James B. Smith1

M, #101192, b. 1803
FatherNathan Smith1 b. bt 9 Mar 1750 - 1751, d. 30 Apr 1816
MotherSarah "Salley" Foster1 b. 13 Dec 1765
Last Edited19 Jun 2025
     James B. Smith was born in 1803.1 He married Barbary Nash on 13 December 1827 at Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA.1

Family

Barbary Nash

Citations

  1. [S5923] "Jack Smith of Wilkes County, GA, and Allied Families of Barron, Foster, White, thompson, Chaffin, and Collum", p. 15, Georgia: Wilkes County: A Smith Family Odyssey, Chapter 5
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/bios/smith5.txt
    CHAPTER FIVE

    NATHAN SMITH AND HIS TIMES


         Nathan Smith is better known to history than many of Mittie Olivia Smith's forbears. His record of Revolutionary War experience provides some of the details of his life; the land and tax records of Wilkes County include many references; he left a Will that tells us about his family and something about his lifestyle; and the records of the administration of his Will provide still more information. Considering the fact that Nathan was a farmer without pretensions to public life or office, it is possible to piece together a fair indication of who he was and how he lived.
         Nathan Smith was born in 1750/51 according to his Revolutionary War record. As noted in Chapter One, he is thought to have emigrated to Georgia with his father, James Smith, shortly before the Revolutionary War. After the war he received several warrants signed by General Elijah Clarke entitling him to land being parceled out to those who had fought for the Patriot cause. He also received a headright grant in the period 1783-1785.
         The available record of Nathan Smith's ownership of land begins in 1786, when he is listed in the Wilkes County tax records as owning 200 acres of second quality oak and hickory land on Beaverdam Creek. However, it appears that Nathan did not actually acquire title to the land until September 1789, when it was conveyed to him by his wife's parents, William and Phoebe Foster, for £50 (Deed Book GG 215). The land in question, on which the Fosters lived, had been granted to Foster by the Governor in 1788. The records show that William Foster was also granted 550 acres of land on Beaverdam Creek in 1784 and additional land in 1785, which made him one of the larger landowners in the county. Foster's lands adjoined Nathan's and also land owned by his nephew, William Shepherd Foster.
         In 1798 Nathan acquired another 100 acres on Beaverdam Creek from William Shepherd Foster and his wife Susannah, giving him a total of 300 acres.
    The land had also been owned originally by Nathan's father-in-law, William Foster, and probably represented the division of a parcel in which Nathan already had an interest. In 1800 his land holdings were temporarily increased to 500 acres, possibly reflecting the disposition of land from his father James' estate. In any event, in 1801 and succeeding years Nathan is again listed as the owner of 300 acres.
         In 1805 Nathan and his wife Sarah conveyed 150 acres to their son Elbert "in consideration for the parental love and affection toward the said Elbert". It is further identified as the land on which Elbert Smith lives (Deed Book VV 358). This indicates that Elbert had built his house on his parents' land and suggests that Nathan, who was then fifty five years old, had begun the process of turning over the farm to his oldest son.
         Because the description of each parcel of land listed in the tax records refers to the adjoining land owners, it is possible to identify Nathan Smith's neighbors with reasonable accuracy. And since there were frequent intermarriages among neighbors, and wills and other legal documents often bore the names of neighbors as witnesses, appraisers and the like, the people who were important in Nathan Smith's life are readily identifiable.
         Nathan's closest friends were old neighbors from North Carolina days, Nathaniel Rice and his son Samuel. Both of the Rices were witnesses to the Will of Nathan's father, James Smith (I Davidson 66), and Samuel was a witness to Nathan's Will in 1814 and to the codicil in 1816 (I Davidson 99). When Nathaniel Rice died in 1799, Nathan Smith was named as one of the appraisers of the estate (I Davidson 138, 141; II Davidson 281). Most importantly, after the deaths of Nathan and Sarah Smith, Samuel Rice was appointed guardian of their minor children, William and James B. Smith, (II Davidson 188, 189, 293). In addition to their friendship, the Smith and Rice families were related through marriage; Samuel Rice and Nathan Smith's son Elbert married sisters, Fanny and Elizabeth Lybas.
         The tax records indicate that the Smith and Rice farms also adjoined each other on Beaverdam Creek. The close connections are further illustrated by the fact that another adjoining landowner, Benjamin Powell, was married to a third Lybas sister, Mary. And Nathan and Sarah Smith's daughter Sally married the son of still another adjoining landowner, Charles Phillips, Sr. In short, the cluster of farms on Beaverdam Creek four miles southwest of the town of Washington made up a self-contained community of families that intermarried, ministered to each other's needs and provided support when that was needed.

