John Wilson, Sr

1772 - 1829  (56 years)

• Name	John Wilson
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	28 Jan 1772	SC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 26-44(38), spouse age 26-44(33), 6 children
  Census	1820	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age > 45(48), spouse age 26-44(43), 9 children
  Death	06 Jan 1829	Caldwell Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Probate	18 Jan 1830	Caldwell Co, KY
  	Recorded in App-Settle Book A - p. 375-378
  Person ID	I923	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Wilson,   b. Bef 1757
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wilnoth ???,   b. Bef 1757
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 28 Jan 1772
  Family ID	F385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel Matthews,   b. 28 Oct 1777, SC d. 05 Dec 1850, Caldwell Co, KY (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1797  [1, 2]
  Children	1. John Wilson, Jr,   b. 28 Dec 1799, SC d. 05 Jun 1859 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin Wilson,   b. 1802, SC d. 12 Mar 1851, Wood River, Madison Co, IL (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Isaac Wilson,   b. 1803   d. 31 Jan 1861 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lewis L Wilson, Sr,   b. 23 Feb 1805, SC d. Between 04 Feb and 14 Dec 1882, Hopkins Co, KY  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Wilson,   b. 05 Aug 1808  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. James Wilson,   b. 07 Feb 1810, KY d. 08 Mar 1848, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Isabel Wilson,   b. 16 Mar 1811   d. 26 Nov 1821 (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. David Lilly Wilson,   b. 01 Dec 1812   d. 11 Sep 1831 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mitchell Wilson,   b. 25 Sep 1814, KY d. 29 Aug 1877, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 26-44(38), spouse age 26-44(33), 6 children - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age > 45(48), spouse age 26-44(43), 9 children - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Death - 06 Jan 1829 - Caldwell Co, KY Probate - Recorded in App-Settle Book A - p. 375-378 - 18 Jan 1830 - Caldwell Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/bibles/hcgs/wilson.txt John Wilson Family Bible, Hopkins County, Ky **** Bible printed and sold by Collins & Co, 1816. Copy contributed by Mrs James (Kathleen) Bryant, Madisonville, Ky. Page 1 [left side of page] MARRIAGE John Wilson & Isabel Matthews were married the 20th day of November 1797 [right side of page] MARRIAGE John Wilson & Jane Hunter were married the 18th day of November 1824 Spencer G Metcalf and Mary Wilson was married January th 26th 1827 Page 2 [left side of page] BIRTHS John Wilson Senior son of Henry & Wilinoth Wilson was born the 28th day of January 1772 Isabel Matthews daughter of ___ & Isabel Matthews was born the 28th of Oct 1777 _______ daughter ______ Isabel was ____ Sept 1798 _______ son of ________ Wilson was _____ 1799 ____ ____ son of ____ ______ was _____ 1801 ____ _____ ____ of John _____ was born ___ ___ 1803 [right side of page] BIRTHS Lewis Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson was born 23rd February 1805 Polly Wilson daughter of John & Isabel Wilson was born 5th August 1808 James Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson was born 7th February 1810 Isabel Wilson daughter of John & Isabel Wilson was born 16th March 1811 David Lilly Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson was born 1st December 1812 Mitchell Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson was born 25th September 1814 Page 3 [left side of page] BIRTHS John Wilson Junior son of John & Isabel Wilson was born 28th December 1799 Jane Hunter daughter of John & Elizabeth Hunter was born the 30th September 1802 John E Wilson son of John & Jane Wilson was born the 15th Dec 1825 Martha J Wilson daughter of John & Jane Wilson was born Dec 25th 1827 [right side of page] BIRTHS John T Melcalf son of Spencer O and Mary Metcalf was born January the 24th 1828 Albert Mitchell Wilson son of Lewis Wilson and Sally Wilson was born the 21st of March 1826 James Wilson Metcalf son of Spencer G & Mary Metcalf was born September the 5th 1829 Mary Wilson Heasly daughter of John and Tapener Heasly was born the 6th day of June 1825 Page 4 [Left side of page] DEATHS Rebecca Wilson daughter of John and Isabel Wilson died the 11th of November 1808 Isabel Wilson J____ daughter of John & Isabel Wilson died the 26th November 1821 David Lilly Wilson son John & Isabel Wilson died the 11th of September 1831 James Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson died the 8th of March 1848 Benjamin Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson died the 12 of March 1851 [Right side of page] DEATHS John Wilson died the 6th of January 1829 Isabel Wilson died the 5th December 1850 John Wilson son of John & Isabel Wilson died 5th June 1859 Isaac Wilson departed the life January th 31 1861 Mitchell Wilson departed this life Aug the 29th 1877 From Hopkins County Genealogical Society Yesterdays Tuckaways, Volume V, Issue 3, July 1973 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=themccutcheons&id=I492 ID: I492 •_UPD: 13 NOV 2007 21:58:26 GMT-6 •Name: John Wilson •Given Name: John •Surname: Wilson •Sex: M •Birth: •_UID: 5EFCE443-AFB6-4714-B5E7-9815FC8C50CA •RIN: MH:IF8331 28 JAN 1772 in South Carolina •Death: •_UID: D9C79B82-A00F-451C-B747-967661BAAC42 •RIN: MH:IF8332 6 JAN 1829 in Caldwell County, KY •RIN: MH:I512 •_UID: 5A369480-247B-40A2-814B-9BEC03571E24 Father: Henry Wilson b: 1740 Mother: Wilnoth Marriage 1 Isabel Matthews b: 22 OCT 1777 in South Carolina •Married: Children 1.Has Children Mary Wilson b: ABT 1807 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S80] Bible Records. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.