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- John is the son of Susan Estell & Samuel Willson.
. "On March 10, 1804, the snow was 4 feet on the level."
. "In the year 1803, May 8, there fell a snow estimated at 6 inches on a level. The apple & cherry trees were in full bloom. Rote by me, John Wilson, Sr."
Note: The term 'senior' is relative to one's perspective.
* 1900 Jan Second Generation
1st. child: John Esq., who settled & died on part of the farm, now in my possession, married Ruth, daughter of Humphrey Martin, Sen. They had no children.
. HISTORY of the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WANTAGE, New Jersey, Revised by Rev. Geo. F. Love in 1874:
These persons were formed into a gospel church, Nov. 14, 1756, known as the Newtown Baptist Church, which name it bore for 34 years, or until 1790, when it was changed to the First Baptist Church of Wantage. A number of persons withdrew from the established 'Church of Lansfield, Connecticut about the year 1749 or 1750 & organized an independent or separate church, with the following named persons: Marsh, Egard, Southworth, Slate, Lathrop, Fuller & Muller. The following year, 1751, they agreed to emigrate to New Jersey in a body & settle at Newtown in the northern part of Sussex County. - - - [1]
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1763 - 1842 (79 years)