    II     Wilkes County changed greatly during the lives of Nathan and Sarah Smith. A vast, forested wilderness when they arrived in the 1770's, it had become a settled, relatively stable farming community by the end of the second decade of the 1800's. The town of Washington was authorized by the Legislature and lots were laid out in 1783. That same year Colonel Micajah Williamson, a Revolutionary War hero, opened a tavern consisting of two log cabins with a broad open space between the two. A large picture of General Washington hung in front of the tavern, and one room housed the first court of Wilkes County. By 1796 the town consisted of 34 houses     The acts establishing the town of Washington provided for the reservation of lots to be used for a free Academy and a set-aside of 1,000 acres in the county to provide funds to finance the schoolhouse. A brick schoolhouse was finally built in 1796, but in the meantime classes were held in private homes by itinerant schoolmasters. However, the effort to provide free public education did not succeed, and what little education was offered in Wilkes County in the early part of the nineteenth century was provided by private schools. One such school, the Washington Academy, was established in 1786, and by 1796 the school had enrolled about 70 students. A group of Methodists established another private school, Succoth Academy, about three miles from Washington in 1790. However, few farm children were able to attend any school, and most grew up with no formal education.
         By 1790 stagecoaches operated from Savannah to northern destinations by way of Augusta and Washington. After arriving in Augusta the coach departed for Washington at 6:00 A.M. every other Saturday and arrived the following day at 11 A.M. However, Georgia roads, including those used by the stagecoach, were generally in miserable condition. A road law enacted in 1792 gave the county courts the right and duty to lay out new roads and appoint road overseers who were obligated to keep the roads in good repair. The legislation required that all roads should "at all times be kept well cleared from logs, trees, bushes and other obstructions" for a width of thirty feet and all roots should be grubbed up at least sixteen feet across. In order to maintain the roads, all male laboring persons between the ages of sixteen and fifty were required to work not more than twelve days a year. The following year (1793) the act was amended to include slaves in the work detail. It also provided that every white worker must "carry with him one good and sufficient gun or pair of pistols", apparently as a precaution against Indian attacks.
         Despite the good intentions reflected in these road acts, road conditions continued to be deplorable well into the nineteenth century. A few people traveled in buggies or sulkies, but most traveled on horseback and shipped their produce by water in flatboats where possible. People emigrating to Georgia usually came in wagons and carts, with some members of the party riding horseback. Every town of much size had its "Waggon yard", and a French traveler in 1802 saw large wagons drawn by four or six horses going from upper Georgia to Charleston, carrying such articles as cotton, tobacco, smoked hams, and deer and bear skins.
         By the turn of the century Wilkes County merchants offered a selection of goods brought from Augusta, Charleston or, in a few cases, New York. Articles bought in New York were usually shipped to Savannah by sailing vessels and then barged up the river to Augusta, where they were transferred to wagon trains for the final haul. Merchants xtended credit for as long as one year but sold at about double the cost of the goods. Most stores sold liquor as well as groceries, dress goods and the like.
         During the War of 1812 all coastal shipping was cut off by the British Navy, and as a result land transportation reached its height. Cotton was hauled by wagon as far north as Baltimore in exchange for merchandise. However, the roads were so poor and land transportation so slow that by 1813 thirty thousand bales of cotton had piled up in Augusta and equal amounts in Savannah and Charleston. The morass created by dozens of heavy wagons mounted on thin iron-rimmed wheels, all following narrow ungraded roads, can scarcely be imagined.
         While some substantial houses were going up in Wilkes County at the beginning of the nineteenth century, most dwellings were still log cabins, although now sometimes covered with clapboards on the outside and plastered inside. Many of the original cabins had been enlarged to accommodate the large families common to that period, with kitchens, spring houses, smokehouses and "necessary houses" scattered about in the vicinity of the main house.
         The changeover from tobacco to the cultivation of cotton, referred to in the preceding chapter, continued on into the new century. Vast forests were cut down to make way for cotton fields, and the need for labor to plant, cultivate and harvest the cotton led to an increased demand for slaves. Immediately after the Revolutionary War there was a shortage of slaves in Georgia, as many had run away or departed with the British during the war. However, slaves were soon imported from Africa in large numbers or were brought by their masters from Virginia and the Carolinas. While the percentage of blacks was lower in Wilkes County than in the rice-growing coastal areas of Georgia, the proportion of black to white inhabitants in Wilkes continued to grow after 1820, for reasons to be discussed in the next chapter.
         While cotton was king in Georgia, it would be a mistake to assume that other crops and agricultural products were abandoned. Corn continued to be a major crop, both for home consumption and for sale, although it never rivaled cotton as a cash crop. And every farmer raised hogs, a few cattle and horses and much poultry.
         Nathan Smith's Will identifies him as one of the class of farmers who made up the great majority of Wilkes County residents. Nathan owned a number of hogs, several horses and ten head of cattle, which was consistent with the holdings of neighboring farmers. While he owned six slaves, they included several women and one child. It is clear, therefore, that Nathan was not one of the larger planters but worked in the fields alongside his sons and the slaves. His landholdings of about 300 acres, while they indicate that he was a very substantial farmer, would not have defined him as a member of the planter class, who often owned from five hundred to one thousand acres or more.
    Georgia: Wilkes County: A Smith Family Odyssey, Chapter 5
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/bios/smith5.txt
    CHAPTER FIVE

