Susannah Steward (Stuart in some records) was born about or after 1700 in Virginia, the daughter of William Stewart and ?[1]
Susannah Steward married Michael Wilder before 12 Dec. 1721.[1]
Susannah and Michael Wilder were the parents of the following known children:[2]
Sidwell/Sydweall Wildy Nash, b. 12 Dec. 1721,
Jonathan Wilder, b. 18 Jan 1728/9,
Rosanna Willday, b. 9 Jan. 1730/1 - died young is not in her father's will.
Lydia Wildey
Elizabeth Wilder Davis
Sarah Wildey
Susannah Wildey
Mary Wildey
Michael Wilder
Nathaniel Wilder
Susannah Steward (Stuart) survived her husband Michael Wilder, as she is named in his will dated 1 June 1746.[3]
Susannah received additional assets from her husband's estates as cited in the following court record: "Memorandum that Susannah Wilder Rec'd 1160 pounds of Tobacco after the appraisement of her deceased husbands estate. [signed] Susannah \ sign Wilder
At a court held for Lancaster county on the 20th day of March 1752 This additional Inventory was returned & ordered to be recorded."[4]
Susannah's date of death is unknown but she died sometime after 1752.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800: Marriages and Marriage References for the Counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Old Rappahannock, Richmond, and Westmoreland." Robert K. Headley, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2003. "p. 375 - WILDER, [Michael] & STEWARD, Susanna; bef. 12 Dec 1721; bride was a dau. of Wm. STEWART; (RC DB 11:396, NFPR:198)"
↑ Susannah Steward and Michael Wilder's children from: "The Register of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814" by George Harrison Sandford King, p. 198; and the Will of Michael Wilder from: "Abstracts Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800." Lee, Ida J.; Richmond: Dietz Press, 1959. p.234 "WILDEY, Michael. 1 June 1746. Rec. 13 Feb 1746; Wife: Susannah. Daus: Lydia WILDEY, Elizabeth DAVIS, Sydweall NASH, Sarah WILDEY, Susannah WILDEY, Mary WILDEY. Sons: Jonathan WILDEY, Michael, Nathaniel. Dau Lydia to be under son Jonathan. Wits: Wm. GIBSON. (WB 14, p. 139)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah: