Rebecca (Richardson) Wilder (1710 - 1789)

Born 14 Jul 1710 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Locke — married 2 Mar 1730 (to 13 Apr 1775) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Joseph Wilder — married 27 Dec 1775 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1789 at age 79 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Birth and Parents

Rebecca (Richardson) Wilder was born in Massachusetts.

Rebecca, the third daughter and seventh of eleven children of James Richardson and Elizabeth Arnold was born on 14 July 1710 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Rebecca was married twice. She married 1) Samuel Locke, the son of Ebenezer and Hannah (Mead) Locke on 2 March 1730 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[2] They had six children born at Massachusetts:

1. Rev. Samuel Locke (b. 23 Nov 1731; d. 15 Jan 1777, Sherborn, MA)^[3] M. 2 Jan 1760 at Natick, MA, Mary Porter (1738-)
2. Lucretia Locke (b. 5 Nov 1733; d. 29 Dec 1716, Lancaster, MA)^[4] m. 2 Mar 1755 at Lancaster, MA, Ephraim Wilder (1733-1805)
3. Josiah Locke (b. 28 Sep 1736; d. 16 May 1769, Lancaster, MA)^[5] m. 24 Jan 1764 at MA, Esther Kittredge (1736-1815)
4. James Locke (b. 13 Sep 1739; d. 19 Mar 1772)^[6] m. 1) 2 Feb 1762 at MA, Rebecca Wilder (1741-1769); m. 2) Martha Wright
5. John Locke (b. 19 Apr 1742; d. 11 Jun 1781, Templeton, MA),^[7] m. 1) 8 Mar 1765 at Lancaster, MA, Lucy Wilder (1747-1771); m. 2) 23 Dec 1772, Henrietta Harrington; m. 3) Abigail Jones
6. William Locke (b. 23 Aug 1748; d. 15 Jan 1827)^[8] m. 1) 18 Jun 1772 at Lancaster, MA, Mary Fowle (1747-1796); m. 2) 13 Apr 1813, Mrs. Hannah Woolson

Samuel Locke died on 13 April 13 1775 in his year 73rd year at Lancaster, Massachusetts.

Rebecca married 2) Col. Joseph Wilder (1706-1777) on 27 December 1775. There were no known children from this union. This was his second wife. He married 1) Deborah Joslin (1708-1773), the daughter of Peter and Joanna (Whitcomb) Joslyn [sic].

Death and Burial

Rebecca (Richardson) Locke-Wilder on 10 September 1789 in her 79th year at Lancaster.^[9] and is buried in the Old Settlers Burial Yard at Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-2VM : 20 May 2022), Rebeca Richardson, 14 Jul 1710; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-89M : 20 May 2022), Samuell Locke or Lock, 2 Mar 1730; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-X4G : 20 May 2022), Samuel Lock in entry for Samuel Lock, 23 Nov 1731; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-FMX : 20 May 2022), Samuel Lock in entry for Lucretia Lock, 5 Nov 1733; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-NQ3 : 20 May 2022), Samuel Lock in entry for Josiah Lock, 28 Sep 1736; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-JQF : 20 May 2022), Samuel Lock in entry for James Lock, 13 Sep 1739; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKT-ST1 : 15 January 2020), Samll. Locke in entry for John Locke, 1742.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKB-7BZ : 15 January 2020), Samll. Lock in entry for William Lock, 1748.
9. ↑ Vinton, John Adams. The Richardson Memorial Part 2. VA: Apple Manor Press, 2014. Pages 518 and 539.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6238555/deborah-wilder: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Deborah Joslin Wilder (1708–20 Apr 1773), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6238555, citing Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jim Sanders (contributor 506).

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 9 September 2022.