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Capt James Wesley Wilson 1740–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1740

Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Mar 1825

Death Location: Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Mildred Moore

Spouse(s): Sarah Woodward, Elizabeth Gordon

Children(s): John Wilson, Grace Wilson, James Jr., Jesse Wilson, Elihu Wilson, Jeremiah Wilson, Luke Wilson, Gabriel Wilson, Allen Wilson, Henry Wilson

Capt James Wesley Wilson was born in 1740 in Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland, the child of James Wilson And Mildred Margaret Moore. In 1754, Capt James Wesley Wilson resided in Georgia, USA. Capt James Wesley Wilson married Elizabeth Eliza Ann Gordon, Sarah Woodward, and had children including Allen Fulford Wilson, Elihu Wilson, Gabriel Wilson, Grace Wilson, Henry Wilson, James Wesley Wilson Jr, Jeremiah Wilson, Jesse Wilson, John Wilson, Luke Wilson. Capt James Wesley Wilson passed away in 1825 in Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt James Wesley Wilson was born in 1740 in Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland, the child of James Wilson And Mildred Margaret Moore.
  • In 1754, Capt James Wesley Wilson resided in Georgia, USA.
  • Capt James Wesley Wilson married Elizabeth Eliza Ann Gordon, Sarah Woodward, and had children including Allen Fulford Wilson, Elihu Wilson, Gabriel Wilson, Grace Wilson, Henry Wilson, James Wesley Wilson Jr, Jeremiah Wilson, Jesse Wilson, John Wilson, Luke Wilson.
  • Capt James Wesley Wilson passed away in 1825 in Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wilson
1711–
Birth Location: scotland
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Mildred Moore
1715–1742
Birth Location: Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Woodward
1742–1784
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Gordon
1755–1832
Birth Location: Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EG

Children(s)

