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sented by a due Number of Members," failed to
pass on April 16, 1759. Wilson appeared and took
his seat without further comment by the House
on September 29, 1760, following Hammond's
death the previous May. OTHER STATE OFFICE:
Council of Safety, Eastern Shore, 5th, 1776-1777
(appointed on December 13, 1776, to fill va-
cancy). LOCAL OFFICES: elder, Manokin Presby-
terian Church, Somerset County, appointed 1762-
1789; justice, Somerset County, 1766-1774 (quo-
rum, 1766-1774); justice, Court of Oyer, Ter-
miner, and Gaol Delivery, commissioned 1770,
1771, 1772 (quorum, 1770); trustee, Washington
Academy, Somerset County, 1779-1790. STANDS
ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: in 1784 deeded 4 acres
of his plantation to the trustees of Washington
Academy "for the use and purpose of a seminary
of learning and no other" or else the land would
revert to Samuel or his heirs. WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: by 1760 Peggy
Custis Wilson had inherited considerable per-
sonal property in Accomack County, Virginia,
consisting of slaves, cash, plate, and household
furniture. Assessed value £2,256.0.0, including 49
slaves and 359 oz. plate, 1783. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION. 1,110 acres in Somerset County (in-
herited from his father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
purchased 2,371 acres in Somerset County, two
lots in Princess Anne Town, and 500 acres in
Accomack County, Virginia, between 1757 and
1790; by 1760 Peggy Custis Wilson had inherited
ca. 1,900 acres in Accomack County, Virginia;
resurveyed and patented 1,112 acres in Somerset
County between 1761 and 1787; sold 2,124 acres
in Somerset and 200 acres in Accomack County,
Virginia, between 1765 and 1790. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS: prior to his second marriage, Samuel
deeded his first wife's Virginia estate to their son,
John Custis. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between
April 29 and May 25, 1790, in Somerset County.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: ordered no appraisal of es-
tate. LAND. ca. 4,659 acres in Somerset County
and Accomack County, Virginia, and two lots in
Princess Anne Town.
WINDER, JOHN (1745-1822). BORN: on January
19, 1745, in Somerset County. NATIVE: fourth
generation. RESIDED: in Manokin Hundred, Som-
erset County, by 1783; Northampton County,
Virginia, by 1794. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER.
William Winder (1714/15-1792). MOTHER: Esther
Gillis (1724-by 1770). STEPMOTHER, by 1770, Mary
(?-1799). AUNT: Lean Gillis (1726-?), who mar-
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ried William Adams (?-1795). BROTHERS: Levin
Winder (1757-1819); William Winder, Jr. (?-1808);
and possibly Thomas, who was lost at sea early
in life. SISTERS: Jane; Leah (ca. 1760-?); Priscilla
(ca. 1740-by 1779); and Esther (?-ca. 1790).
NIECE: Esther Wilson (?-by 1792), who married
William Morris (?-ca. 1799). MARRIED first, by
1770, Betty Jones. MARRIED second, ca. 1782, Su-
sanna (1755-1799), daughter of George Har-
manson (?-ca. 1762) of Northampton County,
Virginia, and wife Hannah. Her brother was John
(?-1783), of Northampton County, Virginia. Her
sisters were Elizabeth (Betsy), who married Caleb
Teackle; and Mary. CHILDREN. SONS: Dr. William
(1770-1796); Dr. Thomas Jones (1772-by 1816)
of Somerset County, who married Harriet,
daughter of Levin Handy of Somerset County;
John H. (1782-?), who married Comfort, daugh-
ter of Thomas Gore of Accomack County, Vir-
ginia; Levin Y. (1783-?) of Somerset County;
Dr. George H.; Nathaniel J. (?-1844), a county
clerk of Northampton County, Virginia, in 1821,
who married Sarah; and Dr. Samuel. DAUGHTER:
Mary Harmonson (1785-1862). PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION, literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
Anglican, Somerset Parish, Somerset County,
1773. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Esq., 1816.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: physician; manufac-
tured salt, 1782. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: 3rd Convention, Somerset County, 1774;
Lower House, Somerset County, 1779-1780
(Grievances 2, 3; Claims 1-3), 1780-1781 (Public
Taxes 2), 1781-1782 (Elections 2), 1783 (elected,
but did not attend, resigned on December 1, 1783).
LOCAL OFFICES: trustee of Washington Academy,
Somerset County, 1779; commissioner of the tax
for Somerset County, appointed January 1783,
December 1783, and January 1785. STANDS ON
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: subscriber to Washington
College, Chestertown, 1783; subscriber to Wash-
ington Academy, 1818. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £781.0.0, in-
cluding 27 slaves and 20 oz. plate, 1783. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: ca. 441 acres in Somerset County
(probably given to him by his father). SIGNIFI-
CANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELEC-
TION AND DEATH: obtained ca. 600 acres in North-
ampton County, Virginia, from his second wife,
1783; inherited at least 350 acres in Somerset
County from his father, 1792; deeded all of his
land in Somerset County to his son, Thomas Jones
Winder, 1798. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between
November 28 and December 9, 1822, in North-
ampton County, Virginia. Buried with his second
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