Wilcox(son) Notes
First Settlers of Connecticut
Founding Fathers, Pilgrim's Progress & Indigenous Welsh Royalty

Direct Ancestress, Great Grandmother:
MARY (WILCOX) ORR > Stephen Wilcox
Mother of Jesse, Grandmother of William R., Great Grandmother of Iona, etc.

Surnames: Harrison, Gage, Gatt, Gillett, Birdseye, Beardsley, MItchell

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONNECTICUT GENEALOGY
http://ia600502.us.archive.org/3/items/encyclopediaofco10amer/encyclopediaofco10amer.pdf

Birth:Feb 27 1706/07 - Rowley, Essex Co., MA.Death:Sep 18 1791 - Milford, Worcester Co., MA.Parents:Gershom NELSON, Abigail NELSON (born ELLITHORPE)Husband:Moses GAGEChildren:Moses GAGE, Daniel GAGE, Molly DAVIS (born GAGE)

Immigrant William Knight

My Gage family descended from Johanna KNIGHT and Thomas GAGE. Her father's
info is listed below. Can anyone link up to him?

Name:William KNIGHT
Birth Date:About 1601Birth Place:Binfield, Berkshire, England
Death Date:5 Jan 1655Death Place:Lynn, MA

1st Spouse:Emma POTTER
Children:John, Anne, Francis, Johanna

2nd Spouse:Elizabeth LEE
Marriage Date:After 1639Marriage Place:Salem, MA
Children:Jacob, Daniel, Elizabeth, Mary

Notes:
Appeared in Salem, MA in 1637; bought land in Lynn, MA in 1638; place of
birth. "Salem, 1636; Lynn, juryman, propr., 1638, frm. May 2 1638. Constable
in 1641 (Es. Court rec.). According to the testimony of widow Martha
WILLIAMS he was a mason and a deacon of a dissenting congregation in England;
that he came to N.E. with one Hathorne and others for liberty of conscience,
leaving estates in Eng.; that his son John ret. to Eng. in the time of the
civil wars. John PORTER testified to the same (Es. Court files; Es. Inst.
Coll II, 102.);" "Will dated 2 Dec. 1653, prob. 28 (4) 1655. wife Elizabeth,
sons John and Francis, dau. Anne and her ch., dau. Hannah, and John and
Nathaniel BALLARD. After legacies are paid to these the residue goes to the
4 ch. he had by last wife Elizabeth; eldest son Jacob to have double portion.
'Our brother Nicholas POTTER' one of the overseers. The widow m. 2, Allen
BREED; the dau. Joane m. Thomas GAGE of Yarmouth. receipts in 1657. John
FARRINGTON and John and Nathaniel BALLARD, as sons-in-law, and Mary K., as
dau. also receipted for their portions. (Es. Deeds II, 52.)" (, p. 274).
Marriage date and place for Elizabeth LEE ( a). Children were Jacob, who died
in 1695; Ann; Francis; Hannah; Daniel; Elizabeth; Mary .

Will of William KNIGHT of Lynn, MA, dated 2 Dec 1653:

"I william knight in this my last will and testyment do giue my wife
Elizebeth the thirds of all my Estate and further that she shall Injoy my
dwellinghows So long as she liueth likwys I giu to my son John knight forety
shillings to be payd tow years after my deceas Itte I giu to my dafter Ane
won shilling and to her children fiu shillings a pease to be payd tow years
After my deceas. Itt I giue to || my sone || francis knight fiue shillings
when he shall lawfully demand it. Itt I giue to my dafter hanna forty
shillings won year after my deceas Itt I giue to John ballard forty shillings
tow years After my deceas or when my wif pleases Itt I giu to nathanyell
ballard forty shillings tow years After my deceas: All and Euery of theas
leggacys to be truly payd The rest of my Estat I will to be Equily diuided
amonkst my fowr children wich I had by my last wife Elizabeth
"only I giue to my Eldest Son Jacob a dubbell parcion to be payd in my hows
and homelott Adjoyning to my dwelling hows and medow in Rumly march If this
amounts to more then his dubbell portion then it to be payd back to my last
childre Equilly diuided likwys If the Sayd hows and land due not amount to a
dubbell porttion the[n] it is to be made oup: I further will if any of theas
my last children dye before thay come to age: then ther porttions to return
to thos that shall suruiue Equaly to be deuided amonkst them This I will
that If my wife maryes then my childrens porttions to be taken from hurs and
to be at the ouerseers disposing: I make my wife elizabeth my lawfull
Excekter to Administer on this my last will [and] Testyment I likwys make our
brother nicklis potter and Gorg keasur and John witt: to be the ouersears of
this my last will." William C. Knight (his mark). Wit: John Fuller
(autograph) and Nicholas Potter (autograph), both of Lynn ( &).

"Inventory of the estate of William Knight, deceased, taken 22:1:654-5, by
John Fuller (autograph) and Phillip Kyrtland (autograph): Dwelling house,
barn and fivten Ackrs of plow land, 46li; six akers of medow in Rumly march,
10li; five akers of medow in the town march, 15li; two working oxen, 14li;
thre Cows, 13li; one heaffor in calf, 4li, 1s.; 2 year ould Stear, 3li, one
yerling, 1li. 15s., 8li.15s.; one weaning Calfe, 15s.; 2 Ewes with 2 Ewe
Lambs, 4li. 10s.; 2 Ewes with 2 Rame lambs, 4li.; 2 Ewes, 3li. 10s.; 1 wether
Shep, 2 years ould, 1li.; three 3 year ould wetthers, 2li.5s.; one Rame,
15s.; two swyn, 2li.; one fether bede and pillows and bolster and coverlids,
4li.; two flock beds with other furnyture belonging to them, 2li. 10s.; five
pare of sheets, 4li.; 8 napkins and a tabell cloth, 13s.; one pillow beare,
2s.; 4 kuchins, 8s.; 2 bede steeds, 18s.; ould chests and a truncke, 10s.;
thre brase potts, 1li. 9s.; thre bras kettells, 17s.; one warming pane, 5s.;
4 pewttor dishes, 1li.; 3 wine measurs, 5s. 6d.; 2 wine cups, 2 dram cups,
two beare cups, 5s.; severall peases of small pewttor, 5s 6d.; one Iron pott,
one Iron mortter and pestill, 9s.; 2 pare of andyrons, fier shovell and
tongs, 8s. 6d.; 2 pare of pott hangers, 3s.; 1 fryinge pane and Iron
candellstick, 2s. 6d.; stolls, chears and a tabell, 11si.; beare barrils,
tubes, churn, coberd dewtraft, 18s.; thre spininge whealls, a pare of woll
cards, 8s.; 2 muskitts and kurbyn, 1li.; two swords, 5s.; two crosscut saws,
one narrow axe, a frow and a lathing hamer, a littell hammer, 8s 6d.; 2
spitts, 2s.; thre sifes, 3s.; the man's wearing apparrell, 3li. 8s. 6d.;
carts, plows, yoks and Iron works belonging to them, 2li. 12s.; in mony, 2s.
6d.; a ladder and ould Iron, 5s.; total, 154 li. 15s. Due from brother
Deken, 6s.; look, 11s.; heed, 9s.; Mikell cambell, 1s.; Joseph Armitag, 5s.;
Hugh Aley, 6s.; town, 1s. 6d.; diman, 4s.; Pharrer, 1s.; William Curtis, 6s.;
a scote man, 6s.; brother kesar, 2s. 4d.; ____ & his Sonn, 12s.; another
scotman, 12s. 4d.; total, 9li. 3s." ( &). Or wife Elizabeth was mother of
Johanna.

Took the oath of freeman 2 May 1638; received 60 acres of land in the first
distribution in 1638 in Lynn, MA; "At the court meeting of 29 June 1652 he
was licensed to retail strong waters.".

Asa K. Gage (asak@aol.com)

Iona, Marilyn >
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William R. Orr >
b. 1910 - 1993
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Jesse F. Orr = Amy Delena Hopkins
m. 1906
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Mary E. (Wilcox) Orr = John B. Orr
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Mary E Wilcox Birth: abt 1849 - IllinoisResidence: 1860 - Wright, Iowa
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Wilcox Birth: abt 1849 - IllinoisResidence: 1860 - Troy, Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
  Name: Mary E Orr
[Mary E Wilcox]  Birth: abt 1848 - IllinoisResidence: 1 Jan 1925 - Wright, Iowa
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
  Name: Mary E Wilcox Birth: abt 1848 - IllinoisResidence: 1856 - Wright, Iowa
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Stephen Wilcox = Sabrina Harrison
http://iagenweb.org/boards/wright/queries/index.cgi?read=172775
Birth 3 Mar 1824 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States Death 27 Jan 1901 in Eagle Grove, , Iowa, United States Stephen Wilcox
Born: 3 March 1824 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 27 January 1901, Wright County, Iowa
Sabrina (Harrison) Wilcox
Born: 20 June 1830
Died: 20 May 1887, Wright County, Iowa
Children of Stephen and Sabrina (Harrison) Wilcox:
Henry WILCOX b: 8 FEB 1847 in Bureau Co., IL
Mary E. WILCOX b: 28 DEC 1849 in Bureau Co., IL
Job WILCOX b: 28 FEB 1851 in Bureau Co., IL
Benjamin WILCOX b: 28 APR 1853 in Bureau Co., IL
Alexander WILCOX b: 10 NOV 1855 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
James H. WILCOX b: 1 APR 1858 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
Frank WILCOX b: 23 JUL 1860 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
Wesley WILCOX b: 23 FEB 1863 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
Sarah WILCOX b: 1 JUN 1865 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
Nathan WILCOX b: 3 AUG 1867 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
William Walter WILCOX b: 6 APR 1870 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
Joseph WILCOX b: 15 AUG 1872 in Troy Township, Wright Co., IA
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Job Wilcox = Mary (Gage) Wilcox
Birth 1795 in ? Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States Death aft 1824 in Lagrange, Indiana, United States OR Pennsylvania, United States
Birth 10 May 1800 in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Death 1839 in Lagrange, Indiana, United States

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Jesse Wilcox = Histon (Gatt) Wilcox >
Birth 1765 Death 1855 in Princeton, IL, USA
Birth 1766

Hiel (Jehiel) Wilcoxson + Deborah Gillett Wilcox >
Birth 3 May 1734 in Killingworth, CT, USA Death 5 Dec 1822 in Canaan, NY, USA
Birth 28 Sept 1738 in Litchfield, CT, USA Death 13 Nov 1812 in Canaan, NY, USA

Thomas Wilcox = Martha Wilcox >
Thomas Wilcox (b. 09 Jul 1698, d. 1789)Thomas Wilcox (son of Nathaniel Wilcox and
Hannah Lane)168 was born 09 Jul 1698 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA168, and died 1789168. He married Martha.
Thomas Wilcox served in the campaign against the indians in 1722 under Colonel Westbrook. Children
Sarah Wilcox b: 10 MAR 1724/25
Oziel Wilcox b: 25 JAN 1728/29
Jehiel Wilcox b: 3 MAY 1734 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT
Peter Wilcox b: 26 MAY 1736 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT
Penniah Wilcox b: 14 FEB 1738/39
Nathan Wilcox b: 30 MAY 1741
Res. Crum Elbow, Duehess County, New York Wilcox -- Dutchess County Deeds - Grantor 3:426 Dec. 18, 1758, Thomas Willcocks of Crum Elbow to Zacheus Swift of Sandwich CO. Barnstable, Mass. In N.E. Cor. Lot 28 (This is in the Amenis-Dover neighborhood)

Nathaniel Wilcox = Hannah Lane Wilcox >

Nathaniel Wilcox (b. 29 Aug 1668, d. 13 Jun 1712)Nathaniel Wilcox (son of Joseph Wilcoxson and Margaret Ann Sheather)166 was born 29 Aug 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, and died 13 Jun 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
He married (2) Hannah Lane on 21 Nov 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, daughter of Robert Lane and Sarah Pickett.
 Notes for Nathaniel Wilcox:
Nathaniel WIlcoxson married Hannah Land and they had 5 children. This
family started to use WIlcox as their sur-name. Illingworth, Conn.
More About Nathaniel Wilcox:
Date born 2: 29 Aug 1668, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.166
Date born 3: 26 Dec 1668, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.166
Died 2: 13 Jun 1712, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.166
Died 3: 21 Dec 1727, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA.166
More About Nathaniel Wilcox and Hannah Lane:
Marriage: 21 Nov 1695, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Children of Nathaniel Wilcox are:

1. Daniel Wilcox, b. 01 Dec 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166, d. 22 Oct 1758, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166.
2. Jonathan Wilcox, b. 22 Sep 1705, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166, d. 18 Dec 1761166.
3. +Thomas Wilcox, b. 09 Jul 1698, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA166, d. 1789166.

Children of Nathaniel Wilcox and Hannah Lane are:

1. +Thomas Wilcox, b. 09 Jul 1698, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA166, d. 1789166.
2. Sarah Wilcox, d. date unknown.
3. Nathaniel Wilcox, b. 19 Jul 1700, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. date unknown.
4. Daniel Wilcox, b. 01 Dec 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166, d. 22 Oct 1758, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166.
5. Jonathan Wilcox, b. 22 Sep 1705, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA166, d. 18 Dec 1761166.

Hannah Lane (b. 26 Dec 1668, d. 21 Dec 1727)Hannah Lane (daughter of Robert Lane and Sarah Pickett)78 was born 26 Dec 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, and died 21 Dec 1727 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. She married Nathaniel Wilcox on 21 Nov 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, son of Joseph Wilcoxson and Margaret Ann Sheather.
More About Hannah Lane:
Date born 2: 26 Dec 1668, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.78
Died 2: 21 Dec 1727, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA.78
More About Hannah Lane and Nathaniel Wilcox:
Marriage: 21 Nov 1695, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Children of Hannah Lane and Nathaniel Wilcox are:

1. +Thomas Wilcox, b. 09 Jul 1698, Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, USA78, d. 178978.
2. Sarah Wilcox, d. date unknown.
3. Nathaniel Wilcox, b. 19 Jul 1700, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. date unknown.
4. Daniel Wilcox, b. 01 Dec 1702, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA78, d. 22 Oct 1758, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA78.
5. Jonathan Wilcox, b. 22 Sep 1705, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA78, d. 18 Dec 176178.

Joseph Birdseye Wilcoxon, Sr., =  Anna Mitchell > 

Joseph Wilcoxson (b. 1635, d. 09 Feb 1703)Joseph Wilcoxson (son of William Wilcoxson and Margaret Birdseye)172, 172 was born 1635 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA172, and died 09 Feb 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA172. He married Margaret Ann Sheather on Abt. 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, daughter of John Sheather.
 Notes for Joseph Wilcoxson:
Line in Record @I1691@ (RIN 285) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
ALIA Anna /Shailor/, Anna Shaler
"Anna Wilcoxson, widow and relict of Joseph Wilcoxson late of Killingworth, deceased, being a ggrieved wit the Act of the County Court at New London, June 6, 1683, concerning her interes t in the reall estate of said Joseph, which act, being an abridgment of her just rights accor ding to lawe, this Court doth declare the same to be void and doe order that the said Anna sh all have the one third part of the reall estate of said Joseph according to lawe to be hers d uring her natural life, ye said Act not withstanding." (Public Records of Connecticutt, Vol . 4)
More About Joseph Wilcoxson:
Date born 2: 1635, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.172
Died 2: 30 Oct 1682, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.172
More About Joseph Wilcoxson and Margaret Ann Sheather:
Marriage: Abt. 1658, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Children of Joseph Wilcoxson and Margaret Ann Sheather are:

1. +Nathaniel Wilcox, b. 29 Aug 1668, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 13 Jun 1712, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Joseph Wilcox, b. 29 Oct 1659, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, d. 29 Sep 1747, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Thomas Wilcox, b. 13 Nov 1661, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. May 1694, ?, ?, Connecticut.
4. Hannah Wilcox, b. 19 Jan 1665, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 06 Feb 1708, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.
5. Samuel Wilcox, b. 15 Mar 1666, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 12 Mar 1713, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. William Wilcox, b. 09 Jan 1671, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 22 Mar 1733, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
7. Margaret Wilcox, b. 1673, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 09 Feb 1763, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. John Wilcox, b. 1675, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, d. 27 Mar 1732, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.

"Immigrant" William Wilcoxson = Margaret Birdseye >Hayden >

William Wilcoxson (b. 1601, d. 28 Nov 1652)William Wilcoxson (son of John Wilcoxson and Joanne Grundick)172 was born 1601 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England172, and died 28 Nov 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA172. He married Margaret Birdseye on 1632 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut,USA.

 Notes for William Wilcoxson:
ID: I189
Name: William Wilcoxson
Sex: M
Change Date: 2 JAN 1999
Birth: 1601 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, GB 1
Death: 28 NOV 1652 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, US 1
Note:
William Wilcoxson (1601-1652)
Emigrated from New England on the "Planter" 2 Apr 1635. Descendents of
William Wilcoxson by Thomas Wilcox, Los Angeles, CA:
William Wilcoxson sailed from England at age 34 years, his wife, Margaret
aged 24 yrs and son John, aged 2 yrs. When they appeared at Stratford in
1639 the family was composed of the father, mother and three small
children. From this we know that the children were born in Concord. He had
arrived from England May 26, 1635 and his very first American home was at
Concord, MA. He lived there for four years. The children born here were
Joseph and Timothy. At the very beginning of its settlement, Stratford was called Pequennocke,
then changed to Cupheag Plantation and then to Stratford. Here six more
children were born to William and Margaret. Their entire family comprised
nine children, all of whom lived to adulthood, married and had families of
their own.

Margaret Birdseye (b. 1611, d. 1655)
Margaret Birdseye15 was born 1611 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England15, and died 1655 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA15. She married William Wilcoxson on 1632 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut,USA, son of John Wilcoxson and Joanne Grundick.
 Notes for Margaret Birdseye:
Wilcox Family (and many others - mostly in USA)
Entries: 1843 Updated: 2007-08-23 02:21:02 UTC (Thu) Contact: Martin Timmerman

ID: I190
Name: Margaret Birdseye
Sex: F
Change Date: 23 NOV 1998
Birth: 1611 in England, GB 1
Note: Bill Devine did have information that she died in 1655. But Eleanor Burch information is that she remarried in 1663.

Marriage 1 William Wilcoxson b: 1601 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, GB
Married: 1632 in England, GB 1
Children
John Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1633 in England, GB
Joseph Wilcoxson b: 1636 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Timothy Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1637 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Samuel Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1640 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Elizabeth Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1642 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Hannah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1644 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Sarah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1646 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Obediah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1648 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Phoebe Wilcoxson b: 31 AUG 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Johanna Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US

Immigration ship - PLANTER of London for Boston Massachusetts 1635
PLANTER of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master.
She sailed from London April 1635 and arrived at Boston on Sunday, June 7, 1635. The following passengers have brought certificate from the Minister of St. Albons [St. Albans]: in Hertfordshire, and Attestations from the Justices of peace according to the Lords Order

John Tuttle 39 mercer
Joan Tuttle 42
John Lawrence 17
Wm Lawrence 12
Mary Lawrence 9
Abigail Tuttle 6
Symon Tuttle 4
Sara Tuttle 2
Jo: Tuttle 1
Joan Antrobus 65
Mary Wrast 24
Tho: Greene 15
Nathan Haford 16 Servant to Joh: Tuttle
William Beadsley 30
Mrs. Mary Beadsley 26
Mary Beadsley 4
John Beadsley 2
Joseph Beadsley 6 mos.
Allen Perley 27 hushandman
Mary Chittwood 24
Tho: Olney 35 shoemaker
Marie Olney 30
Tho: Olney 3
Etenetus Olney 1
Geo: Giddins 25 husbandman
Jane Giddins 20
Tho: Savage 27 tailor
Richard Harvie 22 tailor
Francis Peabody 21 husbandman
Wm Wilcockson 34 linen weaver
Margaret Wilcockson 24
Jo: Wilcockson 2
Anne Harvie 22
W1ll1am Felloe 24 shoemaker
Franc1s Baker 24 tailor
Michael Williamson 30 servant to Geo. Giddins
Tho: Carter 25 servant to Geo. Giddins
Elizabeth Morrison 12 servant to Geo. Giddins

*****

James Weaver 23 statloner
Edmond Weaver 28 husbandman dwellling in Aymestrey, Herefordshire and his wife Margaret 30

*****

William Wilcoxson died early in the year 1652. All his children were still
under age, with John, the oldest was but 19, and Phoebe yet a babe in arms.

Margaret evidently remarried in 1663 to William Hayden, an immigrant of 1630. By this time John, Joseph, Timothy and Elizabeth had married. William Hayden had removed to Killingworth with his three motherless children and there he was joined by Margaret and the younger Wilcoxson children. John and Timothy remained with their families in Stratford, Elizabeth moved with her husband, Sergeant Henry Stiles, to Windsor. Joseph, already the father of three children, followed his mother to Killingworth and settled there permanently. Samuel married the following year, thus did not live long at Killingworth. The younger chjildren who accompanied their mother to Killingworth were Hannah (who became the bride of her step brother Daniel Hayden), Sarah, Obadiah and Phoebe.

Savage corroberates the names of the children of William and Margaret.

The name of this line was originally Wilcoxson, but the last syllable was generally dropped about the middle of the eighteenth century. There is a line of the family however, which still retains the original name in full.

From "Abner Wilcox & Lucy Eliza Hart Wilcox" the fact that just because the passengers of the Planter embarked with a blanket certificate from the minister of St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, there is no reason to believe that William lived there. The records of the shire do not contain his name, and he was more likely from Derbyshire, the town of Biggin. If so, his father could have been the William Wilcoxson who married Anne Howdische 8 February 1575. Since William was a linen weaver, and Biggin was an area where flax was grown and woven into cloth, there is credibility to this theory.

In the book "Wilcoxson and Allied Families", the author quotes a letter dated 23 March 1931, from Harold M. Wilcox, 60 Wall St., NY, to Mrs. Jane C. Stow, 8109 High School rd, Elkins Park, PA. This letter is in the Manuscript Files (Wilcox-Conn.) Penn. Hist. Soc., Philadelphia.

William Will 'Cocks' or Wilcox, who was the first of his line to be designated by the name of "Wilcox" was William Goch, the fourth son of Griffiths, having his citadel at Powys Castle in Montgomeryshire, Wales, near the village of Welsh-Poole, situate on Poole mount. (Ed. note: this theory is one of many of the origin of the name.)


Father: William Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1560 in Derbyshire, England, GB

Marriage 1 Margaret Birdseye b: 1611 in England, GB
Married: 1632 in England, GB 1
Children
John Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1633 in England, GB
Joseph Wilcoxson b: 1636 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Timothy Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1637 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Samuel Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1640 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Elizabeth Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1642 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Hannah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1644 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Sarah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1646 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Obediah Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1648 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Phoebe Wilcoxson b: 31 AUG 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Johanna Wilcoxson b: ABOUT 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, US


More About William Wilcoxson and Margaret Birdseye:
Marriage: 1632, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut,USA.

Children of William Wilcoxson and Margaret Birdseye are:

1. +Joseph Wilcoxson, b. 1635, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA172, d. 09 Feb 1703, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA172.

William Wilcoxon 1570 of Wirksworth, England = Joanne Grundic/Anne Howdische/Howsische

Excerpted from "Wilcox Family History":

In the year 1854 a family came to settle near Woolstock, Iowa, at Troy Cemetery. They came from Bureau County, Illinois. They started on the 7th day of June and arrived in Wright County, Iowa, on July 5th, 1854. Hildred's grandfather, Ben Wilcox, was the baby. They came in covered wagons and settled in a circle in the bend of the river near what is now called Woolstock, Iowa, and near Troy Cemetery. They brought cattle and young stock with them for food. There were seven families of them, and Stephen Wilcox, Ben's father, was the Wagon Boss of the Wagon train. Hildred's Uncle Dan and his family were among the people, and the daughter, Frances, was the first white girl born in this territory. Alex, Stephen and Sabrina's son, was the first white boy to be born in this territory. There were very few trees except near the river.

Some of the older ones fought in the Civil War.
Uncle John Orr was a soldier. When he came there he met and married Mary Wilcox, oldest daughter of Stephen and Sabrina. The Indians lived nearby and were always friendly to the new settlement. When one of the family died they started the Troy Cemetery. This was very sad for them because it was near the river and sometimes in the spring the water would be so high they had to ford the river.

Excerpted from "One of the Pioneers" by John Stryker -- obituary:

Passing away of Stephen Wilcox, the earliest settler in Troy Township, Wright Co., Iowa, on January 27, 1901. Stephen Wilcox, age 76 years, 10 months, and 24 days. Mr. Wilcox was born in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, March 3, 1824. His parents moved to Lagrange Co., Indiana, while the subject of this sketch was still young, and at the time he was seventeen, they moved again and settled in Bureau Co., Illinois, where he grew to manhood. He married there to Miss Sabrina Harrison in 1845 where three children were born to them. He and his brother-in-law, William Stryker, concluded that they could do better in the then new state of Iowa, so they sold out and started the 7th day of June, 1854, by teams overland bringing quite a drove of cows and young stock with them. They arrived in Wright County on July 5th the same year. Mr. Wilcox bought 100 acres of land at government price and went to work to make a home for himself and family and by judicious management he has added 233 acres, so that when he died he had possession of almost 400 acres of good land worth in the neighborhood of $20,000.

Mr. Wilcox was strictly honest and no man was the worse for his gain as his property was increased by judicious investments of money honestly earned in his chosen occupation of farming. On the 20th day of May, 1887, Mr. Wilcox was deprived of his faithful wife. To them had been born twelve children (10 boys and 2 girls) all who are still living. Henry I, Mary E., wife of J.B. Orr, who are residents of Eagle Grove also Job Wilcox and Benjamin, Alexander, James H., Frank, Wesley, Sarah, wife of John Hanson, Nathan, Walter, and Joseph all of whom reside in Troy Township. In 1891, Mr. Wilcox was married to Mrs. Harriet Reywait who survives him.

