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- . 1759 Apr 7 - Signed under his seal, John Willson Sr. of Wantage deeded his grant of 1751 to son Samuel.
Ref: NJ Proprietors Records, Book St2, 20,1762, page 401.
X-Reference1: Jan. 1787 Brother, John Willson, Jr., U.E. in his sworn disposition in New Brunswick, Canada, before the Commission for Claim for Losses from the Revolutionary War, John states, 'Samuel received his portion during the lifetime of his father John Willson, Sr.'
Ref: NJ Proprietors Deed 20 Aug 1762, Book St 2, page 401,
. John Willson Sr., signed this document under, Wantage land is given to Samuel Willson.
. John Willson, the ancestor of Evi A. Willson, who probably then resided where Evi A Willson, the ancestors Evi A Willson, who probably resided at Westbrook who then lived at Woodbury & perhaps some the Beemer, Coykendail & Middaugh families who lived near Beemerville & Libertyville.
Ref: History of Deckertown; which includes a history of the Crigar, Titsworth, & Decker.
. 1751 June 14, John Willson Sr. received a deed for 100 acres of unappropriated land from WILIAM ALEXANDER, EARL of STERLING, SCOTLAND.
Ref: Liber A.B. 3, page 218, etc.,
. The survey of which is recorded in the "Public records of the Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey in the Surveyor General's office at Perth Amboy, by a transfer by deed this land became the property of his son, Samuel, Viz.:
Ref: NJ book S.M.4, page 53."
* X-Ref2. Son, John Willson, U.E quotes the same document1.]
. "This indenture made the 7th day of April, in the 32nd year of the reign of King George the Second, Anno Domino, 1759 between John Wilson, of Wantage Precinct, in the county of Sussex, of the first part & Samuel, son of the said John Wilson, of the town & county aforesaid of the other part; witnessesth that the said John Wilson in consideration of the sum of £50 proclamation money in hand paid by the said Samuel Wilson, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained, granted, sold, rebased, enforced & confirmed & by these presents doth sell.... all that 105 acres of land, strict measure, situated on the west side of the head of the drowned lands, beginning at a white oak tree standing south 6 degrees east 8 chains, from the head of a large spring by said Willson's house, then ...to the place of beginning; to which said Wilson hath right, by virtue of a deed to him from William Alexander, Earl of Sterling, (referring here to his deed first above mentioned)." "In witness whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year first above written. [i.e. June 14, 1751].
Sealed & delivered in the presence of John Havens, Richard Gardner, John Wilson."
Ref: NJ Proprietors Deed 20 Aug 1762, Book K2, page 401,
WILL in the possession of Evi A Willson, Eckertown, New Jersey & the deed for:
. 1759 Dec 17 - Whereby the said Samuel Wilson, purchased of William Alexander, Earl of Sterling, Peter VanBrough Livingston & other, December 17, 1759, "for & in consideration of £ 38,16s,4d," 2 tracts of land adjoining the first above named 100 acre farm situate "on the North branch of Beaver Run, called Hubb's cabin or run, & one boundary of which was where Haven's road crosses said run' containing 40 & 90/100 acres & 13 & 44/100 acres respectively.
"Note: We judge from this that the witness to the John & Samuel deed - John Havens, was at that time a neighbor & near or at where Asa Havens now lives, as old traditions have kept the remembrance of the old road alive. John Gavens was perhaps the pioneer settler of that family in Wantage. The 100 acres now part of Evi Vandruff farm & written on the above deed is the following:
. Wantage Recorder continues: This establishes the fact he was living in 1804. The deed he gave Samuel in 1759, was not signed by his wife, hence he was at that time a widower. The fact of his deeding away his property then, would also imply that he was an elderly man. Evi A. Wilson also has another deed, from Jane & Rachael Drummond, only children of the Earl of Perth, executed by Elias Boudinot, Esq., a lawyer of Elizabeth Town, NJ, to John & James Wilson, the 2 sons of the first John, Sr., of a tract of land adjoining the first 100 acre tract for £29.
Also, a deed from Joseph & William Sharp to John's sons, John & Samuel Wilson, dated December 15, 1796, of a tract of the drowned lands along the Wallkill. "
. Samuel married Susan Estel & had 8 children born of them. John Wilson, Esq., who married a sister of Nathaniel Martin & had some daughters but no sons. Peter, who left no heirs. William Wilson had no sons - 3 daughters, Sarah, Wife of Peter DeWitt; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Rorrick, who was a son of Michael Rorrick, of Franklin Furnace, N.J. "Michael Rorrick was born April 10, 1749, in Bergen County & came to the Furnace about 1765. He was then about 17 years old & drove an ox team for carting around the forge.
. Mary, the third daughter became the wife of William Chadwick; Samuel Sr.'s third son, Samuel, Jr. left 3 sons, Thomas L., Samuel & Peter,
of whom Thomas L. married a Beardsley of the old Beardsley family near North Church & left sons, Edward (near Unionville), Samuel, Leeport & Thomas. Asa, second son of the first Thomas, married Temperance Decker, & had but one son Asa Wilson, Jr. who was the father of Evi. A. Wilson, of Deckertown.
. 1763 Jun 12 Land Index, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ to Samuel Willson from John Willson, D3 p6.
. 1763 - Uster & Orange Counties Home Guard, p20
Brigadier General James Clinton Company Militia Muster to protect the western borders.
Samuel Willson, Ireland, Corderwainter, 5 feet 11 inches, fair.
Ref: Newburg Newspaper, published 1936.9.18. as recorded in book Line of Descent of Geo Roger Gilbert, pat IV.
. 1784, Jul 9 to 1786 Oct 9th - To the Public New Jersey, Confiscated Lands, to be sold by public venue, the following very valuable tracks of land & farms in the County of Sussex, State of NJ. A lot of land containing 14 acres & 87/100, situated in Wantage, on both sides of Beaver-Run, now in the possession of Samuel Wilson. Ed. Dunlop, Agent for Sussex Co.
Ref: New York Journal Newspaper published 1784 Jul 29 & 1786 Oct 09 & the 23rd., New Jersey Gazette.
. 1793 NJ Tax List, Samuel Wilson, Wantage, Sussex Co., NJ.
. 1900 Jan - Wilson Family as compiled by Evi A Willson:
JOHN WILLSON, my great great grandfather, settled in June 1751, near the big springs at what was then known as the "head of drowned lands", on the farm now owned by Mayor Samuel S Vandruff, as is shown by deeds now in my possession, made to him by the original proprietors for a tract of land beginning at said big spring, recorded at Perth Amboy, etc.
Where he came from, or who his wife was or if they living, I do not know, but that she was not living in 1759 seems evident, as her names does not appear in deeds given by him at that time to his 3 sons, John Jr, James & Samuel.
At what time he or his wife died I have no knowledge, but always understood that were buried in the old burying ground near the big white oak tree on Haley Berry's farm, opposite the present cemetery grounds.
* 1900 Jan, Second Generation
Samuel Willson, my great grandfather, married Susan Estell, a Scotch woman, & settled on the farm (now owned by John Myres), & lived & died in an old house which was standing since my remembrance near the present farm house. They had 9 children, who grew up & married & most to them settled & died in the immediate neighborhood. - - - [1]
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1737 - 1824 (86 years)