John Wilson
1762–1827
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JW
Grace Wilson
1772–
Birth Location: Ebenezer, Effingham, Georgia, United States
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James Jr.
1773–1883
Birth Location: –
JJ
Jesse Wilson
1774–
Birth Location: –
JW
Elihu Wilson
1796–1856
Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, USA
EW
Jeremiah Wilson
1795–1867
Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, United States
JW
Luke Wilson
1785–1861
Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, United States
LW
Gabriel Wilson
1787–1815
Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, United States
GW
Allen Wilson
1798–1855
Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, USA
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Henry Wilson
1801–1817
Birth Location: –
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Capt Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Capt Wilson
1740–1825
Birth Place: Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland
Parents
James Wilson
1711–
scotland
Mildred (Margaret) Moore
1715–1742
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Capt (James Wesley) Wilson (11 Feb 1740–01 Mar 1825) m. Sarah Woodward (1742–before 1784) m. Elizabeth (Eliza "Ann") Gordon (1755–17 Oct 1832)
  1. 1. John Wilson 1762–1827
  2. 2. Grace Wilson 1772–
  3. 3. James (Wesley Wilson) Jr. 1773–1883
  4. 4. Jesse Wilson 1774–
  5. 5. Elihu Wilson 1796–1856 m. Ann Achord 1795–1860 m. Katherine Tullis 1794–1841
    1. 1. Eli (Wesley) Wilson 1833–1913 m. Sarah (Jane) Davis 1837–1904
      1. 1. Emma (Jane) Wilson 1860–1861
      2. 2. Benjamin ("Bunk" Sterline) Wilson 1862–1936 m. Martha ("Mattie" Elizabeth) Veal 1865–1924
        1. 1. Benjamin (Rheca) Wilson 1900–1962 m. Sallie (Louise) Hodges 1899–1985
        2. 2. Pearl (Cleo) Wilson 1895–1975 m. Ralph (Waldo) Jones 1890–1978
        3. 3. Beulah (Wilson) Duke 1887–1973
        4. 4. Daisy (Deane) Wilson 1889–1972 m. John (W.) Waller 1886–1964
        5. 5. William ("Willie" Thomas) Wilson 1892–1926
      3. 3. Caroline (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Wilson 1855–1945
      4. 4. Laura (Ann) Wilson 1857–1897
      5. 5. Minnesota ("Arizona") Wilson 1865–1889 m. Elijah (Andrew) Jones 1862–1931
        1. 1. Mariah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") JONES 1882–1936
        2. 2. James (Alvin) Jones 1885–1963
        3. 3. Miles (Albert Jones) Sr 1883–1974
        4. 4. baby (boy 1) Jones 1881–1881
        5. 5. baby (boy 2) Jones 1881–1881
      6. 6. Isabella ("Belle" Drucilla) Wilson 1858–1914 m. John (Eli) Watkins 1851–1940
        1. 1. Charles (H) Watkins 1876–1907
        2. 2. Vienna (Elizabeth) Watkins 1878–1950
        3. 3. George (A) Watkins 1885–1933
        4. 4. Martha (Virginia) Watkins 1898–1957
        5. 5. Alphus (W) Watkins 1887–1971
        6. 6. Lilla (Belle) Watkins 1892–1898
        7. 7. John (Wesley) Watkins 1880–1962
        8. 8. Fannie (Jane) Watkins 1893–1922
        9. 9. Fred (S) Watkins 1889–1926
        10. 10. Estella Watkins 1883–1957
        11. 11. Mary (Lou) Watkins 1896–1990
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Louella) Watkins 1883–1922
      7. 7. Julia (Ellen) Wilson 1867–1895 m. William Screws 1875–
      8. 8. Marietta (E Tallulah) Youngblood 1869–1948 m. Cornelius (Roland) Youngblood 1870–1944 m. John (Bullard) Veale 1853–1900
        1. 1. Edna Veale 1891–1961 m. Albert (E) Price 1879–1936
      9. 9. James ("Jim" Osgood Andrew) Wilson 1871–1946 m. Almeda (Lucinda "Lucy") Hartley 1874–1953
        1. 1. Cecil (Molten(?)) Wilson 1897–1898
      10. 10. John (Eli) Wilson 1874–1955 m. Anna ("Annie" Elizabeth) Lamb 1876–1964
        1. 1. Gittel Wilson 1903–
        2. 2. Myrtle Wilson 1899–
        3. 3. Ethel Wilson 1903–
        4. 4. Wesley (Madison) Wilson 1901–1902
      11. 11. Ada (Leona) Wilson 1876–1961
      12. 12. Patrick (Henry) Wilson 1879–1949 m. Deloris ("Lois") Waller 1884–1965
        1. 1. Roy ("Bascom") Wilson 1922–1967 m. Betty Wilson 1931–2007
      13. 13. Robert (Elliot) Wilson 1880–1880
      14. 14. Alexander (Hamilton) Wilson 1883–1887
    2. 2. Henry (James) Wilson 1818–1861 m. Francis (Ann) Edwards 1818–1875
    3. 3. Stephen (Alfred) Wilson 1829–1897 m. Tabitha (Ann) Edwards 1836–1914 m. Jane (Lavinia) Dasher 1827–1852 m. Laura (S.) Davis 1838–1857
      1. 1. Walter (Scott) Wilson 1858–1948 m. Caroline ("Carrie" Martin) Price 1860–1936
        1. 1. Mary ("May" Sterling) Wilson 1886–1943
        2. 2. Pauline (Martin) Wilson 1885–1967
        3. 3. Emmett (Cheatham) Wilson 1887–1977
        4. 4. Katharine (Wansley) Wilson 1888–1980 m. Olaf Otto 1881–1960
        5. 5. Caroline (Price) Wilson 1895–1992
      2. 2. Horace (Emmet) Wilson 1859–1934
      3. 3. Frank (Cheatham D.D.S.) Wilson 1864–1950 m. Sophie (Maria Brice Dunnington) Dunham 1863–1950
    4. 4. Laura Wilson 1839–1850
    5. 5. Caroline (Elizabeth) Wilson 1816–1893 m. Benjamin (J) DAVIS 1826–1906 m. George (Jefferson) Zipperer 1801–1852
    6. 6. Elihu (Wilson) Jr. 1821–1822
    7. 7. John (Berrian) Wilson 1823–1845
    8. 8. Ann (Elizabeth) Wilson 1825–1847
    9. 9. Andrew (James) Wilson 1838–1886 m. Lavinia (F) Shuptrine 1839–1911
  6. 6. Jeremiah Wilson 1795–1867 m. Elizabeth Lucas 1793–1868
  7. 7. Luke Wilson 1785–1861
  8. 8. Gabriel Wilson 1787–1815
  9. 9. Allen (Fulford) Wilson 1798–1855
  10. 10. Henry Wilson 1801–1817

Capt Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1740
11 Feb 1740
Birth of Capt James Wesley Wilson in Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland
Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland
1740
11 Feb 1740
Capt James Wesley Wilson was baptized in Benholm,Kincardine,Scotland
Benholm,Kincardine,Scotland
1754
1754-1854
Age 14
Capt James Wesley Wilson resided here in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1820
14 November 1820
Age 80
Capt James Wesley Wilson was married in Washington County, Maryland, USA
Washington County, Maryland, USA
1825
01 Mar 1825
Age 85
Death of Capt James Wesley Wilson in Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States
Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Benholm, Kincardineshine, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Benholm,Kincardine,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 November 1820
    Event Place: Washington County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1754-1854
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia Historical Collections

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Effingham, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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