Mary (Knight) Wildman (1781 - 1861)

Born 7 Apr 1781 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Wildman Jr. — married 23 Apr 1801 in Middletown MM, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1861 at age 79 in Bensalem Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Mary was a Friend (Quaker)

Mary, child of John Knight & Margery (Paxson) Knight, was born on 7 April 1781 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

Mary Knight married John Wildman on April 23, 1801 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2][3] They had at least eleven children:

• Charles Wildman (1803 - 1845)
• Martha (Wildman) Smedley (1805 - 1863)
• Ann Wildman (1807 - 1836)
• Amos Wildman (1809 - 1817)
• Elwood Wildman (1811 - 1860)
• John Wildman (1813 - 1902)
• Mary (Wildman) Smedley (1815 - 1876)
• Edward Wildman (1817 - 1879)
• Joshua Knight Wildman (1819-1876)
• Jane Wildman (1822 - 1858)
• Rachel (Wildman) Warner (1825 - after 1880)

Mary was widowed in 1842, with ten living children.^[4]

Mary died (age 79) from heart disease on January 14, 1861 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[5] She was buried on January 15, 1861 at Byberry Friends Burial Grounds.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Middletown Monthly Meeting
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #2102236 (accessed 5 June 2022)
   Mary Knight born on 7 Apr 1781, child of John & Margery, in Bucks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 823996; Record number: 7;
   FamilySearch Record: Q2WF-P4S9 (accessed 5 June 2022)
   Mary Knight marriage to John Wildman on 23 Apr 1801 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Middletown Monthly Meeting, Marriage Certificates, Book A, 1780-1830, Arch Street Depository Copy. Filmed 19 May 1967.
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #7042802 (accessed 8 June 2022)
   Mary Knight marriage to John Wildman on 3 Apr 1801 in Middletown.
4. ↑ Last Will and Testament of John Wildman
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Death: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
   Citing v 1 p 170, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,690.
   FamilySearch Record: VKZ6-NGH (accessed 5 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1VB-F7
   Mary Wildman death 14 Jan 1861 (age 79) in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: M44T-W27 (accessed 5 June 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DB17-2VZ Image number 00156
  Mary Wildman (68) in Bensalem Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  Citing Page: 20; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1082; FHL microfilm: 805082; Record number: 772;
  FamilySearch Record: MXP9-KV2 (accessed 5 June 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSF-QF6 Image number 00025
  Mary Wildman (80) in Bensalem Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.