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ANCESTRY & DESCENDANTS OF ANNA ALLEN, MOTHER OF ALPHEUS PRATT OF BRATTLEBORO VERMONT & WIFE OF AMOS PRATT OF SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
First Generation
1. WALTER ALLEN was born say 1600-1610 in England. Walter Allen of Charlestowne,
haberdasher, died and was buried 8 July 1681.1
Walter Allen resided in Newbury, MA in 1640 and removed to Watertown, MA about
1662 at which time he was a proprietor.2In July of 1655 Walter Allen deposed that he
was in Barbadoes.3 He served on a coroner’s jury re drowning of Robert Barthits.4 On
2 Apr 1672 Walter Allen of Charlestown applied for discharge from training because of
bodily distemper.5
On 30 Apr 1665 Walter & wife Rebecca Allen sold land in Watertown to Simon
Coolidge.6 On 7 June 1665 Walter purchased land in Watertown Farms (now
Weston) from John Knapp. 7 On 21 June 1669 Joseph Crosby sold land to Walter
Allen farmer of Watertown8 In 1652 he purchased land of Anthony Dicks9 In 1665/6
Walter & Rebecca Allen sold to E. Boulton10 In 1669 Walter of Watertown sold land
to H. Boulton.11 In 1783 Walter sold land in Watertown to B. Sweetser.12 On 1 Oct.
1673 Walter conveyed lands in Watertown "by deed of gift to his sons Daniel & Joseph
Allen. 13 Soon after this last transaction Walter removed to Charlestown, MA where his
occupation was that of a haberdasher of hats14
His will is dated 19 Feb. 1679 and was probated Aug. 1681. He
mentioned his wife Abigail and sons John (of Sudbury), Daniel & Joseph
inventory of his estate amounted to L312.15
WALTER married (1) REBECCA before 1640. Rebecca was born say 1615. She died on 6
Aug 1678 in Charlestown, MA.16
They had the following children:17
2 M i. JOHN ALLEN was born say 1636. He died on 1 Dec 1711 in Sudbury,
MA.18
JOHN married SARAH. Sarah died on 12 Jan 1702 in Sudbury, MA.19
John m2 Mrs. Mary (Parmeter) Burke. Mary, widow of Richard Burk
and daughter of John Parmenter & Amy was born 10 June 1644 in
Sudbury, MA.20 Mary Allen died Sudbury, MA 30 Aug. 1727, AE 82 21
On 19 Sept. 1727 Richard Burk of Brookfield, Hampshire Co. MA, John
Burk of Groton, MA, George Parmenter Jr. of Sudbury, MA, with Mary
his wife, conveyed land to Thomas Burk of Sudbury MA a quit claim of
all the interest that we have to any of the estate of our honored mother
MARY Allen of Sudbury, widow deceased, died possessed of.22
+ 3 M ii DANIEL ALLEN was born say 1638 and died in 1705.
4 F iii.ABIGAIL ALLEN was born on 10 Oct 1641 in
Newbury, MA.Not mentioned in father's will dated 1679
5 M iv JOSEPH ALLEN, born say 1645, died on 9 Sep
1721 in Weston, MA.23 JOSEPH married ANNA BRAZIER on 11 Oct
1667 in Watertown, MA24 ANNA died in Sep 1720 in Weston, MA.25
6 M v.BENJAMIN ALLEN was born on 15 Apr 1647 in Newbury, MA. He
died on 20 Sep 1678 in Charlestown, MA.26
BENJAMIN married HANNAH BULLARD.6 Mar. 1668/9 Medfield,
MA27 Hannah daughter of JOHN BULLARD & MAGDALENE
GEORGE was born 1 Dec. 1645 Dedham MA.28
WALTER also married (2) ABIGAIL ROGERS on 29 Nov 1678 in Charlestown, MA.29
Abigail was born c1625 (cal. death record) and died on 28 Apr 1703, ae 78, in Watertown,
MA.30
Second Generation
3. DANIEL ALLEN (WALTER) was born say 1638. He died in 1705 in Sudbury,
Middlesex Co., MA.
Daniel Allen resided in the Towns of Charlestown, Watertown, Lancaster &
Sudbury, Mass.
