1809 -

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• Birth	9 Jan 1809	Parish of Covel and near Dumfries, Galloway County, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I58927	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Polly Ann SPICER, b. 4 Apr 1822, Plainfield, New York
  Married	14 Feb 1842	Amboy, Oswego County, New York
  Children	> 1. Sarah Ellen WILKINSON, b. 9 Aug 1845, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   2. George Washington WILKINSON, b. 21 Aug 1847, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   3. Maxwell Wellington WILKINSON, b. 21 Aug 1847, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   4. Mary Philura WILKINSON, b. 10 Sep 1849, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   5. Nancy D. WILKINSON, b. 26 Aug 1851, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   6. Waldon B. WILKINSON, b. 10 Nov 1853, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   7. William B. WILKINSON, b. 22 Aug 1855, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   8. Ellen S. WILKINSON, b. 6 May 1857, Amboy, Oswego County, New York   9. Lena A. WILKINSON, b. 26 Nov 1861, Amboy, Oswego County, New York
  Family ID	F25582	Group Sheet

• Notes	At the age of nineteen he enlisted in the 2nd Batallion of Rifle Brigarde, on 21 Apr 1828 at Dumfries; served 8 years and was honorably discharged on account of disability, 1 Jun 1836. He sailed for America in 1837. 19 Feb 1841 he received papers making him a citizen of the United States. He was a captain on the Lakes until 1861 and then became a farmer. The children were born in Amboy, NY.