James WILLSON

1713 - 1777  (63 years)

• Name	James WILLSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Nov 1713	Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co, NJ, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Aug 1777	, Hunterdon, NJ, USA   [3]
  Burial	28 Aug 1777	Kingwood Friends Burial Ground, Quakertown, , NJ   [3]
  Person ID	I16012	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel I WILLSON,   b. 1 May 1681, Scarborough, Yorkshire, ENG d. 19 Dec 1761, Kingwood, Hunterdon, NJ, 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
  Family ID	F5445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha LAING   d. Abt 2 Sep 1777, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ
  Marriage	18 Sep 1736	Woodbridge M.M., , NJ, USA
  Family ID	F5570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  James bought his father's homestead in 1742. He was a farmer and medical practioner (first in the county). His daybook of medical receipts shows him to have used the common practice of blood-letting in almost all medical situations. Heis wife died just six days apart. They were the parents of eight children. (C-1509b) A "Testimony" was written about him in the Kingwood Monthly Meeting records, Hunterdon Co., NJ. It stated that he was "remarkably charitable to the poor and well beloved by all who knew his virtues."

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Richard Eugene Willson, comp, The Willson Family, 1672-1959 (Kent, Oh: Unpublished, 1959). [S102] Mrs. Herbert E. Brown The Willson Family, 1682-1850 In Linda Coate files (C-740). [S1519] 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). [S2895] Francis, Mary, Letter sent Aug. 16, 2001 (Mary Francis, 7 Picton St., #805, London, Ontario, Canada N6B 3N7). [S100] Armstrong, William C., Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey (www.ancestry.com, p. 81-84). [S613] Willson, Richard Eugene, The Willson Family, 1672-2002 (Forest, OH: c2003, p.3-5).