    NATHAN SMITH AND HIS TIMES


         Nathan Smith is better known to history than many of Mittie Olivia Smith's forbears. His record of Revolutionary War experience provides some of the details of his life; the land and tax records of Wilkes County include many references; he left a Will that tells us about his family and something about his lifestyle; and the records of the administration of his Will provide still more information. Considering the fact that Nathan was a farmer without pretensions to public life or office, it is possible to piece together a fair indication of who he was and how he lived.
         Nathan Smith was born in 1750/51 according to his Revolutionary War record. As noted in Chapter One, he is thought to have emigrated to Georgia with his father, James Smith, shortly before the Revolutionary War. After the war he received several warrants signed by General Elijah Clarke entitling him to land being parceled out to those who had fought for the Patriot cause. He also received a headright grant in the period 1783-1785.
         The available record of Nathan Smith's ownership of land begins in 1786, when he is listed in the Wilkes County tax records as owning 200 acres of second quality oak and hickory land on Beaverdam Creek. However, it appears that Nathan did not actually acquire title to the land until September 1789, when it was conveyed to him by his wife's parents, William and Phoebe Foster, for £50 (Deed Book GG 215). The land in question, on which the Fosters lived, had been granted to Foster by the Governor in 1788. The records show that William Foster was also granted 550 acres of land on Beaverdam Creek in 1784 and additional land in 1785, which made him one of the larger landowners in the county. Foster's lands adjoined Nathan's and also land owned by his nephew, William Shepherd Foster.
         In 1798 Nathan acquired another 100 acres on Beaverdam Creek from William Shepherd Foster and his wife Susannah, giving him a total of 300 acres.
    The land had also been owned originally by Nathan's father-in-law, William Foster, and probably represented the division of a parcel in which Nathan already had an interest. In 1800 his land holdings were temporarily increased to 500 acres, possibly reflecting the disposition of land from his father James' estate. In any event, in 1801 and succeeding years Nathan is again listed as the owner of 300 acres.
         In 1805 Nathan and his wife Sarah conveyed 150 acres to their son Elbert "in consideration for the parental love and affection toward the said Elbert". It is further identified as the land on which Elbert Smith lives (Deed Book VV 358). This indicates that Elbert had built his house on his parents' land and suggests that Nathan, who was then fifty five years old, had begun the process of turning over the farm to his oldest son.
         Because the description of each parcel of land listed in the tax records refers to the adjoining land owners, it is possible to identify Nathan Smith's neighbors with reasonable accuracy. And since there were frequent intermarriages among neighbors, and wills and other legal documents often bore the names of neighbors as witnesses, appraisers and the like, the people who were important in Nathan Smith's life are readily identifiable.
         Nathan's closest friends were old neighbors from North Carolina days, Nathaniel Rice and his son Samuel. Both of the Rices were witnesses to the Will of Nathan's father, James Smith (I Davidson 66), and Samuel was a witness to Nathan's Will in 1814 and to the codicil in 1816 (I Davidson 99). When Nathaniel Rice died in 1799, Nathan Smith was named as one of the appraisers of the estate (I Davidson 138, 141; II Davidson 281). Most importantly, after the deaths of Nathan and Sarah Smith, Samuel Rice was appointed guardian of their minor children, William and James B. Smith, (II Davidson 188, 189, 293). In addition to their friendship, the Smith and Rice families were related through marriage; Samuel Rice and Nathan Smith's son Elbert married sisters, Fanny and Elizabeth Lybas.
         The tax records indicate that the Smith and Rice farms also adjoined each other on Beaverdam Creek. The close connections are further illustrated by the fact that another adjoining landowner, Benjamin Powell, was married to a third Lybas sister, Mary. And Nathan and Sarah Smith's daughter Sally married the son of still another adjoining landowner, Charles Phillips, Sr. In short, the cluster of farms on Beaverdam Creek four miles southwest of the town of Washington made up a self-contained community of families that intermarried, ministered to each other's needs and provided support when that was needed.

