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Maj.
Samuel Wilson, Jr
b.
Son of the Samuel Wilson who d. 1778 in
Mecklenburg Co, NC, and Mary Winslow.
Note:
References to Samuel
Wilson SR AFTER 1778 are presumed to be Samuel Wilson who was b. 1750, VA and d. 1843, Mecklenburg Co, NC, and is
buried with his wife, Hannah Knox, in unmarked graves at Hopewell [according to
his LWT provisions] Death date of
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Ray, Worth Stickley.
"The
Reprint,
According to Worth S. Ray, the wives of
Samuel Wilson Sr were:
(1) Mary Winslow, sister of Moses WInslow who m. Jean Osborne
(2) Mrs. Howard, [widow] a sister of John and
William Potts
(3) Margaret Jack, a daughter of Patrick Jack
and Lillis McAdoo
Issue of Mary Winslow were:
(1) Major David Wilson m. Sarah McConnell
(2) Benjamin Wilson, never married
(3) Samuel Wilson Jr, m. Hannah Knox, a
daughter of Capt Patrick Knox
(4) Sarah Wilson, m. Benj. McConnell
(5) Violet
(6) Mary Wilson m. Ezekiel Polk
(7) Rebecca Wilson m. John Henderson
Issue of Widow [Margaret] Howard:
(1) Margaret Wilson m. John Davidson of SC
Issue of Margaret Jack:
(1) Robert Wilson m. Margaret Alexander, a
dau of Thomas Alexander
(2) William Jack Wilson m. Rocinda Winslow
(3) Lillis [Lilly]
(4) Sally Wilson m. Latta McConnell *
(5) Charity
[PRB note: * this is a mistake – only one
Sarah/Sally. Sarah m. Benj Latta
McConnell. Believe she was the daughter
of Mary Winslow, not Margaret Jack...]
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MARRIAGE RECORD
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No marriage bond, church record or family
bible records the event; however, sources that preserve the fact of Samuel
Wilson's marriage to Hannah Knox, daughter of Capt. Patrick Knox, include:
[1]
"Miss Hannah Knox, daughter of Captain Patrick Knox, killed at the
battle of Ramsour's Mill, who married Samuel Wilson,
a solder of the Revolution."
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Source: Sketches of
[2] " Hannah Knox, the wife of Samuel
Wilson, Jr., was a daughter of Capt. Patrick Knox, who was killed at Ramseur's
Mill, in Lincoln Co, during the Revolution.
Samuel WIlson Jr,
and his wife Hannah raised a large family, among whom was Polly Wilson, who
married her cousin, Benjamin Wilson, a son of Maj. David Wilson. Jeff Wilson, the only son, left no issue, and
the daughter Patsy Wilson became the wife of Hugh McKnight, according to the Sommerville account*."
*Note: Sommerville's History of Hopewell, pp
195-199 outlines the family, but apparently gives no dates.
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Source: Ray, Worth Stickley.
"The
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CENSUS RECORDS:
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NOTE: If Samuel Wilson SENIOR died 1778, then
he is NOT among the two Samuels (Sr/Jr) listed in
1790 in
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1790
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County:
State:
page 362
Samuel Sr (1-1-3-0-0)
[This
appears to be an UNRELATED Samuel Wilson, b. abt 1732 d. 1794, Mecklenburg Co,
NC - Wife said to be Sarah Hayward]
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1790
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And so...this must be Samuel Wilson Jr. and
Hannah Knox….
County:
State:
page 362
Samuel Jr (1-0-2-9)
1 FWM 16+ (Samuel b. bef 1750)
2 FWF all ages (Hannah and dau. Mary, b. abt
1790?)
9 Slaves
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PRB Notes:
Other
David (1-4-2-0-1) (b. bef 1774; this must be
Major David Wilson)
Benj (1-1-2-0-3) (b. bef 1774)
John (1-0-0-0-1) (b. bef 1774)
and
Joseph (1-0-0-0-0) b. bef 1774
Joseph is NOT listed as a brother...who is
he? This person is probably a
nephew. A Jos. M. Wilson as the
"Commissioner" for the Sale of Samuel's 1843 Estate...could be this
Joseph Wilson...
