Family:James Wilder and Mercy Wilder (1)

Parents: James Wilder and Martha Wheeler James Wilder b. 22 Jun 1741 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Apr 1794 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	Parents: Benjamin Wilder and Jane Robbins Mercy Wilder b. 2 Jul 1739 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

m. Bef 1763

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Marriage^[1]

Bef 1763

not married

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	James Wilder	5 May 1763 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. "James Wilder of Lancaster, Stonecutter", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Vol. 137, p. 94.

On 5 May 1763 Mercy Wilder, daughter of Benjamin Wilder, and "distant cousin" of James Wilder, gave birth to a son James. She was prosecuted for fornication, brought bastardy proceedings against James, who was ruled the father and ordered to pay support.