Thomas Blades Wildgoose (abt. 1719 - abt. 1795)

Born about 1719 in Somerset, Maryland

Descendants

Died about Jul 1795 at about age 76 in Sussex, Delaware, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Research Notes

By genealogy.com user January 23, 1999 In reply to: JAMES F.WILGUS (b.4/12/1825 d.9/27/1914)

James F. Wilgus buried in No. Greenfield Cem., Logan County. h/o Mary Amaseta Southard, d 6 Dec 1900 Logan, [Ohio]. Father: Robert b 31 July 1795 Sussex County, Delaware, d 29 Jan 1892 Logan. Mother: Matilda Fassitt, b abt 1860, d 12 March 1842 Logan. Rob't & Matilda ma 25 Nov 1824.

Grandfather: Robert Wildgoose, b 1757 Roxana, Sussex County, Delaware, d 1838 Sussex Co. Grandmother: Leigh Taylor, B abt 1760 Sussex Co., d 1829 Sussex Co.. Rob't & Leigh ma abt 1777 Sussex Co. GG: Thomas Blades Wilgus, b abt 1700 England, d 1795 Sussex Co. Served in Revolutionary War when in his 70's. GG: Bridgett Woodcraft, no info. No record of siblings of James F.

Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Blade Wilgus - death: 1795; Sussex, Delaware, United States birth: 1718; Delaware, United States Son of Robert Wildgos/Wildgoose and Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) Husband of Bridget Woodcraft (some researchers indicate she and Thomas have been proven to not have been married)^[1]

Several sources quote his birth as early as 1704. one source indicates he was born in the Virginia Colony. one source indicates he passed away as early as 3 August 1786 in Worcester, Maryland.

Adams-16917 19:42, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

• re: "proved to not have been married": how do you prove a negative?

• Roxana, Sussex Co. should be stated as "area now called Roxana as Roxana was formerly Centerville and Dog;s Ear Corner; before 1775 the area was in Worcester MD.

• • Fold 3, Wildgoose, Thomas, US Revolutionary War: Army, Delaware, Haslet's Regiment , 1776-1777. In barracks in Dover (Delaware)in April 1776.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/wilgus/385/

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls; NAID: 602384; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Detail: Name : Thomas Bladges Wildgoos, Gender: Male, Military Date: 12 Apr 1776, Military Place: Delaware, USA, State or Army Served: Delaware, Regiment: Regiment of Continental Troops, Rank: Private

• https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Wildgoose/6000000049045740901,

• National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 394, Details: Name: Thomas Blades Wildgoos, Military Place: Delaware, USA, Rank: Private, Military Unit : Haslet's Regiment; Battalion Flying Camp, Notes: State

• Abstracts of Wills, Sussex County, Delaware, 1700s-1800s; Probate Place: Sussex, Delaware, Notes: Will Abstracts, Vol 1, 1700s-1800s

• Calendar of Sussex County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800. Georgetown, DE: Public Archives Commission, 1964., Details: Primary Name: Thomas Wildgoos, Will Made Date: 28 Dec 1781, Heirs: wife Elizabeth Wildgoos; sons Blades, Robert and Joseph Wildgoos, Executor Name wife Elizabeth Wildgoos and son Joseph Wildgoos, Witness Names: William Rickards, Job Dirickson, William Robinson, Ezekiel Williams, William Taylor, William McCormick, Will Probate Date:17 Jul 1795

• http://www.juniorwaldo.com/trees/Charts_Wilgus_files/Thomas%20Wildgoose%20Descandants090512.pdf

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~willgooseweb/genealogy/thomas1700.htm

• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/thomas-blades-wildgoose_169106946?geo_a=r&geo_s=us&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_xid=62916&o_lid=62916&o_sch=Partners

• Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783. Consolidated Edition. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002.