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Augustus Wilson (1759 - 1850)

Augustus Wilson
Born in Cecil Twp, Washington County, Pennsylvaniamap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1779 in Anderson Co, Tn, Usamap
Husband of — married about 1810 in Hawkins County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 90 in Anderson County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Biography

Name: Augustus Wilson.[1]

Born: 4 May 1759 Cecil Twp, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
(or Massachusetts, according to 1850 mortality schedule)

Married: Ann Rice, abt 1778 North Carolina (?).
(10 children)

Land: 21 Jan 1797 White Mill Creek, Knox County, Tennessee.[2]
Warrant No., 283: Purchased 300 acres in Grassy Valley on White Mill Creek.

Married: Barbara Mayes, abt 1810 Hawkins County, Tennessee.
(2 children)

Military Pension: abt 1848 Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Claim for a Revolutionary War pension was apparently rejected because he served less than 6 months. Original claim not seen. No further details.

Died: 28 Feb 1850 Anderson County, Tennessee.[1]
(burial location not known)
Mortality Schedule:
Age: 100 [sic]
State of Birth: Mass. [sic]
Cause of Death: "Old age"


Census 1830
Anderson County, Tennessee, p. 191.[3]
Wilson, Augustus
Males
10-14 = 1
70-79 = 1
Females
50-59 = 1
Slaves = 1


Census 1840
Anderson County, Tennessee, p. 4.[4]
Wilsaon, Augustus
Males
80-89 = 1
Females
70-79 = 1
Slaves = 0

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Census Tennessee 1850 Anderson County, Mortality Schedule.
  2. Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927.
  3. "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-FT4 : Tue Oct 03 20:58:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Augustus Wilson, 1830.
  4. Census Tennessee 1840 Anderson County.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Wilson-4903 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
  • Wilson-20717 was created by Russell Clark through the import of Clark Family Tree.ged on Jul 26, 2014.




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Wilson-20717 and Wilson-4903 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, same birth year. if these cannot be merged please remove the spouse from one. thank you!
posted by Teresa Downey
Wilson-22898 and Wilson-20717 appear to represent the same person because: same DoB and father
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