Below are links relating to the ancestors of James Lewellyn Wilder, the father of Marian Wilder DeJonge and Agnes Wilder McMurdo.
The links are first, informative, and then basically chronological.
The timelines are written starting with the most recent family history, and progressing backwards. The logic is that people living will more easily recognize more recent events and people, and so gain a context to put earlier events in. After reading back, one might start at the bottom of the timeline documents and read upwards, to have a more coherent understanding of the people and events that are more distant in time from now.
Our Family in American Literature
This document lists known writings that mention or focus on people who we are direct lineal descendants of.
Our Family in American Literature
Mayflower Ancestors of James Lewellyn Wilder
Mayflower and Later Pilgrim Ancestors of James Lewellyn Wilder
Weird Family Information
This link to an eclectic assortment of family information. Take it or leave it.
Weird, Unknown or Forgotten Family Facts and Information
The Bakers, Billings and Hosmers of Lincoln, Massachusetts
Daniel Hosmer of Lincoln, Massachusetts was the grandfather of James Marvel Wilder, the great grandfather of Francis L. Wilder and the great great grandfather of James Lewellyn "Lew" Wilder. He and his wife Grace Baker Hosmer's brothers and father were members of the Lincoln Minute Men. The Baker family farm originally established by their ancestors the Billings, was a favorite haunt of Henry David Thoreau, who wrote about the Baker Farm in his book "On Walden Pond". The farm still exists today in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
The Bakers, Billings and Hosmers of Lincoln, Massachusetts
The Buss Family of Concord, Massachusetts
Mary Buss Wood was the mother of Oliver Wood, and the maternal grandmother of Silas Wood of Concord, Massachusetts and Norridgewock, Maine.
This link provides information about the Buss family.
The Conants of Salem and Concord, Massachusetts
Daniel Hosmer, Junior was the descendant of the Roger Conant family, who immigrated to America from East Budleigh, England, also the home village of Sir Walter Raleigh, whose family were contemporary there with the Conants. In the early 1620's, Roger Conant and his older brother Christopher came to Plymouth Colony. Roger Conant is generally considerded the founder of Salem, Massachusetts, and settled at Beverly (Salem), Massachusetts adjacent to Salem, where he lived out his life. The Conants have deep roots in both Salem and Concord, Massachusetts. Through the Conants we are also descended from Giles Corey of Salem, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. This link is to documents and images relating to the Conants and their associated families that we are descended from.
The Fairbanks of Dedham and Lancaster, Massachusetts
Mary Fairbanks Wilder was the great great great great grandmother of Marian and Agnes Wilder. She was a direct descendant of Jonathan fFairebanke, the immigrant, who came to Dedham, Massachusetts and built the Fairbanks House, considered a jewel of American architecture. The following links provide information and images about the Fairbanks who we are descendants of.
The Hartwells of Concord, Massachusetts
Hannah Hartwell Hosmer was the great great great great great great grandmother of James Lewellyn Wilder. She was a descendant of
The Hartwell Family of Concord, Massachusetts
The Hosmers of Concord, Massachusetts
Lucy Hosmer was the great grandmother of Hadassah Thompson Wilder, the grandmother of James Lewellyn Wilder. Lucy Hosmer was a descendant of James Hosmer, who immigrated from Hawkhurst, Kent, to Concord in the mid 1600's. Through the Wilders and the Thompson family, we trace four distinct lines back to a common ancestor, James Hosmer.
The Hosmer Family of Concord, Massachusetts
The Smiths of Needham, Massachusetts
Sybil Smith Wood was the great grandmother of Francis L. Wilder and great great grandmother of James Lewellyn Wilder. The link below provides Information about the Smiths of Needham and Dedham, Massachusetts and Norridgewock, Maine.
The Smith Family of Needham and Dedham
The Thomas's of Middleborough, Massachusetts
Rebeckah Thomas Thompson was the mother of Asaph Thompson. She married Peter Thompson. These files provide information about the Thomas's and their kin who came on the Mayflower and other early Pilgrim ships to Massachusetts in the 1600's, as well as their lives in early Maine and Massachusetts.
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The Thompsons of Middleborough and Halifax, Massachusetts, and Norridgewock, Maine
Hadassah Thompson Wilder was the great grandmother of Marian and Agnes Wilder. She married Francis L. Wilder. These files provide information about the Thompsons and their kin who came on the Mayflower and other early Pilgrim ships to Massachusetts in the 1600s, and follow them to Maine.
The Vaughns
Elizabeth "Betsy" Andrews Vaughn was the mother of Rebecca Vaughn Wile, the mother of Anna Wile Wilder. This link provides information about the Edward Vaughn family of Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Edward Vaughn was the husband of Betsy Andrews Vaughn. Betsy Andrews Vaughn was the creator of one of the family samplers that have been passed down.
The Whites
John White and his wife, Joan West White, were ancestors of James Lewellyn Wilder. They were from near Petherton, England, and immigrated first to Wenham, near Salem, Massachusetts, and finally to Lancaster, Massachusetts, where John White was known as the wealthiest man in town. His daughter, Sarah White, married James Hosmer Jr., of Concord. Sarah White Hosmer was the sister of Mary White Rowlandson, the author of "The Captivity of Mary Rowlandson", written about her experiences as an Indian captive during the King Phillip's War. Through Joane West White, our family traces far back into history. Read on...
The Whites of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts
The Wilders
Marian Wilder DeJonge and Agnes Wilder McMurdo were descendants of the Wilders who settled around Lancaster, Massachusetts in the mid 1600's. This link provides information and images about the Wilder family of Lancaster, and later, from Temple and Norridgewock, Maine.
The Wilders of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Maine
The Wiles
Anna Wile Wilder was the mother of James Lewellyn Wilder and grandmother of Marian Wilder DeJonge and Agnes Wilder McMurdo. This link provides information and images about the Wile family of Philadelphia and Pleasant Valley, New York.
The Woods
The Wood family were ancestors of James Lewellyn Wilder. The Woods are among the earliest families to settle in the Concord, Massachusetts area. This link provides information and images relating to the Woods of Norridgewock, Maine, and Concord, Massachusetts.