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Robert Wilson
b.Abt 1675 Ireland
 
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Name Robert Wilson
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1675 Ireland
Marriage Bef 1696 Prob. Irelandto Jane Lee

Robert Wilson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Advisory on Robert Wilson

Warning: this is NOT the Rev. Robert Wilson that died in Augusta County, VA in 1745. More research is necessary on this family.


Records of Robert Wilson in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's: (Note: some of these records may not belong to this Robert Wilson, there were at least three Robert Wilsons in early Augusta County, VA)


  • Page 176.---26th July, 1749. John Ruddle, Jr.'s (of Smith's Creek), will--Yeoman; father, John Ruddle, Sr.; mother, Mary Ruddle; brothers, Archibald and Stephen Ruddle, and brothers and sisters. Robert Wilson to share with brothers and sisters. Executor, father John. Teste: Andrew Bird, Andrew Bird, Jr., Edward Ryan. 22d August, 1749. proved by Andrew Bird, Sr., and Edward Ryan.
  • Page 146.--17th May, 1756. William Smith's appraisement, by John Mitchell, Robert Wilson, Robert Alexander--Widow Howston, Thomas Tate, Jno. Brownlee, widow Fulton, owe by accounts.
  • Page 216--.5th September, 1757. John Wilson's will, shoemaker--To wife Agness; to daughter Sarah; to brother Robert Wilson and brother James Wilson's son John; to brother James' son William; to James McKnut, 1/2 of shoemaker's tools. Teste: John Christian, John Brownlee, Alex. Brownlee. Proved, 18th November, 1757, by John Christian and Jno. Brownlee. Agness renounces the provisions, and Agness qualifies, with Robt. McClenachan, Richard Woods.
  • Page 355.--7th March, 1760. Samuel Wilson's will--Two cuzens, Thomas and Saml, Wilson, plantation in Borden's grant. Brother Robert Wilson, executor. Teste: Wm. Wilson, Ann Wilson, Thos. Wilson. Proved, 19th March, 1760, by witnesses. Executor qualified, with Thomas and William Wilson.



Information on Robert Wilson

From Genforum.com post:

Warning, may contain errors, not proven:

From: Jimmy Rosamond <jrosamond@prodigy.net> Subject: Wilsons in Augusta County VA Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 21:36:52 -0400


As most of you know John Rosamond was our earliest ancestor in this country. His wife was Sarah Wilson who immigrated with her mother, siblings and cousins from County Antrim, Ireland to Philadelphia in 1740, and then went on to live with her father Thomas Wilson in Augusta County, VA. I have been in touch with Paul Phelps, a Wilson descendant, who provided the following information on our Wilson line. This was developed from the sources listed at the bottom. .

Descendants of Robert Willson

1 Robert Willson b: Abt. 1675 Ireland d: Aft. 3 Nov 1745 Augusta County, Virginia . +Jane Lee b: Abt. 1680 Ireland d: Virginia/? m: Ireland 2 Thomas Willson b: 1695 Ireland d: Bet. 1773 - 1775 near Fairfield, Augusta (later Rockbridge) County, Virginia ... +Martha UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1705 d: Aft. 1773

  • 2nd Wife of Thomas Willson:

... +Elizabeth Dinwiddie b: Abt. 1696 m: Abt. 1716 .. 3 Matthew Willson b: Abt. 1718 d: Aft. 1783 of Botetourt or Amherst County, Virginia/? .. 3 Samuel Willson b: Bet. 1720 - 1753 Ireland d: 1826 ..... +Mary McKee b: Abt. 1758 m: 28 May 1778 Rockbridge County, Virginia .. 3 Nathaniel Willson, (reconstruct family/?) b: Abt. 1724 d: 1818 Rockbridge County, Virginia/? ..... +Eleanor UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1729 .. 3 Sarah Willson b: Abt. 1726 Ireland ..... +John Rosamond b: Abt. 1710 d: bef 1790 South Carolina m: 1747 Augusta County, Virginia .. 3 [2] Rebecca Willson b: 1728 Pennsylvania/? d: 15 Feb 1820 Rockbridge County, Virginia/? ..... +[1] James Willson b: 1715 Londonderry, Derry, Ireland d: 20 Aug 1809 near Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia m: 1750 Pennsylvania .. 3 Martha Willson b: Abt. 1736 .. 3 Elizabeth Willson b: Abt. 1738 .. 3 Rhoda Willson b: Abt. 1740 .. 3 Sarah (2) (?) Willson, (m. Jas. Patton/?) b: Abt. 1742 2 Matthew (?) Willson b: Abt. 1698 Ireland/? d: Abt. 1717 At sea en route to America ... +UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1698 Ireland/? d: Abt. 1717 At sea en route to America .. 3 Moses Wilson b: Abt. 1713 Ireland d: Abt. 1720 Pennsylvania/?