    II     Wilkes County changed greatly during the lives of Nathan and Sarah Smith. A vast, forested wilderness when they arrived in the 1770's, it had become a settled, relatively stable farming community by the end of the second decade of the 1800's. The town of Washington was authorized by the Legislature and lots were laid out in 1783. That same year Colonel Micajah Williamson, a Revolutionary War hero, opened a tavern consisting of two log cabins with a broad open space between the two. A large picture of General Washington hung in front of the tavern, and one room housed the first court of Wilkes County. By 1796 the town consisted of 34 houses     The acts establishing the town of Washington provided for the reservation of lots to be used for a free Academy and a set-aside of 1,000 acres in the county to provide funds to finance the schoolhouse. A brick schoolhouse was finally built in 1796, but in the meantime classes were held in private homes by itinerant schoolmasters. However, the effort to provide free public education did not succeed, and what little education was offered in Wilkes County in the early part of the nineteenth century was provided by private schools. One such school, the Washington Academy, was established in 1786, and by 1796 the school had enrolled about 70 students. A group of Methodists established another private school, Succoth Academy, about three miles from Washington in 1790. However, few farm children were able to attend any school, and most grew up with no formal education.
         By 1790 stagecoaches operated from Savannah to northern destinations by way of Augusta and Washington. After arriving in Augusta the coach departed for Washington at 6:00 A.M. every other Saturday and arrived the following day at 11 A.M. However, Georgia roads, including those used by the stagecoach, were generally in miserable condition. A road law enacted in 1792 gave the county courts the right and duty to lay out new roads and appoint road overseers who were obligated to keep the roads in good repair. The legislation required that all roads should "at all times be kept well cleared from logs, trees, bushes and other obstructions" for a width of thirty feet and all roots should be grubbed up at least sixteen feet across. In order to maintain the roads, all male laboring persons between the ages of sixteen and fifty were required to work not more than twelve days a year. The following year (1793) the act was amended to include slaves in the work detail. It also provided that every white worker must "carry with him one good and sufficient gun or pair of pistols", apparently as a precaution against Indian attacks.
         Despite the good intentions reflected in these road acts, road conditions continued to be deplorable well into the nineteenth century. A few people traveled in buggies or sulkies, but most traveled on horseback and shipped their produce by water in flatboats where possible. People emigrating to Georgia usually came in wagons and carts, with some members of the party riding horseback. Every town of much size had its "Waggon yard", and a French traveler in 1802 saw large wagons drawn by four or six horses going from upper Georgia to Charleston, carrying such articles as cotton, tobacco, smoked hams, and deer and bear skins.
         By the turn of the century Wilkes County merchants offered a selection of goods brought from Augusta, Charleston or, in a few cases, New York. Articles bought in New York were usually shipped to Savannah by sailing vessels and then barged up the river to Augusta, where they were transferred to wagon trains for the final haul. Merchants xtended credit for as long as one year but sold at about double the cost of the goods. Most stores sold liquor as well as groceries, dress goods and the like.
         During the War of 1812 all coastal shipping was cut off by the British Navy, and as a result land transportation reached its height. Cotton was hauled by wagon as far north as Baltimore in exchange for merchandise. However, the roads were so poor and land transportation so slow that by 1813 thirty thousand bales of cotton had piled up in Augusta and equal amounts in Savannah and Charleston. The morass created by dozens of heavy wagons mounted on thin iron-rimmed wheels, all following narrow ungraded roads, can scarcely be imagined.
         While some substantial houses were going up in Wilkes County at the beginning of the nineteenth century, most dwellings were still log cabins, although now sometimes covered with clapboards on the outside and plastered inside. Many of the original cabins had been enlarged to accommodate the large families common to that period, with kitchens, spring houses, smokehouses and "necessary houses" scattered about in the vicinity of the main house.
         The changeover from tobacco to the cultivation of cotton, referred to in the preceding chapter, continued on into the new century. Vast forests were cut down to make way for cotton fields, and the need for labor to plant, cultivate and harvest the cotton led to an increased demand for slaves. Immediately after the Revolutionary War there was a shortage of slaves in Georgia, as many had run away or departed with the British during the war. However, slaves were soon imported from Africa in large numbers or were brought by their masters from Virginia and the Carolinas. While the percentage of blacks was lower in Wilkes County than in the rice-growing coastal areas of Georgia, the proportion of black to white inhabitants in Wilkes continued to grow after 1820, for reasons to be discussed in the next chapter.
         While cotton was king in Georgia, it would be a mistake to assume that other crops and agricultural products were abandoned. Corn continued to be a major crop, both for home consumption and for sale, although it never rivaled cotton as a cash crop. And every farmer raised hogs, a few cattle and horses and much poultry.
         Nathan Smith's Will identifies him as one of the class of farmers who made up the great majority of Wilkes County residents. Nathan owned a number of hogs, several horses and ten head of cattle, which was consistent with the holdings of neighboring farmers. While he owned six slaves, they included several women and one child. It is clear, therefore, that Nathan was not one of the larger planters but worked in the fields alongside his sons and the slaves. His landholdings of about 300 acres, while they indicate that he was a very substantial farmer, would not have defined him as a member of the planter class, who often owned from five hundred to one thousand acres or more.
    Jack Smith of Wilkes County, GA, and Allied Families of Barron, Foster, White, thompson, Chaffin, and Collum    , online https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~barronfamily/genealogy/Barron/jamessmithfamily.pdf. Previously published in hard copy (n.p.: self published, 2014). Hereinafter cited as Kruschwitz [2014] James Smith of Wilkes Co GA.

Amanda Louise Barnes1

F, #101194, b. 1739, d. 1780
ChartsAncestors - Myrtle Lee ROBERTS
ReferenceGAV5
Last Edited22 Jun 2025
     Amanda Louise Barnes was born in 1739 at Springwater, Livingston Co., New York, USA.1 She married Edward Cornell Roberts, son of Robert Owen Roberts and Audrey Randle, in 1752 at Pennsylvania, USA.1,2,3,4

Amanda Louise Barnes died in 1780 at Pendleton District, Anderson Co., South Carolina, USA.1
     GAV-5.

