Person:Ephraim Wilder (3)

m. 24 Jan 1673/74
  1. Nathaniel WilderAbt 1675 - 1679
  2. Capt. Ephraim Wilder1677 - 1769
  3. Mary Wilder1679 -
  4. Elizabeth Wilder1680/81 -
  5. Jonathan Wilder1682 - 1707
  6. Dorothy WilderAbt 1686 - 1755
  7. Nathaniel WilderAbt 1687 - 1775
  8. Eunice Wilder1690 - 1778
  9. Oliver WilderAbt 1694 - 1765
m. 1698
  1. Mary WilderAbt 1703 - 1789
  2. Elizabeth WilderAbt 1705 - 1779
  3. Ephraim Wilder1708 - 1770
  4. Martha Wilder1711 - 1768
  5. Dorothy Wilder1713/14 - Aft 1777
  6. Eunice Wilder1719 - Bef 1771
  7. Susannah Wilder1723 -
Facts and Events
Name Capt. Ephraim Wilder
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Apr 1677 Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 1698 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Elizabeth Stevens
Death[2][3] 13 Dec 1769 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)
    152.

    Wilder, Ephr[aim], ch. Nath[anie]ll and Mary, Apr. 16, [16]77. MR

  2. Nourse, Henry Stedman. Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1890)
    403.

    In Memory of Capt. Ephraim Wilder who died December ye 13th, A D: 1769, in ye 94th Year of his Age.

  3. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 65571.5 Wilder Ephraim Lancaster .

    [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.