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About Col. James Felix Wilson, Jr
Col James Wilson was Sheriff of Norfolk county, Colonel of Militia and a member of the House of Burgesses 1710-12.
from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vanorfol/wilson.htm
The Wilson family moved from England to Scotland and then migrated from that country to Virginia about 1650. They first went to Jamestown, but because they arrived after the worst hardships, were over the colonists there refused to allow them to share equally with them, and so he moved down the river and settled in the vicinity of Norfolk, Va. James was the younger brother of Col. William Wilson of Elizabeth City County, ( Hampton, Va. ) 1646 - 17 june 1713. James lived for a while at or near Poplar Grove, in what is now Virginia Beach, Va.. He lived on Southern Branch in Norfolk County, Va. from 1672 until his death in 1712.
Family
From https://archive.org/details/historyoflowerti01whic/page/320
Matthew Godfrey, whose will was proved in 1717, apparently had only one direct heir, a daughter, who was married to James Wilson, Jr. The elder James Wilson (d. 1712) was Colonel of Militia and a Justice (1691); his will shows a large family of seven sons (two of whom died before him) and three daughters. Of the sons, Willis Wilson was Captain of Militia in 1734 and vestryman in 1735—his son Willis, Jr., was vestryman in 1749; Lemuel Wilson was Clerk of the County Court in 1699, and was succeeded by his brother Solomon, in 1718; James Wilson, Jr., was a feoffee of the town land until his death in 1716.'^ Captain Willis Wilson of a later generation —he died in 1798—was an officer of the Virginia State Navy and commanded the galley Caswell in 1776.
Genealogy
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vanorfol/wilson2.htm
“Genealogies of Virginia Families“ From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. IV, Neville-Terrill Indexed by Judith McGhan, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982 p.545-546
"This family begins with James Wilson, whom a record in Norfolk County shows
was a brother of Colonel WILLIAM WILSON, of Elizabeth City County. He was Lieutenant-colonel, sheriff, burgess, and justice of Norfolk County, and an eminent merchant. He made his will November 12, 1712, which was recorded Dec. 19, 1712. It names wife Elizabeth, and children 2 John, 3Willis, 4 Thomas, deceased, 5 Samuel, deceased, 6 Solomon, 7 Lemuel, 8 James to whom he left " his pistol and sword", 9 Elizabeth, wife of Henry Tregany of Philadelphia, 10 Apphia who married George Newton, 11 Mary. He names also grandson James, son of Thomas, deceased, grandson Willis, son of deceased son Samuel, and grandson Solomon, son of James Wilson. Of these 7 Lemuel Wilson was clerk of Lower Norfolk county in 1711. He married Katherine, widow of Rev. Roger Kelsall, minister of Elizabeth River Parish, who in his will (1708) names his son John Kellsall and an estate left him by Roger Kellsall, "minister of Royden, decd, known by the name of Byers St. Marys adjoining to Colchester." 8 James Wilson, son of Lt. Col. James Wilson, was major, justice, &c. He made his will January 13, 1749, which was proved February 7, 1756. He names wife Dinah and children 12 Solomon, 13 James, 14 Willis, to whom he gives that plantation bought of Joseph Church adjoining the land of his grandfather BUTT, 14 Caleb, 15 Josiah, 16 Nathaniel, 17 William, 18 Malachi, 19 Elizabeth, married Thelaball, 20 Mary married Butt, 21 Prudence, married Tatum, 22 Diana Nicholson 23 Apphia, married Willis Langley, 24 Ann, 25 Euphan. He names also grandsons Jeremiah Wilson, Sr., and Wilson Nicholas. The Wison family scattered over the nearby counties. In 1782 Josiah Wilson of Surry county made a deed of gift to his children Peggy, John, Samuel and James Wilson. Willis Wilson was sheriff there the same year. Willis Wilson, Sr., probably the son with that name mentioned by Colonel James Wilson, made his will in Norfolk county in 1758, and names his children Lemuel, Thomas and Euphan, wife of Joseph Alston.
References
- History of Lower Tidewater Virginia by Whichard, Rogers Dey, 1952- page 320. Archive.Org, page 360 - 361 Archive.Org James Wilson d 1716 (son of James d 1712) property went to his brother Solomon, other brother was Lemuel.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/o/m/Richard-L-Womack/GENE3-0001.html
he Wilson family moved from England to Scotland and then migrated from that country to Virginia about 1650. They first went to Jamestown, but because they arrived after the worst hardships, were over the colonists there refused to allow themto share equally with them, and so he moved down the river and settled in the vicinity of Norfolk, Va. James was the younger brother of Col. William Wilson of Elizabeth City County, (Hampton, Va. ) 1646 - 17 june 1713. James lived for a while at or near Poplar Grove, in what is now Virginia Beach, Va.. He lived on Southern Branch in Norfolk County, Va. from 1672 until his death in 1712. More About JAMES WILSON and ELIZABETH WILLIS: Marriage: Bet. 1670 - 1672
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Col. James Felix Wilson, Jr's Timeline
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1651
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Norfolk, Elizabeth City, County, Virginia, United States
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Poplar Grove, Prince William, Virginia, United States
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1670
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Prince William County, Virginia, United States
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1671
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Norfolk, VA, United States
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1672
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Virginia, United States
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1674
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1689
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Co. ?, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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December 12, 1712
Age 61
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Norfolk, VA, United States
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May 9, 1728
Age 61
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Kent, Maryland, United States
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