Hi, I have a William Wilson who was born in Pennsylvania on 15 July 1814 and moved to Union County Ohio. I have all of the info on his descendants but this is all that I currently have on him. William had 18 children, and most of there names follow your description, (Although I'm sure that this can be said for many families) John, Joseph, James Mary William Let me know what you think as I would love to find a link further back that William Wilson. Thanks Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: <WilsonD212@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:45 PM Subject: [WILSON-L] Wilson family, Perry Co., OH > Following a weekend of on-site research in Perry Co., OH, I have succeeded in > filling out my gggf's family. Please respond if any of the following seem to > connect with your Wilson family. > > John Wilson, born in Ireland before 1775, married Jane (last name unknown), > probably in Washington Co., PA, before 1789. They moved to Madison Twp., > Perry Co., OH, about 1811, where John died in 1823 and Jane on 11/3/1833. > Their children are as follows: > > 1. Elisabeth, b. 1790-1794, m. John Tadford, Washington Co., PA, widowed by > 1820 with one daughter, Eliza Jane. Later she lived in Van Buren Twp., Darke > Co., OH (1840), and then in Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL, with her son-in-law, > C. C. Alexander. > > 2. Mary, b. 2/16/1794, d. 12/17/1871, m. James Baird, widowed 1839 with four > children (James Harvey, Samuel, Jane and Elizabeth); lived in Sterling, > Whiteside Co., IL, until her death. She is buried next to her brother, > Robert (see below). > > 3. James, b. bef. 1802, m. Elizabeth, in Perry Co. census, 1830, with three > sons and a daughter. The family does not appear in Perry Co. in 1840. Land > records suggest that he owned land in the section adjacent to his father. > > 4. John, b. bef. 1802, m. Esther; no further information. > > 5. Samuel, b. bef. 1802, in Clark Co., OH in 1833; sold property to James > Baird (above) in 1838; possibly in Madison Twp. or New Carlisle Twp., Clark > Co., in 1840; no later record. > > 6. Sara Wilson, probably b. bef. 1802; no record later than mention in her > father's will, dated 1823. > > 7. Robert L. Wilson (my gggf), b. 9/11/1805, Washington Co., PA, d. 3/7/1880, > Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL; m. Eliza J. Kincaid, six children (Mary, Silas, > Ann, Emma, Robert H., Lee). Colleague of Lincoln in IL legislature, one of > "Long Nine" who moved the state capital to Springfield. > > 8. William Wilson, b. bef. 1805, m. Mary. Probably one of two William > Wilson's in Hopewell Twp., Perry Co., in 1830; cannot be located in Perry Co. > in 1850. > > 9. Agnes Wilson, prob. b. bef. 1802, m. William Baird; no information beyond > in Miami Co., OH, according to 1833 deed. > > 10. Joseph Wilson, prob. b. bef. 1802, in Harrison Co., OH in 1833; no later > information. > > Wilson DeCamp > Vienna, VA > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Check out index for Wilson given names. > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nadine/alpha.html > >