COL Josiah (Colonel) Willard b. Abt 1693 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Dec 1750 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA: The Wilder Family Tree

Abt 1693 - 1750 (57 years)

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Name	Josiah (Colonel) Willard
Title	COL
Birth	Abt 1693	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Death	8 Dec 1750	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Person ID	I17870	My Genealogy
Last Modified	16 May 2026

Family Anna Wilder, b. 1690, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 1736, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 46 years)

Marriage 1715 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]

Children

	1. Abigail Willard, b. 4 Jul 1718 d. Between 1719 and 1812 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Lois Willard, b. 1722 d. Between 1723 and 1816 (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Prudence Willard, b. 1728 d. Between 1729 and 1822 (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Sampson Willard, b. 1732 d. Between 1733 and 1822 (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Susanna Willard, b. 4 Jun 1720 d. Between 1721 and 1814 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Wilder Willard, b. 1734 d. 1777 (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Nathan Willard, b. 1725 d. Between 1742 and 1815 (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Abner Willard, b. 1730 d. Between 1747 and 1820 (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Josiah Willard, b. 1724 d. Between 1741 and 1814 (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F4857 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 May 2026

Notes

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997]

Josiah Willard, Colonel commanded the Fort at Brattleboro, Vermont, son of Henry Willard. He was among the first settlers of Lunenburg, Massachusetts. (founded in 1719) and from 1740 until 1750 was in charge of Fort Dummer, Vermont at the present town of Dummerston in Windham County, Vermont. His uncle, Rev. Samuel Willard was Vice President of Harvard College. His son, Josiah Willard, Jr., was for several years in charge of the garrison at Upper Ashuelot (now Keene, NH) and in 1749, removed to Winchester, N.H.