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John Willson 1696–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1696

Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: aft 1780

Death Location: Cottenham, Cambridge, England

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Frances Chapman

Spouse(s): Ann Butteris

Children(s): Ann Willson, Edward Willson

John Willson was born in 1696 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Wilson And Frances Chapman. John Willson married Ann Butteris, and had children including Ann Willson, Edward Willson. John Willson passed away in 1780 in Cottenham, Cambridge, England.

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Biography

  • John Willson was born in 1696 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Wilson And Frances Chapman.
  • John Willson married Ann Butteris, and had children including Ann Willson, Edward Willson.
  • John Willson passed away in 1780 in Cottenham, Cambridge, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilson
1658–1744
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Frances Chapman
1665–1703
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Butteris
1700–1764
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Willson
1732–1817
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Edward Willson
1743–1744
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridge, England
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John Willson's Ancestors

Self
John Willson
1696–1780
Birth Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Wilson
1658–1744
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Frances Chapman
1665–1703
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Willson
1633–1694
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Cratcloe
1637–1701
Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England
John Chapman
1632–1678
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Elsabeth Waineman
1631–1703
Tithby, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Willson
1604–1647
Sybill Apleby
1602–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George (YOUNG\BONHAM*)
1580–1644
Elena (YOUNG\BONHAM*)
1577–
George Appleby
1564–1619

John Willson's Descendants

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John Willson (6 Sep 1696–aft 1780) m. Ann Butteris (1700–1764)
  1. 1. Ann Willson 1732–1817 m. John Pearson 1743–1812
    1. 1. John (James) Pearson 1775–1851 m. Sarah Graves 1780–1839 m. Sarah Graves 1780–1839
      1. 1. John (Pierson) (Pearson) 1807–1859 m. Elizabeth Bull 1805–1889
        1. 1. Mary (J) Pierson 1835–1919 m. James (Graves) Jr 1832–1904
        2. 2. THOMAS (PIERSON) * 1833–
        3. 3. JOHN (PIERSON) * 1842–1842
        4. 4. SARAH (PIERSON) * 1850–
        5. 5. ELIZABETH (PIERSON) * 1847–
        6. 6. JOHN PIERSON 1837–1841
        7. 7. JAMES PIERSON 1839–1840
      2. 2. Joseph Pierson 1820–1881
      3. 3. Frances (Fanny) Pierson 1818–1901
      4. 4. Robert Pierson 1817–1889
      5. 5. James Pierson 1815–1883
      6. 6. William Pierson 1812–1881
      7. 7. Mary Pierson 1805–
      8. 8. Thomas Pierson 1803–
    2. 2. Mary Pearson 1773–1853
  2. 2. Edward Willson 1743–1744

John Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1696
6 Sep 1696
Birth of John Willson in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
1780
aft 1780
Age 84
Death of John Willson in Cottenham, Cambridge, England
Cottenham, Cambridge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1696
    Event Place: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1780
    Event Place: Cottenham, Cambridge, England
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