Name Info
JAMES WILSON c1740-1826
Fathers:WILLIAM
JAMES WILSON c1740-1826
Fathers:WILLIAM
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Search.........Person PAF-ID.........09000064 Gender.........male Age............86y 1m 25d Fam-Group......WILSON Fam-ID.........WILSON Citizenship....US born Status.........deceased Last-Marital...married |
#Marriages.....2 #Divorces......0 #Sources.......6 #Events........1 #Images:.......27 #Comments......1 #Siblings......1 #Children......3 |
Person-Type....A Immigrant?.....no Immig-Known?...no Parent?........father Spouse?........husband Sibling?.......brother Child?.........son Twin...........no Adopted?....... |
Title(s)....... Ancestor.......ancestor RelatedToMe....4XGreat Gen-#..........07 Ahn-#..........00000000064 Religion....... PoliticParty... Ht/Wt/Eye/Hair. Burial......... |
Parents and Siblings
- Parent: WILLIAM WILSON, male, born:1725 ?Pennsylvania, died:1809-06-24 (84y 5m 23d) ?Chester county Pennsylvania, Anc:1, #M:1, #SrcDocs:3
- Parent: Mrs. {_?_} WILSON, female, born:1715 ?Pennsylvania, died:1752-1805 (37y 0m 0d) ?Pennsylvania, Anc:1, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
- Sibling: Nathaniel WILSON, male, born:1752 ?Pennsylvania, died:1836 (84y 0m 0d) Barree (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania, Dad:WILLIAM WILSON, Mom:{_?_} WILSON, #M:1, #SrcDocs:3
Spouse(s) and Children
- Marriage: 1770 ?Pennsylvania
- Spouse: Mrs. {_?_} WILSON, female, born:1745 , died:1826-1835 (81y 0m 0d) ?Pennsylvania, Anc:1
- ..Child: John WILSON, male, born:1775 ?Mill Creek Estates (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania, died:1826-1865 (51y 0m 0d) , Dad:JAMES WILSON, Mom:{_?_} WILSON, #SrcDocs:2
- ..Child: MATHEW WILSON, male, born:1777-01-14 Mill Creek Estates (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania, died:1864-12-28 (87y 11m 14d) Zanesville (Muskingum) Ohio, Anc:1, Dad:JAMES WILSON, Mom:{_?_} WILSON, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:18
- ..Child: Ann WILSON, female, born:1783 ?Mill Creek Estates (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania, died:1868 (85y 0m 0d) ?Huntingdon county Pennsylvania, Dad:JAMES WILSON, Mom:{_?_} WILSON, #SrcDocs:3
Events
Birth: c1740 , ?Chester county Pennsylvania
Married: ?1770 , Age:30y 0m 0d, ?Pennsylvania, Role:groom
Tax: 1774 , Age:34y 0m 0d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:taxee, In 1774, Barree was in Bedford county since the counties of Huntingdon and later Blair had yet to be formed. The name James Wilson appeared twice in the list., ImageID: W__0428
Census: 1800 , Age:60y 0m 0d, Tyrone, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:census state, 1800 State census for the Tyrone township [then, in 1846 it became a part of the new Blair county] in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania.. Included in the list are; Matthew Wilson, James Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Mordecai McLain, William Meredith, Joseph Meredith and David Meredith, ImageID: W__0550
Land: 1809-03-29, Age:69y 2m 28d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, Other Party, Hans Morrison, The six page deed of June 24, 1809 in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania completed an agreement made on March 25, 1775 between Hans Morrison of York county and William Wilson of Oxford in Chester county, both deceased in 1809, for Morrison to sell land on the West side of Shavers Creek in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania -- the land adjoined land of James Williamson -- to William Wilson for 300 pounds. Their heirs -- Hugh Morrison and brothers James and Nathaniel Wilson -- complete this agreement in 1809. Ten years later, on November 26, 1819, James buys out his brother's share of this land.
Livedin: 1809-06-24, Age:69y 5m 23d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, per deed Page 268 of the Huntingdon county history book by Milton Scott Lytle says that James Wilson and William Moreland settled along the Kittanning or Indian Path about two miles east of Shade Gap in the Huntingdon county southeastern township of Dublin. The land there was flat as compared to the many hills and mountains in the area. This James Wilson might be a different James than the ancestor who possibly was living in either county of Chester or Lancaster.
Census: 1810 , Age:70y 0m 0d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:census federal,
Huntingdon:Barree -- high chance this is the ancestor James, only a male and female, both over age 45, plus female age 16-25. Also on the 1810 census for Barree are a George Wilson and a Thomas Wilson but unknown if either are related to the ancestral family.
On the 1810 census for Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania is a James Wilson plus two men whose last names, respectively, were Stitt and Magee, those being middle names of two sons of Matthew Meredith Wilson of Huntingdon county, the grandson of ancestor James Wilson., ImageID: W__0437,W__0438
Deed: 1816-05-23, Age:76y 4m 22d, Columbia, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Role:receiver, Deed dated May 23, 1816 in which William Cox sells land in Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania to James Wilson. In his 1826 will, James bequeathes this property to his son Matthew. This is part 1 of 6., ImageID: W__0412
Land: 1816-05-23, Age:76y 4m 22d, Columbia, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, Other Party, William Cox, An 1816 deed when James Wilson purchased property in Columbia, Lancaster county Pennsylvania from William Cox. In his 1826 will James bequeaths this property to his son Matthew. The property James purchased was called "Lot Twelve". Per an 1816 map (coincidentally the same year that James purchased the property) at the Lancaster County Historical Society, lot #12 is on the northeast corner of what became S. Front Street and Walnut where the business called "Coffee and Cream" is located.
Deed: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:buyer, Huntingdon county Pennsylvania deed [12 images] dated Nov. 26, 1819 in which James Wilson of Lower Oxford (Chester) Pennsylvania buys his brother Nathaniel's (of Barree of Huntingdon) portion of the land they inherited ten years earlier from their father. The land is on Shaver's Creek., ImageID: W__0464
Land: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, deed in Huntingdon county PA
Livedin: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, per deed
Burial: ?1826-02, Age:86y 1m 0d, ?Huntingdon county Pennsylvania
Will-written: 1826-02-19, Age:86y 1m 18d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:writer, In his will, James does not specifically give the name of his "beloved wife", thus, presumably she became his widow. James does refer to his son John of Baltimore (who apparently owes James a large sum of money), his son Matthew (the ancestor), and his daughter Ann who married someone with the last name of Bryson. As his executors James named his son Matthew along with Samuel Bryson who was probably the husband of Ann. The witnesses to the will were Robert Wray and Robert Simpson. They both testified in May of 1826 to the validity of the last will and testament of James Wilson.
