Robert Wilson (1760 - 1819)
Born 1760 in Mecklenburg, North Carolinamap
Son of Robert Wilson and Eleanor (Carothers) Wilson
Brother of Joseph Wilson, Aaron A. Wilson, John Wilson, James Wilson, Samuel Wilson [half], Zaccheus Wilson, Josiah Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Moses Wilson
Died 10 Jun 1819 in Williamson, Tennessee
Rev. War pension W216
Wife Jane
1790 was living in Lincoln Co. GA
Bros: Moses, Josiah
Father, Robert Wilson, had 6 sons in Ref: Joseph, Aaron, John, JamesRobert & Samuel
Joseph born about 1749
Aaron born about 1751 and died about 1833
John born about 1753
James born about 1755 and died about 1845
Robert "the claimant"
Samuel born about 1762
Only bro. that red'd pension was James Wilson who lived in Bedford Co. TNwhen he applied.
brother Zaccheus was a small boy in 1780
Uncle was Zaccheus Wilson, Sr. signer of Declaration
Our Valiant Men, Louise Lynch, page 189
"About 1792, the sons of Robert and Eleanor (Wilson) moved to Tennessee.Robert Wilson II was said to have been the first man to cross theCumberland Mountains with a wagon. He married Jane McDowell, daughter ofWilliam and Ellen McDowell of York County, South Carolina. Both Jane andher mother went to King's Mountain after the battle and remained severaldays caring for the wounded soldier. It was said that William McDowellgave his only daughter in marriage because of the braver that RobertWilson displayed at King's Mountain. Jane McDowell was a very courageouswoman, also molding bullets for Gen. McDowell and his men for the Battleof King's Mountain. Robert Wilson #2 , was born in 1760 and died in1819. Jane Wilson was born in 1761 and died in 1853. They are buried ina family graveard in the part of the county that is now RutherfordCounty, between Allisona and Eagleville. Their children were (8):Eleanor, Jane, Mary, Asenath, Cynthia, Martha, Louise, Matilda.
* note this record does not mention a son named Thomas Wilson.
Moved to Cumberland Valley in 1795, Williamson Co. in 1800
Robert Wilson was one of the eleven sons of Robert and Eleanor(Carothers) Wilson, of whom seven served in the American Revolution.
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