Jeptha Avery Wilkinson, Sr. ^

1791 - Abt 1874  (82 years)

• Name	Jeptha Avery Wilkinson  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr. ^
  Birth	23 Apr 1791	Cumberland, Providence, RI   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Jan 1874	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [6, 7]
  	It is unclear from the abstract whether the date published was the date of his death or of the of the newspaper's publication; it seems though that the death occurred earlier ("the other day"): From the Yates County Chron
  Person ID	I183	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jeptha Wilkinson, >,   b. 3 Apr 1757   d. 15 Aug 1803 (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Lucy Smith, >,   b. Abt 1760, Groton, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 11 Feb 1823 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1784  [8]
  Family ID	F737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Holden Gibson, ^,   b. Abt 1793, of Paris, Seine, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1828	Kent, England
  Children	1. Ellen Holden Wilkinson, ^,   b. 16 Jun 1828, France d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick Douglas Wilkinson, Sr. ^,   b. 13 Aug 1829, England d. 6 Nov 1874, at sea (Age 45 years)   3. Jeptha Avery Wilkinson, Jr. ^,   b. 27 Feb 1831, England d. 19 Jan 1891, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 59 years)   4. Julia S. Wilkinson, ^,   b. 21 Aug 1832, {NY} d. 27 Sep 1858 (Age 26 years)   5. Emma Matilda Wilkinson, ^,   b. Abt 1837, Rhode Island, United States of America d. 18 Jun 1902, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 65 years)   6. Victoria J. Wilkinson, ^,   b. 24 Oct 1838, RI d. Bef 1889 (Age < 50 years)   7. Joseph A. Wilkinson,   b. 1840, {NY} d. Bef 1850 (Age < 9 years)   8. Charles Wilkinson,   b. 1842, {NY} d. Bef 1850 (Age < 7 years)   9. Albert Wilkinson, ^,   b. 27 Feb 1844, NY d. Yes, date unknown   10. Anawan Wilkinson,   b. 1846, {NY} d. Bef 1850 (Age < 3 years)   11. Mary C. Wilkinson, ^,   b. 8 Nov 1848, NY d. Bef 1889 (Age < 40 years)   12. George E. Wilkinson, ^,   b. 1850, {NY} d. Bef 1860 (Age < 9 years)   13. Florence A. Wilkinson, ^,   b. 8 Jan 1852, {NY} d. 5 Mar 1857, {NY} (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Family Note: There is some ambiguity for the birth places of the Wilkinson family. Rev. Isaac Wilkinson, in his 1869 Memoirs of the Wilkinson Family, records that Jeptha, Sr. was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and that he met his wife, Sarah, in Paris, France.  Sarah's father, however, was English;  While most researchers have concluded that Rev. Wilkinson's statement to mean that Sarah was born in France, this is not proved. The IGI sources for the children of Jeptha Avery Wilkinson gave their birth place as London, England, and for the parents as Rhode Island and "Of Paris France." The census records are inconsistent. The 1850 census recorded New York as the birthplace for the entire family. The 1860 census recorded Jeptha Sr. as being born in Rhode Island, others variously as England, France, Rhode Island, and New York. The 1880 census record for Jeptha's son, Jeptha Jr., including his now widowed Sarah and children Ellen and Mary, recorded Jeptha Sr's. birth place as England. The children were recorded variously as Jeptha - England, Ellen - France, and Mary - New York. Sarah was recorded as England. I have elected to use Rev. Wilkinson's account as the source for his birth place; and England for that of his wife. I have elected to record the birth places for other family members in agreement with the 1850 census, modified, for those found in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses to what was recorded there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Chapter V. Jeptha Avery married Sarah A. Gibson, whom he met at Paris in France. She was the daughter of John H. Gibson, a wealthy gentleman of London. He ranked high in birth and influence, being an English Barrister, and a Notary Public, and at one time refused the office of Mayor of London. Her mother was a near relation of the Douglasses of Douglass Castle, Scotland. They have had fourteen children, and the family resides at South Haven, Suffolk Co., L. I. Mr. W. is an inventor, and is at present in London, England, superintending his great Printing Press, the most remarkable invention in the world. [S143] Place: Calais, France; Collection: Dr. William's Library; Nonconformist Registers; Date Range: 1815 - 1832; Film Number: 838736. [S8] p. 114. Age 53. Born in NY. [S89] 23 APR 1791 Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island. [S16] Census Place: Brooklyn Born RI. Ward 20, Kings, New York; Roll: M593_960; Page: 71; Image: 142. [S144] . [S47] Liber 2395, Page 342; Affidavit of Title, Harriet T. Hohenhausen to Maurice Wertheim.; 6 October 1944. ".. he died about 1872, a resident of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York." This Affidavit includes family relationships and titles from Jeptha Wilkinson to Harriet T. Hohenhausen. [S142] .