John Willson

1723 - 1770  (46 years)

• Name	John Willson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 Dec 1723	Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co, NJ, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Aug 1770
  Person ID	I14904	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Willson,   b. 5 May 1681, Scarborough MM, York, England d. 19 Dec 1761, Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hester (Esther) Overton, *,   b. 26 Oct 1682, , Hunterdon, NJ, USA d. 6 May 1736, Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jun 1705	Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co, NJ, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F5121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Lundy,   b. 14 Dec 1732, , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA d. Apr 1776, Warren, New Jersey, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1750	Kingswood M.M., Hunterdon, NJ   [3]
  Family ID	F5230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  John might be the John Willson who had a certificate of removal from the Monthly Meeting at Ackworth, Englan dated Jun 20, 1750. He was received by the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting on the 10 mo. 28, 1750 as an unmarried usher of the Frienool in Philadelphia. (C-720) John moved to Great Meadow in Warren Co., NJ after marrying in 1750.

  
  

• Sources

  [S183] Richard Eugene Willson, comp, The Willson Family, 1672-1959 (Kent, Oh: Unpublished, 1959). [S338] Mrs. Herbert E. Brown The Willson Family, 1682-1850 In Linda Coate files (C-740). [S1931] The Jerseyman (Vol. 4, 1898-1899, Flemington, N.J. : H. E. Deats, editor and publisher, pgs. 15, 46 & 47, Ohio Historical Society Archives Library, 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio, Call # 974.97105 J487). [S3369] Francis, Mary, Letter sent Aug. 16, 2001 (Mary Francis, 7 Picton St., #805, London, Ontario, Canada N6B 3N7). [S528] Armstrong, William C., Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey (www.ancestry.com, p. 81-84). [S834] Willson, Richard Eugene, The Willson Family, 1672-2002 (Forest, OH: c2003, p.3-5). .