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Thomas WILLSON

Male 1798 - 1847  (49 years)


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  • Name Thomas WILLSON 
    Born 1798  Town of York (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Mar 1847  Whitby, Whitby Twp., Durham Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Aged 49 years.
    Person ID I1174  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2020 

    Father Lieut. Stillwell WILLSON, The Elder
              b. 1763, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Jul 1832, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah TRAMMER [?]
              b. 1768, Long Island, Queens Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Bef Oct 1868, Whitby, Whitby Twp., Durham Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 100 years) 
    Married 1782  Long Island, Queens Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Thomas is the son of Sarah & Stillwell Willson, The Elder, who was born in New Jersey. His grandfather, John Willson, Sr., had left his son Stillwell Willson in charge of his outstanding business affairs in New Brunswick & New Jersey. Stillwell arrived in Upper Canada by 8 Nov 1797.

      Willson, Thomas, 1820 Apr 13, Indenture1 Summary
      . 1820 April 13 at York. This Indenture between Thomas Humberstone of York Twp., Home District, Upper Canada, yeoman & Thomas Wilson of York, yeoman, bargained & sold a part Lot 15, east side of Concession 1 of Yonge Street, together containing 13.25 sold for £30, a part Lot 15, Con 1 ESY, 13.25 Acre.
      Signed & sealed, Thos. Humberstone & Thomas Willson.
      Ref: 1st Hier & Devisee, film H1147, p103-7.

      . 1821, 1823 &1825 York Almanac & Calendar: John Willson, William Willson, Thomas Willson, Ensigns, 1st York Militia.
      . 1826 -1827 York Almanac & Calendar: William Willson, Thomas Willson, Ensigns, 1st York Militia.

      . 1823 June 14. This Indenture.2 between Thomas Wilson, of York Twp., Home District, Upper Canada & Simon Washburn, Esq. of York, bargained & sold to Simon Washburn, Lot 15, east side of Concession 1 of Yonge Street, together containing 13.25th acres, & premises, out houses, movables, water ways & water rivers lying therein.
      Thomas Wilson will pay Simon Washburn, £12 12 shillings 9 pence on 1 July, 1825 plus interest of 6 per annum.
      Large document with wax seals & ribbons, Signed, S Washborn, Thomas Willson.
      Ref: ONT. HIER & Devisee, H1147, p106
      Note1: Uncle John Willson Jur. was located at Lot 18 on Yonge Street, now Yonge & Finch Ave. West. - PJA.

      . 1837 July 14. Debt Secured & paid with interest, £16.7.6
      Paper to the within described & granted to Stillwell Wilson*, York Twp., Carpenter, the copy of Simon Washburn, signed, Dated 19 July, 1927,
      Signed & sealed, Thomas Willson.
      Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devise, H1146, p. 795.
      Note2: Ink bleeding obscures the first name of Willson, but it appears Stillwell paid this mortgage in favour of his son Thomas Willson. - PJA

      . 1838 March, Upper Canada Sundries, Index C9824, Image 720, C Image 105910-13. Case of Thomas Wilson, List of Witnesses, inc. Rob Baldwin Sullivan, Wm. Allan, Alex Wood, John G Spragge, John Gibson, Thos. Moodie, Chas C Small, JP & John Hill.

      . 1847, March 2,1847, Saturday
      DIED at Whitby, the 2nd instant, Thomas Willson, only surviving son of the late Stillwell Willson, aged 49.
      Ref: Toronto Globe Newspaper, Page 3. Published Sat. 13 Mar 1847.

      Ontario Land Registry.
      Lots 14 & 15, Con 1 East Yonge St. - North York Book 8, p3-5
      . 1805, Patent, Crown, to John Everson, 190 Acres;
      . 1819 Mar 26, Bargain&Sale, James Evverson, heir-at-law, to Stillwell Wilson, £250, E part 75A.
      *1820 Apr 13, B&S, Thos. Humberston, to Thomas Wilson, £30. 13 A.
      . 1823 Jun, Mort. £12.12.9 Pt 13 Ac.
      . 1828 Nov 13, Patent, Crown, to Stilwell Wilson, Part 173 Ac.
      . 1828 Nov 24, Mortgage, Jacob Cumer, Jr, to Stillwell Willson, £400.
      . 1828 Sep 17 [Registry Date error?], Disc. Mort, Jacob Cummer Jr. - - - [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Government of Upper Canada (Ontario), Archives of Canada.

    2. [S43] Ontario Land Registry Office.