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m. Aft 1742
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[edit] NotesAccording to the 1936 W.P.A. Historical Inventory by William McClung, it said: "Not far from the center, of this Glebe, is a grave marked with a flat slab, lying flat on the ground, which marks the last resting place of Colonel John Willson and his wife. Following is an exact copy of the inscription." "Here lys the inter'd body of Col'n John Willson, who departed this lif in the Yare of ourn Lord, 1773, in the 72 yare of his eag, having served his country 27 yars, representeive in the Honourable House of Burgesses, in Virginia &c." "Likewise, the body of his well beloved wife, Martha, who departed this lif January Ye 10, 1775, in the LX Yr of her life." References
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