don't have any problem w/yr theory--looking at roy wilson's---the william wilson sr family--1722-1851-( roy was desc from william 1754-1851 )--branch d-which is william wilson jr--( and incidently--yes--mention of marriages between desc of this william wilson & the davisson's in illinois--also some of the desc of archibald moved from licking county ohio to illinois & benjamin owned property in licking county ohio but did not live there--he died in 1827--fathered 30 children-23 living at time of death-i have copy of his obit-)--& on pg 67 of the edition i have states-- 4#2-william friend 5-14-1787-m jane booth 1809-----" the site of the county seat,long known as booth's ferry was located on william's farm. he named the town PHILIPPI for the daughter of philip pendelton barbour upon her agreeing to furnish a bell for the courthouse. he then donated an acre & 96 poles out of his farm as a site for the courthouse----" now here's the kicker--on page 69--son daniel ( one of 12 children of william-sarah friend--i show sarah's parents being jonas and sarah ( skidmore ) friend--sarah had a older brother-captain joseph friend who served w/benjamin wilson in protecting tygarts valley against indian raids )--b 8-29-1824-d-2-7-1877-m 1 st naomi reger 1845-5 children---m 2nd- ?? 6 children--daniel died in ogden center, linawee county,michigan south of adrian-- again will do more looking--but haven't got the trail from there to you--again urge you or any other male surname wilson's from this group ( william- 1722-1801-elizabeth-1725-1806) to take the 25 marker dna test to confirm the paper trail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al and Brenda" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:01 AM Subject: [WILSON-L] William Friend Wilson in Barbour Co. > Hello Ed > Please follow me with my theory. > On the 1850 Barbour Co. census there is William F. Wilson age 63 and > wife Jane age 60 living 2 houses away from Daniel Wilson, wife Naomi, > son Frederick age 4, and son James L, age 2. > > Barbour Co. is formed from Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Counties March > 3, 1843. > In 1851 Upshur Co. is formed from Barbour Co. James L. Wilson is there > in 1860 and 1870. Then James moves in with Isabelle Lee's family in > Webster Co. This traces James pretty good so far. > Now back to William F. Wilson. > The William Wilson line goes as William Sr. married Elizabeth Blackburn, > son William Jr.(brother of Col. Benjamin Payne) married Sarah Friend, > son William Friend Wilson b. 1787 married Jane Booth b.1790. > William Friend Wilson was in Barbour Co. The ages match to the William > F. and Jane on the 1850 Barbour Co. census. See where I'm at? > Below is part of the 1850 Barbour Co. census. The house numbers show how > close they lived to each other. > > It is known that William Friend Wilson gave the land to build the Court > House that would become the County Seat of Barbour Co.. He acquired the > land from Daniel Booth. I think his father in Law. Son Daniel Wilson, > James' father, would be named for Daniel Booth. > > What I need to do is document this theory. > Al Wilson > > http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/va/barbour/1850/pg0097a.txt > LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. > VAL. BIRTHPLACE > 2 1406 1406 Wilson Wm F. 63 M . Blacksmith > 8,000 V'a . . . . . > 3 1406 1406 Wilson Jane 60 F . . > . Va . . X . . > 4 1406 1406 Wilson Rezin B. 21 M . Physician > . Va > > 10 1408 1408 Wilson Dan'l 26 M . Clerk > 1,600 Ohio . . . . > Va written in and crossed out > 11 1408 1408 Wilson Naomi 24 F . . > . V'a . . . . . > 12 1408 1408 Wilson Fredk E. 4 M . . > . Va . . . . . > 13 1408 1408 Wilson James L. 2 M . . > . Va . . . . . > http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Barbour/barhistory.html > > "...The first meeting of the Barbour County court was > held on April 3, 1843 at William F. Wilson's home. The > county's justices of the peace elected Lair D. Morrall > county clerk. The next order of business was to > nominate a sheriff for referral to the governor. By > tradition, the sheriff was whoever had served as a > Justice of the Peace the longest. However, it was not > clear if Isaac Booth or Joseph McCoy had served the > longest as a Justice of the Peace. An election was > held, and Joseph McCoy was recommended to the Governor > for appointment..." > > "...Philippi was named the Barbour County seat by the > Act that created the county on March 3, 1843. However, > the city had existed for a long time before that. The > land where the city is now located was originally > called "Anglin's Ford," after the land's owner, > William Anglin. No record has been found of William > Anglin before 1789, but it is very likely that he > lived in the area as early as 1783 or 1784. The land > came into the possession of Daniel Booth around 1800. > He had lived in the area since about 1787. After he > gained possession of the land, it became known as > "Booth's Ferry." The town's current name, Philippi, > was established by the Act forming the county. By that > time, the land was owned by William F. Wilson. The > county court was to be built on two acres of land that > would be bought from, or donated by, Mr. Wilson. The > intent was to build the courthouse near the ferry, > thus giving "convenient and easy access to the water." > > "...Philippi was named in honor of the same Philip > Pendleton Barbour that the county was named after. The > town was originally called Phillippa, a Latinized > version of Philip. However, because of > misunderstandings and misspellings, the town came to > be known as Philippi. The city was incorporated on > February 1, 1871 by an act of the Legislature..." > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > You will be banned from list. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >