He married Rachel Bird on 5 November 1771, in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1789, Wilson joined the Supreme Court and also was named a professor of law on the faculty at the College of Philadelphia. [42][43][44], Wilson's most lasting impact on the country came as a member of the Committee of Detail, which wrote out the first draft of the United States Constitution. Brother of Margaret Wilson; Rachel Wilson; Jean "Jenny" Wilson; John Wilson; William Wilson, of Rowan Co, NC, DAR Patriot and 7 others; James Wilson; William James Wilson, Jr.; Andrew Wilson, WW-AL; Isabella Wilson; Ellen "Ellie" Wilson; ( and Robert Wilson Willson, (WW-AL) (1739) less He also submitted that a singular chief executive was necessary to ensure promptness and consistency and guard against deadlock, which could be essential in times of national emergency. The saga of the name Wilson begins among the Viking settlers who arrived in Scotland in the medieval era. 1790. But his career has spanned a number of classic films, alongside such greats as Daniel Day-Lewis, Christian Bale, Paul Newman, and Denzel Washington. James Wilson & Family James Wilson April 17, 2013 Jim was a good man, father and neighbor. James Wilson of Topsham Maine document.write((new Date()).getFullYear()); This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 13.1.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2023. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=64255859&pid=242, The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding, Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. 1790. Our Stories. Born in Scotland, James Wilson studied at St. Andrews, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. WebA.M. He spent 22 years in the Memorials. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. These hardy settlers provided a backbone for the great nations of the United States and Canada that would emerge in the next centuries. He married Elizabeth B Perry in 1743. 1874), English mine worker from Derby residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion, Mr. Henry Harrison Wilson (b. [30] He was the first to propose a unitary executive (a proposal which initially provoked concernhaving only recently won independence from the British Crown, many delegates were concerned vesting executive power in a single individual would lead to monarchy), and was its strongest proponent. 1821), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart. Log In. Trustee 1779-1791. Wilson County Courthouse 228 East Main St. Lebanon, TN 37088 County Courthouse Phone: 615-444-2835 County Clerk Phone: 615-444-0314 County Register of Deeds Phone: 615-443-2611 Document availability. It was printed in newspapers, and copies of the speech were distributed by George Washington to generate support for the ratification of the Constitution. Wilson (1929-2021), American biologist, naturalist, and writer, nicknamed "The New Darwin", "Darwin's natural heir" or "The Darwin of the 21st century," two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, recipient of the Crafoord Prize, an award designed to cover areas not covered by Nobel Prizes, Andrew Wilson (1993-2020), American swimmer, gold medalist at the 2020, Frank Edward Wilson (1940-2012), American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records, Steve Clay Wilson (1941-2021), American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement, (Another 131 notables are available in all our, Mr. Rodger L Wilson (1966-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Dayton, Ohio, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash, Mr. F. Wilson (d. 1914), British Assistant Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the, Mr. J. Wilson, British Trimmer from United Kingdom who worked aboard the, Mr. John Wilson (d. 1914), British Trimmer from United Kingdom who worked aboard the, Captain George H. Wilson (1885-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who survived the sinking on the, Mr. Marion Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died, Mr. R. C. Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died, Mr. Ernest Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died, Mr. Robert Wilson (1859-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the, Mrs. Mary Ellen Wilson (1862-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the, Mr. Francis Alexander Wilson (1873-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the, Mrs. Mabel Wilson (1889-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the, Mrs. Marion M Wilson (1896-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the, (Another 2 entries are available in all our. 1860 in Illinois 96 .He married Mary Emory. Thomas Wilson, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales. According to Houseofnames.com, Wilson first emerged as a Scottish clan name in the northern Scotland territory of Berwick, where the family first settled. Originally Created by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson. Spouse: Emma Unknown (Died xxxx) 334948 People 0 Records 0 These helped Wilson to begin tutoring and then teaching at The Academy and College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). Born in Scotland, James Wilson studied at St. Andrews, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Two other important cases were Hylton v. United States (1796), which clarified the power of Congress to levy taxes, and Ware v. Hylton (1796), which held that treaties take precedence over state law under the U.S. Constitution. [4] And in Quebec, Canada, the name Wilson is the 554th popular surname. In the case that no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, a contingent election would be triggered, handing the selection of the president to the Senate. James Wilson of Topsham Maine. The collection includes letters of James Wilson, his wife Eliza Griffing Edwards Wilson, and their five children. [citation needed], After the ratification of the Constitution, Wilson, a learned legal mind, desired to be the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . 