Surnames: Willson
In 1771 John Willson landed in Virginia from Ireland and from Virginia in 1788 he removed to Washington township, Fayette County, Penna, to occupay a two hundred acre tract bought for him by his sons Hugh Willson and John Willson, living respectively in Allegheny County and Perry
township where they had then been residing for some time. The two hundred acres lying on the line between Westmoreland and Fayette counties were bought for Willson from one Jones and into the house Jones had put up Willson moved with his family. In 1804 Mr Willson replaced the Jones cabin with the log house now standing on the place (1882). Three sons came with him in 1788. They were James Willson, Robert Willson and David Willson. James died in Washington in 1827; Robert moved to Ohio and David Willson, inheriting the homestead, died there in 1863 at the age of ninety years after a residence of seventy five years on the farm.John Willson, the father, died in 1807, aged eighty two years. It is worthy of mention that three of his sons, Hugh Willson, John Willson and Robert Willson, saw service in the Revolution. Of the children of David Willson, the living ones are John R Willson, Mary J Willson and James M Willson.