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Jesse Wilson 1786–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 1786

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Nov 1856

Death Location: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Lily Newton

Spouse(s): Mary Pinkerman, Rebecca Hughes, Elizabeth None, Elizabeth Davis

Children(s): Phoebe Wilson, Israel Wilson, Cecilia Wilson, Rhody Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Julia Wilson, Jesse Wilson, Aorra Wilson, Feraby Vancil, James Wilson, Nancy Wilson

Jesse Wilson was born in 1786 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Wilson And Lily Newton. Jesse Wilson married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Pinkerman, Peggy Russell, Rebecca Hughes, and had children including Aorra Wilson, Cecilia Cecelia Celia Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Feraby Vancil, Israel Wilson, James Wilson, Jesse Hinkle Wilson, Julia Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Phoebe Wilson, Rhody Wilson. Jesse Wilson passed away in 1856 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Wilson was born in 1786 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of James Wilson And Lily Newton.
  • Jesse Wilson married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Pinkerman, Peggy Russell, Rebecca Hughes, and had children including Aorra Wilson, Cecilia Cecelia Celia Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Feraby Vancil, Israel Wilson, James Wilson, Jesse Hinkle Wilson, Julia Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Phoebe Wilson, Rhody Wilson.
  • Jesse Wilson passed away in 1856 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Wilson
1786–1856
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Wilson
1746–1840
Sussex, DE, USA
Lily Newton
1755–1840
DE
Grandparents
Edward Newton
1712–1762
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Mary Clarkson
1717–1766
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Newton
1670–1730
*Frances Holcomb
1688–1746
William Clarkson
1680–1736
Elizabeth Hagan
1694–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Newton
1650–1693
Margaret Clements
1664–1702
Richard WILLIS
1646–1690
Frances Allon
1650–1729
James Hagan
1671–1749

Jesse Wilson's Descendants

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Jesse Wilson (February 1786–1 Nov 1856) m. Mary Pinkerman (about 1784–Before 1837) m. Rebecca Hughes (1797–) m. Elizabeth (ABT 1786–AFT 1863) m. Elizabeth Davis (1786–Bef. 1886)
  1. 1. Phoebe Wilson 1804–1866
  2. 2. Israel Wilson 1808–1888
  3. 3. Cecilia (Cecelia Celia) Wilson 1821–1915
  4. 4. Rhody Wilson 1811–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Wilson 1819–
  6. 6. Julia Wilson 1813–
  7. 7. Jesse (Hinkle) Wilson 1822–1886
  8. 8. Aorra Wilson 1814–1856
  9. 9. Feraby Vancil 1804–1866
  10. 10. James Wilson 1815–
  11. 11. Nancy Wilson 1806–1863 m. Jonathan Ferrel 1800–1833 m. Jonathan (Mark) Cole 1807–1885
    1. 1. Jesse (Asbury) Ferrel 1824–1916 m. Susannah (Jessie) Powell 1835–1889
      1. 1. Leah (Ruthenda) Ferrel 1856–1935 m. Daniel (Wesley) Loghry 1859–1885 m. John (Marion Berry) Sr 1834–1903
        1. 1. Jesse (George) Loghry 1881–1910 m. Flora (Ethel) Dye 1882–1927
        2. 2. Esther (Susan) Loghry 1879–1882
        3. 3. Sara (Ann "Annie") Loghry 1880–1959 m. Fred Keeler 1863–1927
        4. 4. Emeline (May) Loghry 1885–1886
        5. 5. Mary (Jane) Loghry 1877–1960 m. Mina (B) Minars 1848–1922
        6. 6. Edgar (Milton "Milt") Berry 1897–1978 m. Juanita (May) Willert 1899–1943
        7. 7. John (Marion Berry) Jr 1894–1942
      2. 2. Isabelle (Malinda) Ferrel 1854–1921 m. Joseph (Leander) Loghry 1855–1906
        1. 1. Sarah (Lee) Loghry 1896–1984
        2. 2. Susan (Ester) Loghry 1877–1941
        3. 3. Maude Loghry 1889–1903
        4. 4. Robert (Adra) Loghry 1894–1935
        5. 5. Clarence (Edward) Loghry 1875–1958
        6. 6. Jasper (Leander) Loghry 1877–1938 m. Martha (Lucinda *Lucy* (Norris)) Hart 1882–1950 m. Bessie Miller 1875–
        7. 7. David Loghry 1881–
        8. 8. Jessie (Angeline) Loghry 1885–
        9. 9. Myrtle (Moriah) Loghry 1890–1903
        10. 10. Lester (Valentine) Loghry 1895–1895
        11. 11. Ester (S) Miller 1877–1941
        12. 12. David Loghry 1898–
        13. 13. Jessie (Angeline) Laughery 1881–1881
        14. 14. Susan (E) LOGHRY 1877–1941
      3. 3. Rachel (Rhodira) Ferrel 1861–1943
      4. 4. James (Harvey) Ferrel 1859–1883
      5. 5. Jesse (Milton "Milt") Ferrel 1869–1949 m. Minnie (Bell) Esley 1873–
        1. 1. John (Marion) Ferrel 1898–
      6. 6. Jonathan (Asbury) Ferrel 1863–1879
      7. 7. William (H) Ferrel 1872–1886
      8. 8. John (M) Ferrel 1867–1868
    2. 2. Jonathan (Davis) Ferrel 1819–1880
    3. 3. Rhodira (Martha) Ferrell 1828–1905
    4. 4. Stephan (Sherman) Ferrel 1815–1887

Jesse Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1786
February 1786
Birth of Jesse Wilson in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1803
9 Apr 1803
Age 17
Jesse Wilson was married in Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland
1856
1 Nov 1856
Age 70
Death of Jesse Wilson in Buffalo, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
Buffalo, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 1786
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1803
    Event Place: Dorchester County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Buffalo, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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