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David Willson

David Willson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1734 - 1775  (41 years)


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  • Name David Willson  [1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth 09 Oct 1734  Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Dec 1775 
    Burial Aft. 31 Dec 1775 
    Person ID I312684222259  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father James Wilson,   b. Aug 1694, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. Sep 1784, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Rebekah Phelps,   b. 1699, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1770, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F3009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail Scott,   b. 03 Jun 1747, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1760  Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Dorcas Osgood,   b. 1753, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Dec 1786 (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1770  Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 3 Mary Houghton,   b. Abt. 1740   d. Aft. 1776 (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jun 1773  Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Do not confuse Joseph Willson and Rebekah with Joseph Wilson & Rebecca Phelps
      These appear to be different people. Their children, dates, and other information do not match the dates given for each family's records. The sources have been mostly corrected though some may still be incorrect.

      !IGI 1988 Edition Batch 7208801
      !IGI 1988 Edition Batch 7208801

      AFN # G5GN-3J; K7G5-37 BIRTH DATE: 9 Oc
      AFN # G5GN-3J; K7G5-37 BIRTH DATE: 9 Oct 1734; abt 1718 AFN # G5GN-3J; K7G5-37 BIRTH DATE: 9 Oct 1734; abt 1718

      (21) d.
      (21) d.

      !OTHER MARRIAGES: Abigail Scott added in
      !OTHER MARRIAGES: Abigail Scott added in pencil on fgsheet of Vera Price of Idaho Falls, Idaho. This marriage also appears in Vital Records of Petersham to the end of the year 1849, FHL 94.43/P2 V29p.

      Line in Record @I0787@ (RIN 1223) from G
      Line in Record @I0787@ (RIN 1223) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0787@ (RIN 1223) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE Line in Record @I0787@ (RIN 1223) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PLAC SLAKE

      Surname spelling variation "Willson" vs "Wilson"
      Surname spelling variation "Willson" vs "Wilson" on many records.

      Baptism by Steven Myers Initiatory by Ma
      Baptism by Steven Myers Initiatory by Mark Myers

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.co.

    2. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree.

    3. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, Trustee of the Fund (Systematic History Fund), 1904.

    4. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Online: Coolidge, Mabel Cook, for the Petersham Historical Society, Inc.. The History of Petersham Massachusetts: Incorporated April 20, 1754, Volunteerstown or Voluntown 1730-1733, Nichewaug 1733-1754. 1948. Hudson, Massachusetts, USA: Powell Press, 194.

    5. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCG2-G78 : 15 January 2020), David Willson, 1734.

    6. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Archives, Compiled from the by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, In accordance with Chapter 100, Resolves of 1891. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: Vol. 17 (XVII). 1908. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 18.

    7. [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XQ-BZ4 : Sat Mar 09 15:33:00 UTC 2024), Entry for David Willson and Joseph Willson, 9 October 2018.

    8. [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7H-X8X : Mon Jan 20 02:10:44 UTC 2025), Entry for David Willson and Mary Houghton, 5 Jun 1773.

    9. [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-7NTS : Thu Nov 21 16:52:36 UTC 2024), Entry for David Wilson and Dorcas Osgood, 29 Sep 1770.

    10. [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ2-6ZS : Tue Jan 21 10:05:01 UTC 2025), Entry for David Willson and Mary Houghton, 5 Jun 1773.

    11. [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7H-FLD : Tue Jan 21 00:24:52 UTC 2025), Entry for David Willson and Abigail Scott, 13 Nov 1760.



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