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