Notes:

James is the son of Hannah Smith and John Willson 1665-1737).

. By the WILL of their father, John Willson:
Sons, Joseph & Benjamin, lands granted to them by testator by deeds of Apr 22, 1727.

. John Wilson, the younger, his Eare marke is a crop one the Right Eare & 2 slits in the crop & one halfe penny one the under side of the Left Eare Recorded to his son Joseph Willson the June 21, 1837.
Ref: Historical & Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 2.

Revolution Private, Green Co., NY. Pension papers issued 1848 Dec 15 to his widow Margaret.
Ref: Pension Office Records, under Act Feb 2, 1848, p 241, Vol. 4. - - -

Joseph married Margaret REDFORD about 1734 in Middletown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Margaret was born on 22 Jun 1714 in Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 22 Dec 1785 in Middletown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; was buried in Middletown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Piscataway's name derives from various Native American works, including, "it is getting dark, place of dark night, great deer river, & division of the river. There was for a long time a flourishing shipping trade at the community known at Raritan Landing.

. John Wilsons, the younger, his eare marke is a crop 1 the Right eare & 2 slits in the crop & one halfe penny the under side of the Left eare Recorded to his son Joseph Willson the June 21, 1837.
Historical & Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 2.

. 1735-6, Jan. (Earlier) inventory of £23.4.9 includes loom & tackling, share coming from Estate of Mary Willson, mother of John Willson.
Made by John Bennem & George Walker.
Ref: Monmouth Wills, New Jersey. Complete reference not found, perhaps attached to below Will, NJ Will Lib C, Vol. XXX.

. 1737 Mar 15, WILL of JOHN WILLSON of Middletown Twp., Monmouth Co., Gentleman, being aged.
Eldest son, John, Loom & tackling, now in his possessions.
Sons, James & Andrew.
Sons, Joseph & Benjamin, lands granted to them by testator by deeds of Apr 22, 1727.
Son, Benjamin, negro man Monk, negro woman Pegg & her son Robin.
Daughter Susanna,
Daughter Joan, box the testator kept his writings in, pewter platter that was her grandmother’s & as much pewter as the rest of my daughters already married have.
Granddaughter, Hannah Disbrow, residue to daughters, Sarah, Hope, Joan, Elizabeth, Mary & Susannah.
Executors: Thomas Morford, Esq, & sons James & Benjamin.
Witnesses: Lambert Willson, Benjamin Colman, Mary Disbrow, Robert Dondesworth.

. 1737 Apr 9. Codicil. Mentions sons Benjamin & daughter Susannah.
Witness: Robert Dodsworth.
Proved May 19, 1737.
Ref: New Jersey Calendar of Wills, Lib C, p. 164.

. 1737 April 25 - Willson, John, of Middletown, Monmouth Co. Int.
Inventory: £246.08.5) includes 35 lbs. tobacco, negro woman & child £45, negro man £20, debts due from William Lawrence & Richard Gibbons.
Made by George Taylor & John Teunisson. Lib. C. p. 164.

. 1745 Feb - WILL 1745 Feb. 18. WILL of Thomas Kearney, of Monmouth Co., merchant;
Wife, Catherine, To son, Thomas, land bought, November 19, 1717, from Elisha Lawrence; land in Middletown, bought of John Willson & wife Hannah.

. 1666 Dec 11 - A contract made by Capt. Philip Carteret, Governor of the Province of New Jersey, John Ogden & Luke Watson, of Eiizabethtown, of the first part, & Daniel Pierce, of Newbury, Massachusetts, & his associates, of the second part. Four score pounds sterling for tract of land known by the name of Arthur Cull, or Amboyle. Purchased from the natives 28 Oct 1644. The first settlers came to Woodbridge in the later part of the summer of 1665 & were a portion of the company of 30 English people who came to NJ with Gov. Careret. A number of family were drawn by publishing from New England. The Governor's ship, The Philip, returned to England & returned the following year with other emigrants with implements & seed for tilling, planting. Each lot contained 500 Acres of upland & meadow; towns 6 or 8 miles square. Liberty of conscience in religious worship was to be allowed. …they were to have authority to impose fines on criminals inflict corporal punishment by stocking, ducking, pilloring & whipping not more than 20 stripes.
Ships sailed back & forth from nearby Elizabethtown to England, bring thence friends, letters & needed supplies.

