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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nicholas Wilder

    Notes:

    He was a military chieftain in the Army of the Earl of Richmond. He fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. On 15 April 1497, Henry VII gave a
    landed estate and coat of arms as a token of his favor. During Henry VII's twelfth year, the estate was known as "Nunhide."

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nicholas1)

    Family/Spouse: Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. John Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  John Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Nicholas1)

    Notes:

    He inherited "Nunhide" entail. Alice Keats inherited "the Sulham
    House" which, John gave by deed of entail to his son William. By
    arrangement, his son Thomas got "Shiplake". His eldest son, John, got
    "Nunhide" by entail. His will was made in October 1588, and proved by
    his widow, Alice, next month. He left a will in October 1588 in
    England.

    Family/Spouse: Alice Keats. Alice was born on 19 May 1687 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1584.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Thomas Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1584.

    Notes:

    The mother's family home that was inherited was called "Shiplake"

    Family/Spouse: Martha Higgs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Thomas Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1618 in Berkshire, England; died on 23 Oct 1667 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 5

  1. 5.  Thomas Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1618 in Berkshire, England; died on 23 Oct 1667 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    No record of the time when Thomas Wilder first settled in Charlestown, or of his business relations. He was there, a citizen in 1640, and remained until 1659. We do not know that he held any public office. That he was a substantial, capable man, respected in the community, an active member of the church, a thorough Puritan, jealous of the rights of the brotherhood, and willing to resist the encroachments of the ministry, as he estimated them, there are indications in the old records.

    In 1652 a settlement was made on the Nashawena River, about forty miles westerly from Charlestown, by purchasing from the Indians a tract of land, eight miles by ten, which in 1653 was confirmed by the General Court, which the legislative power of the colony was then called. After sending a committee to inquire respecting the character of the settlers and the suitableness of the land for a settlement, and receiving a favorable report, the purchase was confirmed and they were incorporated as a town. There were then but nine families, but they were soon increased to thirty. A church was gathered and a minister employed.

    It was on the first day of July, 1654, that Thomas Wilder arrived with his family, and took up his abode with them. His farm, of five hundred acres, was situated near to, and easterly from the center of the present town of Lancaster, as indicated by the "Burial Ground" given to the town by his son Thomas, and in which the father's remains were the first deposited.

    In 1660, Thomas Wilder was elected one of the selectmen, an office which, it is said, he held until his death, in 1667.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43341681/john-wilder

    Thomas married Anna Eames in Apr 1640. Anna (daughter of Captain Anthony Eames and Margery Pierce) was born in 1622. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Captain Thomas Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1716 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 7. Lieutenant John Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. 8. Nathaniel Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1650 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 6

  1. 6.  Captain Thomas Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 14 Sep 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1716 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Wheeler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Mary Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1675 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  2. 7.  Lieutenant John Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    John Wilder, son of Thomas, married in 1672; his wife's name was Hannah. At the Indian war he fled to Charlestown, where two of his children were baptized; his daughter Hannah was born in 1769, in Marlboro. We know not when he returned to Lancaster, but that is supposed to have been the place of his abode, and we know not the time of his death. He was one of the original proprietors of the town of Worcester, but it is not known that he ever resided there. He had six children, four sons and two daughters, most of whom lived in South Lancaster, then known as Six Nations, and now the town of Clinton, from which it is supposed that their father's home was there.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43341681/john-wilder

    John married Hannah Atherton in 1672. Hannah (daughter of James Atherton and Hannah Hudson) was born on 10 Jan 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jan 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. John Wilder, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 07 Nov 1756 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old South Burial Grounds, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  3. 8.  Nathaniel Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 3 Nov 1650 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Martha Sawyer on 24 Nov 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott) was born on 4 Nov 1653 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1711 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Dorothy Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1686 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    2. 12. Nathaniel Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 09 Jun 1775 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. 13. Colonel Oliver Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1694 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Mar 1765 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 7

  1. 9.  Mary Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1675 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Jabez Fairbank in 1696 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jabez (son of Jonas Fairbanks and Lydia Prescott) was born on 08 Nov 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 02 Mar 1758 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Joseph Fairbank  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1693 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Dec 1772 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 15. Thomas Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1707 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  2. 10.  John Wilder, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 12 Jul 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 07 Nov 1756 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old South Burial Grounds, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1722 - 1725; Lovewell's War -Sgt. ThomasBuckminster Co. 1725 Capt.Josiah Willard's Co.

    Notes:

    He was deposed on 5 April 1725; concerning the estate of James Atherton, his aunt's brother. During Lovewell's War, his name appears on the muster roll of Sergeant Thomas, Buckminster of Framingham with duty of four weeks and five days in July and August 1722. His name also appears on the muster roll of Captain Josiah Willard's company from 3 June to 10 November 1725.

    John married Sarah White about 1698. Sarah (daughter of Sergeant Josiah White and Mary Rice) was born on 21 Oct 1680 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 May 1719 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Josiah Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1700 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Mar 1782 in Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Cookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 17. Jonas Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Apr 1796 in West Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in West Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    3. 18. Mary Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    4. 19. Hannah Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1723 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    5. 20. Jonathan Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Oct 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1794 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. 21. John Wilder, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Apr 1793 in Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. 22. Thankful Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Oct 1792 in Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut.
    8. 23. William Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1717 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1807 in Westminster, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster West, Windham County, Vermont.

