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Subject: Re: [MDCAROLI] Aaron Wilson
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:19:42 EST


WILLSON,JAMES of Queen Anne County died in 1755. In his will (QA WHN 1:189)
he bequeathed all of his land to his wife Hannah. After her death , "Wilson's
Chance Addition" was given to the eldest son SOLOMON; "Wilson's Chance" was
given to the next son NATHAN WILSON. The personal estate was bequeathed to
five younger WILSON children. James, William, Elisha, Mary and Rebecca.

SOLOMON WILSON (eldest son of James and Hannah) married 3 August 1774, to
HANNAH, daughter of George BELL. Solomon married a second time in 1788 to
RACHEL SAFFORD(Stafford) of Caroline County.
He died in 1796 with a will, (JR B:341)
Children mentioned in his will are SOLOMON, ELISHA,GEORGE,REBECKAH and MARY
WILSON.

SOLOMON, (the eldest son of Solomon and Hannah) married ELIZABETH CRAYNOR 4
April, 1792. His one known son, AARON WILSON.

AARON WILSON had three sons HENRY, JAMES AND JOSHUA, residents of Caroline
County and all legatees under the will of their great-uncle Elisha Wilson.(WGN
B:141)

Caroline Census 1830 District 2 Roll 55 Page 288
AARON WILSON
Males 1 (under 5 years)
1 (of ten under 15)
1 (of forty under fifty)
Females 1 (of five under ten)
1 (of thirty under forty)

Caroline Census 1840 Roll 164 Page 314
AARON WILSON
Males 1 (10 under 15)
1 (15 under 20)
1 (20 under 30)
1 (30 under 40)
Females 2 (10 under 15)
1 (40 under 50)

Looking for information to connect HENRY WILSON (married Elizabeth AYRES
Nov, 1841) to be the eldest son of AARON WILSON. After 1864 Henry Wilson seems
to have vanished from Caroline County. Thanks for suggestions. Violet





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