Edward (Wilkerson) Wilkinson Sr (abt. 1725 - abt. 1784)

Born about 1725 in Colleton, South Carolina

Descendants

Died about 18 Mar 1784 at about age 59 in Pickens, Pendleton, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Edward (Wilkerson) Wilkinson Sr served with the Virginia Colony during the French and Indian War.
Service Started: 1754
Service Ended: Unknown

Agent Indian Affairs Edward (Wilkerson) Wilkinson Sr performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Edward (Wilkerson) Wilkinson Sr was a South Carolina colonist.

Edward Wilkerson (aka Wilkinson) was a son of Christopher Wilkinson and Elizabeth Farr. He was born between 1710-1720 in Colleton County, South Carolina,^[1] and died around 1783 in South Carolina.^[2][3][4][5] His birth name was apparently Edward Wilkinson, but around the time he became an Indian agent, the name changed to Edward Wilkerson.^[6]

He is listed on the South Carolina Early Census muster roll for 1756^[7] He received land bounty for his participation in the French and Indian War.^[8]

Several sources show a 1760-1763 marriage between Edward Wilkerson (also Wilkinson) and Mary Flatt (birth year 1742).^[9][10] Mary Flatt is a different person from Mary Mollie (Welch) Wilkerson (abt.1745-abt.1825) because it has been verified by DNA that Edward Jr has a different mother than Elizabeth. ^[11] It is possible that Mary "Mollie" Welch raised Edward Jr along with his other half siblings.

Edward was Agent for Indian Affairs, Ninety-Six District,^[12][13] and commandant of Fort Prince George.^[2] He was also made Commissioner of Peace for the Cherokee District in 1766.^[14] One of his responsibilities was the Cherokee boundary line

Letter from Alexander Cameron to John Stuart

Cameron, Alexander

May 10, 1766

Fort Prince George 10th May 1766.

Sir,

Agreeable to your Instructions to me, I set out the 21st ultimo, to see the Cherokee boundary line surveyed, I was accompanied by the Prince of Chote, Jud's Friend, Tiptoe Emy and the Wolf, with thirty young men, and we arrived at Dewis's Corner on the 24th following.

Mr Wilkinson was appointed Commissioner by the Governor and Council, to see the line run, and Mrf Pickens, the Surveyor, attended us. We began the line at Dewis's Corner and proceeded southwest 50 miles to Savannah River, the Indians blazed the Trees as we went, and made the Boundary very clear and strong as they term it....^[2]

Child of Edward and Mary Flatt:^[11]

1. Edward Wilkerson (1762-1790), m. Coo-Ta-Ya, Cherokee Nation

Known children of Edward and Mary Wilkerson were:^[2][5]

1. John Wilkerson, b. ~1763, d. bef. 1817
2. Baby Wilkerson, b. ~ 1765, d. 1766
3. Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Jones (abt.1766-abt.1839)
4. Sarah Wilkerson (1770-1849), m. David Moore

Edward Wilkerson passed away around on 18 Mar 1784 in Pickens County, South Carolina.^[15][5] Court records of 1785 partially reveal the settlement of his estate, including a substantial amount for his salary as Agent of Indian Affairs.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68341968 says 1725.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Notes of Betty Renfroe; https://sites.rootsweb.com/~standridge/tjweb.html?_ga=2.191514218.1529604996.1570991015-450774318.1559746191
3. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KJHW-H65/mollie-wolfe-1745-1825
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68341968
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} FamilySearch Profile G9DP-8Q2 FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6. ↑ Wilkinson/Wilkerson on Genealogy.com (accessed 1 Oct 2021)
7. ↑ Ancestry Record 3572 #29034268 Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
8. ↑ Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly - French and Indian War Land Bounty Certificates Ancestrey.com Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly
9. ↑ New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802, Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.
10. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records Ancestry.com
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Triangulated DNA Match for Elizabeth and Edward Jr (half brother to Elizabeth) from S Boyce
12. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," FamilySearch , South Carolina, Stub entries to indents, book X pt I > image 58 of 258; citing various published state rosters, United States.
13. ↑ Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution Ancestry.com. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data:Moss, Boby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.
14. ↑ South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research Vol. 5-6 page 187
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68341968 David Wilkerson
16. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-LPGR?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RSZ%3A1597372320 : 22 August 2019), South Carolina, Stub entries to indents, book X pt I > image 58 of 258; citing various published state rosters, United States.

See also:

• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~standridge/tjweb.html?_ga=2.204079952.1529604996.1570991015-450774318.1559746191

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3PWJ-J49
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.