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Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson 1631 – 1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1631

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 March 1699

Death Location: Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Anna Yeats

Spouse(s): Susannah Jacobus

Children(s): Bridgett Wilson

In 1631, Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Wilson and Anna Yeats. Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson married Susannah Jacobus, and had children including Bridgett Wilson. Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson passed away in 1699 in Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1631, Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Wilson and Anna Yeats.
  • Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson married Susannah Jacobus, and had children including Bridgett Wilson.
  • Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson passed away in 1699 in Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilson
1598 – 1670
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Anna Yeats
1604 – 1643
Birth Location: Southowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Jacobus
1632 – 1725
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
SJ

Children(s)

Bridgett Wilson
1656 – 1704
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Elias Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Elias Wilson
1631 – 1699
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wilson
1598 – 1670
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Anna Yeats
1604 – 1643
Southowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Wilsone
1572 – 1640
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Jennet ("Genet") Hainsworth*
1576 – 1613
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Roberti Yates
1580 – 1650
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Bethia Erskine
1580 – 1632
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Hainworth
1555 – 1648
Eliza Taynor
1557 – 1650
William Yeats
1540 – 1603
Margaret Bitfield
1548 – 1603
Ralph Mar
1560 – 1645
Isabella Cairncross
1565 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Yate
1520 – 1579
Alma Webster
1521 – 1570
William Bitfeelde
1525 – 1591
Joan Floyde
1530 –
Alexander Sheilfield
1540 – 1580
Elizabeth Erskine
1540 – 1589
Robert Colmislie
1530 – 1575

Elias Wilson's Descendants

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Elias (Sr. (Immigrant)) Wilson (20 November 1631 – 6 March 1699) m. Susannah Jacobus (1632 – 1725)
  1. 1. Bridgett Wilson (1656 – 1704) m. Thomas Newman (13 Oct 1659 – abt 1704)
    1. 1. SARAH (Elizabeth) NEWMAN (1669/70 – 04 Jul 1745) m. Maxfield Browne (1655 – 5 Jul 1745)
      1. 1. Charity Browne (1705 – 1752)
        1. 1. Phoebe Settle (1723 – May 1804) m. Benjamin Morgan (1712 – 1786)

Elias Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1631
20 November 1631
Birth of Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson in Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1699
6 March 1699
Age 68
Death of Elias Sr. (Immigrant) Wilson in Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1631
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1699
    Event Place: Sittenbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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