Alexander Wilson (1727 - 1815)

Born 4 Oct 1727 in Newton, Aberdeen, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Devit) Wilson — married about 1755 in Ireland

Husband of Deborah (Gilmore) Wilson — married about 1760 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1815 at age 87 in Fayette, PA

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Biography

Lieutenant Alexander Wilson served with 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Alexander Wilson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127197.

Alexander Wilson served in the American Revolution as 3rd Lieutenant in Captain David Harris' company, 1st Penn Regiment Continental Line 1776, Col. Edward Hand. Reference: Pennsylvania Archives 5th Series Vol 2, p. 631, 647.

Sources

• Grave.
• Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol 6, pages 355, 356.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• Revolutionary War Pension application.
• Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
• Alexander Wilson Family History, 1921, Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 5
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Jan 2015), "Record of Alexander Wilson", Ancestor # A127197.