Daniel Allen died before 7 Apr. 1705 when his son Elnathan Allen was named
administrator of his estate. Elnathan & John Allen, husbandmen of Middlesex
County and Ebenezer Allen, husbandman of Stonington, Conn. put up a bond of
L80, document witnessed by Thomas Berry and Jane Davis. The estate was
inventoried on 23 Apr. 1705 in the amount of L46-16-06. In the accounting of
the estate dated 6 May 1706, among others, Elnathan Allen mentions his Uncle
John Allen "my bondsman" and the widow his mother who both received payments
from the estate.31
DANIEL married MARY WILDER, daughter of THOMAS WILDER and ANNA,
about 1658. Mary was born on 30 June 1642 in Charlestown, MA.32 See “Thomas Wilder
of Lancaster, MA”following this Allen Genealogy.
Some genealogists have stated that Mary Allen, wife of Daniel was the
daughter of John Sherman of Watertown, MA, who in his will named his
daughter Mary Allen. Mary (Sherman) Allen was the wife of Lewis Allen of
Watertown, who was her second husband.33 She married (1) at Watertown Henry
Freeman on 27 Nov. 1656.34 He died at Watertown 12 Nov. 1672.35
and sometime after this date she married Lewis ALLEN. Mary
(Sherman) Allen died in Watertown 15 July 1703.36
Thomas Wilder's will dated 22 Jan. 1666 mentions that his daughter Mary
had already been provided for, but at the discretion of his executors she should have
more.37 Thomas Wilder had given Daniel & Mary Allen, by deed of gift 10 acres of
land in Lancaster, MA. This latter deed was not on file at the Registry of Deeds in
Cambridge, Mass. but it may be elsewhere. 38The Wilders and Allens were close
neighbors in Lancaster, Massachusetts39
DANIEL and MARY had the following children:40
7 M i.DANIEL ALLEN was born on 1 Jul 1659 in Charlestown, MA. He died
on 23 Oct 1662 in Watertown, MA.
8 F ii.REBECCA ALLEN was born on 15 Jan 1660/1661 in Watertown, MA.
She died on 25 Jan 1660/1661 in Watertown, MA.
9 F iii.MARY ALLEN was born on 13 Aug 1662 in Watertown, MA. She died
on 14 Aug 1662 in Watertown, MA.
+ 10 M iv.SAMUEL ALLEN was born Say 1664.
+ 11 M v.ELNATHAN ALLEN was born on 11 Feb 1666 and died about 1734.
12 M vi.THOMAS ALLEN was born in 1670. He died on 6 Aug 1671 in
Watertown, MA.
+ 13 F vii.ABIGAIL ALLEN was born say 1672 and died on 12 Mar 1750/1751.
+ 14 M viii.EBENEZER ALLEN was born on 26 Dec 1674.
15 F ix.REBECCA ALLEN was born in 1677 and was christened on 3 Jun
1677
16 F x.ELIZABETH ALLEN.
ELIZABETH married JOSEPH FLETCHER.
17 F xi.LYDIA ALLEN.
18 F xii.MARY II ALLEN.
MARY II married THOMAS HOLYOKE on 4 Nov 1707 in Stonington,
CT.41
Third Generation
10. SAMUEL ALLEN (DANIEL, WALTER) was born say 1664.
SAMUEL married (1) ELIZABETH GROUT, daughter of JOHN GROUT and SARAH
(BUSBY) CAKEBREAD, on 22 Dec 1683 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA42 Elizabeth
died on 28 Aug 1694 in Watertown, MA.43
They had the following children:44
19 M i.JAMES ALLEN.
20 M ii.DAVID ALLEN.
21 M iii.DANIEL ALLEN.
22 M iv.JONATHAN ALLEN.
23 M v.SAMUEL Jr. ALLEN.
SAMUEL also married (2) LYDIA HASTINGS, daughter of JOHN SEABORN
HASTINGS and LYDIA CHAMPNEY.45
11. ELNATHAN ALLEN (DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 11 Feb 1666 in Lancaster,
Worcester Co., MA. He died in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA.1 Oct. 1735 by being
thrown from a cart loaded with stalks, for some time had numb palsey, age about 68
years.46
We hear from Shrewsbury, that on the lst instant Mr. Elnathan Allen of that Town, a
person of good repute, about 67 or 68 Years of Age, as he was upon the hinder part of his
Cart loading it with Stalks, his little boy who stood before the Cattle, gave them a Stroke,
upon which their sudden raising up their Heads gave the Cart such a Motion that Mr. Allen
pitch’d down from it; and altho’ he had his Senses for some Time, yet he was in great
Extremity of Pain, and so continued till the next Day when he expir’d (Boston Post Boy 20
Oct. 1735).
Elnathan Allen lived in Lancaster, MA with his family but by 1694 they
were in Watertown, MA where they remained until 1701/2.
Elnathan received land from his father in the northwest part of
Watertown in 169447 Elnathan removed to Sudbury, MA before
Nov. 1702 when his daughter Anna was born and remained there for several years
before removing to the Town of Hopkinton . On 24 Feb. 1717, Elnathan Allen & John
Wood of Framingham and James Wilson cut 100 cedar trees in Hopkinton without
permission from the authorities. All three were sued and fined for this
misadventure.48In the Year 1720 Elnathan Allen and John Wood purchased land in the
Whitehall Section of Hopkinton.49 On 19 Aug. 1723 Elnathan's name can be found on a
petition of Hopkinton townsmen asking permission to hold a town meeting and elect
officers.50 Allen was a member of the Hopkinton Church of Christ on 20 Apr. 1724.51
and was the first town treasurer this same year 52Elnathan Allen removed to
Shrewsbury, Mass. where on 11 Oct. 1730 he was admitted to the Shrewsbury Church
from the Hopkinton Church.53 Elnathan was a selectman of this latter town in
1730 & 173354
On 19 Feb. 1728 Elnathan Allen sold land in Shrewsbury, 9th Lot to John
Crosby, witnessed by John Keyes55
Edward NEWTON was granted administration of his father-in-law's estate on
5 Nov. 1735 with John Keyes & John Park as sureties, witnesses John
Chandler, 3rd & John Chandler, jr. The administration papers say that Edward
Newton was married to a daughter of Elnathan Allen, deceased and that the widow
and other children refused administration of the estate and that Elnathan's real estate
holdings were settled amongst themselves.56
ELNATHAN married MERCY RICE say 1693. Mercy daughter of HENRY RICE and
ELIZABETH MOORE. Mercy was born on 1 Jan 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co.,
MA.57 Mercy Allen, daughter is mentioned in the will of her father Henry Rice.58
She died 1727, AE 57 in Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA.59 There is a document in
Elnathan’s administration papers dated 1735 that says his widow refused administration of
the estate so either Mary did not die in 1727 or Elnathan remarried after her death.
They had the following children:60
+ 24 M i. OBADIAH ALLEN was born on 19 Jan 1694/1695 and died about
1781.
+ 25 F ii.ELIZABETH ALLEN.say 1700
+ 26 F iii.ANNA ALLEN was born on 7 Nov 1702 and died in 1757.
+ 27 M iv.ISRAEL ALLEN was born on 20 Dec 1705 and died in 1783.
28 F v.MARY ALLEN was born on 28 Feb 1707/1708. She died in d. young.
29 F vi.MARY II ALLEN was born on 14 Jul 1711 in Sudbury, MA.
+ 30 F vii.THANKFUL ALLEN was born on 9 Dec 1713 and died 8 Aug.1801
AE 88.
13. ABIGAIL ALLEN (DANIEL, WALTER) was born say 1672. She died on 12 Mar
1750/1751 in Stonington, Ct.61
Abigail married MOSES PALMER, son of MOSES PALMER and DOROTHY
GILBERT, on 1 Apr 1703 in Stonington, Ct.62 Moses was christened on 15 Nov 1674 in
Stonington, Ct.63 He died on 1 Aug 1744 in Stonington, CT.64
The will of Moses PALMER is dated 24 Aug. 1726 and was proved 11 Aug.
1744. His heirs were wife Abigail, daughters Ame Tracy Dorothy Palmer, Mary
Palmer, Submit Palmer, Lois Palmer, Abigail Palmer, Son John Palmer; son-in-law
Jonathan Tracy - Receipts from Jonathan Tracy, Nemimiah Palmer and wife
Submit; Nathaniel Tracy in behalf of his wife not named .65
Moses Palmer was a member of Stonington First Church on 1 Apr. 170366
MOSES and ABIGAIL had the following children:67
31 M i.JOHN PALMER was born on 19 Jun 1705 in Stonington, Ct and was
baptized First Ch. of Stonington 29 July 1705.
