Hannah Wilder

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Buried:
Here Lyes ye Body
of Hannah Willder,
Daughtr of Mr. John
& Mrs. Sarah Willder;
Who Decd. Septr.
30th, 1723, in ye 16
Year of her Age

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1722; During Lovewell's War, his name appears on the muster roll of Sergeant Thomas, Buckminster of Framingham with duty of four weeks and five days in July and August 1722.
• History: 5 Apr 1725; John Wilder deposed concerning the estate of James Atherton, his aunt's brother.
• Military: 3 Jun 1725 to 10 Nov 1725; His name appears on the muster roll of Captain Josiah Willard's company.

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Birth:
His birth was recorded as 11 (5) 1673.

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John married Sarah White in 1699 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Sgt. Josiah White and Mary Rice) was born on 21 Oct 1680 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Complier's Note: 1994; Nourse (1890) calls her Sarah Sawyer in one place, and Willard in another.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John fled from Lancaster to Charlestown during King Philip's War. He probably had other children.
• Offices Held: 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.

John married Hannah Atherton on 17 Jul 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of James Atherton and Hannah) was born on 10 Jan 1657/58 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1737/38 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

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Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 10 (11) 1657.

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Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 17 (5) 1672.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: During Queen Anne's War, Josiah commanded a garrison in Lancaster, and was referred to in the records as Sargent White.
• Moved to: 1653; He removed to Lancaster, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Offices Held: 1690; He was a selectman

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Christened:
He was baptized in the First Church of Salem, Massachusetts. His baptism was recorded 4 (4) 1643.

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Josiah married Mary Rice on 28 Nov 1678 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Rice and Mary King) was born on 4 Sep 1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 30 Aug 1713, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary was joined the First Church in Lancaster.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1639, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 30 Mar 1640, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Thomas was admitted to the Charlestown Church.
• Freeman: 2 Jun 1641, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Legal: 1 Jul 1659, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He signed the Town Orders.
• Will: 22 Jan 1666/67, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 3 Feb 1667, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Inventory: 29 Nov 1667, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 04 Mar 1667/68, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Name:
For many years Thomas has been thought of as the son of Martha Wilder who came to New England on board the Confidence. DNA testing has proved this false.

Moved To:
Wyman (1877) gives the year as 1659.

Buried:
to the Memory of
THOMAS WILDER,
from Lancaster in England,
who first settled at Hingham
in 1641, and came to this Town
July 1, 1659, and died Oct 23,
1667, leaving three sons - viz
THOMAS, JOHN and NATHANIEL,
from whom are derived all
of the name WILDER in
this Town and vicinity

Thomas married Anna. Anna died on 10 Jun 1692 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 7 May 1650, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Anna was admitted to the Charlestown Church.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635; He came to New England on board the James.
• Land/House: 15 Mar 1653, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; James Atherton was granted land.
• Residence: 1678, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Hannah, and his children: James, Joshua, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Deborah.
• Probate/Proved: 19 Sep 1710, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

James married Hannah. Hannah died on 30 Dec 1713 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned the will of her husband, James.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Proprietor: 1638, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Immigration: 1638; He came over on board the ship,Providence of Massachusetts, and settled in Salem, Mass.
• Land/House: Aug 1639, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts; He received as an inhabitant of Salem, a grant of land in what is now Wenham. The first saw and grist mill was built on his land.
• Moved To: 1647 or 1648; He returned to England for a time.
• Proprietor: 1 May 1653, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He became a proprietor.Being the wealthiest proprietor of Lancaste, he therefore drew the most land.
• Probate/Proved: 27 Jul 1673; The date was recorded as 27 (4) 1673.

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Probate/Proved:
Nourse (1890) says the will was probated 28 May 1673.

John married Joane West on 28 May 1627 in Dayton, Somersetshire, England (not found). Joane (daughter of Richard West and Magdalin Staple) was christened on 16 Apr 1606 in Drayton, Somerset, England; died on 18 May 1654 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 26 Feb 1642, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the Salem Church.

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Died:
Her death was recorded as 18 (3) 1654.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Freeman: 1660, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: say 1661, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He moved from Sudbury, Mass. to Marlborough, Massachusetts. He received 35 Acres in the original partition of Marlborough.
• Moved to: say 1677; King Philip's raid, he removed back to Sudbury and remained there the rest of his life.
• Probate/Proved: 1681

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Died:
His death date was recorded as 16 (9) 1681.

Thomas married Mary King. Mary (daughter of Thomas King and Anne Collins) was born about 1630 in England; died in bta 1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate/Proved: 1715

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