John W. Williamson, Sr.

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John W. Williamson, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death: 1757 (88-89)
Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Burial: Lower Middle Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Williamson
Father of Hugh Williamson; John Cary Williamson; Margaret Reynolds and Samuel Williamson

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About John W. Williamson, Sr.

This is not the son of the late Samuel Sr. and Mary E. (Ikerd) Williamson, whom was married to Jane

Was of Scotch descent, but was a cloth merchant in Dublin before coming to America in 1731. After settling in Cumberland Valley, he married Mary Davison, daughter of an Ulsterite who had immigrated around the same time.

His oldest son, Hugh Williamson, was a member of the Continential Congress representing North Carolina. Hugh was a signer of the Constitution.

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John W. Williamson, Sr.'s Timeline

1668
1668
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
1735
December 5, 1735
Nottingham Township, PA
1737
1737
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1746
December 4, 1746
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1757
1757
Age 89
Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1791
1791
Age 89
Lower Middle Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1798
February 17, 1798
Age 89
Pennsylvania
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