In his will, James bequeathed most of his property to his son Matthew. James mentioned a couple of times how his son John owes him money which was to be paid to the heirs of James. James also mentions having houses and property in both Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania (aka. Wright's Ferry) and in Wrightsville (York) Pennsylvania. These two towns face each other across the Susquehanna River. James also bequeathed to his granddaughters Eleanor Wilson and Esther Bryson.
Death: 1826-02-26, Age:86y 1m 25d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, The notation of the death of James is on page 493 of J. Simpson Africa's book on this history of Huntingdon county.
Obit: 1826-03-01, Age:86y 2m 0d, Huntington Harbour, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, The Mar.01, 1826 obituary of James Wilson in the newspaper 'Huntingdon Gazette' tells of his death on Feb.26, 1826 at the home of his son in Henderson township [presumably son Mathew] and that James was a resident of Henderson at the time., ImageID: W__0470
Inventory: 1826-05-28, Age:86y 4m 27d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:administered, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, inventory by son and Samuel Bryson
Will-proven: 1826-05-30, Age:86y 4m 29d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:writer, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, witnesses by son and Samuel Bryson The county registrar duly noted the letters of testimony from the administrators of the will of James Wilson. Further, the registrar specified that the inventory of the property of James should be exhibited no later than 06-30-1826. The will was actually proven sometime shortly after that date.
Estate: 1826-05-30, Age:86y 4m 29d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:administered, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, inventory by son and Samuel Bryson. James also appointed Samuel Bryson, presumably his son-in-law, as the second administrator of his will along with his own son Mathew., ImageID: W__0399
Deed: 1836-03-26, Age:96y 2m 25d, Lancaster county Pennsylvania, Role:seller, Deed dated Mar.26, 1836 in Lancaster county Pennsylvania book E6 pages 93-95 of executors Matthew Wilson and Samuel Bryson selling for $1,200 [$40,400 in 2022 dollars] the property in Columbia, Lancaster county, that James, indicated as 'late of Henderson township in Huntingdon county', specified in his 1826 will to sell this property called lot #12. It was sold to Henry Martin of Columbia. The attorney letters were dated Dec.18, 1834., ImageID: W__0472
Land: ?, Wrightsville, York county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, 1826 bequeaths to son Matthew
Married: ?, Role:standalone, Just conjecture, but given that his wife was never mentioned in the deeds, although they were mentioned for the other deed parties, and, in his 1826 will he bequeaths to "my beloved wife", he could have been widowed and re-married late in life.
Birth: c1740 , ?Chester county Pennsylvania
Married: ?1770 , Age:30y 0m 0d, ?Pennsylvania, Role:groom
Tax: 1774 , Age:34y 0m 0d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:taxee, In 1774, Barree was in Bedford county since the counties of Huntingdon and later Blair had yet to be formed. The name James Wilson appeared twice in the list., ImageID: W__0428
Census: 1800 , Age:60y 0m 0d, Tyrone, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:census state, 1800 State census for the Tyrone township [then, in 1846 it became a part of the new Blair county] in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania.. Included in the list are; Matthew Wilson, James Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Mordecai McLain, William Meredith, Joseph Meredith and David Meredith, ImageID: W__0550
Land: 1809-03-29, Age:69y 2m 28d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, Other Party, Hans Morrison, The six page deed of June 24, 1809 in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania completed an agreement made on March 25, 1775 between Hans Morrison of York county and William Wilson of Oxford in Chester county, both deceased in 1809, for Morrison to sell land on the West side of Shavers Creek in Huntingdon county Pennsylvania -- the land adjoined land of James Williamson -- to William Wilson for 300 pounds. Their heirs -- Hugh Morrison and brothers James and Nathaniel Wilson -- complete this agreement in 1809. Ten years later, on November 26, 1819, James buys out his brother's share of this land.
Livedin: 1809-06-24, Age:69y 5m 23d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, per deed Page 268 of the Huntingdon county history book by Milton Scott Lytle says that James Wilson and William Moreland settled along the Kittanning or Indian Path about two miles east of Shade Gap in the Huntingdon county southeastern township of Dublin. The land there was flat as compared to the many hills and mountains in the area. This James Wilson might be a different James than the ancestor who possibly was living in either county of Chester or Lancaster.
Census: 1810 , Age:70y 0m 0d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:census federal,
Huntingdon:Barree -- high chance this is the ancestor James, only a male and female, both over age 45, plus female age 16-25. Also on the 1810 census for Barree are a George Wilson and a Thomas Wilson but unknown if either are related to the ancestral family.
On the 1810 census for Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania is a James Wilson plus two men whose last names, respectively, were Stitt and Magee, those being middle names of two sons of Matthew Meredith Wilson of Huntingdon county, the grandson of ancestor James Wilson., ImageID: W__0437,W__0438
Deed: 1816-05-23, Age:76y 4m 22d, Columbia, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Role:receiver, Deed dated May 23, 1816 in which William Cox sells land in Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania to James Wilson. In his 1826 will, James bequeathes this property to his son Matthew. This is part 1 of 6., ImageID: W__0412
Land: 1816-05-23, Age:76y 4m 22d, Columbia, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, Other Party, William Cox, An 1816 deed when James Wilson purchased property in Columbia, Lancaster county Pennsylvania from William Cox. In his 1826 will James bequeaths this property to his son Matthew. The property James purchased was called "Lot Twelve". Per an 1816 map (coincidentally the same year that James purchased the property) at the Lancaster County Historical Society, lot #12 is on the northeast corner of what became S. Front Street and Walnut where the business called "Coffee and Cream" is located.
Deed: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:buyer, Huntingdon county Pennsylvania deed [12 images] dated Nov. 26, 1819 in which James Wilson of Lower Oxford (Chester) Pennsylvania buys his brother Nathaniel's (of Barree of Huntingdon) portion of the land they inherited ten years earlier from their father. The land is on Shaver's Creek., ImageID: W__0464
Land: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Barree, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, deed in Huntingdon county PA
Livedin: 1819-11-26, Age:79y 10m 25d, Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, per deed
Burial: ?1826-02, Age:86y 1m 0d, ?Huntingdon county Pennsylvania
Will-written: 1826-02-19, Age:86y 1m 18d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:writer, In his will, James does not specifically give the name of his "beloved wife", thus, presumably she became his widow. James does refer to his son John of Baltimore (who apparently owes James a large sum of money), his son Matthew (the ancestor), and his daughter Ann who married someone with the last name of Bryson. As his executors James named his son Matthew along with Samuel Bryson who was probably the husband of Ann. The witnesses to the will were Robert Wray and Robert Simpson. They both testified in May of 1826 to the validity of the last will and testament of James Wilson.
In his will, James bequeathed most of his property to his son Matthew. James mentioned a couple of times how his son John owes him money which was to be paid to the heirs of James. James also mentions having houses and property in both Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania (aka. Wright's Ferry) and in Wrightsville (York) Pennsylvania. These two towns face each other across the Susquehanna River. James also bequeathed to his granddaughters Eleanor Wilson and Esther Bryson.
