The Holecek and Hunter Families:Information about JAMES Wilson
JAMES Wilson (b. Abt. 1755, d. date unknown)
Notes for JAMES Wilson:
Title: West Twp.
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Call Number:
Media: Census
Text: P. 4021798 West Twp. Wilson,James, distillery, 130 acres.
Info from Mary A. Old
James immigrated from Ireland with wife
and 5 children. Residence: Montgomery, PA (1 yr). then Chester, Pa.
James Wilson and his son John were kidnapped by the Indians from a field
they were working during "the hostilities with the Indians" in present day
Mifflin County, Armaugh Township. Young John was sold to be a servant and
James was adopted by an Indian tribe after running the gauntlet. James
was freed at the end of the war...young John escaped and walked back to
Pennsylvania. Property: 1798, 130 acres, distillery.
More About JAMES Wilson and MARY Stewart:
Marriage: Abt. 1787, Hartslog, Shaver's Creek, Pennsylvania.
Children of JAMES Wilson and MARY Stewart are:
- +JOHN Wilson, b. Abt. 1775, Huntington, Pennsylvania or Delaware, d. date unknown.
- Martha Wilson, b. Abt. 1773, Pennsylvania, d. February 12, 1858, Pennsylvania.
- Alexander Wilson, d. date unknown.