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William Wilder 1750–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Father: Hopkins Wilder

Mother: Fannie None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mills

Children(s): William Wilder

William Wilder was born in 1750 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hopkins Wilder And Fannie. In 1783, William Wilder resided in North Carolina, USA. William Wilder married Elizabeth Mills, Mary Whitington, and had children including William Wilder. William Wilder passed away in 1835 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Wilder was born in 1750 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hopkins Wilder And Fannie.
  • In 1783, William Wilder resided in North Carolina, USA.
  • William Wilder married Elizabeth Mills, Mary Whitington, and had children including William Wilder.
  • William Wilder passed away in 1835 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hopkins Wilder
1716–1792
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
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Fannie None
1716–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mills
1761–
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Wilder
1780–1845
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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William Wilder's Ancestors

Self
William Wilder
1750–1835
Birth Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Hopkins Wilder
1716–1792
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Fannie
1716–
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Michael (Wilder) II
1680–1750
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Ann Culpepper
1686–1782
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilder
1650–1723
Marie Dickens
1648–
Robert Culpepper
1664–1743
Sarah Robert
1666–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Wilder
1614–1687
Anne
1629–1720
Henry Culpepper
1633–1675
Elizabeth Greene
1640–1676

William Wilder's Descendants

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William Wilder (1750–1835) m. Elizabeth Mills (1761–)
  1. 1. William Wilder 1780–1845 m. Sarah Clyatt 1784–
    1. 1. Delila Wilder 1800–1864
    2. 2. Jerry Wilder 1814–
    3. 3. Hezekiah Wilder 1816–
    4. 4. William Wilder 1818–1867 m. Sarah Jones 1820–
      1. 1. William (W.) Wilder 1832–1879
      2. 2. Edward (Gross) Wilder 1834–1912
      3. 3. Edmund Wilder 1838–
      4. 4. Andrew Wilder 1842–
      5. 5. James (M.) Wilder 1844–
      6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Wilder 1850–1919
      7. 7. Bathsheba Wilder 1842–1904 m. Hardy (H) Collins 1834–1897
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Collins 1863–
        2. 2. Ella (E.) Collins 1866–
        3. 3. Ada (C.) Collins 1868–
        4. 4. Samuel (E.) Collins 1870–
        5. 5. John (L.) Collins 1874–
        6. 6. Sarah (B.) Collins 1877–
        7. 7. Gettis (Thomas) Collins 1874–1936
        8. 8. Laura (V.) Collins 1862–1868
        9. 9. Infant (Son Of Hardy H.) Collins 1882–1882
        10. 10. Edward Collins 1871–
        11. 11. Sallie Collins 1877–
    5. 5. John (Michael) Wilder 1812–1887 m. Martha (Ann) Roundtree 1818–
      1. 1. Edward (C.) Wilder
      2. 2. Freeman (W.) Wilder
      3. 3. Jerry (Roundtree) Wilder 1861–
      4. 4. Thomas (I.) Wilder
      5. 5. Alice (W) Wilder 1857–1947 m. Mieayah (Allen) Cockcroft 1847–1929
        1. 1. Martin (Michael) Cockcroft 1887–
        2. 2. Leona (P) Cockcroft 1894–
        3. 3. Aulay (Edgar) Cockcroft 1899–1956 m. Rosa (Pearl) Shaw 1911–2003
        4. 4. Marie Cockcroft 1901–
        5. 5. Levetta (Marion) Cockcroft 1878–1949
      6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Wilder 1855–1885 m. Henry (Columbus) Cockcroft 1854–1908
        1. 1. Gordon Cockcroft 1885–
