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Basil Andrew Woolley, Sr.

Male 1777 - 1848  (70 years)


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  • Name Basil Andrew Woolley 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 8 Jun 1777  SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1848  Benton (now Calhoun Co)., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Benton (now Calhoun Co)., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9026  MyTree
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2011 

    Father John G. Woolley,   b. Holland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Amanda LNU,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ann Boyd,   b. 2 Jun 1788, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1865, Chilton Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1805  Edgefield Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Adolph Woolley,   b. 19 Feb 1807, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876  (Age 68 years)
     2. Edy Wooley,   b. 25 Nov 1808, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1810, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Jesse Irby Wooley,   b. 10 Mar 1811, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1852  (Age 41 years)
     4. Jenetta Wooley,   b. 1 Apr 1813, GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1896, Chilton Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Alpha Wooley,   b. 22 Jul 1815, Benton Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Pinkney Wooley,   b. 8 Dec 1817, Hall, GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1862, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     7. Minor Wooley,   b. 26 Sep 1820, Hall, GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Andrew Jackson Wooley,   b. 26 Feb 1826, GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1853  (Age 27 years)
     9. Jr. Basil Andrew Wooley,   b. 1 Aug 1827, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1865  (Age 37 years)
     10. Sabra Wooley,   b. 22 Feb 1829, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889  (Age 59 years)
     11. Elizabeth Ann Wooley,   b. 22 Mar 1831, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Mary Caroline Wooley,   b. 11 May 1833, Bibb Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1922, Malvern, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     13. Virgil T. Wooley,   b. 11 Oct 1835, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1836, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Basil and Elizabeth initially lived in the Edgefield District of South Carolina until 1812 at which time they moved to Hall County, Georgia. Basil and Elizabeth moved to Bibb County, Alabama in the mid-1820's. They were among the first settlers of Maplesville near Mulberry Creek. Basil and Elizabeth had thirteen children of which three were born in South Carolina, five in Georgia, and five in Bibb (later became Chilton) County, Alabama. The children were:
      #01: Robert Adolph Woolley - Feb. 19, 1807-1876 married on Nov. 28, 1826 to Mary "Polly" White;
      #02: Edy Woolley Nov. 25, 1808-Aug. 10, 1810;
      #03: Jesse Irby Woolley - March 10, 1811-April 06, 1852 married Phoebe H. Page;
      #04: Ginutty (Gennetta) Woolley - April 01, 1813 GA-July 11, 1896-Chilton County, Alabama, married on January 29, 1827/28 Bibb Co., Al, to Hugh Jones - April 19, 1809 Randolph County, (Later Jasper County) Georgia - September 30, 1864 Bibb County, Al, father: Joseph White Jones, mother: Rebecca Hightower, (Genetta & Hugh Woolley Jones are buried on private property-Blueberry Farm - Chilton Co., Al-Co. Rd. 15 & State Hwy. 22W, at one time this area was called Jones).;
      #05: Alpha Woolley - July 22, 1815- ? married on Jan. 20, 1833 to Edmund Hayes (Hays); #06: Pickney Woolley - Dec. 08, 1817 - 1862 married on Jan. 07, 1841 to Mary Caroline Banks;
      #07: Minor Woolley - Sept. 26, 1820 - ? , married on Nov. 08, 1847 to Martha E. Yeager; #08: Andrew Jackson Woolley - Feb. 26, 1826 - Nov. 05, 1853 married on Oct. 22, 1850 to Juliann Parnell;
      #09: Basil Andrew Woolley, Jr. - Aug. 01, 1827 - 1865, married on Jan. 30, 1851 to Margaret S. Lenoir;
      #10: Sabra Woolley - Feb. 22, 1829 - 1889, married to Thomas Washburn,
      #11: Elizabeth Ann Woolley - March 22, 1831 - ?, married J. L. Brown;
      #12: Mary Caroline Woolley - May 11, 1833 - Dec. 22, 1922-Malvern, Arkansas, married on Jan. 24, 1850 to Seaborn Jones (died), then married James G. Sanford;
      #13: Virgil T. Woolley Oct. 11, 1835 - March 27, 1836.

      Basil, Elizabeth, and several of their children moved to Benton County (later Calhoun County, Al). In 1848, Basil passed away and is buried in Calhoun Co., Al. After Basil's death, Elizabeth and family returned to Bibb County (now Chilton Co., Al). Elizabeth died in October 1865 and is buried in the Jones-Woolley Family Cemetery near Isabella (Chilton Co., AL) Co. Rd. 15 & State Hwy. 22W (private property-Blueberry Farm).