Henry Shilson was probably born in England, around 1740. (Birth year estimated based on marriage year.)
Henry Shilson married Ann Wingyett or Wingeat (Wingate?) on 15 Nov 1763, at
Saint Paul, Exeter, Devon, England.
They had at least one child, a son also named Henry.
Henry Shilson (Sr.) was buried in 1795 at Spreyton, Devonshire, England.
Sources
Ancestry.com. UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Collection: Devon and Cornwall: - Wills and Administrations proved in the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799. Volume: Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter. Chapter: 1795. Text: "Shilson, Henry, Spreyton W. 1795."
England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 547185.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry: