John Wilson (abt. 1730 - abt. 1800)

Descendants

Died about 10 May 1800 at about age 70 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Soldier John Wilson served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

John Wilson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127600.

John Wilson served as a soldier in North Carolina. His wife is Rebecca. Children named in his DAR Record: John who married Sarah Boone; Elizabeth who married Ebenezer Frost; Mary who married Benjamin Boone. ^[1]

Will

1800 - Will Book D. p. 242. John Wilson, Sr.10 May 1800. prb. 1802.

I John Wilson senr being of sound & disposing mind & memory do make this my last will & testament.I give to my son John Wilson all my lands & tenements to him & his heirs forever except one hundred acres of land beginning at the stake of Stornbush twenty rods east of Gaston Hurts (Hunt?) corner, thence running south so far as to include one hundred acres of land running a parralell with Girsham Hurts line which hundred acres is to include the cleared lands & buildings made by my son Wilson, which one hundred acres of land I give to my grandson Andrew Wilson son of my son Jon Wilson his heirs & assigns forever.My will and pleasure is further that my son John Wilson pay to my son James Wilson the sum of fifty pounds current money in part as a consideration of the devise to him the sd John.I give to my son the said John the following negroes to witBen his wife Beck, their children Poll, George, Dicey & Darcy, with their increase as I have heretofore given said negroes to him the said John Wilson by deed.I also give him the said John my waggon & two horses called Dick & Black with their gears also all my plantation tools also my distill & tubs. I give unto my Daughter Mary Boone one feather her bed & furniture also to my daughter Elizabeth Frost one bed & furniture also to my daughter in ____ wife of John Wilson one bed & furniture. I also give to William Hunter & his representatives by my daughter Rachel the sum of five shillings & no more.My will & further pleasure is that all my personal estate that is not herein devised shall be sold by my executors & the amount thereof together with all my outstanding debts to be equally divided between my children, James Wilson, Elizabeth Frost, Mary Boone, Samuel Wilson, & Sarah Harper, of this part of my estate my son John is to have no part. I also give to Ebenezer Frost a negro named Tomnow in his possession.I appoint my son John Wilson & Spruce Macay Esquire executors of this my last will & testament, hereby revoking all others by me made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 10 day of May 1800

Signed sealed and published in presence of us Elizabeth Macay, Jacob Wiseman Spruce Macay.

John Wilson,seal

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 6th, 2015), "Record of John Wilson", Ancestor # A127600.

Acknowledgements

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