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John Wilder (abt. 1646 - 1718)

Lieut John Wilder
Born about in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Son of and [uncertain]
Husband of — married 17 Jul 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 72 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Birth

Born: About 1646, presumably in Charlestown, Massachusetts where his parents were still living. No birth or baptism record has been found for him.

Marriage and Children

Married: Hannah Atherton on 17 July 1672 at Lancaster, Massachusetts.
"John Wilder & Hannah his wife, 17 . 5 . 72" [1]
Children of John Wilder and Hannah Atherton:
  1. John Wilder. Born 11 July 1673 in Lancaster. [2]
  2. Thomas Wilder. Born 2 March 1676 in Charlestown. [3] [4]
  3. Abigail Wilder. Born about 1678, birth record not found. She is called eldest daughter in the will of her father. [5] She is therefore slotted in the gap between Thomas and Hannah whose birth dates are known.
  4. Hannah Wilder. Born 31 October 1679 at Charlestown. [6]
  5. James Wilder. Born 1681 at Charlestown. [7] Died 17 May 1739 in the 59th year of his age.
  6. Ebenezer Wilder. Born 23 June 1683 at Lancaster. [8]
  7. Rebekah Wilder. She is known from the will of her father where she is the second daughter named as Rebekah Whetcomb. There were many Whetcombs in Lancaster at the time, however, her husband has not yet been identified. She is placed in the gap between Ebenezer and Anna, though only thing we really know regarding her birth is that Abigail was older. [5]
  8. Anna Wilder. Born 1690 at Charlestown. [9]
  9. Deborah Wilder. Born about 1692. Died 7 November 1673 in her 72nd year. [10]
Query: Could Hannah and James have been born at Marlboro? (see those vital records).

Residence

Lancaster was abandoned after the massacre of February 10, 1676 and John and Hannah left Lancaster for Charlestown, where several of their children were born. They returned to Lancaster about 1881, and remained there until their deaths. This per "Early Records of Lancaster" by Henry Nourse, pub 1884; pages 318-325

Death

Died: January 9, 1718 in Lancaster "in his 70th year".
Buried: The Old Common Burying Ground in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [11]
Will: Will of John Wilder of Lancaster, 1718. [5]
This will needs close examining. It contains one daughter not normally assigned to John Wilder (Rebekah) and is missing one son (James).
Summary:
To my beloved wife Hannah...
To my eldest son John Wilder...
To Thomas Wilder my second son...
To my youngest son Ebenezer Wilder...
To my eldest daughter Abigail Wilder...
To my daughter Rebekah Whetcomb...
To my daughter Hannah Willard...
To my daughter Deborah Houghton...

Original proprieter Worcester, Mass.

No biography yet.[12] Can you add information or sources?

Sources

  1. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 14.
  2. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 14.
  3. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452.
  4. Joselyn. Vital Records of Charlestown, vol. 1. (1984): page 95.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. NEHGS, 2014. Probate 24878: Will of John Wilder, 1718
  6. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452.
  7. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452.
  8. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 15.
  9. Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452.
  10. NEHGR vol. 79 (1925): 397.
  11. Find A Grave: Memorial #43341681
  12. Profile created by Sonia DeBoer Antonides Antonides through the import of Sonia Antonides (Bayes Blood) .ged on Mar 2, 2018. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
Footnotes and citations:
Source list:
  • Lancaster. Henry S. Nourse, ed. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850. (Lancaster, MA: 1890): 14. Archive.org LINK
  • Charlestown. Roger D. Joselyn, ed. Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, vol. 1. (Boston: NEHGS, 1984): 95. AmericanAncestors.org LINK
  • Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. NEHGS, 2014. Probate 24878: Will of John Wilder, 1718
  • NEHGS Register, Volume 016 (1862); Lancaster Records - Marriages, page 359
  • Wakefield Memorial : comprising an historical, genealogical and biographical register of the name and family of Wakefield
  • Davis, Mavis F., Research on the French Family of West Hartland, Connecticut, Including the Wilder and Tiffany Families, Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., July 2016) Vol. 49, No. 1, Page 61.




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Wilder-1839 and Wilder-65 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile originally meant to be this same John Wilder, father of Thomas.
posted by Joe Cochoit
Wilder-1630 and Wilder-65 appear to represent the same person because: Same names for principal and spouse
posted by Hayward Houghton II

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