Jonathan Wilder

Jonathan Wilder was born 20 Apr 1685 in Lancaster, Middlesex (now Worcester), Massachusetts. Other sources state he was born 20 Apr 1682 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts. For birth date see Lancaster Births, Lancaster, Massachusetts which lists the 20 Apr 1685 birth date.

He was killed by the Indians at Sterling 19 Aug 1707 [source: John How of Sudbury and Marlborough Massachusetts @http://www.ultranet.com/~cwholl/gen/HowJohn.html].

Jonathon, son of Nathanael, lived in Marlboro, and in 1706 was married, at about twenty two years of age, to Mary ___. In August, 1707, while on his way to Lancaster, he was siezed by an Indian, and, after being taken to Lancaster, was killed. In the following year, his son Jonathon was born, five months after his father's death. He lived in Watertown, and had eight children, of whom we have no account" [source: "The Book of The Wilders" by Rev. Moses Hale Wilder, 1878, page 16].

Indian Attack on Marlborough July 16th 1707 Killed - Jonathan White, Jonathan Wilder, Richard Singleterry and John Farrar Source: "The Early Records of Lancaster" by Henry S. Nourse 1884 p. 165: Lancaster August ye 19 1707 About four of the Clock afternoon. May it Pleas your excell'y. Wee are sorry that we have Such News to acquaint you with in yt (that) in our Persuit & Engagement with ye enemy we lost 2 men of marlborough besides Wilder which was taken which is Killed; one of Lancaster and one of marlborough is wounded; we overtook them about 8 or 9 mile wide of Lancaster this day - about 9 a clock this day where we fought them about 2 hours the enemy haveing a great advantage of us when we come up with them; there being about thirty of them as we suppose, at Length we wholly routed them and took all their packs and provision & have Slain Severall of them without any doubt, but we had not Time to find them. we have sent about thirty men to waylay them or head them if they can, being in great hast we subscribe Your excell'y Most Humble Serv'ts Thom Howe Josiah Converse Praying your further direct's [Massachusetts Arvhives LI, 174] "On Monday last the 16th currant [July, 1707]. Thirteen Indians on the Frontiers surprised two men at their labour in the Meadows at Marlborough about four miles distant from the body of the Town - took them both alive; and as they parted out of the Town took a woman also in their marching off, whom they killed. How, one of the Prisoners broke away in a scuffle and brought home the Indian's gun and hatchet, and acquainted the Garrison and Inhabitants who speedily followed them, and were joyned by 20 from Lancaster, being in all 40 odd, came up with the Enemy who were also increased to 36 and on Tuesday at ten of the Clock found them, and in two hours exchanged ten shot a man in which skirmish we lost two men and had two slighlty wounded, and no doubt we killed several of the Enemy, whose Tracts of being dragged away we saw, but recovered but one of them, tho tis probably conjectured, that we killed 10 or 12 at least; we took 24 of their Packs and drove them off their ground, and are yet pursued by two Parties of the Forces from Lancaster and Groton; at our Forces being overtaking and attacking the Enemy they barbarously murdered the captive.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendabla...

• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Marlborough/aBirthsW.shtml "(Wilder) Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Mary, Dec. 21, 1707."

Marlborough VR has Jonathan with these children:

• Solomon, s. Jonathan and Mary, Dec. 18, 1738. died
• Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Mary, July 31, 1741.
• Mary, d. Jonthan and Mary, Aug. 25, 1743.
• Solomon, s. Jonathan and Mary, Apr. 22, 1747. died Nov. 18, 1750.
• Sarah, d. Jonathan and Mary, Jan. 17, 1749-50. died [unm.] Sept. 2, 1813, a. 63.
• Lydia, d. Jonathan and Mary, May 25, 1754.
• Ephraim, s. Jonathan and Mary, Nov. 1, 1755.
• Unice, d. Jonathan and Mary, May 3, 1759. bp. June 17, 1759. died [unm.] Jan. 12, 1837, a. 78.