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Robert Willson 1669–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Nov 1745

Death Location: Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: John Wilsoun

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Jane Lee, Jean Willson, Agnes Waterston

Children(s): John Wilson

Robert Willson was born in 1669 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Willson Wilsoun And Sarah Jennet Jonet Brown. Robert Willson married Agnes Waterston, Jane Lee, Jean Willson, and had children including John Burgess Wilson. Robert Willson passed away in 1745 in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Willson was born in 1669 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Willson Wilsoun And Sarah Jennet Jonet Brown.
  • Robert Willson married Agnes Waterston, Jane Lee, Jean Willson, and had children including John Burgess Wilson.
  • Robert Willson passed away in 1745 in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilsoun
1650–1739
Birth Location: Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sarah Brown
1657–1739
Birth Location: Wantage, Berkshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Lee
1672–1743
Birth Location: Londonderry, Armagh, Ireland
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Jean Willson
1672–1743
Birth Location: Londonderry, Armagh, , Ireland
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Agnes Waterston
1687–1781
Birth Location: Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Wilson
1696–1773
Birth Location: Ireland
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Robert Willson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Willson
1669–1745
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Willson Wilsoun
1650–1739
Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah (Jennet (Jonet)) Brown
1657–1739
Wantage, Berkshire,England
Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1629–1696
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Mary (Harrison) 9pggm
1610–1670
John (Wilmington) Browne❤️
1625–1670
Stockland, parish, Devonshire, England
Katherine Trowd
1625–1696
Upottery, [parish], shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1603–
Katherine Rudd
1607–1694
Phillippe 10pggf
1590–
Mary Sayle
1590–
John Browne
1577–1639
745-13 Tilman
1594–1668
Mathias Trowd
1600–1664
Margaret Salter
1590–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir immigrant
1565–1680
Isabella Bryce
1564–1615
Richard Rudd
1539–1650
Margaret Wood
1543–1607
William 11pggf
1546–1644
Edmund 11pggf
1554–1610
Susan Hayman
1550–1640
745-26 Fisher
1560–1630
Johanne Yonge
1550–1621
Johan Borow\Burrowe\Borough
1565–1607

Robert Willson's Descendants

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Robert Willson (1669–3 Nov 1745) m. Jane Lee (7 Nov 1672–5 Sep 1743) m. Jean Willson (7 Nov 1672–5 Sep 1743) m. Agnes Waterston (16 Mar 1687–1781?)
  1. 1. John (Burgess) Wilson 1696–1773 m. Catherine Henegar 1702–1755 m. Martha Crouchman 1695–1755
    1. 1. James Wilson 1738–1806 m. Elizabeth Helper 1742–1820
      1. 1. Thomas Wilson 1763–1807 m. Elizabeth Mynatt 1762–1833
        1. 1. Sally (Sarah) Wilson 1786–1845 m. Cornelius Davis 1786–1843 m. John Davis 1766–

Robert Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Robert Willson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1745
3 Nov 1745
Age 76
Death of Robert Willson in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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