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Nancy Wilder was born about 1795, in Virginia.[1] Nancy was the daughter of William Wilder, and the name of her mother is currently unknown.[2]
Nancy Wilder was the second wife of William Falconer (also spelled Falconar). Nancy married William Falconer prior to 1818, in South Carolina. No marriage record has been found, and the possible year of marriage is based on the birth year of Nancy's first child, daughter Sarah Ann Falconer Dillard who was born 16 February 1819. Nancy Wilder Falconer was mentioned in her father's will by her married name "Nancy Falconer". [3]
Nancy Wilder Falconer and her husband William Falconer moved to Montgomery County, Alabama by 1826, based on William Falconer obtaining three (3) patents on the 1st of May, 1826 for land at the Cahaba Alabama land office for land in Mongtomery County, Alabama.
Nancy, her husband (William Falconer) and family appear in the 1830 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Alabama.[4]
Nancy Wilder Falconer was left a widow on the 7th of June 1840, when her husband William Falconer died in Montgomery County, Alabama.[5]
Nancy Wilder Falconer is listed as the head of household in the 1850 Federal Census, District 1, Montgomery County, Alabama.[6]
Nancy Wilder Falconer died in Montgomery County, Alabama on 25 June 1859.[7]
Nancy Wilder is listed on page 310 of The "Wilder And Connecting (Especially Ware) Families In The Southeastern States", Third Edition, 1969, by William Murtha Wilder (referred to here as the "Wilder Book"), as follows: "Nancy is variously reported as marrying 1st Wm. Faulkner . . . until it was reported by the Baker Family historian, that she was the 1st wife of Jesse Baker . . .The 1850 Census showed Jesse a Widower with 7 children. Jesse m (2) Elizabeth . . ."
The Baker Family website does not list any sources or documentation for the information on Jesse Baker having married a "Nancy Wilder".
Nancy Wilder, daughter of William S. Wilder, was never the wife of Jesse Baker, and she did not die in 1839.
Please see the following below offered as proof: Nancy Wilder is included in her father, William S. Wilder's will, probated 31st January, 1823, which reads in part: "I William S. Wilder . . . make this my last will and Testament . . . Item I give to my daughter Nancy Falconer . . . I appoint to this my last will & Testament, William D. Wilder, Griffin Wilder and William Falconer Executors to my Estate. In Witness where of I now set my Hand and Seal this 13th day of December Anno domini One thousand Eight hundred & Twenty Two . . . signed William S. Wilder X his mark . . ." William S. Wilder's will is recorded in Sumter County, South Carolina Will Book D-1, page 3; Bundle 102 Package 8. The will was recorded for probate on 31st January, 1823.
Nancy Wilder and her husband William Falconer are living in Montgomery County, Alabama by 1826; and appear in the 1830 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Alabama.
Nancy Wilder's husband William Falconer died in Montgomery County, Alabama on the 7th of June 1840.
Nancy Wilder Falconer is listed as head of the household in the 1850 Federal Census in Montgomery County, Alabama. Living in the household with Nancy are the following children: Caroline Falconer born ca. 1825 South Carolina; Lane E. Falconer born ca. 1829 Alabama; John Falconer born ca. 1836 Alabama; Harriett Falconer born ca. 1838 Alabama, and Elizabeth Falconer born ca. 1840. Also living in the household was John Falconer born ca. 1776, brother of the late William Falconer.
Nancy Wilder Falconer died in Montgomery County, Alabama on 25 June 1859.
NOTE: For those who have used the "Wilder And Connecting (Especially Ware) Families In The Southeastern States", by William Murtha Wilder, as the proof of their Wilder or Ware lineage be advised that this book is an unreliable source and should be used with great caution, and all sources should be check against the original documents.
Information on Nancy Wilder Falconer based on research of Sumter District, South Carolina and Montgomery County, Alabama by Carolyn Wilder
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