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Robert Wilson 1756–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Wilson

Mother: Elizabeth Ragsdale

Spouse(s): Clara Fisher

Children(s): David Wilson, Thomas Wilson, James Wilson, Legrand Wilson, Fisher Wilson, Maria Wilson, John Wilson

Robert Wilson was born in 1756 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen Wilson And Elizabeth Ragsdale. In 1790, Robert Wilson resided in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. Robert Wilson married Clara Fisher, and had children including Benjamin Wilson, David Wilson, Elizabeth Ragsdale Wilson, Fisher Wilson, James Wilson, John Wilson, Legrand Whitehall Wilson, Maria Jones Wilson, Thomas Wilson. Robert Wilson passed away in 1804 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Wilson was born in 1756 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of Stephen Wilson And Elizabeth Ragsdale.
  • In 1790, Robert Wilson resided in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.
  • Robert Wilson married Clara Fisher, and had children including Benjamin Wilson, David Wilson, Elizabeth Ragsdale Wilson, Fisher Wilson, James Wilson, John Wilson, Legrand Whitehall Wilson, Maria Jones Wilson, Thomas Wilson.
  • Robert Wilson passed away in 1804 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Wilson
1721–1780
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Ragsdale
1726–
Birth Location: Prince George County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Clara Fisher
1760–1804
Birth Location: of Brunswick, Virginia, USA
CF

Children(s)

David Wilson
1798–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Thomas Wilson
1790–1850
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States of America
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James Wilson
1791–1871
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
JW
Legrand Wilson
1796–1861
Birth Location: Nottaway, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
LW
Fisher Wilson
1786–1833
Birth Location: –
FW
Maria Wilson
1766–1780
Birth Location: –
MW
John Wilson
1777–1823
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia
JW

Robert Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Wilson
1756–1804
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Parents
Stephen Wilson
1721–1780
Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Elizabeth Ragsdale
1726–
Prince George County, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Wilson
1665–1722
Bristol Parish, Henrico Co (or Chesterfield Co), Virginia, American Colony
Mary Rowlett
1678–1746
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Godfrey Ragsdale
1676–1731
Elizabeth Baxter
1676–1750
Bristol, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John WILSON
1646–1716
Elizabeth FERRIS
1634–1703
Godfrey Ragsdale
1643–1703
Rachael Rowlett
1649–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WILSON
1622–1685
Hannah James
1625–1703
Godfrey I
1607–1644
Mary Lady
1615–1644

