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Matthew Wilson Willson 1694–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America

Father: Robert Wilson

Mother: Jane (DNA)(ED)(J)(A)(G)(N)(MR)

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The story of Matthew Wilson Willson began in 1694 in Londonderry, Ireland. Matthew Wilson Willson passed away in 1720 in Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Wilson Willson began in 1694 in Londonderry, Ireland.
  • Matthew Wilson Willson passed away in 1720 in Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America.

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Matthew Willson's Ancestors

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Matthew Willson
1694–1720
Birth Place: Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
Robert Thomas Reverand (Immigrated 1701) Wilson
1669–1745
Canonngate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jane (Lee) (DNA)(ED)(J)(A)(G)(N)(MR)
1672–1743
Londonderry, Londonderry (now Armaugh), Ireland
Grandparents
John (Willson Wilsoun) I
1650–1739
Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah (Jennet (Jonet)) Brown
1657–1739
Wantage, [parish], Berkshire,England
Sir (Thomas) Lee
1635–1691
Hartwell, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Anne (Davis 11) GGM
1631–1708
Pangbourne, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert 9pggf
1605–1671
Mary 9pggm
1610–1670
John Browne
1625–1670
Katherine Trowd
1625–1696
Thomas Lee
–1643
Elizabeth Ingoldsby
–1675
Anne GGM
1609–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilson
1571–1623
Jane 10pggm
1582–
Phillippe 10pggf
1590–
Mary Sayle
1590–
John Browne\Wilmington
1577–1639
Marie Tylman
1594–1668
Mathias Trowd
1600–1664
Thomas 10pggf
1573–1641
13-2026 Throckmorton
1574–1642
Richard Ingoldsby⭐
1580–1666
Elizabeth Ingoldsby
1593–1666
Sir GGF
1569–1627
Lady Cranfield
1578–1613

Matthew Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1694
Birth of Matthew Wilson Willson in Londonderry, Ireland
Londonderry, Ireland
1720
1720
Age 26
Death of Matthew Wilson Willson in Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America
Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Londonderry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Atlantic Ocean from shipwreck off the coast of France wihile immigrating to America

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