James Wilson
Born 25 Sep 1757 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Son of Robert Wilson and Eleanor (Carothers) Wilson
Brother of Joseph Wilson, Aaron A. Wilson, John Wilson, Robert Wilson, Samuel Wilson [half], Zaccheus Wilson, Josiah Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Moses Wilson
Husband of Sarah Curry (Ogilvie) Wilson — married
Father of Margaret (Wilson) Burns
Died 11 Apr 1843 in Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Note: There is a great deal of confusion regarding the wives or wife ofJamesWilson. Most sources state his wives were (1) Ruth Davidson and (2)Sarah Ogilvie, however the genealogy of another James Wilson, who died1838 in Williamson County TN, also claims Ruth Davidson as his wife. Thisman is most commonly known as James Hazard Wilson. It's likely therecords of the two men have been confused. This confusion is evident inthe article written by Louise Lynch in Our Valiant Men where she list thechildren of James Wilson of Marshall Co. TN as those who were childrenJames Hazard Wilson of Williamson Co. TN. Yet another record claims thewife of James Wilson was Sarah Curry.
James Wilson lived in the area of Bedford County, TN which becameMarshall County in 1836. He lived near the Thick Community and receiveda Revolutionary War Pension #S3565.
JAMES WILSON, NC Line S 3565, soldier was b. 25 Sep 1757 in MecklenburgCo., NC and he lived there when he enlisted and he lived there threeyears after the Revolution, then moved to the state of Georgia; thenmoved to Williamson Co., TN and about 1809 he moved to Bedford Co., TNwhere he lived when he applied 6 Feb 1833 and was referred to as JamesWilson, Sr. In 1838 he received his mail at Chapel Hill in Marshall Co.,TN. Soldier died 11 April 1843.
James Wilson died intestate, Marshall County, TN AdministratorSettlements Bk. A-84, 1846. It is believed he was buried in the WilsonCemetery at the Thick Community north of Duck River on Thick Road. Arecord of his children and heirs was recorded in Marshall County CourtMinutes, August Term, 1843, Bk. B-308 in a deposition made by Thomas C.HMiller and Nathan A. Forrest..
TCH Miller and N.A. Miller appeared in open court and after being firstsworn to answer questions deposed and said that James Wilson was apensioner of the United States at the rate of $53.33 per annum; was aresident of Marshall County, State of Tennessee and died in MarshallCounty, State of Tennessee in the year 1843 on the 11th day of April andthat he let no widow but the following heirs, to wit; Ann McCroryformerly Ann Wilson, Susannah Hunter, formerly Susannah Wilson; MargaretBurns formerly Margaret Wilson, Ellen Graves formerly Ellen Wilson, AaronJ. Wilson's heirs viz, Ewing A Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Susannah Robertsformerly Susannah Wilson, the heirs of John H. Wilson viz, James M.Wilson, Milas N. Wilson, Isaac S. Wilson, Ann M. Wilson, Susannah M.Wilson, Mary Wilson, John Wilson.
I am not too sure about this marriage to wife or wives, but this estatesettlement shows his children as heirs. Our Valant Men by Louise Lynchconfused James Wilson with another James Wilson who lived and died inWilliamson Co. TN, with his will probated in August 1838. Williamson Co.Will Bk. 6-516, 1838
Mecklenburg Co. Deed Bk. 14-441
25 Jan 1794, Jas. Willson of GA to Aron Willson, for 60 lbs NC currency170 acres on Sugar Crk. adj Frances Young and Robert Hunter to the east.Wit: Zacheus Wilson and Moses Wilson. Pr. in Jan. 1794 Crt.
Paulette:
Thanks for such a quick reply to my query about James Wilson. I sort of
gave up on the Wilsons long ago because their history is such a mess and
so confusing. Maybe one of these small discussion groups is best for a
situation like this. I got the idea recently that maybe James Wilson
was never married to Ruth Davidson in the first place. However, someone
quickly proved me wrong. Why do you say he may have been not married to
her or Sarah Ogilvie either one? I have a file on Wilsons and unless I'm
mistaken there was a will for James. We(in our branch of the
family)also have a copy of a power-of-attorney granted by my
GGGrandparents John Burns and Margaret Wilson Burns after they were in
Polk County, MO so that James Wilson's estate could be settled to their
benefit. I'll have to dig around in that file to see exactly what's
there on that. One of James' brothers left part of his estate to
Margaret too and one cousin was
wondering if Margaret was not his daughter. I think he did it just
because he was fond of her. I'll go thru my entire file and see what I
have on each of those Wilson brothers. I have heard that one brother was
a batchelor all his life....not one of the ones you mentioned,
incidently. Keep in touch.
Boice
1830 census, Bedford Co. TN, pge 103 these first four adjacent
A.J. Wilson 1111001-0112 (b.1780-1790, age 40-50)
John Wilson 13000011-101001 (b.1770-1780, age 50-60)
Aaron A. Wilson 0110000001-0112 (b.1750-1760, age 70-80)
James Wilson 00000010001-0 (b. 1740-1750, age 80-90)
John A. Wilson 010001-102 (b. 1790-1800, age 30-40)
1830 census, Bedford Co. TN pg. 102
Jas. Wilson 1111001-01010001 (b. 1780-1790, age 40-50)- this one marriedJane Wilson, d/o Robert & Jane Wilson. Jas Wilson died 1833.
Possibly son of Jas Wilson was James M. Wilson 1794-1833 married JaneWilson, daughter of Robert & Jane.
Another possible connection from Goodspeed's History of Marshall Co. TN:Richard Ogilvie born NC came to TN about 1796 locating in Williamson.Married Cynthia M. Wilson, a native of Georgia; Seven children, and died1822; Widow lived with youngest son. A son was William H. Ogilvie born17 Dec 1818 who married (1) Elizabeth N. Demumbrane (2) Mary R. Gentry.BUT this Cynthia seems to be the daughter of Jason Wilson of WilliamsonCo. The tombstone of Aaron
Other records list children of James Wilson as:
Eleanor Wilson 1780
Aaron J. Wilson 1784
John Henderson Wilson 1785
Ann Wilson 1791
Margaret Wilson 1794
Samuel D. Wilson 1796-31 Dec 1854
Susannah Wilson 1797
James Wilson 1799
(but estate records do not indicate Samuel & James)
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