Gabriel Willson Jr. (1759 - 1816)

Born 29 Oct 1759 in Sussex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Brotherton) Willson — married 1788 in Mendham, New jersey

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1816 at age 56 in Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Gabriel was a Friend (Quaker)

Gabriel Willson Jr. (1759-1816), son of Gabriel Willson and Elizabeth Lundy, buried in Hardwick, New Jersey Friends Yard. Married Grace Brotherton, the daughter of James Brotherton and Alice Schooley, as well as the granddaughter of Henry Brotherton and Ann Shotwell. Gabriel and Grace settled in the valley of the Pequest River near Allamuchy, New Jersey and were the parents of eight children. (Willson 29)

Gabriel Willson, of Hardwick, and Grace Brotherton, of Mendham, were married at Mendham, 5th month, 29th, 1788. ^[1]

His will can be found at New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980 Sussex Wills 1804-1828 vol A-B pp. 395-396.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.dougwilson.com/family/records/jackson/brokenbranch/Rahway-Friends_NYGBS-Record_v8-9.pdf

• Willson, Richard Eugene. comp. The Willson Family 1672-1979 Ottawa, IL:[s.n.],1979. Print. This edition incorporates 2 previous volumes which are available from Hathi Trust online.

• http://www.randolphmeetinghouse.org/archive/documents/printed/Mendham_Harwick_records.pdf

• Armstrong, William C., ‘’The Lundy Family and Their Descendents’’, New Brunswick, N.J. 1902 (Reprint) p. 334