It is claimed that Witherington was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and sat on the merchants’ guild on Dublin's common council from 1777 to 1783.
Katherine Wilmot visited Tone in Paris in 1802 and commented on the books she had in French, Italian and English authors.
The family settled in Paris, at first living with Colonel Henry Shee at Nanterre, later moving to the suburb, Chaillot.
[2] Following her husband's death in November 1798, she moved to a small apartment at 51 rue St Jacques in the Latin quarter of Paris.
When William entered the Cavalry School at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in November 1810 as a cadet, Tone moved to be close to him, living at the Hôtel de la Surintendance.
By approaching Napoleon in 1811, who knew Wolfe Tone, she ensured that her son received French citizenship and the privileged status of "élève du gouvernement."
In January 1813, when William began his service, Tone returned to Paris to live on the rue de Lille, and later moved to the Latin quarter.
Wilson was a Scottish businessman and advocate who had taken care of Tone's financial affairs after the death of her husband.
[1] Starting in 1824, The New Monthly Magazine began the unauthorised publication of extracts from Wolfe Tone's autobiography.
The book was a best-seller, and ensured the legacy of Wolfe Tone, as well as being an important contemporary document of both Irish and French revolutionary politics.