32 F ii.AMIE PALMER was born on 3 Dec. 1706 in Stonington, Ct.and was
baptised First Ch. of Stonington 16 Feb. 1707
33 F iii.ABIGAIL PALMER was born on 16 Sep 1709 in Stonington, Ct. and
was baptized First Ch. of Stonington on 30 Oct. 1709
34 F iv.DOROTHY PALMER was born on 20 Nov 1711 in Stonington, Ct and
was baptized First Ch. of Stonington 25 Nov 1711
35 F v.MARY PALMER was born on 28 Jun 1713 in Stonington, Ct. and was
baptized in First Ch. of Stonington 2 Aug. 1713
36 M vi.MOSES PALMER was born in Jul 1715 in Stonington, Ct sand was
baptized First Ch. of Stonington 17 July 1715, died young.
37 F vii.SUBMIT PALMER was born on 3 May 1718 in Stonington, Ct and
was baptized First Ch. of Stonington 5 May 1718
38 F viii.REBECCA PALMER was born on 5 Apr 1720 in Stonington, Ct and
was baptized First Ch. of Stonington 19 June 1720
39 F ix.LOIS PALMER was born on 7 Mar 1722 in Stonington, Ct and was
baptized First Ch. of Stonington 26 Apr 1722
40 M x.MOSES PALMER was born on 2 Apr 1726 in Stonington, Ct and was
baptized First Ch. of Stonington 18 Apr. 1726.
14. EBENEZER ALLEN (DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 26 Dec 1674 in Watertown,
MA.
EBENEZER married ANNA PALMER on 5 Oct 1704 in Stonington, CT.68 Anna died on
24 Sep 1705 in Stonington, CT.69
They had the following children:70
41 F i. ANNIE ALLEN was christened on 20 Jan 1706 in Stonington, Ct.
Fourth Generation
24. OBADIAH ALLEN (ELNATHAN, DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 19 Jan
1694/1695 in Watertown, MA. He died about 1781 in Shrewsbury, MA71
OBADIAH married (1) SUSANNAH PRATT, daughter of JOHN PRATT and RUTH,
on 17 May 1720 in Framingham, MA.72 Susannah was born on 12 Mar 1693 in
Framingham, MA73 She died on 16 Feb 1740 in Shrewsbury, MA74
They had the following children:75
42 M i.DANIEL ALLEN was born on 1 Mar 1720/21 in Shrewsbury, Ma
43 M ii.OBADIAH ALLEN was born on 6 May 1723 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
44 M iii.JONATHAN ALLEN was born on 10 Jun 1725 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
45 F iv.LUCY ALLEN was born on 4 Aug 1728 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
46 F v.MIRIAM ALLEN was born on 4 Nov 1730 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
47 F vi.PERSIS ALLEN was born on 4 Aug 1735 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
OBADIAH also married (2) JEMIMA (WEEKS) TOMLIN,widow of ISAAC TOMLIN
Jr. and daughter of SUPPLY WEEKS and SUSANNA BARNES, on 19 May 1741 in
Shrewsbury, MA.76 Jemima was born on 23 Feb 1700 in Marlborough, MA.77
OBADIAH and JEMIMA had the following children:78
48 M vii. SILAS ALLEN was born on 11 Mar 1742 in Shrewsbury, MA.
49 M viii. ISRAEL ALLEN was born on 24 Apr 1745 in Shrewsbury,
MA.
50 F ix. SUSANNA ALLEN was born on 20 May 1747
in Shrewsbury, Ma. She died on 25 Apr 1752 in Shrewsbury, MA., ae
almost 579
25. ELIZABETH ALLEN (ELNATHAN, DANIEL, WALTER).was born say 1700
ELIZABETH married EDWARD NEWTON, son of EDWARD Sr NEWTON and
MARY LEONARDSON, on 21 Nov 1723 in Marlborough, MA.80 Edward was born on 5
Oct 1701 in Marlborough, MA.81 He died in 1765 in Shrewsbury, MA.82
EDWARD and ELIZABETH had the following children:83
51 M i.EZEKIEL NEWTON was born on 13 Oct 1725 in Hopkinton, Ma.
52 M ii.SAMUEL NEWTON was born on 5 Nov 1727 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
53 F iii.MARY NEWTON was born on 16 Oct 1729 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
54 F iv.MARTHA NEWTON was born on 29 May 1732 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
55 F v.ESTHER NEWTON was born on 8 Sep 1734 in Shrewsbury, Ma.
56 F vi.EDWARD Jr NEWTON was born on 18 Jan 1737/1738 in
Shrewsbury, Ma.
