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Benjamin Wilson 1694 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1694

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania Colony

Death Date: 4 Oct 1774

Death Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony

Father: Isaac BURGESS

Mother: Ann Thigpen

Spouse(s): Esther Lyon, Judeh Dockson, Judah Dockton, Elizabeth "Quaker", Benjamin Willson, Mary Ward, Sarah Sabin, Mehitable Foster, Margaret Willson

Children(s): James Wilson, Catharina Wilson, Violet Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jonathan Wilson, Jacob Wilson, Isaac Wilson, Abraham Wilson, Moses Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Baker Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, Abraham Wilson, Jane Wilson, Zachariah Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Jane Wilson

Benjamin Wilson was born in 1694 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania Colony, the child of Isaac Wilson Willson, BURGESS and Ann Thigpen. Benjamin Wilson later married Esther Lyon, Judeh Dockson, Judah Dockton, Elizabeth Nicholson "Quaker", Benjamin Willson, Mary Ward, Sarah Sabin, Mehitable Foster and Margaret Elder Willson, and together they raised children including James Wilson, Catharina Wilson, Violet Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jonathan Wilson, Jacob Wilson, Isaac Augustus Wilson, Abraham Wilson, Moses Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Baker Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, Abraham Wilson, Jane Wilson, Zachariah Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Jane Wilson. In 1774, Benjamin Wilson passed away in Perquimans, North Carolina Colony.

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Parents

Isaac BURGESS
1668 – 1714
Birth Location: Albermarle - Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Colonies
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Ann Thigpen
1668 – 1702
Birth Location: albermarle - hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Esther Lyon
1678 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Judeh Dockson
1702 – 1761
Birth Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Judah Dockton
1695 – 1761
Birth Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina Colony
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Elizabeth "Quaker"
1697 – 1760
Birth Location: Berkeley, Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Willson
Birth Location: –
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Mary Ward
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Sabin
Birth Location: –
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Mehitable Foster
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Willson
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Wilson
1715 – 1766
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Catharina Wilson
1721 –
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Violet Wilson
1722 – 1764
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Joseph Wilson
1722 – 1752
Birth Location: Perquimins, North Carolina Colony
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Jonathan Wilson
1723 – 1771
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
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Jacob Wilson
1726 – 1793
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Isaac Wilson
1728 – 1815
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Abraham Wilson
1733 – 1795
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Moses Wilson
1735 – 1793
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Ruth Wilson
1739 – 1771
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Baker Wilson
1741 – 1762
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Benjamin Wilson
1741 – 1762
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina
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Abraham Wilson
1710 – 1780
Birth Location: Pennsylvania Colony
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Jane Wilson
1710 – 1753
Birth Location: New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
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Zachariah Wilson
1713 – 1795
Birth Location: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Sarah Wilson
1731 – 1808
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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Benjamin Wilson
1741 –
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina
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Thomas Wilson
1744 –
Birth Location: –
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Jane Wilson
1711 –
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Dec 1694
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1710

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 15 Dec 1721
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1748
    Event Place: Spencer, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 5 Nov 1822
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina Colony
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