1815), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. Though her parents conformed to episcopacy, Margaret and her younger sister Agnes refused to do so. We use cookies to enhance your personalized experience for ads, analytics, and more. He died in 1815, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 93. 4, who m. Col. Frank Lee of Boston. Born or. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Also a very dear brother of Sadie and a very special grandfather of Jason, While serving in the Congress, Wilson was clearly among the leaders in the formation of Native American policy. [1], "The family are said to be descended from a Prince of Denmark, and were established at a very remote period in the Orkney islands, intermarrying with the clans of Monro, and others. This picture was probably taken sometime in the early 1900s in or around Hickman, Kentucky where James and Harriet Wilson resided. First of all, we have not one, but two new relatives in our haplogroup likely descended from James Sr. one (M) has established his line back to Moses Sr., son After a long continuance in the north, alliances taking place with some of the principal Lowland families, the Wilsons moved southward. " Retrieved from, News paper article Fraterville Mine Disaster retrieved on 6th August 2021. 1766, LL.D. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you care. In the 1881 census, her mother is living with her. 1923), British passenger who was Royal Air Force from Toronto, Ontario was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking, Mr. Joseph Wilson (b. Mr. Bertie Wilson, aged 28, English Trimmer from Southampton, Miss Helen Alice Wilson, aged 31, American First Class passenger from Tuxedo Park, New York who sailed aboard the, Mr. William Bruce Wilson (b. Our Surnames [5] Newfoundland, Canada ranks Wilson as 689th with 63 people. Andrew Wilsonwas born March 2, 1864 in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland. After studying law under John Dickinson, he was admitted to the bar and set up legal practice in Reading, Pennsylvania. Mr. Thomas L Wilson (1879-1914), English Miner from Lambley. In both places I shall make because I mean to support the claim to integrity: in neither shall I make because, in neither, can I support the claim to infallibility." 1924), English Ordinary Seaman from England, who sailed into battle on the, Mr. D Wilson, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the, Mr. Stanley Wilson, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the, Mr. William Thomas Wilson, British Stoker 1st Class, who sailed into battle on the, Mr. Douglas Henry Wilson, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the, Mr. Jack Robert Thomas Wilson, British Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, who sailed into battle on the, Ronald E. Wilson, British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking, Cyril J. Wilson, British Chief Engine Room Artificer with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking, Stephen Richard Mercer Wilson (d. 1939), British Midshipman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking, Ronald Victor Wilson (1919-1939), British Stoker 2nd Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking, Robert Wilson (1919-1939), British Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking, (Another 3 entries are available in all our, George Wilson (1956-1971), Scottish football supporter, from. One of the parties to it is a State; certainly respectable, claiming to be sovereign. Mr. Herbert G Wilson (b. His family expected him to become a minister, and at 15 he entered St. Andrews University, but a family crisis interrupted his education. 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He spent some time in a debtors prison (while still serving on the Supreme Court!). [12], As a member of the Continental Congress in 1776, Wilson was a firm advocate for independence. Wilson did not consider the possibility of bitterly polarized political parties. Jean is listed in the September 1871 census as age 9. The committee constructed a complex structure that, with few alterations, would become the Electoral College. WebAs a small child, Harriet Lewis Wilson was a slave in Montgomery County Tennessee but was married to James Wilson in the mid 1870's and moved to Hickman Kentucky sometime thereafter. