William Wilson Jr. (1753 - 1833)

Born 1753 in Lunenburg, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Pettus (Brown) Wilson — married 9 Sep 1782 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1833 at about age 80 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private William Wilson Jr. served with Mecklenburg County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Wilson Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127919.

William Wilson Jr. was a Revolutionary soldier, placed on the pension roll in Georgia in 1823, had previously lived in Mecklenburg County, VA, and moved to Greene County, GA, 1806-7. He was born in VA 1753, died in GA 1833, married Rebecca Brown in 1782, VA, she a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Pettus) Brown, and was born 1752, VA.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

• WILSON, WILLIAM JR
• Ancestor #: A127919
• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
• Birth: 1753 WILKES CO GEORGIA Or LUNENBURG CO VA
• Death: 1833 WILKES CO GEORGIA
• RESIDENCE: 1) County: MECKLENBURG CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE: 1) REBECCA PETTUS

Children, apparently all born in Mecklenburg County, VA, and brought up in Greene County, GA, on and along the Oglethorpe County line:

1. Mary Pettus Wilson was born 14 July 1783, died 4 April 1817, married R. Jones.
2. Hannah Stone Wilson was born 4 October 1785, married Mr. Hutcheson.
3. Jensey Wilson was born 10 December 1787, married Mr. Fleming.
4. Elizabeth Wilson was born 30 October 1789, married Mr. Callahan.
5. Amy Wilson was born 17 December 1791, died 18 November 1824.
6. Rebecca Ballard Wilson was born 8 April 1794, married Mr. Leftwich.
7. Cittury Fraser Wilson was born 4 November 1796, died 16 June 1811.
8. James Wilson was born 2 April 1798, died 16 June 1801.
9. William Pettus Wilson I was born in September 1801 and died in Fayette County, GA, in June 1832. He married in 1824 Sarah Williams and they settled in Fayette County, GA, where she married second, Josiah R. Reeves. They are ancestors of the Wilson family formerly of Hampton, Henry County, GA.
10. Thomas Brown Wilson was born 15 October 1803, married Martha Williams and lived at Bairdston on the line between Greene and Oglethorpe Counties, GA.
11. Nancy Burlington Wilson was born 2 December 1806, died 18 November 1825.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A127919
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pettus/643/
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwbrown&id=I52284