Free Negro, freed by deed of manumission by Sarah Crippin/Russell/Wise in 1818
16could well be the Wilson freed 4/3/1818 by Sarah Crippen
16, in which case he would have been born 1816
family (#109) found in 1850 census
I’m pretty sure this is the person in the Jan. 3, 1891 PE item
“ Wilson Branson, colored, died on the 25th ult., aged 80 years. His father was one of the first negroes that moved to the island, and the first owner of real estate here of his race.”
appears as family in 1850 Census
entire family found in 1860 census - worngly indexed as William Crippin)
27also living with them is Jacob Lyons (B) 22
There are also a Mary and John Crippin, both age 21, living in the household of Alford and Elizabeth Ewell (Newell) in 1870
28Death Register: Crippin, Wilson, C/m, 27 Dec 1890, Acc. P., old age, 85 yr, child of Branson and Comfort, b Acc., laborer, husb. of Sally, John Crippin, son g/info