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States. Wilson was a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where he was a member of the Committee of Detail which produced the first draft of the Constitution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. He was the principal architect of the executive branch of the federal government[2] and was an outspoken supporter of greater participatory democracy, a strong national government, and proportional legislative representation based on population. William James Jim, a much (hon.) (World Book Encyclopedia, 2003, James Wilson article.) Yet, he wrote that the people owed their allegiance to the British king: "A denial of the legislative authority of the British parliament over America is by no means inconsistent with that connexion, which ought to subsist between the mother country and her colonies." William James Jim WILSON. WebJames H. Wilson 83 of Corryton, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2023. Western Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting Paper, See "The Founders' Constitution" Volume 4, Article 3, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2, Document 9, Aaron T. Knapp, "Law's Revolutionary: James Wilson and the Birth of American Jurisprudence. 1886), American mine worker from Summit, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion. [1], Wilson and the other early judges spent most of their time circuit riding, overseeing cases on the circuit courts rather than on the Supreme Court bench. [1], Wilson became the first professor of law at the College of Philadelphia in 1790only the second at any academic institution in the United States. In 1775 he was commissioned Colonel of the 4th Cumberland County Battalion and rose to the rank of Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania State Militia. Mr. John Wilson (b. Mr. Andrew Wilson (b. Miss Ann Wilson, (Sarah), Irish convict who was convicted in Armagh. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from, Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0, Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). [5] He also played golf. (First lecture. Retrieved from, Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. He spoke 56 times,[29] calling for a chief executive who would be energetic, independent, and accountable. Forebears. [37], Deadlocked on the method for selecting the president, the issue was ultimately left to the Committee of Unfinished Parts (also called the Committee of Postponed Parts or the Committee of Eleven[38]), which near the end of the months-long Constitutional Convention was tasked with resolving the remaining unfinished portions of the constitution. [9] South Africa ranks Wilson as 314th with 21,443 people. WebHis line there was covered in Fred Wilsons 1898 book Wilson Family of Kittery, Maine. Title: MA/LPN/RN Family Practice (James Wilson, M.D.) [56] During Wilson's last two years on the court, he largely abdicated his role on the Supreme Court bench and rode circuit in the South to avoid creditors. James Wilson. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Contemporary spellings of ancient Scottish names often bear little resemblance to the original recorded versions. "[45] Madison and Wilson far outdistanced the others at the Convention as political theorists, and they were two of the closest allies in both the convention debates and ratification effort afterward. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . [10]. President George Washington appointed Wilson to be one of the first justices of the US Supreme Court. 27th February 2023, peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at his home, 22 Largy Road, Tempo. Geni requires JavaScript! Retrieved from, HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. ". Andrew is listed in the 1871 census as age 7. [6] Australia ranks Wilson as 5th with 92,731 people. Contact Us He was the fourth of the seven children of Alison Landall and William Wilson, a Presbyterian farming family. Following the convention, Wilson campaigned for the Constitution's ratification, and his "speech in the statehouse yard" was reprinted in newspapers throughout the country. Description. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in British America in 1766. Some scholars see Wilson as a leading revolutionary while others see him as a reluctant, elite revolutionary reacting to the stream of events determined by the radicals on the ground. Reported! (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Buckingham Cemetery. Mr. James Wilson (b. He assumed heavy debts investing in land that became liabilities with the onset of the Panic of 17961797. Colonel James Wilson of probable English roots was the forebear of this family, arriving in Virginia in 1693. It was in this committee that an "eleventh-hour compromise", as Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has described it,[39] was struck, which settled on the use of an electoral college very similar to the one Wilson had earlier proposed. He spent 22 years in the US Navy as a submariner and surface Navy. In this system, each state would be awarded a number of electors equal to its number of House Representatives and Senators (this encoded within it the Three-fifths Compromise, boosting the slave states' representation in the Electoral College above their voting populations). See Photos. The city's soldiers, the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and Baylor's 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, eventually intervened and rescued Wilson and his colleagues. He lived in St. Louis, Minnesota, United By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. [22][23] Wilson also advocated for broader suffrage (he was, for instance, one of the few delegates who believed the vote should not be restricted only to property owners[24]) and was one of the few major Founders to articulate a belief in the principle of one man, one vote (that is, the belief that districts should each contain approximately the same number of people so that each person's vote has equal power), which would not become a feature of American constitutional law until Baker v. Carr (1962). 