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- According to Richard Hutchinson,
"Robert Willson, Sr. - He was in the Revolution, was a Whig, and a Lieut. of the Militia. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Allentown, NJ and was a deacon in 1784, trustee in 1793, and an elder in 1809. Charles Robbins Hutchinson's work indicates that Robert was the first Judge of election in East Windsor Twp. in 1797. He lived in East Windsor Twp, NJ at the time of his will, dated Sep 11, 1816. The will was proved on Mar 7, 1820. His obituary was found in the Trenton Federalist, dated 6 Mar 1820, and indicated "Died- East Windsor, lately, Robert Wilson, esq., aged 82 years." Robert's gravestone in the Allentown Presbyterian Church Cemetery spells his name as "Willson" as was the way he wrote his signature on many documents including his Middlesex Co Will. However, his children all used the "Wilson" spelling. "
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