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