Family

Edward Cornell Roberts b. 20 Sep 1729, d. 26 Dec 1789
Children

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 20 June 2025. Willard Roberts (family tree) - Amanda Louis Barnes: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/25720087/person/150015038297/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  2. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 20 June 2025. Willard Roberts (family tree) - Edward Cornell Roberts: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/25720087/person/150015038285/facts
  3. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 20 June 2025. King Family Tree - Edward Cornell Roberts: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/44271599/person/392626757034/facts
  4. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 20 June 2025. King Family Tree - Amanda Louise Barnes: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/44271599/person/392626757016/facts

Robert Owen Roberts1

M, #101195, b. 12 November 1709, d. 30 March 1779
ChartsAncestors - Myrtle Lee ROBERTS
Last Edited22 Jun 2025
     Robert Owen Roberts was born on 12 November 1709 at Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales.1 He married Audrey Randle on 2 July 1730 at Wales.2

Robert Owen Roberts died on 30 March 1779 at Pennsylvania, USA, at age 69.1

Family

Audrey Randle b. 23 Jun 1706, d. 11 Mar 1776
Child

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 22 June 2025. Roland D Jones Family Tree - Robert Owen Roberts: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/162115656/person/282184717717/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  2. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 22 June 2025. Roland D Jones Family Tree - Audrey Randle: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/162115656/person/282184717739/facts

Audrey Randle1

F, #101196, b. 23 June 1706, d. 11 March 1776
ChartsAncestors - Myrtle Lee ROBERTS
Last Edited22 Jun 2025
     Audrey Randle was born on 23 June 1706 at Wallington, co. Cheshire, England.1 She married Robert Owen Roberts on 2 July 1730 at Wales.1

Audrey Randle died on 11 March 1776 at Worthnbury, Flintshire, Wales, at age 69.1

Family

Robert Owen Roberts b. 12 Nov 1709, d. 30 Mar 1779
Child

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 22 June 2025. Roland D Jones Family Tree - Audrey Randle: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/162115656/person/282184717739/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.

John Beck1

M, #101197, b. 1780, d. 11 September 1825
Father2nd Lt. Samuel Beck Jr.1 b. 22 Jan 1736, d. Mar 1818
MotherSarah Davis1 b. c 1735
Last Edited23 Jun 2025
     John Beck was born in 1780.1 He married Sophia (?) before 1806
;
Her 1st of 2 husbands. According to their FaG memorials, their earliest born child listed (Augusta) was born in 1806.2
John Beck died on 11 September 1825.1
John Beck was buried after 11 September 1825 at St. Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1780
Death     11 Sep 1825 (aged 44–45)
Burial     Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA
He is the son of 2nd Lt. Samuel Beck Jr. and Sarah Davis. He married Sophia who then married 2nd in 1828 George Neal after John's death in 1825.
Inscription     Could not locate his marker.
Family Members
Spouse
     Sophia Neal 1783–1845
Children
     Augusta Beck Camp 1806–1894
     Horatio Beck 1810–1874
     George W Beck 1812–1873
     Benjamin F Beck 1812–1896
     Amanda Melvina Beck Hurtt 1818–1894
     Clementina Beck Riley 1820–1853
Created by: President Chris Christou
Added: Oct 28, 2022
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 245106630.1

Family

Sophia (?) b. 1783, d. 30 Jul 1845

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245106630/john-beck: accessed June 23, 2025), memorial page for John Beck (1780–11 Sep 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245106630, citing Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by President Chris Christou (contributor 46491266).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139980754/sophia-neal: accessed June 23, 2025), memorial page for Sophia Neal (1783–30 Jul 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139980754, citing Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by George (contributor 47287210).

Sophia (?)1

F, #101198, b. 1783, d. 30 July 1845
Last Edited23 Jun 2025
     Sophia (?) was born in 1783.1 She married John Beck, son of 2nd Lt. Samuel Beck Jr. and Sarah Davis, before 1806
;
Her 1st of 2 husbands. According to their FaG memorials, their earliest born child listed (Augusta) was born in 1806.1 Sophia (?) married George Neal in 1828
;
Her 2nd of 2 husbands.1
Sophia (?) died on 30 July 1845.1
Sophia (?) was buried after 30 July 1845 at St. Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1783
Death     30 Jul 1845 (aged 61–62)
Burial     Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA
Family Members
Spouse
     John Beck 1780–1825
Children
     Augusta Beck Camp 1806–1894
     Horatio Beck 1810–1874
     George W Beck 1812–1873
     Benjamin F Beck 1812–1896
     Amanda Melvina Beck Hurtt 1818–1894
     Clementina Beck Riley 1820–1853
Created by: George
Added: Dec 13, 2014
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 139980754.1

Family 1

John Beck b. 1780, d. 11 Sep 1825

Family 2

George Neal

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139980754/sophia-neal: accessed June 23, 2025), memorial page for Sophia Neal (1783–30 Jul 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139980754, citing Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by George (contributor 47287210).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

George Wilson Sr.1,2

M, #101200, b. 1766, d. before 1850
FatherThomas Nathan Wilson Jr.3 b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
MotherElizabeth McLean4 b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
ChartsAncestors - Bert A VAUT, Sr.
ReferenceGAV5
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     George Wilson Sr. was born in 1766 at Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA.1,2 He married Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt circa 1785 at North Carolina, USA.5,2,6,7

