John Wilder (1713 - 1793)

Born 3 Apr 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence Wilder — married 29 Nov 1739 in Petersham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1793 at age 80 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private John Wilder served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Birth

John was born, 3 Apr 1713, in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He is the son of John Wilder and Sarah White (or Sawyer?). John, s. John and Sarah, Apr. 3, 1713. ^[1]

He married Prudence Wilder on November 29, 1739. ^{[2] [3]}

Together they had these children, the first 3 in Lancaster, and the rest in Petersham^[2][3]:

1. Samuel Wilder, b. 1740.
2. Martha Dafter Wilder, b. 1742.
3. John Wilder, b. 1744.
4. Prudence Wilder, b. 1745.
5. John Wilder, b. 1748.
6. Damaris Wilder, b. 1750.
7. Cornelius Wilder, b. 1752, d. 1826.^[2]
8. Thankful Wilder, b. 1754.
9. Manasa Wilder, b. 1757.
10. Mary Wilder, b. 1759, d. 1769.^[3]
11. Sarah Wilder, b. 1762.

A private in the American Revolution serving under Capt. Wheeler in Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regt. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

He died on April 30, 1793 in Petersham. ^[2]

Research

Differentiate from other John Wilder's serving the Revoution, particularly those from Templeton. See:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-09-22), "Record of John Wilder", Ancestor # A126584.
• ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Lancaster, MA until 1850 Birth Record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
4. ↑ DAR
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783

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• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-09-22), "Record of John Wilder", Ancestor # A126583.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131984572/john-wilder : accessed 22 September 2021), memorial page for John Wilder (3 Apr 1713–31 Apr 1793), Find A Grave: Memorial #131984572, citing Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVS-6NZF : 19 February 2021), John Wilder, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); p. 341

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQK-1X2 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder, 29 Nov 1739; citing Marriage, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7H-FQB : 10 November 2020), John Wilder, 29 Nov 1739; citing Marriage, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-M2P : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Prudence Wilder, 5 Sep 1745; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5V9 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Prudence Wilder, 5 Sep 1745; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5VQ : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for John Wilder, 13 Jul 1748; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-M2T : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for John Wilder, 13 Jul 1748; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-M21 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Damaris Wilder, 8 Aug 1750; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5V4 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Damaris Wilder, 8 Aug 1750; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5VZ : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Cornelius Wilder, 30 May 1752; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-MLS : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Cornelius Wilder, 30 May 1752; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5V6 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Thankfull Wilder, 26 Jul 1754; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-ML7 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Thankfull Wilder, 26 Jul 1754; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-MLH : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Manasa Wilder, 24 Apr 1757; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5VN : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Manasa Wilder, 24 Apr 1757; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-ML8 : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Mary Wilder, 8 May 1759; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5VK : 10 November 2020), John Wilder Prudence in entry for Mary Wilder, 8 May 1759; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-MLX : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Sarah Wilder, 8 Nov 1762; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JN-5VL : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Sarah Wilder, 8 Nov 1762; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZR-PHC : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Mary Wilder, 10 May 1769; citing Death, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDD-5XT : 10 November 2020), John Wilder in entry for Mary Wilder, 10 May 1769; citing Death, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-B43 : accessed 22 September 2021), John Wilder, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 478, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

• Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1904); p. 55-6, p. 160, p. 191-2

• WikiTree profile Wilder-307 created through the import of Iak Family Tree.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by William Iak. See the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.