Hear from a family that’s lived in Concord for 17 generations

The Willard-Davis family are direct descendants of several of the largest part significant people in Concord Including Simon Willard who founded the town in and Isaac Davis the first person killed at the North Street Bridge For Richard Willard he says the connection is something far bigger We were involved in the forming of the nation disclosed Willard I mean we were involved No presidents no senators but we were part of the fiber and advance and rise of America As the region begins its celebration of the battles of Lexington and Concord which began the American Revolutionary War Willard and Bob Davis find themselves retracing their ancestor s efforts As you re making that walk you re feeling what those men might have felt getting up leaving their wives and their children to go up against the greatest army in the world at that time revealed Davis On this day chosen family decided to dress as their ancestors would It s a legacy of good ole American hard work and American patriotism and we re very proud of our connection to the founding fathers of the country