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James Wilson, Jr

Male 1771 - 1844  (73 years)

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  • Name James Wilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 1771  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Sheriff 
    Will 29 Apr 1776  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Will Apr 1797  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Executor in probate of father-in-law's will 
    Residence Abt 1800  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wilson Log Home, across the road from Ezekial Wallace's old Stone House, which stood until the 1960's on Albemarle Rd. in Charlotte, known in the colonial era as "The Lawyers' Road." 
    Will 22 Apr 1802  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mentioned in Mother's Will 
    Residence 1810  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Captain James Wilson's Company 
    Will 14 Dec 1827  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mentioned in mother-in-law's will 
    Residence 1 Jun 1840  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    11 miles south of Charlotte, near the Camden road 
    Will 6 Nov 1842  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    LW&T 
    Burial 1844  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    • Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
    Residence 8 Aug 1844  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    11 miles south of Charlotte, near the Camden road 
    Death 8 Aug 1844  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 8] 
    Person ID I30644  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Rebecca Montgomery
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father James Wilson, Sr,   b. Abt 1735   d. Jul 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret McCamey,   b. Abt 1741   d. 31 Oct 1802, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1768  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Orr,   b. 1774, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1822, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1794  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Pamelia Wilson,   b. 6 Dec 1794, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1818, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Albert Wilson,   b. 12 Oct 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1873, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Rebecca Wilson,   b. 21 Sep 1798, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1828, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Margaret M Wilson,   b. 3 Dec 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1833, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Dr Isaac Wilson,   b. 30 Dec 1802, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1880, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Louisa Wilson,   b. 28 Feb 1805, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1839, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. William M Wilson,   b. 24 Apr 1807, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1841, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. James Washington Wilson,   b. 9 Jul 1810, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1881, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Patsy Mangum Wilson,   b. 8 May 1812, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. John McCamey Wilson,   b. 6 Aug 1814, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1892, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Cynthia Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 10 Dec 1816, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Lavina Alexander,   b. 1796, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 18 Dec 1826  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Mary Laura Wilson,   b. 16 Jul 1829, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1870, Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1771 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 29 Apr 1776 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Feb 1794 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Executor in probate of father-in-law's will - Apr 1797 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Wilson Log Home, across the road from Ezekial Wallace's old Stone House, which stood until the 1960's on Albemarle Rd. in Charlotte, known in the colonial era as "The Lawyers' Road." - Abt 1800 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Mother's Will - 22 Apr 1802 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Captain James Wilson's Company - 1810 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Dec 1826 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in mother-in-law's will - 14 Dec 1827 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 miles south of Charlotte, near the Camden road - 1 Jun 1840 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 6 Nov 1842 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 miles south of Charlotte, near the Camden road - 8 Aug 1844 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1844 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.
      Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
      101 Sugar Creek Rd. W.
      Charlotte, NC 28213
      704-596-4466

    2. [S336] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Apr 13, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 13 Apr 2010;;), Discussion of Orr family.

    3. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for Martha Orr

    4. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
      After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will

    5. [S669] Ferguson, Herman White, Minutes of the Court 1780-1800, (Name: Name: Herman W Ferguson; Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Date:1995;;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of CommonPleas and Quarter Sessions, 1780-1800:", book on file at Charlotte Public Library Court Minutes Book 4, Apr 1797, Page 179 also Book 4, Jan 1799, Page 203, NCR 929.3756a M43c 68m F47 v.1; Library Cong 94-62190.

    6. [S1936] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa;;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Wilson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 488; Image: 00076; Family History Library Film: 0337915.
      Record for Jas Wilson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=397831&indiv=try

    7. [S3947] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 365; Page: 339; Family History Library Film: 0018095.
      Record for Jas Wilson
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8057&h=2554718&indiv=try

    8. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.

    9. [S580] Holcomb, Brent H, Abstracts of Early Wills, (Name: Name: Cleafield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1980;;), This book gives abstracts of wills that were recorded in Mecklenburg,NC, between 1763 and 1790.



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