The funeral services were conducted by Reverend Ephram Robins of Alden, an old neighbor and friend of the departed, at Troy Center Methodist Church. It was well filled by friends and neighbors who came to pay their last respects to one of the pioneer settlers of Wright Co., Iowa. Five of the pallbearers were sons of J.B. Orr and consequently grandsons of the deceased. The other one, Walter Orr, being a nephew of Mr. Orr. The above excellent sketch is from the pen of Mr. John Stryker, our Troy correspondent. It needs no additions or diminishing.

LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS, Wright County, Iowa.

A\'ithout going into so much of detail concerning the next few settlers, it should 1)6 stated that the following were among the sturdy band who came into the county with the view of making a permanent settlement, and in fact did so, and are here listed according to the year of settlement, while details concerning them will be found in the township histories in which they held residence: 1854 — W^illiam Stryker, Troy township, July 5; Minter Brassfield, Lib- erty township. August 12; W. li. Montgomery, Liberty township, in Sep- tember; Ilenr}' Luick, Belmond, autumn;
Stephen Wilcox, Beach Grove, Troy township, summer; S. B. Ilewett, Sr., Eagle Grove township; S. B.

"On the 5th day of July, 1854, William Stryker drove his team into the townshii) on the northwest quarter uf sectiun 33, township 90, range 26, thus becoming the first settler in the territory now known as Wright county, then attached to Webster county for judicial and revenue purposes. In the evening of the same day, Stephen Wilcox, Spencer Stryker and Thomas Stryker and families came to the township and settled near Will- iam Stryker. Later in the same year their nmnber was increased by the arrival of Jose 1\. Aliddletun, David Cosort and Hardy W'illiams. These settlers did l)ut little more the first season than to erect their cal>ins and sheds before winter set in. Stephen Wilcox did some Ijreaking during that season, it being the first \-irgin soil turned in the township. b~ortunately for the settlers, the winter following was unusually mild. During the fall of this year the Reverend Mr. C'legg, of the Methodist l''pisc(i])al church, came and preached the first sernion in a log cabin ni section 35, belonging to William Strj-ker. "During the summer of 1855, si.x additional families came into the township. O. C. (Ozias) Allen settled in section 36;. John Adams, in section 32; William Dewell, in section 31; N. A. Bixby, in section 14; Fred Oden- heimer, in section 16, and J- T. ^'liddleton, in section 21. "During the summer as much breaking was done as the limited means of the settlers would ])ermit and 'sod corn' was planted l)y a majority of the settlers. Stephen \\'ilcox raised the first corn this year on old cultix'ated land — one year old.


"On the 5th day of July, 1854, William Stryker drove his team into the townshii) on the northwest quarter uf sectiun 33, township 90, range 26, thus becoming the first settler in the territory now known as Wright county, then attached to Webster county for judicial and revenue purposes. In the evening of the same day, Stephen Wilcox, Spencer Stryker and Thomas Stryker and families came to the township and settled near Will- iam Stryker. Later in the same year their nmnber was increased by the arrival of Jose 1\. Aliddletun, David Cosort and Hardy W'illiams. These settlers did l)ut little more the first season than to erect their cal>ins and sheds before winter set in. Stephen Wilcox did some Ijreaking during that season, it being the first \-irgin soil turned in the township. b~ortunately for the settlers, the winter following was unusually mild. During the fall of this year the Reverend Mr. C'legg, of the Methddist l''pisc(i])al church, came and preached the first sernion in a log cabin ni section 35, belonging to William Strj-ker. "During the summer of 1855, si.x additional families came into the township. O. C. (Ozias) Allen settled in section 36;. John Adams, in section 32; William Dewell, in section 31; N. A. Bixby, in section 14; Fred Oden- heimer, in section 16, and J- T. ^'liddleton, in section 21. "During the summer as much breaking was done as the limited means of the settlers would ])ermit and 'sod corn' was planted l)y a majority of the settlers.
Stephen Wilcox raised the first corn this year on old cultix'ated land — one year old.

"The first election was helil in an old loj^' cabin that stood where lilmore .Middleton's house now stands, in section 2\. The lirst officers elected were; J. L. ]\Iiddleton, clerk; Alfred Games, justice of the peace; Samuel Poor, constable; William Str_vker, Jose R. JNIiddleton, and Stephen Wilcox, trus- tees; Jose R. Middleton, asse>sor; William Stryker, road supervisor.

Job Wilcox = Mary (Gage) Wilcox
Jesse Wilcox = Histon (Gatt) Wilcox >
Hiel Wilcoxson + Deborah Gillett Wilcox >
Thomas Wilcox = Martha Wilcox >
Nathaniel Wilcox = Hannah Wilcox >
Joseph Birdseye Wilcoxon, Sr., =  Anna Mitchell > 
"Immigrant" William Wilcoxson = Margaret Birdseye >Hayden >
William Wilcoxon 1570 of Wirksworth = Joanne Grundic/Anne Howdische/Howsische

Indigenous Welsh Royalty: William is considered descended from Cynfyn Ap Gweristan of North Wales who was born about 1000 AD. His son, Bleddyn Ap Cynfin, was the founder of the Powysian dynasty and ruler of North Wales. Bleddyn was killed in 1073, but the dynasty he founded ruled North Wales as a sovereign country for three centuries.

 D. A. R. in Washington and the University of Kentucky. Annotated descriptions of many of these documents are contained in "Kentucky Papers," and "Tennessee Papers. Photostats of individual pages may be purchased at a reasonable price. Many pages are used in this book, as Dr. Draper attempted to find all people who might know anything of the Boone Family or their descendants, or life in Pennsylvania, Rowan Co., N. C., or early settlements in Kentucky. He, therefore, collected much information relating to the Willcocksons and their descendants.

WILCOX IN WALES This letter, dated 23 March, 1931, from Harold H. Wilcox, 60 Wall St., N.Y. to Mrs. Jane C. Stow, 8109 High School Road, Elkins Park, Pa. was found in the Manuscript Files (Wilcox-Conn.) Penn. Hist. Soc., Philadelphia.           William Will 'Cocks' or Wilcox, who was the first of his line to be designated by the name of "Wilcox" was William Goch, the fourth son of Griffiths, having his citadel at Powys Castle in Montgomeryshire, Wales, near the village of Welsh-Poole, situate on Poole (or Pole) mount. The castle was otherwise known as Castle Pole and Castle Goch.
         
William became the progenitor of the male line of this noble family. He was otherwise known as Willimn Lord of Eschoed for one of his principal estates; William-de-la-Pole, William Prince of Powys, William Lord of Powys, William Poole, Red Will, William the Red and other titles. The reason for his being designated by so many names is probably due to the difference of the language of the people in England, Wales, and Scotland, to all of whom he was known, his citadel in Montgomery County being near the intersecting borders of the three divisions of the Island of Britain; the names by which he was more commonly known, as Lord of Powys, Will 'Cock and de-la-Pole, all denoting the rank of Chieftain or a Prince or Nobleman.

          I have a photograph of the Crest which is particularly beautiful. In the body thereof there is a lion rampart, which I presume the Wilcox family had the right to use as the progenitor was the Prince of Wales. The lion is surrounded by three crescents because a Richard Wilcox was knighted at the Battle of Acer in Palestine. Across the top of the shield is a double line of small gold shields because another ancestor fought at the Battle of Agincourt in France. Motto: 'Mort par mon sabre avant desshouneur. ' Death by my sword before dishonor.
Wilcox, Willcox, Willcocke, Wilcock, Willkoks, Willcoks, Wilcoks, Willkokes, Wilcocke, Wilcockes, Willcocks, Willcock, Willcokes, Wilcocock, Wilcoxen, Willcoxen, Wilcoxzen Wilcockson, Wilcoxkson, Willcockson, Willcocksun, Wilcoxon, Wilcokson, Wilcoxsun, Willcasson, Wilcoxson, Wilcoxsan, Wilcaxson, Willicokson, Wilcomer

Welsh people could be most ancient in UK, DNA suggests
BBC ^ | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | unattributed
Professor Peter Donnelly, of Oxford University, said the Welsh carry DNA which could be traced back to the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago. The project surveyed 2,000 people in rural areas across Britain. Participants, as well as their parents and grandparents, had to be born in those areas to be included in the study. Prof Donnelly, a professor of statistical science at Oxford University and director of the Wellcome Trust centre for human genetics, said DNA samples were analysed at about 500,000 different points. After comparing statistics, a map was compiled which showed Wales and Cornwall stood out. Prof Donnelly said: "People from Wales are genetically relatively distinct, they look different genetically from much of the rest of mainland Britain, and actually people in north Wales look relatively distinct from people in south Wales." While there were traces of migrant groups across the UK, there were fewer in Wales and Cornwall. He said people from south and north Wales genetically have "fairly large similarities with the ancestry of people from Ireland on the one hand and France on the other, which we think is most likely to be a combination of remnants of very ancient populations who moved across into Britain after the last Ice Age.

From HISTORY of THE COLONY OF NEW HAVEN To its absorption into CONNECTICUT by Edward E. Atwater

ROBERT ROSE was a native of Ipswich, Suffolk county, England. He and his wife, Margery, each aged forty years, with eight children, came in the ship Francis to Boston in 1634. He first located in Watertown, Mass., but better opportunities induced him to join the prioneer settlement in Connecticut, where he occupied "adventure lands" in Wethersfield. He had also an allotment of 312 acres. These circumstances gave him preeminence among the colonists, yet he appeared to have little ambition to be a ruler in temporal affairs as he filled but one public office, that of constable in 1639.

His name often appears in connection with Mr. Swaine and Mr. Plum, especially in affairs spiritual. his was a leading mind in the dissensions which led to the early disruption of that colony. His attitude in Branford was that of a worthy citizen aiding and adjucting the affairs of the community. He was liberal in his views, broad in his charaties, highly respected and venerated in his life and by succeeding generations. He was regarded as a very wealthy man, owning ten horses when there were not as many more in the town. He dispensed material aid to his less fortunate neighbors, giving the Sunday's milking to the poor, which was one instance of his beneficence.

He died April 4, 1665. His estate was valued at 616 pounds; 17s.

His Bible, printed in England, 1599, was for many generations in the possession of descendants, several of whom were deacons of the Congregational church. His legacy to the church of Branford was its first donation. In the geographical nomenclature of the town are found Rose's hill and Rose's brook, both adjacent to his estate.

From Robert Rose Family of Wethersfield and Branford, Connecticut and His Descendants by Christine Rose, Certified Genealogist, 1983

Robert1 Rose was born ca 1594, perhaps in England since he set sail there from Ipswich. He d. at Branford, Conn. sometime between 25-Aug. 1664 (date of will) and 4 Apr. 1665 (will presented in court of New Haven).

He m. 1st, before his entry into the Colonies, to Margery ---, b. ca 1594. Her identity is not known, nor her date of death, but she came in 1634 with her husband and eight children and had two children after their arrival. It is said that she died before 1644, though I find no supporting. records. Nothing is known of Margery beyond her name on the ship passenger list; her character, her parentage, all is lost to us.

Robert Rose m. 2nd, 1664, New Haven VR, Elizabeth ( ) Potter Parker, birth unknown, d. 28 July 1677, New Haven VR. She was the widow first of John Potter* by whom she had John, Hanna and Samuel Potter, and second of Edward Parker by whom she had John, Hope and Lydia Parker.

The second marriage of Robert Rose took place shortly after 7 June 1664 for on that date the widow Parker was about to leave New Haven "to change her condition" and desired to know the "mind of the Court" concerning her children's portions (Anc. Town Rec., vol. II, P. 90). They were married only a few months, for Robert died soon after.

Robert Ruse's second wife Elizabeth seems to have been a strong willed woman.. A court action June 1643 involved slander of "widow Potter- and Edward Parker by a Mrs. Br-A-Aster. It appears that for some reason the church elders did not approve of Edward Parker and had requested Mrs. Potter not to receive his attentions. Mrs. Brewster reported that "Mrs. Potter would not join the church because she would not give up Edward Parker.-

Elizabeth did marry him, and in Jule. 1646,

"Edward Parker and his wife presented their desires to the Court to inyest John Potter's two sons in the right of their father's land and house and declared themselves willing to bestow a heifer of a year old on Hannah and deliver it presently for her use..." James Shepard, "The New Haven Potters, Am. Gen., vol. 54, pp. 20-23).

will Last Will and Testament of Robert Rose of Branford, made August 26, 1664.

1. I give to my son Jonathan a hundred pounds. 2. When all my debts are payd then I give to my wife one-third part of my whole estate. 3. I give to my son Jonathan five pounds more. 4. I give to my daughter Hannah ten pounds more. 5. It is my will that all the rest of my estate shall be equally divided into eight parts amongst my other eight children as followeth: That is to each of them alike part but my son John & daughter Mary & my daughter Elizabeth both shall have but twenty pounds of that part that falls to them but the rest of that part which falls to them shall be given to their children. I give unto the church of Branford six pounds, thirteen shilling, four pence. The mark of Robert Rose. Witnessed by Lawrence Ward & Samuel Swaine.

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Powis, unlike the castles Conwy, Caernarfon, Harlech and nearby Montgomery, which were all built by the English to subdue and rule the Welsh, was the indigenous WELSH fortress of a dynasty of Welsh princes. In 1266 four years after Edward I’s conquest of Wales, Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, the last hereditary prince of Powis, renounced his royal claim title and was granted the title of Baron de la Pole, (e.g. "of the Poole" a reference to Welshpoole, formerly called just Poole and the location of Powis Castle). The ancient Kingdom of Powys had covered the counties of Montgomeryshire, much of Denbighshire, parts of Radnorshire and more anciently large areas of Shropshire.  In 1587 a descendant sold the lordship and castle to Sir Edward Herbert (d. 1595) second son of the first Earl of Pembroke. Sir Edward’s wife was a Roman Catholic and the family’s allegiance to Rome and to the Stuart kings was to shape its destiny for over a century. On 22 October 1644 Powis Castle was captured by Parliamentary troops and was not returned to the family until the restoration of Charles II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powis_Castle 
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Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut :
a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (1911)
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ANCESTRY
WILLIAM WILCOXSON came to Boston on the good ship, "Planter" at age 34 with wife, Margaret aged 24 and son, John age 2. They sailed from London on April 15, 1635 and arrived at New England on May 6, 1635. He brought a certificate from the minister at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England confirming his character. Because William was a linen weaver by trade, he probably came from Derbyshire where they grew flax for weaving and many with the name of Wilcoxson lived. He may be the son of William Wilcoxson of Wirkswork. The will of William Wilcoxson, Sr. mentions a younger son, William, aged 25 years in 1626. He was made a freeman in Massachusetts Colony on Dec. 7, 1636, first living in Concord, Mass., removing to and settling in Stratford, Conn. by 1639 where he was one of the early settlers & had a homelot in the center of the village. He represented Stratford as deputy to the General Court in Hartford in 1647. Some sources say that he left Stratford to live in Hartford & Windsor, but it is evident that he died in Stratford in 1651 and an inventory of his estate was taken in Stratford on June 16, 1652. In his will made in May of 1651. William left 30 pounds to the church in Concord, Mass. where they attended so many years before. Married MARGARET BIRDSEYE around 1632 in England. After William's death, she married William Hayden of Windsor, Conn., and the Haydens removed to Killingworth, Conn. before her death in 1675. Other children of William & Margaret Wilcoxson: John Wilcoxson, Joseph Wilcoxson, Deacon Timothy Wilcoxson, Obediah Wilcoxson, Elizabeth Wilcoxson, Hannah (Wilcoxson) Hayden, Sarah Wilcoxson, Johannah Wilcoxson.

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1st Generation: William WILCOXSON, born abt 1601, in Derbyshire, Engl.
Married in Engl, Margaret BIRDSEYE, and emigrated to America on the ship
_Planter_ in 1635 with Margaret and son John.

2nd Generation: Joseph WILCOXSON, born abt 1635, in Concord, MA; died 9 Feb
1703, in Killingsworth, Middlesex Co, CT. He married in 1658, in Stratford,
Fairfield Co, CT, Anna SHEATHER, daughter of John SHEATHER and Elizabeth
WELLMAN.

3rd Generation: Nathaniel WILCOX/WILCOXSON, born 29 Aug 1668, in
Killingworth, Middlesex Co, CT; died 13 Jan 1712, in Killingworth, Middlesex
Co, CT. He married, on 21 Nov 1695, Hannah LANE, born 26 Dec 1668; died 21
Dec 1727, daughter of Robert LANE and Sarah PICKETT.

4th Generation: Thomas WILCOX/WILCOXSON, born 9 Jul 1698, in Killingworth,
Middlesex Co, CT; died abt 1789. He married Martha ____.

5th Generation: Jehiel/Hiel WILCOX/WILCOXSON, born 3 May 1734, in
Killingworth, Middlesex Co, CT; died 5 Dec 1822 (or 15 Dec 1822) in Canaan,
Columbia Co, NY. He married abt 1758, Deborah GILLETTE, born 25 Sep 1734;
died 13 Nov 1812, daughter of Joseph GILLETTE and Deborah CHAPPELL.

6th Generation: Nathaniel WILCOX, born 6 Jan 1759, in Killingworth,
Middlesex Co, CT; died 14 Feb 1837, in Lexington, Greene Co, NY. He married
Joanna MCGONIGLE (Joanna MALLORY, according to Thomas WILCOX's "A
Preliminary Report. . ."), born 17 Nov 1771, in Hillsdale, Columbia Co, NY;
died 23 Nov 1836, in Lexington, Greene Co, NY.


Joseph WILCOXSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born 1635 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died Jun 1683 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Joseph married 6 Anna MITCHELL on 1658 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Anna MITCHELL [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 was born 1642 in , , England. She died after 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Anna married 9 Joseph WILCOXSON on 1658 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.

They had the following children:
  M i Lieutenant Joseph WILCOXSON was born 29 Oct 1659 and died 29 Sep 1747.  
M ii Thomas WILCOXSON 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 13 Nov 1661 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. He died May 1694 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.  
M iii Samuel WILCOXSON was born 15 Mar 1663 and died 18 Nov 1724.  
F iv Hannah WILCOXSON was born 19 Jan 1665 and died 3 Apr 1708.  
M v Nathaniel WILCOXSON was born 29 Aug 1668 and died 13 Jun 1712.  
M vi William WILCOXSON 1, 2, 3 was born 4 9 Jan 1671 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He died 22 Mar 1733 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.  
F vii Margaret WILCOXSON was born 1674 and died 9 Feb 1763.  
M viii John WILCOXSON was born 1677 and died 27 Mar 1732.

Name Joseph Wilcoxson or Wilcox347 Birth 29 Oct 1659, Connecticut, Colonial America108 Death 29 Sep 1747, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, Colonial America108 Spouses 1 Hannah Kelsey347 Birth 13 Sep 1668, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, Colonial America108 Death 2 Feb 1729/1730, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, Colonial America108 Father John Kelsey (1638-1709) Mother Hannah Disborough (1645-1718) Marriage 14 Feb 1695, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, Colonial America347

Descendents of William Wilcoxson and Margaret Birdseye
Generation No. 4

      16. John4 Wilcoxson (John3, William2, William1) was born March 1656/57 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT., and died 1735. He married Elizabeth Buss 14 January 1682/83 in Concord, MA..
     
Children of John Wilcoxson and Elizabeth Buss are:
  84 i.   Timothy5 Wilcoxson.   85 ii.   Susannah Wilcoxson. + 86 iii.   David Wilcoxson.   87 iv.   Samuel Wilcoxson.   88 v.   Ephraim Wilcoxson.   89 vi.   Elizabeth Wilcoxson. She married Moses Wheeler.   90 vii.   Hannah Wilcoxson. She married Ebenezer Thompson.   91 viii.   Rebecca Wilcoxson.   92 ix.   Deborah Wilcoxson. + 93 x.   John Wilcoxson, born 18 October 1683 in Concord, MA.; died 12 September 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT.. + 94 xi.   William Wilcoxson, born 1685 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT.; died 1754. + 95 xii.   Josiah Wilcoxson, born 1705.

      18. Patience4 Wilcox (John3 Wilcoxson, William2, William1) was born 01 February 1663/64 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT.. She married Ebenezer Blackman/Blakeman 04 October 1681.
     
Children of Patience Wilcox and Ebenezer Blackman/Blakeman are:
  96 i.   Dorothy5 Blakeman, born 18 March 1681/82. She married Daniel Foote 02 January 1701/02.   97 ii.   John Blakeman, born 04 April 1685.   98 iii.   Elizabeth Blakeman, born 10 February 1687/88. She married Edward Fairchild 25 January 1710/11.   99 iv.   Ebenezer Blakeman, born 09 April 1690.

      19. Hannah4 Wilcox (John3 Wilcoxson, William2, William1) was born 14 February 1664/65 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT., and died 10 July 1701. She married Joseph Booth 1685.
     
Children of Hannah Wilcox and Joseph Booth are:
  100 i.   Hannah5 Booth.   101 ii.   James Booth.   102 iii.   Joseph Booth.   103 iv.   Robert Booth. He married Ann Hollister.   104 v.   David Booth.   105 vi.   Nathan Booth.   106 vii.   Zachariah Booth.

      20. Elizabeth4 Wilcox (John3 Wilcoxson, William2, William1) was born July 1666 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT., and died 11 October 1694. She married Barnabas Beers 04 April 1688.
     
Children of Elizabeth Wilcox and Barnabas Beers are:
  107 i.   Mary5 Beers, born 27 December 1689.   108 ii.   Nathan Beers, born 01 December 1691.   109 iii.   Josiah Beers, born 08 August 1693. He married Elizabeth Uffoot.

      22. Joseph4 Wilcoxson (Joseph3, William2, William1) was born 29 October 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT., and died 29 September 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. He married (1) Hannah Kelsey 14 February 1692/93 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT., daughter of Joseph Kelsey and Hannah Disborough. He married (2) Elizabeth Anrell 22 March 1731/32.

Notes for Joseph Wilcoxson:
Joseph was known as Lieutenant Joseph Wilcoxson from the commision he held in the local trainband company. He served Killingworth as Deptuty in the Colonial assembly at Hartford. The Kelsey book states that the graves of Joseph and Hannah are marked by rough slabs of field stone in the western part of the old cemetery at Clinton.

Per the second source, Descendents of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, the date of death is different... it is shown as Feb 2, 1726.

     
Children of Joseph Wilcoxson and Hannah Kelsey are:
  110 i.   Hannah5 Wilcox, born 16 January 1693/94 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. She married Gershom Palmer 04 October 1733. + 111 ii.   Joseph Wilcox, born 17 January 1694/95 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 29 September 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. + 112 iii.   David Wilcox, born 10 March 1699/00 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 31 December 1781 in Suffield, Connecticut. + 113 iv.   Abel Wilcox, born 06 October 1702 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 27 September 1784. + 114 v.   Elisha Wilcox, born 12 January 1703/04 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. + 115 vi.   Stephen Wilcox, born 12 January 1705/06 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 22 December 1781 in Newport, New Hampshire.   116 vii.   Lydia Wilcox, born 28 July 1713. She married Samuel Buell.

      24. Samuel4 Wilcoxson (Joseph3, William2, William1) was born 1663 in Killingworth, Connecticut, and died Abt. 1748. He married (1) Ruth Wescott 05 January 1695/96 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. He married (2) Katherine Dutton 25 April 1734.
     
Children of Samuel Wilcoxson and Ruth Wescott are:
+ 117 i.   Samuel5 Wilcox, born 08 November 1696 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 24 June 1746.   118 ii.   Dinah Wilcox, born 07 November 1697 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. She married Samuel Harris 15 January 1722/23.   119 iii.   Anna Wilcox, born 12 October 1699 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. She married Ebenezer Crane 06 September 1723. + 120 iv.   William Wilcox, born 12 July 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 1783 in Saybrook, CT.. + 121 v.   Josiah Wilcox, born 04 April 1706 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 1766. + 122 vi.   Lois Wilcox, born 03 May 1708 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. + 123 vii.   Ruth Wilcox, born 09 June 1711 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. + 124 viii.   Mary Wilcox, born Abt. 1713 in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut. + 125 ix.   Jerimiah Wilcox, born 11 February 1715/16 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT..

      25. Hannah4 Wilcox (Joseph3 Wilcoxson, William2, William1) was born 19 January 1664/65 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT., and died 03 April 1708 in Wallingford, CT.. She married (1) Peter Farnum 08 December 1686. She married (2) Nathaniel Royce 24 August 1707.
     
Children of Hannah Wilcox and Peter Farnum are:
  126 i.   Joanna5 Farnum, born 17 September 1687. She married Thomas Barnes 01 May 1711.   127 ii.   Peter Farnum, born 29 August 1689. He married Rebecca Rutter 21 March 1711/12.   128 iii.   Josiah Farnum, born 06 July 1690. He married Sarah Atchinson.   129 iv.   Hannah Farnum, born 01 August 1692. She married John Graves.   130 v.   Nathaniel Farnum, born 27 February 1694/95. He married Jerusha Willard.   131 vi.   Phoebe Farnum, born 29 October 1700. She married Loftis Newell.   132 vii.   John Farnum, born 30 November 1702. He married Hannah Crittenden.

      26. Nathaniel4 Wilcoxson (Joseph3, William2, William1) was born 29 August 1668 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT., and died 13 January 1711/12 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. He married Hannah Lane 21 November 1695 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT., daughter of Robert Lane and Sarah Pickett.
     
Children of Nathaniel Wilcoxson and Hannah Lane are:
+ 133 i.   Sarah5 Wilcoxson, born 21 August 1696 in Killingworth, Connecticut; died 21 December 1721 in Killingworth, Connecticut. + 134 ii.   Thomas Wilcoxson, born 09 July 1698 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 1789. + 135 iii.   Nathaniel Wilcox, born 19 July 1700 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 14 December 1755. + 136 iv.   Daniel Wilcoxson, born 01 December 1702 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.. + 137 v.   Jonathon Wilcoxson, born 22 September 1705 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.; died 18 December 1761.

From
The History of Stratford (CT), The First Settlers. (p86):
and The Complete Book of Emigrants, p 128.

