Samuel Willson b. 02 May 1787 Virginia d. 28 Jun 1866 Rockbridge Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1787 - 1866 (79 years)

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Name	Samuel Willson
Born	02 May 1787	Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	28 Jun 1866	Rockbridge Co. VA
Buried	New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge Co. VA
	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62220179 Inscription: OUR FATHER SAMUEL WILLSON departed this life June 28th 1866 In the 80th Year of his age.
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1820 Census Name: Samuel Willson Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 2 Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1 Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1 Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3 Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 2 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total Slaves: 6 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 12 1840 Census Name: Samuel Willson Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total Slaves: 1 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6 1850 Census Name: Samuel Willson Age: 64 Birth Year: abt 1786 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 53, Rockbridge, Virginia Gender: Male Family Number: 67 Household Members: Samuel Willson 64 Sally Willson 22 Estaline Willson 20 James Willson 18 1860 Census Name: Samuel Wilson Age: 73 Birth Year: abt 1787 Gender: Male Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia Post Office: Lexington Family Number: 589 Household Members: Samuel Wilson 73 Sarah Wilson 32 James Wilson 27 Sarah Tate 61 ---------------- Source: James Willson McClung's Historical Significance of Rockbridge Co., VA., 1939, page 63-64. James Willson McClung wrote about his family home, he called the old home of Samuel Willson: "1 mile east of Brownsburg on the road leading to Fairfield, built in 1740 by John Skeen. He says this home has been in the possession of Andrew A McClung and his son since 3 Jan 1861. Andrew served for the 4 full years, and for the most of time in the 14th Virginia Infantry, Co. H, and for a while in the Commissary Department. He surrendered his arms at Appomattox in 1865. He had 4 brothers who served in throughout this war, and his wife had 3 brothers in service. Her youngest brother, James Willson, was a Color Bearer and was the last man killed in this war, having been shot from the rear, after the surrender. It appears that he was a little slow in dropping his flag, and was shot down." James W. McClung's 5 Mar 1938 Works Progress Administration of VA Historical Inventory #352, for the Glebe Burying Ground, includes data on his Willson kin since Col. John Willson is buried there. Col. John Willson's "...son, James Willson was born about the year 1750 and died about the year 1811. James Willson's son, Samuel was born in Augusta County, Va, on May 2, 1787 and died Jun 28, 1866."
Person ID	I30779	Master File
Last Modified	29 Aug 2015

Married	26 Oct 1809	Augusta Co. VA
Last Modified	15 Aug 2015
Family ID	F12983	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Phoebe TATE, b. 19 Jul 1789, Augusta Co. VA , d. 26 Sep 1846, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 57 years)

Married 26 Oct 1809 Augusta Co. VA

Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: Samuel Wilson
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Phebe Tate
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1809
County: Augusta
State: Virginia

Children

+	1. John Willson, b. ca 1811, Virginia , d. ca 1901, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age ~ 90 years)
+	2. Robert Tate Willson, b. 14 Apr 1812, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 17 Sep 1885, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 73 years)
	3. Rachel Willson, b. 15 Dec 1813, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 01 Sep 1853, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 39 years)
+	4. Margaret T. Willson, b. 11 Nov 1815, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 02 Jun 1865, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 49 years)
	5. Samuel Brown Willson, b. 03 Apr 1820, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 26 Dec 1840, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 20 years)
+	6. Mary Demaris Willson, b. ca 1824, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. May 1854, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age ~ 30 years)
	7. Sarah T. (Sallie) Willson, b. 07 Nov 1827, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 20 Nov 1873, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 46 years)
+	8. Rebecca Alexander Willson, b. 27 Jul 1828, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 19 Jun 1889, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age 60 years)
+	9. Estaline Montgomery Willson, b. Jun. 1829, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 05 Oct 1876, Rockbridge Co. VA (Age ~ 47 years)
	10. James A. Willson, b. 14 Feb 1831, Rockbridge Co. VA , d. 10 Apr 1865, Appomattox, VA (Age 34 years)

Last Modified 29 Aug 2015

Family ID F12984 Group Sheet | Family Chart