Death: 1826-02-26, Age:86y 1m 25d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, The notation of the death of James is on page 493 of J. Simpson Africa's book on this history of Huntingdon county.
Obit: 1826-03-01, Age:86y 2m 0d, Huntington Harbour, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, The Mar.01, 1826 obituary of James Wilson in the newspaper 'Huntingdon Gazette' tells of his death on Feb.26, 1826 at the home of his son in Henderson township [presumably son Mathew] and that James was a resident of Henderson at the time., ImageID: W__0470
Inventory: 1826-05-28, Age:86y 4m 27d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:administered, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, inventory by son and Samuel Bryson
Will-proven: 1826-05-30, Age:86y 4m 29d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:writer, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, witnesses by son and Samuel Bryson The county registrar duly noted the letters of testimony from the administrators of the will of James Wilson. Further, the registrar specified that the inventory of the property of James should be exhibited no later than 06-30-1826. The will was actually proven sometime shortly after that date.
Estate: 1826-05-30, Age:86y 4m 29d, Henderson, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Role:administered, Other Party, son @@@, Matthew Wilson, inventory by son and Samuel Bryson. James also appointed Samuel Bryson, presumably his son-in-law, as the second administrator of his will along with his own son Mathew., ImageID: W__0399
Deed: 1836-03-26, Age:96y 2m 25d, Lancaster county Pennsylvania, Role:seller, Deed dated Mar.26, 1836 in Lancaster county Pennsylvania book E6 pages 93-95 of executors Matthew Wilson and Samuel Bryson selling for $1,200 [$40,400 in 2022 dollars] the property in Columbia, Lancaster county, that James, indicated as 'late of Henderson township in Huntingdon county', specified in his 1826 will to sell this property called lot #12. It was sold to Henry Martin of Columbia. The attorney letters were dated Dec.18, 1834., ImageID: W__0472
Land: ?, Wrightsville, York county, Pennsylvania, Role:grantee, 1826 bequeaths to son Matthew
Married: ?, Role:standalone, Just conjecture, but given that his wife was never mentioned in the deeds, although they were mentioned for the other deed parties, and, in his 1826 will he bequeaths to "my beloved wife", he could have been widowed and re-married late in life.
Places In
Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania
Oxford (Chester) Pennsylvania
Barree (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Henderson (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Huntington Harbour (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Tyrone (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Wrightsville (York) Pennsylvania
Columbia (Lancaster) Pennsylvania
Oxford (Chester) Pennsylvania
Barree (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Henderson (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Huntington Harbour (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Tyrone (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
Wrightsville (York) Pennsylvania
General
· * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * · · Issue: "James Wilson" is such a common name and there were many with the same name living in the same areas at the same time · · * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * · * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * · · · Some Pennsylvania marriages between 1760 and 1775 with a James Wilson: · see https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.birthLikeDate.from=1725 &q.birthLikeDate.to=1750&q.birthLikePlace=pennsylvania&q.givenName=james&q.surname=Wilson&marriageLikeDate.from=1760 &q.marriageLikeDate.to=1775&q.marriageLikePlace=pennsylvania&q.surname=wilson&f.collectionId=1681011 · Marriage 1774-08-30 Gettysburg (Adams) PA, Rock Creek Congregation Now United · · Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, FamilySearch (see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XQ-PDP : 6 February 2020), James Wilson, 1774 · James Wilson - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MR4T-24F (no dates or places or children given) · Isabel Mitchel - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MR4T-24T (no dates or places or children given) · Marriage 1770-08-02 Philadelphia PA, Christ Church · · Pennsylvania Marriages,1709-1940,FamilySearch (see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5LH-95MM : 6 February 2020), James Wilson, 1770 · James Wilson - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MT3Y-61P (no dates or places or children given) · Elizabeth Singer - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MT3Y-XMH (no dates or places or children given) · Marriage 1768-07-07 Philadelphia PA, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting · · Pennsylvania Marriages,1709-1940,FamilySearch (see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PXVP : 6 February 2020), James Wilson, 1768 · James Wilson - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6Q7-V9X (no dates or places or children given) · Mary Plumsted - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K67K-WLR (no dates or places or children given) · see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D1-NNR · · Marriage 1823-03-06 Bellefonte (Centre) PA · Pennsylvania Marriages,1709-1940,FamilySearch (see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D1-NNR : 6 February 2020), James Wilson, 1823 · James Wilson - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/968G-Y7F (no dates or places or children given) · Catherine Kister - see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/968G-Y7V (no dates or places or children given)
Research
research: Chester county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
research: Lancaster county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
research: York county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
research: Huntingdon county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
research: 1790 ?Chester county Pennsylvania, Role:census federal,
research: 1800 ?Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Role:census federal ,
research: Chester county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
Chester county:
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1760 in London Grove to John Wilson, Release [T2-791]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1761 in Birmingham to William Shipley [M-291]
- Grantee:Wilson, James et al bought 1761 in West Caln from John Kerr [M2-7]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1764 in Birmingham to John Hannum, Sheriff's Deed [N-327]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1767 in West Nantmeal from John Bishop [F2-37]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Elizabeth sold 1767 in West Nantmeal to George Hunter, Mortgage [P-95]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Elizabeth sold 1768 in West Caln to Francis Alexander, Release [M2-5]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Margaret sold 1769 in London Grove to Jacob Halliday [X2-175]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Sr. Dec'd sold 1769 in London Grove to Jacob Halliday [X2-175]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Elizabeth sold 1775 in West Nantmeal to William Hunter [F2-40]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1775 in Londonderry from Matthew Young [V-72]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1784 in Londonderry to Robert Soper [Y-69]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1789 in Uwchlan from Isaac Grubb [D2-500]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1793 in Charlestown to Daniel Sower, Release [I2-108]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Dec'd & Ann London sold 1797 in London Britain to Henry Wilson, Release of Dower [P2-162]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1804 in Vincent from John Ralston, exr [U3-172]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1805 in Vincent from William Strickland [U3-170]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Dec'd sold 1807 in East Nottingham to Philip Scott, Conveyance [B3-235]