William Wilcoxson came from England to America on board the ship "Planter" (Nicholas Travice, master) which sailed from London to New England the morning of April 2, 1635. A total of thirty-eight persons were listed as..."the parties having brought certificates from the minister of St. Albans in Hertfordshire and attestations from the justice of the peace according to the Lord's orders." This party, along with eighty others and the crew filled the small ship.

The Customs House records in London state that William was a linen weaver by trade and at the time of his departure was thirty-four years old. His wife, Margaret, was twenty-four and their son, John, two.

William was made a freeman in Massachusetts Colony December 7, 1636, settling in Concord prior to moving to Stratford in 1639. He was a juryman, or deputy, in Hartford in 1647. At the time of his death, he left a widow and five sons. His will, in which he gave 30 £ to the church at Concord, is dated May, 1651/52. There is a record of the inventory of his estate dated June 16, 1652.

His sons, Timothy and John, remained in Stratford, but Joseph settled in Killingworth in 1661. Samuel eventually settled in Simsbury, and Obadiah settled in East Guilford (now Madison.)

Little is known of William's true origins in England. Although he, his wife and son, and thirty-five others received a blanket certificate of character from the minister at St. Albans, this alone does not attest to his home as being in Hertfordshire. His trade was 'linen weaver,' and at the time of his departure this embryonic industry was centered in the towns of Belpre, Chesterfield, and Wirksworth in Derbyshire. The parish records of Derbyshire confirm that many Wilcoxsons lived in the surrouding villages. In the will of a 'William Wicoxson' of Wirksworth (dated 1626) behests are made to George, Anne, 'Mazie,' and William (descibed as a younger son, age twenty-five.) Peter Wilcoxson signed as a witness. As the younger son, William would not be entitled to receive any lands or property according to English Common Law. Therefore he would have been apprenticed to a trade (in this case linen-weaving.) Age, place, and trade provide strong evidence that this is the William who emigrated to America.

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William Wilcoxson (1601-1652) was apparently born and raised in England and became a linen weaver in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. He married Margaret Birdseye (Birdseye or Beardsley, ancestry sought) in England in about 1632 and their first child was born in England in about 1633. On 05 April 1635 William Wilcoxson (age 34) and his wife Margaret (age 24) and their son John (age 2) sailed aboard "The Planter" from England and they arrived at Boston Harbor on 26 May 1635. They settled first at Concord, MA and William Wilcoxson was on the 07 December 1636 Freeman list there. Two more children were born to this family at Concord, MA. By 1639 William Wilcoxson and his family (wife and 3 children) moved to Pequonnocke (later Cupheag, later still Stratford, CT), CT and they received homelot #70 on Elm Street and a share in the Common Field. Six more children were born to this family at Stratford, CT. William Wilcoxson represented Stratford, CT as a Deputy at General Court at Hartford in 1647. Some sources suggest that William Wilcoxson and his family lived later at Hartford, CT and/or Windsor, CT, but his Stratford estate inventory indicates that they lived at Stratford, CT at the time of his death in 1652. William Wilcoxson's will was dated 29 May 1651 and his Stratofrd, CT estate inventory was dated 16 June 1652.

TRADITION has it that widow Margaret Birdseye Wilcoxson married widower William Hayden (wife Mary died in 1655, 3 children) of Windsor in about 1663. Where and when they met is not known, but it is known that they married and lived at Hamonoscett (later Killingworth), CT and were among the first settlers there in about 1655. It is believed that William Hayden and his children went to Hamonsett first and were soon joined by Margaret and the younger Wilcoxson children (Hannah, Sarah, Obadiah, and Phoebe). Her son Joseph Wilcoxson and his family also joined them in Killingworth, CT. The older Wilcoxson children were married and remained at Stratford, CT or Windsor, CT with their families. On 22 October 1668 the Wilcoxson children signed an agreement concerning their father's estate as it related to their mother's second marriage.

Son Obadiah Wilcoxson (1648-1714) married first at Killingworth, CT in about 1669 to Mary Griswold and they had had no children when she died in 1670. Widower Obadiah Wilcoxson moved to Guilford (East Guilford, now Madison), CT and married second in about 1675 to Lydia Alling (1656-1687) and they settled at Guilford, CT and had 4 children there. After Lydia Alling Wilcoxson died in 1687 their 2 living children apparently went to live with and be raised by their maternal grandparents in New Haven, CT by 1689. Widower William Wilcoxson married third at Guilford in about 1689 to Silence Mansfield and they had 7 children there. Obadiah Wilcoxson's will was dated 18 December 1710 and it was proved 01 November 1714. It mentions his wife Silence and sons Ebenezer (from second marriage), John, and Joseph and daughters Mary (from second marriage), Mindwell, Jemima, and Thankful.

Granddaughter Mary Wilcoxson (1676-1755), daughter of Obadiah Wilcoxson (1648-1714) and Lydia Alling (1656-1687), married at New Haven, CT in 1694 to Thomas Munson (1671-1746) and they had 11 children there.

Sources: Genealogical Dictionary by Savage, 1860; History and Genealogy of Old Fairfield by D. L. Jacobus; Wilcox/Wilcoxson Families of New England by M. S. Osborne, 1990; Descendants of William Wilsoxson by T. Wilcox, 1937 and 1963; Wilcox Family History by Ol Wilsox, 1911; Records of the Connecticut Line of the Hayden Family; Barbour Collection of Guilford, CT, Vol. A; New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Torrey
-------------------- Per Orcutt's History of Stratford and Bridgeport, William came from England c 1636 on the "Planter", thence to Stratford 1640.

William Wilcoxson
In the will of a 'William Wicoxson' of Wirksworth (dated 1626) behests are made to George, Anne, 'Mazie,' and William (descibed as a younger son, age twenty-five.) Peter Wilcoxson signed as a witness. As the younger son, William would not be entitled to receive any lands or property according to English Common Law. Therefore he would have been apprenticed to a trade (in this case linen-weaving.) Age, place, and trade provide strong evidence that this is the William who emigrated to America.
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William Wilcoxson of St. Alban's Hertfordshire. This is the earliest I have been able to trace the Wilcoxson Family Genealogy. William Wilcoxson Sr., and his wife, Anne Howdische. Some records show that William and his wife, as being married in England. There seems to be some thought to the fact that the marriage took place, other than in England. Some feel that this marriage took place in Whales, prior to William and his wife moving to England. His wife must have died before William, as his will in 1626 list his children only, as follows:

• First.........William Wilcoxson, Jr.
• Second.....George Wilcoxson
• Third.........Anne Wilcoxson
• Fourth........Mazie Wilcoxson (Mazie may have been a nickname for Elizabeth)

With the exception of the names of his second, third and fourth child nothing else is known about these children. His first born child, William would later sail to America and settle in the Colonies.

The surname of this family is spelled variously, as Wilcocks, Wilcox, Wilcoxson, and similar forms. In the early history of the lineage to be described, the spelling, Wilcoxson, frequently was used, but this soon was altered to Wilcox, and the latter form of the name is believed to have been of Anglo-Saxon origin, and it is said that fifteen generations of it's lineage were recorded as living in Suffolk, at Bury St Edmund's.

In the reign of King Edward III, Sir. Arthur Wilcox was entrusted with several important commands, and led the cross-bow men from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, against the French, at the battle of Crecy, in 1346. John William Wilcox, of Bury, Priory, was a distinguished representative of the Suffolk branch of the family, in the latter Nineteenth Century.
In 1851. the name was recorded, under several forms, as of families bearing Coat-Armor, and seated in a number of English Shires. It was not then found in Suffolk. It is indicated that the ancient Arms, from which several other blazons were developed, were those recorded, in 1851, for Wilcoxs of Kent. This Coat, without Crest, probably was used prior to the introduction of Crests in England heraldry, which was about 1250. It has been reproduced for this history.

Records indicate that both William Sr. and his son, William Jr., occupations, were noted as "Lynen weavers". What this applies to is, "a weaver of linen cloth". History also records that it is written in the book "Victoria History Of Derbyshire" Vol. 2, pg 372 is a passage which reads as follows:

"There was a small manufacture of linen sheets, tapes and other articles at Belper, Chesterfield and Wirksworth. This has gone on for centuries." Since members of the Wilcoxson's family did live in Derbyshire, both prior and subsequent to 1635. This information regarding their living in Derbyshire prior to 1635 was obtained from parish records of Derbyshire, fifteen of which has been printed. Indeed, Wilcoxson appears in several Derbyshire villages and there is the same embarrassment of similar given names that one finds at a later time in Connecticut, namely, it is a difficult thing to determine who was a son of who. When William Wilcoxson Sr. died at Wirksworth, Derbyshire in the year 1626 and his will was read he made bequest to: 1. George Wilcoxson. 2. William Wilcoxson. (who he described as "my younger son"). 3. Anne Wilcoxson. 4. Mazie Wilcoxson ("Mazie" may have been a nickname for Margie or Margaret.

At the bottom of the document, the name of Peter Wilcoxson appears as a witness. Here, then, we have William Wilcoxson, a son of a Wilcoxson who was 25 years old when his father died. Considering the fact that Wirksworth was a center of the linen industry and that the Wilcoxson's were "Lynen weavers". If must then be considered that the immediate forerunner definitely shows that his father was William Wilcoxson, born probably about 1560 in Derbyshire. There is also notioned in certain oth -------------------- [FunFamilyTree.FTW]

From Wilcoxson and Allied Families (Willcockson, WIlcoxen, Wilcox)
by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, 1958 - page 5:

Wilcox in Wales

This letter, dated 23 March, 1931, from Harold M. Wilcox, 60 Wall St., N.Y. to Mrs. Jane C. Stow, 8109 High School Road, ELkins Park, PA. was found in the Manuscript FIles (Wilcox-Conn.) Penn. Hist. Soc., Philadelphia.

William Will 'Cocks' or Wilcox, who was the first of his line to be designated by the name of "Wilcox" was William Goch, the fourth sone of Griffiths, having his citadel at Powys Castle in Montgomeryshire, Wales, near the village of Welsh-Poole, situate on Poole (or Pole) mount. The castle was otherwise known as Castle Pole and Castle Goch. William became the progeitor of the male line of this noble family. He was otherwise known as WIlliam Lord of Eschoed for one of his principal estates; William-de-la-Pole, William Prince of Powys, William Lord of Powys, William Poole, Red Will, William the Red and other titles. The reason for his being designated by so many names is probably due to the difference of the language of the people in England, Wales, and Scotland, to all of hwom he was known, his citadel in Montgomery County being near the intersecting borders of the three divisions of teh Island of Britain; the names by which he was more commonly known, as Lord of Powys, Will 'Cock' and de-la-Pole, all denoting the rank of Chieftain or
a Prince or Nobleman.

The Crest is particularly beautiful. In the body thereof there is a lion rampart, which I presume the Wilcox family had the right to use as the progenitor was the Prince of Wales. The lion is surrounded by three crescents because a Richard Wilcox was knighted at the Battle of Acer in Palestine. Across the top of the shield is a double line of small gold shields because another ancestor fought at teh Battle of Agincourt in France. Motto: 'Mort par mon sabre avant dessshonneur.' Death by my sword before dishonor.

Great Migration: Ships to New England 1633-1635 It an amazing story of Providence and the skill of English seamen that dozens of Atlantic ocean passages were made in little wooden ships bringing our Puritan ancestors to America almost without mishap in the 1630's; the unhappy exception being the harrowing story of the Angel Gabriel, 1635, which met a terrible storm and cast up on the coast of Maine with only a few survivors.

There were perhaps 30,000 emigrants from England to New England before the English Civil War. These folks were mainly from the English middle-class, self-reliant and motivated to find a place where they might live, worship, and raise their families without government harassment. This movement of people is called The Great Migration.

Passengers of the Planter 1635

• Master Nicolas Travice, Voyage of 1635

The Planter sailed from London April 2 or 11, 1635, arriving at Boston June 7, 1635. n.b. Hotten has Trarice, Nico for the master.

This information was transcribed in the 19th century by James Savage, and later by Michael Tepper from records found in the Public Rolls Office, London.

For each common date of record, groupings of persons in consecutive order in the roll often indicate some relation by kinship, household or town origin. Either the persons were present in person before the scribe at that time and queued up in their natural groupings to enroll, or the documents of fealty arrived to the scribe from particular sources and were registered in order as received.

Joseph Wilcox was born at Concord about 1636. He moved with his family to Stratford in 1639. Although no record exists to confirm the following, it appears he was married and lived in Stratford for a number of years, as all his children were born there. This family subsequently relocated to Killingworth where he was listed among the twenty-seven proprietors under the Act of 1663. His will (file No. 5717) is located at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford. One source states Joseph died in 1682 at Killingworth; another states 1689, and a third states February 9, 1703. The earlier date is more likely correct based on a document dated June 6, 1683, from the County Court at New London wherein Anna sued to have her interest in Joseph's estate amended.
Joseph Birdseye Wilcoxson, Sr. Birth: circa 1636
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Death: circa June 1683 (47)
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Immediate Family: Hide Son of William Wilcoxson, of Stratford and Margaret Hayden (Birdseye)
Husband of Anna Mitchell
Father of Lt Joseph Wilcoxson; Timothy Wilcox; Thomas Wilcoxson; Samuel Mitchell Wilcoxson; Hannah Farnum; Nathaniel Wilcox; William Wilcox; Margaret Graves and John Wilcoxson « less
Brother of John Wilcoxson; Deacon Timothy Wilcoxson; Sgt Samuel Wilcoxson; Elizabeth Stiles (Wilcoxson); Hannah Hayden and 5 others
Half brother of Nathaniel Hayden; Mary Evarts and Joseph Wilcox
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Stratford was founded in 1639 by 25 families who settled along the Housatonic River.

Historically important colonial settlements included:
Windsor (1633)Wethersfield (1634)Saybrook (1635)Hartford (1636)New Haven (1638)Fairfield (1639)Guilford (1639)Milford (1639)
Stratford (1639) Farmington (1640)Stamford (1641)New London (1646)

Monument to settlers of Stratford --- Location: Stratford, Connecticut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1639

HISTORY OF STRATFORD, CONN.
Puritans, Wigwams, Witch Trials, Blue Laws, and Blue Blood
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofoldtown01orcu#page/n9/mode/2up

The earliest map of Stratford (as it was in 1639) shows seventeen families living there.
This map shows William Wilcoxson's lot in the central part of the "town."
On one side of it was the lot of William Beardsley and on the
other that of John Peat. Across the street lived widow Elizabeth Curtis, Francis Nichols, Thomas Fairchild and Arthur Bostwick. Further down the street lived Richard Harvey, who, with William Beardsley, had come over in
the Planter with William Wilcoxson.

• William WILCOXON was born about 1560 in Derbyshire, England, Great Britain. He died in 1626 at the age of 66 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain.Spouse: Anne HOWDISCHE. Anne HOWDISCHE and William WILCOXON were married on 8 February 1574/5 in Biggin, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain. Children were: William WILCOXON (Immigrant). [If so, his birthdate must be 1560, not 1570 as some say, or he would only be 4yo when wed.]
  

• William WILCOXON (Immigrant) was born in 1601 in [Ikestone, Derbeyshire?]St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. He died on 28 November 1652 at the age of 51 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was also known as William Wilcox. William was also known as William Wilcoxson. Alternate date of death: 26 May 1651!From "The Families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus:

Margaret BIRDSEYE (Immigrant) was born in 1611 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. She died between 1655 and 1675 at the age of 44 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was also known as Margaret Beardsley. Margaret was also known as Margaret Brinkeridge. She was also known as Margaret Harvey. Parents: John BIRDSEYE and Elizabeth ANDREWS. John BIRDSEYE was born on 15 September 1588 in Reading, Berkshire, England. He died in 1649 at the age of 61 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Parents: Nicholas BIRDSEYE and Joan CRAWLEY.Spouse: Elizabeth ANDREWS. Elizabeth ANDREWS and John BIRDSEYE were married. Children were: Margaret BIRDSEYE (Immigrant).

Spouse: William WILCOXON (Immigrant). Margaret BIRDSEYE (Immigrant) and William WILCOXON (Immigrant) were married in 1632 in Stratford, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Children were: John WILCOXSON, Joseph WILCOX, Timothy WILCOXSON, Sgt. Samuel WILCOXSON, Hannah WILCOXON, Obadiah WILCOXSON, Mary WILCOXSON, Phebe WILCOXSON.

In Stratford, six more children were born to William and Margart. Their entire family comprised of nine children, all of whom lived to adulthood, married and had families of their own. We compute that by the year 1725 the strain of William Willcoxson, through his daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters, must have already passed into the bloodstream of at least seventy Connecticut families. By the time of the Revolution there were several thousand of his descendents in Connecticut. At that time it was impossible for a Wilcox to travel far in his native state without meeting some kind of kindsman. Obtaining so great a distribution at so early a date we would imagine that there is today scarcely anyone with pre-revolutionary lines who cannot trace distaff descent from William Wilcoxson.

In our Preliminary Report we referred to him as Father of Connecticut. By sheer paternity we believe he deserves such a title. Of course, the great majority of William Wilcoxson's descendants are through females. Daughters and daughters-daughters to the nth generation. As a genealogist it has seemed to me sometimes that the main social function of our family in America has been to supply other families with ancestresses.

Let us pause to think of our first American household as it existed in its happiest days, about 1630, before the spectre of death and separation had appeared and while all the children remained under the Stratford rooftree. At mealtime what a picture the whole group must have made, seated about the rough hewn trencher board--the parents at either end; the children in order of their strature; John and Joseph on either side of their father; Timothy, Elizabeth, Samuel, Hannah and Sarah filling up the mid-table and little Obadiah and baby Phoebe sitting down next to mother Margaret.
And the parents, what were their thoughts as they beamed at each other through this gamut of carefree, youthful eyes? Did they imagine a time when the descendants of these devoted children would be almost "as the sands of the sea for multitude"? Did they envision the infinitely varied adventures and destinies in store for this brood and their many descendants? Could they conceive that out of these loins would come men and women who whould pioneer states, cities and communities then undreamed of that from them would descend soldiers, captains and generals to take part in struggles for the establishment and preservation of a great nation; that from them would come judges, senators, ministers, missionaries, scientists and any number of undistinguished but honorable citizens, each taking some part in a highly complex civilization?

The ultra-individualistic William Wilcoxson descendant of today who thinks that he has nothing in common with a tenth cousin in far away Oregon, Alaska, Florida or California, should think sometimes of this first family and reflect that when we go far enough back on the tribal stem all Wilcoxsons coalesce and join at the Stratford hearth.

Lamentably William Wilcoxson did not live to be an old man. He died early in the year 1652. This we know from the fact that there is record of the inventory of his will of June 16, 1652. Hence, all of the nine children were under age when he passed away. John, the oldest, was but 19, while Phoebe, the youngest, was but a babe in arms. Thus came the first tragedy to a family that was to suffer more than its due share of untimely deaths, orphaned children and scattered kinsmen.

For the years immediately subsequent to 1652 there is no record to indicate how the widow Wilcoxson and her brood managed to exist in that wild, raw country. However, neighbors were generous in those days. The were few in numbers, but those few were all of kindred race and similar religion. All were bound to each other by a feeling of lonelimess in those vast solitudes, so far removed from pleasant-memoried England. Quite likely the family were aided after the father's death by their pioneer neighbors and the friendly counsel of the good minister, Rev. Adam Blakeman, pastor of the first Statford church.

Just when or where it was that the widow Wilcoxson met William Hayden (an immigrant of 1630) of Windsor we do not know. It may be that the two families had known each other in Derbyshire or that they had become acquainted at Concord.

However, the legend, as given in "Records of the Connecticut Line of the Hayden Family", is to the effect that Margaret married William Hayden sometime in the year 1663. The latter had then removed from Windsor to Hamonoscett (later Kenilworth, Killingworth and finally Clinton) with his three motherless children and there he joined by Margaret and the younger Wilcoxson children. By that time,John, Joseph, Timothy remained at Stratford with their families. Elizabeth removed with her husband, Sergeant Henry Stiles to Windsor while Joseph, already the father of three children, followed his mother and father-in-law to Killingworth. There he settled permanently. Samuel, who married the following year at Windsor, probably did not live long at Killingworth,if at all. The unmarried children who accompanied their mother to Killingworth and three in their lot with the Haydens were, therefore, Hannah (who the following year became the bride of her step-brother Daniel Hayden) Sarah, Obadiah, and Phoebe.
Margaret Wilcox Hayden, our first anscestress in America, died at Killingworth in 1675.

John S. Wait:
From The History of Stratford (CT), The First Settlers. (p86): and The Complete Book of Emigrants, p 128.

William Wilcoxson came from England to America on board the ship "Planter" (Nicholas Travice, master) which sailed from London to New England the morning of April 2, 1635. A total of thirty-eight persons were listed as..."the parties having brought certificates from the minister of St. Albans in Hertfordshire and attestations from the justice of the peace according to the Lord's orders." This party, along with eighty others and the crew filled the small ship.

William was made a freeman in Massachusetts Colony December 7, 1636, settling in Concord prior to moving to Stratford in 1639.

(Wikipedia) - Freeman is a term which originated in 12th century Europe and is common as an English or American Colonial expression in Puritan times. In the Bay Colony, a man had to be a member of the Church to be a freeman. In Colonial Plymouth, a man did not need to be a member of the Church, but he had to be elected to this privilege by the General Court. Being a freeman carried with it the right to vote, and by 1632 only freemen could vote in Plymouth.[1]

During colonial times in America, there were two kinds of indentured servants: voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary servants were people, often trained in a craft or skill, who could not afford passage to the colonies. In exchange for their passage, they agreed to work for a period of four to seven years for a colonial master. At the end of this period, the servant became a freeman and was usually granted land, tools, or money by the former master. Involuntary indentured servants were criminals whose sentence was a period of servitude, the impoverished, or those in debt. Most indentured servants were involuntary. Their period of obligation to a colonial master was longer than that of a voluntary servant, usually 7 to 14 years. But, like their counterparts, the involuntary servants also received land, tools, or money at the end of their contract, and they, too, became freemen.  The arrival of indentured servants in the American colonies addressed a labor shortage that emerged in the early 1600s.
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Black's Law Dictionary (9th edition) defines Freeman as 1. A person who possesses and enjoys all the civil and political rights belonging to the people under a free government. 2. A person who is not a slave. 3. Hist. A member of a municipal corporation (a city or a borough) who possesses full civic rights, esp. the right to vote. 4. Hist. A freeholder. Cf. VILLEIN. 5. Hist. An allodial landowner. Cf. VASSAL. - also written free man.[2]

"Freedom" was earned after an allotted time, or until the person demanding "payment" was satisfied – this was known as indentured servitude, and was not originally intended as a stigma or embarrassment for the person involved since many of the sons and daughters of the wealthy and famous of the time found themselves forced into such temporary servitude.

An indentured servant would sign a contract agreeing to serve for a specific number of years, typically five or seven. Many immigrants to the colonies came as indentured servants, with someone else paying their passage to the Colonies in return for a promise of service. At the end of his service, according to the contract, the indentured servant (male or female) usually would be granted a sum of money, a new suit of clothes, land, or perhaps passage back to England. An indentured servant was not the same as an apprentice or a child who was "placed out."

The entire system of "freemen" was officially eliminated by 1691, though parts of the system did still remain through the 18th century.[citation needed]
Once a man was made a freeman, and was no longer considered a common, he could, and usually would, become a member of the church, and he could own land. The amount of land he was able to own was sometimes determined by how many members there were in his family. As a freeman, he became a member of the governing body, which met in annual or semiannual meetings (town meetings) to make and enforce laws and pass judgment in civil and criminal matters. As the colonies grew these meetings became impractical and a representative bicameral system was developed. Freeman would choose deputy governors who made up the upper house of the General Court and assistant governors, the lower house, who chose the governor from among their ranks, and who passed judgments in civil and criminal matters. To hold one of these offices it was required, of course, for one to be a freeman. Thus, the enfranchised voters and office holders were landholding male church members. Women, Native Americans and other non-Puritans were not made freeman.

Initially, any male first entering into a colony, or just recently having become a member of one of the local churches, was formally not free. They were considered common. Such persons were never forced to work for another individual, per se, but their movements were carefully observed, and if they veered from the Puritanical ideal, they were asked to leave the colony. If they stayed or later returned to the colony, they were put to death.  There was an unstated probationary period that the prospective "freeman" needed to go through, and if he did pass this probationary period of time – usually one to two years – he was allowed his freedom.  A Freeman was said to be free of all debt, owing nothing to anyone except God Himself.

He was a juryman, or deputy, in Hartford in 1647. At the time of his death, he left a widow and five sons. His will, in which he gave 30 pounds to the church at Concord, is dated May, 1651/52. There is a record of the inventory of his estate dated June 16, 1652. His sons, Timothy and John, remained in Stratford, but Joseph settled in Killingworth in 1661. Samuel eventually settled in Simsbury, and Obadiah settled in East Guilford (now Madison.)
The Wilcox's trace back to William Wilcoxson and Margaret, who came ... settlers in Stratford, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut and Killingworth, Connecticut
Margaret remarried in 1664 to William Hayden of Windsor, CT, later removed to Killingworth, CT. The name of this line was originally Wilcoxson, but the last syllable was generally dropped about the middle of the eighteenth century.

