Elizabeth Wilson

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.

From http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vanorfol/wilson.htm

(Some conflicts with other sources)

Colonel James Wilson is said to have been born about 1644 and his wife is said to have been Elizabeth, daughter of John Willis. (No date of birth or other information is yet known about Elizabeth Willis.)

Col James Wilson was Sheriff of Norfolk county, Colonel of Militia and a member of the House of Burgesses 1710-12. He was also a Feofee of the Crown Land, and Attorney for the College of William and Mary. His will was dated Nov. 12, 1712, and probated Dec. 19, 1712.

THE TEN CHILDREN of Col. James Wilson & wife Elizabeth Willis Wilson:

• I. John (mentioned first in father's will. May have m. Frances Newman.)
• II. Willis, mentioned 2nd in fathers will; named Executor with mother, Elizabeth Willis Wilson, and charged with taking care of mother. Received deed from Uncle Col. William Wilson of Elizabeth City Co., Hampton, Va., to clear title of home plantation, which Col. William had sold to his brother Col. James Wilson more than forty years before 1712, but not recorded. (Col. James Wilson's Will, Norfolk Co., Deed Book 9, p. 220).
• III. Thomas, deceased before 1712, mentioned third in will which devised to "Grandson James Wilson. son of dec'd. son Thomas Wilson, the plantation whereon my Negrow Sambo lives".
• IV. Samuel Wilson, who married Dinah Mason Thorowgood, was a son of Colonel James Wilson of Norfolk. Dinah Mason was not married at date of father's will; but soon married (1) Capt. Robt. Thorogood of Princess Anne Co., who had died before Jan. 7, 1702-03 and Dinah was Executrix of his will. Dinah Mason Thorowgood married (2) SAMUEL Wilson who died before Jan. 12, 1710. on which date his estate was appraised and Dinah Wilson signed the Inventory. Their son WILLIS WILSON was born after death of his father Samuel Wilson. Before Feb. 1, 1713, Dinah Mason Thorowgood Wilson had married (3) William Trevathan of Princess Anne Co., who filed settlement of estates of Capt. Robt. Thorowgood, and of Samuel Wilson dec'd in favor of their respective orphans. (P.A. Co. Va., D. B. 2, p. 195).
• V. Solomon, who was a minor at death of his father, Col. James Wilson. This Solomon Wilson married and settled in Norfolk, Va., and reared young WILLIS WILSON, son of Samuel Wilson, deceased. Soloman Wilson was at one time Clerk of County Court. It was to this Solomon Wilson that WILLIS Wilson sold the 400 acres left to him by his Grandfather Col. James Wilson, the three Indentures being dated Jan. 1731-32. (Citation Norfolk County Deed Book II,Mpage 15 et seq. "Test Solo Wilson, Clerk").
• VI. James received land, pistols and sword. [Probably not this James] became Major James Wilson, "who was also Sheriff and Magistrate of Norfolk County, whose Will signed Jan. 18, 1749-50, was proven Feb. 7, 1756. His daughter Elizabeth married several times. Her first husband to whom she was married in 1727-29 was a Sweeny; her 2nd was Maximilian Boush of Princess Anne Co., by whom she had two children, Frederick Boush and Elizabeth Boush; her third husband was Thomas Thelaball, by whom she had two daughters, Prudence Thelaball and Abigail Thelaball. Frederick Boush married Jacomine Hunter, and his sister Elizabeth Boush married Gershom Nimmo in 1753, and after his death she married, in 1766, Jacob Hunter, a brother of her brother's wife, by whom she had several children, among whose descendants the name of WILSON as a given name has been quite frequent. " (The above ten lines are quoted from the Richmond CRITIC, Vol. 3. No. 39, Sat., June 14. 1890, p. 8, re WILSON FAMILY.). ALT: James Wilson d 1716 (son of James d 1712) property went to his brother Solomon, other brother was Lemuel.
• VII. 100 acres of land to Capt. George Newton, 1710, husband of Affiah Wilson, dau. of Col. James Wilson. Affiah also received one-fifth of personal estate subject to life estate of Elizabeth Willis Wilson, widow). [Note: In June 1999, I encountered two knowledgeable researchers of Affiah Wilson and George Newton: C1FTaddic@aol.com and SALLYLAPIN@aol.com. They have passed on data regarding George Newton and Affia Wilson¹s line, which I have appended to the end of this posting.)
• VIII. Mary - one-fifth of personal estate subject to life interest of Elizabeth Willis Wilson, widow.
• IX. Elizabeth, wife of Henry Grigany of Philadelphia: "Five pounds current money in full of her part of my estate. She had her part before. " (This is probably the eldest daughter.)
• X. Lemuel - five shillings in full of his portion, he having had a sufficient part already. He is probably the eldest son. He was Clerk of Norfolk Co. Court at time of probate of his father's will. - Dec. 18, 1722. His eldest son was Lemuel Wilson, and there is a statement that he took the Record Books of the County home with him in order to record immediately the birth of his son Lemuel Wilson.

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.