Ann (Paxson) Wildman (1741 - abt. 1806)

Born 8 Sep 1741 in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Wildman Jr — married 26 Jun 1759 in Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 18 Dec 1806 at about age 65 in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ann was born in 1741. She passed away about 1806. ^[1]

Ann Paxson died 18 Dec 1806. She married Joseph Wildman on 28 Jun 1750 in Middletown, PA, son of Joseph Wildman and Sarah Wilson.

Marriage: 28 Jun 1750, Middletown, PA.

Includes NotesMarriage Notes for Ann Paxson and Joseph Wildman: They lived on Durham Road about 2 mi. s. of Newtown. Their stone house, last occupied by Charles Lauble to 1962, has a date stone inscription in front that reads 1792, W I A. Ann Wildman, wife of Joseph, died 12.18.1806

61 iii. Ann, b. 8 Nov. 1741; d. 18 Dec. 1806; m. 26 June 1759 Joseph WILDMAN; he was b. 1/12m/1729/30, and d. 3/5m/1809, the son of Joseph Wildman and his second wife, Sarah (WILLSON). Ann and Joseph acknowledged their unchaste action before marriage, resulting in their first child being born only 6 months later. They had 12 children:

a) Solomon Wildman, b. 27/12/1759, d. 29/8/1831, m. 17/11/1785 Sarah CARY, Jr.; b) Mary Wildman; c) Rachel Wildman, d.y. d) Sarah Wildman; e) Martin Wildman, d. 1827, m. 1790 Elizabeth CARLISLE; f) Ann Wildman, b. 5/7m/1771, d. 24/9/1771; g) Abigail Wildman, b. 31/3/1762, d. 29/9/1810, unmarried; h) Joseph Wildman, b. 26/7/1773, m. 1799 Elizabeth BAKER; i) William Wildman, d. 25/3/1814, m. 17/10/1810 Elizabeth MILLER; j) Elizabeth Wildman, b. 3/8m/1778, d. 24/1/1800; k) Rachel Wildman, unmarried; l) Thomas Wildman, d. 1810. Joseph inherited his father's farm in Middletown when he was 21. Ann and Joseph were both active in Middletown Monthly Meeting; Ann served as Treasurer and Overseer. Joseph signed his will 22/1/1807 and it was pr. 8 May 1809. His estate inventory, made 8/5m/1809, included cash and bonds valued at $405.47, cotton, "wollen", and flax yarn, linen, linsey, 4 spinning wheels, foot stove, books, whiskey, "cyder", gin cases, 5 looking glasses, churn, milk house, stove, 1 hive of bees, plaster, clover seed, Dutch fan, 2 horses, 1 colt, 8 cows, 7 calves, 13 pigs, 11 sheep, and 4 lambs. Settlement was finally made 2 Apr. 1812.[107b]

Ann Paxson was born 8 Nov 1741, the daughter of Thomas Paxson and Anna, as recorded by the Middletown Monthly Meeting^[2] She married Joseph Wildman 5 Jul 1759^[3] ... She passed away 18 Dec 1800.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by John Bradley, Monday, July 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305, Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1683-1892; Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 309, Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1664-1807; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 305, Ancestry.com

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