Lt. John Wilder

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:

• 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.

Notes:

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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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-____)

Notes:

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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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-____)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 28 Dec 1769, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Sawyer, the daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Rugg) Sawyer. She was born on 2 September 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and Silas filed marriage intentions on 18 October 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 5 September 1837 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wilder (1770-____)
• Religion: 14 Oct 1771, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Silas and Elizabeth joined the Chochsett Church.

Notes:

Birth:
The town books at Lancaster list his birth twice, the second time being 17 February 1747.

Hannah married Joseph Johnson in 1769. Joseph (son of Nathaniel Johnson and Rachel Tucker) was born on 9 Jun 1743 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]