Marian and Agnes Wilder were the daughters of
James Lewellyn Wilder, the son of
Francis L. Wilder, the son of
Hadassah Thompson Wilder, the daughter of
Polly Wood Thompson, the daughter of
Silas Wood, the son of
Lucy Hosmer Wood, the daughter of
Thomas Hosmer Jr. the son of
Thomas Hosmer, Sr., the son of
Sarah White Hosmer, the daughter of
John White, Immigrant from England and his wife,
Joane West White, immigrant from England.
The story of John White and Joane West family is interesting not only for their experience in colonial Massachusetts, but for their history in England. Through the Whites and Wests, we can trace our family back into English and European history, arguably for well over one thousand years. There appear to be well documented lines of descent from them to families of privilege in early England and Europe. Part of this documentation stems from the Whites and Wests descending in part from the powerful Plantagenet family. This link provides a meandering lineage as a case in point, although there are several family lines that are similar to this.