| − | James Wilson was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on the 14th of September 1742. He matriculated at the University of St Andrews in 1757 and was subsequently a student at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1765 he emigrated to America.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bEs0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA693 The Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 28]</ref> | + | James Wilson was born in Carskerdo, Scotland,<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Founders_on_God_and_Government/3dh3aY5f200C?hl=en&gbpv=1 The Founders on God and Government]</ref>(now Ceres, Fife) on the 14th of September 1742. He matriculated at the University of St Andrews in 1757 and was subsequently a student at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1765 he emigrated to America.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bEs0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA693 The Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 28]</ref> |