John Marshall Wilson, Revolutionary War veteran

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John Wilson and Mary Warthen were united in marriage by the Reverend Matthew Ryan.

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Children Photo John Marshall Wilson 1806–1881

GEDCOM Note

Category:Hampshire County Militia, Virginia Militia, American Revolution

Biography == unit= Hampshire County Militia, Virginia Militia, American Revolution

ancestor=A127633 category = Virginia, Wilson Name Study
JOHN WILSON was the fifth son of William and Elizabeth (Blackburn) Wilson. He was born August 12, 1758, likely near Wardensville, (West) Virginia. He was one of the first justices of the peace appointed when Randolph County was formed and was elected first clerk of the county court. In 1788 he was allowed three hundred pounds of tobacco for collecting the land taxes. The county court was held in his house from 1803 to 1808. He was major of the militia in 1787, county sheriff in 1788, first clerk of the circuit court in 1809, assessor in 1788, one of the trustees of the town of Beverly in 1790. (He held the office of circuit clerk for more than thirty years).
When eighteen he was wounded in a desperate fight with the Indians at Wheeling, (West) Virginia; a bullet entered his arm and lodged in his hand. He served in the Revolutionary War and was allowed a pension by the State of Virginia for his services. Application was made by his widow in 1857 for a U. S. pension but after so many years documentary proof of his services was never completed.
When the convention was held In Richmond to ratify the Constitution of the U. S., he was one of the delegates and favored ratification. When Randolph Academy was established in Clarksburg he was one of the first trustees along with Edmund Randolph, Patrick Henry, and others.
John Wilson was married August 2, 1796, to Mary Warthen, daughter of John Warthin, of Welch descent. The marriage was in Randolph County and was performed by Matthew Ryan. The National Archives Bureau of Washington states that he had been married previously but the name of the wife was not given. They say also that he died in Harrison County, April 12, 1827.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

• WILSON, JOHN Ancestor
• #: A127633
• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
• Birth: 4-12-1756 FREDERICK CO VIRGINIA
• Death: 4-12-1827 HARRISON CO VIRGINIA
• Pension Number: R11676V* Service Source: R11676V; GARDNER & GARDNER, VA REV WAR STATE PENSIONS, PP 134-5
• Service Description: 1) CAPT FORMAN, HAMPSHIRE CO* COMMENTS: 1) WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION REJECTED FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS SERVICE. 2) SOLDIER RECEIVED VA STATE PENSION.
• RESIDENCE: 1) County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE: 1) X WESTFALL 2) MARY WARTHEN

Children of JOHN WILSON and Mary Warthin

: Dorcas Wilson b April 13, 1799; m Augustus Modesitt, 1820; d . : Archibald Wilson b Jan. 10, 1801; m Elizabeth Hudkins, July 27, 1826; d Sept. 24, 1866.
: John M. Wilson b 1808; m Charlotte Dotson, 1831; d 1880.
: Blackburn Wilson b ; m ; d . : Temperance Wilson b ; m Moses Thompson, ; d ; Harrison.Co., W. Va. : Mary Ann Wilson b Nov. 11, 1816; m George Washington Shinn, Dec. 24, 1848; d . <ref>Charles Joseph Maxwell, comp., Descendants of William Wilson and Elizabeth Blackburn. (Dallas, Texas: Ginn & Co., 1943). pdf download of Descendants of William Wilson at ExLibris</ref>

Sources

<references /> * https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=ful...

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113131205/john-wilson* Billie Jo Runyon and Don Norman, Descendants of David Davis Wilson. Descendants of David Davis Wilson at hackerscreek * Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, 1910. Transcribed by Janet Waite. History of Ritchie County at USGenWeb * Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees

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Author: Michael Frye
Since Runyon and Norman, as well as C.J. Maxwell, have the births on this side of the water, I would be inclined to go with them over Ms. Lowther.
Author: Michael Frye
They were the parents of eleven children, four of whom were born before they crossed the sea:
<p> 1. Benjamin born November 30, 1747.

2. Archibald born June 13, 1749.

3. David born September 8, 1751.

4. William born February 8, 1854.

5. John born April 12, 1756.

6. Moses born May 1, 1758 and died in 1760.

7. Moses, 2nd born April 8, 1761.

8. James born July 25, 1763.

9. Solomon born July 2, 1766.

10. Elizabeth (twin) born July 2, 1766.

11. Margaret born April 7, 1768.
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Author: Randy Dotson
Here the bio says he was the first son born in America. His father's profile says The family came to Philadelphia in 1737 and then moved to Shenandoah County VA and then to Hardy County.
<p>And his older brother
Archibald Wilson (1749 - 1814) profile says: Archibald was the oldest son of William Wilson. He was born in the Shenandoah Valley, near Winchester, VA.

Is anyone else confused?
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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 31 2024, 0:29:23 UTC