Descendants of William Wildes

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILLIAM1 WILDES was born Abt. 1590 in England, and died Abt. 16631.

 

Notes for WILLIAM WILDES:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

WILLIAM, Rowley 1643, is thought to have come in the Elizabeth,1635,

aged 30, unless the number should rightly be larger, with Alice, 40, who may have been his wife and John, 17; was of Ipswich 1650 to 1663.

He had daughter Sarah, wife of the second Edward Bishop.  Perhaps the widow Elizabeth mentioned in the record as this latest day, when he was dead is the same as Alice, embarked 28 years before

 

 

      Child of WILLIAM WILDES is:

2.    i.    JOHN2 WILDES, b. Abt. 1620, England; d. May 14, 1705,
                Topsfield, Massachusetts.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN2 WILDES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1620 in England, and died
    May 14, 1705 in Topsfield, Massachusetts.  He married (1) PRISCILLA
    GOULD Nov 23, 1642 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, daughter of
    ZACCHEUS GOULD and PHEBE DEACON.  He married (2) SARAH
    AVERILL Nov 23, 1663 in Topsfield, Massachusetts.  He married
    (3) MARY JACOBS

 

Notes for JOHN WILDES:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

WILDES, JOHN, Topsfield 1660, then aged 40, perhaps son of William, married Priscilla, daughter of the first Zacheus Gould; may be that youth of 17 years coming from London, 1635, in the Elizabeth.  From Coffin's gatherings in Geneal. Reg. VIII. 167, it may be inferred that he had a son JOHN, who in his will of October 1676, after mention of his grandfather Gould, names brothers Jonathan, Ephraim, and sisters Sarah, Elizabeth Phebe, Priscilla, and Martha.  His second wife Sarah was old enough in 1692 to be condemned and executed as a witch, but not young enough to falsely accuse herself or others during the execra. delusion.

 

 

More About SARAH AVERILL:

Hanged as a Witch

 

      Children of JOHN WILDES and PRISCILLA GOULD are:

3.    i.    ELIZABETH3 WILDES, b. Jan 23, 1655/56, Topsfield, MA.;
                d. Jun 25, 1718, Enfield, CT.

      ii.   PHEBE WILDES.

      iii.  PRISCILLA WILDES.

      iv.   SARAH WILDES.

      v.    JOHN WILDES, b. Abt. 1643.

 

Notes for JOHN WILDES:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

WILDES,  JOHN, who in his will of October 1676, after mention of

his grandfather Gould, names brothers Jonathan, Ephraim, and

sisters Sarah, Elizabeth Phebe, Priscilla, and Martha. 

 

 

      vi.   JONATHAN WILDES.

      vii.  MARTHA WILDES.

      viii. NATHAN WILDES.

 

      Child of JOHN WILDES and SARAH AVERILL is:

      ix.   EPHRAIM3 WILDES.

 

Notes for EPHRAIM WILDES:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

WILD, WYLDE, WILDES, or WILDE, EPHRAIM, Topsfield, son of John

the first, was constable 1692, and unhappily called to serve a warrant of arrest of one charged as a witch, who cunningly confessed the truth of all the diabolical nonsense.  By her, while thus saving her own life, was the mother of this minister of the law accused of the same crime; and the son thought she had her full revenge, when his mother was hanged.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  ELIZABETH3 WILDES (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born Jan 23, 1655/56 in
    Topsfield, MA., and died Jun 25, 1718 in Enfield, CT.  She
    married BENJAMIN JONES Feb 22, 1678/79 in Gloucester, MA.,
    son of THOMAS JONES and MARY NORTH.

 

 

      Child of ELIZABETH WILDES and BENJAMIN JONES is:

      i.    BENJAMIN4 JONES, b. Abt. 1683, Gloucester, MA.;
                d. Feb 05, 1754, Enfield, CT.; m. ANN PRIOR.

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 4.