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1794 COURT RECORD:
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(signed by Samuel Wilson and James Curry;
witness Isaac Alexander )
(This is Samuel Wilson Jr, SON of the elder
Samuel Wilson who d. 1778 in Mecklenburg Co, NC and who is buried Bakers
Graveyard, near Davidson, five miles
from Beatties Ford on the Catawba, Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina. Samuel Jr. died
NOTE: John and Jane may NOT have been living
with Samuel and Hannah. Samuel may
simply have been looking after their FINANCIAL interest because of fiscal
management issues. See Capt Patrick's
estate records and the 1792 legal dispute involving Capt James Knox, maternal
grandfather, and namesake of James Knox Polk, the 11th President...
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1800
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1800
1 WM
10-15 (b. 1785-1790) Samuel L. Wilson, b. after 1790? *
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 (abt 1789)
1 WF
26-44 (b. 1756-1774) Hannah, b. abt 1769
0
Slaves
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
On
The net of these two transactions is that
John Knox exchanged (1) land owned by this father Patrick Knox's Estate, to
which John's mother, Mary (Smith Knox) Knox held "dower interests" --
which was located on the "east side of the Catawba River," for (2)
land of equal value ($1500) located on McDowell Creek which runs into the
Caldwell Station Creek area in present-day Huntersville:
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Deed Book 16
Mecklenburg Co, NC p. 461.
[1] 300 A on the east side of the Catawba
River being part of a tract granted to Peter Ellis[ Elliot], conveyed by Ellis
[Elliot] to Geo. Renich
14 Apr 1752, then to John Black 28 Oct 1754, from the heirs of Black to Archd.
[2] [73] A joining [1] adj. Wm.
[3] 50 A adj
Francis Bailey & Benj. Wilson. [This
is John Knox’s own State Grant]
Mary Knox, alias Mary Allison [sic Knox, wife
of Allison Knox] has a dower interest in the property during her lifetime.
Wit: Robt.
Proven at Jul Sessions 1800, test Isaac
Alexander CMC. Reg
Source: Abstract of Deed Books 15-23
By Herman W. Ferguson 2001 (Abstract 978)
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Deed Book 16,
Mecklenburg Co, NC p. 460.
[1] 315 A on McDowell Cr being the land
conveyed to Andw. Bowman by Henry E. McCulloh
[2] 13 A on McDowell Cr adj
Martin Steel & Adam
Meek;
[3] 56
on McDowell Cr adj Meed [sic Meek], Wm. Hill, Dunlap, Saml.
Wit: Robt.
Proven at July Sess
1800, test Isaac Alexr., CMC. Reg
(Source: Abstract of Deed Books 15-23
By Herman W. Ferguson 2001; Abstract 977)
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See 1800 Census of Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 564
Listed in this order, on this page are:
Martin
Steele;
Widow
Blakely[1];
William
Hill, Sr;
William
Hill Jr;
Robert
Dunlap;
James
Curry[2]
[1] These are all "neighbors" near
McDowell Creek (Bk16, page 460), located in present-day Huntersville. Not
listed in the Deed, but located right in the middle of the bunch is the
"Widow Blakely" who d. bef January 1838.
In 1853 John Knox's LWT mentions 126 A he
called "the Blakely Place" as already being passed on to his son, R.
J. W. Knox. [See
[2] Also on the list, but not mentioned on
the deeds, is James Curry who was
co-signer with Samuel Wilson for John and Jane Knox's Guardian Bond made in
Mecklenburg Co, NC, April 1794.
All this puts John Knox, the son of Patrick
Knox in the same place as John Knox, b.
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1810
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Name: Samuel Wilson
County:
State:
page:458
20101-22210-0-16
2 WM 0-9 (b. 1801-1810) Patrick J. b. 1806
& unnamed son?
1 WM 16-25
(b. 1775-1784) John Knox, b. 1777? or Saml L?
1 WM 45+ (b. bef 1765) Samuel
(b. 1750)
2 WF 0-9 (b. 1801-1810) Margaret?
(1794-1800?) Lilly Louiza (1810?)