Joseph Wilcoxson was born on 29 Oct 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT. He died on 29 Sep 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT.  Joseph Wilcoxson or Wilcox. Birth, 29 Oct 1659, Connecticut, Colonial America. Death, 29 Sep 1747, Killingworth, Middlesex
Stephen Wilcoxson was born on 12 Jan 1706 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT. ... Stephen was Deputy for Killingworth in the CT. ... Died in the Colonial Wars.
Nathaniel Wilcoxson was born on 19 Jul 1700 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT. He died on 14 Dec 1755 ...
Mindwell Wilcoxson was born on 12 Jan 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., CT. She has ... Died in the Colonial Wars

Killingworth was established from the area called Hammonasset, taken from the local Native American tribe of the same name. The area originally incorporated the town of Clinton, which were separated along ecclesiastical borders.[2][3] Part of New London County prior to May 1785, Killingworth was then included in the newly formed Middlesex County, where it remains today.  It was named after Kenilworth, England in honor of one of the first settlers.[3] Kenilworth's name was more similar to "Killingworth" during the American colonial period, and over time the pronunciation and spelling drifted towards the modern one.[2] In the late 17th century, Killingworth became the birthplace of what would eventually become Yale University. The Rev. Abraham Pierson, the college's first president, taught some of the first classes in his Killingworth home - which is actually in present-day Clinton, Connecticut. However in 1701, the college's first official home was constructed in Old Saybrook on the peninsula known as Saybrook Point. Eventually the school was moved to its present-day home in New Haven.[4] WIKIPEDIA

Killingworth originally comprised present day Killingworth and the Town of Clinton to the south. Killingworth was first settled in 1663 as the plantation of “Homonoscitt” (Hammonasset). Among the regulations for the ordering of the plantation in October 1663 was that there shall be at least thirty families on the east side of the Hammonasset. The 30 lots were laid out along what is Main Street in Clinton on both sides of the Indian River. Then, at a Court of Election held in Hartford on May 9, 1667, it was ordered that “ye towne of Homonoscit shal for ye future be named Kenilworth, & for yr brand of horses they shal have ye letter V on ye near buttock.” On October 10, 1667, the Court gave permission for the inhabitants of Kenilworth “to gather themselves into church order.” In October 1667, a call to be minister was made to the Rev. John Woodbridge, a graduate of Harvard. He was pastor until 1679 when he resigned and became pastor in Wethersfield. Through corruption of spelling, Kenilworth became Killingworth which was used exclusively after 1707.

At the time of settlement, the Native Americans in this region were the Hammonassets who lived along the shore between the Aigicomock, now East River, and the Connecticut River. They were a peaceful tribe and left behind their burial grounds and large mounds of shells. The name of their Sachem was Sebaquaneh or “the man that weeps.” Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegan, married his daughter and came into possession of the lands of the Hammonassets. On the 26th of November, 1669, Uncas, with Joshuah, his son, sold to the inhabitants of Killingworth all the lands in the township, which he had not sold before to George Fenwick, Esq. of Saybrook. They reserved for themselves “Six acres of Land on the Great Hammock.” An Indian village in present Killingworth was located about 0.4 mile north of Route 80 and in the vicinity of the junction of Roast Meat Hill Road and the abandoned Wolf Meadow Road. There are a few rock shelter sites where Indian artifacts have been found.

The town grew slowly at first. In 1686, there were 36 persons (freemen only were counted) living in town and a list of 2412 pounds. By 1706, there were 63 persons and a list of slightly over 3391 pounds. The descendants of many of the original settlers later moved to the northern part of the town. On several occasions, the Town of Saybrook made claims on land in Killingworth. The dispute was finally settled in 1687/8 when 31 Killingworth planters paid Saybrook £30 for “right of soil.” Finally in 1718, a joint committee of the two towns agreed on a straight line dividing the two towns. In October 1703, a patent or act of incorporation was granted by the General Assembly to the proprietors and inhabitants of “Kilinworth” giving them rights to the land and establishing the bounds of the town.


Little is known of William's true origins in England. Although he, his wife and son, and thirty-five others received a blanket certificate of character from the minister at St. Albans, this alone does not attest to his home as being in Hertfordshire. His trade was 'linen weaver,' and at the time of his departure this embryonic industry was centered in the towns of Belpre, Chesterfield, and Wirksworth in Derbyshire. The parish records of Derbyshire confirm that many Wilcoxsons lived in the surrouding villages. In the will of a 'William Wicoxson' of Wirksworth (dated 1626) behests are made to George, Anne, 'Mazie,' and William (descibed as a younger son, age twenty-five.) Peter Wilcoxson signed as a witness. As the younger son, William would not be entitled to receive any lands or property according to English Common Law. Therefore he would have been apprenticed to a trade (in this case linen-weaving.) Age, place, and trade provide strong evidence that this is the William who emigrated to America.

Other records show that he was born in 1620 in Stratford CT and his father was John Wilcoxson. Both records have him married to Margaret Birdseye, although the John records have the marriage at being 1645 - after a lot of his children were born. These records apparently originated from the church of Latter Day Saints (July, 1996)

Note:
WILLIAM, the freem. in Mass. of 7 Dec. 1636, came in the Planter from London, in the ship's clearance call. linen weaver, aged 34, with w. Margaret, 24, and s. John, 2, but at what town he first sat down, is not cert. We can be sure it was not
Boston, nor Salem, nor Charlestown, nor Dorchester, nor Roxbury, nor Watertown, and of the few others Concord seems most likely. To what part of Conn. he first rem,. is unkn. or at what time; but he is seen in 1647, as rep. at Hartford, and
prob. in a high degree is it, that he had more s. and ds. Joseph, Samuel, Obadiah, Timothy, Elizabeth wh. m. at Windsor 16 Apr. 1663, Henry Stiles; and Hannah, wh. m. also at W. 17 Mar. 1665, Daniel Hayden; Sarah, wh. m. 1665, John Meigs; and
Phebe, m. 11 Dec. 1669, John Birdseye, jr. of Stratford, so that it is not improb. that he had chos. W. for his resid. Yet he may have early rem. to Stratford, where he d. 1652. Some of his descend. have sunk the last syl. of the ancestor's
name.
Note:
Note: A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England,
Note: Before 1692
Note: Volume #4
Note: Wilbore - Wilkinson
Note:
Note: By James Savage
Note:
Note:
Note: Colonial Connecticut Records Volume 1
Note:
Note: Wilcoxson, William
Note: Pages: 148 149
Change Date: 21 DEC 2004


More About William WILCOXSON:
Arrival: 1635, Boston.282
Date born 2: 1587, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.283
Date born 3: Abt. 1601, St. Albans, Herts, Eng..
Date born 4: 1601284
Date born 5: 1601, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
Date born 6: 1601, New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA.285
Date born 7: 1601, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.286
Date born 8: 1601, Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England.
Date born 9: 1601, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.287
Date born 10: 1601, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.287
Date born 11: 1601, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.288
Died 2: 16 Jun 1636, Stratford, CT, USA.289
Died 3: 1651, Stratford, CT, USA.289
Died 4: 1652, Stratford CT.
Died 5: 1652, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.289, 289, 289, 289, 289, 289, 289
Died 6: 1652, Stratford, Fairfield, Ct, Usa.
Died 7: 15 Jun 1652, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.289
Died 8: 28 Nov 1652, Stratford, Fairfield Co.,CT.
Died 9: 28 Nov 1652, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Died 10: 28 Nov 1652, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.290
Died 11: 09 Feb 1703, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.291
Died 12: 09 Feb 1703, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.291
Fact 1: Willliam a Linen Weaver.
Fact 2: 05 Apr 1635, William Willcockson, wife Margaret, and son John.
Fact 3: sailed for New England on ship"Planter"..

More About William WILCOXSON and Margaret Harvey BIRDSEYE:
Marriage 1: 1632, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.291
Marriage 2: WFT Est. 1623-1645, Eng..
Marriage 3: Abt. 1631, England.
Marriage 4: Abt. 1632, Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England.
Marriage 5: 1632, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Marriage 6: 1632, Stratford, Fairfield, CT.292
Marriage 7: 1632, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA.293

Children of William WILCOXSON and Margaret Harvey BIRDSEYE are: +Joseph WILCOXSON, b. 1635, Concord, MA294, d. 30 Oct 1682, Killingworth,Middlesex Co.,CT





In Nellie Holt's book William, the progenitor is born ca 1605 and his
children as listed as being:

Mary, b. 1631
John, bapt. 2 Nov. 1633
Joseph, b. abt 1634
Samuel, b. abt 1636/7
Sarah, b. abt 1640
Hannah, b. abt 1642
Daniel, b. 1644
Ruth
Rebecca

In Hotten's Original List of Persons of Quality 1600-1700, on page 45 there
is a list of passengers, on the Planter of 2 April 1635 which includes
William Beardsley, a Mason, age 30, Marie Beadsley, age 26, Marie Beadslie,
age 4, Joseph Beadslie, age 6 months.

The names immediately above this family is the family of Wm. Wilcoxson, age
34, Margaret Wilcoxson, age 24 and Jo: Willcockson, age 2 and between this
family and William Beardsley is the name Ann Harvie, age 22.

I have been inputting into a data file information that has been put on the
internet by a fellow Gallop genealogist, who is one of my cousins on the
Gallop/Joy side of my family. We both also connect into the Bearsdley line.
Amongst this group of information is the family of William Wilcoxson b. 1601
in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England who died 1652 in Stratford, CT. His
wife's name is Margaret Beardsley who died after 1667 in Kenilworth,
Killington, CT.

In one of the sources that was cited , Wilcoxson-Wilcox, Webb and Meigs
Families (WRHS) (no author or publisher cited) it provides this apparent
quoted material from this source:
William Wilcoxson
April 2, 1635-36 he sailed, with his wife Margaret and son John, from London
on the "Planter." Arrived at Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony, May 26,
1636. He removed to Stratford in 1639, and was a Deputy from that town to
the Connecticut Legislature, which met in Hartford, in 1647. One of the
executors of his estate was William Beardsley.

In a second source which was cited for William Wilcoxson was Thomas Wilcox's
A Preliminary Report on the Descendants of William Wilcoxson. Los Angeles,
CA: Np, Nd, (in genealogylibrary.com) it states the following:

The earliest map of Stratford (as it was in 1639) shows seventeen families
living there. This map shows William Wilcoxson's lot in the central part of
the "town." On one side of it was the lot of William Beardsley and on the
other that of John Peat. Across the street lived widow Elizabeth Curtis,
Francis Nichols, Thomas Fairchild and Arthur Bostwick. Further down the
street lived Richard Harvey, who, with William Beardsley, had come over in
the Planter with William Wilcoxson.

What has me curious is whether or not the Margaret Beardsley who was the wife
of William Willcoxson could be a sister of William Beardsley? Unfortunately,
the information I have on Margaret does not include her actual birth
information, but if you subtract 24 from 1635, it would put her birth at
approximately 1611. She would, of course, be born, of course, in England.

The children of William Wilcoxson and Margaret Beardsley are cited to be:

John, b. 1633 in England
Joseph, b. 1636 in Concord, MA
Timothy, b. 1638 at Concord, MA - who later became known as Deacon Timothy
Wilcoxson
Samuel, b. ca 1640 at Stratford, CT
Elizabeth, b. ca 1642 at Stratford, CT
Hannah, b. ca 1644 at Stratford, CT
Sarah, b. ca 1646 at Stratford, CT
Obadiah, b. ca 1648 at Stratford, CT
Phoebe, b. ca 1641 at Stratford, CT

According to the Preliminary Report, Margaret subsequently was widowed and
married a William Hayden about 1663, moved to Windsor then Homonoscett which
later became Kenilworth and finally Clinton.

Was she missed by everyone who has been doing genealogy research on the
Beardsley lines? Are there any descendants who have been researching the
Wilcoxson/Beardsley line and hitting a stone wall? Have I made a profound
discovery of a missing sister of William, the progenitor, that no other
researcher has found based on these sources cited above?

All this has me curious about Margaret's ancestry. She wouldn't be of my
line, but she would be somebody's out there on the Beardsley list and I would
be interested in hearing from anyone.

Has anyone actually done research on the parentage of Margaret Beardsley
Wilcoxson?

Another interesting fact is that amongst the passengers on the Planter are
also Richard Harvie,a taylor, age 22, who is listed above the Wilcoxson
family and would match up with Ann Harvie, age 22 who could actually be Elana
Harvie, Richard's wife who were the parents of Maria Harvie who married
William Bearsley.

The people who were aboard the Planter were by a certificate from a minister
at St. Albans in Hertfordshire. Therefore, it looks like to me that several
members of the same parish all came together on this ship at this time. I
find that there are some other names on this passenger list who join into my
family at a different time period, which has me curious as to whether or not,
if I did research on those particular surnames whether or not they would ever
join up to be the ancestors of the people who married into my family on
collateral lines or directly into my family. --Christie Trapp

Immigrant WILLIAM came to the USA on the ship "PLANTER" in April 1635. He was first located at Concord. He settled in Stratford, CT in the year 1639.

His will of 29 May 1651: wife Margaret; eldest son; the rest of my sons; daus.; 40 pounds to be sent to Concord to be ordered as in a letter to Bulkley already sent; overseers, Adam Blackman, Thomas Thornton, Philip Grove, and William Beardsley. Inv. 16 June 1652.

In Hotten's " Original Lists of persons emigrating to America prior to 1700", William Wilcoxson, age 34, together with his wife Margaret, age 24 [some say pregnant with JOSEPH], and their infant son John, age 2, sailed from London on the ship, Planter, April 5, 1635. The vessel arrived at Boston, May 26thof the same year and from Orcutt's "History of Stratford and Bridgeport" his first American home was at Concord, MA.

In Stratford, CT William was selected to serve his town as Deputy in the Connectuct Assembly and was on intimate terms with Governors Winthrop and Bulkley.

The Customs House records in London state that William was a linen weaver by trade and at the time of his departure was thirty-four years old. His wife, Margaret, was twenty-four and their son, John, two.

William was made a freeman in Massachusetts Colony December 7, 1636, settling in Concord prior to moving to Stratford in 1639. He was a juryman in Hartford in 1647. At the time of his death, he left a widow and five sons. His will, in
which he gave 30 pounds to the church at Concord, is dated May, 1651/52.

His sons, Timothy and John, remained in Stratford, but Joseph settled in Killingworth in 1661.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killingworth,_Connecticut
Samuel eventually settled in Simsbury, and Obadiah settled in East Guilford (now Madison.)

BIRTH: Julia Ida Wilcox, The Wilcox Family History; ; The Kent Tribune;
Thursday, April 16, 1925; p 10; ; Secondary

DEATH: Julia Ida Wilcox, The Wilcox Family History; ; The Kent Tribune;
Thursday, April 16, 1925; p 10; ; Secondary Parents: William WILCOXON and Anne HOWDISCHE.

Spouse: Margaret BIRDSEYE (Immigrant). Margaret BIRDSEYE (Immigrant) and William WILCOXON (Immigrant) were married in 1632 in Stratford, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Children were: John WILCOXSON, """JOSEPH WILCOX""", Timothy WILCOXSON, Sgt. Samuel WILCOXSON, Hannah WILCOXON, Obadiah WILCOXSON, Mary WILCOXSON, Phebe WILCOXSON.

Margaret remarried in 1664 to William Hayden of Windsor, CT, later removed to ... Father John Birdseye b.1583 Eng d. ...... William had been born in 1601 at Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. ...... Earl of Derby William De Ferrers Earl of Derby 2950,820 M 1193 place01108 Y 24 Mar ...... They begin the line with Henry of Badby.


Generation One

1. WILLIAM1 WILCOXSON was born between 1541 and 1587, and died in 1626 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom[9]. [9]

Child: +2i.WILLIAM2 WILCOXSON of Wirksworth, b. about 1601; d. in 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, United States; m. MARGARET BIRDSEYE, d. in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut in 1655[6].

Generation Two

2. WILLIAM2 WILCOXSON (William1) of Wirksworth, son of (1) William1 WILCOXSON, was born about 1601[8], and died between 1 Jan. 1652 and 16 June 1652 in Stratford[2]. He married MARGARET BIRDSEYE, who died in 1655 in Killingworth[6]. [5, 12, 6, 2, 7, 8, 14, 11]
Sailed England 5 Apr 1635 to Boston 26 May 1635
AAFHC: Immigrants book:
Boarded "Planter" on 2 Apr 1635 in St.Albans,Hertfordshire
Lynnen wever William Wilcockson (34), Margaret Wilcockson (24)
Jo. Willcockson (2)
The Ancestral File incorrectly shows William as the son of John and Joanne (Grundick) Wilcoxson of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. This information appears to have come from Thomas Wilcox's 1937 "Preliminary Report" which mentions John Wilkockson and Joane Grumsdish of Frosham, Chestershire, with "it is entirely possible that this couple were William Wilcoxson's parents." Although William and the other passengers of the Planter "were vouched for in a blanket certificate of character by the minister of St. Alban's, Hertfordshire", the preliminary report finds that no Wilcoxsons lived in Hertfordshire at that time. Finally, that same author's final report in 1963 gives evidence that William was actually from Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of another William Wilcoxson. Hence, we consider this to be the best information.[22, 18, 9]
"22 March - 11 April 1635. The following passengers, having taken the oaths, are to be embarked in the "Planter", Mr. Nicholas Travice, bound from London to New England:
...
With certificate from St. Albans parish, Herts: ...
William Wilcockson, linen weaver 34; Margaret Wilcockson 24; John Willcockson 2; ..."[21]
Children: +3i.JOHN3 WILCOXSON, b. about 1633 in England; d. in Nov. 1690; m. (1) about 1656 JOHANNAH TITTERTON; m. (2) on 19 March 1662/3 in Stratford (GQ-2) ELIZABETH BOURN, d. on 8 Oct. 1668[15], daughter of (GQ-1) Elisha BOURNE.
4ii.JOSEPH WILCOXSON, b. in 1636 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States; d. in 1689 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
5iii.TIMOTHY WILCOXSON, b. about 1638 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. on 13 Jan. 1710/1 in Stratford; m. on 28 Dec. 1664 in Stratford JOHANNA BIRDSEY, d. in Stratford in Aug. 1713.
6iv.SAMUEL WILCOXSON, b. about 1640 in Stratford; d. on 12 March 1712/3 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
7v.ELIZABETH WILCOXSON, b. about 1642 in Stratford; m. on 16 April 1663 in Windsor, Hartford Co. HENRY STILES.
8vi.HANNAH WILCOXSON, b. about 1644 in Stratford; m. on 17 March 1664/5 in Windsor DANIEL HAYDEN.
9vii.SARAH WILCOXSON, b. about 1646 in Stratford; m. on 7 March 1665/6 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut JOHN MEIGS.
10viii.OBADIAH WILCOXSON, b. about 1648 in Stratford; d. in 1714 in East Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; m. (1) MARY GRISWOLD, b. in Wethersfield, Hartford Co. on 28 Jan. 1650/1, d. in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut on 8 Aug. 1670; m. (2) before 1676 LYDIA ALLING, b. in New Haven, New Haven Co. on 26 Dec. 1656; m. (3) SILENCE MANSFIELD, b. in New Haven on 24 Oct. 1664.
11ix.PHOEBE WILCOXSON, b. about 1651 in Stratford; d. on 20 Sept. 1743; m. (1) on 11 Dec. 1669 JOHN BIRDSEY; m. (2) LIVING.
12x.JOHANNA WILCOXSON, b. about 1653.

 Notes for William Wilcoxson:
William is considered descended from Cynfyn Ap Gweristan of North Wales who was born about 1000 AD. His son, Bleddyn Ap Cynfin, was the founder of the Powysian dynasty and ruler of North Wales. Bleddyn was killed in 1073, but the dynasty he founded ruled North Wales as a sovereign country for three centuries. Linen weaving in the 1600's in England was confined almost entirely to Derbyshire, and specifically the towns of Belper, Chesterfield, Biggin
and Wirksworth. William Wilcoxson of Wirksworth, Derbyshire made behests in his will of 1626 to his sons George and William (called his younger son) and to his two daughters.

More About William Wilcoxson and Anne Howdische:
Marriage: 08 Feb 1575, Biggin, Derbyshire, ENG.

Children of William Wilcoxson and Anne Howdische are:

1. +William Wilcoxson, b. 1601, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, ENG, d. 1652, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT.
2. George Wilcoxson, b. Bef. 1608, d. date unknown.
3. Anne Wilcoxson, b. Bef. 1626, d. date unknown.
4. Margaret Wilcoxson, b. Bef. 1626, d. date unknown.

William Wilcockson & Margaret Hassard or Harvey
Husband: William Wilcockson
Born: 1601 in Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England Married: in CT
Died: before 16 JUN 1652 in Stratford, Ct, USA
Father: William Wilcoxson

William Wilcoxson Birth: 1570
Of Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England Death: 1626 (56)
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England Immediate Family: Hide Son of Edward Wilcoxson and (unknown) (unknown)
Husband of Anne Howdische/Howsische and Joanne Grundick
Father of William Wilcoxson, of Stratford

Joanne Grundick (c.1573 - 1655) Birth: circa 1573
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England Death: July 15, 1655 (82)
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England Immediate Family: Daughter of Mr. Grundick and Mrs. Grundick
Wife of William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth
Mother of William Wilcoxson, of Stratford

Mother: Anne Howdische STEPMOTHER OF WILLIAM jr.
Anne Howdische/Howsische Birth: 1574
Biggin, Derbyshire, UK Immediate Family:  Wife of William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth

Descendants of Anne (Howdische) Willcockson Here are up to five generations of the children of Anne Willcockson ( m. William Willcockson ). Icons after childrens' names link to their family tree charts and descendant lists . (Other views are available from their pages, including ancestor lists , printable trees , shareable trees and relationship to you .) Click here for Anne Willcockson's ancestors.

1. William Willcockson (1601 - June 15, 1652) m. Margaret Hassard or Harvey
1. John Willcockson (1633 - November 1690)
2. Joseph Willcockson (1635 - February 9, 1703) m. Anna Shailer
1. Joseph (Wilcoxson) Wilcox (October 29, 1659 - September 29, 1747) m. Hannah Kelsey
1. Hannah (Wilcox) Palmer (January 16, 1694 - )
2. Joseph Wilcox (January 17, 1695 - May 3, 1774)
3. David Wilcox (March 10, 1700 - December 31, 1781)
4. Abel Wilcox (October 6, 1702 - September 17, 1784)
5. Elisha Wilcox (January 12, 1704 - )
6. Stephen Wilcox (July 12, 1706 - December 22, 1781)
7. Lydia (Wilcox) Buell (July 28, 1713 - March 15, 1795) m. Samuel Buell
1. Jemima Buell (October 26, 1735 - )
2. Abigail Buell (January 9, 1738 - )
3. Lydia Buell (April 18, 1740 - 1820)
4. Samuel Buell (June 2, 1742 - September 14, 1819)
2. Thomas Willcockson (November 13, 1661 - May 1694)
3. Samuel Willcockson (1663 - )
4. Hannah (Willcockson) Farnum (January 19, 1665 - February 6, 1708)
5. Nathaniel Willcockson (August 9, 1668 - June 13, 1712)
6. William Willcockson (January 9, 1671 - )
7. Margaret (Willcockson) Graves (1673 - )
8. John Willcockson (1675 - February 9, 1733)
3. Timothy Willcockson (1638 - January 13, 1713)
4. Samuel Willcockson (1640 - March 12, 1713)
5. Obadiah Willcockson (1641 - 1713)
6. Elizabeth Willcockson (1642 - )
7. Hannah (Willcockson) Hayden (1644 - April 19, 1722)
8. Sarah (Willcockson) Meigs (1646 - November 24, 1691)
9. Phoebe (Willcockson) Birdseye (1651 - September 20, 1743)

Joseph Willcockson Born 1635 in Concord, MA Son of William Willcockson and Margaret Hassard or Harvey Brother of John Willcockson, Timothy Willcockson, Samuel Willcockson, Obadiah Willcockson, Elizabeth Willcockson, Hannah Hayden, Sarah Meigs and Phoebe Birdseye Husband of Anna Shailer — married about 1658 in Stratford, CT Father of Joseph Wilcox, Thomas Willcockson, Samuel Willcockson, Hannah Farnum, Nathaniel Willcockson, William Willcockson, Margaret Graves and John Willcockson Died February 9, 1703 [location unknown]

William Willcockson Born 1601 in Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England Son of William Willcockson and Anne Howdische [sibling(s) unknown] Husband of Margaret Hassard or Harvey — married about 1632 [location unknown] Father of John Willcockson, Joseph Willcockson, Timothy Willcockson, Samuel Willcockson, Obadiah Willcockson, Elizabeth Willcockson, Hannah Hayden, Sarah Meigs and Phoebe Birdseye Died before June 15, 1652 [location unknown]

Lt Joseph Wilcox formerly Wilcoxson Born October 29, 1659 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT Son of Joseph Willcockson and Anna Shailer Brother of Thomas Willcockson, Samuel Willcockson, Hannah Farnum, Nathaniel Willcockson, William Willcockson, Margaret Graves and John Willcockson Husband of Hannah Kelsey — married February 14, 1693 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Father of Hannah Palmer, Joseph Wilcox, David Wilcox, Abel Wilcox, Elisha Wilcox, Stephen Wilcox and Lydia Buell Died September 29, 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT



Wife: Margaret Hassard or Harvey or Birdseye Born: 1612 in England Died:1675 in Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England
Children
01 (M): Joseph Willcockson 7 b: 1636 in Concord, Ma, USA
d: 09 FEB 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex Cty, Ct
m: 1659  Anna Shailer of Stratford, CT 02 (M): John Wilcoxson b: 1633 in Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England
m: 1656 Joanna Titherton
m2: 19 Mar 1662/3 Elizabeth Bourn Welles
John & Joanna Willcockson remained in Stratford CT where John died in 1690.
d: Nov 1690 Stratford CT 03 (M): Samuel Wilcoxson b. ca.1640 Stratford CT
m. ca.1665 Hannah Rice in Windsor CT
d: 12 MAR 1713 Simsbury, CT 04 (M): Obadiah Wilcoxson b: 1641
m1: Mary Griswold
m2: Lydia Alling
m3: Silence Mansfield
d: 1713 Madison, CT
Obadiah Willcockson was in Killingworth in 1669, in Guilford CT (possibly in 1676), and died in 1691 in Madison CT. 05 (M): Timothy Wilcoxson b.ca 1638 Concord MA
m. 28 Dec 1664 Johanna Birdseye
Timothy & Johanna Birdseye Willcockson made Stratford their permanent home, where they raised their family, and where Timothy died in 1713.
d. 13 Jan 1713 Stratford CT 06 (F): Elizabeth Wilcoxson b.ca. 1642 Stratford CT
m. 16 Apr 1663 Henry Stiles at Windsor CT
They made their permanent home in Windsor Ct.
d. Date unknown; believe Windsor CT 07 (F): Hannah Wilcoxson b.ca. 1644 Stratford CT
m. 17 Mar 1664/65 David Hayden in Windsor CT (son of stepfather William Hayden)
They made their home in Windsor Ct.
d. 19 Apr 1722 08 (F): Sarah Wilcoxson b.ca. 1646 Stratford CT
m. 7 Mar 1665 John Meigs in Killingworth
The marriage of Sarah Willcockson & John Meigs was the FIRST MARRIAGE recorded in the Vital Records of the new town of Killingworth. (KVR 1-66)
d. 24 Nov 1691 Madison CT 09 (F): Phoebe Wilcoxson b. ca 1651 Stratford CT
m. 11 Dec 1669 John Birdseye
d. 20 Sep 1743 Stratford CT age 93yrs

Additional Information
William Wilcoxson, head of our clan in America, was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England in 1601 to William Wilcoxson and Anne Howdische. He had one older brother and two younger sisters. He was married to Margaret in England. These data were developed by Thomas C. Wilcox in his book, "Descendants of William Wilcoxson"; based upon the Will dated 1626, of William Wilcoxson of Wicksworth.

