Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Benjamin Wilson    
                Born: Nov-30-1747          in Winchester, VA  1,2
                Died: Dec- 2-1827          in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, (W)VA  3
              Buried:                      in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  3,2
            Military:                      Col, Virginia Militia, Revolutionary War   (see note 1)
              Father: William Wilson 
              Mother: Elizabeth Blackburn 
Other spouse 2
Notes 
                Wife: Ann Ruddell     
             Married: Sep- 4-1770           4
                Born: Sep-20-1754          in Randolph Co, (W)VA  4,3
                Died: Jun-18-1795           4
              Buried:                      in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  3
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Mary Bird Wilson      
                Born: Jul- 9-1771          in Shenandoah Co, VA  5
                Died: Dec-28-1837          in Bulltown, Braxton Co, WV  5 (see note 2)
              Buried:                      in Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens, Heaters, Braxton Co, WV  2
             Husband: John Haymond  b. Dec- 7-1765  d. Sep- 5-1838  
             Married: Jul- 3-1787          in Randolph Co, (W)VA  5
           F Child 2: Sarah Wilson 6     
             Husband: Living  
           M Child 3: William B. Wilson      
                Born: 1773                  1,2
                Died: 1849                  2
              Buried:                      in Wilson Cemetery, Marion Co, WV  2
             Resided: (settled)            in Marion Co, (W)VA  
                Wife: Rachel Lynch  b. 1786  d. 1864  
             Married: Oct-27-1803          in Monongalia Co, (W)VA  7,8
           M Child 4: Benjamin Wilson, Jr.      
                Born: Jun-13-1778          in Monongalia Co, (W)VA  5
                Died: Jun-29-1830          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA  5
                Wife: Martha Louisa Davisson  b. 1787  d. 1855  
             Married: Jan- 5-1802          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA  5

Sources:
(1) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 290. 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 146. 
(4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 108. 
(5) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. 
(6) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by 
Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1131. 
(7) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Col. Benjamin Wilson

Born: 07 Nov 1747, Winchester, Frederick, VA
Died: 02 Dec 1827, Bridgeport, Harrison, WV
Rank: Colonel, VA Militia // Captain, VA Militia // Lieutenant, Dunmore’s War
// Aide-de-camp, Lord Dunmore
Years Served: 1774 – 1781

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Note (2) Findagrave reports death date as Dec 12 1837.







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