1800 Census of Mecklenburg Co, NC

1800 Census of Mecklenburg Co, NC

Samuel Wilson [Jr] Household, page 560, line 3

1 WM 10-15 (b. 1785-1790) Samuel L?
1 WM 16-25 (b. 1775-1784) John, b. 1777?
1 WM 45+ (b. before 1755) Samuel Jr.

4 WF under 10 (b. 1791-1800) Violet (1790), Patsy (1796), Hannah Jr (1799), Margaret A. (1794-1800)
1 WF 10-15 (b. 1785-1790) Mary (1789)
1 WF 26-44 (b. 1756-1774) Hannah, b. abt 1769

0 Slaves
Samuel Wilson Household Notes:
1. Little is known about Samuel L. Wilson, son of Samuel Wilson, Jr. He is mentioned in his father's July 1841 LWT as deceased and buried at Hopewell in an unmarked grave. In the 1800 Census below, the Samuel whom we know m. Hannah Knox, was referenced at Samuel Wilson SR. This of course was long after HIS father Samuel Wilson SR had passed on in 1778, so the designation of SR seems to indicate there was another younger Samuel Wilson alive in 1800 -- and one would assume this was Samuel L. Wilson.
2. In 1794, Samuel Wilson Jr became the "Guardian" of John and Jane Knox. A "Guardian" was responsible for protecting the financial and physical welfare of the ward; but did not necessarily provide a home for the ward, who may have still had a natural living parent. In any event, by 1800, John was "of age." My guess is that this was the "batchelor" John Knox, b. 1777, who is not found in the HH of Allison Knox.
Also on this page:
- line 1 - James Henderson
  son of Carnes/Kearns Henderson, brother of Margaret Henderson who m. Robert Robison...future parents of Mary B. Robison who in 1813 m. John Knox
- line 2 - David Wilson
  Major David Wilson was at the Battle of Ramseur's Mill when Capt Patrick Knox was killed; he is also the brother of Samuel Wilson Jr who m. Patrick's daughter Hannah.
- line 4 - Robert Wilson
  brother of David and Samuel who witnessed Samuel's 10 July 1800 Deed to John Knox. He was also co-Executor of William Henderson's LWT (line 16 below) with David Smith and James G. Torrance
- line 5 - Amos Alexander
  grandfather of yet-to-be-born Amos Alfred Alexander who m. abt 1834 yet-to-be-born Margaret Knox, the eldest daughter of John and Mary B. Knox
- line 15 - Francis Bailey
  a "neighbor" on the 424 acre Catawba River property sold 10 July 1800 by John Knox to his brother-in-law Samuel Wilson. May also be the Bailey of "Bailey Road"??
- line 16 - William Henderson
  also a "neighbor" on the 424 acre Catawba River property sold by John Knox, part of which was previously owned by his deceased father Patrick. William Henderson was an early Ruling Elder at Gilead ARP and is buried there. When he died in 1818, he bequeathed an endowment account to pay the Gilead Pastor's salary. David Smith, Robert Wilson, and James G. Torrence were co-Executors of his Estate. "Jenny" Knox (dau of Capt Patrick?) and Clement Nantz witnessed his Will.