Wilson, John R Jr

1739 - 1823  (84 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

Wilson, John R

1712 - 1800  (88 years)

Birth	1712	Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Died	1800	Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Buried	Ringoes, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Family	York, Sarah,   b. 1720, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Children	1. Wilson, John R Jr,   b. 30 Mar 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

York, Sarah

1720 - 1814  (94 years)

Birth	1720	Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	1814	Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Buried	Ringoes, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Family	Wilson, John R,   b. 1712, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. Wilson, John R Jr,   b. 30 Mar 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Thatcher, Lydia Amy

1739 - 1837  (97 years)

Birth	6 Jun 1739	Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Died	23 Jan 1837	Miami, Ohio, USA
Buried	Casstown, Miami, Ohio, USA
Father	Thatcher, Amos L,   b. 21 Jun 1704, Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Praul, Lydia,   b. 1706, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Relationship	natural
Family	Wilson, John R Jr,   b. 30 Mar 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Married	1758	New Jersey, USA
Children	1. Wilson, George,   b. 27 May 1763, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Wilson, George

1763 - 1831  (68 years)

Birth	27 May 1763	Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Died	24 Jul 1831	Champaign, Ohio, USA
Buried	Christiansburg, Champaign, Ohio, USA
Father	Wilson, John R Jr,   b. 30 Mar 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thatcher, Lydia Amy,   b. 6 Jun 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	1758	New Jersey, USA
Family	Mitchell, Polly,   b. 1766, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. Wilson, William,   b. 8 Mar 1791, Mason, Kentucky, USA

• Name	Wilson, John R
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	30 Mar 1739	Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Sep 1823	Casstown, Miami, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I9183	John Paul Vogt Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilson, John R,   b. 1712, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA d. 1800, Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	York, Sarah,   b. 1720, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1814, Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thatcher, Lydia Amy,   b. 6 Jun 1739, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA d. 23 Jan 1837, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1758	New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Wilson, George,   b. 27 May 1763, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA d. 24 Jul 1831, Champaign, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Mar 1739 - Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 1758 - New Jersey, USA Death - 5 Sep 1823 - Casstown, Miami, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Wilson married Lydia Amy Thatcher in 1758 in NJ. They had 13 children, George, William, Daniel, Amy, Lydia, Mary, Amos, Eleanore "Nelly", Nancy, Sarah "Sallie", Azubah, Abagail (twins), & John. Their war time residence was Oxford Twp, Sussex, NJ. John Wilson (Sr.) is listed in the DAR index for military service. His DAR Patriot Index #A127625. All information as to John's birth, service to the country, & death has been researched & approved by The Daughters Of the American Revolution researchers. John Wilson took his family on a trek from NJ to Washington Co., PA, to Lincoln Co., KY where he was one of the men chosen to draw up the 1st Constitution of KY when it became a state in 1792, & then to Mason Co., KY where he was a legislator, then moved to Limestone, Bourbon, VA where he was Justice of the Peace, then to Hamilton Co., OH where he & his family were the first settlers of that county, to Greene Co., OH where he served on the first grand jury of that county, & then to Miami Co. OH. He had a land grant from the Chillicothe Land Office, land patented in Steubenville, OH, Greene Co., OH, & Lost Creek, Miami, OH. In 1802, John was a member of the Constitutional Convention for OH & signed the Constitution as a delegate from Hamilton Co., OH. John was well-educated for the times, as was his son, John Jr. The Thatcher family was also well-educated. John Wilson is listed in the "Colonial American NY & MD Surname Index. published by Whittier Area Genealogical Society, Whittier, CA.