ROBERT WILSON

• Death Notes
  • Farmington, CT.

• General Notes
  • Immigration: before 1647, when he is found in Windsor.
    
         The origin of Robert Wilson is unknown, although there are some interesting hints that he may originate in Yorkshire. He is first found in Windsor in 1647 when he and William Thrall jointly buy of Simon Hoyte a lot in Hoyte's Meadow in which they agreed that the house and land would be divided in the middle and the well and woodcourt would be enjoyed interchangeably. By 1653 Robert was in Farmington and in 1654 William Thrall bought Wilson's interest in this land.
         About 1649 Robert married Elizabeth Stebbins of Hartford with whom he had two sons before his death in Farmington in 1655. Given the known ages, it is probable that Robert was in his thirties at his death. John and Samuel, sons of this marriage, would both die in their forties.
    In 1692 a Phineas Wilson of Boston and Hartford died leaving a very large estate. Phineas was a wealthy merchant "of Dublin" and he left bequests to three sisters of Hull, Yorkshire, England. He names his wife, Dr. Thomas Hooker, Deacon John Wilson [son of Robert], and Benjamin Mountford as overseers and guardians. While we might ascertain that this indicates a relationship between these Wilson families, we must also consider that the relationship is through the church, and not necessarily familial, although Robert's grandson named a son Phineas (John, Samuel, Robert).