Hi all my Wilson's come from London Robert Wilson married Maria Curtis London His father was Robert also have the baptisms of all the family in London robber was 10 yrs old when baptised Look up dates later early 1800 Your lot USA Well a brother maybe they all migrated Who knows Will look up more dates later for you jessd@rabbit.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: <DEEWSWAIN@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] Wilson's of WV - Help from Wilson LIST to the SANDUSKY LIST > My earliest know Wilson ancestor: James Wilson, b. 1767, probably VA. > In his grandson's Bible, James' father is given as Robert. I looking for > Wilsons who would have been in the VA area prior to 1767. Census records give > James' birthplace as VA. His birhtplace is reported in a family Bible, as TN > (which was not a state when he was born). There is a Robert Wilson who is found > in the early TN settlements. Could this be your Robert mentioned in the > Will? > There is an area that was NC, VA and finally TN. For some time, there was a > question as to which state included that geographic area. Lots of Scots of > Ulster were there in that time period. > James m. Sarah Mounts in Bath Co. VA , 1795. He was called "James of Jackson > River"; that river is in the area of Bath and Greenbrier Co.s. There was a > Wilson Settlement there. > Sarah had a guardian who signed her marriage bond and she was b. in MD. > By 1811, James and Sarah were purchasing land in the Big Sandy area of what > is now Wayne Co. WV. Thanks for any consideration. Dee Wilson-Swain > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >