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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 Cooper

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 Cooper. 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 Cooper.
  • 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
MW

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cooper
1726–1805
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
EC

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 Cooper 1726–1805 m. David (D) Cooper 1726–1792
    1. 1. Marcum (COOPER) II 1747–1811 m. Sarah (Juliette "Sallie") Jackson 1755–1840
      1. 1. John (D.) COOPER 1779–1828 m. Margaret White 1787–1869
        1. 1. Lecy Cooper 1814–1855 m. Hiram MILLSAPS 1814–1882
        2. 2. Polly (Caroline) Cooper 1814–1875
        3. 3. Mary (Berry Polly) Cooper 1817–1874 m. William (Samuel) Epperly 1812–1865
        4. 4. Nancy (Wortham) Cooper 1811–1886 m. Samuel (Guinn) Johnson 1807–1884
        5. 5. Sarah (Jackson (Sally)) Cooper 1812–1888 m. Barnaby (Samuel Eagan) Sr. 1812–1850
        6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Cooper 1814–1850 m. Josephine Titus 1812–1846 m. Mary (Ann) WRIGHT 1821–1858
        7. 7. Rhoda (Ann) Cooper 1823–1895
        8. 8. David (Edward Cooper) Sr. 1825–1856 m. Sarah (Catherine) _____ 1833–1913
        9. 9. John (V) Cooper 1825–1848 m. Sarah (Emily) Turner 1832–1888
        10. 10. Elizabeth (White) Cooper 1821–1860 m. Josiah (Smith) Harlan 1817–1872
        11. 11. William (H Buck) Cooper 1818–1894
      2. 2. David (Lee) Cooper 1773–1853 m. Elizabeth (Randolph) Orr 1789–1855
        1. 1. Manerva Cooper 1833–1908
        2. 2. Daniel Cooper 1822–1893
        3. 3. Franklin Cooper 1828–1875
        4. 4. Webster Cooper 1830–1905
        5. 5. Juliet (Granville) Cooper 1823–1847
        6. 6. Henry (C) Cooper 1818–1909 m. Nannie (Nancy J) Stiles 1834–1922
        7. 7. William (Orr) Cooper 1811–1862
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Temple) Cooper 1814–
        9. 9. George Cooper 1817–
        10. 10. Endora Cooper 1825–1842
      3. 3. Hardy Cooper 1771–1879 m. Elizabeth Deans 1765–
        1. 1. James (H.) Cooper 1813– m. Jane (Elliott) Lore 1819–1870
      4. 4. Rhoda Cooper 1776–1851 m. John (Elbert) Deans 1766–1847
        1. 1. John (Elbert) Deans 1818–1870
        2. 2. Marcum (Hines Deans) Esq. 1812–1892 m. Penelope (Penny) Winstead 1815–1860
        3. 3. Nancy Deans 1819–1893
        4. 4. David (Menice) Deans 1806–1849
      5. 5. Mary (Polly) Cooper 1782–1815
      6. 6. George Cooper 1784–1845
      7. 7. William ((Billy)) Cooper 1787–1849 m. Margaret Pridgen 1797–1879
        1. 1. William (H. (Buck)) Cooper 1818–1894 m. Polly (Ann E) Joyner 1840–1878
        2. 2. Ashley (Greenhill) Cooper 1826–1883
        3. 3. David (C) Cooper 1828–1904
        4. 4. Margaret Cooper 1829–1868
        5. 5. Rosemond ((Rosa)) Cooper 1812–1896
        6. 6. Wiley (H) Cooper 1822–1876
        7. 7. Calvin (Scott) Cooper 1824–1907
        8. 8. Vincent Cooper 1841–1880
        9. 9. George (Henry) Cooper 1812–1880 m. Martha (Ann) Poland 1835–
        10. 10. Primma (Jane) Cooper 1820–1880
        11. 11. Rhoda (Cooper) III 1838–1896
        12. 12. Isaac (Bryant) Cooper 1837–1849
    2. 2. Edward (Ned) Cooper 1773–1850
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cooper 1745–1776
    4. 4. Rehab (Ann) Cooper 1748–1853 m. Godfrey Fowler 1745–1796
      1. 1. Bullard Fowler 1776–1823
      2. 2. William (Thomas) Fowler 1779–1854
        1. 1. Eliza (Helen) Fowler 1811–1882 m. Benjamin (B) Powell 1811–1889
        2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Fowler 1813–
        3. 3. William (John) Fowler 1818–1850
      3. 3. Godfrey (Fowler) Jr 1773–1816
      4. 4. Elizabeth Fowler 1780–
      5. 5. Rev (John B) Fowler 1771–1849
        1. 1. Elizabeth (H.) Fowler 1798–1876
        2. 2. Rahab (Rachel) Fowler 1804–1898
        3. 3. Nancy Fowler 1799–1867
        4. 4. Loacintha Fowler 1810–1884
        5. 5. David (Washington) Fowler 1808–1865
        6. 6. Mary Fowler 1796–1854
        7. 7. Martha (Cara) Fowler 1812–1855 m. William Gravely 1810–1892
        8. 8. Sarah Fowler 1802–1877
        9. 9. Norfleet Fowler 1804–1813
        10. 10. Ruth (Jane) Fowler 1835–
      6. 6. Nancy Fowler 1769–1829
      7. 7. David Fowler 1767–1835
      8. 8. Joseph Fowler 1766–1794
    5. 5. Charity Cooper 1756–1777
    6. 6. Orpah Cooper 1758–1832
      1. 1. David Amos 1791–1868
      2. 2. John (Casper) Amos 1775–1833
      3. 3. William Amos 1778–1856
      4. 4. Elizabeth Amos 1779–
      5. 5. James Amos 1782–1849
      6. 6. Sarah Amos 1786–1849
      7. 7. Charles Amos 1790–1874
      8. 8. Daniel (Amos) Jr. 1797–1870
      9. 9. Mary Amos 1802–1845
    7. 7. Sion Cooper 1760–1831 m. Mary (Polly) Brantley 1760–1852
      1. 1. Alexander Cooper 1781–1850
      2. 2. Ansell ((Ancel)) Cooper 1779–1854
      3. 3. Delilah Cooper 1805–1867
      4. 4. Sale ((Sally)) Cooper 1779–1810
      5. 5. Rehab (Cooper) II 1779–1869
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Cooper) II 1779–1810
      7. 7. Polly Cooper 1779–1810
      8. 8. Lewis Cooper 1785–1850
      9. 9. Vincent ((Vincon)) Cooper 1811–1857
      10. 10. Nancy Cooper 1798–1826
    8. 8. Malachi Cooper 1762–1843
      1. 1. Delila Cooper 1788–1847
      2. 2. Asa Cooper 1793–1838
      3. 3. Levi Cooper 1791–1858
      4. 4. Dr. (Milton) Cooper 1802–1855
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Cooper) III 1808–1883
      6. 6. Anna Cooper 1809–1841
      7. 7. James (Stanley) Cooper 1808–1883

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, 1600s-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, 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, 1600s-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, 1600s-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, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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