Samuel
Wilds
Born in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina
Son of Abel Wilds
and Mary (Davis) Wilds
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy Ann (Lide) Wilds
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Lide (Wilds) Williamson and Peter Able Wilds
Died
at age 52
in Mechanicsville, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Mar 2019
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Biography
Samuel Wilds was born on 13 February 1751.
He married Nancy Lide on 25 March 1782.
Samuel served as postmaster at Cheraw Court House from 1795 until the year of his death. He also sought to be a political influencer on both the local and national levels. His concern centered on the potential of the wealthy to control the republic and proposed the "Limitation of Estates ." Letters he wrote to both George Washington and James Madison regarding his views have been preserved in the national archives.
He died on 24 April 1803. He is buried in Lowther Hill Cemetery, Darlington County, South Carolina.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12305035/samuel-wilds: accessed 03 December 2023), memorial page for Samuel Wilds (13 Feb 1751–24 Apr 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12305035, citing Lowthers Hill Cemetery, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Edgewater (contributor 46811546). Memorial includes copies of records from a family bible.
- “To George Washington from Samuel Wilds, 1 March 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, (https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-19-02-0417). [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 19, 1 October 1795–31 March 1796, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 512–518.]
- “To James Madison from Samuel Wilds, [28 March] 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-16-02-0186. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 16, 27 April 1795 – 27 March 1797, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Thomas A. Mason, and Jeanne K. Sisson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1989, pp. 281–282.]
Notes
He was related to Judge Samuel Wilds of South Carolina. (One source said uncle of Judge Wilds, but another indicates they are cousins.)
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