illiam Wilkie was born 29 Dec 1734 in Monmouth County, NJ. The son of Capt. Alexander Andrew Wilkie of Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. He married a Quaker woman named Elizabeth Jobes and they had five children. He took part in the defence of Charleston against the British and was taken prisoner aboard the HMS Torbay in Charleston Harbor.
William Wilkie, American Revolutionary War Soldier
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Birth- 29/12/1734
Monmouth Co., NJ
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
there is no evidence as to where he was born
Marriage- 5/08/1758-Age: 24 years
Elizabeth Jobes
Monmouth Co., NJ
Death- 1/01/1804
14/12/1803
York Dist., SC
York District, South Carolina, United States
Father
Capt. Alexander Andrew Wilkie
Gender
Male
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Forces War Records, William Wilkie, American Revolutionary War Soldier (https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/283365959/william-wilkie-american-revolutionary-war-soldier/facts : accessed 20/05/2024), database and images, https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/283365959/william-wilkie-american-revolutionary-war-soldier/facts