George Wilson Sr. died before 1850 at Bald Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1766, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death     1850 (aged 83–84), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Family Members
Parents
     Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr 1735–1806
     Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson 1736–1830
Spouse
     Sophronia Eistadt Wilson 1768 – unknown
Siblings
     William James Wilson 1750–1817
     James Edward Wilson 1763 – unknown
     James Edward "Big Ned" Wilson 1771–1863
Children
     George Wilson Jr 1786 – unknown
Created by: D. D. Edwards
Added: Dec 25, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 156347833.1,2
     GAV-5.
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NB: Part of my construction of the ancestry of Thomas WILSON #18455 is based on notes from Ancestry's database of Historical Southern Families (v. VII,pp. 37-38 - images attached). This series ofnotes starts with a Thomas and Amy (IRVIN) WILSON Sr. (my #73862) and descends to a George WILSON Sr. (my #101200). I have inferred that Thomas WILSON #18455 is a son of this George WILSON Sr. #101200.
The frequent use of the the given names George and Thomas in this family has apparenlty led to much confusion in Ancestry Family Trees which show a jumble of generations and spouses. For the present, I have chosen to use the Southern Families notes as my guideline.
Futher research showed that this Thomas IRVIN #73862 was a son of an Ephraim and Elizabeth (DAVIS) WILSON (my #73850). I have a second line of direct descent from this Ephraim and Elizabeth (DAVIS) WILSON through another son, Samuel WILSON I #73844.
GA Vaut.8

Family

Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt b. bt 1767 - 1768, d. 1860
Children

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 24 June 2025. Unverified-In-Progress (caution) Family Tree p George Wilson * MT DNA//?: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156578517/person/272082092483/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347833/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Sr. (1766–1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347833; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466620/thomas_nathan-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. (Jan 1735–1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466620; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  5. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 24 June 2025. Unverified-In-Progress (caution) Family Tree - Sophronia Sophia Sulphy MT DNA *: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156578517/person/272141230340/facts
  6. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 24 June 2025. Unverified-In-Progress (caution) Family Tree - George Wilson * MT DNA//?: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156578517/person/272082092483/facts
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156348049/sophronia-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Sophronia Eistadt Wilson (1768–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156348049; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  8. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Accessed on 26 June 2025 on Ancestry.com: Historical Southern Families. Volume VII [database on-line]. Section: Andrew Mehringer of Indiana, and Clayton-Orr Lineages, pp. 37-38.
    https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48279/images/SouthernFamiliesVII-004201-38?backlabel=ReturnRecord&usePUB=true&pId=276569. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  9. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347820/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Jr. (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347820, citing Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).

Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt1,2

F, #101201, b. between 1767 and 1768, d. 1860
ChartsAncestors - Bert A VAUT, Sr.
ReferenceGAV5
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt was born between 1767 and 1768 at New Jersey, USA.1 She married George Wilson Sr., son of Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. and Elizabeth McLean, circa 1785 at North Carolina, USA.1,3,4,2

Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt died in 1860 at North Carolina, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1768
Death     unknown
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Family Members
Spouse
     George Wilson Sr 1766–1850
Children
     George Wilson Jr 1786 – unknown
Created by: D. D. Edwards
Added: Dec 25, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 156348049.1

Family

George Wilson Sr. b. 1766, d. b 1850
Children

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 24 June 2025. Unverified-In-Progress (caution) Family Tree - Sophronia Sophia Sulphy MT DNA *: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156578517/person/272141230340/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156348049/sophronia-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Sophronia Eistadt Wilson (1768–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156348049; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347833/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Sr. (1766–1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347833; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  4. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Seen on Ancestry.com on 24 June 2025. Unverified-In-Progress (caution) Family Tree - George Wilson * MT DNA//?: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156578517/person/272082092483/facts
  5. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347820/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Jr. (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347820, citing Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).

George Wilson Jr.1

M, #101202, b. 1786
FatherGeorge Wilson Sr.1 b. 1766, d. b 1850
MotherSophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt1 b. bt 1767 - 1768, d. 1860
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     George Wilson Jr. was born in 1786.1 He married Elizabeth Shepherd, daughter of Thomas Shepherd Sr. and Nancy Elizabeth Stanton, before 1807
;
According to their Find a Grave memorials, their son oldest chikld listed Samuel was born in 1804.2,1
George Wilson Jr. was buried at Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1786
Death     unknown
Burial     Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Family Members
Parents
     George Wilson Sr 1766–1850
     Sophronia Eistadt Wilson 1768 – unknown
Spouse
     Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson 1786 – unknown
Children
     Thomas Alexander Wilson 1807–1873
Created by: D. D. Edwards
Added: Dec 25, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 156347820.1

Family

Elizabeth Shepherd b. 1786
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347820/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Jr. (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347820, citing Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).

