When William Wilson was born on 1 January 1745, in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, his father, Robert Wilson, was 31 and his mother, Agnes, was 29. He married Margaret Merson on 14 December 1777, in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died before 1784, in Scotland.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
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Possible Related NamesThis was found in my grandmother, Hannah Melinda Wright Taylor's genealogy papers. Retyped as written William Wilson, husband of Margaret Merson, lived inthe Parish of Marnock, Banffshire, Scotland, …
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