WILSON-BAIRD HISTORY

John Wilson died 7/9- 1773- The children mentioned in his will are;

• (1) John, (II) b, 1742, m, Mary Wray, d, 1/4-1799;
• (2) James, b, 7/13-1743, a, Agnes Henderson, d, 6/3-1799
• (3) Hugh, went to Georgia;
• (4) William,b, , d, 1778 of army fever
• (5) Samuel.b,1754, d, 1799."

(Letter from R..7.Craven, Seattle Vvash., to F.C.S 5/26-1901)

The family record of John Wilson II as taken from an old bible published in Edinboro Scotland in 1781 and now in the possession of Prof. L.C.Grlcnn of Vanderbilt University shows that John Wilson born 1702 married Mary Wray about 1762 and died 1/4-1799 She was born in 1737 and died 4/3-I83O. . Both are buried in the cemetry at Olney Church near Kings Mountain North Carolina. ( I visited their graves in June 1940 and with ray finger traced the nearly obliterated inscriptions on the monuments sacred to their memories. 7.C.S.)

It is though they had eleven children although but nine are mentiones In the record ..n the bible.

Sources

1. Wilson-Baird history / by Frank C. Shepherd. . Shepherd, Franklin Crothers, 1858-