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Reverend Robert Willson 1709–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1709

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey

Death Date: 22 Apr 1785

Death Location: Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Samuel I

Mother: Esther (Willson)

Spouse(s): Mary Quaker

Children(s): Jonathan 💚

In 1709, Reverend Robert Willson entered the world in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, born to Samuel Willson I And Esther Ann Overton Willson. Reverend Robert Willson married Mary Lundy Quaker, and had children including Jonathan Willson. Reverend Robert Willson passed away in 1785 in Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1709, Reverend Robert Willson entered the world in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, born to Samuel Willson I And Esther Ann Overton Willson.
  • Reverend Robert Willson married Mary Lundy Quaker, and had children including Jonathan Willson.
  • Reverend Robert Willson passed away in 1785 in Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel I
1681–1761
Birth Location: Scarborough MM, York, England
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Esther (Willson)
1682–1731
Birth Location: Quakertown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Mary Quaker
1716–1807
Birth Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Jonathan 💚
1741–1824
Birth Location: Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Reverend Willson's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Willson
1709–1785
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey
Parents
Samuel Willson I
1681–1761
Scarborough MM, York, England
Esther (Ann Overton) (Willson)
1682–1731
Quakertown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1650–1709
Scarborough, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Samuel Overton
1640–1732
Lasington Hall, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Hannah (Ester Hall) *
1660–1732
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
William Hall
1630–1684
Esther Hall
1630–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Willson's Descendants

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Reverend (Robert) Willson (1 September 1709–22 Apr 1785) m. Mary (Lundy) Quaker (6 Jan 1716–4 March 1807)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Willson) 💚 1741–1824 m. Abigail (Schmuck) Willson 1748–1824
    1. 1. Richard (Robert) Wilson 1777–1834 m. Rhoda ((1)) Dell 1773–1833
      1. 1. Christian (Schmuck) Willson 1813–1907 m. Anna Willson 1819–1859
        1. 1. Jesse (Fremont) Wilson 1842–1931 m. Sarah (A) Blood 1845–1928

Reverend Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1 September 1709
Birth of Reverend Robert Willson in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey
Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey
1785
22 Apr 1785
Age 76
Death of Reverend Robert Willson in Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1709
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Great Meadows, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
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