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Mary (Wilder) Underwood (abt. 1623 - 1658)

Mary Underwood formerly Wilder
Born about in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 16 May 1645 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 35 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Profile last modified | Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography

Mary's birth information is uncertain. She may have born about 1623 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England[citation needed] to parents Thomas Wilder and Martha. Alternatively, she may have been born before 1618 in the same place to the same parents. Apparently a daughter Mary was listed in Thomas Wilder's will written January 3, 1618/19.[citation needed]

Mary came to America in 1638 with her mother on the ship Confidence. She lived at Hingham, Massachusetts and later at Watertown, Massachusetts. Mary Wilder Underwood's sister Elizabeth Ensign, in making her will in 1663 mentions a Sarah Underwood, "not yet 15". She married Joseph Underwood on 16 May 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachussetts. Mary passed away on 13 December 1658. She was 39 years old.

Research Notes

This page is a subsidiary of the author's Wilder Genealogy Page. The author is of the opinion that the legendary English ancestry presented in the various published genealogies written by Rev. Moses Wilder and revised and updated by his descendants is incorrect. That legendary descent is unsupported by available documentation, and appears to have been constructed based on a lot of wishful thinking and a little correspondence with the most prominent line of Wilders in England at the time of Rev. Moses Wilder. One can only conclude that subsequent researchers have chosen to overlook Rev. Wilder's statement in his book the he had never viewed any English document, and left such study to future research.

The author has done research in many English sources, and has come to different conclusions than other authors have presented. In fact, the present author is of the opinion that probably no such person as the legendary patriarch of the family, Nicholas Wilder, the warrior of Bosworth, ever even existed! This page is presented purely as reference for comparison to the other point of view. Please see the present author's research at Ralph Clark's Wilder Genealogy Page.

Note that some persons on this page have a (T) after their names. This indicates a legendary version of a person for whom a corresponding individual, with additional or alternative information, may be found in the author's index to other pages. Here follows the Legend (not the genealogy) of Nicholas Wilder. Note: P.O. Box 641188 Los Angeles, CA 90064-1188 Ultimate Family Tree, ver 3.10 Patch CLARKB Project Version 306 April 6, 2006 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: 7 ii. Mary Wilder(23) (#3181) was born in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England before 1619. Mary died December 23, 1658 in Watertown, MA, at 39 years of age. She married Joseph Underwood. (Joseph Underwood is #3180.) Joseph was born circa 1614 in England. In Thomas Wilder's will written January 3, 1618/19 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England, Mary was named as his daughter, not yet of legal age.(24) Note: (23)(24)1618 Will (newer), Thomas Wilder.[1]

Sources

  1. Ralph Dean Clark Richard Wilder of Shiplake
  • Austin W. Spencer Family Tree of Austin W. Spencer Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of New England A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 4 vols.
  • Wilder, Moses H. Book of the Wilders: A Contribution to the History of the WildersNew York: Edward O. Jenkins for the author, 1878.
  • Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents. Boston, 1900. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965.




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Greetings everyone. This profile has a high number of profile managers-- far more than is needed. If you're not actively researching this person, may we suggest that you "downgrade" to Trusted List; you'll still receive updates through your Family Activity Feed (which arrives weekly via email or can be accessed anytime under "My Wikitree" at the top of the screen. Thanks so much. -- Jillaine, PGM co-leader
posted by Jillaine Smith
But I don't see an LNAB conflict so all would merge into the lowest number anyway. Or am I missing something?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Jillaine,

Maybe this one should be protected as well, as there seems to be an issue with duplicates.

posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham
Wilder-2601 and Wilder-68 appear to represent the same person because: Please agree to merge these duplicate profiles. Thanks! They have the same birth/death/marriage information, and each has a son Joseph born in 1650 in Watertown.
posted by Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Wilder-2601 and Wilder-68 do not represent the same person because: not the same person
posted by Diann George
Wilder-2601 and Wilder-68 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, spouse
posted by M Cole
Wilder-428 and Wilder-68 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents
posted by Jillaine Smith
Wilder-356 and Wilder-68 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents. Similar vitals. Use field data in lower numbered profile. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Wilder-68 and Wilder-637 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband, same death. Please merge. Thanks.
posted by Vic Watt

Rejected matches › Mary Wilder