M, #36, b. 1785, d. 1837
| Note* | | William G Wamsley In the History of Rush Co IN the bio of William's descendant (Wm-1, WmB-2, WmC-3, OrinP-4) Orin P Wamsley. There is some interesting info in this that bears looking into as it is not confirmed any place else that I have seen. It says "William B. Wamsley was born in Boone county, Kentucky, son of George W. Wamsley and wife, pioneers of that county, who later came across the river and settled in Hamilton county, where George W. Wamsley was killed by a log falling upon him and crushing his head during a pioneer 'barn raising' in the neighborhood in which he lived." There have been no males by the name of George carried down in the family, so where did this come from?1 |
| Birth* | 1785 | He was born in 1785 at Randolph Co. (possibly), Virginia, possibly Randolph Co?, Birth date from History of Miami Township (Evd 779). Check New Jersey as a birth place as son Samuel's death cert says Wm was born there. |
| Marriage* | 23 May 1810 | He married Nancy Bussell, daughter of Moses S Bussell and Margaret (__________), on 23 May 1810 at Boone Co., Kentucky, (Evd 750) Original marriage bond at Boone Co KY courthouse has original signatures of William Wamsley and Moses S Bussell. Know all men by these presents that we William Wamsley and Moses Bustto [note that's the way it's spelled at this point] are ___ and firmly bound unto The Commonwealth of Kentucky in the penal sum of Fifty pounds current money payable to the said Commonwealth to which payment shall truly to be made we bind our selves each and every of our Heirs Executors and Admrs jointly & severally ___ by these presents sealed & dated this 23rd of May 1820. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a license is desired fro a marriage intended between the said William Wamsley & Nancy Bussell now if it should always hereafter appear that there is no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be void and to remain in full force & virtue. [signed] William Wamsley, Moses S Bussell.
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| Census1810* | 1810 | William G Wamsley was the head of the household in the 1810 census, Boone Co., Kentucky with 00100-00100. |
| Residence | 1815 | In 1815 William G Wamsley resided From Kentucky to Ohio in 1815 per Hamilton Co Ohio History by Ford 1881 (Evd 799) which says that William's first Ohio settlement was made at North Bend, on the farm now the property of Charles Short. In politics he was an Old Line Whig. |
| Misc* | 4 August 1818 | He was "Wm. G. Wamsley offers a reward for his lost pocketbook." - Louisville Public Advertiser, published weekly by S. Penn, Junior, Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky Volume 1, #6, Tues., Aug. 4, 1818. Per "Early Louisville, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1806-1828," by Lola Frazer Crowder (ISBN 0-932231-10-1), Frontier Press, Galveston, 1995 (thanks to MJLeenstra@aol.com for providing this) on 4 August 1818 at Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Census1820* | 1820 | He was the head of the household in the 1820 census, Miami Twnshp, Hamilton Co., Ohio with name shows as Wolimsly 4m0-10 (James, Moses, William, and unknown) 1m26-45 (William) 1f0-10 (Eliza) 1f26-45 (Nancy). |
| Marriage* | 22 November 1824 | He married Fanny Madby on 22 November 1824 at Hamilton Co., Ohio, Have marriage record bk 2 pg 352 (Evd 751). Marriage performed in Hamilton Co OH by W. Harrell, Justice of Peace. |
| Death* | 1837 | William G Wamsley died in 1837 at Ripley Co., Indiana, Hamilton Co Ohio History by Ford 1881 (Evd 799) says William died Ripley Co Indiana, but I haven't found anything to support this. |
| Biography* | 1881 | He had a biography: (Evd 799) From History of Hamilton Co OH (Ford 1881) pg 326. William Maensley [note misspelling] was born in Virginia in 1785, where he married Nancy Bussel. She died, leaving six children, in Miami, in 1822. He came to this State in 1815, but had lived for a time previously in Boone county, Kentucky. His first Ohio settlement was made at North Bend, on the farm now the property of Charles Short. In politics he was an Old Line whig. He died in Ripley, Indiana, in 1837. He had six children: James, at present in Texas; Moses B., now married to Eunice Hayes; John B., married to Mary J. Ingraham; Eliza, the wife of David Jones, of Indiana; Samuel, married to Catharine Gronendike; and Stephen W., married to Mary Vangorder, and a resident of Indiana at the present time. [John B is actually William B]
in 1881. |