26. ANNA ALLEN (ELNATHAN, DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 7
Nov 1702 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. Anna was deceased by 29 June 1757 when
a document in her husband's probate papers regarding her dower rights in Amos Pratt's
real estate called her Anna Pratt late of Shrewsbury deceased.84
ANNA married AMOS PRATT, son of JOHN PRATT and RUTH, on 12 Dec 1722 in
Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA.85 AMOS was born on 26 May 1699 in Framingham,
Middlesex Co., MA. He died about 1748 in Shrewsbury, Ma.SEE PRATT FAMILY BY
COMPILER
AMOS and ANNA had the following children:86
57 M i. ELNATHAN PRATT was born on 8 Dec 1723
in Shrewsbury, MA.
58 M ii. AMOS Jr. PRATT was born on 8 Oct 1725.
59 M iii. ISAAC PRATT was born on 27 Jul 1727 in
Shrewsbury, MA.
60 M iv. ALPHEUS PRATT was born on 7 Sep 1731 in
Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA.
61 F v. MERCY PRATT was born on 31 Aug 1733 in
Shrewsbury, MA.
.
62 F vi. ANNA PRATT was born on 14 May 1738 in
Shrewsbury, MA.
63 F vii. MARY PRATT was born on 19 Oct 1742 in
Shrewsbury, MA.
27. ISRAEL ALLEN (ELNATHAN, DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 20 Dec 1705 in
Sudbury, MA. He died in 1783 in Shrewsbury, MA.87
ISRAEL married (1) ELIZABETH WHEELOCK, daughter of SAMUEL
WHEELOCK and LYDIA RICE, on 14 Feb 1728 in Shrewsbury, MA.88 Elizabeth was
born on 1 Apr 1700 in Marlborough, MA.89
They had the following children90
64 M i.ELNATHAN ALLEN was born on 18 Nov 1728.
65 F ii.LOIS ALLEN was born on 21 Nov 1732 in Shrewsbury, MA.
ISRAEL also married (2) CATHERINE JOSLIN on 3 May 1764 in Westborough, MA.91
30. THANKFUL ALLEN (ELNATHAN, DANIEL, WALTER) was born on 9 Dec 1713 in
Sudbury, MA. She died 8 Aug.1801 AE 88 in Boylston, MA92
THANKFUL married DANIEL WHITNEY, son of JONATHAN WHITNEY and
SARAH HAPGOOD, on 8 Mar 1738/39 in Shrewsbury, MA.93 Daniel was born say
1710. He died on 18 Oct 1779 in Boyleston, MA.94
They had the following children:95
66 M i.LEVI WHITNEY was born on 5 Dec 1739 in Shrewsbury, MA
67 M ii.TIMOTHY WHITNEY was born on 25 Oct 1743 in Shrewsbury, MA.
68 M iii.DANIEL Jr WHITNEY was born on 4 Sep 1746 in Shrewsbury MA.
69 F iv.SARAH WHITNEY was born on 9 Sep 1749 in Shrewsbury, MA.
THOMAS WILDER OF LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS
First Generation
1. THOMAS WILDER of Shiplake, Oxford, England died on 23 Oct 1634 in Shiplake,
Oxfordshire, England. 96
THOMAS married MARTHA HIGGS, daughter of GRIFFIN HIGGS and SARAH
PAYNE, in Jan 1619 in Shiplake, Oxford, England.97 Martha died on 20 Apr 1652 in
Hingham, MA.98
Martha came to New England in the ship Confidence 11 Apr. 1638 with daughter Mary
from Shiplake, Oxford, England, spinster.99 She settled in Hingham, MA Her sons
Thomas & Edward were already settled in New England.
THOMAS and MARTHA had the following children: (probably not complete)
2 M i. EDWARD WILDER died on 18 Oct 1690 in Plymouth, MA.100
+ 3 M ii. THOMAS WILDER was born about 1619 and died on 23 Oct 1677.
