Married to Mary (unknown)
Known children of William & Mary:
- Ralph (last whereabouts in the 1782 Albemarle Co/District 5 Tax List as 1 Free Male with 3 slaves/3 horses: presumed father of "grandson Jesse" Wilson in this Will; not to be confused with Capt Samuel's son Ralph)
- James Eli
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Priscilla
- Jane
As a Pvt during the Battle of Point Place, Sept 1774, it is documented William carried his brother Capt Samuel Willson off the battlefield after Sam was reportedly killed instantly from being shot through his powderhorn which was hanging around his neck.
William had 2 known brothers, a probable brother Robert, and 2 known sisters:
1. Capt Samuel Willson (who lived next door to William on Bullpasture Mountain) and died at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Sep 1774.
2. Lt Col George Willson (of Cowpasture near Bullpasture Mountain, later of Westmoreland Co, PA) died from exposure/pneumonia during the coldest winter on record at the time on the march to meet his commander, Gen George Washington in Quibbletown (now known as New Market), New Jersey. Timothy Pickering (who commanded the Essex, Massachusetts regiment and was also stationed near there) recorded in his journal on March 1st that Lt Col George was dead. With other documentation, Lt. Col George died after his arrival on February 10 and before February 28th, 1777.
3. Jane (married a Stuart/Stewart)
4. Agness (Agness having married a military man named Huston/Houston).
5. Robert (1726, Ireland - 1820) lived in Cowpasture with father Archelaus ("Hercules", "Horklas") and both Robert and Archelaus removed to Person County according to land records there.
It is presumed Archelaus "Hercules"/"Horklas"/"Harklas" Willson is their father by exact Y-DNA Wilson matching. Archelaus was the first documented in the Cowpasture/Doe Hill area and lived in Cowpasture (near the foot of Bullpasture Mountain, VA).
From the Augusta Co VA Court Records):
"28th February, 1754. Thos. and Andrew Lewis, 200 acres of land joining Harcklas [Archelaus] Wilson on the cow pasture and two 200 surveys near John Shaw's land, two 200 acres joining Lewis' line near head of Bull Pasture, and two 200 surveys near foot of mountain, north side of Bull pasture not far from Bodkin's land, and 200 acres joining George WILSON... "
In 1755, Archelaus sold his Cowpasture land to this William & Capt Samuel's brother, Lt Col George, and moved with son Robert to Person Co, NC where Archelaus and Robert bought acreage next to each other on Flat River. Both worked as surveyors for Richard Holman/Holeman (also from then Augusta Co, VA) who surveyed much of North Carolina. In those survey records, Archelaus is named both Archelaus & Hercules along with Robert. Son Robert married Ann Latta (b. 1729) and had a large family, including sons named William, George, Samuel, and Archelaus. Ole Archelaus died before 1780 as his Estate probated in Person County, NC in 1780.
Known children of William & Mary:
- Ralph (last whereabouts in the 1782 Albemarle Co/District 5 Tax List as 1 Free Male with 3 slaves/3 horses: presumed father of "grandson Jesse" Wilson in this Will; not to be confused with Capt Samuel's son Ralph)
- James Eli
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Priscilla
- Jane
As a Pvt during the Battle of Point Place, Sept 1774, it is documented William carried his brother Capt Samuel Willson off the battlefield after Sam was reportedly killed instantly from being shot through his powderhorn which was hanging around his neck.
William had 2 known brothers, a probable brother Robert, and 2 known sisters:
1. Capt Samuel Willson (who lived next door to William on Bullpasture Mountain) and died at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Sep 1774.
2. Lt Col George Willson (of Cowpasture near Bullpasture Mountain, later of Westmoreland Co, PA) died from exposure/pneumonia during the coldest winter on record at the time on the march to meet his commander, Gen George Washington in Quibbletown (now known as New Market), New Jersey. Timothy Pickering (who commanded the Essex, Massachusetts regiment and was also stationed near there) recorded in his journal on March 1st that Lt Col George was dead. With other documentation, Lt. Col George died after his arrival on February 10 and before February 28th, 1777.
3. Jane (married a Stuart/Stewart)
4. Agness (Agness having married a military man named Huston/Houston).
5. Robert (1726, Ireland - 1820) lived in Cowpasture with father Archelaus ("Hercules", "Horklas") and both Robert and Archelaus removed to Person County according to land records there.
It is presumed Archelaus "Hercules"/"Horklas"/"Harklas" Willson is their father by exact Y-DNA Wilson matching. Archelaus was the first documented in the Cowpasture/Doe Hill area and lived in Cowpasture (near the foot of Bullpasture Mountain, VA).
From the Augusta Co VA Court Records):
"28th February, 1754. Thos. and Andrew Lewis, 200 acres of land joining Harcklas [Archelaus] Wilson on the cow pasture and two 200 surveys near John Shaw's land, two 200 acres joining Lewis' line near head of Bull Pasture, and two 200 surveys near foot of mountain, north side of Bull pasture not far from Bodkin's land, and 200 acres joining George WILSON... "
In 1755, Archelaus sold his Cowpasture land to this William & Capt Samuel's brother, Lt Col George, and moved with son Robert to Person Co, NC where Archelaus and Robert bought acreage next to each other on Flat River. Both worked as surveyors for Richard Holman/Holeman (also from then Augusta Co, VA) who surveyed much of North Carolina. In those survey records, Archelaus is named both Archelaus & Hercules along with Robert. Son Robert married Ann Latta (b. 1729) and had a large family, including sons named William, George, Samuel, and Archelaus. Ole Archelaus died before 1780 as his Estate probated in Person County, NC in 1780.
