Soldier of the Revolution
Died near Newark, OH
He was a magistrate under the crown, but on January 12 ,1776, took an oath of allegiance to the cause of the colonists, the document being at present in the possession of a descendant. In march, 1806, he settled upon a portion of the "Wilson Section" near Newark, now on Buena Vista Road, in a "log cabin build by the spring." He "brought from Va. a willow sprout which he planted in the spring." says an old record, and it may be interesting to know it still flourishes, shading the ever abundant flow of clear cold water that runs into a trough by the roadside where hundreds of people stop during the summer to water their horses. Near this spot, he died and was buried in the 'family lot' on the hill top, but was transferred to Cedar Hill Cemetery. "Mr. Hill was an enterprising man of affairs and was much given to lead in all movements tending to subserve public interests." He m (1) Ann Claypool June 12, 1775 (2) Nancy Newman, Aug. 31, 1791.
Buried in Section 5 Lot 529.
He was originally buried in The Sixth Street Cemetery.∼Archibald is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Only William, Elizabeth and Moses 1 are buried in Wilson Cem, Wardensville, Hardy, West Virginia
The memorial shows descendants. Wilson's had left Hardy county by 1805 and brought Elizabeth back for burial
Mary Wilson (48634410)
Soldier of the Revolution
Died near Newark, OH
He was a magistrate under the crown, but on January 12 ,1776, took an oath of allegiance to the cause of the colonists, the document being at present in the possession of a descendant. In march, 1806, he settled upon a portion of the "Wilson Section" near Newark, now on Buena Vista Road, in a "log cabin build by the spring." He "brought from Va. a willow sprout which he planted in the spring." says an old record, and it may be interesting to know it still flourishes, shading the ever abundant flow of clear cold water that runs into a trough by the roadside where hundreds of people stop during the summer to water their horses. Near this spot, he died and was buried in the 'family lot' on the hill top, but was transferred to Cedar Hill Cemetery. "Mr. Hill was an enterprising man of affairs and was much given to lead in all movements tending to subserve public interests." He m (1) Ann Claypool June 12, 1775 (2) Nancy Newman, Aug. 31, 1791.
Buried in Section 5 Lot 529.
He was originally buried in The Sixth Street Cemetery.∼Archibald is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Only William, Elizabeth and Moses 1 are buried in Wilson Cem, Wardensville, Hardy, West Virginia
The memorial shows descendants. Wilson's had left Hardy county by 1805 and brought Elizabeth back for burial
Mary Wilson (48634410)
Family Members
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Col Benjamin Wilson
1747–1827
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David Wilson
1751–1805
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William Wilson Jr
1754–1850
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PVT John Wilson
1756–1827
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Moses Wilson I
1758–1760
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Moses Wilson II
1761–1786
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James Wilson
1763–1822
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James Harvey Wilson
1763–1822
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Solomon Wilson
1766–1819
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Elizabeth Wilson Claypool
1766–1849
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Margaret Wilson Ruddell
1769–1826
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