4 F iii MARY WILDER.
5 F iv. ELIZABETH WILDER.
Second Generation
3. THOMAS WILDER (THOMAS) was born about 1619. He died on 23 Oct 1677 in
Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA.101
Thomas Wilder admitted to Church of Boston Mar 1640.102
Thomas was a freeman 16 June 1641.103
Thomas Wilder deposed Middlesex Court 19 apr. 1654 ae 33 or 35 Court Files of
Middlesex County 1649-1675.104
Thomas Wilder's will was dated 22 Jan. 1666 and was probated 4 Mar.1667/68 His
loving wife Ann & son Thomas Wilder were executors and his heirs were wife, and
children Thomas who was to receive a double portion, John, Nathaniel and Elizabeth
and Ebenezer. His daughter Marie/Maryhad already been provided for but at the
discretion of his executors should have more. The will was witnessed by Simon
Willard, Joseph Rowlandson & Ralph Houghton. The inventory of the estate was
taken 28 (9m) 1667.105
Gavestone Old Common Burying Ground Lancaster MA " Sacred to the memory of
Thomas Wilder from Lancaster in England, who first settled in Hingham, in 1641, and
came to this Town, July 1, 1659 and died Oct. 23, 1667, leaving three sons viz.
Thomas, John and Nathaniel, for whom are derived all of the name of Wilder in this
Town and vicinity.
THOMAS married ANNA. ANNA died on 10 Jun 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester Co.,
MA.106
Anna was admitted to church 7 (3) 1650.107
THOMAS and ANNA had the following children:108
+ 6 F i. MARY WILDER was christened on 3 Jul 1642.
+ 7 M ii. THOMAS JR. WILDER was christened on 4 Sep 1644 and died 7 Aug
1716 Abt 70 Yrs.
+ 8 M iii. JOHN WILDER was born about 1646 and died on 9 Jan 1718.
9 F iv. ELIZABETH WILDER was born about 1648.
+ 10 M v. NATHANIEL WILDER was born on 3 Nov 1655 and died 31 July
1704 Ae 54.
11 M vi. EBENEZER WILDER.
Third Generation
6. MARY WILDER (THOMAS, THOMAS) was christened on 3 Jul 1642
in Charlestown, MA. SEE ALLEN FAMILY BY COMPILER
MARY married DANIEL ALLEN, son of WALTER ALLEN and REBECCA, about
1658. Daniel was born say 1638. He died in 1705 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA.109
DANIEL and MARY had the following children:110
12 M i. DANIEL ALLEN was born on 1 Jul 1659 in Charlestown, MA.
13 F ii. REBECCA ALLEN was born on 15 Jan 1660/1661 in Watertown,
MA. She died on 25 Jan 1660/1661 in Watertown, MA.
14 F iii. MARY ALLEN was born on 13 Aug 1662 in Watertown, MA. She
died on 14 Aug 1662 in Watertown, MA.
15 M iv. SAMUEL ALLEN was born say 1664.
16 M v. ELNATHAN ALLEN was born on 11 Feb 1666 in Lancaster,
Worcester Co., MA.
17 M vi. THOMAS ALLEN was born in 1670. He died on 6 Aug 1671 in
Watertown, MA.
18 F vii. ABIGAIL ALLEN was born Say 1672.
19 M viii. EBENEZER ALLEN was born on 26 Dec 1674 in Watertown, MA.
20 F ix. REBECCA ALLEN was born in 1677 and was christened on 3 Jun
1677 in Charlestown, MA.
21 F x. ELIZABETH ALLEN.
22 F xi LYDIA ALLEN.
23 F xii. MARY II ALLEN.
7. THOMAS JR. WILDER (THOMAS, THOMAS) was christened on 4 Sep 1644 in
Charlestown, MA. He died 7 Aug 1716 Abt 70 Yrs in Lancaster, MA and was buried in Old