- Grantor:Wilson, James et al & Elener sold 1809 in East Nottingham to David Hutcheson [B3-492]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1811 in Lower Oxford from Thomas Henderson [L3-357]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1811 in East Nantmeal from Phillip Wian [T3-146]
- Grantee:Wilson, James Sr. bought 1812 in Lower Oxford from James Wilson [L3-358]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Jr. & Isabella sold 1812 in Lower Oxford to James Wilson [L3-358]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1812 in Vincent from Bartholomew Fussell [U3-169]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1814 in Sadsbury Moscow from Abraham Breneman [N3-255]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1814 in Sadsbury Moscow from Abraham Breneman [N3-257]
- Grantee: Wilson, James bought 1814 in Sadsbury Moscow from Abraham Breneman [N3-258]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Hannah sold 1814 in Vincent to Charles Still [W3-125]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Mary sold 1815 in Lower Oxford to David Dickey [L3-359] NOTE: a William Wilson and a Mathew Wilson also sold to David Dickey between 1809 and 1814
- Grantor:Wilson, James et al & Eleanor Hutchison sold 1816 in New London to Fulton Hutchison, Release [V4-201]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Esq. et al sold 1819 in Lower Oxford to William Osmond,et.al [T3-246]
- Grantor:Wilson, James Exr sold 1820 in West Nottingham to Robert Phillips [S3-161]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1821 in West Caln to John Templin, Sheriff's Deed [S3-430]
research: Lancaster county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
Lancaster county:
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1760-01-18 in Hanover to Alexander Thompson [K-117]
- Grantee:Willson, James bought 1768-07-30 in Paxtang township from Joseph Swift et al [W-475]
- Grantee:Willson, James bought 1769-03-07 in Paxton from Mathew Smith [O-83]
- Grantor:Willson, James et al sold 1771-05-07 in (unspecified place) to William McNeely [O-411]
- Grantor:Willson, James et al sold 1771-01-23 in Colerain to Alexander May [P-117]
- Grantor:Willson, James et al sold 1771-03-09 in Drumore to Hugh Forker [P-117]
- Grantor:Wilson, James & Co sold 1773-11-27 in Lower Britain township to John Wornock [N-374]
- Grantor:Willson, James sold 1789-06-20 in Salisbury township to John Armor ut ux [KK-11]
- Grantee:Wilson, James et ux bought 1790-05-12 in Donegal township from Christian Whitmore [G3-583] <=== lived in Donegal wife Elizabeth, sold property called "Fellowship", William Wilson had adjoining property
- Grantor:Willson, James sold 1791-07-29 in Donegal to James Cook [NN-270]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1794-04-07 power of atty from John Moore [RR-653]
- Grantor:Willson, James sold 1816-05-23 in Columbia to William Cox et al [19-233] <=== mentions in 1826 will
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1826-08-01 in Donegal to Samuel Cooke Adm [D5-466] <=== after death of James
- Grantee:Wilson, James Exors bought 1836-03- 26 in Columbia from Henry Martin [E6-93] <=== property mentions in 1826 will
research: York county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
York county:
- Grantee:Wilson, James ux bought 1786-06-01 in Mt. Joy township from Daringtine Wilson [2D-159]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1798-07-20 in Hopewell township to John Quarterman [2O-279]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1801-10-23 in Fawn township to Thomas Smith ux [2P-428]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1801-12-24 in Hopewell township to Samuel Roseburgh [2P-490]
- Grantor:Wilson, James al sold 1802-02-13 in Hopewell township to Jennet Gibson Exr [2P-518]
- Grantee:Wilson, James Est bought 1808-06-15 in Monaghan township from William Smith [2T-130]
- Grantee:Wilson, James Jr. ux bought 1808-11-01, Hopewell and Chan townships from Frederick Flinchbaugh Sr. [2T-225]
- Grantee:Wilson, James Est bought 1822-09-24 in Hopewell township from Robert Wilson [3G-99]
- Grantee:Wilson, James ux bought 1825-03-01 in Lower Chan township from James McKays [3H-346]
research: Huntingdon county Pennsylvania, Role:buy/sell,
Huntingdon county:
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1789-09-23 in (unspecified) to John Penn Sr. et al [E1-239]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1794-03-19 in (unspecified) to John Patton [F1-556]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1794-03-27 in (unspecified) to John Penn Sr. et al [D1-535]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1794-09-07 in (unspecified) to John Patton et al [f2-102]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1794-12-08 in (unspecified) to Charles Green [D1-571]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1796-08-20 in (unspecified) from Benjamin R. Morgan [E1-383]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1796-11-04 in (unspecified) from George Porter [H1-12]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1796-11-19 in (unspecified) from Edward Bartholomew [F1-464]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1797-08-26 in (unspecified) to David Scott [F1-459]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1802-08-20 in (unspecified) from Robert Wilson [M1-432]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1809-06-24 in (unspecified) to Hugh Morrison [N1-278] <=== settle 1775 agreement
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1813-04-08 in (unspecified) to James Stewart et al [N1-317]
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1813-04-10 in (unspecified) to John Penn et al [R1-285]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1813-05-25 in (unspecified) from Peter Burket [O1-177]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1819-11-03 in (unspecified) from Henry Henshey [Q1-441]
- Grantee:Wilson, James bought 1819-11-26 in (unspecified) from Nathaniel Wilson [Q1-554] <=== brother involved
- Grantor:Wilson, James sold 1819-11-26 in (unspecified) to Nathaniel Wilson [Q1-553] <=== brothers
- Grantee:Wilson, James adr bought 1826-01-13 in (unspecified) from Henry P. Dorsey [U1-2] <=== ancestor before died?
research: 1790 ?Chester county Pennsylvania, Role:census federal,
Per the 1790 census, there were 49 James Wilsons in Pennsylvania. Ancestor James would have been around age 40 at that time. Of the four most likely counties in which James lived at in 1790, here is how many James Wilsons there were:
- Lancaster.....3, one each in townships of Donegal, Bart and Salisbury
- Chester.......4, one each in townships of Brandywine, East Nottingham, Uwchland, West Whiteland
- York..........4, one in unnamed township, two in Hopewell township, one in Monaghan township
- Huntingdon....4, three in unnamed township(s), one in Westmoreland township. One of the three census pages without a township has a James with four males (two under age 15) and two females. The same census page is a William with four males and two females. Also on the same census page is Mordecai McLain with three males, one being under age 15, and two females. One of those two females likely is the future first wife of Mathew Wilson Sr.
The 1790 census for Huntingdon county PA. It lists several Wilsons: William (two of them), George, David, Robert and James along with Mordecai McLean.
research: 1800 ?Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Role:census federal ,
TO FIND: Birth Date/Place, Mother, Wife, Burial -- he has a very common name (including being a contemporary the famous Founding Father James Wilson of Pennsylvania) within a rather populous state
A timeline of James Wilson using what is known (AND assuming information of multiple people named James Wilson has not been blended):
- born abound 1740 likely in Pennsylvania given that his father William also lived in Pennsylvania -- BUT, William and James could have come to Pennsylvania from Delaware or Maryland
- unknown where James lived in the second half of the 18th century
- impossible to tell on censuses for 1790, 1800 and 1810 which of the many James Wilsons was this ancestor although it is possible he is the James Wilson found in Tyrone [then] in Huntingdon county [in 1846 Tyrone became a part of Blair county] and two Merediths -- William and David -- were also on that census
- 1809 is likely when William Wilson, father of James, died, possibly in either Chester county or Lancaster county. Nothing is known about his mother.
