mar. Eunice Barnum, and had, 

 1, Levi of Danbury ; 2, James, d. set. 20; 3, Joseph, d. (V.), Michael of Balls- 

 ton, mar. Margaret Scribner, and left 1, Abraham; 2, Uriah; 3, David: 4, 

 Michael. 



Woolsey of Bedford. — This family is descended from George Woolsey, " the 

 son of Benjamin, and grandson of Thomas, a near relative of Thomas, better 

 known in history as Cardinal Wolsey ; who, to the liberalty of his royal master, 

 Henry VIII. was indebted for his extraordinary elevation. George Woolsey 

 was b. October 27, 1610, and had probably resided some time with his father in 

 Holland, having come over with the Dutch emigrants in 1623, while yet a mere 

 boy." From New Amsterdam George removed to Flushing, where he purchased 

 a plantation and established himself. He d. August 17, 1698. By his wife Re- 

 becca, he had three sons, George, Thomas and John, and three da. Sarah Hallett, 

 Mary Woolsey and Rebecca Wiggins. For the descendants of George, see 

 Thompson's History of Long Island. Thomas, the second son, b. 1655 removed 

 to Bedford, Westchester County, and left three sons, viz. Richard, William and 

 Thomas. Richard, the eldest, b. 1697, d. 1777, mar. Sarah Fowler, and had (I.), 

 Josiah, d. 1778, mar. Mary Owen and left 1, Stephen of Ulster Co., b. 1758; 2, 