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Cockcroft 1885–1964 m. Walter (Samuel) Lynn 1895–1982
        3. 3. William (A) Cockcroft 1876–
        4. 4. John (Michael) Cockcroft 1878– m. Annie Gunter 1889–1919
      7. 7. Samuel (Thomas Wilder) Sr. 1850–1900 m. Nancy (L) Cockcroft 1850–
        1. 1. Samuel (Thomas Wilder) Jr 1875–
        2. 2. Malachi (John James) Wilder 1873–1945 m. Viney (Louise) Shaw 1892– m. Lulu (Della) McCALL 1887–1918
        3. 3. Mitchell (Brownie) Wilder 1882–1961
        4. 4. Frank (Joel 'Frances') Wilder 1885–1955
        5. 5. John Wilder 1873–1945 m. Viney (Louise) Shaw 1892–
        6. 6. William (Thomas) Wilder 1874–1966 m. Edna (E.) Raulerson 1883–1963
        7. 7. Nancy Wilder 1874–
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) Wilder 1878–
      8. 8. John (Michael) Wilder 1844–1902 m. Sarah (Lucinda) Cockcroft 1855–
        1. 1. Olive (M) Wilder 1882–1947
        2. 2. Erath (Ellen) Wilder 1874–1967 m. John (Marion) Boyd 1873–1945
        3. 3. Richard Wilder 1879–
        4. 4. Perry (Cleveland) Wilder 1886–1961 m. Annie (Rodney) Wilson 1894–1969
        5. 5. Cora (L) Wilder 1890– m. Percie (L) Cane 1879–
        6. 6. John (Michael Wilder) Jr 1892– m. Janie 1897–
        7. 7. Beulah (Clifton) Wilder 1895–1974 m. Frank (Norris) Rich 1879–1953
      9. 9. Henry (H.) Wilder 1856–
      10. 10. Angeline Wilder 1865–
      11. 11. Mary (E) Wilder 1838–
      12. 12. Susan (Elizabeth) Wilder 1859–1937 m. Samuel (F) Mills 1856–
        1. 1. Mary (A) Mills 1883–
        2. 2. Washington Mills 1888–
        3. 3. Susan (Ellen) Mills 1884–1979
        4. 4. Owen Mills 1895–1937 m. Minnie 1907–
        5. 5. Henry (Asberry) Mills 1879– m. Leona (V) Platt 1892–
      13. 13. Andrew (J) Wilder 1863–
    6. 6. Hopkins (M) Wilder 1804–1853
    7. 7. Thomas (William) Wilder 1810–1880 m. Nancy (Ann) Stephens 1810– m. Sarah Gross 1816–1852
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Wilder 1857–1947 m. Micajah (Allen) Cockcroft 1847–1929
        1. 1. Martin (Michael) Cockcroft 1882–1938
        2. 2. Leona (P) Cockcroft 1893–
        3. 3. Oulie (E) Cockanft 1898–
        4. 4. Henry (M) Cockanft 1899–
        5. 5. Aulay (Edgar) Cockcroft 1899–1956 m. Rosa (Pearl) Shaw 1911–2003 m. Rosa (Pearl) Shaw 1911–2003
        6. 6. Marie Cockcroft 1901–
      2. 2. Rebecca (E) Wilder 1850–
      3. 3. Jeremiah (M) Wilder 1847–1922
      4. 4. Henry (T) Wilder 1859–1888
      5. 5. Jennie Wilder 1869–
      6. 6. Jerry Wilder 1844–
      7. 7. Hezekiah (Hopkins) Wilder 1845–1876
      8. 8. Elizabeth Wilder 1838–
      9. 9. William Wilder 1834–1879
      10. 10. Francis (W) Wilder 1840–
      11. 11. Lydia Wilder 1846–
      12. 12. Sarah (Ellen) Wilder 1849–1919 m. Thomas (Samuel) Knight 1849–1911
        1. 1. Joel (Lee) Knight 1880–1925
        2. 2. George (W) Knight
        3. 3. Marion (Bruce) Knight 1871–1947
        4. 4. Helen (C) Knight 1887–
        5. 5. William (W) Knight 1892–
        6. 6. Betty (M) Knight 1894–
      13. 13. Edmund Wilder 1838–1916
      14. 14. Edward (Marion) Wilder 1842–1899
      15. 15. Jack Wilder 1843–1863
      16. 16. Samuel Wilder 1848–
      17. 17. Hannah (E) Smith 1849–
      18. 18. Andrew Wilder 1860–
      19. 19. John (L) Wilder 1844–
      20. 20. Julia (A) Wilder 1854–1927
      21. 21. Sarah (E) Wilder 1846–
      22. 22. Edward (Gross) Wilder 1847–1912
    8. 8. Andrew (J) Wilder 1817–

William Wilder's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Wilder in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1783
1783-1932
Age 33
William Wilder resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1835
1835
Age 85
Death of William Wilder in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783-1932
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
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