Henry Wilson

• Name	Henry Wilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I20160	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah Chase,   b. 26 Sep 1737, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Marriage	4 Jan 1759	Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [7]
  Notes	Intention posted at Chatham 11 Jul 1758.
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Wilson   d. 1800 + 2. Jane Wilson,   b. 27 Dec 1764   d. 23 Feb 1836, Shag Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F12163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In 1761 he was one of the original proprietors of Barrington, Nova Scotia. His origins are unknown.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Ted C. D'Eon, "Descendants of Stephen Hopkins - 14 Generations.". [S2572] A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604-1870, with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix by Edwin Crowell. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1923. [S1035] John Carroll Chase and George Walter Chamberlain, "Some of the Descendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth, Massachusetts." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 87:46, 87:127, 87:242, 87:314, 1933. [S2654] The Nickerson Family: The Descendants of William Nickerson, 1604-1689, First Settler of Chatham, Massachusetts, Parts I, II & III: The First Six Generations with Vital Statistics of the Seventh Generation, The Combined 2nd Edition With Corrections by Pauline Wixon Derrick with Gertrude James and Barbara E. Goward. Cape Cod, Massachusetts: The Nickerson Family Association, 1997. [S3449] New Englanders in Nova Scotia, manuscript and collection of articles and research material, including articles written by Fred E. Crowell in the 1920s and 30s for the Yarmouth Herald, and also Crowell's research notes. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Searchable at americanancestors.org. [S635] Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Volume 6, Third Edition, Family — Stephen Hopkins by John D. Austin. Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001. [S5174] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, on ancestry.com.