Rebecca Wilson (maiden name: Williams) was born around 1807 in North Carolina. She married Thomas Wilson in Lincoln County, North Carolina, on March 22, 1828. They had at least nine children, including three sets of twins: Samuel, born around 1830; David and Elizabeth, born around 1831; Thomas, born around 1833; Mary and Jane, born around 1839; Sarah, born around 1842; and Franklin and Rebecca, born around 1846. They lived in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and her husband worked as a surveyor. By 1850, they owned $600 of real estate. Her husband died around 1851. By 1860, she owned $1,000 of real estate and $885 of real estate. She died in Cleveland County on June 2, 1868.