- by 1816 he lived in and/or owned property in both counties of Lancaster (town of Columbia) and York (Wrightsville), these two towns borders each other at the river that is the boundary of the two counties
- in 1819 he lived in (per a deed in Huntingdon county) Oxford in Chester county
- in 1820, about age 80, seemingly settled in Huntingdon county near his son Mathew and daughter Ann
- likely is the James Wilson on the 1820 census in Barree township of Huntingdon county
- will written Feb.19, 1826 in Huntingdon county, he mentions 'my beloved wife' without saying her name, unknown if she is the mother of his children or is a second (third?) wife and what ever happened to her
- obituary of Mar.01, 1826 says ancestor James Wilson died on Feb.26 in the home of his son (which presumably is Mathew since the will of James says that his son John lived in Baltimore).
- unknown where James was buried, he has not been found in the Riverview Cemetery of Huntingdon borough
- inventory of his estate was done May 28, 1826 by his will administrators, son Mathew Wilson and son-in-law Samuel Bryson (a minister who is buried in the nearby Graysville Cemetery next to his wife Ann, sister of Mathew). The estate was settled two days later.
There are a number of land purchases by a James Wilson in Lancaster county that are in the years when ancestor James Wilson was age 20 until his death in 1826.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75933535/james-wilson) there is a James Wilson (1750-1834) buried in the Union-West End Cemetery in Allentown (Lehigh) PA. The Wilson burial site in Xenia (Greene) Ohio has a very similar-in-appearance large obelisk. FindAGrave lists no relatives for this Allentown James.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19234184/james-wilson) there is a James Wilson (1755-1835) buried in Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hershey (Dauphin) Pennsylvania. It indicates he fought in the Revolutionary War. Listed for him are a wife and daughter both named Mary.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19234171/james-wilson) there is a James Wilson Sr. (1720-1793) buried in Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hershey (Dauphin) Pennsylvania. Listed for him are a wife Martha and son Samuel.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98979752/james-wilson): James Wilson Sr. (c1860-1836) buried in Evans City Cemetery in Evans City (Butler) Pennsylvania. For relatives, it only list wife Margaret.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101042377/james-wilson) there is a James Wilson (1754-1827) buried in Rehoboth Cemetery in Belle Vernon (Fayette) Pennsylvania. No relatives given.
Per FindAGrave.com (see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101042377/james-wilson) there is a James Wilson (1750-1849) buried in Lower Merior Baptist Church Cemetery in Bryn Mawr (Montgomery) Pennsylvania. No relatives given. This James was just five months short of his 100th birthday.
From a write up about Wilson Smiley of Shermansdale (Perry) PA, he was born 1820-03-17 in Carroll township in Perry county and was the son of William Smiley and Ann Wilson. It further says that his maternal grandfather was Mr. James Wilson, a native of Lancaster county who learned tailoring and worked in that trade his entire life, and, that he owned and resided at a farm in Cumberland county and married Jane Ramsey of Lancaster county and their children were Mary (Mrs. Partington), Ann (Mrs. William Smiley) and Eliza (Mrs. John Davidson) and that James was a member of the Society of Friends and that Jane was a member of the Presbyterian Church. James died at age 80 and Jane died in 1831. Thus, according to this, the James Wilson of Lancaster county is NOT an ancestor.
From the book "History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties" by J. Simpson Africa:
...1817-09-18 William Wilson married Jane Eynghart
...1823-01-02 George Wilson married Nancy Cunningham
...1814-12-08 James Wilson married Polly Oaks the daughter of John, they were married by Rev. Riley.
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W__0375 - Brief Family Tree including William and Matthew Wilson
W__0391 - 1820 Census for Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania
W__0399 - Estate Settlement of James Wilson of Henderson (Huntingdon) PA
W__0400 - Will of James Wilson of Henderson (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
W__0401 - Land Agreement between William Wilson and Hans Morrison made 1775-03-29
W__0406 - 1790 Census for Huntingdon county Pennsylvania with James Wilson Mordecai McLean
W__0412 - Deed of James Wilson buys Lancaster property from William Cox
W__0464 - Deed of James Wilson Buys Brother Nathaniel's Share of Inheritance Property
W__0470 - Obituary of James Wilson
W__0472 - Deed of Matthew Wilson and Samuel Bryson sell Columbia property of James Wilson
W__0540 - Family of Scott Wilson on Ancestry.com -- A Tree
W__0550 - 1800 State Census for Tyrone, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0566 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0567 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0568 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
Z__0010 - Map of Pennsylvania migration internally
Z__0011 - Map of Pennsylvania migration externally
Z__0012 - Map of Pennsylvania by ethnicity
Z__0013 - Map of Pennsylvania by ethnicity with marked properties of James Wilson
Z__0014 - Map of Pennsylvania properties of James Wilson in York and Lancaster counties
Z__0017 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Chester
Z__0018 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Lancaster
Z__0020 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata
Z__0021 - Map of Pennsylvania cemeteries for Huntingdon county
Z__0033 - Map of Counties of Pennsylvania
Z__0038 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Chester in 1715
Z__0050 - Map of Counties of Pennsylvania County Genealogies
W__0375 - Brief Family Tree including William and Matthew Wilson
W__0391 - 1820 Census for Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania
W__0399 - Estate Settlement of James Wilson of Henderson (Huntingdon) PA
W__0400 - Will of James Wilson of Henderson (Huntingdon) Pennsylvania
W__0401 - Land Agreement between William Wilson and Hans Morrison made 1775-03-29
W__0406 - 1790 Census for Huntingdon county Pennsylvania with James Wilson Mordecai McLean
W__0412 - Deed of James Wilson buys Lancaster property from William Cox
W__0464 - Deed of James Wilson Buys Brother Nathaniel's Share of Inheritance Property
W__0470 - Obituary of James Wilson
W__0472 - Deed of Matthew Wilson and Samuel Bryson sell Columbia property of James Wilson
W__0540 - Family of Scott Wilson on Ancestry.com -- A Tree
W__0550 - 1800 State Census for Tyrone, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0566 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0567 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
W__0568 - 1820 Census for Lancaster County Pennsylvania with James Wilson
Z__0010 - Map of Pennsylvania migration internally
Z__0011 - Map of Pennsylvania migration externally
Z__0012 - Map of Pennsylvania by ethnicity
Z__0013 - Map of Pennsylvania by ethnicity with marked properties of James Wilson
Z__0014 - Map of Pennsylvania properties of James Wilson in York and Lancaster counties
Z__0017 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Chester
Z__0018 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Lancaster
Z__0020 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata
Z__0021 - Map of Pennsylvania cemeteries for Huntingdon county
Z__0033 - Map of Counties of Pennsylvania
Z__0038 - Map of Pennsylvania county townships for Chester in 1715
Z__0050 - Map of Counties of Pennsylvania County Genealogies
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Letter from Mary Paskevich, Foster City California, August 1999
family, will
DAR.org: MAYBE one of these?