William Wilcockson was a "lynen weaver". 2 This craft grew the flax, spun the fibers into yarn, and wove the yarn into cloth. Wicksworth had been a linen weaving center in England for "generations".

On 2 April 1635, William (age 34)( Lynnen Wever), and his wife Margaret (age 24), and their child John (age 2); embarked in the ship Planter for America. Margaret Willcockson apparently made the trip while pregnant with her 2nd child Joseph. The vessel landed at Boston on 26 May 1635; a fast trip.  

A British genealogist, Alan Wilcockson (alan.wilcockson@btinternet.com) visited the UK National Archives Office (NAO) at Kew, near London in 2009.  He decided to have a look at the book by Hotten, mentioned below.  The Hotten book  records all the people who emigrated from the UK to what is now America on the ship the Planter in April 1635. The forward to the book stated that Hotten got his information from two series of records at the NAO. These were the CO1 and E157 series.  C01 was too general to be of use, but E157 was a series of books titled "Licences to Pass beyond the Seas" into which the officials at the various ports of embarkation had copied the details of the certificates provided by the clergy of the established church. In book E157/20 pages 13 and 14 Alan found the hand written document for the ship the Planter dated 2nd April 1635, which included William Wilcockson and his wife Margaret and son John.  You can see their names near the lower right corner of page 13.  This compiler has a copy of pages 13 and 14.   He has permission to use the copies for his own personal use.  He will contact the UK National Archives Office to see if they can be published on the internet.

Another genealogist, Edmund West ( Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000 ) states that Margaret's last name was Birdseye.  and that she was born in 1611 in England. This conflicts with other sources, but nothing has been verified.

At the time of William and Margaret's immigration (during the reign of Charles I), Archbishop Laud, Primate of England, was actively engaged in persecuting people of independent religious conviction and it was then almost as difficult for an Englishman to leave England as it was for a Russian to leave Russia in later times. The emigrant was required to submit certain guaranties of character and intention before he was permitted to embark. These included a certificate from some minister of the orthodox church and an "attestation from the Justice of the Peace". The entire group of passengers sailing with William and Margaret were vouched for in a blanket certificate of character by the minister of St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, England. Because of this fact, some have wrongly concluded that WIlliam and his fellow passengers were from Hertfordshire, and members of the church of St. Alban's. As explained elsewhere on this web page, this is probably incorrect.

The first specific allusion to William Wilcoxson in either English or American records, is to be found in Hotten's "Original Lists of persons emigrating to America prior to 1700". There we find that William Wilcoxson, age 34, together with his wife Margaret, age 24, and their infant son John, age 2, sailed from London on the ship, Planter, April 5, 1635. Besides the Wilcoxson family, the Planter's list included the families of John Tuthill, Thomas Olney, George Giddings and William Beardsley, as well as several single persons, including Richard and Charles Harvey, William Felloe, Thomas Savage, Michael Willinson, Francis Peabody, Francis Baker, Thomas Greene and a few others. The vessel arrived at Boston, May 26th of the same year and we have the word of "Orcutt, "History of Stratford and Bridgeport", that his first American home was at Concord, MA.

William and Margaret established their first home in Concord MA, where they lived about 4 years; and where their 2nd child, Joseph Willcockson was born in 1635, during the 7 months following their arrival from England. It is believed that son Timothy Willcockson might also have been born in Concord MA. It was in Concord MA on 7 Dec 1636 that William became a "Freeman"; which, among other things, allowed him to vote. This also meant that William And Margaret had established themselves as members of the Congregational Church.

William and Margaret could not have lived for more than four years in Concord.  In 1639 they moved their family from Concord MA to the CT Colony, to present day Stratford CT; becoming the 3rd of 17 original proprietors to settle there. The rest of their family of 9 children were born and mostly raised in Stratford CT.

At the very beginning of its settlement, Stratford was called Pequennocke, then changed to Cupheag Plantation and then to Stratford. The earliest map of Stratford (as it was in 1639) shows 17 families living there. This map shows William Wilcoxson's lot in the central part of the "town". On one side of it was the lot of William Beardsley and on the other that of John Peat. Across the street lived widow Elizabeth Curtis, Francis Nichols, Thomas Fairchild and Arthur Bostwick. Further down the street lived Richard Harvey, who, with William Beardsley had come over in the Planter with William Wilcoxson.

• Stratford Records show that William & Margaret Willcockson made their home on Lot 10, Elm Street. Along with establishing his home, and providing for his family; William also served as a Deputy to the General Court in 1647. Unlike today, this job was volunteer community service
•  Stratford was a new community. Life for these immigrants was difficult. The land had to be cleared, homes and town built,and planting established..Thomas C. Wilcox believed the passengers on the "Planter", and many of the early Stratford settlers were all from Derbyshire England, and knew one another as friends, neighbors, or even family relatives.
• Typical of other "Puritan" settlements; the group probably contained many different crafts and skills. They were established around their Congregational Church; and used their skills to aid one another in the common purpose of establishing a viable community.

From the research of T.C. Wilcox (TCW) we learn that a certain Thomas Hazard (Hassard) from Derbyshire England, came and lived for a while with William and Margaret Wilcockson in Stratford. Hazard moved on to Rhode Island to join Edward Willcockson; another person from Derbyshire Eng. who had lived in England less than 12 miles from William, and may have been a first cousin to William.

• Thomas Hazard is mentioned twice in the Will of William Wilcockson; and apparently turned over his proprietorship in Stratford to William and Margaret, who passed it on to one of their children. TCW believes Hazard may have turned over his interest in Stratford because Margaret may have been the sister of Hazard. This remains to be proven.
• 
  William Wilcoxson was selected to serve his town as Deputy in the Connecticut Assembly and was on intimate terms with Governors Winthrop and Bulkley.

According to several sources, William Wilcoxson and his wife had the following children:

1. John, b. 1633 in England.
2. Joseph, b. 1636 Concord, MA; d. 09-Feb-1703.
3. Timothy, b. circa 1638 Concord, MA; d. June 13, 1713.
4. Samuel, b. circa 1640 Stratford, CT; d. 12-Mar-1713
5. Obadiah, b. 1641 (or circa 1648) Stratford, CT; d. 1713.
6. Elizabeth, b. circa 1642 Stratford, CT; m. Apr. 16, 1663, Henry Stiles of Windsor, Ct.
7. Hannah, b. circa 1644 Stratford, CT; m. Mar. 17, 1664, Lt. Daniel Hayden.
8. Sarah, b. circa 1646 Stratford, CT; m. Mar. 7, 1665, John Meigs of Madison, Ct.; d. 1691.
9. Phoebe, b. circa 1651; m. Dec. 11, 1669, John Birdsey (or Birdseye) of Stratfort, Ct.

Unfortunately, William Willcockson died in 1652, age 51 years. There is a record of the inventory of his Will on 16 Jun 1651/2.   Alan Wilcoxson tracked down the will and inventory records for William Wilcoxson in the Connecticut State Library. The images are too big to store on RootsWeb. The original documents were badly damaged, but he graciously transcribed as much as possible, and you can read it here.

William was survived by his wife Margaret, and 9 children ranging from age 19, down to age 1. Margaret was age 41 yrs at that time.

Somehow, widow Margaret Wilcockson and her children survived in this American, original settlement community, for 11 years before her second marriage. Sources do not indicate how Margaret became acquainted with William Hayden of WIndsor. They were married sometime between 1663 and 1667 in Killingworth. William Hayden then moved his new wife and 4 of her youngest children from Stratford, to Killingworth (now Clinton CT); where they joined William's 3 motherless children. William Hayden had just previously moved from Windsor to the new town of Killingworth.

After 12 years of marriage, our first ancestress in America, Margaret Willcockson Hayden, died at Killingworth (now Clinton CT) in 1675, age 64, having seen all her children established in marriage. It is difficult in this day to imagine a pregnant 24 yr old woman, crossing the Atlantic ocean in a tiny sailing ship with her husband and 2 yr old son to an English colony; where in the face of a wilderness she raised a family of 9 children; 11 years of which were as a widow; all to responsible successful lives.

Certainly her numerous descendants in these United States can be thankful for her physical strength, perserverance, dedication, and Christian Faith, which enabled her to succeed in this ardous life. Yet, she was only typical of the dedicated and strong people of her day. These were the kind of people it took to build the Nation that America was to become.

From "Abner Wilcox & Lucy Eliza Hart Wilcox" the fact that just because the passengers of the Planter embarked with a blanket certificate from the minister of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, there is no reason to believe that William lived there. The records of the shire do not contain his name, and he was more likely from Derbyshire, the town of Biggin. If so, his father could have been the William Wilcoxson who married Anne Howdische 2/8/1575. Since William was a linen weaver, and Biggin was an area where flax was grown and woven into cloth, there is credibility to this theory.

In 1991, this compiler found two books at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Cook County, IL. The books contained quite a bit of information about William Wilcoxson, his ancestors, and his descendants. Information from these two books is transcribed below.

A Clifford A. Wilcox had published a genealogy of William Wilcoxson at a website that no longer exists. This compiler copied his information before the website was removed. He listed the following sources:

• Thomas A Wilcox. Preliminary Report on the Descendants of William Wilcoxson. Pasadena, CA., Private Publication, 1937. Pages 16-26.
• W.H. Wilcoxson. History of Stratford, CT. 1639-1939. Copyright 1940. Page 86.
• Edited by Michael Tepper. Passengers To America, A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Page 17.
• Reynold Webb Wilcox. Wilcoxson, Wilcox, Webb, and Meigs Families. New York, National Historical Society, 1938.

The following was transcribed from Descendants of William Wilcoxson, by Thomas WILCOX, pages III - XIX.  It can also be downloaded here.

WILLIAM WILCOXSON OF WIRKSWORTH, ENGLAND William Wilcoxson, head of our clan in America, came to New England with his wife Margaret ______ and son John on the Planter (footnote 1) in the summer of 1635 A.D. This much we have positively from Hotten's lists, a source which also affirms that our ancestor was 34 years old at that time. This identifies his birth year as 1601. William Wilcoxson, his fellow passengers and some of his later neighbors in Stratford, Connecticut, appear to have known each other previous to the transatlantic journey. In all probability some of them had been old neighbors in Derbyshire. There is also evidence that some of them were related to each other as in-laws and distaff cousins.

The group which sailed on the Planter was vouched for in a blanket certificate of character by a Church of England minister who was then accredited to St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Because of this circumstance various investigators, including this compiler, were first led, as by a "bum steer", to suppose that the former Wilcoxson home was in Hertfordshire. How this theory was finally exploded is explained in two or three pages of the Preliminary Report. I see no need to waste more space on the matter here.

However misleading the Hotten account may have been as to the geographical origin of our ancestor, there was one little notation in it that has been fruitful of results. That was the notation to the effect that William Wilcoxson's occupation was a "lynen weaver".

So, he was a weaver of linen cloth. This lead me to researching the economic history of flax growing and linen weaving in England. I found that the industry of flax growing and linen weaving was only in the embryo stage at that time, being confined almost wholly to the shire of Derby. From Victoria History of Derbyshire, Vol. 2, pg 372, I gleaned a significant passage which reads:

"There was a small manufacture of linen sheets, tapes and other articles at Belper, Chesterfield and Wirksworth. This had gone on for centuries."

Reverting then to works of a more biographical character I found the new lead paying off splendidly. Members of the Wilcoxson family did live in Derbyshire, both prior and subsequent to 1635. I got this from the parish records of Derbyshire, fifteen of which have been printed. Indeed, Wilcoxsons appear in several Derbyshire villages and there is the same embarrassment of similar given names that one finds at a later time in Connecticut. Namely, it is difficult to determine who was a son of who.

In an attempt to solve the mystery of William Wilcoxson's immediate parentage I sent to Lichfield, England some time ago. Old records for Derbyshire are still extant there. I asked for photostats of any Wilcoxsons deceased between 1550 and 1650 A.D. However, when my long awaited treasures arrived they did not prove too revealing. For one thing, the English script is nearly as illegible to modern eyes as the cursive writing of Arabia might be. Nevertheless, I struggled with the photostats until I made out the names of the Wilcoxson testators in each case as well as the persons among whom the estates were partitioned.

Of the entire bunch of testaments I settled at last upon the will of a certain William Wilcoxson, who had deceased at Wirksworth, Derbyshire in the year 1626. In this document he made behests to

1. George Wilcoxson
2. William Wilcoxson (described as "my younger son")
3. Anne Wilcoxson
4. "Mazie" (the name may have been Margie or Margaret) At the bottom of the document appears the name of Peter Wilcoxson who signed as a witness.

Here, then, we have a William Wilcoxson, son of a William Wilcoxson, who was 25 years old when his father died. Considering the fact that Wirksworth was a center of the linen industry and that our ancestor was a "lynen weaver", I consider the matter of his immediate forerunner definitely settled. His father was another William Wilcoxson, born probably about 1560 in Derbyshire.

Among my new treasures I also have a photostat which purports to be an inventory of the estate of a certain Edward Wilcoxson of Biggin, Derbyshire. He died in 1635. Unfortunately the will itself appears to have been lost. Nevertheless, this inventory is enough to establish that there was such a person and that he lived in Biggin. This village is not above 12 miles of Wirksworth and I consider it probable that Edward Wilcoxson was our William Wilcoxson's uncle and the father of Edward Wilcox, later of Rhode Island. I have something more to say in this connection a little farther along.

Tracing The WILCOXSONS Back to Wales

But the Wilcoxsons who lived in Derbyshire in the 16th and 17th centuries were not the originators of the name. The name, Wilcoxson, began at least two centuries before they lived. Back in the 15th and 16th centuries, before they began to appear in Derby there was a considerable colony of Wilcoxsons living around Croston, Lancashire. At that time the name was written variously: Wilcockson, Wylcockson and Willcocsonne. But subsequent to 1550 or thereabouts the name began to disappear in the long form although there were still plenty of Wylcocks and Wilcocks about. In this connection it is evident that even four centuries ago individual members of the family often took it upon themselves to shorten the paternal name.

But long before the Croston settlement Wilcoxsons in various spellings had appeared in the records of Denbigh and other Welsh shires. We observe then that the general course of migration for our family in that age was out of Wales into the shires of England. This was because of the fierce wars waged intermittently against the Welsh people by the Norman and Plantagenet kings. The latter having brought all of Anglo-Saxondom under subjection were now determined to reduce every acre of Welsh soil to the sovereignty of the Crown. And what further contributed to the misery of the ordinary Welshman was the bitter recurrent feuds between his native princes. During the 11th to 14th centuries Wales was in no sense a land of "peace and quiet". Thus the motto of migrants in that time could well have been: "Go East young man into the shires of England".

Our backtrack of the name, Wilcoxson has, therefore, brought us to Wales of the 14th century. But -- the name itself, how did it begin? Well, let us all take a "new look" at our name. Does the name imply that the son of some Wilcox person suddenly decided to encumber himself with "son" as an affix? No, the whole tradition has been just the opposite of that. People born with the name Wilcoxson drop the "son". No one has ever added it. Moreover, in the Wales of that time Wilcox did not occur as a family name. A man might be dubbed Griffith ap Owen but he was never so and so Owen. However, Wilcox was used in Wales very early as a given or Christian name. I have observed several instances of such usage in Welsh historical tracts. An example is a certain Wilcox Craddock of Powys, who was living around 1400 A.D. He is mentioned in an American book, Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania. In this instance, incidently, both the given and the surname are of significance to us. Craddock was anciently written Caradoc. There were several princes of this name in the Cynfynian dynasty which ruled Powys for three centuries or more.

This and other Wilcox--Craddock connections are hinted in a passage lifted from Pittman's Americans of Gentle Birth, Vol. I, Page 55. The passage reads:

"Captain John Wilcox, Gentleman, who came from Wales, issued no doubt from the Craddocks with whom many intermarriages are noted in Welsh pedigrees."

I wish to make a suggestion to anyone who has the time and patience for research. (I will never have time myself). Go through the record of Welsh marriages of that period and note every case in which Wilcox was used as a given name. Is it not a fact that this given name was only applied to men of the Bleddynian gens. If it can so be shown then all that I contend in the pages to follow will be positively verified.

But all of this does not answer our initial query as to how the curious name of Wilcoxson began. The answer, I think, lies in the significance we give to the second syllable of the name. Let us remember that COX is merely how the Welsh work COCH sounded to an Englishman. When the English census clerks first met the Welsh population that is the way they wrote it down; either as COX or COCKS, like the plural of rooster.

The Significance of the Welsh Word, COCH But what does coch mean in the Welsh language? Basically, it means red -- the plain, everyday color red. Because of a symbology which goes back for ages in the traditions of the Cymric people coch has associated connotations.

So far as the Welsh were concerned coch was never a surname. Nor was it a given name when used alone. It had more the character of a title of honor. The person addressed as Coch was invariable someone special. As the Spanish would say he was an hidalgo (hijo de algo); that is, the son of somebody. In Wales the name was written both Coch and Goch and was restricted to certain gifted scions of princely blood. It doubtless referred back to a time when the several classes of the old Cymric society wore distinctly colored garments. Thus the druids dressed in symbolic white. The bards dressed in sky-blue. The ovates dressed in green. The ruler and kindred immediately related to him dressed in the traditional purple. Purple, scarlet and various colors with a shade of red were all called coch. The Welsh language is rather deficient in words for the many shades of color.

Who Was Our Name-Father If we have strayed a bit into the customs of far antiquity it was because we deemed it necessary to make the significance of the word coch clearly understood.

But how did our name, Wilcoxson, begin and who was our first name-father? We imagine the situation which gave rise to it was something like this: Sometime, somewhere after the former rulers had been deposed, Wales swarmed with English functionaries seeking information about the inhabitants. Some time our own patrilineal ancestor was hailed and asked to deliver: "Well, who are you? What is your name?". Our unhappy ancestor (unhappy because he had lately been bereft of everything previously held dear) must have replied in the form current in Wales at that time "I am William ap Will Coch." This the clerk wrote in English as William Will Coch's son. In this or some comparable situation, we verily believe, was the name Wilcoxson first created.

For the modern reader, whether he be of the Wilcoxson line or not, this only begs the question: "Who was Will Coch?"

Who Was Will Coch? I imagine that 999 out of any thousand people who were asked this question would flunk it. Medieval Welsh history has little place in American curricula. History teachers are wedded to the vandal glories of the conquering Saxons and Normans and give little place to the Welsh who were the aboriginal Britains. They ignore America's vast debt to the Welsh. This, we think, is a thankless way to teach American history. For the migration to New England prior to the Revolution was heavily waterlogged with Welsh blood. Indeed, the whole idea of the Revolution was born out of the old Welsh habit of resisting and defying the monarchical government at London.

Will Coch was otherwise known as William de la Pole, Lord of Mowddy, a political division of North Wales. The space of his life ran from 1260 to 1315 A.D. Will Coch's line runs back patrilineally to Bleddyn, founder of the Cynfynian dynasty which ruled North Wales as an independent, sovereign country for three centuries. Bleddyn's own derivation was always a matter of historical controversy. By his contemporary enemies he was often called an "upstart" who grabbed the throne in the right of his wife, daughter of the previous dynasty. By his friends Bleddyn was described as the "cenedl of Brochmel". If the latter is true then Will Coch's line of patrilineal ancestors goes back to a dizzying antiquity which far antedates any of the royal families of Europe. However, his line back to Cynfyn is all that concerns us now and it is show below:

1.CYNFYN AP GWERISTAN, married Angharad, daughter of Meredith, ruler of South Wales. This was around the beginning of the present millennium (~ 1000 A.D.).

2. BLEDDYN AP CYNFIN, founder of the Powysian dynasty and ruler of North Wales. Through his mother Bleddyn who was also descended from Howell DDA (the Good), Welsh lawgiver and king of all Wales. Bleddyn was killed 1073 A.D.

3. MEREDITH AP BLEDDYN. This individual had three s____

1. Iowerth Coch
2. Madog, died 1160 A.D.
3. Griffith (below) 4. GRIGGITH AP MEREDITH, "Lord of Cyfeliog and Prince of Powysland.

5. OWEN CYNFEILIOG, the "Prince bard", married Gwenll____ daughter of Owen Gynedd. Owen Cynfeiliog died 1197.

6. GWENWYNWYN, married Margaret, daughter of Corbet of CAUS. He died 1216 A.D.

7. GRYFFD OR GRIFFITH, married Hawise, daughter of John le Strange. He was styled variously Cyfeiliog, de la Pole and Prince of Powys.

8. OWEN DE LA POLE, the last independent Prince of Powys. He surrendered his lands and titles to the Crown. He then received the lands back and the title of baron. Thenceforth he was merely a member of the English nobility with the requirement that he do homage to the king. Owen died A.D. 1293.

9. WILL COCH, 4th son of Griffith and a brother of Owen. He received the lordship of Mowddy, a division of North Wales. Will Coch died in 1315, aged 55.

10. WILL COCH's SON, presumptive name-father of the Wilcoxson family and of such modern Wilcoxes as derive from that stock.

This rationalization of the origin of the gens of Wilcoxsons was arrived at after considerable reading in medieval Welsh history and reflection thereon. Most of our kinsmen, I believe, will be ready to accept the logic of it. Nevertheless, this book is to go into various libraries where it may in time be inspected by professional genealogists and historians. Such gentry are invariable carping critics and always standing about like a wolf's companion eager to catch him at a disadvantage. These savants (know-it-alls) are sure to exclaim: "Why, there is no record that Will Coch ever had a son named William." Then they may go on to cite a passage which may be seen in Dwynns "Heraldic Visitation of Wales", Vol II, page 242:

"William of Wilkock, surnamed de la Pole, from the town of Pool in Powis land, was dead in the 9th year of Edward, 1315 and his only son and heir (John) was at that time a minor."

However, in a work called Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire, page 367, we find this statement:
[Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county town, Montgomery, which in turn is named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.] In 1267 Montgomery was the meeting place for treaty negotiations, where King Henry III granted Llywelyn ap Gruffydd the title of prince of Wales. Fifteen years later in December 1282 the army of Montgomery marched from here to Builth Wells to surprise and kill Llywelyn. After 1295 and the final Welsh War of the thirteenth century the castle became more of a military backwater and prison than a front line fortress. Montgomery was granted a Royal Charter by the King in 1227, making it the oldest borough in Wales.]

"William Wilcock, Lord of Mowddy, had a son Griffith, and a granddaughter Maud who had Sir Griffith Vaugn."

And, in an old Latin scrit I have myself seen an illusion to a certain Ricardus filius Wielmus Cocci. This was in Denbigh in the 14th century. In modern English we would write this Richard Will Coch's son (Wilcoxson).

Thus historians are not at all in agreement about how many sons Will Coch had. As a matter of fact the Welsh princes and nobility of that age invariably had a number of sons who never got into the English records. In fact, few records, English or Welsh, were kept in that time. When a landlord died his eldest son won a place in the records as the next in succession. Not often was anything said about the younger sons. Sometimes they were numerous.

I wish to say a few words about the monarchical policy of that age. At that time the British Crown was in process of liquidating all independent Welsh sovereignty and placing it under the monarch. The clever Plantagenet kings devised a pattern of land succession which worked very well for their purpose.

Among the Welsh people succession to the land and what went with the land (suzerainty over the inhabitants) came down after gentile law, in the male line only. But when the Plantagenets came into Wales they ignored that age-old custom entirely. Like Lycurgus "they set aside the people's law and instituted a plan that reminds us of the modern term, "Social Change". They affirmed that when a former landlord passed off of the worldly scene without apparent male heirs then the succession went to the oldest female child, if any had been born. Then this daughter with her entire entailment of territory, gentility and suzerainty was bestowed in marriage to one of the king's courtesans; someone "whom the king delighted to honor."

This method effectuated nearly as devastating a social change as Lenin's late revolution in Russia. It converted a great part of England to the immediate lordship of strangers and newcomers from the continent and to the overall control of the monarch.

One instance, right out of the history of the de la Pole family will serve to illustrate the general pattern of land succession effected by the Plantagenets. When Owen de la Pole passed away he left no sons but did leave one daughter, Hawise. However, Owen left four brothers, including Will Coch. By old Welsh tribal law the succession in Powysland (Montgomeryshire) should have passed to the next older brother -- Griffith. But the king altogether ignored the brothers and confirmed Hawise in the succession. He then married her off wily nily to John de Charleton, one of his favorite henchmen. That is how the trick was done and how much of Wales and England was wrenched from "the people of the land" and bestowed upon strangers without demonstrable cyn-ren in Britain.

The king validated "John of Mowddy" as Will Coch's son and heir. But when this John died soon after leaving four daughters he found this very convenient for his purpose. Naturally, he did not look around much for other sons of Will Coch. He quickly found husbands for John's four girls and married them off.