PISCATAWAY HISTORY: Founded in 1666, Piscataway Township is the 5th oldest town in NJ & 50th oldest town in USA. It in lied the most of Somerset County & the future Middlesex County across the Raitan River.
Ref: Piscataway Public Library - - -

Birth:
Resided 1701.

Died:
Will proved 19 May 1737.

John married Hannah SMITH on 16 Oct 1697 in Middlesex Co., New Jersey. Hannah was born in 1667 in Middletown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 5 Feb 1731 in Middletown, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Estimated birth dates of Hannah Smith Willson's 9 children are based on the order of appearance in John Willson's WILL.

. 1731 Feb 5, WILL of MARY WILLSON of Freehold, Monmouth
Int Admir, John Willson of Freehold, yeoman, eldest son.
Aaron Matison of Freehold, yeoman, fellow bondsman.
Ref: New Jersey Wills Lib. B, p. 242.

. 1732 Feb 5 Inventory £377.3.6, includes a half pike & sword £1.4
Bible & some old books £1.5, negores Rose, Jack, June & Oliver £150.
Made by John Campbell, Joseph Newton, Joseph Taylor.

. 1735-6, Jan. (Earlier) inventory of £23.4.9 includes loom & tackling, share coming from Estate of Mary Willson, mother of John Willson.
Made by John Bennem & George Walker.
Ref: Monmouth Wills, New Jersey. Complete reference not found, perhaps attached to her son's Will of John Willson, NJ Will Lib C, Vol. XXX. - - -

Birth:
/resided 1701.

Died:

Notes:

. FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT FURTHER PROOF IS NEEDED TO VERIFY THIS John Willson.First, As Is Known, with John Willson of Piscataway. Dates & location speak against it.)

Wilson, John, was one of the original purchasers of land of the Indians named 1667, & he was awarded Town Lot 3, Middletown & also outlands1670 he was chosed deputy. He is frequently named subsequently.
1732 March 1, WILL of John Wilson, of Freehold, & Proved March 30 1734. It refers to wife & children, but dew not give their names. He died in 1827, aged over 80 years.

. 1657 Jan 1- New Amsterdam, New York
John Willson swore allegiance to Dutch at "east towne" or Oost-Dorp.
. 1558 Jan 10 - Gravesend, Long Island, New York
William Cumpton, Sale Lot 23, to John Willson.
. 1659 Aug 29, Gravesend, Long Island, NY
. 1659 Aug 29, Sale Part Lot 40, Nicholas Stilwell, to J. Willson.
Ref: A Willson Memorandum by Hildred G. Pinfold.

. 1664 Jan 25 - Albany, From Popomora, Chief of Nevesink Indians, to James Hubbard, John Bowen, John Tilton, Jr. Richard Stout, Wm. Goulding & Sam. spicer, all of Gravesend. Deed agreed to by Mishacoing, brother of Popomora,
Wit: by Indians: Rickhoran, Checockrau, Chrye, Serand & Mingwas, For 118 fathom wampum in. 5 coats, 1 gun, 1 clout capp, 1 shirt, 12 lbs. tobacco, 1 anger wine.
Interpreters: John Tilton Sr., James Bowne, John Horabin, Randall Huet & John Willson, who had previously dealings with the Indians.
Translator during land negotiations with local tribes. Land purchases were in New Jersey. Ref: NY Land Abstracts, Liber 3, p1.

. 1667 - Original purchase Town Lot 3, Middletown & outlander
. 1670 chose deputy & frequently subsequently.
. 1827, aged over 80 years.
. 1732 Mar 1, WILL of John Wilson of Freehold, Proved 1734 Mar 30: to unnamed wife & children.