2 WF 10-15 (b. 1795-1800) Patsy (1796) &
Hannah (1799)
2 WF 16-25 (b. 1785-1794) Violet (1790) &
Polly (1789)
1 WF 26-44 (b. 1766-1784) Hannah Knox (b. 1769)
0 Free other
16 Slaves
(notice 0 slaves from 1790-1800 -- is this the SAME family? If not, which
one is Samuel & Hannah?)
* this could be Sa(m)l L. Wilson. It is known that he was deceased at the time
of his father's 1841 LWT, and probably buried at Hopewell (without a stone);
however, his age is unknown and can only be speculated.
**this could be Saml
L. if b. 1785 if he was still alive in 1810...or it could be John Knox, b. 1777
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1812 Marriage Bond
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Groom: John D O K Pettus
Bride: Violet
Bond Date:
Bond #: 000083008
Level Info:
County:
Record #: 02 189
Bondsman: John Wilson
Witness: Isaac Alexander
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1813 Marriage Bond
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Groom: John Knox
Bride: Polly B Robison
Bond_Date:
Bond #: 000082101
Level Info:
County:
Bondsman: James A. Todd
Is this John and Mary Polly B. Knox???
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1817 Marriage Bond
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Groom:
Benjamin Wilson
Bride:
Mary Wilson [aka Polly]
Bond Date:
Bond #:
000084360
Level Info:
County:
Record #:
02 273
Bondsman:
John L McConnell -- who is this?
Benjamin Wilson is said to have been
"killed by Curry Nixon."
When?
Mary was still Mary "
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1820
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Name: Samuel Wilson (This is only Samuel Wilson in
County:
State:
011201-111201-0-2-0-2-60211111
1 WM 10-16 (may be doubled counted) (b.
1804-1810) Patrick J. b. 1806
1 WM 16-18 (may be doubled counted) (b.
1802-1804) Unnamed Son? (b. 1802-1804)
2 WM 16-26 (may be doubled counted) (b.
1794-1804) assuming double count...Who?
1 WM 45 + (b. bef 1775) Samuel b. 1750
0 Foreign not Naturalized
2 Agriculture
0 Commerce
2 Manufacturing
1 WF 0-9 (b. 1811-1820) Lilly Louiza? b.abt 1810
1 WF 10-16
(b. 1802-1804) Margaret A. b. abt 1794-1800?
2 WF 16-25
(b. 1795-1804) Martha Patsey, b abt 1797, Hannah Jr. b. abt 1799
1 WF 45+ (b. bef 1775) Hannah b. abt 1769
13 Slaves (looks like could be same Samuel as
1810 with 16 slaves..)
???????????????????????????????????
Where is John, b. 1777? who m. abt 1813 Polly B? Their HH would have been configured: (00010--30100)
1 WM 26-44 (1776-1794), John b. 1777
3 WF 0-9 (b. 1811-1820) Margaret (1814), Mary
(1817) and (Hannah (1818)
1 WF 16-25
(b. 1795-1804) Polly B (1794)
Robert J. Wilson Knox was b. Sep
1820...probably wasn't recorded on the 1820 census...
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Deed Book 23, p233,
Sam Willson [sic
Wilson] to John Knox for good cause and by virtue of a former contract between
the parties 32 A on the head waters of McDowell Cr adj
the Great Road, Dr. Jos McKnitt
Alexander, Adam Meek, decd & other lands of the grantee. Wit. Wm. L. Davidson, Jurat, & Ephraim
Jetton.