Married to Mary (unknown)
Known children of William & Mary:
- Ralph (last whereabouts in the 1782 Albemarle Co/District 5 Tax List as 1 Free Male with 3 slaves/3 horses: presumed father of "grandson Jesse" Wilson in this Will; not to be confused with Capt Samuel's son Ralph)
- James Eli
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Priscilla
- Jane
As a Pvt during the Battle of Point Place, Sept 1774, it is documented William carried his brother Capt Samuel Willson off the battlefield after Sam was reportedly killed instantly from being shot through his powderhorn which was hanging around his neck.
William had 2 known brothers, a probable brother Robert, and 2 known sisters:
1. Capt Samuel Willson (who lived next door to William on Bullpasture Mountain) and died at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Sep 1774.
2. Lt Col George Willson (of Cowpasture near Bullpasture Mountain, later of Westmoreland Co, PA) died from exposure/pneumonia during the coldest winter on record at the time on the march to meet his commander, Gen George Washington in Quibbletown (now known as New Market), New Jersey. Timothy Pickering (who commanded the Essex, Massachusetts regiment and was also stationed near there) recorded in his journal on March 1st that Lt Col George was dead. With other documentation, Lt. Col George died after his arrival on February 10 and before February 28th, 1777.
3. Jane (married a Stuart/Stewart)
4. Agness (Agness having married a military man named Huston/Houston).
5. Robert (1726, Ireland - 1820) lived in Cowpasture with father Archelaus ("Hercules", "Horklas") and both Robert and Archelaus removed to Person County according to land records there.
It is presumed Archelaus "Hercules"/"Horklas"/"Harklas" Willson is their father by exact Y-DNA Wilson matching. Archelaus was the first documented in the Cowpasture/Doe Hill area and lived in Cowpasture (near the foot of Bullpasture Mountain, VA).
From the Augusta Co VA Court Records):
"28th February, 1754. Thos. and Andrew Lewis, 200 acres of land joining Harcklas [Archelaus] Wilson on the cow pasture and two 200 surveys near John Shaw's land, two 200 acres joining Lewis' line near head of Bull Pasture, and two 200 surveys near foot of mountain, north side of Bull pasture not far from Bodkin's land, and 200 acres joining George WILSON... "
In 1755, Archelaus sold his Cowpasture land to this William & Capt Samuel's brother, Lt Col George, and moved with son Robert to Person Co, NC where Archelaus and Robert bought acreage next to each other on Flat River. Both worked as surveyors for Richard Holman/Holeman (also from then Augusta Co, VA) who surveyed much of North Carolina. In those survey records, Archelaus is named both Archelaus & Hercules along with Robert. Son Robert married Ann Latta (b. 1729) and had a large family, including sons named William, George, Samuel, and Archelaus. Ole Archelaus died before 1780 as his Estate probated in Person County, NC in 1780.
Known children of William & Mary:
- Ralph (last whereabouts in the 1782 Albemarle Co/District 5 Tax List as 1 Free Male with 3 slaves/3 horses: presumed father of "grandson Jesse" Wilson in this Will; not to be confused with Capt Samuel's son Ralph)
- James Eli
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Priscilla
- Jane
As a Pvt during the Battle of Point Place, Sept 1774, it is documented William carried his brother Capt Samuel Willson off the battlefield after Sam was reportedly killed instantly from being shot through his powderhorn which was hanging around his neck.
William had 2 known brothers, a probable brother Robert, and 2 known sisters:
1. Capt Samuel Willson (who lived next door to William on Bullpasture Mountain) and died at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Sep 1774.
2. Lt Col George Willson (of Cowpasture near Bullpasture Mountain, later of Westmoreland Co, PA) died from exposure/pneumonia during the coldest winter on record at the time on the march to meet his commander, Gen George Washington in Quibbletown (now known as New Market), New Jersey. Timothy Pickering (who commanded the Essex, Massachusetts regiment and was also stationed near there) recorded in his journal on March 1st that Lt Col George was dead. With other documentation, Lt. Col George died after his arrival on February 10 and before February 28th, 1777.
3. Jane (married a Stuart/Stewart)
4. Agness (Agness having married a military man named Huston/Houston).
5. Robert (1726, Ireland - 1820) lived in Cowpasture with father Archelaus ("Hercules", "Horklas") and both Robert and Archelaus removed to Person County according to land records there.
It is presumed Archelaus "Hercules"/"Horklas"/"Harklas" Willson is their father by exact Y-DNA Wilson matching. Archelaus was the first documented in the Cowpasture/Doe Hill area and lived in Cowpasture (near the foot of Bullpasture Mountain, VA).
From the Augusta Co VA Court Records):
"28th February, 1754. Thos. and Andrew Lewis, 200 acres of land joining Harcklas [Archelaus] Wilson on the cow pasture and two 200 surveys near John Shaw's land, two 200 acres joining Lewis' line near head of Bull Pasture, and two 200 surveys near foot of mountain, north side of Bull pasture not far from Bodkin's land, and 200 acres joining George WILSON... "
In 1755, Archelaus sold his Cowpasture land to this William & Capt Samuel's brother, Lt Col George, and moved with son Robert to Person Co, NC where Archelaus and Robert bought acreage next to each other on Flat River. Both worked as surveyors for Richard Holman/Holeman (also from then Augusta Co, VA) who surveyed much of North Carolina. In those survey records, Archelaus is named both Archelaus & Hercules along with Robert. Son Robert married Ann Latta (b. 1729) and had a large family, including sons named William, George, Samuel, and Archelaus. Ole Archelaus died before 1780 as his Estate probated in Person County, NC in 1780.
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