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I am looking for descendants of John Wilson, b. April 4, 1756, do not know who he married. It is possible that he married about 1780. They had a son, Matthew Wilson, b. June 29, 1785, North Carolina.
Matthew Wilson married a Zada/Zady about 1805 in North Carolina. They had 11 children.
1. Willis Wilson b. November 17, 1805
2. James Wilson b. September 8, 1807 Sampson Co. NC
d. February 27, 1896 Wake Co. Nc
he married Charity O’Quinn (Oquin) on February 8, 1831
(it was rumored that she was NA – but apparently not since her parents were from Ireland and arrived as indentured servants.) James and Charity are my ggg grandparents.
3. John D. Wilson b. January 26, 1810
4. Rebecca Wilson b. November 3, 1812
5. Nancy Jane Wilson b. August 23, 1815
6. Enoch H. Wilson b. February 13, 1818
7. Millender Wilson b. June 25, 1821
8. Joel Wilson b. October 20, 1823
9. Eliza Wilson b. December 16, 1825
10. Catherine Wilson b. May 3, 1828
11. Jourdan Wilson b. August 13, 1832
Since my grandmother had always told a story of Charity (we always thought her name was Josephine) being a descendant of the Croatoan tribe or possibly Cherokee, I was a bit confused when I found out she was Irish….could it be that John’s wife or Zada/Zady could have been NA? Can anyone out there help me with this? I would really appreciate it. Thanks….Becky
Welcome, Becky.
Your story made me smile. I have some family stories about Irish indentured servants who turned out to be Indians born in Ky and NC !
I’ll see what we can find out about your people.
Bill
Bill….Sorry did not make myself real clear on that post…so much info….I am looking for ancestors. Dreaminghawk was very kind to tell me to use that term. I am going backwards whereas most people are coming forward with their search. My aunt was very upset with me when I gave her the news. She feels surely that my grandmother would not have told that story if it were not true. So we will dig a bit deeper, huh?
Becky,
Yes, I understood Ancestors. My “quick look” reveals John to be a very tough nut to crack. By the way, what is the source of the birthdates? Do you also have birth locations on either John or his son Matthew? If you have any birth locations for any of Matthew’s children besides James, that would also be helpful in determining core areas.
Bill
The sources are from researchers in Johnston County, NC…and according to Family Bible Records Vol III at the Johnston Co. Gen. Society. I hope to one day go down there to the office and actually look at the records. The actual records of James and Charity’s marriage are from the Matthew Wilson Family Bible. I had gone to a website and posted and these folks sent me this info. One lady’s email address is bevjax@comcast.net. and the other is Rebecca Owens, who works at the JCGS…her email is rebecca.owens@johnstonnc.com. I don’t have any further info than what I posted. But, I will try to return to the website and post on John and Matthew and see what I find. Maybe he is the NA connection since there is so little info on him??
Bill…I found the other website that I was using to get info. It is http://www.helplist.org/usa/nc. There are people there to help look for certain information. They just ask that you only do 2 at a time and help them if necessary. I did go back to that website and request info on John and Matthew Wilson.
Thanks, Becky. There are so many Wilsons there it was difficult to find a starting place. Johnston Co will help sort them out.
Bill
Becky,
You may have to wait to hear from the “help” site.
I’ve drawn a complete blank on these people.
The group I thought they were, are all 10 to 15 years younger than your dates.
No Wilsons are found in Sampson Co untill 1820 and those people are also about 10 yrs too young. Same with the earlier groups of Wilsons. Sorry I couldn’t help.
Bill
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