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James WILDER 1707 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1739

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas WILDER

Mother: Mary WHEELER

Spouse(s): Abigail GARDNER

Children(s): Elizabeth WILDER

James WILDER was born in 1707 in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas WILDER and Mary WHEELER. In 1739, James WILDER resided in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. James WILDER married Abigail GARDNER, and had children including Elizabeth WILDER. James WILDER passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James WILDER was born in 1707 in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas WILDER and Mary WHEELER.
  • In 1739, James WILDER resided in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • James WILDER married Abigail GARDNER, and had children including Elizabeth WILDER.
  • James WILDER passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas WILDER
1644 – 1716
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary WHEELER
1646 – 1695
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail GARDNER
1680 – 1761
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AG

Children(s)

Elizabeth WILDER
1726 – 1805
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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James WILDER's Ancestors

Self
James WILDER
1707 – 1739
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas WILDER
1644 – 1716
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary WHEELER
1646 – 1695
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard WHEELER
1614 – 1676
Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth TURNER
1614 – 1656
Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James WILDER's Descendants

1.
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James WILDER (1707 – 13 May 1739) m. Abigail GARDNER (31 Oct 1680 – 18 Sep 1761)
  1. 1. Elizabeth WILDER (18 Sep 1726 – 1805) m. David (D.) COOPER (1726 – 07 May 1792)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cooper (1745 – 1776)
    2. 2. Marcum COOPER (1747 – 1811) m. Sarah (Sally Juliette) JACKSON (1755 – 1840)
      1. 1. Hardy Cooper (28 Apr 1771 – 1879) m. Elizabeth Deans (Abt. 1765 – )
        1. 1. James (H.) Cooper (Abt. 1813 – ) m. Jane (Elliott) Lore (Abt. 1819 – Bef. 1870) m. Jane (Elliot) Law
      2. 2. David (Lee) Cooper (12 Oct 1773 – 30 Sep 1853) m. Elizabeth (Randolph) Orr (5 May 1789 – 27 Apr 1855)
        1. 1. William (Orr) Cooper (21 Mar 1811 – 1862)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Temple) Cooper (19 Sep 1814 – )
        3. 3. George Cooper (13 Feb 1817 – )
        4. 4. Henry (C) Cooper (25 June 1818 – 3 Oct 1909) m. Nannie (Nancy J) Stiles (09 Mar 1834 – 18 Jan 1922)
        5. 5. Daniel Cooper (3 Jan 1822 – 8 Dec 1893)
        6. 6. Juliet (Granville) Cooper (9 Nov 1823 – 23 May 1847)
        7. 7. Endora Cooper (10 Oct 1825 – 8 Apr 1842)
        8. 8. Franklin Cooper (27 Feb 1828 – 11 Jun 1875)
        9. 9. Webster Cooper (1 Apr 1830 – 4 Jan 1905)
        10. 10. Manerva Cooper (29 Jun 1833 – 31 Mar 1908)
      3. 3. Rhoda Cooper (01 Apr 1776 – 1851) m. John (Elbert) Deans (1766 – 1 Jan 1847)
        1. 1. David (Menice) Deans (1806 – 1849)
        2. 2. Marcum (Hines) Deans (11 Jul 1812 – 1892) m. Penelope (Penny) Winstead (abt 1815 – Bef. Jun 1860)
