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William Willson 1689–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1689

Birth Location: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Cottman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Aylett

Children(s): Abraham Wilson, Phillp I, Martha Wilson, Abraham Wilson, George Wilson, Elizabeth I

The story of William Willson began in 1689 in Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA. In 1723, William Willson resided in Munney Hundred, Somerset County, MD. William Willson married Elizabeth Killingback Stewart Aylett, and had children including Abraham Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson I, George Wilson, Martha Wilson, Phillp Wilson I. William Willson passed away in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Willson began in 1689 in Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1723, William Willson resided in Munney Hundred, Somerset County, MD.
  • William Willson married Elizabeth Killingback Stewart Aylett, and had children including Abraham Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson I, George Wilson, Martha Wilson, Phillp Wilson I.
  • William Willson passed away in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1665–1731
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, Colonial Era
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Mary Cottman
1667–1746
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, Colonial Era
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Aylett
1705–1777
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
EA

Children(s)

Abraham Wilson
1730–1791
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Phillp I
1734–1775
Birth Location: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
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Martha Wilson
1736–
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
MW
Abraham Wilson
1713–1800
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, British Isles, England
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George Wilson
1730–
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth I
1720–1801
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA (Colonial Era)
EI

William Willson's Ancestors

Self
William Willson
1689–1750
Birth Place: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Benjamin Wilson Sr
1665–1731
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, Colonial Era
Mary (Elizabeth) Cottman
1667–1746
Somerset County, Maryland, Colonial Era
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas) Wilson
1638–1700
Killybegs, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Donald Adam) Wilson
1632–1711
England
Benjamin COTTMAN
1650–1703
of Northumberland, Virginia
Mary HUDNALL
1647–1708
Northumberland, VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Willson's Descendants