Common Burying Ground.111
THOMAS married MARY, surname not given on 25 Jun 1668 in Lancaster, MA.112
THOMAS and MARY had the following children:113
24 F i. MARY WILDER was born about 1675.
25 M ii. JAMES WILDER was born on 28 Apr 1680 in Marlborough, MA.
26 M iii. JOSEPH WILDER was born on 5 Jul 1683 in Lancaster, MA.
27 F iv. SARAH WILDER was born on 22 Jan 1685 in Lancaster, MA.
28 F v. ELIZABETH WILDER was born in 1687.
29 F vi. ANNA WILDER was born about 1689.
8. JOHN WILDER (THOMAS, THOMAS) was born about 1646. He died on 9 Jan 1718
in Lancaster, MA.114
JOHN married HANNAH ATHERTON, daughter of JAMES ATHERTON and
HANNAH, on 17 May 1672 in Lancaster, MA .115 Hannah was born on 10 Feb 1658 in
Lancaster, MA. 116
She died on 4 Jan 1737/1738 in Lancaster, MA.117 Hannah married (2) JOHN
HOUGHTON born about 1650, died 3 Feb. 1736/37 in 87th year in Lancaster, MA.118
JOHN and HANNAH had the following children:119
30 M i. JOHN WILDER was born on 5 Nov 1673 in Lancaster, MA.
31 M ii. THOMAS WILDER was born on 2 Mar 1676 in Charlestown, MA.
32 M iii. HANNAH WILDER was born on 31 Oct 1679 in Lancaster, MA.
33 M iv. JAMES WILDER was born on 28 Jan 1680/1681.
34 M v. RBENEZER WILDER was born on 23 Jun 1683 in Lancaster, MA.
35 F vi. ANNA WILDER was born in 1690.
10. NATHANIEL WILDER (THOMAS, THOMAS) was born on 3 Nov 1655 in
Charlestown, MA. He died 31 July 1704 Ae 54 in Lancaster, MA.120
NATHANIEL married MARY SAWYER, daughter of THOMAS SAWYER and
MARY PRESCOTT, on 4 Nov 1673 in Lancaster, MA.121 Mary was born in
1652/1653.122
They had the following children:123
36 M i. NATHANIEL WILDER was born about 1675. He died on 19 May
1679 in Sudbury, MA.124
37 M ii. EPHRAIM WILDER was born on 16 Apr 1677 in
Sudbury, MA. He died on 13 Dec 1679 in Sudbury,MA125
38 F iii. MARY WILDER was born on 12 May 1679 in Sudbury, MA.
39 F iv. ELIZABETH WILDER was born on 14 Feb 1680/1681 in Sudbury,
MA.
40 M v. JONATHAN WILDER was born on 20 Apr 1682 in Lancaster, MA.
He died 17 Aug. 1707, Ae 22 Slain By Indians 126
41 F vi. DOROTHY WILDER was born about 1686.
42 M vii. NATHANIEL WILDER was born about 1688.
43 F viii. EUNICE WILDER was born about 1690.
44 M ix. OLIVER WILDER was born about 1694.
FOOTNOTES:
1. Roger D. Josyln,Editor & Compiler,Vital Records of Charlestown Massachusetts tothe year 1850 {Boston, NEH&G, 1984} Vol. 1:66
2. Henry Bond Jr, Genealogies of The Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown Massachusetts Including Waltham & Weston etc. {Boston, NEH&G, age 3 hereinafter Bond
3. Court Files of Middlesex Co. Massachusetts - New England Ancestors.org on line
4. Ibid
5. Ibid 6. Bond, 3
7. Ibid
8. Ibid
9. Thomas B. Wyman, The Genealogies & Estates of Charlestown Massachusetts etc 1629-1818 {Boston 1879}
10. Ibid
11. Ibid
12. Ibid
13. Bond, 3,4
14. See Note #9
15. Bond, 3
16. See Note #1, 104
17. Bond, 4 & #4 & #5 Newbury MA printed VRS, 21
18, Sudbury MA printed VR, 295
19. Ibid
20. Ibid, 107
21, Ibid, 295
22. Middlesex MA LR 32:461
23. Weston, MA printed VR
24. Watertown, MA printed VR, Vol. 1:29
25. Weston MA printed VR
26. See Note #1, 105 - called son of Walter Allen
27. Medfield, MA printed VR
28. NEH&G - Register Vol. 8:347 Early Records of Boston Massachusetts
29. See Note $1, 101
30. Watertown, MA printed VR 2:22
31. Middlesex PR Docket #305
32. See Note #1, 7
33. The American Genealogist 11:79 & the NEH&G Register 54:396
34. Watertown, MA printed VR 1:18
35. Ibid, 1:36
36. Ibid, 2:24
37. Middlesex Probate Docket #24887
38. Moses Hale Wilder, Book of Wilders (M.H. Wilder, 1878}1
39. Andrew E, Ford, History of Clinton, Massachusetts {Clinton MA, W. J. Coulter, 1896}
40. Alen H.Bent, Walter Allen of Newbury Massachusetts (Boston, David Clapp & son 1896}4; #1 Charlestown MA printed VR, 38; #2 Watertown MA printed VR,122, #3
Ibid, 125, #5 Lancaster MA printed VR, #6 Ibid, #7, Watertown MA printed VR, 1:35, #8 Ibid, 1:39, #9 Wyman, #10-12 per Bent but conjectural
41. Barbour Collection - May be dau of Daniel as her brother Ebenezer and sister Abigail were living in Stonington at the time of Mary’s marriage.
