[Note: the probates of Capt. Ephraim Wilder and his son Ephraim are confusingly intermixed, the son being file 65571, the father file 65571 1/2 (opened later despite father dying first), and the son's probate having several papers dealing with land held in common with father's heirs, and papers from father's probate being filed in son's probate.]
17 Sep 1771 Citation of heirs to consider application of Hezekiah Gates to be administrator of Ephraim Wilder Late of Lancaster Gent Dec'd (petitioner holding a share in right of his wife Susanna and the share of Daniel Rogers in right of his wife Elizabeth).
28 Sep 1771: Return of Peter Green that he has cited Mary Richardson & Dorothy Greenleaf & Joshua Fairbank they being all the heirs at law.
30 Sep 1771 Bond of Hezekiah Gates Gent. of Lancaster as adm'r of Ephraim Wilder Sen'r Late of Lancaster Gentleman Intestate Dec'd.
4 Oct 1771: Inventory of Ephraim Wilder Late of Lancaster Dec'd: £203-3-0 by Peter Green, Nathanael Wyman, Manasseh Divoll.
[found in son's probate] 5 Nov 1773: Citation of heirs to consider division of real estate of Ephraim Wilder [Sen'r?] at request of Hezekiah Gates.
27 Nov 1773: Hezekiah Gates attempted to notify or has deeds from Mrs Richardson, Mrs Greenleaf, Joshua Fairbanks, guardian, Mrs Rogers and Mrs Ma[r]sh and Mrs Cooley.
28 May 1774: Division of estate of Cap Ephraim Wilder Senor Late of Lancaster: to Mary Richardson eldest daughter; daughter Elisabeth Rogers; heirs of daughter Martha Cooley; Dorathy Greenleaf; heirs of daughter Eunic[e] Fairbank; daughter Susannah Marsh.
25 Jun 1774: Request of Abishai Phelps that he bought the biggest part of the real estate that fell to my Honoured Mother-in-Law Dorothy Greenleaf out of the estate of Cap Eph'm Wilder Sen Late of Lancaster, and rest is sold, and he wishes the division approved (mentions and refutes complaint of Levi Moor that appraisal unreasonable).
25 Jun 1774: return of Peter Green that he notified John Prescott attorney for Mary Richardson; Joshua Fairbank [?a given name off edge of page?] Allen, Moses Smith, Levi Moor, & Abis[ha] Phelps who acts for his mother in [law] Dorothy Greenleaf.