William Wilder (abt. 1715 - abt. 1784)

Born about 1715 in Chowan County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Culpepper) Wilder — married about 1744 in Edgecombe County, Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1784 at about age 69 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

William Wilder performed Patriotic Service in Georgia in the American Revolution.

William Wilder is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126782.

William Wilder was born about 1715, in Chowan County, North Carolina. William was the son of Michael Wilder and Ann Culpepper.

William married his cousin Elizabeth Culpeper in Edgecombe County, North Carolina about 1744, according to Culpeper family sources.

William was living in Wilkes County, Georgia before 1777 as he appears among the signatories of a letter to the Continental Congress seeking the removal from command of Gen. McIntosh.^[1]

William is listed among the individuals who purchased items at the estate sale of D. Hinton, on the 19th November 1779 in Wilkes County, Georgia. ^[2]

William died in Wilkes County, Georgia sometime before the 19th of April 1784 as his will was presented for probate on that date.^[3]

William's wife Elizabeth was the administrator of his estate, and on 24 September 1822, William's son Sampson Wilder was granted administration de bonis non of William's estate in Warren County, Georgia. Note that Warren County, Georgia had been part of Wilkes County, Georgia at the time of William's death.

Sources

1. ↑ "Chronicles of Wilkes County, Georgia" by Mary Bondurant Warren. The book is primarily excerpts from newspaper articles about the history of Wilkes County. However, in the back there are some documents, with facsimile of the signers. Following Wilders were resident in Wilkes Co, GA in 1777. p. 441. Wilkes County's signers [This letter to the Continental Congress sought the removal from command of Gen. McIntosh]. "Written from Wilkes County, 5 July 1777." Among the signers: Dred Wilder; Culp_____ Wilder*; Joseph Wilder; William Wilder; The first 3 signatures are close together on the page that of William Wilder is toward the end of a 3 column list. It was further stated that all signatories were Wilkes County Freeholders. p. 447 has a "Petition to the Honorable speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly from sundry residents of Wilkes County" - concerning headright grants, etc. There were numerous signatures, and this is not dated. William Wilder was the only Wilder to sign this. Wilkes County was laid out in 1777.
2. ↑ WILKES COUNTY, GA Book of Mixed Records, Wills, Administrations and Deeds--1777-1778 Folio 76-78
3. ↑ WILDER, WILLIAM, dec'd. will probated Apr. 19, 1784, Folio 60; The Early Records of Georgia, Volume I, Wilkes County abstracted and compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson, published in 1933 at Macon, GA.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022), "Record of William Wilder", Ancestor # A126782.
• [WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA] BOOK OF MIXED RECORDS, WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS AND DEEDS--1781-83; extracted from The Early Records of Georgia, Volume I, Wilkes County abstracted and compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson, published in 1933 at Macon, GA NOTE: "End of Page" notations refer to the page numbers of the original (1933) Mrs. Davidson book. Page numbers beside a person's name refer to the page from the primary source, such as a will or deed book.