  3. 11.  Dorothy Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1686 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Aug 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Dorothy married Samuel Carter in Mar 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Samuel Carter and Eunice Brooks) was born on 7 Jan 1677/1678 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Dorothy Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  4. 12.  Nathaniel Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 09 Jun 1775 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Damaris Whitcomb on 26 Dec 1707 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Damaris (daughter of Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters) was born on 27 May 1686 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 03 Dec 1772 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Elias Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1727 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont.

  5. 13.  Colonel Oliver Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1694 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Mar 1765 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Oliver married Rebecca Prescott in 1749. Rebecca (daughter of Doctor Jonathan Prescott, Jr. and Rebecca Bulkeley) was born on 14 Aug 1704 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1796 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Oliver married Mary Fairbanks in 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks and Mary Hayward) was born in 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jun 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Mary Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1717 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 8

  1. 14.  Joseph Fairbank Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mary7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born in 1693 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Dec 1772 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Joseph married Mary Brown in 1718. Mary was born on 8 Nov 1700 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Nov 1791 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Phineas Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1719 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1800 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  2. 15.  Thomas Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mary7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 29 Aug 1707 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    His name appears on the muster roll as "Sentinel" in Capt. Josiah
    Willard's Company in the Indian War, June 3 to Nov 10, 1725. He was
    also a soldier in Capt. Ephraim Wilder's Company, Samuel Willard,
    Col., in July 1748, called out to rescue John Fitch, his wife and four
    children, who had been captured by the Indians.
    See Colonial War Rolls. Appendix

    Thomas married Dorothy Carter on 20 Apr 1729. Dorothy (daughter of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder) was born on 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Joseph Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1741 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Aug 1813; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  3. 16.  Josiah Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 6 Jan 1700 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Mar 1782 in Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Cookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  4. 17.  Jonas Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 16 Nov 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Apr 1796 in West Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in West Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut.

    Jonas married Eunice Beaman on 22 May 1724 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Eunice was born on 30 May 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1801 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in West Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Eunice Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1732 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
    2. 30. John Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1740 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 26 May 1805 in Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in West Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    3. 31. Ephraim Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1749 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died in 1823 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Bristol Center Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York.

  5. 18.  Mary Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 9 Jul 1705 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Daniel Powers in 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Daniel was born on 21 Apr 1703 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1786 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 19.  Hannah Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 4 Mar 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1723 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  7. 20.  Jonathan Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 5 Oct 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1794 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  8. 21.  John Wilder, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 3 Apr 1713 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Apr 1793 in Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    John married Prudence Wilder in 1738. Prudence was born on 24 Jun 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Nov 1798 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Cornelius Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1752 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1826 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Ledgeville Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  9. 22.  Thankful Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 15 Apr 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Oct 1792 in Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut.

    Thankful married James Cleland on 22 Feb 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. James (son of James Cleland and Helen Selkirk) was born on 11 Feb 1706 in Scotland; died on 25 Apr 1791 in North Bolton, Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Helen Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. 34. Sergeant Thomas Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1741 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died about 1817 in Pittsford, Monroe County, New York.
    3. 35. Hannah Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1742 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
    4. 36. Samuel Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1744 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 14 Oct 1834 in Herkimer County, New York; was buried in Jordanville Cemetery, Warren, Herkimer County, New York.
    5. 37. James Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1745 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died in 1783 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    6. 38. Private Jonas Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1748 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 18 Jun 1778 in Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    7. 39. John Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1750 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died about 1750.
    8. 40. Mary Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1751 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
    9. 41. Thankful Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1754 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
    10. 42. John Cleland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1758 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 16 Feb 1827 in Chautauqua County, New York; was buried in Pickett Corner Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chautauqua County, New York.

  10. 23.  William Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (10.John7, 7.John6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 4 Sep 1717 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1807 in Westminster, Windham County, Vermont; was buried in Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster West, Windham County, Vermont.

  11. 24.  Dorothy Carter Descendancy chart to this point (11.Dorothy7, 8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Dorothy married Thomas Fairbanks on 20 Apr 1729. Thomas (son of Jabez Fairbank and Mary Wilder) was born on 29 Aug 1707 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Joseph Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1741 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Aug 1813; was buried in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  12. 25.  Elias Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (12.Nathaniel7, 8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 17 Jan 1727 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont.

    Elias married Abigail Rice on 18 Apr 1749 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Ephraim Rice and Sarah Whitney) was born on 28 Mar 1732 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jun 1793 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Charles Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1757 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1838 in Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York.

  13. 26.  Mary Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (13.Oliver7, 8.Nathaniel6, 5.Thomas5, 4.Thomas4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 24 Dec 1717 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jun 1748 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Abner Sawyer on 8 Apr 1736 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abner (son of Joseph Sawyer and Sarah Beaman) was born on 22 Jun 1718 in Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Dec 1758 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Mary Sawyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Oct 1824 in Derby, Orleans County, Vermont; was buried in Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont.