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PVT James Willson

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PVT James Willson

Birth
Death
17 Jan 1781 (aged 35–36)
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
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James Willson enlisted under General Pickens and Colonel Anderson during 1778 while residing in the Abbeville District, of South Carolina.

He proudly fought in the American Revolutionary War and was wounded at the Battle of the Cowpens. The Colonial Troops went on to win the battle against British forces but he and twenty four other patriots died as a result of the conflict.

Daughters of the American Revolution

WILSON, JAMES
Ancestor #: A127515
Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank: SOLDIER
Birth: 1740-50
Death: 1-17-1781 BATTLE OF COWPENS NINETY SIX DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
Pension Number: R195v
Service Description: 1) COL ANDERSON,GEN PICKENS
Residence: 1) District:NINETY SIX DIST - State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Spouse: 1)MARTHA CALHOUN

Comments:

1) SS : R195v ; SC ACCTS AUD #8620, SALLEY 2) STUB INDENTS, BK.X #235

Patriot Grave Search

Willson, James
b. c1745 d. 1824
Citation: SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. SAR appl


James Willson enlisted under General Pickens and Colonel Anderson during 1778 while residing in the Abbeville District, of South Carolina.

He proudly fought in the American Revolutionary War and was wounded at the Battle of the Cowpens. The Colonial Troops went on to win the battle against British forces but he and twenty four other patriots died as a result of the conflict.

Daughters of the American Revolution

WILSON, JAMES
Ancestor #: A127515
Service: SOUTH CAROLINA Rank: SOLDIER
Birth: 1740-50
Death: 1-17-1781 BATTLE OF COWPENS NINETY SIX DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
Pension Number: R195v
Service Description: 1) COL ANDERSON,GEN PICKENS
Residence: 1) District:NINETY SIX DIST - State: SOUTH CAROLINA
Spouse: 1)MARTHA CALHOUN

Comments:

1) SS : R195v ; SC ACCTS AUD #8620, SALLEY 2) STUB INDENTS, BK.X #235

Patriot Grave Search

Willson, James
b. c1745 d. 1824
Citation: SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. SAR appl




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