        3. 3. John (Elbert) Deans (1818 – After 1870)
        4. 4. Nancy Deans (9 Dec 1819 – 1893)
        5. 5. Mary (M.) Deans
        6. 6. Elizabeth Deans
      4. 4. John (D.) COOPER (6 Mar 1779 – 1828) m. MARGARET ((Peggy) Elizabeth) WHITE (24 Feb 1787 – 16 Feb 1869)
        1. 1. Nancy (Wortham) Cooper (29 Jan 1811 – 15 Jan 1886) m. Samuel (Guinn) Johnson (24 Aug 1807 – 11 Aug 1884)
        2. 2. Sarah (Jackson (Sally)) Cooper (7 Nov 1812 – 31 Jul 1888) m. Barnaby (Samuel) Eagan (19 Dec 1812 – 31 July 1850)
        3. 3. Polly (Caroline) Cooper (1814 – 1875)
        4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Cooper (1814 – 22 Apr 1850) m. Josephine Titus (Abt. 1812 – 24 May 1846) m. Mary (Ann) WRIGHT (1821 – ABT 1858)
        5. 5. Lucinda (S.) COOPER (15 Sep 1814 – 08 May 1855) m. Hiram MILLSAPS (08 Sep 1814 – 22 Sep 1882)
        6. 6. Mary (Berry Polly) Cooper (6 May 1817 – 7 Feb 1874) m. William Eagan m. William (Samuel) Epperly (1812 – 1865)
        7. 7. William (H Buck) Cooper (10 Jun 1818 – 8 Mar 1894)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (White) Cooper (14 Apr 1821 – 1 Oct 1860) m. Josiah (Smith) Harlan (6 Oct 1817 – 24 Nov 1872)
        9. 9. Rhoda (Ann) Cooper (17 Apr 1823 – 17 Jul 1895)
        10. 10. David (Edward) Cooper (4 Mar 1825 – 20 Dec 1856) m. Sarah (Catherine) _____ (28 Jul 1833 – 15 Jun 1913)
        11. 11. John (V) Cooper (Nov 1825 – 8 Mar 1848) m. Sarah (Emily) Turner (15 Feb 1832 – 21 October 1888)
      5. 5. Mary (Polly) Cooper (6 Mar 1782 – 6 June 1815)
      6. 6. George Cooper (24 Nov 1784 – 12 Oct 1845)
      7. 7. William ((Billy)) Cooper (18 Apr 1787 – 14 Nov 1849) m. Margaret Pridgen (1797 – Jun 1879)
        1. 1. Rosemond ((Rosa)) Cooper (1812 – 08 Nov 1896)
        2. 2. George (Henry) Cooper (Abt 1812 – Aft. 1880) m. Martha (Ann) Poland (Abt 1835 – )
        3. 3. William (H. (Buck)) Cooper (10 Jun 1818 – 08 Mar 1894) m. Polly (Ann E) Joyner (Abt. 1840 – 14 Oct 1878)
        4. 4. Primma (Jane) Cooper (1820 – 1880) m. _____ Finch
        5. 5. Wiley (H) Cooper (15 May 1822 – 1876)
        6. 6. Calvin (Scott) Cooper (16 November 1824 – 1907)
        7. 7. Ashley (Greenhill) Cooper (1826 – 1883)
        8. 8. David (C) Cooper (Apr 1828 – 14 May 1904)
        9. 9. Margaret Cooper (1829 – 1868)
        10. 10. Isaac (Bryant) Cooper (1837 – 1849)
        11. 11. Rhoda Cooper (1838 – 08 Nov 1896)
        12. 12. Vincent Cooper (1841 – 1880)
    3. 3. Rehab (Ann) Cooper (1748 – 1853) m. Godfrey Fowler (1745 – 02 Dec 1796)
      1. 1. Joseph Fowler (1766 – 1794)
      2. 2. David Fowler (10 Feb 1767 – 15 May 1835)
      3. 3. Nancy Fowler (1769 – 1829)
      4. 4. Rev (John B) Fowler (09 Aug 1771 – 06 Mar 1849)
        1. 1. Mary Fowler (1796 – 1854)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (H.) Fowler (20 April 1798 – 13 October 1876)
        3. 3. Nancy Fowler (1799 – 1867)
        4. 4. Sarah Fowler (28 Feb 1802 – 08 Nov 1877)
        5. 5. Norfleet Fowler (1804 – 1813)
        6. 6. Rahab (Rachel) Fowler (7 December 1804 – 10 Jan 1898)
        7. 7. David (Washington) Fowler (10 Apr 1808 – 1865)
        8. 8. Loacintha Fowler (1810 – 1884)
        9. 9. Martha (Cara) Fowler (09 Sep 1812 – 23 Apr 1855) m. William Gravely (09 Feb 1810 – 02 Feb 1892)
        10. 10. Ruth (Jane) Fowler (1835 – )
