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Where did the English Wilson family come from? What is the English Wilson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wilson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wilson family history?
The Wilson surname in England is a patronymic, created from the Medieval personal name Will. Thus Wilson means "son of Will."
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wilson, Willson, Willison, Willston and others.First found in Northern England, where the first on record appears to be Robert Willeson, listed in the Court Rolls of the manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1324. Other early records include a Robert Wilson in 1341 in documents from the Cistercian Abbey of Kirkstall, Yorkshire; and John Willison in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire of 1366. [1] There was a place named Wilson in Devon that has existed since at least the time of the Domesday Book. [2]
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history! This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wilson research. Another 245 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1572, 1601, and 1602 are included under the topic Early Wilson History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland! Some of the Wilson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 160 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wilson. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers! Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wilson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Clement Wilson, who landed in Virginia in 1622
- John Wilson, who settled in Virginia in 1623
- Andrew Wilson, who arrived in New England in 1651
- Andrew Wilson, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1651
- Christopher Wilson, a Scotch prisoner sent to Boston in 1651
Wilson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Cornelius Wilson, who landed in Virginia in 1712
- David Wilson, who came to Virginia in 1719
- Anne Wilson, a bonded passenger, who arrived in Maryland in 1724
- Alexander Wilson, a Scotch-Irish settled in Boston sometime between 1730 and 1736
- Elizabeth Wilson, who landed in Augusta County, Va in 1740
Wilson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Samuel Wilson, who arrived in New York from Londonderry in 1803 aboard the "Independence"
- Joseph Wilson of Belfast, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1803, aboard the "Snow George"
- Eleanor Wilson, aged 36, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803
- James Wilson, who arrived in New York in 1806 aboard the "Augusta" from Dublin
- Brown Wilson, who landed in Ohio in 1807
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- Olin Chaddock Wilson (1909-1994), American astronomer, stellar spectroscopist. He won the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1977 and the Bruce Medal in 1984
- President Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the twenty-eighth President of the United States
- James Harrison Wilson (1837-1925), Union Army general in the American Civil War, railroad executive, and author
- Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (1860-1914), first wife of Woodrow Wilson, First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961), second wife of President Woodrow Wilson, First Lady of the United States (1915-1921)
- Gahan Wilson (b. 1930), American cartoonist
- Tom Wilson (b. 1931), American cartoonist
- Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), American literary critic and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856-1939), American zoologist
- Edward Osborne Wilson (b. 1929), American biologist and two-time winner (1979 and 1991) of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and the 1976 National Medal of Science
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- A Brief Account of the Wilsons by Emery Small Wilson.
- The DeMay Family and the Wilson Family by Ida DeMay Wilson.
- The Family of Samuel & Jean Love Wilson by Sara Stewart Hinckley.
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- ^ Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Other References- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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