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Wilder descendants recall Rand Road farm and how land was divided
Summary
Speakers described Robert Wilder's 100-plus acres on Rand Road, the Back Field used for tobacco and corn, and how the land was subsequently divided among brothers and their children.
Descendants recounted living on what they called the 'front side' of Rand Road while the 'Back Field' was used for larger farming operations; they said Robert Wilder's holdings eventually were divided among seven children and then among their children.
One speaker reflected on how what seemed ordinary in childhood—sharing chores, living near cousins and neighbors—later looked like a substantial ownership that provided ongoing financial benefits to family members after sales and divisions. “It was wildest land on Rand Road,” one speaker said.
