Thomas Wilson (1741 - 1825)

Born 1741 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1825 at about age 84 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Thomas Wilson, grandfather of Jane B. (Wilson) Duff, was born in Ireland, and emigrated to this country in 1767. He settled in what is now Penn township, in 1770, and there erected the first cabin in that section. The depredations of the Indians compelled him to leave this section for a time, and he went to Pittsburgh ; it was seven years before it was safe enough for him to return to his clearing. He was in active service in the Continental army during the Revolution. He married Agnes Murray, born in Ireland, died in Pennsylvania in 1832, at the age of ninety-eight years. They had children : Mary, Betsey and James, born in Ireland; Francis, Jane, Thomas and George, born in America.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1142-1143)
• Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 470,, 480, 707-708)
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 June 2018), memorial page for Thomas Wilson (1741–1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #26236739, citing Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by kim (contributor 46831536) .
• Parish of Holyroodhouse or Canongate, register of marriages, 1564-1800 AuthorGrant, Francis J. (Francis James), Sir, b. 1863
• 2.4 web page https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/80599809/person/310073696147/facts Original data: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M425, rolls # 1-71.

Name: Thomas Wilson Arrival date: 29 Apr 1801 Port of Arrival: Philadelphia Port of Departure: Greenock Ship Name: Brig Brandwine Miller National Archives' Series Number: 425 Microfilm Number: 2 List Number: 24