Col. John WILSON^{[1, 2]}

- 1779

• Name	John WILSON
  Title	Col.
  Prefix	Col.
  Gender	Male
  orphan	19 Jul 1751	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  orphan	21 Dec 1758	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  marriage bond	17 Sep 1772	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  Will	1 Sep 1779	Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  Death	2 Oct 1779  [6]
  Will Recorded	Feb 1780	Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  Person ID	I58279	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Willis WILSON   d. 1750
  Mother	Mary (UNKNOWN)   d. 23 Apr 1768
  Family ID	F4172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary HAPPER   d. Bef 17 Sep 1772
  Children	1. William WILSON   d. 11 Jul 1838   2. Mary WILSON   d. 23 Apr 1799   3. Nancy WILSON   4. Sarah WILSON   d. 25 Jul 1803   5. Charlotte H. WILSON
  Family ID	F5016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret BRUCE
  Children	1. John WILSON,   b. 1776   d. 26 Sep 1843 (Age 67 years)   2. Holt WILSON,   b. 19 May 1779, Camden Co, NC d. 24 Mar 1845, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F5033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Charles Fleming McIntosh, compiler, McIntosh, Brief Abstracts of Norfolk County Wills 1710 - 1753, ((1922, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1982)), ISBN 0-89308-324-0. pp. 272-273: Willis Wilson, Jr. will. [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). p. 174: William Bradley will. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)). p. 83. [S69] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Marriages of Norfolk County Virginia 1706-1792, ((1961, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988)). p. 74. [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 103-104: John Wilson will. [S4292] Marshall Wingfield Butt, compiler, Butt, Colonel James Wilson (1651-1712) of Norfolk County, Virginia and Some of His Descendants, ((Portsmouth, VA: by the compiler, 1968)). p. 37.