Oops, for got to point out that this area of SOUTHSIDE VA was where the famous Bristol Merchants were found early on which Peter undoubtedly knows. On Jan 16, 2005, at 8:31 PM, Sue wrote: > Peter, > > Have you considered DNA for your branch. The WILSON DNA PROJECT is > really lacking for Wilsons in SOUTHSIDE VA. & NORTHSIDE NC, the > eastern part of each. > > Of the early Wilsons, it is my contention there are no more than 3 > lines and probably only 2 in the NC/VA border area that was the > earliest settled area of each colony, having spread out from Jamestown > and the seacoast. > > Not much new blood came in after the mid 1700s because the land was > all taken up and newer arrivals were headed to the unsettled land > farther west. > > It would be wonderful to come up with the genetic signature > (haplotypes) for those early Wilson families. > > > On Jan 16, 2005, at 7:08 PM, Peter Wilson wrote: > >> Actually comes from a long line of Basil Wood from England. Joseph >> Wilson >> married Mary Wood 23 Nov 1762 and their son was Leighton whose son >> was Basil >> Wood Wilson. >> >> One of the Basil Wood married Abigail Leighton in 1714 and that is >> how the >> Leighton got into the picture. >> >> I appreciate the information. >> >> Peter Wilson >> [email protected] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sue [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:42 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] FYI >> >> Peter, >> >> I know that Basil was used as a given name. However some think that >> it >> is a corruption of the English name Brasil or Brasswell or a zillion >> other forms but began with a family named Bracewell from York some of >> whom ended up in Isle of Wight, VA quite early. >> >> Thought it might tickle your curiosity. >> >> >> On Jan 16, 2005, at 5:28 PM, Peter Wilson wrote: >> >>> Basil Brittain Wilson >>> 30 December 1882 >>> Chuckatuck, Virginia >>> 7 June 1965 >>> Flushing, New York >>> >>> Robert Leighton Wilson >>> 17Sep 1839 >>> Virginia >>> 9 April 1932 >>> Flushing, New York >>> >>> Basil Wood Wilson >>> 3 June 1814 >>> Brunswick, Georgia >>> 25 Oct 1870 >>> Chuckatuck, Virginia >>> >>> Leighton Wilson >>> 1768 >>> Bristol, England >>> Nov 1823 >>> Warwick, New York >>> >>> Joseph Wilson >>> 24 Sept 1734 >>> St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England >>> May 1790 >>> St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England >>> >>> Joseph Wilson >>> Born ? >>> >>> Died Sept 1771 >>> St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England >>> >>> >>> Peter Wilson >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 9:04 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [WILSON-L] FYI >>> >>> List, >>> If you haven't checked the Wilson Resource page you should visit and >>> get you Wilson data on line. >>> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nadine/alpha.html >>> For data by first names. >>> ********************* >>> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nadine/ >>> Gateway to all that I have on line. >>> This is a work in progress. >>> *********************** >>> Use this format for posting. >>> First name: >>> Born: >>> Where: >>> Died: >>> Where: >>> E-mail address: >>> Notes. >>> ********************* >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> I'm the Admin for all three of these Wilson list and I;m posting data >>> from all three list. >>> >>> Nadine >>> >>> >>> ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== >>> List Admin >>> [email protected] >>> >>> ============================== >>> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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By the way my haplotype is E3B based on the preliminary data. They are supposed to be doing the confirming tests on 1/14. Peter L. Wilson Emmons and Wilson, Inc. 41 Pine Street New Canaan, CT 06840 203-966-1679 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sue [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Bristol Merchants Oops, for got to point out that this area of SOUTHSIDE VA was where the famous Bristol Merchants were found early on which Peter undoubtedly knows. On Jan 16, 2005, at 8:31 PM, Sue wrote: > Peter, > > Have you considered DNA for your branch. The WILSON DNA PROJECT is > really lacking for Wilsons in SOUTHSIDE VA. & NORTHSIDE NC, the > eastern part of each. > > Of the early Wilsons, it is my contention there are no more than 3 > lines and probably only 2 in the NC/VA border area that was the > earliest settled area of each colony, having spread out from Jamestown > and the seacoast. > > Not much new blood came in after the mid 1700s because the land was > all taken up and newer arrivals were headed to the unsettled land > farther west. > > It would be wonderful to come up with the genetic signature > (haplotypes) for those early Wilson families. >