42. Sudbury MA printed VR, 162
43. Waterrtown, MA printed Vr, 2:5
44. NEH&G Rekgister Vol. 109:53/4
45. Ibid
46. Obituaries in Boston Newspapers 1704-1795 {Boston Athenaeum, 1968} page 11 News-Let Issue of 2 Oct. 1735
47. Bent, 6
48. Manuscript History of Hopkinton, Mass. 2d printing. 1981 limited edition Hopkinton Public Library, Pages 69/70
49. Ibid, 156
50. Ibid, 76
51. Ibid, 53
52. Bent, 6
53. Andrew H. Ward, History of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts From Its Settlement in 1717 to 1829 With Other Matters Relating To Not Before Published thereto Including an Extensive Family Register {Shrewsbury 1847} Page 26)
54. Bent, 6
55. Worcester LR: 7:185
56. Worcester MA PR Docket #1245
57. Sudbury, MA printed VR, 122
58. Middlesex MA PR Docket #18712
59. Bent, 6
60. #1 Watertown MA printed VR, Vol.2:3 - #3-7 Sudbury, MA printed VRS, 10
61. Barbour Collection CSL
62. First Ch. Stonington, CT bapt. records
63. Ibid
64. Barbour Collection CSL
65. Stonington/New London PR 1744/#392
66. Stonington First Church . Records CSL
67. First Church of Stonington Ct.Baptisims- New England Ancestors.org on line
68. Barbour Colletion CSL
69. Ibid
70. Ibid
71. Worcester PR #1453
72. Framingham MA printed VR
73. Ibid
74. Shrewsbury, MA printed VReeeeee, 242
75. Ibid 10-12
76. Ibid, 119
77. Marlborough MA printed VR
78. Shrewsbury MA printed VRS, 10-12
79. Ibid
80. Marlborough, MA printed VR
81. Ibid
82. Worcester PR 43114
83. #1 LDS Submission, others Shrewsbury MA printed VRS 76-79
84. Worcester PR 43114
85. Sudbury,MA printed VR,118 .
86. Shrewsbury, MA printed VRS, 85-89
87. Worcester MA PR Docket #1317
88. Shrewsbury, MA printed VR, 119
89. Marlborough, MA printed VR
90. Shrewsbury, MA printed VR, 10
91. Ibid
92. Boylston MA printed VR, also recorded Shrewsbury MA printed VR
93. Shrewsbury MA printed VR, 119
94. Boylston, MA printed VR
95. Shrewsbury MA printed VRS 111-112
96. NEHG Register 31:420/21 A Page from History of the Wilders
97. Ibid
98. Ibid
99. NEHG Register 21:109
100. Ibid
101. Lancaster records NEHG Register 16:357
102. NEHG Register 23:280
103. NEHG Register 3:189
104. NewEnglandAncestors.org
105. Middlesex PR 24887
106. Moses Hale Wilder, Book of the Wlders {New York, by author, 1878}
107. Thomas Bellowes Wyman The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 {Boston, 1879} 1030
108. Moses H. Wilder, 1 & Charlestown, MA printed VRS, 7,9,17 & father's will
109. Middlesex PR Docket #305
110. See Allen Family by compiler within
111. Gravestone - also see Middlesex Probate Docket 24880
112. Lancaster records NEHG 16:358 - Mary may have been Wheeler or Houghton
113. Lancaster Births, Marriages & Deaths Register,1673-1850 452, 453
114. Moses H. Wilder, 2 also see Middlesex PR 24878
115. NEHG 16:352 Lancaster Records
116. Ibid, 16:71
117. NEHG 79:394
118. Ibid
119. Lancaster Births, Marriages & Deaths Register,1673-1850 452, 453, #ii.Charlestown MA printed VR, 95, #iii. in Marlborough MA printed VR Hannah dau ofJohn Wilder b. 14 or 29 May 1680??
120. Lancaster Births, Marriages & Deaths Register,1673-1850 17 - Also see Middlesex PR 24081
121. NEHG 16:352
122. Moses H. Wilder, 3
123. Lancaster Births, Marriages & Deaths Register,1673-1850, 452,Sudbury MA printed VRS
124. Sudbury MA printed VR
125. Ibid
126. NEHG Register 17:70, Lancaster Records