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THE WILSON-MOREY FAMILY
of
FAYETTE COUNTY, ILL.

By

HENRY C. WILSON

A son of EMERY WOODFORD WILSON and
JEANNETTE MOREY-WILSON - First Heads
of Such a Family - and an Earnest Seeker
for Remote Ancestors
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Second Edition
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Typed by his
Dutiful and Obedient Daughter

RUTH DOROTHY GRAY

In Her Own Inimitable Style
Portland, Oregon
November
1943
Trademark

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FOREWORD, CHAPTER I

The lust for Family Trees, in general

Genesis of my Hunt for Ancestors

THE WILSONS, CHAPTER II

1. Family origins

The Original Wilsons
Wilsons of Jamestown
Wilsons of 1790, etc.
The Trail of Great-grandfather Joseph
The Wagoners or Waggoners

2. In Old Kentucky

Early Settlers
Wilson-Wagoner Revolutionists, if any
Kentucky Land Grants
Allen County, Ky.
Wilson-Wagoner Settlement in Allen County
Our Kentucky Families, Uncle Sam's version
Additional facts

THE MOREYS, CHAPTER III

1. Origin of the Name

2. Spelling of the Name

3. Immigrant Ancestors

4. The American Pre-Vermont Moreys

(a) Roger Morey (Lowry)
(b) Descendants of Roger

I. Jonathan
II. Nathaniel
III John
IV. Benjamin
V. Thomas

5. Ancestors of Joseph Morey of Rutland, Vermont

6. Moreys of Ohio

(a) Joseph of Granville
(b) Descendants of Joseph of Granville
(c) Reynolds Ancestors
(d) Lockwood Ancestors

STRINGTOWN DAYS, CHAPTER IV

Generalities, glittering and/or otherwise

Wilson Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts

Morey Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts

Emery Woodford Wilson

Jeannette (Morey) Wilson

Descendants of Emery and Jeannette

APPENDIX

Biographical sketches, etc.

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