The Hartwells of Concord
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
Hannah Hartwell Hosmer, the daughter of
Samuel Hartwell, the son of
William Hartwell, immigrant from Kent, England
Hannah Hartwell Hosmer was the great great grandmother of Polly Wood Thompson of sampler fame. Hannah married Thomas Hosmer, Sr. in 1696.
Hannah's brother, Samuel Hartwell Jr., built a home on the Hartwell land in Concord (modern Lincoln, Massachusetts) that survived until 1968, when it burned down. Its large fireplace and chimney still exist, and are maintained by the National Park Service as a landmark in the Minute Man Historic Battlefield Park in Concord. Adjacent to the homestead site is the Hartwell Tavern, built by Samuel Hartwell Jr's son, Ephraim. Ephraim would have been Thomas Hosmer Jr's first cousin. The Hartwell Tavern is one of the modern focal points of the Concord Battlefield. Below are several links relating to the Samuel Hartwell Jr. Homestead, and to the Ephraim Hartwell Tavern.
An interesting note is that the Hartwell Tavern neighbors the William Smith House in Lincoln. Captain William Smith was the commander of the Lincoln Minutemen, with whom our ancestor Daniel Hosmer served, along with his brothers in law, the Bakers. William Smith has another claim to history, his sister, Abigail Smith married John Adams. She is known to us as Abigail Adams, second First Lady in U.S. history.
Note, the first link is a rather large .pdf file. It may load slowly, but is an interesting document archaeologically, as well as anecdotally.
National Parks Service History of the Samuel Hartwell Homestead and Hartwell Tavern
Antique sign for the Hartwell Tavern.
Hartwell Tavern Sign from 1700's
A collection of photos from the Library of Congress of the exterior and interior of the Samuel Hartwell House. While he was not a direct ancestor, it is
quite possible that as the brother of our ancestor Hannah Hartwell Hosmer, this home was known well to our ancestors in the late 1600's and early 1700's.