John Wilson Family History And Genealogy PDF Download

Excerpt from Ancestry and Descendants of Rev. John Wilson of Boston, Mass The name Wilson being of patronymic origin, it is evident that numerous distinct family lines bearing the name were founded in England at various times and places by individuals in no degree related; and as hereditary family names did not become in vogue until about the reign of Edward I. (except among the nobility and landed families), it is not likely that any Wilson family was per permanently established, bearing the name continuously, until toward the close of the reign of the above sovereign (circa A.D. 1300). The name is found in nearly all the counties of England. It is quite rare, however, in the counties south of the Thames and Severn, but is very common in northern England, particularly in the counties of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and York. (Guppy's "Homes of Family Names," pp. 15, 65, 572; Lower's "English Surnames" (1842 edition), pp. 17-19, 97). Many different coats of arms have been used by various Wilson families; but a wolf in some form is generally to be found in the arms of the Wilsons of England. (Burke's "General Armory," pp. 1119-1121.) Among the Wilson families of northern England there was one established at a remote period at Penrith, co. Cumberland. The parish registers of Penrith, which begin in 1556, show over 120 entries of the name between that date and the year 1600; so it seems evident that the family had been located there continuously for several generations previous to the beginning of the registers. (Watson's Penrith Registers, pp. 106, 107, 125.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.