Rev. John Wilson

John "had the benefit of joining the church of his father 3 Mar. 1644, but was not freeman until 1647, ordained as colleague with Rev. Richard Mather at Dorchester in 1649, but contined only two years and was then setted at Medfield."12

ca 1647 John married Sarah Hooker, daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker (ca 1586-7 Jul 1647) & Susanna Garbrand (1593-17 May 1676). Born ca 1630 in Essex, England.19 Sarah died on 20 Aug 1725 in Braintree, MA.49

JOHN WILSON, Jr., was born in Windsor, Essex, England, in September 1621. He came with his father to New England in 1630. He graduated from Harvard College in 1642, was ordained and settled in Dorcester, Norfolk, MA, where he was a colleague of Rev. Richard Mather.

SARAH HOOKER was born in the Little Baddow section of Chelmsford, Essex, England, in 1629. She came to America with her father. She was planning her wedding when her father, the Rev. THOMAS HOOKER, died suddenly. She and JOHN married shortly thereafter.

In 1651, they removed to Medfield, Norfolk, MA, where Rev. JOHN WILSON, Jr., was the first minister of that town, and he remained there until his death, Aug. 23, 1691.

SARAH moved to Braintree, Middlesex, MA, and died there, Aug. 8, 1725

Rev John Wilson's burial: Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

--------------------------------------------

Sources:

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LXI, 1907, p. 128.

Rev John Wilson memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17210616/john-wilson

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJGV-DN8

GEDCOM Note

Line 2613 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGC DATE 5 FEB 1936/26 JAN 1945 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.