WILLIAM HENRY HELME - GENEALOGY RECORD


Husband:	William Henry Helme					
Born:		14-Sep-1758  in Miller Place, NY
Died:		8-June-1812   in Miller Place, NY
Buried:		burial stone in Seaview Cemetery, Mount Sinai, NY 
Will dated:	6-Jun-1812
Probated:	21-Jul-1812 Surrogate Court, Riverhead, NY (#1005) Liber C Page 258
Resided:	Shown in Southhold Town Records from 1786 to 1804 holding various 
		town positions and after that apparently moved back to Miller Place
		due to the advancing age of his father, Thomas Helme III and that 
		the 1812 house was built for his family and other household members.
Church:		1809 elected Elder to the First Presbyterian Church of Brookhaven (Setauket)
Military:	With militia after the American Revolution, appointed as Lieutenant
		and in 1787 promoted to Captain of a company of light infantry
Father:		Thomas Helme III
Mother:		Hannah Smith

Wife:		Sarah Phillips
Married:	22-Dec-1783  in Smithtown, NY
Born:		14-Jun-1763
Died:		14-Nov-1836  in Miller Place, NY (73 years 5 mos.)
Buried:		burial stone Seaview Cemetery, Mt. Sinai, NY  
Probated:	16-Feb-1837
Father:		Samuel Phillips
Mother:		Sarah Mills
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Issue:
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Thomas S.  Helme		   	   Born:      1-Jun-1785 
  sp. Julietta A. Hudson		   Married:   1814 Newburgh, NY
  Born:1790 Died:9-Feb-1834 		   Died:      21-Jan-1853 (67yr 7mo 20days)
					   Will:      Intestate
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Sarah (Sally) Maria Helme	           Born:      15-Nov-1788
  sp. John Franklin Robinson		   Married:   12-Sep-1812
  Issue: Helen Maria Robinson		   Died:      17-Feb-1830 (41 years of age)
      Born:Nov-1818 Died:20-Nov-1821	   Buried:    burial stone Seaview Cemetery,
      Died:20-Nov-1821 age 3 years 11 days	      Mount Sinai, NY
	 Amelia Catherine Robinson
      Born:7-Sep-1815
      Died:16-Jan-1829

Note: Abstracts of Intestate Records Liber F (File 2471, Pg. 52), Sally Maria Robinson 
of Brookhaven 11-Aug-1832 - Adm:  husband John T. Robinson 	 
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Hannah Helme				   Born:      10-Mar-1793 Southold, NY
sp. John Woodhull (General -War 1812)      Married:   6-Jun-1821 Presbyterian Church
his 2nd marriage				      Middle Island, NY             
      no issue				   Died:      1857
					   Buried:    gravestone in Seaview Cemetery,
						      Mount Sinai, NY    
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William Henry Helme (Jr.)	           Born:      29-Jan-1795 Southold, NY
  sp.  unmarried			   Died:      11 or 14-Sep-1829 Miller Place, NY
					   Will:
					   Buried:    gravestone in Seaview Cemetery, 
						      Mount Sinai, NY reads he was 
						      35 years of age when he died

Note: First Miller Place Post Office established 2-Apr-1825 with William Henry Helme as 
as postmaster.  The early post office was maintained in the home of the postmaster.

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Samuel Phillips Helme 		   	   Born:      5-Aug-1801 Southold, NY
  sp.  unmarried			   Died:      18-Aug-1828 at 27 years of age 13 days
  occ. store or tavern owner in		   Resided:   Port Jefferson, NY
          Port Jefferson, NY. (rented to   Buried:    gravestone in Seaview Cemetery, 
          Charles Kenner)	  		      Mount, Sinai, NY     

						      

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