Woolsey, Benjamin Muirson

  • From: American Aristocracy: https://americanaristocracy.com/people/benjamin-muirson-woolsey
    • Benjamin Muirson Woolsey (1758-1813)
    • Major Benjamin Muirson Woolsey, Loyalist, of the Queen’s Rangers
    • Participated in the Rangers’ engagement with American forces under Major General Baron Steuben at Point of Forks, Virginia on June 5, 1778.
    • Surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781.
    • Left Yorktown for New York on the Transport Ship “Andrew”.
    • Rank made permanent in the Army on December 25, 1782.
    • He was born on Long Island, New York. He was a Loyalist and fought with the Queen’s Rangers during the Revolution. Afterwards, he resettled in New Brunswick, before returning to the States. He died at Bridgeport, Connecticut.
    • In 1783 he settled in New Brunswick. and subsequently became a Major in the local militia. He later returned to the United States. Was a resident in New York City between July 1783 and March 1785. Went to London, England in 1785. Was still there in 1789.
  • Loyalist from the Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9305
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