3. John JR Wilson Sr
(1) was born in 1765 in North Carolina.
(2) He died in 1836 in Overton County, Tn.
(2) He was buried in Overton County, Tn.
(2) Jackson County, TN, Tax List, by Thomas
P. Hughes, Jr, Tennessee Technical Library:
John Wilson, 300 acres
Building Neighborhoods from Early Land Records of Tennessee, RG-50, Series 2,
Land Entries Book 28, Reel 8, 1st Surveyor's District Entries, Jackson County,
TN
30 210 16549, "John Wilson .. 6 acres.. Hunting fork of Jenning's Creek
.. adj 29 acre tract entered by Ephriam Wilkinson & Catharine Wilkinson
.. to incl improvement made by Charles Ferrell. 9 Feb 1816."
30 33 14687, "John Wilson .. 12 acres .. south side of Jennings Creek
.. adj his own, Vaulx and Hutchison .. to include part of a field my by said
Wilson. 10 Mar 1815. John Wilson, Loc."
29 530 14358, "John Wilson .. 6 acres .. on Jennings Creek .. adj 640
acres tract granted to John Wilson and Abner Lee .. to inclu a spring and improvement
made by Richard Wilson. 30 Jan 1815."
29 511 14252, "Major Passons .. 5 acres .. southeast side of Bear branch
of Jennings Creek on or near John Wilson's east bouondary .. to include a spring
and cabin that Richard Wilson build. 14 Jan 1815."
29 464 13993, "James Vaulx .. 250 acres .. on Jennings Creek .. adj where
Thomas Hutcherson now lives .. John Wilson's north boundardy .. 2 Dec 1814."
28 264 10359, "John Griffith .. 10 acres .. Jennings Creek .. adj his
and John Wilson's. 10 Mar 1813."
27 367 8631, "Asa Shute .. 29 acres on Hunting Creek of Jennings Creek
.. above the upper line of a tract which John Wilson now lives on .. including
place where John Brown cut house logs. 10 Aug 1812."
26 181 5339, "Thomas Passons ase of Thomas Windsoor .. 15 acres .. on
Jennings Creek .. where Peyton's and Wilson's lines intersect .. 19 Oct 1810."
Wm. Cook, Loc.
Overton County Land Deeds:
Page 221 Deed, Robert Patrick of Overton Co. to John Wilson of Overton, Mar
7, 1807 con. $350.00. Overton County. on Obed's River. Bag on the lower end
of a bottom on the bank of the r. then up the co. to the meanders of John Morgan,
thence up the branch to said Wilson line, then up the said line of Patrick's
back line.
Robert Patrick (Seal), B. Totten C. O. C.
Page 192 Deed John Wilson of Overton County, to Solamon Yocham of Overton Co.
Mar 5, 1807, con $2000 640 acres in Overton County on Obey's River the waters
of Cumberland River, both side of the wagon Road cut by George Gordon from the
old cumberland trace to Wolf River passing Captain Thomas Elliotts plantation
know by Song bottom.
John Wilson
(Seal)
Page 217 Deed Henry Rown, John Wilson of Overton County, Aug 15, 1807, sum
$660. 333 acres in Overton County on Obed's River. Bag at Forked black oak
and two chestnuts near the hand of a spring.
H. Rowan (Seal), B. Totter C. O. C.
Deed, Jul 1847, 33 acres of the original 300 acres owned by John and Rachel Wilson,
and now from Alexander Wilson to brother, Reuben Wilson. Deed states "said
children of John Wilson and Rachel Wilson - Alexander Wilson and Reuben D. Wilson."
Original deed was made between John Wilson and John Copeland.
Deed: 29 437 13853 Garland Anderson .. 5 acres .. Blackburn's Fork .. mouth
of Wilson's Hollow ,,
17 Nov 1814.
Deed: 29 68 11685 Ezra Bushnell .. 2 acres .. north side of Cumberland ..
adjacent Wilson & Lee ..
30 Oct 1813.
He was married to Rachel Wilson in 1787 in North Carolina.
(2) Rachel Wilson
(1) was born in 1766 in North Carolina.
She died in Overton County, Tn.(2) She
was buried in Overton County, Tn.(2)
John JR Wilson Sr and Rachel Wilson had the following children:
+14 i.
Joseph Wilson.
+15 ii.
William Wilson.
16 iii.
George Wilson(1) was born about
1803.
17 iv.
Andrew Wilson(1) was born about
1805 in Overton Co., Tn. He died in Overton Co., Tn. Grant from Tennessee
- Andrew Wilson:
28 Apr 1824, 50 acres, 12 1/2 cents, to Andrew Wilson, from the State of
Tennessee.
18 v.
Alexander Wilson(1) was born about
1806.
+19 vi.
Lydia A Wilson.
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