.. 3 [1] James Willson b: 1715 Londonderry, Derry, Ireland d: 20 Aug 1809 near Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia ..... +[2] Rebecca Willson b: 1728 Pennsylvania/? d: 15 Feb 1820 Rockbridge County, Virginia/? m: 1750 Pennsylvania 2 John Willson, Col., the Burgess b: 1701 Ireland d: Bef. 16 Mar 1773 Augusta County, Virginia ... +Martha (Mary/?) UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1695 Ireland d: 10 Jul 1755 Augusta County, Virginia m: Abt. 1724 Ireland .. 3 William Willson b: 1722 d: Bef. 17 May 1761 .. 3 John Wilson, (Jr.), Maj. b: Bet. 1724 - 1730 .. 3 Matthew Willson, Capt. b: Abt. 1727 d: 1804 ..... +Eleanor Mitchell b: Abt. 1728 m: Abt. 1748 .. 3 Sarah Wilson b: Abt. 1730 Ireland d: Augusta County, Virginia

..... +Patrick Crawford b: Abt. 1723 Ireland d: Bef. 18 Dec 1787 Augusta County, Virginia m: Abt. 1750 Augusta County, Virginia .. 3 Elizabeth Wilson, (m. Andrew Taylor/?) b: Abt. 1732 .. 3 Robert (?) Willson b: Abt. 1733 Pennsylvania/? d: 1799 Augusta County, Virginia ..... +Jean UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1738 .. 3 Mary (?) Willson b: Abt. 1735 .. 3 Eleanor (?) Willson b: Abt. 1737 .. 3 UNKNOWN (?) Willson b: Abt. 1739 .. 3 Martha (?) Willson b: 15 Feb 1740/41 Augusta County, Virginia/? d: 12 Jul 1828 Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia ..... +James Ewing b: Abt. 1740 d: 1796 Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia m: May 1761 Augusta County, Virginia/? 2 Robert Willson, (Jr.), (reconstruct family/?) b: Abt. 1704 d: Aft. 14 May 1788 Augusta County, Virginia ... +Rachel UNKNOWN b: Aft. 1704 .. 3 Rebecca Wilson b: Bet. 1731 - 1762 ..... +UNKNOWN Sharrill b: Abt. 1726 m: Abt. 1782 .. 3 Mary Wilson b: Abt. 1733 ..... +UNKNOWN Thompson b: Abt. 1728 .. 3 Sarah Wilson b: Bet. 1735 - 1767 ..... +Mathais Swink b: Abt. 1762 m: 27 Sep 1787 Rockbridge County, Virginia .. 3 Martha Wilson b: Abt. 1737 .. 3 William Willson b: Abt. 1739 .. 3 James Willson b: Abt. 1741 .. 3 John Willson b: Abt. 1743 .. 3 Rachel (?) Wilson b: Abt. 1766 ..... +John Gardiner b: Abt. 1763 m: 20 Jul 1789 Augusta County, Virginia

Sources: " Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlements in Virginia.", Lyman Chalkley "Brick Church on Timber Ridge" (1985), Diehl, "Hist. Rockbridge Co. VA" (1920); Morton "Willson Family" (n.d.). Gallaher "From Log Cabins to the White House" (1985); Brewer "Augusta Co. Marriages 1748-1850" (1986).Vogt & Kethley "Charles Campbell Writes of Old Families" (1908). "Dan Rucker <gensearch@@webtv.net> GenForum posting 24 Jun 1999, OSNS."