war in 1815. Later life Woolsey left Sacketts Harbor in 1824 to assume command of the frigate, . He took it on a West Indies cruise until June 1827. Late in 1827, he took command of the navy yard at Pensacola, Florida and moved his family there. He held the position until 1831. Between 1832 and 1834, Woolsey served as Commodore in command of the Brazilian Station. His last active duty took him to the Chesapeake Bay, where he supervised surveys from 1836 until his health began to decline in 1837. Personal life After the war, Master Commandant Woolsey remained in command of the naval station at Sacketts Harbor. In 1816, he was promoted to captain and likely married Susan Cornelia Treadwell of Long Island, New York that year. Together, they were the parents of: Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1817–1874), who married Mary Louisa Morrison, a daughter of Joseph Morrison of Baltimore. James Treadwell Woolsey (1820–1894). Alida Livingston Woolsey (1822–1859), who married Rev. Isaac Pierson Stryker; their son, M. Woolsey Stryker, became a Presbyterian minister and President of Hamilton College. Robert Henry Woolsey (1824–1886), who married Mary Ann Bush in 1869. Susan Cornelia Woolsey (b. 1828), who married Russel W. R. Freeman in 1855. Mary Elizabeth Woolsey (b. 1831), who married Samuel H. Cary; after his death she married Rev. Francis Windsor Brathwaite. Richard Lansing Woolsey (1835–1910), who married Caroline Heming. Henry Livingston Woolsey Commodore Woolsey died May 18, 1838, at Utica, New York. Honors The United States Navy named two destroyers in his honor: and commemorating both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey. References External links history.navy.mil: USS Woolsey Woolsey mansion 1782 births 1838 deaths United States Navy personnel of the War of 1812 American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent Burials at Grove Street Cemetery Melancthon Taylor Melancthon Taylor Melancthon Taylor Melancthon Taylor United States Navy officers Melancthon Taylor Melancthon Taylor