Wilson Research in SE Pennsylvania

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• Pennsylvania in 1780', a Statewide Index of Circa 1780 Pa Taxlists, Compiled by John D. & E. Diane Stemmons, Salt Lake City UT. (Our James Wilson's father would likely be a child in 1780, living with his parents; his son (our James) was born in 1805.)See table below for areas including later Berks County.

County in 1780 Tax Roll	Township or Ward/Wilson Given Name
Berks Co., PA	Brunswig Twp.: Jno (John) Wilson
Northampton Co., PA	Allen Twp.: Samuel,Thomas & Widow Wilson
City of Philadelphia	South-Wark Ward: no given name, George, James, John,& Samuel Wilson Mulberry Ward East: George, James,& John Wilson Upper Delaware Ward: George, James Wilson Middle Ward: John Wilson Dock Ward South: PhilipWilson
Philadelphia Co., PA	Blockley Twp: no given name Wilson Moreland Twp: Archibald & James Wilson Northern Liberties East Twp: Francis, John & Martin Wilson Montgomery Twp: George & Thomas Wilson Franconia Twp: Henry & John Wilson Oxford Twp: James Wilson Whitemarsh Twp: JohnWilson Biburry Twp: Jonathan Wilson Abington Twp: Robert Wilson Bristol Twp: SilasWilson Douglass Twp: Thomas Wilson Horsham Twp: Thomas Wilson Upper Merion Twp: William Wilson Moreland Twp: William Wilsons (sic)
Chester Co., PA	Newtown Twp: Andrew Wilson Sadsbury Twp: Andrew Wilson East Fallowfield Twp: Benjamin Wilson East Fallowfield Twp: Charles Wilson East Whiteland Twp: Edward Wilson East Caln Twp: Henry, John, Thomas & William Wilson Ridley Twp: MargaretWilson East Nottingham Twp: RobertWilson Newlin Twp: Thomas Wilson.
Bucks Co., PA	Tinicum Twp: Andrew, James & Wm. Wilson Buckingham Twp: David,Isaac, John, Jos., Oliver, Samuel, Stephen & Wm.Wilson Nockamixon Twp: Samuel,Widdow & Widow Wilson Wright's Town Twp: Isaac Wilson Solesbury Twp: John, Samuel & Wm. Wilson TB* Twp: RobertWilson Bristol Twp: Thomas Wilson Durham Twp: Thomas Wilson Northampton Twp: Thomas Wilson Southampton Twp: Thomas Wilson Warminster Twp: Wm. Wilson. *"TB" not defined in list of abbreviations; expect SB Solesbury, BB Bristol Borough, or TN Tinicum.

• Early Lutheran Baptisms & Marriages in SE Pennsylvania, the Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever 1730-1779, Benealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore 1984. See Wilson entries in table below.

Name	Date	Place named	Present-Day County
John Wilson	b. 6 Nov 1740, father William Wilson bapt. 5 Apr 1741, Sponsor Philip Morgenstern	Conewago (Twp.)	Dauphin Co.
Susanna Gambill	b. 5 June 1756, father John Gambil' bapt. 14 June 1756, Sponsor Ralph Whiteside & wife Sarah Wilson	Lebanon (Borough or Twp)	Lebanon Co.
Adam Wilson	m. 18 May 1756 to Mary Brown	Derry (Twp>)	Montour Co.
Sara Wilson	m. 23 March 1762 to Samuel Forgy	Paxtang	in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.
Mary Wilson	m. 21 July 171767, to Moses Dunlap of Hanover (Twp., Dauphin Co.)	Paxtang	in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.
James Wilson	m. 10 Nov 1767 to Anna Bell of Derry (Twp., Montour Co.)	Hanover	Dauphin Co.