Ann Wilson

Not the daughter of Capt. Thomas Blount or Mary Lee

Family

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Anne and Robert WILSON: Marriage: Abt. 1667

Children of Anne and Robert WILSON are:

1. +Sarah WILSON, b. 28 Aug 1668, Pasquotank Co, NC, d. 1706.
2. Zach WILSON, b. 1671, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, d. date unknown.
3. Hester WILSON, b. 1673, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, d. date unknown.
4. Isaac WILSON, b. 1668, Perquimans, North Carolina, d. 13 Jul 1714, Perquimans, North Carolina.
5. Isaiah WILSON, b. 1670, Perquimans, North Carolina, d. date unknown.

Robert was a son of Catherine Rudd Wilson, who came to Virginia as a single mother n 1635. At some point he moved from Virginia, where there was serious intermittent persecution of Quakers, to North Carolina, where Quakers were more welcome.

Robert and Ann married in North Carolina in 1668.[1] By the 1680s they show up in a number of Quaker records, as witnesses to marriages and the like. Robert acquired a substantial amount of land and participated in public affairs—serving, for example, as a judge in 1690.

After Robert’s death, a Quaker missionary from England named Thoms Story visited Perquimans County in 1699 and recorded in his journal that he held an enthusiastic religious gathering at Ann’s home.

Disputed origins

See also a Feb 2001 post in the QUAKER-ROOTS-L Archives from Joyce Overman Bowman, and another post that quotes some of the information below and identifies William Perry Johnson as a "noted NC genealogist (now deceased) and editor of the Journal of North Carolina Genealogy."
Joyce Overman Bowman <Jeobowman@cs.com> Jan 2002

Ann's surname is often seen as Ann Blount. Ms. Bowman has a copy of a letter from William Perry Johnson to a Mrs. Brimley for whom he was researching. It states the following:

"As to Ann, wife of Robert Wilson, being a BLOUNT, this is not true. Her maiden name is unknown. Robert Wilson married about 1670 (the 2 children were married 1687 & 1689 respectively). James Blount married around 1660 & left a will dated 1686 (Grimes p. 35) and named among others, son THOMAS BLOUNT and grandchildren James & Sarah Blount. Thomas (son of James of the 1686 will) married (first) about 1681 to have had 2 children--James & Sarah--born by 10 March 1685 (date of the James Blount will, which was probated 1686); name of first wife of Thomas unknown. Thomas married (second) 13 May 1685 (Hathaway, 30202) Mary (____) Scott, widow of Joshua Scott."

"Thomas Blount, s/o of James of the 1686 will, in his will, 1701-1706, Albemarle Co., NC (Grimes, p. 36) named, among others, wife Mary & daughter, Ann Wilson. Grimes shows William WILLSON as a witness. However, the original will (here in the Archives) gives William WILKINSON."

"It is my current opinion that Robert Wilson was married to wife Ann in England, and came to southeast VA, then into NC. Robert's widow, Ann, left a will in Surry Co., VA (c. 1701, as I recall). Ann (Blount) Wilson was much too young to have married c. 1670, since her father, Thomas, did not marry until 1681."

In the early 1700s Ann moved back to Virginia. Here is her will:

Will

Ann Wilson of Lawns Creek Parish In ye County of Surry being Sick and weak in body yet praised be god of perfect Sense and memony do make ordain and Constitute this my Last will and Testament this 21st day of the 5th month Commonly Called July in the year 1702 as follows.

As for yet disposing of what worldly Estate as hath pleased God to bestowe upon me that justly belongs Unto me in Carolina ass goods and Chattles in what kind Sowver it may be found I give and bequeath Unto Rob’t Boorman & Anne Booreman ye Son and daughter of Jno. Boorman & Sarah his wife, Except Four Cows and Four Calvea and four Ewes and four Iambs are to be Equally divided between Rob’t Wilson and Anne Wilson, ye Son and daughten of lsaac Willson and Anne his first wife. And as for what belongs to me In Surry County or Elsewhere—Except In Carolina, I give and bequeath Unto ye Poor Friends belonging to ye metting in Surry County after my body is buried at the discretion of Jno. Tooke and Sam’l Cornell all ye Rest of what goods I own to be disponsed of as they think Convenient amongst them and I Nominate appoint and make Jno. Tooke and Sam’l Connell Sole Jointly and Favorably of this my Last Will and Testam’t. Revokeing all others hertofore by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal ye day and year above written.

Signed and Sealed in presense of

Rich (R) Smith Annt Willton SEAi

John (X) Phillipt

At a Count held at Southwark for the County of Surry

November 1702.

GEDCOM Note

She is probably NOT the daughter of Thomas BLOUNT 1612-1706 and Ann WILSON.