DAR.org: perhaps him
may be related
will
info
born about the right time and in Chester county PA but d.1778
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1740-1748: Austria - War of the Austrian Succession
1740: England, Spain, United States - British attempt to capture St. Augustine, Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1740: Germany - Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1741: Italy - Pope Benedict XIV Issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1741: Russia, United States - Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1741: United States - Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin Stove, a very efficient stove that heats a house even after the fire extinguishes. Franklin chose to not patent his invention based on his belief that he instead should help others
1743: United States - Thomas Jefferson is born in Virginia
1744-1748: France, India - The First Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1744: France - French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1744: Saudi Arabia - The First Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud
1745: England, Scotland - Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1745: United States - John Jay born
1747: Afghanistan - Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1748-1754: England, France, India - The Second Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1748: Austria - Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession and First Carnatic War
1748: United States - Benjamin Franklin retires from the printing business to pursue scientific matters
1750: Europe - Peak of the Little Ice Age [first suggested in 1939, this has since been disputed after more detailed research] that lasts another one hundred years
1751: United States - Jamaes Madison born
1752: United States - Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity with his famous kite flying experiment which was done in secrecy at the time. Later that same year he invents the lightning rod, one of the most perfect inventions because it continues to do its job without maintenance. It is still being used today by every tall building in the world.
1753: United States, France, England - Major George Washington, age 21, delivers a message to the French from the English King asking the French to leave North American, the French politely refuse
1754-1763,: United States, France, England - The French and Indian War, Fought in the U.S. and Canada mostly between the French and French allies and the English and English allies, the North American chapter of the Seven Years War
1754: India - Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War (of three) and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic
1755-1763: Canada - The Great Upheaval, forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1755: Portugal - The Lisbon earthquake
1756-1763: France, India - The Third Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1756-1763: globe - Seven Years War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world
1757: India - Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule in India after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the East India Company
1758: England - British colonel James Wolfe Issues the Wolfe Manifesto
1758: United States - James Monroe born
1759: France, England - French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
1760: England - George III became King of Britain
1760: Iran - Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1761: France, India - Battle of Panipat, France defeats Maratha Empire
1762-1796: Russia - Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia
1763: India - Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years War and Third Carnatic War
1763: Omdoa - Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1765: United States, England - Stamp Act Introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament
1766-1799: India - Anglo-Mysore Wars
1767: Burma - Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom
1768-1774: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (sixth of ten), Russian victory
1768: Nepal - Gurkhas conquered Nepal
1769-1770: New Zealand, Australia - James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1769-1773: India - The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population
1769: United States - James Watt invents the steam engine, this begins the Industrial Revolution
1769: United States - Spanish missionaries established the first of twenty one missions in California
1770-1771: Czech Republic - Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands
1770: Australia, England - James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain
1770: United States - Boston Massacre occurs when British troops fire into a crowd of snowball throwers, killing five. John Adams later defends in court the British troops involved, this actually boosts John Adams' reputation because it demonstrates to the British that the Americans are fair
1771: England - Richard Arkwright and his partners build the first water-powered mill at Cromford
1771: Russia - The Plague Riot in Moscow
1772-1779: England, India - Maratha Empire fights Britain and the forces of Raghunathrao during the First Anglo-Maratha War
1772-1795: Poland - The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and erased Poland from the map for 123 years
1772: Denmark - Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark
1772: Poland - Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1772: Sweden - Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d etat, becoming almost an absolute monarch
1773-1775: Russia - Pugachev Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in the history of Russia
1773: India, China - East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China
1775-1783: United States, England - American Revolutionary War
1775: United States - Daniel Boone begins to clear the Wilderness Road to Kentucky
1775: globe - John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772-1775)
1776: Germany - Order of Illuminati founded by German philosopher Adam Weishaupt
1776: United States - United States Declaration of Independence is written by Thomas Jefferson and others then is adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia
1778: United States - James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands
1778: Vietnam - Tây So-n Dynasty established in Vietnam
1779-1879: England, South Africa - Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1780: Peru - Outbreak of Indigenous rebellion led by Túpac Amaru II in Peru
1781-1785: Austria - Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step, second step in 1848)
1781: United States, Spain - Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles
1783: Iceland - Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano
1783: Ukraine, Russia - Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate
1783: United States, England - The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War of Independence
1785-1791: Russia - Imam Sheikh Mansur, a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic, led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian Invaders
1785-1795: United States - Northwest Indian War between the United States and Native Americans
1787-1792: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (seventh of ten), Russian victory
1787: Japan - Kansei Reforms Instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu
1787: Sierra Leone - Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone
1787: United States - United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification, the Bill of Rights ratified four years later
1788-1789: Brazil - Inconfidencia Mineira, conspiracy against the colonial authorities in Brazil
1788: Astralia - First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney, Australia is the only Western country with no Bill of Rights
1788: France - First French Quaker community established in Congenies
1788: United States - New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the ninth state, and by the terms of Article VII, the constitution goes into effect
1789-1799: France - The French Revolution
1789: Canada, England, Spain - Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis
1789: Unites States - George Washington unanimously elected President of the United States, he serves two four-year terms
1790: Belgiu, - United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution
1790: Poland, germany - Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact
1791-1795: globe - George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition
1791-1804: Haiti - The Haitian Revolution
1791: Canada - The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America
1792-1815: France - The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars
1792: Sweden - King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen
1792: United States - New York Stock & Exchange Board founded
1793-1796: France - Revolt in the Vendee against the French Republic at the time of the Revolution
1793: Canada - Upper Canada bans slavery
1793: United States - The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as five thosand people in Philadelphia—roughly 10% of the population
1794: Iran - Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty
1794: Poland - Polish revolt
1794: United States, England - The Jay Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States which returns to the U.S. the Western outposts in the Great Lakes, and, commerce between the two countries is regulated
1795: France - The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem
1795: Georgia - Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground
1795: United States, Spain - The Pinckney Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the U.S.