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William Willson (4 Sep 1689–1750) m. Elizabeth (Killingback Stewart) Aylett (1705–14 Dec 1777)
  1. 1. Abraham Wilson 1730–1791 m. Sarah (Boutwell) Long 1735–1801 m. Rebecca ((Rebekah) James) Duck 1728–1820
    1. 1. Zachariah (T) Wilson 1765–1827 m. Lurannah Chenoweth 1772–1850
      1. 1. Jeremiah Wilson 1800–1849 m. Elizabeth Slaughter 1798–1846
        1. 1. Joseph (R) Wilson 1827–1912 m. Thamar ('Tamar') Lent 1827–1909
        2. 2. Jesse Wilson 1829–1907 m. Sarah (M) Hooper 1834–1910
        3. 3. James (H) Wilson 1834–1908 m. Sarah (Maria) Jones 1839–1914
        4. 4. Frederick Wilson 1822–1906 m. Adeline (P) Jones 1830–1913
        5. 5. Robert Wilson 1832–1888 m. Jane Wilson 1841–1910
        6. 6. Mary Wilson 1830–1870
        7. 7. Zachariah Wilson 1823–1906 m. Mary (Ann) Terrill 1826–1900
        8. 8. Margarette ("Margaret" S) Wilson 1842–1907 m. John Anderson 1829–1901
        9. 9. John (J) Wilson 1819–1856
      2. 2. Edward (Chenoweth) Wilson 1808–1868 m. Jane (Deselam) Wilson 1808–1887
        1. 1. Martha Wilson 1830–1907
        2. 2. Edward Wilson 1842–1901
        3. 3. James Wilson 1831–
        4. 4. Sarah Wilson 1833–
        5. 5. John Wilson 1835–
        6. 6. Robert Wilson 1839–
        7. 7. Cynthia (Jane) Wilson 1840–1915
        8. 8. Mary (M) Wilson 1845–1860
        9. 9. Thomas (D.) Wilson 1848–
        10. 10. Harriet Wilson 1850–
        11. 11. Lydia Wilson 1855–1861
        12. 12. Elizabeth Wilson 1856–
      3. 3. Dr (Isaac) Wilson 1802–1880 m. Rebecca (Isabella) MacLean 1806–1855 m. Susan (Minerva) Clarke 1816–1894 m. Violet (Elizabeth Lee) Alexander 1812–1845
        1. 1. Joseph (McKnitt) Wilson 1832–1910 m. Lenora Wilson 1833–1914
        2. 2. James (Alexander) Wilson 1839–1924 m. J (Eleanora) Wilson 1841–1907
        3. 3. Isabella (S) Wilson 1836–1894 m. Andrew Parks 1835–1911
        4. 4. Gilberath (McCoy) Wilson 1841–1862
        5. 5. Thomas (C) Wilson 1843–1862
        6. 6. Dr (John McKaimie Wilson) MD 1834–1896 m. Jane (Lucinda) Sloan 1839–
      4. 4. Betsy Wilson 1797–1942
      5. 5. James Wilson 1797–
      6. 6. Lovena Wilson 1797–
      7. 7. Joseph (R) Wilson 1817–1897 m. Rachel (Rush) Jones 1833–1898
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Wilson 1851–1931
        2. 2. James (C) Wilson 1853–1887
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilson 1854–1900
        4. 4. William (Alonzo) Willson 1856–1916
        5. 5. Serelda (Jane Wilson) Eckelberry 1858–1936 m. Harvey Eckelberry 1857–1921
      8. 8. Joseph (R) Wilson 1797–
      9. 9. Sarah Wilson 1801–1850
      10. 10. Hannah (Wilson (m:) Lent 1798–1868 m. Ludlow Lent 1797–1871
        1. 1. Thamar ('Tamar') Lent 1827–1909 m. Joseph (R) Wilson 1827–1912
        2. 2. Lorena ('Loraney' Clorinda) Lent 1821–1871
        3. 3. Hannah Lent 1845–
        4. 4. John (R) Lent 1846–1871
        5. 5. James Lent 1820–1895
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Lent) (Nealley) 1824–1898
        7. 7. Mary Lent 1826–1880
        8. 8. William Lent 1837–1899
    2. 2. Capt. (James Madison Wilson) Sr 1760–1829 m. Agnes (Woolfolk) Pickett 1770–1856
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane Wilson (m:Smith) Dean) 1783–1870
      2. 2. Dr. (James) Wilson 1804–1881
      3. 3. Frances ("Fanny" Wilson (m:) Kennett) 1788–1850
      4. 4. Thomas Wilson 1789–1840
      5. 5. Samuel (Hawkins) Wilson 1790–1850
      6. 6. Nancy Wilson 1792–1833
      7. 7. Sarah (Boutwell) Wilson 1797–1857
      8. 8. William (Clarke Bates) Wilson 1799–1882
      9. 9. Agnes (Woolfolk) Wilson 1801–1874
      10. 10. Dixon Wilson 1807–1807
      11. 11. Betsy (Julia) Wilson 1809–1811
      12. 12. George (Pickett) Wilson 1811–1811
      13. 13. John (Abraham) Wilson 1803–1881
      14. 14. Lt. (John James) Wilson 1785–1829
      15. 15. Winnifred (Wyney Wilson (m:) Biggs) 1787–1860
      16. 16. Lucy Wilson 1795–1852 m. Richard (Allen) Collins 1791–1861
        1. 1. James (Wilson) Collins 1815–1848
        2. 2. Agnes Collins 1826–
        3. 3. Washington (Lafayette) Collins 1824–1925
    3. 3. William (L Wilson) Sr 1763–1840
    4. 4. Richard Wilson 1760–
    5. 5. Mary Wilson 1765–1841
    6. 6. John (C Wilson) Willson 1753–1826
    7. 7. Andrew Wilson 1750–1827
    8. 8. Moses Wilson 1757–
    9. 9. Rebecca Wilson 1748–
    10. 10. Samuel Wilson 1760–1833
    11. 11. Matthew Wilson 1746–
    12. 12. David Wilson 1747–1821
    13. 13. Elizabeth Wilson 1765–
    14. 14. Robert Wilson 1756–
    15. 15. Sarah Wilson 1753–
  2. 2. Phillp (Wilson) I 1734–1775 m. Mary ('Lydia' Bundy Wilson) Pritchard 1740–1780
    1. 1. Phillip (W. Edmund Beazley Wilson) II 1754–1825
  3. 3. Martha Wilson 1736–
  4. 4. Abraham Wilson 1713–1800
  5. 5. George Wilson 1730–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Wilson) I 1720–1801

William Willson's Timeline

5 Records

1689
4 Sep 1689
Birth of William Willson in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA
1689
4 Sep 1689
Birth of William Willson in Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
1723
1723
Age 34
William Willson resided here in Munney Hundred, Somerset County, MD
Munney Hundred, Somerset County, MD
1750
1750
Age 61
Death of William Willson in Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County, Virginia
1750
1750
Age 61
Death of William Willson in Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1689
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1689
    Event Place: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Munney Hundred, Somerset County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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