Elizabeth Shepherd1

F, #101203, b. 1786
FatherThomas Shepherd Sr.1
MotherNancy Elizabeth Stanton1
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Elizabeth Shepherd was born in 1786 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA.1 She married (?) Shepherd before 1801
; her 1st of 2 husbands.1 Elizabeth Shepherd married George Wilson Jr., son of George Wilson Sr. and Sophronia "Sophia/Sulphy" Eistadt, before 1807
;
According to their Find a Grave memorials, their son oldest chikld listed Samuel was born in 1804.1,2
Elizabeth Shepherd was buried at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1786
Death     unknown
Burial     Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Family Members
Parents
     George Wilson.1

Family 1

(?) Shepherd d. b 1803

Family 2

George Wilson Jr. b. 1786
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347820/george-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for George Wilson Jr. (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347820, citing Sampson Wilson Cemetery, Bald Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).

Samuel Wilson1

M, #101204, b. 1804
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Samuel Wilson was born in 1804.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Sarah "Sally" Wilson1

F, #101205, b. 9 September 1805
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Sarah "Sally" Wilson was born on 9 September 1805.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Thomas Alexander Wilson1

M, #101206, b. 12 October 1807
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Thomas Alexander Wilson was born on 12 October 1807.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Edward "Little Ned" Wilson1

M, #101207, b. 9 January 1809
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Edward "Little Ned" Wilson was born on 9 January 1809.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Nancy Wilson1

F, #101208, b. 1810
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Nancy Wilson was born in 1810.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Elijah Wilson1

M, #101209, b. 15 October 1812
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Elijah Wilson was born on 15 October 1812.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

George D. Wilson1

M, #101210, b. 1818
FatherGeorge Wilson Jr.1 b. 1786
MotherElizabeth Shepherd1 b. 1786
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     George D. Wilson was born in 1818.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

(?) Shepherd1

M, #101213, d. before 1803
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     (?) Shepherd married Elizabeth Shepherd, daughter of Thomas Shepherd Sr. and Nancy Elizabeth Stanton, before 1801
; her 1st of 2 husbands.1
(?) Shepherd died before 1803; She had remarried and had a child by her 2nd husband in 1804.1

Family

Elizabeth Shepherd b. 1786

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156347897/elizabeth-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Shepherd Wilson (1786–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156347897; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr.1

M, #101214, b. January 1735, d. 1806
FatherThomas Wilson (Sr.)2 b. 14 Jul 1698, d. 6 Mar
MotherAmy Irvin3 b. Jan 1699, d. 1739
ChartsAncestors - Bert A VAUT, Sr.
ReferenceGAV6
Last Edited25 Jun 2025
     Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. was born in January 1735 at Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA.1 He married Elizabeth McLean on 28 June 1758.4

Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. was buried at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     Jan 1735, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death     1806 (aged 70–71), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
CHILDREN:
(1)Edward Wilson b:abt 2763 d:unk m Mary Gilbert
(2)William Wilson b:abt1763
(3)Elizabeth Wilson b:abt 1759
(4)Edward "Neddie" Wilson b:abt 1762
(5)Thomas Wilson b:abt 1765
(6)George Wilson b:abt 1766
(7)John Wilson b: abt 1767 m unk Moore
CHILDREN: Hannah Wilson b:abt 1781, Manery Wilson b:abt 1783, Neddie Wilson b:abt1785,William Wilson b:abt 1787 d:1871 m Sarah Shoate abt 1805 NC., Samuel Wilson b:abt 1789, Patty Wilson b:abt 1791, Willie Wilson b:abt1793, Samuel Edward Wilson b: abt 1804,Yancey, Co.NC.

(8)Martha Wilson, born 02-08-1771 d: 04-14-1866 Yancey Co. NC. m Strawbridge Young.

Family Members
Parents
     Thomas Wilson 1698 – unknown
     Amy Irvin Wilson 1699–1739
Spouse
     Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson 1736–1830 (m. 1758)
Children
     William James Wilson 1750–1817
     James Edward Wilson 1763 – unknown
     George Wilson Sr 1766–1850
     James Edward "Big Ned" Wilson 1771–1863
Maintained by: D. D. Edwards
Originally Created by: Roger Phillip Burnett
Added: Nov 11, 2010
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 61466620.1
Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. died in 1806 at Burke Co., North Carolina, USA.1
     GAV-6.

;
NB: Part of my construction of the ancestry of Thomas WILSON #18455 is based on notes from Ancestry's database of Historical Southern Families (v. VII,pp. 37-38 - images attached). This series ofnotes starts with a Thomas and Amy (IRVIN) WILSON Sr. (my #73862) and descends to a George WILSON Sr. (my #101200). I have inferred that Thomas WILSON #18455 is a son of this George WILSON Sr. #101200.
The frequent use of the the given names George and Thomas in this family has apparenlty led to much confusion in Ancestry Family Trees which show a jumble of generations and spouses. For the present, I have chosen to use the Southern Families notes as my guideline.
Futher research showed that this Thomas IRVIN #73862 was a son of an Ephraim and Elizabeth (DAVIS) WILSON (my #73850). I have a second line of direct descent from this Ephraim and Elizabeth (DAVIS) WILSON through another son, Samuel WILSON I #73844.
GA Vaut.5

Family

Elizabeth McLean b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466620/thomas_nathan-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. (Jan 1735–1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466620; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77745976/thomas-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Wilson (14 Jul 1698–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77745976; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77746004/amy-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Amy Irvin Wilson (Jan 1699–1739), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77746004; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  5. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Accessed on 26 June 2025 on Ancestry.com: Historical Southern Families. Volume VII [database on-line]. Section: Andrew Mehringer of Indiana, and Clayton-Orr Lineages, pp. 37-38.
    https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48279/images/SouthernFamiliesVII-004201-38?backlabel=ReturnRecord&usePUB=true&pId=276569. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  6. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61462548/william_james-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for William James Wilson (1750–14 Aug 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61462548; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240919837/james_edward-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for James Edward “Big Ned” Wilson (Jan 1771–16 Feb 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240919837, citing Byrd Wilson Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Patti (contributor 46796127).