1795: United States - Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu uanu
1796-1804: China - The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China
1796: Africa (western) - Mungo Park, backed by the African Association, is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa
1796: Ceylon, England, Naterlands - British ejected Dutch from Ceylon
1796: England - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination, smallpox killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs)
1796: France - Battle of Montenotte, engagement in the War of the First Coalition, first victory of Napoleon Bonaparte as an army commander
1797: France - Napoleon Invades and partitions the Republic of Venice ending over a thousand years of Independence for the Serene Republic
1797: United States - John Adams is elected to succeed George Washington as President of the United States, he serves one four-year term and his son, John Quincy Adams, will serve one term as President 24 years later
1798-1800: United States, France - Quasi-War between the United States and France
1798: Ireland - The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland
1799: France - Napoleon staged a coup d etat and became dictator of France
1799: India - Dutch East India Company is dissolved
1799: Tonga - The assassination of the 14th Tu I Kanokupolu, Tuku aho, plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war
1800: England - The Company of Surgeons are awarded their Royal Charter and became the Royal College of Surgeons of England
1800: United States - The Inception of the Second Great Awakening for the United States
1801-1815: United States, Africa north coastal countries - Barbary War between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1801: England, Ireland - The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom
1801: Pakistan - Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab (made up of parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
1801: United States - Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives, following a tie in the Electoral College
1803: Saudi Arabia - The Wahhabis of the First Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina
1803: United States, France - The United States buys out territorial claims of France in North America via the Louisiana Purchase, this begins the U.S. westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as Its Manifest Destiny which Involves annexing and conquering land from Mexico, Britain, and Native Americans
1804-1810: Nigeria - Fulani Jihad in Nigeria
1804-1815: Serbia, Turkey - Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule, Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817
1804: Auastria - Austrian Empire founded by Francis I
1804: France - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
1804: Haiti, France - Haiti gains Independence from France and becomes the first black republic
1805-1848: Egypt - Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt
1805: England, France, Spain - The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas, a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century
1806-1812: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (eighth of ten), Russian victory
1806: Europe - Treaty of Pressburg (Bratislava, Slovakia), Holy Roman Empire is dissolved as Francis II renounces his title as Holy Roman Emperor and becomes Emperor Francis I of Austria
1807: England - Britain declares the Slave Trade Illegal
1808-1809: Russia, Finland, Sweden - Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War
1808-1814: Spain - Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War
1809: France - Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim
1810: Germany - The University of Berlin is founded, among Its students and faculty are Hegel, Marx, and Bismarck, the German university reform proves to be so successful that Its model is copied around the world (see History of European research universities)
1810: Mexico - The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War of Independence
1810s-20s: Latin America, Spain, Portugal - Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of Independence
1812-1815: United States, England - War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1812: France, Russia - The French Invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars
1813-1907: England, Russia, Asia - The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game
1814-16: England, Nepal - Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire
1815: Austria - The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map, the Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement, but It fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent
1815: Europe - combined armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon at Waterloo (Belgium), bringing a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 1870
1816-1828: South Africa - Zulu kingdom of Shaka on the southeast coast of Africa becomes the largest kingdom in southern Africa
1816: northern hemisphere - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere, likely caused by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora on Indonesia, It is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and the most deadly as over 70,000 people died, the volcano ash caused what is called "volcanic winter" and 1816 became known as the "Year Without a Summer" because of the effect on North American and European weather where agricultural crops failed and livestock died resulting in the worst famine of th
1817: Serbia, Turkey - Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire, officially Independent in 1867
1819: France - Theodore Gericault paints his masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa, and exhibits It in the French Salon of 1819 at the Louvre
1819: Singapore, England - The modern city of Singapore is established by the British East India Company
1820: Liberia - Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves
1820: United States - Missouri Compromise admits Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
1821-1830: Greece, Turkey - Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War of Independence
1821: Mexico, Spain - Mexico gains Independence from Spain with the Treaty of Cordoba
1821: Peru, Spain - Peru declares Its Independence from Spain
1822-1823: Mexico - First Mexican Empire, as the first post-independent Mexican government, ruled by Emperor Agustin I of Mexico
1822: Brazil, Portugal - Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian Independence on September 7, on December 1, he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil
1823-1887: England, Burma - The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars
1825-1828: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay - The Argentina-Brazil War results in the Independence of Uruguay
1825: United States - Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
1826-1828: Russia, Iran - After the final Russo-Persian War, the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war
1740-1741: Ireland - Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1740-1748: Austria - War of the Austrian Succession
1740: England, Spain, United States - British attempt to capture St. Augustine, Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1740: Germany - Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1741: Italy - Pope Benedict XIV Issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1741: Russia, United States - Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1741: United States - Benjamin Franklin invents the Franklin Stove, a very efficient stove that heats a house even after the fire extinguishes. Franklin chose to not patent his invention based on his belief that he instead should help others
1743: United States - Thomas Jefferson is born in Virginia
1744-1748: France, India - The First Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1744: France - French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1744: Saudi Arabia - The First Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud
1745: England, Scotland - Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1745: United States - John Jay born
1747: Afghanistan - Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1748-1754: England, France, India - The Second Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1748: Austria - Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession and First Carnatic War
1748: United States - Benjamin Franklin retires from the printing business to pursue scientific matters
1750: Europe - Peak of the Little Ice Age [first suggested in 1939, this has since been disputed after more detailed research] that lasts another one hundred years
1751: United States - Jamaes Madison born
1752: United States - Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity with his famous kite flying experiment which was done in secrecy at the time. Later that same year he invents the lightning rod, one of the most perfect inventions because it continues to do its job without maintenance. It is still being used today by every tall building in the world.
1753: United States, France, England - Major George Washington, age 21, delivers a message to the French from the English King asking the French to leave North American, the French politely refuse
1754-1763,: United States, France, England - The French and Indian War, Fought in the U.S. and Canada mostly between the French and French allies and the English and English allies, the North American chapter of the Seven Years War
1754: India - Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War (of three) and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic
1755-1763: Canada - The Great Upheaval, forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1755: Portugal - The Lisbon earthquake
1756-1763: France, India - The Third Carnatic War fought between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore in India
1756-1763: globe - Seven Years War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world
1757: India - Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule in India after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the East India Company
1758: England - British colonel James Wolfe Issues the Wolfe Manifesto
1758: United States - James Monroe born
1759: France, England - French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
1760: England - George III became King of Britain
1760: Iran - Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1761: France, India - Battle of Panipat, France defeats Maratha Empire
1762-1796: Russia - Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia
1763: India - Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years War and Third Carnatic War
1763: Omdoa - Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1765: United States, England - Stamp Act Introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament
1766-1799: India - Anglo-Mysore Wars
1767: Burma - Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom
1768-1774: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (sixth of ten), Russian victory
1768: Nepal - Gurkhas conquered Nepal
1769-1770: New Zealand, Australia - James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1769-1773: India - The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population
1769: United States - James Watt invents the steam engine, this begins the Industrial Revolution
1769: United States - Spanish missionaries established the first of twenty one missions in California
1770-1771: Czech Republic - Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands
1770: Australia, England - James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain
1770: United States - Boston Massacre occurs when British troops fire into a crowd of snowball throwers, killing five. John Adams later defends in court the British troops involved, this actually boosts John Adams' reputation because it demonstrates to the British that the Americans are fair