Robert Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Wilson (1756–1804) m. Clara Fisher (1760–1804)
  1. 1. David Wilson 1798–1850 m. Arianna Abernathy 1797–1869
    1. 1. Virginia (Anna) Wilson 1834–1906 m. Fernando Downs 1827–1863 m. William (A) Taylor 1832–1891
      1. 1. Ella Downs 1858–1946 m. Sam Webb 1855–1927
        1. 1. Camille (Downs) Webb 1892–1978 m. Joe (Lett Ward) Sr 1890–1944
        2. 2. Dr. (Samuel) Webb 1882–1950 m. Allene (Dee M) Webb 1890–1918
        3. 3. Minnie (Beall) Webb 1888–1975 m. Leon (Fair Russ) Sr 1886–1953
        4. 4. William (Graham) Webb 1879–1961 m. Mae (Vernon) Bartholemew 1878–1947
        5. 5. James (Richard) Webb 1884–1953 m. Margaret (Gray) McCarty 1903–1998
        6. 6. Moselle Webb 1894–1979 m. John (Copeland) Miller 1894–1951
        7. 7. Louise Webb 1897–1987 m. Joseph (Beck (Joe B) MATTHEWS) II 1882–1977
        8. 8. Lellie Webb 1880–1888
      2. 2. Minnie (Beall) Taylor 1869–1925
      3. 3. Guy Taylor 1876–1940
      4. 4. J (R) Downs 1860–1915
      5. 5. Dona Downs 1856–1931 m. Andrew (Laurie) Brown 1856–1896
        1. 1. Laurie (Hunter) Brown 1879–1967 m. Mary (Louisa) Thompson 1886–1980
        2. 2. Ellie Brown 1881–1980 m. Frank (Hobson) Wheeler 1865–1949
        3. 3. William (Authur) Brown 1886–1961 m. Frances Brown 1899–1970
        4. 4. Margaret (Douglas) Brown 1889–1890 m. Harold Shear 1890–
        5. 5. Louis Brown 1892–1893 m. Margaret (R) Towbe 1890–
        6. 6. James (Richard) Brown 1891–1891
    2. 2. Ada (Narcissa Addie) Wilson 1843–1885
    3. 3. Dionitia (Elizabeth) Wilson 1831–1910 m. William (Aldridge) Fort 1826–1878
      1. 1. Willie (A) Fort 1863–1879
      2. 2. Mary (A) Fort 1858–1878
      3. 3. Walter (Vinson Fort) Sr 1857–1911 m. Ann (Nancy "Nannie") Maddin 1865–1928
        1. 1. Ina (E) Fort 1886–1947
        2. 2. Walter (V) Fort 1893–1963 m. Etta (Louise) Richardson 1900–1981
        3. 3. Mildred (Maddin) Spurlin 1896–1975 m. John Spurlin 1893–1951
        4. 4. Marie (Kathleen) FORT 1890–1891
        5. 5. William (Aldridge) FORT 1902–1975 m. Juanita (Elizabeth) Fort 1912–1948
      4. 4. Foster (Wilson) Fort 1861–1925
    4. 4. Robert (B) Wilson 1826–1881 m. Martha (J. "Mattie") Warren 1840–1913
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Wilson 1861–1939 m. Lela Wilson 1886–1971
        1. 1. Altha (Marie) Wilson 1912–2008
        2. 2. John (Thomas WILSON) Jr. 1917–2004
        3. 3. Ottis Cox 1905–
        4. 4. Calvin (Cox) Jr. 1906–
        5. 5. William Cox 1908–
        6. 6. Kenneth Cox 1911–
        7. 7. Thelma Cox 1918–
        8. 8. Thomas (B) Wilson 1906–
      2. 2. Eugene (E.) Wilson 1868–1944
      3. 3. Lee (D.) Wilson 1858–1911 m. Mary (Pauline) LEONARD 1856–1946
        1. 1. Mattie (Lee) WILSON 1879–1954
        2. 2. William (Leonard (Peter)) WILSON 1880–1952
        3. 3. Virginia (M) WILSON 1873–
        4. 4. Elzie (Roy 'Jack') WILSON 1878–1953
        5. 5. Bertie (L) Wilson 1877–1974
      4. 4. Lounse ("Lonnie") Welson 1863–1871
      5. 5. Lina (W.) Wilson 1859–1863
      6. 6. Birdie (Mae) Wilson 1879–1974
      7. 7. Myrta (W. (Myrtle)) WILSON 1874–1945
      8. 8. Robert ("Robbie" B.) Wilson 1865–1872
    5. 5. Benjamin (F) Wilson 1836–1855
    6. 6. Mary (Augusta) Wilson 1839–1897 m. Francis (Hugh) Graham 1832–1866
      1. 1. Anna (Mae) Graham 1860–1954 m. William (Douglas) Herring 1858–1915
        1. 1. Anna (Mae) Herring 1891–1981 m. Frank (Glassell Elliott) Sr 1887–1954
        2. 2. William (Douglas Herring) Jr. 1894–1956
        3. 3. Mary (A) Herring 1887–1970 m. Nathaniel (Sterling) Smith 1880–1964
        4. 4. Lucile Herring 1889–1959
        5. 5. Alice (Gray) Herring 1885–1975 m. Albert (Boggess) Sr 1880–1966
        6. 6. David (Wilson) Herring 1882–1883
        7. 7. Marcus (De Lafayette) Herring 1896–1905
      2. 2. Edmonia (Francis) Graham 1862–1944
      3. 3. Frances (Hugh) Graham 1866–1954
      4. 4. Mary (Alice) Graham 1864–1932 m. James (Addison Baker) Sr 1857–1941
        1. 1. Alice (Graham) Baker 1887–1968 m. Murray (Brashear) Jones 1886–1963
        2. 2. James (Addison Baker) Jr 1893–1973
        3. 3. Walter (Browne) Baker 1900–1968
        4. 4. Ruth Baker 1905–1987
        5. 5. Malcolm (Graham) Baker 1906–1994
        6. 6. Frank (Graham) Baker 1883–1902
    7. 7. Lt. (Phillip Penn) Wilson 1837–1885
  2. 2. Thomas Wilson 1790–1850 m. Henrietta Wilson 1788–1850
    1. 1. Drady Wilson 1810–1885
    2. 2. Thomas (Allison) Wilson 1817–1897
    3. 3. Betsy Wilson 1818–1880
    4. 4. Cornelia Wilson 1819–1904
    5. 5. Eliza Wilson 1826–
    6. 6. (James) (Samuel) Wilson 1810–1880
  3. 3. James Wilson 1791–1871
  4. 4. Legrand (Whitehall) Wilson 1796–1861
  5. 5. Fisher Wilson 1786–1833
    1. 1. Benjamin Wilson 1820–1856
    2. 2. Anne (Eliza Hartwell) Wilson 1815–1837
    3. 3. David (Legrand) Wilson 1818–1887
    4. 4. Robert (James) Wilson 1809–1850
    5. 5. Indiana Wilson 1830–1840
    6. 6. Anna (E.) Batte 1833–1903
    7. 7. George (Whitfield) Wilson 1825–1826
    8. 8. Martha (Clary) Wilson 1823–1860
    9. 9. Thomas (Epps) Wilson 1817–1876
  6. 6. Maria (Jones) Wilson 1766–1780
  7. 7. John Wilson 1777–1823

Robert Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Robert Wilson in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 34
Robert Wilson resided here in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1804
1804
Age 48
Death of Robert Wilson in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 354; Image: 535; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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