Person:Andrew Wilson (37)

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

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About Andrew Wilson

Little is known of this Andrew Wilson. He apparently murdered his wife Jane prior to 14 April 1778, called into Court and sent to trial in Williamsburg, and apparently was executed by firing squad for desertion abt. 1779. Since he was sent to jail and his wife Jane was deceased, his children Robert and James were bound out to other families. More research needed on this family.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 1 - APRIL 14, 1778 - (280) Called Court on Andrew Wilson for murdering his wife Jane.--Guilty, and sent to Williamsburg for trial. Nicholas and Mary Elsey witnesses.

• Vol. 1 - MARCH 19, 1778. - (291) Robert and James Wilson, children of Andrew Wilson, to be bound out. (Note: this record is likely in May, 1778, listed after April record listed above and immediately before May 20th records)

• Vol. 1 - MAY 21, 1778. - (332) Conveyance of Andrew Wilson, a madman, to jail.

• Vol. 1 - 1778--August 24th, Will of John Ritse (Rilse) recorded. George Rootes (Roates) qualifies attorney. Will of Thomas Wilmot recorded; his son Thomas. Administration of John Cravens granted widow Margaret and brother Robert. Josh Hinkle's will recorded. Wm. Hopkins's will recorded. Jno. Fulton's will recorded. James Wilson, orphan of Andrew Wilson, to be bound to Thomas Fulton to learn trade of cooper; two years old last Christmas. (Note: likely this Andrew Wilson)

• Vol. 1 - SEPTEMBER 15, 1778. - (355) It appears to the Court that Nicholas Ellzee and Mary, his daughter, recognized to appear before General Court in the prosecution against Andrew Wilson, as too poor and in too bad health to travel to Williamsburg.--sheriff ordered to convey them and bear expense out of the County levy.

• Vol. 1 - 1781--August 27th, Robert, orphan of Andrew Wilson, to be bound. (Note: likely this Andrew Wilson)

Notes

From Rootsweb Message Board:

From: "Hal McCawley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 16:51 Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] Dead End gf Andrew WILSON who m Sarah CHRISTIANca1775

Can not determine from my notes if we have corres bef on this murder trial for a Andrew WILSON?? A couple of years ago I did an extensive research on this murder to determine if he is or is not my dead end gf Andrew who m Sarah CHRISTIAN ca 1775 at Tinkling Springs near Staunton, Augusta Co, VA. I believe that I obtained all the extant records from Staunton and Williamsburg. My conclusion is that he had what we might today call a pre trial hearing in Staunton and was bound over to Williamsburg for formal trial, it appears that he was acquitted in Williamsburg, or charges dropped and within a year was executed by firing squad in prison in Williamsburg for multiple desertions. It is my belief that he is not my gf Andrew WILSON who continued to produce children thru 1794 and was in Charleston area of Kanawha Co, WV by 1800. We are unlikely to ever know the laws/procedures of that era, or the strategy of the prosecutors, but in the end [or somewhere] they got him! Source: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/VAAUGUST/2010-12/1291584872