Proven at May Court 1828, test Isaac
Alexander, CMC Reg 5 Jul 1828
Source: (6009) Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23
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1823 Marriage Bond
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Groom: Benjamin F Alexander
Bride: Hannah K Wilson
Bond_Date:
Bond #: 000079992
Level Info:
County:
Record #: 01 002
Bondsman: Edwin Alexander
Witness: Isaac S Alexander
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Deed Book 23, p233,
Ephm. Jetton to John Knox
for $400, 105 A on McDowell Cr. Andw
Proven at May Court 1828, test Isaac
Alexander CMC Reg 5 July 1828
Source: (6008) Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23
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1830
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1830 Mecklenburg Co, NC
Samuel Wilson
page 357
1 WM 0-5 (b. 1825-30) ? grandson?
1 WM 15-20 (b. 1810-1815) ? grandson?
1 WM 20-30 (b. 1800-1810) Patrick Jefferson Wilson, b. abt 1806
1 WM 70-80 (b. 1740-1750) Samuel Wilson, b.
1750
1 WF 10-15 (b. 1815-1820) Jane R. (b. abt
1817)
3 WF 20-30 (b. 1800-1810) Margaret (abt 1800)
Lilly (abt 1810?) and who?
1 WF 60-70 (b. 1860-1870) Hannah Knox, b.
about 1769
also on page 357:
Allison Knox [70-80] [step-father-in-law]
Hugh McKnight [30-40] husband of Martha/Patsey
Mary Wilson [30-40] widow of Benjamin Wilson,
son of David
Dr. Joseph McKnitt
Alexander [50-60]
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NOTES:
1) John Knox's family doesn't it in
here...and are not found elsewhere in
John, b 1777
Polly B, b. 1794
Margaret b. 1814
Mary B. b. 1817
Hannah E. b. 1818
Robert J Wilson Knox, b. 1820
Patrick, b. 1823
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1837 -
Groom: Robert H Stinson
Bride: Jane R Wilson
Bond Date: 02 May 1837
Bond #: 000083839
Level Info:
ImageNum: 008784
County:
Record #: 02 239
Bondsman: John Sloan
Witness: B Oates (Clerk of County Court)
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1840
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Newly weds, Robert H. Stinson and Jane R.
Wilson are not found elsewhere, and COULD be in this HH, living with Sam'l Jr, who at that time was probably a widower, but where is
Margaret A. Wilson?
Name: Samuel Wilson, age 91
Military Service: Veteran
County:
State:
1 WM 20-30 (b. 1810-1820) ?Robert H. Stinson
or ?
1 WM 30-40 (b. 1800-1810) Patrick Jefferson
Wilson, b. 1806
1 WM 80-90 (b. 1750-1760) Sam'l
WIlson, age 91...veteran
1 WF 20-30 (b.1810-1820) Margaret A? or Jane R?
Missing:
1) Samuel L. Wilson married, left or died
after 1810?
2) Violet m. John D. O. K. Pettus 1812
3) Mary
m. Benj Wilson 1817
4) Martha/Patsey m. Hugh McKnight Bef. 1823 (bef birth of
first child on 1850 census)
5) Hannah Jr. m. Benj. F. Alexander, 1824
6) Jane R. Wilson m. Robert H. Stinson, 1837
7) Hannah (Knox) Wilson, wife of Samuel Jr,
must have died 1830-1840, as she doesn't appear to be on the 1840 census...
Note: Samuel Wilson is listed next to Allison Knox...
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Pension application of Samuel Wilson S7915
Transcribed by Peggy Reece Bruckner, 10/24/10
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and/or grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original often lends itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are urged to view the original document and to make their own decision a to how to decipher it. ]
State of North Carolina} On this 10th day of November 1832
Mecklenburg County } personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County now sitting, Samuel Wilson a resident of said County & State, aged 82 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as here in stated, being a part of the time in the militia and a part in regular service. His first tour was for six months, against the Cherokee Indians, as Captain, in regiment commanded by Cols Alexander and Phefer, and Major John Davidson, the year he cannot now distinctly recollect. He then enlisted for twelve months in the regular service under Capt Ezekiel Polk, 1st Lieut. Samuel Watson, 2nd Lieut. William Polk, he thinks, in the year 1777, but was discharged at the expiration of eight months. He then served a time of three months under General Sumter of South Carolina in the regiment commanded by Col. Thompson of South Carolina and known as Col of the rangers. He then, in the year 1779 or 1780 entered and served a tour of three months under General Sumter of South Carolina. He then in the year 1780 served a tour of three & half months as Issuing Commissary under Col. Williams some forty or fifty miles north or northeast of Guilford Courthouse in N. C. (where) we joined General Greene, making in the whole twenty and a half months of which I distinctly remember. He has no documentary evidence and but one living witness within reach (David Davis whose deposition is herewith appended) that can be obtained. He was born in Virginia, and was brought to Mecklenburg County as he has been informed by his parents at the age of 3 months, about the year 1750, where he now and has since the revolution resided. He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension and annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on a Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
S/Saml Wilson
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court
before me Sam Henderson Clk
November 14th 1832
We, John Robinson a clergyman residing in the County of Mecklenburg and William S Wilson residing in the same county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Wilson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 82 years of age, that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Sworn and subscribed this day November 14, 1832 in open court
S/Jno Robinson
S/Wm S Wilson
S/Samuel Henderson, Clk
And the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after reading the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them, that the Reverend John Robinson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Mecklenburg N. C. and that William J Wilson who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Samuel Henderson Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Mecklenburg do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Wilson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of November 1832.
