Search billions of records on Ancestry.com
   

Kidder Family History
Descendants of James Kidder (1626- 1676)


"One Nation Under God"

A Genealogy of THE KIDDER FAMILY
Descendants of Ensign James Kidder
author Morgan Stafford
published (1941)
Generation Descendants of James Kidder
Number of families in 1941 edition 		New families NOT in
1941 Edition 		Total Number of Families Kidders born this generation Status
1st Generation 1 - 1 1 finished
2nd Generation 7 - 7 12 finished
3rd Generation 24 - 24 58 finished
4th Generation 46 - 46 150 finished
5th Generation 109 7 116 766 finished
6th Generation 280 30 310 1705 finished
7th Generation 439 77 516 1760 finished
8th Generation 367 249 616 1838 finished
9th Generation 126 510 636 - finished
10th Generation 6 576 582 - working on family #2255
11th Generation 0 186 - - -
12th Generation 0 25 - - -
13th Generation 0 4 - - -
Total 1405 1414 **2272** 4452 2854

As of 10 Dec. 2009
Any info for 10th to 13th generation can be submitted.
You can update your family information if previously submitted
  • georgekidder@earthlink.net

    Compiling the Kidder information

    • Kidder Family Reunion's 2009

    Church at Maresfield, England
  • The following was taken from "Maresfield Old and New" by the Rev. J.L. Ward Petley, M.A., published Sept. 1896, page 28.
  • The stone that takes us back the greatest number of years, as far as I can discover, is one of those long narrow which is in the East angle of the North Transept. The inscription is on the South side:

    "Here lieth the body of Mr. John Kidder,
    descended from a Family of very great Antiquity of this Parish.
    He died the 26th of September, 1684 Aged 73."

  • A special thanks to Paul, Bonnie and Matt Kidder for the Maresfield Church picture and book.

    • The above book "Maresfield Old and New" can be purchased from Paul Kidder for $15.00 this includes postage.
    Paul has 12 copies left, many Kidder names are mentioned all in England.
    Send check to following:
    Mr. Paul Kidder
    3245 Decourcey Court
    Annandale, VA 22003

    Coat of Arms, Colonel Reuben Kidder (1723 - 1793)
  • Colonel Reuben Kidder, loyalist, of New Ipswich, NH, had the arms of the Kidder family carved upon the mantel of his dining room and a coat painted which hung upon the walls of the drawing room of his mansion house.

    Kidder Coat of Arms
  • The above coat of arms was granted to an unknown person, with the surname Kidder during the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509), and is as follows: Vert. three crescents or (which translated means three golden crescents upon a shield of green). The recipient is said to have been of Maresfield, ancient seat of the Kidder family in Sussex.
    Subscribe to the Kidder Genealogy Mailing List
    Post your Kidder Family query
    Search engines for the Kidder surname
    all that and more below

    KIDDER-L@rootsweb.com

  • During the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) there were (238) Kidders that served, men and women from the North and South.

    Private Henry K. Kidder, 12th New Hampshire Infantry, Company D, ( born 12 April 1841 - died 3 May 1863 ) Killed in Action at the Battle of Chancellorville, Virginia - 22 years of age - died unmarried -

  • In the Revolutionary War (51) Kidder's enrolled with 17 of them responding to the Lexington and Concord Alarm on April 19th, 1775...

  • Two Revolutionary War men are permanent residents at East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Lt. James Kidder (1745-1820) and his brother Lt. Samuel Kidder (1740-1824) -

    Lt. James Kidder (1745-1820)
  • Revolutionary War - served in a Massachusetts Regiment

    • This site maintained by: G N Kidder
    E-mail georgekidder@hotmail.com
    Copyright 1996-2008 by G N Kidder
    Updated 12 Dec. 2009