Family Group Sheet
Marriage1667, New London, New London, CT [8]
Children
SpouseMary Ware?
SpouseJohn Nettleton
Marriage21 Jan 1691, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT [155]
SpouseSarah Lester
Notes for Gabriel WOODMANSEE
Gabriel likely came to America in the 1660s, but he is not found on any existing passenger lists. (He is often listed as coming from Yorkshire, likely based on the frequency of that name in tha county.) He is found in New London, CT in November 1665, when he purchased a homestead there that is what is now Shaw and Truman Streets. The only record of him prior to that is a will dated 2 Nov 1663 in St. Marys Co, MD to which he was a witness.
When Gabriel bought his property in New London in 1665, he was probably just married or about to be to Sarah ____, as their first child was born in 1668. Her maiden name is unknown, but she apparently remarried after Gabriel’s death to a Mr. Ricks, since her son’s estate refers to her as Widow Sarah Ricks. That may have been James, son of Thomas, born at Salem in 1657.
New London County Court records have the following entry: “Inventory gabriel Woodmansee, dec’d - proved, there is but a small estate and five small children to bring up, and the widow being with child...” [665]
One website lists parents as Robert and Margaret (Clement) Woodmansee, married 29 Nov 1621 in Yorkshire. Robert was born in 1597 in Cherry Burton, Woodmancy, Yorkshire and died 13 Aug 1667 in Boston. His children were born first in England, then in Ipswich and Boston. The main source of this seems to be WFT data. However, these are actually two different Roberts, none of which is likely connected to Gabriel. The Robert at Cherry Burton was buried there in 1658. The Robert who died in Boston in 1667 was headmaster of Boston Latin until his death. There is no record of any Robert at New London, nor of any Gabriel in Massachusetts.
Sons William and John died without surviving issue and Gabriel apparently did as well, as he left his entire estate to his mother. Thomas, Sarah, Joseph and Richard are the only ones with descendents.
When Gabriel bought his property in New London in 1665, he was probably just married or about to be to Sarah ____, as their first child was born in 1668. Her maiden name is unknown, but she apparently remarried after Gabriel’s death to a Mr. Ricks, since her son’s estate refers to her as Widow Sarah Ricks. That may have been James, son of Thomas, born at Salem in 1657.
New London County Court records have the following entry: “Inventory gabriel Woodmansee, dec’d - proved, there is but a small estate and five small children to bring up, and the widow being with child...” [665]
One website lists parents as Robert and Margaret (Clement) Woodmansee, married 29 Nov 1621 in Yorkshire. Robert was born in 1597 in Cherry Burton, Woodmancy, Yorkshire and died 13 Aug 1667 in Boston. His children were born first in England, then in Ipswich and Boston. The main source of this seems to be WFT data. However, these are actually two different Roberts, none of which is likely connected to Gabriel. The Robert at Cherry Burton was buried there in 1658. The Robert who died in Boston in 1667 was headmaster of Boston Latin until his death. There is no record of any Robert at New London, nor of any Gabriel in Massachusetts.
Sons William and John died without surviving issue and Gabriel apparently did as well, as he left his entire estate to his mother. Thomas, Sarah, Joseph and Richard are the only ones with descendents.
Notes for Sarah (Woodmansee)
Joshua Hempstead's diary records that "old goodee Ricks" had either died or was buried on 30 Sep 1729, aged about 76.[ [665]] This presumably indicates she was married to John Ricks after Gabriel died in 1688.