S/Sam Henderson Clk
1. Where and in what year where you born?
A. June 20th 1750 in Virginia
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
A. My age is recorded in my father's family Bible and one of my nephews has it now in his possession.
3. Where were you living when called into Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War & where do you now live?
A. In Mecklenburg County, NC, and have & still reside
4. How were you called into Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? An if a substitution for whom?
A. I Volunteered in every instance
5. State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops, when you served; such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
A. I do not recollect the names of any save General Rutherford, who commanded the expedition against the Cherokee Indians. In my Service under Capt Ezekiel Polk we had a skirmish with the Torys on Reedy river in South Carolina under Col. Cunningham and carried them on to Charleston.
[Transcriber note: Pension file includes an application made October 30, 1851 by Patrick J. Wilson, son of Samuel Wilson, for his father's RW pension benefits.]
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Will Book H, page 123-126
Samuel Wilson, 1841
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ABSTRACT:
SONS: Patrick J. Wilson, Sal [Saml?] L. Wilson, decd
DAUGHTERS: Mary Wilson, Martha McNight [sic McKnight]; Margaret A. Wilson, Jane Stinson
GREAT GRANDSONS: John Pettis, Hugh Pettis,
Stephen Pettus (children of Stephen Pettis / Pettus )
GRANDSONS: Stephen Pettis, Jno F. Pettis,
William G. Abernathy, Robert S. Abernathy, Lilly Louiza
Abernty [sic Abernathy]
GRAND DAUGHTERS: Hannah M. A. Pettis, Hannah J. M. Alexander,
SON-IN-LAW: Hugh F. McNight
[sic McKnight]
TRUSTEE: Sidney H. Johnston (no relation
given)
EXECUTORS: son, Patrick J. Wilson and
son-in-law Hugh F. McNight [sic McKnight]
WITNESSES:
John Williams & James C. Wilson*
*[Believe this James C. Wilson was Samuel Jr's nephew, son of his half brother William Jack Wilson.]
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Transcription by Peggy Reece Bruckner from Electrostatic Copy made from Microfilm by the North Carolina State Archives.
All spelling and punctuation
as found. My comments are in [brackets]
Note: This copy is apparently a "clerk's copy" and is NOT the original document.
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LWT of Samuel Wilson who d.
In the name of God, Amen. I Samuel Wilson of the County of Mecklenburg
& State of
Item - I do order that my Funeral Expenses
with all my just debts Shall be paid.
Item 1st.
I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Wilson a negro woman named Uvey [?] & all her children and a note I hold on her
for one hundred & forty one dollars to her & her heirs forever.
Item 2nd.
I give & bequeath unto my three Great Grand Sons: John Pettis, Hugh
Pettis & Stephen Pettis, the children of my grandson Stephen Pettis, one
hundred and Sixty Six dollars to Remain in the hands of my Executors until the
youngest arrives at the age of twenty one to be Equally divided between The
Three also to my grand daughter Hannah M. A. Pettis one hundred & Sixty Six
dollars & to my Grandson Jno. F. Pettis one hundred & Sixty Six dollars
to them & their heirs forever.
