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James Wilson 1703 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1703

Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 July 1777

Death Location: Camden, Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Wilson

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Martha Cowarding, Ann Wilson, Alice None

Children(s): Thomas Wilson, Martha Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Annie Wilson

The birth of James Wilson took place in 1703 in Henry County, Virginia, USA, to Robert Wilson and Mary Wilson. James Wilson married Martha Cowarding, Ann Wilson and Alice, and together they had Thomas James Wilson, Martha Wilson, Thomas James Wilson, Thomas James Wilson and Annie Wilson. James Wilson's death occurred in 1777 in Camden, Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Robert Wilson
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wilson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cowarding
1700 –
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Ann Wilson
Birth Location: –
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Alice None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Wilson
1735 – 1816
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Martha Wilson
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Wilson
1735 – 1816
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
TW
Thomas Wilson
1735 – 1816
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Annie Wilson
1739 – 1825
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 October 1703
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 12 Sep 1697
    Event Place: Collessie,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1703
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 16 Mar 1714
    Event Place: Presbyterian, Drumbo, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1730
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1719
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1746
    Event Place: Farphan Parish, Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1776
    Event Place: New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 July 1777
    Event Place: Camden, Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
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