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Samuel Wilson 1785 - is in Fayette County Kentucky in 1785 when he signs a petition for Bourbon County to be formed from Fayette County 1788 - He is then listed on a 1788 tax list for Fayette County, Kentucky. 1790 - He is in Bourbon County, Kentucky in the 1790 census. 1794 - Samuel is still in Bourbon County in 1794 as he is listed as the executor to the estate of Wm. McClure. 1800 - 1800 tax list (considered "2nd" census) for Bourbon County has a Samuel Wilson Sr. & Samuel Wilson Jr. 1801 - Samuel appears in Jefferson County, Missouri in 1801 - ".......settled on Little Rock creek, another branch of the Maramec, the early actual settlers were all Americans, thus we find Samuel Wilson and his son John (1801); John Henderson (1802); John Gillmore (1803); George Smirl, senior, (1801); James Smirl (1802); and George, junior, in the St. Louis District of what is now Jefferson County, Missouri" (from "History of Missouri", pg. 76, by Louis Houck). 1812 - There was a Samuel Wilson who served in the War of 1812 under Capt. John Hughes (Washington Co., Mo.) Mustered into service on the 9th of Sept. 1812 & out on the 25th Oct. 1841 - Samuel died before 1841. Children of Samuel Wilson:
Property of Samuel & John Wilson & John Henderson in east Jefferson County, Mo. There is a Wilson Hollow Road in southeast Jefferson County, Missouri:
HERRINGTON - these are not my lineal ancestors but this information is helpful in researching the Wilsons. Joseph Bartholomew Herrington - born 10 Apr. 1740 Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Son of Sarah Leeks & Abraham Herrington. Married Elizabeth ? He settled at Pevely, Jefferson County, Missouri in the year 1800. Died 28 Sept. 1821& buried in Herrington Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Mo. Children of Elizabeth & Joseph:
Sources: Beth Wilson, Ancestry.com, Houck's History of Missouri, Baptisms for Samuel W. Henderson, Rand Henderson, Jefferson County Missouri GenWeb, Fayette County Kentucky GenWeb, Bourbon County Kentucky GenWeb,
From: Beth Wilson At least one of John Wilson's grandchildren says on the census that her father was born in Kentucky. A Bartholomew Herrington signed petition #28 in 1785 that resulted in Bourbon County, Kentucky being formed from Fayette County. As I mentioned before many think that John Wilson's wife Mary was the daughter of Bartholomew. On the same petition was a Samuel Wilson. Bartholomew helped to lay out roads in Campbell County,Kentucky in 1796 and was in court records there through 1799. The Smirls may have been in the same areas. Bartholomew may have been in Westmoreland County, PA in 1783 on a tax list and I think there were Wilsons there also. A Bartholomew Hetherington was in the Rev. War from Westmoreland County, PA. |