John of Mowddy's daughters and their husbands:

1. Elizabeth, married Thomas Newport
2. Ancreda, married John Leighton
3. Isabel, married John Singer
4. Eleanor, married Thomas Mytton

The descendants of these four couples have figured in the aristocracy of Wales and England for centuries, their chief claim to land success and gentility being that they could trace descent to Will Coch through one of his granddaughters.

We observe also that the term, Will Coch's son was not passed on in the line of John of Mowddy. Nevertheless, believe it nor not, Will Coch had plenty of name-line descendants today and it is our purpose to record a few of them in the later pages of this book.

After the dispossession the de la Poles and Will Coch's sons did not linger long in Powysland. The sight of strangers in possession of their former lands and honors -- obtained forcefully by abducting their own sisters and female cousins -- was too much to bear the sight of. They departed out of the land that had been their home for immemorial ages -- from Arthurian times and before. They sought refuge in Lancashire, Derby and other English shires. There, after a few generations they merged with the yeomanry of England, the glory of their ancestors entirely forgotten.

We will mention a little item that points the kinship of all the above families to each other, to the de la Poles and to the Wilcoxsons. The arms flourished by these families all bear a close resemblance. Only after near inspection can one discover minor differences.

Moreover, as we follow the trail of the Wilcoxsons for two centuries or so after they left Wales we usually find them associated in the same neighborhoods with members of the de la Pole family. The de la Poles were prominent in Derby from the time of Gwenwynwyn. In one of his numerous deals with King John the Powysian prince was granted the manor of Ashford. That place is in the general vicinity of where several members of the Wilcoxson family were living in 1600 or thereabouts.

I could go on multiplying little facts and instances like this which, taken singly, amount to little, but which taken in summation constitute a preponderance of evidence as the lawyers say. It all points to the truth that the de la Poles and Will Coch's sons were close agnate cousins; that both were of the gens of Bleddyn and of the cenedl of the more ancient Brochmel.

I must hasten on to the account of Will Coch's sons in America but before bringing the medieval section of the book to a close I wish to submit a bibliography to any who may have time for reading and research on their own account. Only in the larger libraries of America is this entire list likely to be found. The Congressional Library and the New York Public Library would likely have all or most of them:

Heraldic Visitations of Wales
Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire
The Royal Tribes of Wales -- Yorke
Annals & Antiquities of the Cymry -- Williams
The Welsh People -- John Rhys
The History of Powys Fadog -- Lloyd
The Four Ancient Books of Wales -- Skene
History of Wales -- John E. Lloyd
Owen Glendower -- Arthur G. Bradley
History of Wales -- Gilbert Stone

Compiler also suggests to any of our people who happen to be in London at any time, that they visit the British Museum and ask to see Edward Owen's Catalogue of Manuscripts. This relates to ancient and medieval Wales and might be very fruitful of information.

WILCOXSONS AND WILCOXES IN EARLY AMERICA

We now bring our history of the Wilcoxsons to this side of the Atlantic. But first, in order that we may be better qualified to distinguish between the various branches of the family, let us make some mention of various Wilcoxson and Wilcox immigrants. So far as New England is concerned only three individuals of these names appeared there in the 17th century. They were:

John Wilcox who settled at Hartford, Connecticut.
Edward Wilcox who settled at Aquidneck2 , Rhode Island.
William Wilcoxson who settled at Stratford, Conn.

The descendants of these three men are now well distributed throughout the northern and western states of the United States. Indeed, their descendants can be found in every state of the Union.

In my own researches I have never found any information to indicate that John Wilcox and his descendants were derived from the Wilcoxson family. Most sketches relating to them start off with the assertion that their first ancestor was the "Anglo-Saxon derivation and seated at Bury St. Edmunds, County of Suffolk, England before the Norman conquest". As to the truth of this statement I have nothing to offer in proof or disproof.

In early Connecticut records the descendants of John Wilcox are found in the towns of Hartford, Middletown, Berlin, Chatham, Portland and elsewhere. But in the great higira to the West they often settled down in the same towns with the Wilcoxsons. As the latter had already dropped the son in most instances it became exceedingly difficult to distinguish one family from the other.

Although we cannot find place for them in this book, the descendants of Edward Wilcox of Rhode Island are of more than casual interest to us. For, there are several little items of circumstantial evidence which point to them too as Will Coch's sons. We believe them to be descended more immediately from Edward Wilcoxson whom we found deceased at Biggin, Derbyshire in 1635. The time frame is about right for Edward Wilcox of Rhode Island to have been his son. In all probability Edward was born under the name Wilcoxson but dropped the "son" when he came to America, as so much excess baggage.

But, how can we make such a bald assumption on such slender evidence? However, we are not through yet. There is another piece of evidence to present; the piece de resistance as the writing fellows would say.

We think that William and Edward were close cousins and that they had both known each other back in Derbyshire, because of the close personal ties which each of them had with a third person who also hailed from Derbyshire. The man we mean was Thomas Hazard who, when he first came to America sojourned for a time with the William Wilcoxson family at Stratford.

How do we know this? Well, some time ago we obtained a photostat of William Wilcoxson's will from the Conn. State Library at Hartford. The will is now badly mutilated (one ear torn off) and is just as difficult to read as are the English wills of a generation previous. Some account of William Wilcoxson's will and what it contains has been given in various printed accounts. However, we will have to claim credit for discovering a fact that has never before been mentioned. The name of Thomas Hazard appears at least twice in the will. Nothing in the will is more readable than his name. At one place we can make out that it was the desire of William Wilcoxson that one of his children (name unreadable) was to have "that certain piece of land that had formerly been Thomas Hazard's".

This places Thomas Hazard in the town of Stratford at a time so early that his name never got into the town records. Evidently he had laid claim to town proprietorship in the town and then hearing from the other Wilcox(son) in Rhode Island he decided to join him there. Nothing more is heard about Thomas Hazard in Stratford or anywhere else in Connecticut. Subsequently, however, he figures in Rhode Island history in association with Edward Wilcox. Indeed Thomas' daughter, Hannah, married Stephen Wilcox, son of Edward.

How did it happen, then, that Thomas Hazard turned over his proprietor's interest in Stratford town to William Wilcoxson. Right here, we think, might be found a solution to a mystery that has intrigued several generations of Wilcoxsons. Who was Margaret ________ our first American ancestress? What was her maiden name? The frame of circumstances whereby Thomas Hazard (back in Derby the name was written Hassard) turned over his interest in the new town to William Wilcoxson would fit perfectly if we supposed that they were brothers-in-law; that Margaret was Thomas Hazard's sister. We will be ready to accept this solution any time any consistent record of Margaret Hazard is found back in Derbyshire.

But, previous to the Thomas Hazard discovery, I had become pretty well convinced that Margaret was a Harvey. For generations back in Derbyshire and clear back to Wales the two families had lived side by side. In fact, they must have been pretty much interbred. (The name of the Harvey family in Wales was Hervie.) Just prior to the American argonaut there is a record of the marriage of Richard Harvey of Denby, Derbyshire to Margaret Wilcoxson of Woodhouse, 9/20/1601. This was not the Richard Harvey who accompanied William Wilcoxson on the Planter -- the latter was a much younger man who could have been a son of the couple indicated. Mr. Donald Lines Jacobus in a recent article in his journal about Derbyshire families mentions a James Harvey who had a daughter, Margaret Harvey, born 2/23/1610. This date coincides almost perfectly with our Margaret who was shown as 24 years old in 1635. However, we had better call Margaret's identity unsolved until a more exhaustive search is made of the Derbyshire records.

Now we will mention three undoubted Wilcoxsons who came to America at a much later time than William and Edward.

One was Peter Wilcock of New Jersey. I have run into his descendants so many times that I had to compile a tentative chart of them in order to conveniently distinguish them from William's descendants. Peter first showed up at Jamaica, Long Island where he married Phoebe Badgley, Sept. 15, 1715. Later in 1720 he appeared in New Jersey, settling down near the modern Westfield. There his descendants lived for several generations. I am pretty sure he was a Wilcoxson and not an "Anglo-Saxon" because of several little clues. There are several samples of his signature still extant and it can be noted that the name Wilcock or Wilcox trails off into the same kind of suffix, scarcely legible but most likely meant for a "son". We remember also that a Peter Wilcoxson of another generation of course, signed our ancestor's will at Wirksworth and that several of that name had lived in Derbyshire.

Another immigrant was Thomas Wilcoxon who settled in Prince George County, Maryland about 1696. Little has ever been done on the genealogy of his descendants. But we know that for several generations this family owned and operated a considerable plantation called "Flower de Hundred". Scions of this family scattered about -- to South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana and other states. Because they went to the same regions they are today much confused with the Boone-Wilcoxson tribe.

By Boone-Wilcoxsons we mean the interesting tribe who descend from a John Wilcockson who married Squire Boone's daughter in Pennsylvania about 1742. That seems to be the first time he ever got into an American record book. John Wilcockson's wife, Sarah Boone, was a sister of the famous Daniel Boone. It can be shown that there were other Boone-Wilcoxson intermarriages and that for several generations the two families remained together in their westward migrations.

Mrs. Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, a descendant of John and Sarah is author of a notable genealogy of this branch of Will Coch's sons. She follows them through many pioneer vicissitudes in a 505 page book called Wilcoxson and Allied Families. Mrs. Wulfeck's address is 51 Park Avenue, Naugautuck, Connecticut. Neither Mrs Wulfeck nor this compiler know precisely who John Wilcockson's parents were or where he lived just before he went to Berks County, Pennsylvania. It might turn out that he is a fourth or fifth generation offshoot of William of Stratford. The probabilities, however, are that he came directly from Wales.

THE FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA

The scope of our history now narrows to William Wilcoxson of Derbyshire, England and Stratford, Connecticut and his descendants. As observed above, William and Margaret and two year old son, John, sailed from England, April 5, 1635. The vessel arrived at Boston, May 26th of the same year, which was fast going for that time. We have the word of Orcutt, in History of Stratford and Bridgeport, that the very first home of the family was Concord in Massachusetts. They lived there four years. Incidently that is the very town "that fired the shot heard round the world". But that, of course, was 140 years later. At that time, only 15 years after the Mayflower arrived, Concord was a town in embryo only. Nor did the town keep vital statistics at that time. But, in all probability Concord was the birthplace of the couple's second and third children. These were Joseph and Timothy but no one can now be quite sure which was the eldest.

WHY DID WILLIAM WILCOXSON GO TO AMERICA?

Perhaps there are kinsmen who wonder what kind of reasoning led William Wilcoxson to leave his cozy surroundings in beautiful Derbyshire amid relatives and friends to adventure with his family in the far off New England wilderness. Sometime ago we ran across a passage in Benjamin Trumbull's History of Connecticut, page 410. He was writing about Reverend Adam Blakeman and the first settlers of Stratford:

"Mr. Adam Blakeman who had been episcopally ordained in England, a preacher of some note first at Leicester and afterward in Derbyshire, was their minister and one of the first planters. It was said that he was followed by a number of the faithful into this country, to whom he was so dear that they said to him, in the language of Ruth: "Intreat us not to leave thee for thither thou goest we will go. Thy people shall be our people and thy God our God."

William Wilcoxson was of this group of Blakeman-admirers. He had probably known Blakeman in Derbyshire and had heard him preach. Incidently, it was probably Blakeman who, on the strength of some previous acquaintance with the Church of England minister at St. Albans, was able to wrangle from the latter the required certificate of character for the group on the Planter. The earliest map of Stratford shows the town as it was laid out and occupied by the Wilcoxsons and 16 other families in the year 1639. This map shows William Wilcoxson's lot in the center of the town. On one side of it was the lot of William Wilcoxson and on the other that of John Peat. Across the street lived widow Elizabeth Curtis, Francis Nichols, Thomas Fairchild and Arthur Bostwick. Farther down the street lived Richard Harvey who, with William Beardsley, had come over on the Planter with William Wilcoxson. In the years immediately following other families settled in Stratford. Their names should be remembered as our first neighbors in America. Indeed, many of them were neighbors and in some cases in-laws and distaff cousins back in Derbyshire. Among these let us remember Beach, Hull, Pickett, Groves, Proter, Hayden, Stiles, Judson, Hurd, Wheeler, Wells, Preston, Rice or Royce, Sherman, Sherwood, Nichols, Beers, Titterton, Tomlinson, Brinsmade, Birdseye, Mills, Coe, Blakeman, Booth, Hawley, Quemby and Ufford.

THE VILLAGE OF STRATFORD

At the very beginning of its settlement Stratford was called Pequennocke after the ancient Indian names of the environing region. The name was first changed to Cupheag Plantation and later to Stratford. This name, of course, suggests Stratford-on-Avon which is located in the shire next to Derbyshire! However, I question if this had anything to do with the classic name of Shakespeare. At that time Shakespeare's writings had attained little vogue and it is doubtful if any of the Cupheag settlers had ever heard of him. However it came by its name, the site of Stratford, on the western shore of the Housatonic River near where that stream empties into Long Island Sound, was ever a spectacle of haunting beauty and charm. It may be that modern Stratford is more or less overshadowed and swallowed by the great modern industrial city of Bridgeport but in his own day Orcutt could still say of it:

"Stratford was and is a beautiful spot of earth, and they who have wandered from it and have looked back with pride as well as with longing hearts have also wished that the destinies of men would have allowed them to tarry by the old hearthstones of their ancestors until the work of life should have been accomplished. And many more will look back from the far distant countries and proclaim with joy that they descend from the early planters of this good old town."

Such was the first permanent home of the Wilcoxsons. The town has been described quite fully by William Howard Wilcoxson, present town clear in his History of Stratford. This work was published in 1939 on the tri-centennial of the founding of the town.

[ed. Wikipedia]
Stratford (formerly known as Cupheag Plantation, and prior to that, Pequonnocke) was founded in 1639 by Puritan leader Reverend Adam Blakeman (pronounced Blackman), William Beardsley, and either 16 families—according to legend—or approximately 35 families—suggested by later research—who had recently arrived in Connecticut from England seeking religious freedom. Stratford is one of many towns in the northeastern American colonies founded as part of the Great Migration in the 1630s when Puritan families fled an increasingly polarized England in the decade before the civil war between Charles I and Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell).

Like other Puritan or Pilgrim towns founded during this time, early Stratford was a place where church leadership and town leadership were united under the pastor of the church, in this case Reverend Blakeman. The goal of these communities was to create perfect outposts of religious idealism where the wilderness would separate them from the interference of kings, parliaments, or any other secular authority.

Blakeman ruled Stratford until his death in 1665, but as the second generation of Stratford grew up, many of the children rejected what they perceived as the exceptional austerity of the town's founders. This and later generations sought to change the religious dictums of their elders, and the utopian nature of Stratford and similar communities was gradually replaced with more standard colonial administration. By the late 17th century, the Connecticut government had assumed political control over Stratford.

Many descendants of the original founding Puritan families remain in Stratford today after over 350 years; for centuries they often intermarried within the original small group of 17th century Pilgrim families. Stratford's original name was Cupheag, but was later changed to honor Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Despite its Puritan origins, Stratford was the site of the first Anglican church in Connecticut, founded in 1707 and ministered by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson.[2] Settlers from Stratford went on to found other American cities and towns, including Newark, New Jersey, established in 1666 by members of the Stratford founding families who believed the town's religious purity had been compromised by the changes after Blakeman's death. Other towns such as Cambria, New York (now Lockport, New York) were founded or expanded around new churches by Stratford descendants taking part in the westward migration. U.S. President Gerald Ford was a descendant of one of the Stratford founding families, that was led by William Judson.

• Calhoun, John D. & Lewis G. Knapp. Stratford: A Pictorial History, 1850–1970, (Images of America Series) Arcadia Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-7385-3579-6
• Knapp, Lewis G. In Pursuit of Paradise: History of the Town of Stratford, Connecticut. West Kennebunk, ME: Phoenix Publishing, 1989. ISBN 0-914659-42-1
• Smith, Claude. The Stratford Devil. New York: Walker, 1984. ISBN 0-8027-6544-0
• Wilcoxson, William Howard. History of Stratford, 1639–1939, Stratford, CT: Stratford Tercentenary Commission, 1939.
  

WILLIAM WILCOXSON'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY

In Stratford six more children were born to William and Margaret. The entire family comprised nine children, all of whom lived to adulthood, married and had families of their own. We compute that by the year 1725 the strain of William Wilcoxson, through his daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters, must have already passed into the bloodstream of at least seventy Connecticut families. By the time of the Revolution there were several thousand of his descendants in Connecticut. At that time it was impossible for a Wilcox to travel far in his native state without meeting some kind of kinsman. Obtaining so great a distribution at so early a date we would imagine that there is today scarcely anyone with pre-revolutionary lines who cannot trace distaff descent from William Wilcoxson. In our Preliminary Report we referred to him as FATHER OF CONNECTICUT. By sheer paternity we believe he deserves such a title.

Of course, the great majority of William Wilcoxson's descendants are through females. Daughters and daughters-daughters to the nth generation. As a genealogist it has seemed to me sometimes that the main social function of our family in America has been to supply other families with ancestresses.

Let us pause to think of our first American household as it existed in its happiest days, about 1650, before the spectre of death and separation had appeared and while all the children remained under the Stratford rooftree.

At mealtime what a picture the whole group must have made, seated about the rough hewn trencher board -- the parents at either end; the children in the order of their stature; John and Joseph on either side of their father; Timothy, Elizabeth, Samuel, Hannah and Sarah filling up the mid-table and little Obadiah and baby Phoebe sitting down next to mother Margaret.

And the parents -- what were their thoughts as they beamed at each other through this gamut of carefree, youthful eyes? Did they imagine a time when the descendants of these devoted children would be almost "as the sands of the sea for multitude"? Did they envision the infinitely varied adventures and destinies in store for this brood and their many descendants? Could they conceive that out of these loins would come men and women who would pioneer states, cities and communities then undreamed of; that from them would descend soldiers, captains and generals to take part in struggles for the establishment and preservation of a great nation; that from them would come judges, senators, ministers, missionaries, scientists and any number of undistinguished but honorable citizens, each taking some part in a highly complex civilization?

The ultra-individualistic W. W. descendant of today who thinks that he has nothing in common with a tenth cousin in far away Oregon, Alaska, Florida or California, should think sometimes of this first family and reflect that when we go far enough back on the tribal stem all Wilcoxsons coalesce and join at the Stratford hearth.

Lamentably William Wilcoxson did not live to be an old man. He died early in the year 1652. This we know from the fact that there is record of the inventory of his will on June 16, 1652. Hence, all of the nine children were under age when he passed away. John, the oldest, was but 19, while Phoebe, the youngest, was but a babe in arms. Thus came the first tragedy to a family that was to suffer more than its due share of untimely deaths, orphaned children and scattered kinsmen.

For the years immediately subsequent to 1652 there is no record to indicate how the widow Wilcoxson and her brood managed to exist in that wild, raw country. However, neighbors were generous in those days. They were few in numbers but those few were all of kindred race and similar religion. All were bound to each other by a feeling of loneliness in those vast solitudes, so far removed from pleasant-memoried England. Quite likely the family was aided after the father's death by their pioneer neighbors and the friendly counsel of the good minister, Rev. Adam Blakeman, pastor of the first Stratford church.

Just when or where it was that the widow Wilcoxson met William Hayden (an immigrant of 1630) of Windsor we do not know. It may be that the two families had known each other in Derbyshire or that they had become acquainted at Concord. However, the legend, as given in Records of the Connecticut Line of the Hayden Family, is to the effect that Margaret married William Heyden sometime in the year 1663. The latter had then removed from Windsor to Hamonoscett (Later Kenilworth, Killingsworth, and finally Clinton) with his three motherless children and there he was joined by Margaret and the younger Wilcoxson children. By that time, John, Joseph, Timothy and Elizabeth were already married. Of these, John and Timothy remained at Stratford with their families. Elizabeth removed with her husband, Sergeant henry Stiles, to Windsor while Joseph, already the father of three children, followed his mother and father-in-law to Killingworth. There he settled permanently. Samuel, who married the following year at Windsor, probably did not live long at Killingworth, if at all. The unmarried children who accompanied their mother to Killingworth and threw in their lot with the Haydens were, therefore, Hannah (who, the following year became the bride of her step-brother, Daniel Hayden) Sarah, Obadiah and Phoebe.

Margaret Wilcox Hayden, our first ancestress in America, died at Killingworth in 1675.

We now formally list the children of William Wilcoxson and wife Margaret, as follows:

2. John, born 1633 in England.
3. Joseph, born in 1636 at Concord, Mass.
4. Timothy, born circa 1638 at Concord, Mass.
5. Samuel, b circa 1640 at Stratford, Conn.
6. Elizabeth, born circa 1642 at Stratford, Conn.
7. Hannah, born circa 1644 at Stratford.
8. Sarah, b circa 1646 at Stratford.
9. Obadiah, b circa 1648 at Stratford
10. Phoebe, born circa 1651.


(Note in the Preliminary Report we applied Number One to William Wilcoxson and number two to his oldest son, John. We have used the same numbering arrangement here. Now, however, the numbers are only applied to the fifth generation.)

The above arrangement of the order of arrival of William Wilcoxson's children is the one given in History and Genealogy of Old Fairfield and the one which to us seems the most reasonable in view of their respective marriage dates. No birth record exists anywhere for any of these children but that all of them were actually born, lived, married and had families is attested by abundant evidence -- not the least of which is the many thousands of descendants which each has in the world today.

The following was transcribed from Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb, compiled by Professor Reynold Webb Wilcox, (New York, T.A. Wright, Publisher and Printer, 1893), pages 1-2.  It can also be downloaded here.

The Wilcox family is of Saxon origin, and was seated at Bury St. Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk, England, before the Norman Conquest. Sir John Dugdale, in the visitation of the County of Suffolk, mentions fifteen generations of this family previous to 1600. This traces the family back to 1200. In the reign of King Edward III, Sir John Wilcox was entrusted with several important commands against the French and had command of the cross-bow-men from Norfold, Suffolk and Essex. John William Wilcox of Bury Priory, in Suffolk, an eminent Q.C., is the representation of the ancient family. On old records, the name is spelled Wilcox, Wilcocks, Wilcoxson, and Willcox.

FIRST GENERATION
(1) William Wilcoxson, of Stratford, Ct., born in 1601, at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, came to this country when 34 years old in ship Planter, having certificate from Minister at St. Albans, freeman of Mass. 1636, moved to Stratford in 1639, Representative at Hartford, 1647, died 1652.

CHILDREN 2 i John, b. 1633. 3 ii Joseph, d. Feb 9, 1703. [596] 4 iii Samuel, d. Mar. 12, 1713 5 iv Obadiah, b. 1641, d. 1713. 6 v Timothy, d. June 13, 1713.
vi Elizabeth, m. Apr. 16, 1663, Henry Stiles of Windsor, Ct.
vii Hannah, m. Mar. 17, 1664, Lt. Daniel Hayden.
viii Sarah, d. 1691, m. Mar. 7, 1665, John Meigs of Madison, Ct.
ix Phoebe, m. Dec. 11, 1669, John Birdsey of Stratfort, Ct. SECOND GENERATION [...] (3) Joseph Wilcox, of Killingworth, Ct., son of William of Stratford, Ct., m. Anna ______. CHILDREN 8 i Joseph, b. Oct 29, 1659. [595]
ii Thomas, b. Nov. 13, 1661.
iii Samuel, b. 1663.
iv Hannah, b. Jan. 19, 1665.
v Nathaniel, b. Aug 29, 1668.
vi William, b. Jan 9, 1671.
vii Margaret, b. 1673.
viii John, b. 1675

Footnotes

1. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Records for William Wilcockson and Joseph Wilcoxson.
2. Prof. Reynold Webb Wilcox, Descendents of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb, (New York, T.A. Wright, Publisher and Printer, 1893), pages III - XIX and 1-2.
3. Thomas Wilcox, Descendantsof William Wilcoxson of Derbyshire, England and Stratford Connecticut, page XVIII.
4. Thomas Wilcox, Descendantsof William Wilcoxson of Derbyshire, England and Stratford Connecticut .
5. Killingworth, CT Vital Records vol 1 page 66 (KVR 1-66)
6. Will of William Wilcoxson of Wicksworth, Derbyshire, England; dated 1626, as read by Thomas C. Wilcox (see above), behests were made to his children:
   1. George Wilcoxson
   2. William Wilcoxson (described as "my younger son")
   3. Anne Wilcoxson
   4. "Mazie" Wilcoxson (name may have been Margie or Margaret)
   Will was signed by Peter Wilcoxson.
7. Inventory of Will of William Wilcockson date 16 Jun 1652; as read by Thomas C. Wilcox. Determined the relationship of Thomas Hazard (Hassard).
8. Other references of Thomas C. Wilcox:
   • Victoria Hostory of Derbyshire Vol 2, pg 372
   • "Hotten's Lists"; which gave passenger lists by Ship, including age and occupation of the passengers
   • "History of Stratford & Bridgeport", by Orcutt.
   • "History of CT" , by Benjamin Trumbull
   • "History of Stratford", by William Howard Wilcoxson
   • "Records of the CT Line of the Hayden Family"
   • "History & Genealogy of Old Fairfield"
9.  The Pioneers of Massachusetts by Charles Henry Pope,Pub 1900
10. Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens by Mary Lovering Holman (F.A.S.G.) Pub 1948
11. Some early Records & Documents of Windsor CT 1639-1703 located in the CT Historical Society:
    • Darrell Haydon married Hanna Wilcokfon Mar 17 1664
    • Henery Ftilles marryed elizabeth willcockfon Apell 16 1663
12. Various Researchers have attempted to establish the identity of Margaret (Unknown); wife of William Willcockson. Some believe she was Margaret Birdseye. The Birdseye family was established in Derbyshire, England; the home of William Willcockson. Two children of William & Margaret married persons of this name. Timothy Willcockson married Johanna Birdseye, and Phebe Willcockson married John Birdseye. Thomas C. Wilcox concluded in a early work, that Margaret was Margaret Harvey(Hervie) from another Derbyshire Family with a record of inter-marriages to the Willcocksons, dating back to Wales. This, from a record printed by Donald Lines Jacobus of a Margaret Harvey d. James Harvey b. 2/23/1610. This would make her 24 yrs old; the age recorded for Margaret at the sailing of the "Planter" which brought them to America.
    
