James
Wilson
Born in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Wilson
and Mary Wilson
Brother of
Miriam Wilson, Robert Wilson, Mary Wilson, Thomas Wilson, John Wilson Jr, William Wilson, Abraham Wilson, Isaac Wilson, Jacob Wilson and Joshua Wilson
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lucy Ann (Wilson) Downer
Died after
after age 79
in Marcy, Oneida, New York, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
James Wilson (or Willson) was born 18 Nov 1764 in Plainfield, Connecticut and[1]his Plainfield, Connecticut birth record [2]gives the names of his parents as John and Mary.
That same source lists John and Mary directly adjacent to James as parents of Jacob (Jan. 14, 1754) and Isaac (Feb. 17 1752). Jacob and Isaac are likely James' older and younger brothers.
James served in the Revolutionary War as a private in New Hampshire. See Jonathan Chase papers 1775-1797 - Digital Collections https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-1095cha;view=text
He applied for a pension but it was rejected for length of service.
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Marriage and Offspring
No marriage record located for James Wilson.
Children of James Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Elias Wilson
Cyrus Wilson
Ezra
Lucy Wilson, wife of Pierce Downer
Freedom Wilson, wife of Job Phelps
Miriam Wilson, wife of Joseph Wheeler
Wealthy Wilson, wife of Charles Camp
Maria Wilson, wife of John Powell, two children, Susan and Horace who are named in the land record where James conveys property to his heirs January 1837
Research Notes
Insert disambiguation of the two James Wilson's in Oneida Co, NY.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ7-Z15Q : 15 April 2022), James Willson, ; citing Birth, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CG7248614 [compare], yourDNAportal NICab0347d9, Ancestry member thymetoblossom
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~0.78%
Nana (Rutherford) Redell :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch cakes [compare], Ancestry member nredell_1
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Matthew Wilson
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Matthew Wilson
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Matthew Wilson
I fear that James here and his brother John II are being conflated in some respects. For example, I believe Ruth Joy was married to John, and the children listed above under "Children with Ruth Joy" are usually considered to be John's children (thus, John III, who was born when James was only 12).
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by Matthew Wilson
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Do you think you can separate them? Sounds like you're better qualified and more informed than I am.
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by Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Matthew Wilson
At the moment I don't have access to sufficient sources to pull it off. I'm working on it, but it's a long-term project.
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by Matthew Wilson
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Wilson-28618 and Wilson-93888 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, birthdate. Wilson-28618 has few sources and no descendants and Wilson-93888 has a lot.
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on Wilson-93888 (merged)
by Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
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