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Facts and Events
Will or Robert Wilson
- WILL OF ROBERT WILSON
- Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina[2]
- From sickness of body admonished on my "approaching dispotation" I will to my wife Eleanor, during her lifetime, my negro Abby, and if the sd Abby survive my wife I will a a third of her value to my son Zaccheus at the demise of my wife, and he is to distribute equally two-thirds of her value among my sons John, James, Robert, and Josiah; if the sd sons cannot agree as to her value the matter is to be decided by three or four men. I will the plantation on which I now live to my sons Aaron, Zaccheus, Moses and Thomas which is to be divided as follows: Zaccheus 220 A including the improvements, to Aaron 30 A, and Moses and Thomas are to divide the balance. The division on my plantation is to be made by the following: my friends Col. Robert Erwin, my cousin Zaccheus Wilson,James Spratt, Sr., Joseph Swann, and John McDowell. My wife is to be permitted to remain in my old house on the portion willed to Zaccheus who is also to be responsible for her maintenance. Furthermore, my sons Zaccheus, Moses, and Thomas are to pay 50 lbs to each of their brothers Robert, James, and Josiah, a third in cash and two thirds in property.
- I will to my son John my body clothing, a bed and bedclothes to my wife,to son Aaron a black walnut chest, and the remainder of my household furniture is to remain the joint property of my wife and son Zaccheus.
- From the collection of debts owned to me the house in which I live is to be put in good repair and a room added for my wife; my son Joseph is to have the bay filly, and my wife the bay mare. All the remainder of my property is to be appraised by James Spratt, Sr. John McDowell, and James Taylor and equally divided among my sons Aaron, Zaccheus, Moses, and Thomas.
- Exrs: John McDowell, David Vance and and Aaron Wilson.
- Wit: James McRee, Jurat, John Taylor and William Lees.
- Mecklenburg Co. Court, January Session, 1795
- A return of the estate of ROBERT WILSON, decd, divided between Aaron, Zaccheus, Moses & Thomas Wilson by Will and Mutual agreement. Househo[ld] Furniture jointly between ELEANOR & ZACHEUS Wilson, no sums annexed.Delivered to Zacheus Wilson articles to amount of 25.13.6 and his part of the Land laid off is 220 acres. Articles delivered to Aaron Wilson to Amount of 22.18.6 and his part of the Land - 30 acres. Articles delivered to Thomas Wilson to amt. of 21.10.0 & one Mare delvd. agreeaable to Will and his part of the land 160 acres. Articles delivered to Moses Wilson to amt. of 19.15.6 and his part of the land 160 acres. The waggon & some small articles not yet divided continued by joint consent for some time the fourth part of which is to Thomas as will appear from the Will. done & returned by the Executors, Aaron Wilson,John McDowell, & David Vance.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikitree.com.
Robert "Robin" Wilson
Born 1725 in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Son of Zaccheus Wilson and Martha Armstrong
Brother of Samuel Wilson, Zaccheus Wilson jr., Annie Wilson, James Wilson, Elizabeth (Wilson) Lea, Joseph Wilson, David Carroll Wilson, John Wilson, William Wilson, Isaac Wilson, Henry Wilson, Mary Wilson, Martha (Wilson) Alexander, Margaret (Wilson) Calhoun [half], Margaret Wilson [half], Dorcas Wilson, Ellender Wilson, Zaccheus Wilson, William Wilson [half] and Joseph Wilson [half]
Husband of Eleanor (Carothers) Wilson — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of Joseph Wilson, Aaron A. Wilson, John Wilson, James Wilson, Robert Wilson, Zaccheus Wilson, Josiah Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Moses Wilson
Died 14 Dec 1793 in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Note: It is believed Robert Wilson was born around 1725 (or between 1717 &1730)in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania depending on which genealogy you read. Frequently 12 Dec 1717 is given as his birth date, but this makes much older than his brothers Zaccheus & David Wilson. Robert's Will was written 14 Dec 1793 and probated in Mecklenburg Court 27 January 1794, so he apparently died sometime in that space. Eleanor Wilsons' estate was presented 26 April 1802 by her son Zaccheus Wilson. A memorial monument has been placed in the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery where it is believed both were buried. Many family genealogies state there were eleven sons in the Wilson family, but only ten have been identified. Seven of these sons are known to have participated in the Revolutionary War, and ten are known to have moved to middle Tennessee in the area of southeast Williamson County near Harpeth River. The ten sons who came to Tennessee did not come at the same time but arrived during various years beginning around 1800.
Possibilities for the missing child are a young man named Alfred or David who came to TN earlier and was killed by Indians, or more likely David Wilson who died early at age 22 in North Carolina and was buried in Steele Creek Cemetery, 27 Aug 1771. Some genealogies mention a daughter or two, but there are no names or dates supporting the claim.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilson-3227
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