    
13. Wilcockson, WIlcox, Webb & Meigs Families by Dr. Reynold Webb Wilcox, pub 1896.
14. Wilcox Family History, Being Some Account of,  by Owen N. Wilcox, Cleveland, OH , 1911
15. Checklist of founder Ancestors of Members, Order of Founders & Patriots of America
16. Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens, by Mary Lovering Holman (F.A.S.G) 1948
17. Photocopies of pages 13 & 14 of the Planter's manifest, graciously taken and sent to this compiler by Alan Wilcockson, who lives in England. He and I exchanged several emails some of which are included here because of the genealogical information they contain: From: ALAN WILCOCKSON (alan.wilcockson@btinternet.com)
    Subject: RE: William Wilcoxson and Margaret Hazard (or Hassard or Harvey)
    To: "John Wilcox" (jwilcox891@aol.com)
    Date: Sunday, 8 March, 2009, 4:58 PM John,
    
    I find I gave you one piece of wrong information. There are two villages called Biggin in Derbyshire. The one in Wirksworth parish is 4 miles south east of Wirksworth. The one I gave you before and which your article referred to is 10/12 miles west north west and in the next parish. There are 327 parishes in Derbyshire. There is an excellent website for Wirksworth parish which you can access via the internet typing in Wirksworth parish.
    Regards
    Alan
    
    Sent: April 23, 2009 Dear John,
    
    I visited the UK National Archives Office (NAO) at Kew, near London recently and as I had sometime to spare I decided to have a look at the book by Hotten, mentioned in your article, which records all the people who emigrated from the UK to what is now America including your people on the ship the Planter in April 1635. The forward to the book stated that Hotten got his information from two series of records at the NAO. These were the CO1 and E157 series, the former was too general for me to look at but the latter was a series of books titled "Licences to Pass beyond the Seas" into which the officials at the various ports of embarkation had copied the details of the certificates provided by the clergy of the established church. In book E157/20 pages 13 and 14 I found the hand written document for the ship the Planter dated 2nd April 1635, which included William Wilcockson and his wife Margaret and son John, see attached files. Unfortunately they do not contain any new information and are difficult to read but I thought you would like to have the images any way. I confirmed with the NRO that I could pass these images to you for your personal use however if you ever wanted to publish them on the internet or in paper form I would suggest you drop the NRO an e-mail and confirm their permission to publish so you do not run into any copyright problems.
    
    This encouraged me to delve further so I e-mailed all the likely repositories who might hold copies or originals of the certificate provided by the church minister in St Albans to the passengers on the Planter. Unfortunately without success, their suggestions were that the original certificate was kept by the people emigrating so that if it survived it should be in America and that no copies were taken or survived in the UK. For your record the places I contacted were:
    UK National Archives, Kew
    Hertfordshire Record Office (St Albans is in Hertfordshire)
    London Guildhall and London Metropolitan Archives which also keep some St Albans clerical records and port of London records and
    Lambeth Palace Library, which is the main library of the Church of England
    
    One additional point, I was recently browsing the internet and put in "Ship Planter 1635" and one of the reference that came up was the history of the TUTTLE family in America. Part of their family, John and Joan Tuttell and their children were on the Planter with your Wilcocksons, see attached file page 13. The below extract from the Tuttle article claims that John Tuttle and Joan Antrobus married in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in about 1628. If this statement is correct it could explain why the certificate from the minister of the established church came from St Albans. Perhaps the Tuttells organised the emigration group of which your Wilcocksons were part. However the use of the words "about 1628" worry me as it suggets that they do not have definite proof of the fact.
    
    Would you like me to contact the Hertfordshire Record Office (St Albans) and/or the Tuttle website to see if this information can be confirmed ?
    
    One or two other facts in the below extract are clearly wrong for example the Tuttells did not board the Planter in St Albans as St Albans is a land locked town
    
    TUTTLE EXTRACT JOHN2 TUTTLE (SYMON1 TOOTILL, RICHARDA, THOMASB TOTEHYLL) was born Abt. 1596 in England, and died December 30, 1656 in Carrickfergus, Ireland. He married JOAN ANTROBUS Abt. 1628 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of WALTER ANTROBUS and JOAN ARNOLD. She was born Bef. June 25, 1592 in England, and died Aft. January 29, 1660/61.
    
    Notes for JOHN TUTTLE: Listed as passenger on ship Planter, 1635, sailing from London April 10, 1635, and arrived at Boston on Sunday, June 7, 1635. John Tuttle, age 39, and family boarded ship at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Ipswich England. With him was wife, Joan 42 , Abigail 6, Simon 4, Sarah 2 and John 1. Also wife's mother, Mrs. Joan Antrobus 65. "John joined the settlement [Ipswich] the same year that he arrived in the "Planter", as appears by the town record in 1635...he was made a freeman 13 March, 1639...representative 1644... he went to Ireland about the time that the disheartened colonists at New Haven were negotiating for the purchase of the city of Galloway in Ireland for a future home...he established himself advantageously there and did not return..."
    
    Best Regards
    Alan Wilcockson Sent: April 24, 2009 John,
    
    Another thing I have noticed on the image of page 13 that I sent you is that at the bottom of the left hand column is written "servants to Jo(hn) Tuttell". It is therefore possible that all thirteen people in the left hand colums are either Tuttells, their relatives or their servants. This would strengthen the idea that they were the main organisers of the group on the St Alban's certificate.
    
    I will let you know if I find out anything else.
    Regards
    Alan
    
    

Descendants of William Hugh Beardsley

4. MARGARET3 BEARDSLEY (WILLIAM HUGH2, THOMAS JOHN1)56 was born Bet. 1610 - 1611 in Derbyshire, England57,58, and died 1675 in Killingworth, CT.59,60. She married WILLIAM WILCOXSON61,62 1629 in England63,64. He was born Abt. 160165, and died 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, Conn66,67.

Notes for MARGARET BEARDSLEY:
Source: CNIDRIsearch-cgi 1.20.06 (file:planter. txt) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/ul/data/ma+index+531399524+F\\
Passenger List: PLANTER 1635
Planter of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master.
She sailed from London about April 10,1635 and arrived at Boston on Sunday, June 7,1635
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The following passengers certified from St. Alban, Herts
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William Wilcockson 34 weaver
Mrs. Margaret Wilcockson 24
John Wilcockson 02

William Beardsley 30
Mrs. Mary Beardsley 26                        Concord and Stratford, Ct.
Mary Beardsley 04
John Beardsley 02
Joseph Beardsley 1/2
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Margaret, sister of Wm - 1605 Eng to CT
Posted by Robert Walton Motley on January 02, 1999 at 16:23:17 \

Also on the ship "Planter" sailing from London on April 10, 1635 and arriving in Boston on June 7

the same year, was Margaret Beardsley WILCOXON, wife of William WilLCOXON. Part of the confusion about St. Albans may have been that William and Margaret held a letter from the vicar of St. Albans, showing them as members in good stead with the Church of England. Parish records were searched in St. Albans for the WILCOXON records as well, and now Derbyshire appears to be the best guess for their origin as well as no records were found in St. Albans. Please let me know of other information on William BEARDSLEY, Sr.; Margaret HASSALL, etc.

More About MARGARET BEARDSLEY:
AKA (Facts Pg): Margaret Birdseye/harvey68
Emigration: Abt. 10 Apr 1635, From London, England on the ship, Planter, Nicholas Trerice, Master and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, June 7, 163569

Notes for WILLIAM WILCOXSON:
Source: CNIDRIsearch-cgi 1.20.06 (file:planter. txt) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/ul/data/ma+index+531399524+F\\
Passenger List: PLANTER 1635
Planter of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master.
She sailed from London about April 10,1635 and arrived at Boston on Sunday, June 7,1635
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The following passengers certified from St. Alban, Herts
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William Wilcockson 34 weaver
Mrs. Margaret Wilcockson 24
John Wilcockson 02

William Beardsley 30
Mrs. Mary Beardsley 26                        Concord and Stratford, Ct.
Mary Beardsley 04
John Beardsley 02
Joseph Beardsley 1/2

SOURCE: http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/beardsley/messages/155.html \
Margaret, sister of Wm - 1605 Eng to CT
Posted by Robert Walton Motley on January 02, 1999 at 16:23:17\

Also on the ship "Planter" sailing from London on April 10, 1635 and arriving in Boston on June 7

the same year, was Margaret Beardsley WILCOXON, wife of William WilLCOXON. Part of the confusion about St. Albans may have been that William and Margaret held a letter from the vicar of St. Albans, showing them as members in good stead with the Church of England. Parish records were searched in St. Albans for the WILCOXON records as well, and now Derbyshire appears to be the best guess for their origin as well as no records were found in St. Albans. Please let me know of other information on William BEARDSLEY, Sr.; Margaret HASSALL, etc.

More About WILLIAM WILCOXSON:
AKA (Facts Pg): William Wilcockson
Emigration: 10 Apr 1635, From London, England on the ship, Planter, Nicholas Trerice, Master and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, June 7, 163570
Occupation: Weaver71
     
Children of MARGARET BEARDSLEY and WILLIAM WILCOXSON are:
15. i.   JOHN4 WILCOXSON, b. Abt. 1633; d. Nov 1690, Stratford, Fairfield, Conn. 16.
ii.   JOSEPH WILCOXSON, b. 1636, Concord, Middlesex, Conn; d. 09 Feb 1703, Killingworth, Conn.
iii.   TIMOTHY WILCOXSON, b. 1637, Concord, Middlesex, Conn.; d. 13 Jan 1713, Stratford, Hartford, Conn. 18. iv.   SAMUEL WILCOXSON, b. Abt. 1640, Stratford, Conn.; d. 12 Mar 1714, Simsbury, Hartford, Conn.. 19. v.   ELIZABETH WILCOXSON, b. 01 Nov 1642, Stratford, Conn; d. 22 Oct 1688. 20. vi.   HANNAH WILCOXSON, b. 1644, Stratford, CT; d. 19 Mar 1722. 21. vii.   SARAH WILCOXSON, b. 26 Oct 1648, Stratford, Conn; d. 24 Nov 1691, Killingworth, CT. 22. viii.   OBADIAH WILCOXSON, b. 1649, Stratford. CT; d. 1713, East Guilford, CT. 23. ix.   PHEBE WILCOXSON, b. 31 Aug 1650, Stratford, Conn.; d. 20 Sep 1743, Stratford, CT.   x.   JOHANNA WILCOXSON72,73, b. 165374,75; d. Aft. 166876,77.

Name Margaret Birdseye, F Birth Date abt 1611 Birth Place England Death Date 1671 Age: 60 Death Place Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Spouses 1 William Wilcox(Wilcoxson/Willcocks), M Birth Date 1601 Birth Place Derbyshire, England Death Date bef 16 Jun 1652 Age: 51 Death Place Stratford, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT Misc. Notes*WILLIAM, the freem. in Mass. of 7 Dec. 1636, came in the Planter from London, in the ship's clearance call. linen weaver, aged 34, with w. Margaret, 24, and s. John, 2, but at what town he first sat down, is not cert. We can be sure it was not Boston, nor Salem, nor Charlestown, nor Dorchester, nor Roxbury, nor Watertown, and of the few others Concord seems most likely. To what part of Conn. he first rem,. is unkn. or at what time; but he is seen in 1647, as rep. at Hartford, and prob. in a high degree is it, that he had more s. and ds. Joseph, Samuel, Obadiah, Timothy, Elizabeth wh. m. at Windsor 16 Apr. 1663, Henry Stiles; and Hannah, wh. m. also at W. 17 Mar. 1665, Daniel Hayden; Sarah, wh. m. 1665, John Meigs; and Phebe, m. 11 Dec. 1669, John Birdseye, jr. of Stratford, so that it is not improb. that he had chos. W. for his resid. Yet he may have early rem. to Stratford, where he d. 1652. Some of his descend. have sunk the last syl. of the ancestor's name.

William Wilcoxson (b. 1601 Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Eng.; d. before 16 Jun 1652, Stratford CT). Linen weaver. Came to New England w. Margaret and son John on the ship Planter, 1635. To Stratford in 1639, where he had a property in town. Deputy of Stratford to CT legislature, 1647.
wife : Margaret Birdseye (b. 1617; d. 1675, Killingworth CT or 1655, Stratford CT). m.2. William Hayden, 1665. May have been daughter of John Birdseye, of Berks, Eng.
children :
---------- John Wilcoxson (b. 1633 in England; d. 19 Mar 1690) m.1. Johannah Titterton 1656. Ch : John, William. m.2. Elizabeth Bourne 19 Mar 1662. Ch : Patience (m. Ebenezer Blackman), Hannah (m. Joseph Booth), Elizabeth (m. Barnabas Beers), Mary.
---------- Joseph Wilcoxson (b. 1636 MA)
---------- Timothy Wilcoxson (b. 1638 Concord MA; d. June 13, 1713) m. Johanna Birdseye, daughter of John Birdseye and Philipa Smith. Child : Phoebe (m. Thomas Beach)
---------- Samuel Wilcoxson (b. 1640). Sgt.
---------- Obadiah Wilcoxson (b. 1641 or 1648 Stratford CT; d. 1713) m.1. Mary Griswold (d. 08 Aug 1670). m.2. Silence Mansfield; children: Mindwell (m. Daniel Hill), Timothy, John (m. Deborah Parmalee), Joseph (m. Hannah Goodale), Jemima (m. John Merriman), Thankful (m. Samuel Norton). m.3. Lydia Alling, of John Alling and Ellen Beardley; children: Mary (m. Thomas Munson), Ebenezer (m. Martha Gaylord).
---------- Elizabeth Wilcoxson (b. 1642 Stratford CT) m. 16 Apr 1663, Henry Stiles of Windsor CT. Children : Samuel (m. Martha Ellsworth), Elizabeth (m. John Denslow), Margaret, Mary (m. Isaac Eggleston), John (m. Sarah Eggleston or Elizabeth Taylor).
---------- Hannah Wilcoxson (b. 1644 Stratford CT) m.1. Lt. Daniel Hayden, 17 Mar 1664. m.2. John Beach Jr. (b. 16 Apr 1654) m. 1680.
---------- Sarah Wilcoxson (b. 1646 Stratford CT; d. 24 Nov 1691) m. 07 Mar 1665, John Meigs, Madison CT. Children : Sarah (I) (m. Daniel Bartlett); Janna (male; m. Hannah Willard), John (m. Rebecca Hand), Ebenezer (m. Mercy Weeks), Mindwell (m. Samuel Cruttenden). Possibly Sarah (II) (m. Caleb Stone).
---------- Phoebe Wilcoxson (b. 31 Aug 1650 Stratford CT; d. 20 Sep 1743) m. John Birdseye, 11 Dec 1669, Stratford CT. Children: Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Able, Joseph, Elizabeth Comfort, Dinah.
poss. ---- Johanna (b. 1652)

William Wilcoxson (1)(2) (3)(4) (photo) was born in 1601 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. He died in 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT. He has reference number 1. The first specific allusion to William Wilcoxson in either English or American records, is to be found in Hotten's "Original Lists of persons emigrating to America prior to 1700". There we find that William Wilcoxson, age 34, together with his wife Margaret, age 24, and their infant son John, age 2, sailed from London on the ship, Planter, April 5, 1635. Besides the Wilcoxson family, the Planter's list included the families of John Tuthill, Thomas Olney, George Giddings and William Beardsley, as well as several single persons, including Richard and Charles Harvey, William Felloe, Thomas Savage, Michael Willinson, Francis Peabody, Francis Baker, Thomas Greene and a few others. The vessel arrived at Boston, May 26th of the same year and we have the word of "Orcutt, "History of Stratford and Bridgeport", that his first American home was at Concord, MA. Since he appeared at Stratford, CT. in the year 1639 he could not have lived for more than four years there.

At the very beginning of its settlement, Stratford was called Pequennocke, then changed to Cupheag Plantation and then to Stratford. The earliest map of Stratford (as it was in 1639) shows seventeen families living there. This map shows William Wilcoxson's lot in the central part of the "town". On one side of it was the lot of William Beardsley and on the other that of John Peat. Across the street lived widow Elizabeth Curtis, Francis Nichols, Thomas Fairchild and Arthur Bostwick. Further down the street lived Richard Harvey, who, with William Beardsley had come over in the Planter with William Wilcoxson.

William Wilcoxson was selected to serve his town as Deputy in the Connecticut Assembly and was on intimate terms with Governors Winthrop and Bulkley.

William Wilcoxson died early in the year 1652. This we know from the fact that there is record of the inventory of his will on June 16th, 1652. Margaret remarried in 1664 to William Hayden of Windsor, CT, later removed to Killingworth (now Clinton, CT) .

The name of this line was originally Wilcoxson, but the last syllable was generally dropped about the middle of the eighteenth century.

From "Abner Wilcox & Lucy Eliza Hart Wilcox" the fact that just because the passengers of the Planter embarked with a blanket certificate from the minister of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, there is no reason to believe that William lived there. The records of the shire do not contain his name, and he was more likely from Derbyshire, the town of Biggin. If so, his father could have been the William Wilcoxson who married Anne Howdische 2/8/1575. Since William was a linen weaver, and Biggin was an area where flax was grown and woven into cloth, there is credibility to this theory.
He was married to Margaret Birdseye in England. Margaret Birdseye (5) was born in 1611 in England. http://www.familyorigins.com/users/w/i/l/Clifford-A-Wilcox/FAMO1-0001/d1.htm#P4

(book available about Thomas Fairchild @ fairchild@hargray.com ) “By 1600 the majority of the country gentlemen and of wealthy merchants in the towns had become Puritans, and the new views had made great headway in both universities, and at Cambridge had become dominant,” and he further says that our fathers belonged “to that middle-class of self-governing, self-respecting yeomanry that has been the glory of free England and free America.”

"We have strong proof of the high character, culture and civilization of the first settlers of Stratford…. In 1646 Stratford gave f614s. to maintain scholars at Cambridge, evincing wonderful zeal and self-sacrifice in behalf of learning, when the burdens of settling and protecting themselves had been well nigh too great to bear. 5th In the choice of a name, which, unlike Fairfield and Milford, has no local significance, and is suggestive, we believe, of their liberal and scholarly taste…. It is worthy of notice that the first institutions set up by our fathers were courts, so that all controversies could be promptly and legally disposed of. Our fathers believed in law and liberty, or “liberty under law,” and courts were necessary at the start.” (39; 250th Anniversary of Stratford; pp. 82, 83.)

The Descendants of Thomas Fairchild:  Thomas (c. 1610-1670), Samuel (c. 1640-1704), Edward (c. 1685-1767), Jonathon (c. 1715-1783), Seth (c. 1741-1815), Daniel Sr. (c. 1768-1835), Rev. Dan (c. 1818-1870), Eli (c. 1835-1892), Milton (c. 1864-1916), Enos (c. 1894-1950)

 Among the early settlers in this country was Thomas Fairchild, a native of England, who located at Stratford in 1639 and became one the leading pioneers of the place, being named by both Barber and Hollister as the first magistrate there…. It is likely that the name was originally Fairbairn, and that the family went to England from Scotland at a very early period. Thomas Fairchild, the pioneer settler at Stratford, was twice married and had several children. (37; CBR)
“The following spring seventeen families, including about sixty persons, on foot and on horse-back, threaded their way through the wilderness from Wheathersfield, forded the Pootatuck, and halted at the red man’s Cupheag and named it home. How familiar to us are many of the names on the lips of the settlers that day as they addressed one another—Blakeman, Fairchild, Curtis, Sherwood, Judson, Wilcoxson, Beardsley—a real Stratford in miniature, small in numbers but not in extent, as the original township embraced most of the land afterwards…They were landed at the mouth of Mack’s Creek where the settlers made a temporary abiding place—huts, tents and meeting-house—until the division of the land could be affected.” (39; Stratford’s 250th Anniv.)

“Among the early settlers in this country was Thomas Fairchild, a native of England, who located at Stratford in 1639 and became one the leading pioneers of the place, being named by both Barber and Hollister as the first magistrate there…. It is likely that the name was originally Fairbairn, and that the family went to England from Scotland at a very early period. Thomas Fairchild, the pioneer settler at Stratford, was twice married and had several children….. Bridgeport was first settled in a scattered fashion after 1660 by farmers from the adjoining towns of Fairfield and Stratford. These parent towns had been settled twenty years before. Each had developed close to a good natural harbor with trade connections to interior farms, and highways such as Black Rock Turnpike allowed farmers to bring their goods to the water for sale and shipping. Bridgeport did not exist as a corporate entity until 1821. Park Avenue, then named Division Street, served as the dividing line between Fairfield and Stratford.” (38; Orcutt)

“Thomas was buried in the plot by the first meeting house on the shore of Mac’s Creek. Without a doubt he and his first wife were removed to the present Congregational Burying-place, opened in February 1677-8.” “Early Stratford and Fairfield society seems to have been more free than Puritan communities elsewhere. This tolerance made possible the founding of Episcopal (Anglican), Methodist, and Baptist church in the area between Fairfield and Stratford, called by early settlers ‘Stratfield’ and now called Bridgeport.” (38; Orcutt, p. 15)

“The men who settled Stratford were workingmen. Ships’ registers list them as weavers, masons, joiners, smiths, and husbandmen, or as servants and apprentices….it appears that most of Stratford’s settlers came from (or through) Essex, Suffolk, Kent, and Hertfordshire, in eastern England…. They sailed from London and from Ipswich ports for Massachusetts Bay. The statement that they came directly usually means they came to Massachusetts Bay, and transhipped or traveled overland to Connecticut from there. The names of the fence owners in the Old Field in Stratford, listed in the earliest town records, were recorded in 1649 or 1650….they came, in large part, from eastern England, and that they followed Church of England ministers who sought a more basic religion—Thomas Hooker and Adam Blakeman.” (36; Knapp, p. 12, 13)

Thomas was elected deputy of the General Court: was four times nominated for Assistant Governor, and served on various committees. He was a merchant and owned a home and store on what is now Elm Street, Bridgeport. In 1966 he was appointed a Commissioner to settle the sale of land between the Indians and the English in Fairfield. The first settlers appear to have located themselves about 150 rods south of the Episcopal Church, the first chimney being erected near this spot; it was taken down about two years since. The first burying ground was near this spot. Mr. William Judson, one of the first settlers, came to Stratford in 1638. He lived at the southwest corner of Meeting-house hill or green, in a house constructed of stone. Mr. Abner Judson, his descendant, lives on the same spot, in a house which has stood 113 years, and is still in good repair. The whole township, which formerly was quite extensive, was purchased of the natives. The purchase was, however, not completed till 1672. There was a reservation of good lands for the improvement of the Indians, at Pughquonnuck or Pequannock, Golden hill, and at a place called Coram, in Huntington. (42; Barber, p. 405)

The original Indian name of Stratford was Cupheag. It was purchased by Mr. Fairchild in 1639, and settlements were commenced at the same time. Mr. Fairchild came directly from England, and was the first person vested with civil authority in the town. The first principal persons in the town were john and William Eustice, and Samuel Hawley, who were from Roxbury, and Joseph Judson and Timothy  Wilcoxson, who were from Concord, Massachusetts. A few years from the commencement of the settlement, Mr. John Birdsey removed from Milford, and became a man of eminence, both in the town and church. There were also several of the chief planters from Boston, and a number by the name of Welles, from Wethersfield. “Mr. Adam Blackman, who had been episcopally ordained in England, and a preacher of some note, first at Leicester and afterwards at Derbyshire, was their minister, and one of the first planters. It is said that he was followed by a number of the faithful, into this country, to whom he was so dear that they said unto him, in the language of Ruth, ‘Intreat us not to leave thee, for whither thou goest we will go; thy people shall be our people, and thy God our God.’” (42; Barber, p. 404-5)

“Among the early settlers in this country was Thomas Fairchild, a native of England, who located at Stratford in 1639 and became one the leading pioneers of the place, being named by both Barber and Hollister as the first magistrate there…. It is likely that the name was originally Fairbairn, and that the family went to England from Scotland at a very early period. Thomas Fairchild, the pioneer settler at Stratford, was twice married and had several children.”(37; CBR)

“The earliest shelters of the settlers at Cupheag (Stratford) were “cellars” dug into the banks at Stratford (Mac’s) Harbor, or “English wigwams,” a cross between the Indian wigwam made of thatch, bark or hides, and the English charcoal burner’s hut…. The first reference to the name Cupheag is in a June 1640 court order to Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Hopkins, and Mr. Blakeman to “sett out the bownds betwixt the Plantations of Cuphege and Uncoway.” On April 13, 1643, the Records first referred to it as Stratford.” (36; Knapp, p. 6)

“Bridgeport was first settled in a scattered fashion after 1660 by farmers from the adjoining towns of Fairfield and Stratford. These parent towns had been settled twenty years before. Each had developed close to a good natural harbor with trade connections to interior farms, and highways such as Black Rock Turnpike allowed farmers to bring their goods to the water for sale and shipping. Bridgeport did not exist as a corporate entity until 1821. Park Avenue, then named Division Street, served as the dividing line between Fairfield and Stratford…… The first house within the present day boundaries of Bridgeport was built by Thomas Wheeler at Black Rock harbor in 1644. Wheeler also built a small fort equipped with two guns, which were aimed at the harbor and at the Indians who had built their own stockaded fort nearby. Fears of an Indian uprising persisted. In a series of relocations over a long period of time, these Golden Hill Indians were moved to ever-smaller reservations. In 1659 the tribe exchanged their land for an eighty-acre reservation on Golden Hill, the vicinity of present Washington Avenue…..