Record for Information & research: [Spelling alternates bet. Willson & Wilson.]
Settlers in Piscataway & Woodbridge, included in that list are:
Claus Wilson, 1701
"Great John Willson, 1665" [meaning John the Elder];
"Little John Wilson," 1665 [ Junior, son of Great John Willson] &
Samuel Wilson, 1681.
John won 1701,
Joseph Wilson 1684,
Peter Wilson 1692 &
Stephen Wilson 1703.
It is well understood by all historians the name Piscataqua originated in what became known as the Pascataqua valley between Maine & New Hampshire & the Piscataqua River. migratory movement of New Jersey took place several of the prominent first settlers removed to NJ which was first called New Piscataqua [ of which] las Wilson is listed. & a Gowen Wilson of Piscataqua, New Hampshire.
Ref: First settlers of ye plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge v1: Olde East New Jersey 1664-1714

Vol 2. Piscataway Town Records 1668 - 1805 Births
John Wilson, b. 1701 Dec 19, s/o Hannah & Claus,
Abraham Wilson, 1704 Nov 13, s/o Mary & Peter Wilson,
Joshua wilson, 1755 Nov 12, s/o Margaret & Samuel Wilson,
Isabel Wilson, 1761 Feb 2, Marg & Sam Willson,
John Wilson, 1765 Jan 26, s/o Alethial? & James Wilson.

Vol. 3 1747 & 1750 List of Freeholders , Middlesex Co. NJ, Return of Sheriff John Deare, Woodbridge
Piscataway, James Willson, John Willson & 1852.

. Patentee of Monmouth County
(That is, besides the King,) the first land owners in Monmouth Co., NJ were: Richard Hartborn, Richard Stout, Sr. & Jr., Peter Tilton, Richard Gibbons, Capt. William Lawrence, &
. 1676 Jan 10 - John Wilson, 249 Acres, £164, plus yearly Quit Rent, 10 shillings 4.5 pence.

. 1687, Dec. 3. John Crawford, of Middletown, Gentleman, received a grant of land from the Proprietors, bounded by Richard Gibbons & John Wilson, the elder, containing 200 acres, & lying in Nutswamp. This property is still occupied by his descendants. (1910)

. 1664, Woodbridge bought of the Indians by Bayley, Denton & Watson.
. 1665, The town settled by English.
. 1666, Town bought by Daniel Pierce & associates. Articles of agreement signed between Gov. Carteret & the Woodbridge men. Piscataway formed into a settlement.
. 1669, First recorded town meeting held January 1. Woodbridge Twp. created June 1 Charter granted 16. Strawberry Hill made a commons, Aug. 27. First bridge over the creek, Sept. 22.
. 1670, Dunham's grist mill built.
. 1671, First Grand Jury in this town. False alarm of Indians.
. 1690, Alarm of Indians; a ranger appointed.
. 1697, Wolves grow troublesome.
. 1699, Riot in Woodbridge gains the Proprietary government.
Ref: Woodbridge and Vicinity, the story of a NJ township, Rev Jos. W Daly, NJ, 1873. - - -

Birth:
Verify this John Willson. Grandson John Willson says he was Irish.

Died:
[Date of WILL1732, Proved 30 Mar 1734].

John married Mrs. Mary (John,The First) WILLSON, .i in 1659. Mrs. was born in 1640 in England; died in Jan 1731 in Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. 1735-6, Jan. (Earlier) inventory of £23.4.9 includes loom & tackling, share coming from Estate of Mary Willson, mother of John Willson.
Made by John Bennem & George Walker.
Ref: Monmouth Wills, New Jersey. Complete reference not found, perhaps attached to Will, NJ Will Lib C, Vol. XXX.

Note: Implied, perhaps, is the loom & tackling came from Mary's father's family. - PJA - - -

Died:
Verify.