1920), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Kilburn, London, England, who sailed into battle and died in the. Wilson was briefly imprisoned for a small debt in Burlington, New Jersey. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. Wilson County News 1012 C Street/Floresville, 1593), aged 27, British servant who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "Abigaile", Clement Wilson, who landed in Virginia in 1622, John Wilson, who settled in Virginia in 1623, Jo Wilson, (b. Only after he received more feedback did he vote for independence. He understood clearly the central problem of dual sovereignty (nation and state) and held a vision of an almost limitless future for the United States. Retrieved from, American War Memorials - Flight 1285. 1858), American mine worker from Scottsdale, Pennsylvania who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion, Mr. James L. Wilson (b. After the British had abandoned Philadelphia, Wilson successfully defended at trial 23 people from property seizure and exile by the radical government of Pennsylvania. 1920), Scottish Signalman serving for the Royal Navy from Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Mr. John V Wilson (b. (First lecture, 1804 Philadelphia ed. In the United States, the name Wilson is the 8th most popular surname with an estimated 843,093 people with that name. Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. They were not published (except for the first) until after his death, in an edition produced by his son, Bird Wilson, in 1804. ", This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 23:33. Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), H.M.S. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. But he assures his students that: "When I deliver my sentiments from this chair, they shall be my honest sentiments: when I deliver them from the bench, they shall be nothing more. Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Scottish traveller from Newton Stewart. He appears to have begun a second-year course in late 1791 or in early 1792 (by which time the College of Philadelphia had been merged into the University of Pennsylvania), but at some unrecorded point the lectures stopped again and were never resumed. WebJames Wilson's powers of oration, the passion of his delivery and the logic he employed in debate, were commented on favorably by many members of the Congress. Born near Leven, Fife, Scotland, Wilson immigrated to Philadelphia in 1766 and became a teacher at the College of Philadelphia. Scholars considered his work on par with the seminal works of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams of the same year. The births given in the Bible are believed to be the children of William and Elizabeth (Cummings) Wilson. He distinguished "three simple species of government": monarchy, aristocracy, and "a republic or democracy, where the people at large retain the supreme power, and act either collectively or by representation. North America. One of the most prominent lawyers of his time, Wilson is credited for being the most learned of the Framers of the Constitution. Taking up the revolutionary cause, Wilson published in 1774 "Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament." WebJames H. Wilson 83 of Corryton, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2023. See Photos. In particular, it focused on the fact that there would be a popularly elected national government for the first time. [7] In 1790, the university awarded him the honorary degree of LL.D. He wanted senators and the president to be popularly elected. While preferring the direct election of the president through a national popular vote, he proposed the use of an electoral college, which provided the basis of the Electoral College system ultimately adopted by the convention. Wilson was born at Carskerdo, near Ceres, Fife, Scotland, on September 14, 1742. Eleanor was born in 1835. Mr. Alexander Ferguson Wilson Jr. (b. See Photos. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1997, 2:270280. You enjoy Wilson and 35 of his colleagues barricaded themselves in his home, later nicknamed Fort Wilson. He was buried in the Johnston cemetery on Hayes Plantation near Edenton but was reinterred in 1906 at Christ Churchyard, Philadelphia.[61]. Wilsons were prominent landowners in Norfolk county, Virginia and later in Corntuck county, North Carolina. The most Wilson families were found in USA in 1880. Read the obituary of James "Crow" Elwood Wilson (1955 - 2015) from Chestertown, MD. Add a Also a very dear brother of Sadie and a very special grandfather of Jason, [17], Wilson closely identified with the aristocratic and conservative republican groups, multiplied his business interests, and accelerated his land speculation. A mob whipped up by liquor and the writings and speeches of Joseph Reed, president of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, marched on Congressman Wilson's home at Third and Walnut Streets. He felt, in fact, compelled to begin by spending some time in arguing out the justification of the appropriateness of his undertaking a course of lectures. After the British had abandoned Philadelphia, James Wilson successfully defended at trial 23 people from property seizure and exile by the radical government of Pennsylvania. