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Wilson, James P

Wilson, James P

Male 1806 - 1897  (90 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Wilson, James P
    Birth 11 Dec 1806  Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 2489C79D5A505B41A8B93D2E4EC4ACCDAEED 
    _UID E6CB2AB0FF4BDB119536000D87575B28FA37 
    Death 29 Aug 1897  Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Byrd Wilson Cem, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I123424  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2025

    Father Wilson, Edward,   b. 1765/1766, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1863, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    Mother Gilbert, Mary,   b. 1760/1770, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840/1850, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage Bef 1793  Pendleton Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 91810EFEF2A25244AE5BE2BF10E365B5FF8B 
    Family ID F18647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Piercy, Mary,   b. 15 Jun 1810, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1896, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Marriage Bef 1833  Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID A9E60D621D8E054C993F29EC29AA67F91A8A 
    Children 
     1. Wilson, Eliza,   b. 8 Jan 1825   d. 3 Jul 1902, Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Wilson, Mary C,   b. 1832/1833, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 18 years)
     3. Wilson, Cecelia J,   b. 1835/1836, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 15 years)
     4. Wilson, Dorcas M,   b. 1838/1839, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 22 years)
     5. Wilson, Sarah C,   b. 1840/1841, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 20 years)
     6. Wilson, John Gilbert,   b. 1843/1844, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 37 years)
     7. Wilson, Edward P,   b. 1846/1847, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 14 years)
     8. Wilson, Frances D A,   b. 1849, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 12 years)
     9. Wilson, H G,   b. 12 Nov 1852, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1862, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
    Family ID F18644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:I don't know if I'm related to this family or not but I am interested in them.
      I've researched all Wilsons in the region to some extent in the attempt to discover the family of my ancestor Mrs. David Carpenter. She is a presumed Miss Wilson born ca 1810/15 in Burke Co., NC, died ca 1839 in Yancey Co., NC or in Ashe (now Watauga) Co., NC. My area of interest mainly includes Burke, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery and Watauga Counties, and some of their parent counties such as Buncombe and Ashe.
      I am not yet 100% certain Mrs. David Carpenter was a Wilson, but they did name their second son "Wilson Carpenter" so that strongly suggests Wilson ancestry. They were associated with Wilsons as well;


      !REFERENCES:
      https://martygrant.com/
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/wilson/
      My Wilson ancestor:
      https://martygrant.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2634&tree=martygrant


      !NOTES:Online trees list him as son of William O. Wilson & Sarah Choate. That doesn't work since not named in William's Will or estate records.
      Others show him as son of Edward & Mary Gilbert Wilson which works as they did have a son named James
      However, it seems more likely he's the son of William & Creany as she seems to be with him on the 1840 census;


      !NOTES:Presumably listed as James Wilson Piercy due to his wife


      !CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co., NC p. 256
      Edward Wilson age 45+ (bef 1765)
      21112-20100-0-1
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      2m 45+ (before 1765) 1. Father?
      .................... 2. Father-in-law?
      1m 26-44 (1765/1784) Edward Wilson (c1766)
      1m 16-25 (1784/1794) William Wilson (c1793) son
      1m 10-15 (1794/1800) John Wilson (c1794)
      2m 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. George D. Wilson (1803) son
      .................... 2. James P. Wilson (1806) son <---
      1f 16-25 (1784/1794) Wife? Daughter?
      2f 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. Mary Wilson (c1805) daughter
      .................... 2. Cecelia Wilson (c1810) daughter
      * Next to George Wilson Jr (1765/1784), three from George Sr (before 1765), four from Thomas (1765/1784).
      * There is no one Mary Gilbert Wilson’s age (1760/1770) on this census unless she’s the one enumerated 16-25 by mistake?


      !CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co., NC p. 100
      Edward Wilson age 45+ (bef 1775)
      011101-11101 Slaves=0
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 45+ (before 1775) Edward Wilson (c1766)
      1m 16-25 (1794/1804) George D. Wilson (1803) son
      1m 16-17 (1802/1804) * Above son
      1m 10-15 (1804/1810) James P. Wilson (1806) son <---
      1f 45+ (before 1775) Mary Gilbert Wilson (1760/1770)
      1f 16-25 (1794/1804) Mary Wilson (c1805) daughter
      1f 10-15 (1804/1810) Cecelia Wilson (c1810) daughter
      1f 0-9 (1810/1820).. Lucinda Wilson (c1812) daughter


      !CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC p. 281
      Edwd. Wilson age 50-59 (1770/80)
      00001001-000100001 Slaves=111000-320000
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 50-59 (1770/1780) Edward Wilson (c1766)
      1m 20-29 (1800/1810) James P. Wilson (1806) son <---
      1f 60-69 (1760/1770) Mary Gilbert Wilson (1760/1770) wife
      1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Lucinda Wilson (c1822) daughter


      !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 258
      Jas Wilson P age 30-39 (1800/1810)
      000001-221001001-Slaves=020000-120000
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 30-39 (1800/1810) James Wilson “Piercy” (1806) s/o Edward & Mary
      1f 60-69 (1770/1780) Mother-in-law?
      1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Mary Piercy Wilson (1810) wife
      1f 10-14 (1825/1830) Eliza Wilson (1825) daughter
      2f 5-9 (1830/1835).. l Mary C. Wilson (c1833) daughter
      .................... 2. Daughter?
      2f 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Cecelia J. Wilson (c1836) daughter
      .................... 2. Dorcas M. Wilson (c1839) daughter


      !COURT:11 May 1842 Yancey
      Jurors
      ... James Wilson Senr
      ... James Wilson Piercy


      !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/1024
      James Wilson 43 Farmer $6500 NC
      John G. 6
      Edward P. 3
      Mary 40
      Mary C. 17
      Cecelia J. 14
      Dorcas M. 11
      Sarah C. 9
      Frances D. A. 9/12;


      !NAMED-WILL: 21 Jan 1859 Yancey Co., NC - Edward Wilson
      My four sons William, John, George and James
      My daughters Ceila Lewis, Polly McMahan, Sarah Angel (decd)
      My daughter Celia’s four children:
      Rufus, Oscar, Louisa Woodfin and Mary
      Daughter Lucinda Edney deceased
      Children of my deceased daughter Lucinda Edney not named, except for “little grand daughter Jane”
      My sons James, William and George my Executors
      S: Ed. Wilson
      W: W. Gardner, R. Dan? Wilson


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