Item 3rd. I give & bequeath unto my
Daughter Martha McNight a negro woman named Silla [?] & her Child Munroe [?] and a negro man named
Item 4th. I give & bequeath unto my Grand
daughter Hannah J M. Alexander four hundred dollars to remain in the hands of
my Executers until She arrives to the age of Twenty one to her & her heirs
forever.
Item 6 [item 5 out of order see after 8] I
give & bequeath unto Sidney H. Johnston & his heirs the following
property by all my lands in the County of Mecklenburg except one hundred &
thirty five acres that [can't decipher] my Daughter Mary Wilson also the
following negros Viz. Dick & his wife Mary. Elick, Tom, Catherine, Prince & John also 2 cows and 3
calves 3 Beds & Furniture 3 bedsteads one Long & Short Posterd one Set of Chery Tables
one Walnut wash Stand one Eight day Clock one Stand of Mahogany Drawers three
frames with the paintings & engravings one Squ[are?]
Walnut Table my Large Family Bible one farm(?) wheel Buggy & horners [?] one Blackmon noma [?]
Dosky [?] one Stilo [?]
& all the berrels in Trust for the Benefit of my
son P. J. Wilson during this Life once at this death for the use & benefit
of his Lawful Issue if the Said P. J. WIlson Should
die without Lawful Issue then in that case I will & bequeath all of Said
property to my Surviving Children & their issue to Share & Share
alike. It is my will & desire that ll the poperty devised &
bequeathed to Said Sidney H. Johnston be held by him for the Trust foresaid but
in no Event to be Subject to the payment of my son's debts the Said Sidney H.
Johnston is hereby authorized to permit the Said P. J. Wilson to have the use
of Said property & effects in such way as he may Judge most expedient to
effect my intention towards him. The Said Sidney H. Johnston is also allowed
[to] Sell all or any part of Said property that he thinks proper & hold the
proceeds of such Sales upon the Same Trust.
Item 7th.
I give & bequeath unto my Grandsons William G. Abernathy &
Robert S. Abernathy two hundred dollars each to my grand daughter Lilly Louiza Abernty [sic Abernathy] Six hundred Dollars to remain
in the hands of my executors untill they all arrive
to the age of twenty one years to them & their heirs forever.
Item 8th. I give & bequeath unto my
Daughter Margaret A. Wilson one negroe woman named
Betty and a negroe man named Nelson one Bay Mare
named bet one named Nettle two cows & 2 calves 2 bedsd
furniture 2 bed steds also Seven hundred dollars
& cash or notes when Collected to her & her heirs forever.
Item 5. I give & bequeath unto my
daughter Jane Stinson a negroe man named Joe &
one named Jesse to her & her heirs forever.
Item 9. It is my will that my executors place
three white marble head [and] foot stones in the Churchyard at hopewell [Hopewell Presbyterian?] one for my wife one for
myself and one for my son Sal [Saml?] L. Wilson.
Item 10. It [is?] remembered that if any of
my children or their husbands Should take or try to take any advantage of my
will in any way [they will?] forfeit the Legacies bequeathed to them by me.
Item. It is my will that all my property of
any Description [?] not named be Sold and after paying all debts & Legacies
the ballance if any is to be equaly
divided between my surviving children Mary Wilson, Martha McNight,
Jane Stinson, Sidney H. Johnston in Trust for P. J. Wilson & Margaret A.
Wilson.
Item. I do hereby consitute
nominate & appoint my Son Patrick J. Wilson & my Son-in-law Hugh F. McNight Executors to this my Last Will & Testament
hereby revoking all Former Wills whatever & this to be my Last Will &
Testament. Signed Sealed & Delivered
this 3rd Day of July 1841 in presence of
John Williams
James C. Wilson
Saml Wilson (seal)
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NOTE: Item 9 contains a provision for "white
marble" head/foot stones to be purchased and put the "Churchyard at hopewell" for "my wife" myself and "my
son Sal L. Wilson" and it is therefore assumed that Hannah (Knox) Wilson,
his wife, and one son, Samuel? L.
Wilson, pre-deceased Samuel Sr, and were buried at
I've found no transcriptions that indicate
this family is at