Hannah

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Family/Spouse: James Atherton. James (son of Edmund Atherton and Elizabeth) was born before 1624 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England; died on 6 Aug 1710 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 6 Jun 1684, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abigail Hudson, the daughter of Daniel and Joanna Hudson. She was born on 7 September 1667 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] On 18 March 1697/98, Abigail, sold her share of her father's estate to her brother, Nathaniel Hudson. She died after 1718 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. James Atherton (1685-____) 2. Jonathan Atherton (____-1727) 3. Abigail Atherton 4. Mary Atherton 5. Ruth Atherton (1700-____) 6. Benjamin Atherton (1701-1786)
• Land/House: 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His father, then living in Milton, conveyed his Lancaster lands to James
• History: 1701, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Soldiers were stationed in his house in 1701.
• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Inventory: 19 Apr 1720, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 13 (3) 1654.

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• Married: 17 Mar 1679, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ; Mary Gulliver, the daughter of Anthony and Eleinor (Kingsley) Gulliver. She was born in 1656. [This marriage] She died 17 October 1754 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Peter Atherton (1705-1764)
• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 6 (3) 1656.

Birth: Ward (1862) and Voter give his birth date as 13 May 1656 (13 (3) 1656.

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

Notes:

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

Hannah married Lt. John Wilder on 17 Jul 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John (son of Thomas Wilder and Anna) was born in 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Houghton, Jr. Esq on 27 Jan 1724/25 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John (son of John Houghton and Beatrix) was born about 1650; died on 3 Feb 1736/37 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 17 (11) 1660

Death: Her death date was recorded as 4 (9) 1670.

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• Married: 28 Aug 1691, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ; Isaac Graves.
• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

Notes:

Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 6 (8) 1666.

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• Married: Jun 1690, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Captain Samuel Bullard, the son of Benjamin and Martha (Pidge) Bullard. He was born on 26 December 1667 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. [This marriage] They lived on his father's homestead in Sherborn. Samuel became a very prominent citizen of Sherborn. He served as the town moderator, assessor and selectman for nineteen years. Samuel was a representative to the General Court in 1708, 1709, 1723, 1724, and 1725. He was 60 years old when he died. His will was dated 20 September 1726 He died 11 December 1727 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. His will was proved 8 January 1727. Issue: 1. Samuel Bullard (1692-1714) 2. Martha Bullard (1695-____) 3. Benjamin Bullard (1697-1762) 4. Deborah Bullard (1704-1704) 5. Deboarah Bullard (____-1757)
• Will: 3 Jan 1707/08, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

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• Military: 1690; Joseph was a soldier in the army under Sir William Phips in Capt. John Withington of Dorchester's Company for the invasion of Quebec in 1690. He died during this invasion. James Atherton of Harvard was assigned township rights at Dorchester Canada (now Ashburnham, Massachsetts) in right of his uncle.

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 28 (2) 1672.

Name:

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• 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.

Name:

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]

Notes:

Birth: His birth was recorded as 2 (1) 1676 and was recorded at Charlestown, though birth was in Lancaster just before the massacre.

Christening: His christening was recorded as 30 (2) 1676.

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• Married: 1715, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. Josiah Willard, the son of Henry and Dorcus (Cutler) Willard. He was born in 1693 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He joined the Lancaster Church on 18 June 1721. He was made a captain of a company during Lovewell's War. Josiah removed to Turkey Hills and became a colonel during the French and Indian War. Issue: 1. Josiah Willard (1721-____) 2. Abigail Willard (1721-____) 3. Susannah Willard (1721-____) 4. Lois Willard (1723-____)

Notes:

Birth: Her christening is recorded as 31 (8) 1680.

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• Married: 1702, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mercy Houghton, the daughter of John and Mary (Farrar) Houghton. She was born on 15 March 1682 in Woburn, Massachusetts. [This marriage] She died 7 January 1733/34 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Benjamin Wilder 2. David Wilder 3. Hephzibah Wilder 4. Benjamin Wilder (1711-____) 5. Hephzibah Wilder (1712-____) 6. Jacob Wilder (1717-____)

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Christening: Her christening date was recorded as 13 (2) 1684.

Buried:
HERE LIES BURIED
Y^e BODY OF MR
EBENEZ^R WILDER
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
DECEM^br Y. 25^th
A-D 1745
IN Y^e 65^th YEAR
OF HIS AGE
HERE LIES BURIED
Y^e BODY OF
MR^s
MARY WILDER
Ye WIFE OF MR
EBEN^zr
WILDER WHO DEC^d
JANUARY Y^e 6^th
A-D 1733-4
AGE 54 YEARS
9^M & 22 D^s

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• Married: 29 May 1724, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eunice Beaman. She died on Friday 15 June 1731 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Wilder (1725-____) 2. Priscilla Wilder (1729-____) 3. Jonas Wilder (1731-____)

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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

Jonathan married Zerviah Houghton on 23 Feb 1738/39 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Zerviah (daughter of Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton and Zerviah Moore) was born on 26 May 1721 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 26 May 1721 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1804 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1731; Abigail _____. Issue: 1. Moses Wilder (1732-____) 2. Prudence Wilder (1734-____) 3. Sarah Wilder (1738-____) 4. Rezineah Wilder (____-1744) 5. Dinah Wilder (1745-____)
• Married: say 1741; Sarah _____. Issue: 1. Batrix Wilder (1742-____)
• Complier's Note: 2018; Links to children need to be reviewed.

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• Married: 22 Feb 1738/39, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; James Cleland. He was born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. James and an Thankfull filed marriage intentions on 4 February 1738/39 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Helen Cleland (1739-____) 2. Thomas Cleland (1741-____) 3. Hannah Cleland (1743-____) 4. Samuel Cleland (1744-____) 5. James Cleland (1745-____) 6. Jonas Cleland (1748-____) 7. John Cleland (1750-____) 8. Mary Cleland (1751-____) 9. Thankfull Cleland (1754-____) 10. John Cleland (1758-____)