Elizabeth McLean1

F, #101215, b. 29 October 1736, d. 1830
ChartsAncestors - Bert A VAUT, Sr.
ReferenceGAV6
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Elizabeth McLean was buried at Burial details unknown .1 She was born on 29 October 1736 at Galashiels, Scottish Borderlands, Scotland.1 She was baptized on 7 November 1736 at Scotland.1 She married Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr., son of Thomas Wilson (Sr.) and Amy Irvin, on 28 June 1758.1

Elizabeth McLean died in 1830 at Burke Co., North Carolina, USA.1
Elizabeth McLean was buried in 1830 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     29 Oct 1736, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Death     1830 (aged 93–94), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
29 Oct 1736 • Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland - Scotland Old Parish Birth Register Surname MACLEN Forename ELIZABETH Parents WILLIAM MACLEN/JANE WILSON Gender F Birth Date 29 Oct 1736 Baptismal Date 7 Nov 1736 Parish 775 Ref 10 / 55 Parish Galashiels
MARRIED: 006-28-1758
CHILDREN:
(1)Elizabeth Wilson b: abt 1759
(2)Edward "Neddie" Wilson b:abt1762
(3)Thomas Wilson b:abt 1765
(4)George Wilson b:abt 1766
(5)John Wilson b: abt 1767 m unk Moore
(6)Martha Wilson b:02-08-1866, d: 04-14-1866 Yancey Co. NC. m Strawbridge Young

Family Members
Spouse
     Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr 1735–1806 (m. 1758)
Children
     William James Wilson 1750–1817
     James Edward Wilson 1763 – unknown
     George Wilson Sr 1766–1850
     James Edward "Big Ned" Wilson 1771–1863
Maintained by: D. D. Edwards
Originally Created by: Roger Phillip Burnett
Added: Nov 11, 2010
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 61466717.1

Family

Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr. b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61462548/william_james-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for William James Wilson (1750–14 Aug 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61462548; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240919837/james_edward-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for James Edward “Big Ned” Wilson (Jan 1771–16 Feb 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240919837, citing Byrd Wilson Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Patti (contributor 46796127).

Elizabeth Wilson1

F, #101216, b. circa 1759
FatherThomas Nathan Wilson Jr.1 b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
MotherElizabeth McLean1 b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Elizabeth Wilson was born circa 1759.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

James Edward "Neddie" Wilson1,2

M, #101217, b. 1763
FatherThomas Nathan Wilson Jr.1 b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
MotherElizabeth McLean1 b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     James Edward "Neddie" Wilson married Jennie Bradley
;
His 2nd of 2 wives.3 James Edward "Neddie" Wilson was born in 1763.1,2 He married Susan Moore before 1785
;
His 1st of 2 wives.
According to their FaG memorials, their son Jasper was born in 1785.4
James Edward "Neddie" Wilson was buried at Rebels Creek Cemetery ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1763
Death     unknown
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Married: Mary Gilbert m abt 1763 b:abt.1769 d:unk
Family Members
Parents
     Thomas Nathan Wilson Jr 1735–1806
     Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson 1736–1830
Spouses
     Susan Moore Wilson 1771–1866
     Jennie Bradley Wilson
Siblings
     William James Wilson 1750–1817
     George Wilson Sr 1766–1850
     James Edward "Big Ned" Wilson 1771–1863
Children
     Jasper "Jessie" Wilson 1785–1879
Maintained by: D. D. Edwards
Originally Created by: Roger Phillip Burnett
Added: Nov 11, 2010
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 61466840.2

Family 1

Jennie Bradley

Family 2

Susan Moore b. 25 Oct 1771, d. 1866

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466840/james_edward-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for James Edward Wilson (1763–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466840; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).
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Thomas Wilson1

M, #101218, b. circa 1765
FatherThomas Nathan Wilson Jr.1 b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
MotherElizabeth McLean1 b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     Thomas Wilson was born circa 1765.1

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

John Wilson1

M, #101219, b. circa 1767
FatherThomas Nathan Wilson Jr.1 b. Jan 1735, d. 1806
MotherElizabeth McLean1 b. 29 Oct 1736, d. 1830
Last Edited24 Jun 2025
     John Wilson married (?) Moore.1
John Wilson was born circa 1767.1

Family

(?) Moore

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61466717/elizabeth_mcclean-wilson: accessed June 24, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth McClean MacLean Wilson (29 Oct 1736–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61466717; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.