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John1 Wild first appears in Braintree records at the birth of his first child in 1691.
Several unsupported statements have been made of his previous history. It has been said that he was born in Wales, etc. That he was born Feb.5,1666, came from England in 1688 and married Jun.1,1689 (Boston Transcript Feb.11,1901 - #5089 by J.F.W.)(also Boston Transcript Dec.-,1922 ?).
None of this is recorded hereabouts or proven. It is said he came from Hyde (Gee Cross) Cheshire, England and was son of Peter.
John Wild Sen., was buried Oct.24,1732, (Rev. Samuel Niles Diary.
He settled on land on the west side of Middle St. near Liberty St. where the cellar hole of his house was visible back from the road some distance, as late as 1890.
He was elected surveyor of highways 1707, field driver 1709-1711, surveyor again 1717,1718.
Descendants have stated that he came from Hyde, Gee Cross, Cheshire, England, son of Peter Wild, that Samuel3 Wild of Norton went to England in 1769 to get estate then in Chauncey, but estate was used up in litigation and none received. How reliable this is I cannot say but data shown me seemed to tend to support it.
S.P.31-178: Will of John Wild, husbandman, Jun.28,1727 - Nov.27,1732 "being very weak in body, etc."
To son John £10 to be paid by son Jonathan & I make confirmation of all that he hath had heretofore. To son Samuel 35 acres & 1/3 of my cedar swamp he paying his sister Sarah Newcombe or her heirs £30. To son William £200 & 1/3 of my cedar swamp & all my wearing apparel, to be paid by son Jonathan. To son Jonathan all my homestead on both sides of the way, all buildings, fences, etc. & 1/3 of my cedar swamp, and all my 1/5 part of the saw mill & buildings & all stock of cattle & my right to the cart, plows, tackling, etc. and all my outlands he paying the legacies as mentioned. To dau. Sarah £60 and all household moveables. Jonathan to pay Daniel Wild son of William £30 at age. My son Samuel to have £20 paid by Jonathan. Sons Samuel & Jonathan executors.
Witness: Thomas Bolter, John Hollis, Richard Thayer.
No inventory on record.
S.P.60-253, Apr.9,1762: Caleb Hobart made guardian of Mary Wild, widow, non-compos mentes & bonded with Gideon Thayer of Boston, gent. (They were her sons in law) As she is not mentioned in John Wild's will in 1727 to which John Hollis her son was a witness; it is evident that there was a pre marital contract or agreement that she would not share in the estate of her second husband.
Wild Family by E.E. Jackson appeared in Boston Transcript Dec.11,13,18,1905, was chiefly compiled by Samuel A. Bates so he says.
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[5609] S. P. 89:22, Jan. 12, 1790: Joshua Wood of Foxboro, physician, made administrator of Silence Wild of Stoughtonham & bonded with Hezekiah Skinner of Foxboro & Richard Billings of Walpole.
90:237: Inventory presented Apr. 11, 1791 by Nathaniel Clark, Ebenezer Warren, Simon Potter (sic) Simon Pratt in account.
90:239, May 27, 1776: Widow Silence Wild, debt to the subscriber for boarding & nursing from May 27, 1776 to Aug. 14, 1781, £30/12/6, Fisher Wood.
Aug. 15, 1781: Widow Silence Wood (sic) debt to Joshua Wood, to nursing, boarding to Aug. 4, 1782. To visits, med_ce (medicine), attendance on Silence Wild from Jul. 18, 1780 to Jul. 24, 1782.
To funeral charges £4/10. Total £9/16/10. Foxboro Jan. 12, 1790. Joshua Wood, administrator.
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died young
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2nd cousins
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"died with an awful protuberance on his back attended with a cancerous tumor that spread on his body and rose to nigh the bigness of a half bushel Jul.16,1756", Braintree V.R.
He inherited his father's homestead on Middle St. near Liberty St.
He was elected hogreave 1728, surveyor of highways 1731,1736,1743, and constable 1740. He was a partner in the 1740 Land Bank Scheme.
S.P.51-529: Will of Jonathan Wild, yeoman, Mar.15,1756 - Aug.13,1756.
To wife Sarah provided she accept it as thirds or dower, half my household moveables and £2 yearly & the best room in my dwelling house and necessary cellar room, water at the well and garden adjoining the house & use of a good cow summer & winter & 4 cords of fire wood brought yearly, 5 bushels of Indian corn, 1 barrel "cyder" & apples for eating, to keep a swine out of the orchard, all while she remains a widow. To three sons Jonathan, Randall & Silas all real estate and moveables abroad, my apparel and cyder cask, equally divided. To three daus. Sarah Hayward, Silence French & Susanna Thayer £40 each & other half of the household moveables. To grand dau. Annah Wild £7 at age of 18. Three sons executors.
Wit: John Thomas, Josiah Thayer, James Penniman.