Individual Details

James Wilkinson

(Abt 1697 - 15 January 1748/49)

James Wilkinson was a slave owner. A Negro man valued at 40 pounds and a Negro woman and child, worth 40 pounds together, were included as part of the inventory in his estate.

Events

BirthAbt 1697Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey
Marriage16 December 1726Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey - Mary Dunham
Death15 January 1748/49Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey

Families

SpouseMary Dunham (1703 - )
ChildSarah Wilkinson (1727 - 1772)
ChildSamuel Wilkinson (1729 - )
ChildThomas Wilkinson ( - )
FatherEdward Wilkinson (1657 - 1720)
MotherUnknown Wilkinson Mrs. ( - )
SiblingAllen Wilkinson (1687 - )
SiblingJohn Wilkinson (1685 - )

Notes

Marriage

Marriage record through NEHGS. The marriage is also recorded in Woodbridge and Vicinity, p. 356.

Death

Entry from the Calendar of New Jersey Wills clarifies the relationship of daughter Sarah as wife of Isaac Tappan. There is a David Dunham, Jr. mentioned in the probate records; he was the grandson of Jonathan Singletary Dunham, and so a cousin of James Wilkinson's wife Mary Dunham.