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). "[13], Wilson also served from June 1776 on the Committee on Spies, along with Adams, Jefferson, John Rutledge, and Robert R. WebHe served on the first U.S. Supreme Court. [10], We now see the circle of government, beautiful and complete. By the people, its springs are put in motion originally: By the people, its administration is consummated: At first; at last; their power is predominant and supreme. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received commission on September 29, 1789. The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you Buncombe County You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Dr. James Wilson, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Lakewood, WA and has over 42 years of experience in the medical field. William James Jim, a much loved husband of Iris, and a devoted father of Kenny (Carol), Heather (Barry) and Mervyn (Tracey). WebJean Wilsonwas born May 5, 1862 in St. Andrews and Leonard, Fifeshire, Scotland. WebThe following Bible Record was sent to me by a correspondent who did not possess the original Bible and did not have the title page of the Bible. You enjoy It presented his views that all power derived from the people. Wilson, more than any other delegate, consistently advocated placing as much power as was feasible with the people themselvesgiving them as direct control as was possible over operation of the federal government's machineryWilson alone, who wielded formidable intellect on behalf of democracy throughout the Convention, is a major part of the reason why the Constitution ended up as democratic a document as it did. Wilson also played a major role in drafting the 1790 Pennsylvania Constitution. WebJames H. Wilson 83 of Corryton, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2023. WebFamily Life. Perhaps it is best here to quote the opening of Justice Wilson's opinion in Chisholm v. State of Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793), one of the most momentous decisions in American history: "This is a case of uncommon magnitude. Maynardville, has the honor to serve the family of Jim Wilson. [36] But this, too, was initially greeted unenthusiastically. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". WebJames Wilson (b. [27] Even with his strong opposition to slavery, Wilson proposed the Three-fifths Compromise, which counted three-fifths of each state's slave population toward that state's total population for the purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, in an effort to placate southern antipathy towards the House of Representatives; as the Convention proceeded, however, he would come to disavow the compromise.[23][20]. Why should we reduce them to the cruel dilemma of condemning, either those principles which they have been taught to believe, or those persons whom they have been taught to revere?" In the fighting that ensued, six died, and 17 to 19 were wounded. He saw popular sovereignty as the cement that held America together linking the interests of the people and of the presidential administration. Wilson further expanded his land holdings by cofounding the Canna Company with Mark Bird, Robert Lettis Hooper, and William Bingham in order to sell land along the Susquehanna River in New York. Rachel died in 1786, and in 1793 he married Hannah Gray, daughter of Ellis Gray and Sarah D'Olbear; the marriage produced a son named Henry, who died at age three. James Earl Gray Jr. James Earl Gray Jr., was born March 28, 1962, in Columbus, Ind., to James Earl Gray Sr. and Mary Ann Fey Gray. Their names, although probably not in the order of their births, were as follows: After two years of study he attained the bar in Philadelphia, and, in the following year (1767), set up his own practice in Reading, Pennsylvania. Mr. James R. Wilson, English First Waiter from Bootle, Mrs. Emily Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the, Miss Dorothy Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the, Master Frank Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the, Mr. John Wilson, English 2nd Class passenger residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, who sailed aboard the. [10], His October 6, 1787, "speech in the statehouse yard" (delivered in the courtyard behind Independence Hall) has been seen as particularly important in setting the terms of the ratification debate, both locally and nationally. WebYou can see how Wilson families moved over time by selecting different census years. (Retrieved from, Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. NameCensus.com. James Wilson was born on Sept. 14, 1742, on a farm in Fifeshire, Scotland. [2], The surname Wilson was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where John Wulson was a merchant in the service of Sir John of Montgomery in 1405. His office was very successful, and he earned a small fortune in a few years. Instead, James Wilson and his wife, Eliza, dedicated their lives to spreading the Presbyterian faith to the world by working as missionaries in India from 1848-1858. 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