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John Wilson

Born about 1767 in Burke, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Wilson Jr. and Elizabeth (Mclean) Wilson

Brother of Elizabeth Wilson, Thomas Wilson, George Wilson, Edward Ned Wilson, Martha (Wilson) Young and William Wilson

[spouse(s) unknown]

Descendants

Father of William Oliver Wilson

Died about 1835 at about age 68 in Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions

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Biography

According to the Boddies, John Wilson, born 1767, was a son of Thomas Wilson (b 1735) and Elizabeth "McLin".

According to The Heritage of the Toe River Valley, John Wilson married [unknown] Moore. Some other sources give her first name as "Sally". [Need more evidence for John Wilson's wife.]

Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol VII, pages 37-38:

"Thomas Wilson b 1735 in Brunswick Co, Va (Isle of Wight), son of Thomas Wilson, Sr. and his wife, Amy Irvin (see will of Mrs. Elizabeth Irvin). Married in Brunswick Co, Va 6/28/1758 to Elizabeth McLin (dau of Wm McLin) He died in 1800. Lived in Burke Co, NC During the Rev. Received a land grant 3/14/1780 (Book 28, file 270 NC Grants) 350 a. on both sides of Muddy Fork at Samuel Wood's corner, adjoining the land Thomas Wilson now has. John Mackey had a survey adjoining Thomas Wilson, dated 10/14/1779 in Burke Co, NC (Mackey and Allied Families, p. 544. Rev War Voucher no 5104 dated Feb 1783 for a total 325 pounds for public claim. Morgan District. Signed by Alex. Erwin. Chn: 1. Elizabeth Wilson b 1759 2. Thomas Wilson b 1765 3. George Wilson b 1765 4. John Wilson b 1767 5. Edward Wilson b 1769 6. Martha Wilson (2/8/1771 - 4/14/1866) m on 1/8/1791 to Strawbridge Young, 1st (3/14/1772-12/16/1834"

Sources

Boddie, John Bennett and Mrs. Boddie, Historical Southern Families, Vol VII, pp 37-38; Pacific Coast Publishers, 1963 (via Ancestry.com).

The Heritage of the Toe River Valley, Dr. Lloyd Bailey, Sr, editor, Vol 1, p. 457.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:

~1.56% Dwight Childers : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470313 [compare], Ancestry member dwight162 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FN82862 [compare], FTDNA kit #N82862
~0.78% Caide Wooten : 23andMe, GEDmatch M916929 [compare]
~0.78% Mike Wilson : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T273231 [compare], Ancestry member mbwilson49 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T273231 [compare], FTDNA kit #N129652 + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Tony Kimbrell : 23andMe, GEDmatch M154711 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M154711 [compare], Ancestry member tony_kimbrell
~0.78% Mary Wilson : 23andMe, GEDmatch 5492025 [compare]
~0.78% Jacqueline (Young) Braddy : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CB2776359 [compare], Ancestry member EBONYQUEENJB1
~0.78% Kelly (Bowling) Johnson : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZX8224775 [compare], Ancestry member Mervie38
~0.78% Larry Arrowood : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a137187 [compare], Ancestry member olegroch
~0.78% Brent Young : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A061653 [compare], Ancestry member BrentYoung
~0.78% ~6.25% Johanna (Young) Leonhardt : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QF4708777 [compare], Ancestry member johannay_leonhardt
~0.78% Dan Bowling : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YY3712163 [compare], Ancestry member drfleetservice
~0.78% Delores (Rhymer) Glass : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H707263 [compare]