      5. 5. Godfrey Fowler (1773 – 23 Dec 1816)
      6. 6. Bullard Fowler (28 Nov 1776 – 12 Mar 1823)
      7. 7. William (Thomas) Fowler (08 Feb 1779 – 1854)
        1. 1. Eliza (Helen) Fowler (11 Jul 1811 – 2 Dec 1882) m. Benjamin (B) Powell (1811 – 28 Sep 1889)
        2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Fowler (11 Jul 1813 – )
        3. 3. William (John) Fowler (5 May 1818 – 1850)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Fowler (1780 – )
    4. 4. Charity Cooper (1756 – 1777)
    5. 5. Orpah Cooper (1758 – 1832)
      1. 1. John (Casper) Amos (1775 – 01 Apr 1833)
      2. 2. William Amos (28 Jun 1778 – 30 Apr 1856)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Amos (1779 – )
      4. 4. James Amos (1782 – 1849)
      5. 5. Sarah Amos (1786 – 1849)
      6. 6. Charles Amos (1 Jun 1790 – 4 Dec 1874)
      7. 7. David Amos (1791 – 1868)
      8. 8. Daniel Amos (1797 – 1870)
      9. 9. Mary Amos (17 Oct 1802 – 16 Dec 1845)
    6. 6. Sion Cooper (1760 – 06 Mar 1831) m. Mary (Polly) Brantley (1760 – 8 Feb 1852)
      1. 1. Sale ((Sally)) Cooper (1779 – 1810)
      2. 2. Rehab Cooper (1779 – Aug 1869)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cooper (1779 – 1810)
      4. 4. Polly Cooper (1779 – 1810)
      5. 5. Ansell ((Ancel)) Cooper (16 Jun 1779 – 21 Aug 1854)
      6. 6. Alexander Cooper (1781 – 1850)
      7. 7. Lewis Cooper (1785 – 1850)
      8. 8. Nancy Cooper (1798 – 1826)
      9. 9. Delilah Cooper (1805 – 9 May 1867)
      10. 10. Vincent ((Vincon)) Cooper (1811 – Jan 1857)
    7. 7. Malachi Cooper (14 Apr 1762 – October 1843)
      1. 1. Delila Cooper (11 Aug 1788 – 26 Mar 1847)
      2. 2. Levi Cooper (1791 – 28 Sep 1858)
      3. 3. Asa Cooper (1 May 1793 – 13 Aug 1838)
      4. 4. Dr. (Milton) Cooper (31 May 1802 – 18 Dec 1855)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cooper (1808 – 1883)
      6. 6. James (Stanley) Cooper (13 May 1808 – 16 Sep 1883)
      7. 7. Anna Cooper (1809 – 03 Oct 1841)
    8. 8. Edward (Ned) Cooper (17 August 1773 – 16 Sep 1850)
    9. 9. John Cooper
    10. 10. William Cooper

James WILDER's Timeline

6 Records

1680
28 Jun 1680
Birth of James WILDER in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1707
1707
Birth of James WILDER in Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
1739
Abt 1739
Age 32
James WILDER resided here in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1739
13 May 1739
Age 32
Death of James WILDER in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1739
5 May 1739
Age 32
James WILDER - Probate in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1743
1743
Age 36
James WILDER resided here in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1680
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2281.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JVG
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1680; Birth city: Marlboro; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Census, 1790-1890
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriages, 1700-1809

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [8] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1680; Birth city: Marlboro; Birth state: MA
    [9] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 May 1739
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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