1771: England - Richard Arkwright and his partners build the first water-powered mill at Cromford
1771: Russia - The Plague Riot in Moscow
1772-1779: England, India - Maratha Empire fights Britain and the forces of Raghunathrao during the First Anglo-Maratha War
1772-1795: Poland - The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and erased Poland from the map for 123 years
1772: Denmark - Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark
1772: Poland - Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1772: Sweden - Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d etat, becoming almost an absolute monarch
1773-1775: Russia - Pugachev Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in the history of Russia
1773: India, China - East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China
1775-1783: United States, England - American Revolutionary War
1775: United States - Daniel Boone begins to clear the Wilderness Road to Kentucky
1775: globe - John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772-1775)
1776: Germany - Order of Illuminati founded by German philosopher Adam Weishaupt
1776: United States - United States Declaration of Independence is written by Thomas Jefferson and others then is adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia
1778: United States - James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands
1778: Vietnam - Tây So-n Dynasty established in Vietnam
1779-1879: England, South Africa - Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1780: Peru - Outbreak of Indigenous rebellion led by Túpac Amaru II in Peru
1781-1785: Austria - Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step, second step in 1848)
1781: United States, Spain - Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles
1783: Iceland - Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano
1783: Ukraine, Russia - Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate
1783: United States, England - The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War of Independence
1785-1791: Russia - Imam Sheikh Mansur, a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic, led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian Invaders
1785-1795: United States - Northwest Indian War between the United States and Native Americans
1787-1792: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (seventh of ten), Russian victory
1787: Japan - Kansei Reforms Instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu
1787: Sierra Leone - Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone
1787: United States - United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification, the Bill of Rights ratified four years later
1788-1789: Brazil - Inconfidencia Mineira, conspiracy against the colonial authorities in Brazil
1788: Astralia - First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney, Australia is the only Western country with no Bill of Rights
1788: France - First French Quaker community established in Congenies
1788: United States - New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the ninth state, and by the terms of Article VII, the constitution goes into effect
1789-1799: France - The French Revolution
1789: Canada, England, Spain - Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis
1789: Unites States - George Washington unanimously elected President of the United States, he serves two four-year terms
1790: Belgiu, - United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution
1790: Poland, germany - Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact
1791-1795: globe - George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition
1791-1804: Haiti - The Haitian Revolution
1791: Canada - The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America
1792-1815: France - The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars
1792: Sweden - King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen
1792: United States - New York Stock & Exchange Board founded
1793-1796: France - Revolt in the Vendee against the French Republic at the time of the Revolution
1793: Canada - Upper Canada bans slavery
1793: United States - The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as five thosand people in Philadelphia—roughly 10% of the population
1794: Iran - Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty
1794: Poland - Polish revolt
1794: United States, England - The Jay Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States which returns to the U.S. the Western outposts in the Great Lakes, and, commerce between the two countries is regulated
1795: France - The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem
1795: Georgia - Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground
1795: United States, Spain - The Pinckney Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the U.S.
1795: United States - Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu uanu
1796-1804: China - The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China
1796: Africa (western) - Mungo Park, backed by the African Association, is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa
1796: Ceylon, England, Naterlands - British ejected Dutch from Ceylon
1796: England - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination, smallpox killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs)
1796: France - Battle of Montenotte, engagement in the War of the First Coalition, first victory of Napoleon Bonaparte as an army commander
1797: France - Napoleon Invades and partitions the Republic of Venice ending over a thousand years of Independence for the Serene Republic
1797: United States - John Adams is elected to succeed George Washington as President of the United States, he serves one four-year term and his son, John Quincy Adams, will serve one term as President 24 years later
1798-1800: United States, France - Quasi-War between the United States and France
1798: Ireland - The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland
1799: France - Napoleon staged a coup d etat and became dictator of France
1799: India - Dutch East India Company is dissolved
1799: Tonga - The assassination of the 14th Tu I Kanokupolu, Tuku aho, plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war
1800: England - The Company of Surgeons are awarded their Royal Charter and became the Royal College of Surgeons of England
1800: United States - The Inception of the Second Great Awakening for the United States
1801-1815: United States, Africa north coastal countries - Barbary War between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1801: England, Ireland - The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom
1801: Pakistan - Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab (made up of parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
1801: United States - Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives, following a tie in the Electoral College
1803: Saudi Arabia - The Wahhabis of the First Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina
1803: United States, France - The United States buys out territorial claims of France in North America via the Louisiana Purchase, this begins the U.S. westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as Its Manifest Destiny which Involves annexing and conquering land from Mexico, Britain, and Native Americans
1804-1810: Nigeria - Fulani Jihad in Nigeria
1804-1815: Serbia, Turkey - Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule, Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817
1804: Auastria - Austrian Empire founded by Francis I
1804: France - Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
1804: Haiti, France - Haiti gains Independence from France and becomes the first black republic
1805-1848: Egypt - Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt
1805: England, France, Spain - The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas, a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century
1806-1812: Russia, Turkey - Russo-Turkish War (eighth of ten), Russian victory
1806: Europe - Treaty of Pressburg (Bratislava, Slovakia), Holy Roman Empire is dissolved as Francis II renounces his title as Holy Roman Emperor and becomes Emperor Francis I of Austria
1807: England - Britain declares the Slave Trade Illegal
1808-1809: Russia, Finland, Sweden - Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War
1808-1814: Spain - Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War
1809: France - Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim
1810: Germany - The University of Berlin is founded, among Its students and faculty are Hegel, Marx, and Bismarck, the German university reform proves to be so successful that Its model is copied around the world (see History of European research universities)
1810: Mexico - The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War of Independence
1810s-20s: Latin America, Spain, Portugal - Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of Independence
1812-1815: United States, England - War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1812: France, Russia - The French Invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars
1813-1907: England, Russia, Asia - The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game
1814-16: England, Nepal - Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire
1815: Austria - The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map, the Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement, but It fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent
1815: Europe - combined armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon at Waterloo (Belgium), bringing a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 1870
1816-1828: South Africa - Zulu kingdom of Shaka on the southeast coast of Africa becomes the largest kingdom in southern Africa
1816: northern hemisphere - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere, likely caused by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora on Indonesia, It is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and the most deadly as over 70,000 people died, the volcano ash caused what is called "volcanic winter" and 1816 became known as the "Year Without a Summer" because of the effect on North American and European weather where agricultural crops failed and livestock died resulting in the worst famine of th
1817: Serbia, Turkey - Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire, officially Independent in 1867
1819: France - Theodore Gericault paints his masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa, and exhibits It in the French Salon of 1819 at the Louvre
1819: Singapore, England - The modern city of Singapore is established by the British East India Company
1820: Liberia - Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves
1820: United States - Missouri Compromise admits Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
1821-1830: Greece, Turkey - Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War of Independence
1821: Mexico, Spain - Mexico gains Independence from Spain with the Treaty of Cordoba
1821: Peru, Spain - Peru declares Its Independence from Spain
1822-1823: Mexico - First Mexican Empire, as the first post-independent Mexican government, ruled by Emperor Agustin I of Mexico
1822: Brazil, Portugal - Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian Independence on September 7, on December 1, he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil
1823-1887: England, Burma - The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars
1825-1828: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay - The Argentina-Brazil War results in the Independence of Uruguay
1825: United States - Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
1826-1828: Russia, Iran - After the final Russo-Persian War, the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war