Hello Everyone,
I believe I have confirmed the parentage and family of the 1767 Thomas Wilson. A will for Thomas Wilson of Donisthorpe, dated May 1, 1809, (probated in April 1812), includes the following:
•Six surviving children in total.
•Son, William Wilson, receives the majority of the estate.
•Daughter, Lidia Roughton.
•Son, Thomas Wilson.
•Daughter, Ann Wilson, receives rent from a house in Barton under Needwood.
•Daughter, Mary Litherland
•Daughter, Jane Orgill
•Grandson, John Brooks
•Granddaughter, Ann Roughton
•Grandson, William Wilson, not yet age 14.
•Son-in-law, John Brooks of Netherseal, will executor, along with William Wilson.
This Thomas Wilson probably died in Netherseal, where he was buried December 22, 1811. The children listed in the will all align with the following Wilson children:
•Ann: Baptized February 7, 1763, in Netherseal, and buried in Netherseal, February 9, 1763, dau of Thomas and Ann.
•Elizabeth: Baptized April 29, 1764, in Netherseal, dau of Thomas and Ann. Married John Brooks November 20, 1788, in Church Gresley (same date as her sister, Lydia). Buried in Netherseal on October 26, 1791.
•Thomas: Baptized June 26, 1767, of Donisthorpe, but recorded in Stretton en le Field, son of Thomas and Mary
•Lydia: Baptized December 28, 1769, of Donisthorpe, but recorded in Stretton en le Field, dau of Thomas and Mary. Married John Roughton, in Church Gresley, November 20, 1788, (same date as her sister, Elizabeth) at the age of 19, per the marriage license, Thomas Wilson Farmer of Gresley attested he was her father. Buried October 15, 1809, Measham, Leicestershire.
•Anne: Baptized October 19, 1772, Donisthorpe, but recorded in Stretton en le Field, dau of Thomas and Mary. Unmarried as of 1809.
•Mary: Baptized January 1, 1775, in Netherseal, dau of Thomas and Ann. Married Samuel Litherland, Abbleby Magna, January 21, 1806. Buried December 13, 1846, in Appleby, age 73.
•William: Baptized January 27, 1777, in Netherseal, son of Thomas and Ann; Married Sarah Morgan October 26, 1808, in Church Gresley; Buried July 7, 1848, Church Gresley
•Jane: Baptized June 20, 1779, in Netherseal, dau of Thomas and Ann. Married Thomas Orgill, Church Gresley Sept. 12, 1801. Buried October 19, 1827, Church Gresley.
All of these children are included in the will, except the first Ann, who died soon after birth, and Elizabeth, who died in 1791, but whose husband and son were included. William Wilson, who died in 1848, also included most of these same people and more in his will, thereby helping to verify the family structure.
Thomas Wilson is almost certainly the Thomas Wilson who married Anne Mosely, May 11, 1761, in Church Gresley. She was buried March 30, 1803, in Netherseal.
The only challenge I have here is that the records for Thomas’ three children who were baptized in Donisthorpe all say their mother’s name was Mary, while all of the other children, baptized in Netherseal, were the children of Thomas and Ann. I have been unable to locate any marriage or death records to indicate Thomas had been widowed and remarried to someone named Mary, or remarried again to another Ann. This leads me to believe the Stretton-en-le-Field parish record book was incorrect in stating the mother’s name was Mary, when it should have been Ann. I have nothing to back that up either way. No matter what though, the records are clear that these children, including the Thomas born in 1767, are all of the same family and children of Thomas who died in 1811.
I have yet to determine the origins of their parents, Thomas Wilson and Ann Mosely. If any of you are still researching this family and have any thoughts or additions to all of this, please let me know.
Regards,
Jon