Witch Hunt

Another example of the insecurity of early settlers was the witch hysteria of 1651-53. Several women were accused of having conversations with the devil. Witnesses argued over whether certain body marks were ‘witch signs’ or merely birthmarks, Judge Roger Ludlow accused two women, Goodwife Knapp and Goodwife Staples, of being witches. Goody Knapp was tried and hung. Goody Staples’ husband, infuriated by Goody Knapp’s senseless death, sued Ludlow on behalf of his wife for defamation of character. Staples won the suit, and Ludlow left the colonies forever. Goody Staples was acquitted. Local feminist history today commemorates Goody Knapp, who has become a symbol of the ongoing struggle for women’s rights.” (38; Orcutt, p. 15)
This yellow house is on site of first church and burial ground, 2000. “The most important building had always been the meetinghouse. It served as church, town house, and fort, and probably as school.” (36; Knapp, p. 13; picture of house on Flickr. )

“Today the little burying ground laid out around the first meetinghouse at Cupheag is gone…. In 1678 the planters began a new and larger cemetery, the present Congregational burying ground…. The dead who could be located were exhumed and taken to the new location, unmarked graves were lost: In later years, when foundations and wells were dug stark remnants of the old burying ground reappeared. In 1919 workmen digging in the street uncovered the bones of one ancient settler, and laid him back to rest.

“Old histories say that seventeen families, sixty-five souls, made the trek in 1639 with Reverend Adam Blakeman from Wethersfield to this site, but the true story is long lost, and only cryptic notes in the Colonial Records of Connecticut and other scattered records give us hints of how many really came and for what reasons…. Adam Blakeman was born in Staffordshire in 1598. In 1617 he matriculated at Oxford’s Christ Church College where only a few years earlier some of forty-seven scholars had labored to produce a new Bible for King James the First. Some of these men were doubtless Blakeman’s teachers. He was ordained a priest of the Church of England, with parishes in Leicestershire and Derbyshire in a period when the Authorized Version of the Bible was influencing English life and knowledge of the gospel…. "

“When Henry VIII removed England from the Church of Rome n 1531-33, followers of the Calvinistic doctrines that took shape in the Protestant Reformation hoped for a return to fundamental Christianity in England, but even Elizabeth, the last Tudor, retained the pomp and dogma of her father’s church, and turned away from these “Puritans” in annoyance…. When James the First (or Sixth) came down from Scotland to be king he treated the Puritans with greater tolerance, but when his son, Charles I, succeeded him in 1625, England suffered from a trinity of ills: in religion, in government and in economy. The Church of England moved toward greater pomp and ritual—as put by a dissenting Parliament, to ‘Popery, or Armenianism….disagreeing with the true and orthodox Church.’ Fundamentalist Thomas Hooker hid at Little Baddow, then, under pressure from the tyrant bishop William Laud, fled to Holland. When Laud was elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury by the king in 1633, Hooker crossed the sea to Boston."

“King Charles suspended trial by jury and in 1629 adjourned the Parliament for eleven years. The country writhed beneath the despot’s rule. Meanwhile, in 1630 and 1631, harvests were bad and poverty prevailed…. Between 1629 and 1643, New England colonists increased from three hundred to fourteen thousand…. The record of the Blakeman family’s passage is lost, but hey followed Thomas Hooker and their people followed them…. Reverend Adam Blakeman matriculated at Christ Church College, Oxford,on May 28, 1671. His instructors must have included the very scholars who wrote the Bible for King James…. The Church was the colony and the Church was the town. Only church members could become voters. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut clearly state: 'where a people are gathered together the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and union of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Gouernment established according to God, to order and dispose to the affayres of the people…. [We join] to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospel of our Lord Jesus wch we now profess, as also the discipline of the Churches, wch according to the truth of the said gospel is now practiced amongst us."

“The Fundamental Orders governed Stratford and the state until 1818. Under this constitution, the General Court established capital punishment for twelve crimes; worshiping false gods, witchcraft, blasphemy, murder through malice, murder through guile, bestiality, homosexuality, adultery, rape, kidnapping, false witness causing loss of life, and insurrection. For other crimes, jailing, fining, whipping, pillories and stocks, and branding or cutting off ears sufficed….” (36; Knapp, p. 11, 12, 16.)
(Knell’s Island, 2000.)

Our fathers were Puritans; and, speaking of the Puritans generally, John Fisk says: “By 1600 the majority of the country gentlemen and of wealthy merchants in the towns had become Puritans, and the new views had made great headway in both universities, and at Cambridge had become dominant,” and he further says that our fathers belonged “to that middle-class of self-governing, self-respecting yeomanry that has been the glory of free England and free America.” We have strong proof of the high character, culture and civilization of the first settlers of Stratford:

• 1st. In these old town records, which show how well versed in composition, writing, and knowledge they were.
• 2nd. In the plan and layout of these wide, straight streets, and large commons, which show how public-spirited and far-seeing they were.
• 3rd. Look at these wide thoroughfares, radiating from this location—north to Huntington, northwest to Trumbull, and west—the old King’s highway—to Fairfield, and think how much they did to make this place like old Rome—all roads leading to it.
• 4th. In 1646 Stratford gave f614s. to maintain scholars at Cambridge, evincing wonderful zeal and self-sacrifice in behalf of learning, when the burdens of settling and protecting themselves had been well nigh too great to bear.
• 5th. In the choice of a name, which, unlike Fairfield and Milford, has no local significance, and is suggestive, we believe, of their liberal and scholarly taste…. It is worthy of notice that the first institutions set up by our fathers were courts, so that all controversies could be promptly and legally disposed of. Our fathers believed in law and liberty, or “liberty under law,” and courts were necessary at the start. Our fathers were agitators. Under that marvel of a constitution, of 1639, the General Courts met twice a year “to agitate the affairs of the commonwealth;” they were vigilant, and did not content themselves with biennial sessions.

THE FIRST GENERATION : Thomas Fairchild (c. 1610-1670) m. (1) Emma Seabrook (c. ABT 1608-1661) d/o Robert & Alice (Goodspeede) Seabrook. She died between 1653-1662 Stratford, CT. (Wingrave, Bucks Ch. Rec. England); m. (2) Katherine Craig Dec. 1662 London, England. (Pre-nuptial agreement 22 Dec 1662). She married (2) Jeremiah Judson 8 Nov 1675 Stratford; d. May 1706 Stratford. Children of Thomas and Emma: Samuel b. 31 Aug 1640, Sara b. 19 Feb 1641/2; m. Jehiel Preston, John b. 1 May 1644, Thomas b. 21 Feb 1645, Dinah b. 14 Jul 1648; m. Benjamin Corey; d. 1703, Zechariah b. 14 Dec 1651, Emma b. 23 Oct. 1653; m. Hackaliah Preston 20 Apr. 1676 Stratford; d. 25 Feb 1732/3 Woodbury, CT. Children of Thomas and Katherine: 1) Joseph b. 15 Apr. 1664, 2) John b. 8 June 1666, Priscilla b. 20 Apr. 1669; m. Benjamin Peat 1688. (47; Gilmore, p. 1) Zechariah Fairchild had land by gift from brethren Samuel and Thomas Fairchild and Jehiel Preston, and mother Mrs. Katherien Judson [Stratford Deeds]. (40; Jacobus, p. 194.)
(Samuel Fairchild birth 1640; Stratford town records.)

THE SECOND GENERATION : Samuel Fairchild (c. 31 Aug.1640 Stratford-Jan. 1704/5 Stratford) m. Mary Wheeler (c. 1655-1747). Mary is the daughter of Moses and Miriam (Hawley) Wheeler; m. Benjamin Beach 5 Dec 1705 Stratford; m. Thomas Yale 31 July 1716 Wallingford, CT. Children of Samuel and Mary born in Stratford, CT: 1) Robert b. 1681; d. before 1716, 2) Samuel b. 1682, 3) Anna b. 168__; m. Benjamin Coney 18 Nov 1702 Stratford, CT; d. 23 Jul 1703 Stratford, CT, Edward (c.1685-1767) m. Elizabeth Blakeman/Blackman 1710, Jonathon b. 10 Oct 1692. On 10 Dec 1674 Samuel’s lands were recorded. He had received from his father 30 Dec 1668, land received by gift from his grandfather Seabrook and land he had received in exchange with brother Thomas. Samuel was a ship’s carpenter and a member of the Congregational Church in Stratford.

THE THIRD GENERATION : Edward Fairchild (c. 1685-1767) m. Elizabeth Blakeman/Blackman (b. 25 Jan 1710-1 Stratford d. Newtown, CT) 1710. She is was the daughter of Ebenezer & Patience (Wilcoxson) Blakeman. Children of Edward and Elizabeth: 1) Mary b. 6 Apr. 1713; m. Robert Seeley 1734 Newtown, 2) Jonathon b. 2 Aug 1715, 3) James b. 19 Sep 1720, 4) Moses b. 1 Oct 1723, 5) Elizabeth b. 19 July 1726; m. Daniel Crofut, 6)Ebenezer b. 1729. Edward received land in 1705 in the distribution of his father’s estate. As of Apr. 1711 he was of Stratford when he sold 6A of land. Jan 1713/4 he was of Newtown when he disposed of land in Stratford.

THE FOURTH GENERATION : Jonathon Fairchild (c. 2 Aug 1715 Newtown, CT-12 Jan 1783 Newtown) m. Hannah Beardsley 25 June 1740 Newtown, CT. Hannah (c. 7 Feb 1715 Stratford-1805 Newtown, CT). She is the daughter of Josiah & Mary (Whitmore) Beardsley. Children of Jonathon & Mary: 1) Seth (c. 8 Mar. 1741-1815, 2) Josiah b. 11 Nov. 1754, 3) Zadock b. 1760. Administration of Daniel Bachen’s estate was granted to widow Hanna 27 June 1738. Distribution was ordered 13 May 1743 to the widow, now Fairchild, and the children Mary, b. 13 Jul 1737, and Hanna b. 27 Jan 1738/9. Jonathon’s will, written 12 Sep 1782 and proved 12 May1783, names his three sons and daughter Catherine. Hannah’s will, dated 24 Feb 1798 and proved 20 Sep 1805, names daughters Hannah and Mary Bachen and her three sons.
http://www.mfairladyblogspot.com/2008/06/fairchild-genealogy-and-timeline.html

✱ A1. WILCOXSON, William b: 1560 Wirksworth, DBY, ENG d: 1626 Wirksworth, DBY, ENG #: WILC192
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B1. WILCOXSON, George b: 1581-1609 d: 1587-1688 #: WILC193
B2. WILCOXSON, Anne b: 1581-1609 d: 1586-1691 #: WILC194
B3. WILCOXSON, Mazie b: 1581-1609 d: 1586-1691 #: WILC195 ✱
B4. WILCOXSON, William, linen weaver, Immigrant b: 1600-1601 St. Albans, HRT, ENG d: 28 Nov 1652 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC1 ✱ +BIRDSEYE, Margaret, Immigrant b: 1611-1612 St. Albans, HRT, ENG #: BIRD97 11GGMo m: 1632 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
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C1. [4] WILCOXSON, Deacon John {2} b: 1632-1633 _, HRT, ENG d: 19 Mar 1689/90 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC3
+TITHERTON, Johannah b: 1637 Hartford, Hartford, CT #: WILC17 m: <1657 Stratford, Fairfield, CT Father: TITTERTON, Daniel
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D1. WILCOXSON, John b: ~Mar 1656/57 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC47
+BUSS, Elizabeth #: WILC48 m: 14 Jan 1682/83
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E1. [2] WILCOXSON, Lt. John b: 18 Oct 1683 Concord, MA d: 12 Sep 1748 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC377
+TOMLINSON, Elizabeth b: 11 Aug 1684 #: WILC462 m: Jun 1707 Concord/Stratford, CT
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F1. WILCOXSON, John b: 1709 dy: #: WILC50
F2. [1] WILCOXSON, Timothy b: 1711 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 30 Jul 1797 Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT #: WILC463
+PLATT, Abigail b: 1720 Newtown, Fairfield, CT d: 30 Jul 1744 Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT †: childbirth (probably) #: PLAT166 3C7 m: 24 Apr 1740 Stratford, Fairfield, CT Mother: BRACY, Phebe Father: PLATT, John
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G1. WILCOXSON, Joannah b: 11 Feb 1740/41 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 02 Mar 1800 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC369 o +WELLES, David b: 28 Mar 1738 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC817
G2. WILCOXSON, Abigail b: 05 May 1743 Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT dy: 1743 Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT #: WILC931
G3. WILCOXSON, Timothy b: 22 Jul 1744 #: WILC799
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«2° Wife of F2. [1] Timothy Wilcoxson:» o +HAWLEY, Hanna b: ~1715 MA d: 1745 #: WILC370 m: 04 Jul 1745 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
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G1. WILCOXSON, Abigail b: 1746 #: WILC818
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«2° Wife of E1. [2] John Wilcoxson:»
+CURTIS, Sarah b: ~1695 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: <13 Jan 1714/15 #: CURT1057 2C8 m: 19 Mar 1712/13 Stratford, Fairfield, CT Mother: JUDSON, Abigail Father: CURTIS, Josiah
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F1. WILCOXSON, Josiah b: 1714 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC51 o +HUBBELL, Elizabeth b: 15 Mar 1712/13 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC52 m: 16 Jun 1735 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
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«3° Wife of E1. [2] John Wilcoxson:»
+BRINSMADE, Deborah b: 1692 d: 1755 #: WILC461 m: 13 Jan 1714/15 Mother: HAWKINS, Elizabeth Father: BRINSMADE, Paul
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F1. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 1715 d: >1740 #: WILC359 o +HAYES, Samuel b: 1698 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: >1787 #: WILC465 Mother: DIBBLE, Abigail Father: HAYES, George, Immigrant
F2. WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 1716 #: WILC360
F3. WILCOXSON, David b: 04 Apr 1718 #: WILC361
F4. WILCOXSON, Rebecca b: 05 Mar 1719/20 #: WILC362
F5. WILCOXSON, John b: 10 Nov 1721 Stratford, CT #: WILC363
+Mary b: 1729 d: 1803 #: WILC466 m: 10 Nov 1744
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G1. WILCOXSON, Amy b: 1762 d: 1797 #: WILC467
G2. WILCOXSON, John b: 1767 Stratford, CT d: 1825 #: WILC468
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F6. WILCOXSON, Ruth b: 11 Nov 1723 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 02 Aug 1731 _, Fairfield, CT †: "Accidentally by a great stone falling on her from a stone fence." #: WILC364
F7. WILCOXSON, Samuel b: 16 Oct 1725 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 19 Aug 1783 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC353 o +CLARK, Anne d: >1775 #: WILC354 m: 1765 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
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G1. WILCOXSON, Sarah Anne b: 10 Jul 1767 d: 1768-1861 #: WILC356
G2. WILCOXSON, Samuel Oliver b: 19 Feb 1771 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1824 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC355
+CURTISS, Anne b: 1778 #: CURT1059 5C5
G3. WILCOXSON, Oliver Samuel b: 15 Jan 1773 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1848 Seneca Falls, Seneca, NY #: WILC337
+CURTIS, Sally (Sarah) #: CURT1058 5C5 m: ~1795
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H1. WILCOXEN, Mariette b: 1797 d: 1797 #: WILC338
H2. WILCOXEN, Lourette b: 1797 d: 1834 #: WILC339
H3. WILCOXEN, Abram b: 1799 d: 1874 #: WILC340
H4. WILCOXSON, Alfred b: 1801 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1880 Seneca Falls, Seneca, NY #: WILC266 o +GILBERT, Abigale b: 06 Feb 1803 CT d: 04 Mar 1861 Seneca Falls, Seneca, NY #: WILC267 m: 13 Oct 1822 Mother: (GILBERT), Ancia Father: GILBERT, Ager/Agur
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I1. WILCOXEN, Fidelia b: 1823 d: 1912 #: WILC276
+BABBITT, Stephen b: 1806-1826 d: 1841-1912 #: WILC314 m: 1837-1840
I2. WILCOXEN, Nancy b: 1825 d: 1880 #: WILC277
+GRAVES, George W. b: 1808-1828 d: 1842-1914 #: WILC321 m: 1839-1842
I3. WILCOXEN, Judge Gilbert b: 28 Sep 1829 Smithfield, Dutchess, NY d: 1913 #: WILC274
+MERRIT, Jane d: 1904 #: WILC305 m: 1846-1879
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J1. WILCOXEN, William M. b: 1850-1877 d: 1875-1957 #: WILC306
+STEAMS, Ada b: 1842-1876 d: 1895 #: WILC309
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K1. WILCOXEN, Frank b: 1875-1895 d: 1936-1984 #: WILC310
+Helen #: WILC490
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L1. WILCOXEN, Jennie #: WILC494
L2. WILCOXEN, David S. #: WILC312
+Helen #: WILC491
L3. WILCOXEN, William M. #: WILC313
+CHRISTEN, Lois #: WILC492
L4. WILCOXEN, Fred #: WILC493
+STUIK, Avaline #: WILC495
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K2. WILCOXEN, Merritt b: 1873-1895 d: 1882-1980 #: WILC311
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J2. WILCOXEN, Fred b: 1850-1879 d: 1856-1958 #: WILC308
J3. WILCOXEN, Jennie b: 1864 d: 1903 #: WILC307
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I4. WILCOXEN, Loraine A. b: 1830 d: 1873-1925 #: WILC272 o +SUTTON, Warren M. b: 1814-1847 d: 1873-1930 #: WILC294 m: 1845-1873
I5. WILCOXEN, Milo Irving b: 29 Jul 1831 Smithfield, Dutchess, NY d: 1876 #: WILC268
+LAPHENS, Ellen Salome d: 1904 #: WILC282 m: 1848-1873
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J1. WILCOXEN, Ella Solome b: 1865 d: 1933 #: WILC283
J2. WILCOXEN, Walter Bruce b: 1868 d: 1923 #: WILC284
+HAYNES, Hannah b: 1864-1883 d: 1889-1968 #: WILC288
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K1. WILCOXEN, Helen Ellen #: WILC289
+PLUMB, Leon R. #: WILC292
K2. WILCOXEN, Milo Wilfred #: WILC290
K3. WILCOXEN, Caroline #: WILC291
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J3. WILCOXEN, Wilfred Milo b: 1870 d: 1871-1960 #: WILC285
J4. WILCOXEN, John Lophen b: 1873 d: 1930 #: WILC281
+PROCTOR, Maude b: 1871-1896 d: 1909 #: WILC286 m: 1890-1907
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K1. WILCOXEN, John Milo b: 1916 d: 1936 #: WILC287
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I6. WILCOXEN, Marilda b: 1833 d: 1884 #: WILC278
I7. WILCOXEN, Alfred Lewis b: 1834 d: 1895 Syracuse, NY #: WILC280
+COOK, Mary L. b: 1822-1848 d: 1895 Syracuse, NY #: WILC322 m: 1849-1880
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J1. WILCOXEN, Jesse b: 1855-1883 d: 1861-1962 #: WILC324
J2. WILCOXEN, Stella b: 1855-1883 d: 1860-1965 #: WILC325
J3. WILCOXEN, Milo b: 1861 d: 1924 #: WILC323
+OLEBROOK, Ora b: 1853-1877 d: 1900-1964 #: WILC327 m: 1877-1900
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K1. WILCOXEN, Francis b: 30 Mar 1893 d: 1894-1987 #: WILC496 o +REID, William b: 1876-1896 d: 1910-1982 #: WILC497
K2. WILCOXEN, Hazel b: 1896 d: 1897-1990 #: WILC328 o +BROWN, Carl b: 1879-1899 d: 1913-1985 #: WILC330
K3. WILCOXEN, Viola b: 1897 d: 1937 #: WILC329
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J4. WILCOXEN, George Lewis b: 1869 d: 1895 #: WILC326
+BALLOU, Sara Elizabeth b: 1869 d: 1934 #: WILC331 m: 1885-1894
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K1. WILCOXEN, Lewis Clark b: 1892 d: 1927-1983 #: WILC333 o +WILLIAMS, Mildred Belle b: 1891 d: 1927-1986 #: WILC334 m: 1907-1927
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L1. WILCOXEN, Francis Elizabeth #: WILC335
+TRITE, Douglas #: WILC498
L2. WILCOXEN, Lewis Lloyd #: WILC336
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K2. WILCOXEN, Eleanor b: 1893 d: 1896 #: WILC332
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I8. [3] WILCOXEN, Capt. Isaac Newton, V:CW b: 23 Apr 1837 NY d: 1910 #: WILC270
+CROSBY, Prue Eliza #: WILC484 m: <1858
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J1. WILCOXEN, Seymour b: 1858-1887 d: 1864-1966 #: WILC486
J2. WILCOXEN, Ida Melissa b: 17 Jul 1858 d: 1859-1952 #: WILC487
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«2° Wife of I8. [3] Isaac Newton Wilcoxen, V:CW:» o +SCOTT, Sarah M. #: WILC485 m: <1861
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J1. WILCOXEN, Wesley Walter b: 31 Aug 1861 d: 1862-1951 #: WILC489
J2. WILCOXEN, Scott Stillman b: 14 Jun 1864 d: 1865-1954 #: WILC488
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I9. WILCOXEN, Seymour b: 1837 d: 1838-1927 #: WILC271
I10. WILCOXEN, Mary b: 1838 d: 1920 #: WILC275
I11. WILCOXEN, Charles Baxter b: 1840 d: 1915 #: WILC262
+PLUMLEY, Mary b: 1838 d: 1916 #: WILC263 m: 1855-1887
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J1. WILCOXEN, Eugene b: 1871 d: 1872-1961 #: WILC264
J2. WILCOXEN, Frederick A. b: 1873 d: 1874-1963 #: WILC265
+FORDNEY, Mary b: 1869-1889 d: 1889-1973 #: WILC477
J3. WILCOXEN, Franklin E. b: 1874 d: 1938 #: WILC293
J4. WILCOXEN, Charles Baxter b: 20 Jun 1877 Shakopee, Scott County, MN d: 21 Apr 1948 San Fernando, CA #: WILC512
+LOKEN, Anna Mathilda b: 12 Jan 1880 Christiania, Oslo, Norway d: 09 Feb 1975 San Pedro, CA #: WILC348 m: 27 Jun 1901 San Diego, CA
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K1. WILCOXEN, Alice Annabelle b: 17 Apr 1902 Ballard, WA d: 04 Jun 1987 Gardena, CA #: WILC513
+PRINCE, Floyd Jerome b: 21 Dec 1901 Harriman, TN d: 18 Jan 1971 Gardena, CA #: WILC517 m: 27 Jun 1920 Los Angeles, CA
K2. WILCOXEN, Anita Pauline b: 21 Jul 1906 Ballard, WA d: 10 Sep 1915 Ballard, WA #: WILC515
K3. WILCOXEN, Evelyn Marie b: 13 May 1909 Ballard, WA d: 16 Dec 1984 #: WILC514 o +ARMSTRONG, Thomas Martin b: 11 Jan 1906 Port Huron, MI d: 21 Aug 1978 #: WILC243 m: 04 Aug 1925 Los Angeles, CA
K4. WILCOXEN, Richard Charles b: 16 Sep 1914 San Diego, CA d: 06 May 1969 San Pedro, CA #: WILC516
+GIBSON, Francis Harriet b: 19 Jun 1913 Hibbing, MN d: 13 Mar 1988 San Pedro, CA #: WILC254 m: 04 May 1935 Eagle Rock, CA
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L1. WILCOXEN, Jean Lynne #: WILC255
+SPAAN, Richard #: WILC368
L2. WILCOXEN, Richard Charles #: WILC256
+MILLER, Karen Sue #: WILC383
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M1. WILCOXEN, Tracy Heather #: WILC384
M2. WILCOXEN, Lisa Diane #: WILC385
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I12. WILCOXEN, Helen M b: 1840 d: 1854 #: WILC279
I13. WILCOXEN, Alonzo Spencer b: 03 Apr 1845 Seneca Falls, Seneca, NY d: 1924 #: WILC269
I14. WILCOXEN, Roda b: 1845 d: 1935 #: WILC273
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H5. WILCOXEN, Sarah b: 1802 d: 1882 #: WILC341
H6. WILCOXEN, Caroline b: 1804 d: 1894 #: WILC342
H7. WILCOXEN, Mary b: 1807 d: 1889 #: WILC343
H8. WILCOXEN, Sally b: 1809 d: 1856 #: WILC344
H9. WILCOXEN, Nancy b: 1812 d: 1885 #: WILC345
H10. WILCOXEN, Oliver Samuel b: 1814 d: 1880 #: WILC346
H11. WILCOXEN, Eliza b: 1816 d: 1868 #: WILC347
H12. WILCOXEN, Samuel Oliver b: 1817 d: 1893 #: WILC349
H13. WILCOXEN, James b: 1818 d: 1896 #: WILC350
H14. WILCOXEN, Phoebe b: 1819 d: 1897 #: WILC351
H15. WILCOXEN, Issac b: 1823 d: 1843 #: WILC352
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G4. WILCOXSON, John Clark b: 1775 #: WILC478
+(WILCOXSON), Dorcas #: WILC479
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H1. WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 1796-1825 d: 1801-1907 #: WILC480
H2. WILCOXSON, John Clark b: 1796-1825 d: 1802-1904 #: WILC481
H3. WILCOXSON, Mary b: 1796-1825 d: 1801-1907 #: WILC482
H4. WILCOXSON, Charles Winthrop b: 1796-1825 d: 1802-1904 #: WILC483
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F8. WILCOXSON, Ephraim b: 03 Apr 1728 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC366
+WHEELER, Ruth #: WHEE535 4C8 m: 10 Jan 1747/48
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G1. WILCOXSON, Deborah d: 1754-1860 #: WILC471
G2. WILCOXSON, Lucy d: 1754-1860 #: WILC472
G3. WILCOXSON, Rececca d: 1754-1860 #: WILC473
G4. WILCOXSON, Ephraim d: 1755-1857 #: WILC474
G5. WILCOXSON, John d: 1755-1857 #: WILC475
G6. WILCOXSON, Israhiah d: 1755-1857 #: WILC476
G7. WILCOXSON, Elnathan b: 04 Apr 1749 #: WILC470 o +WELLS, Sarah b: 02 Nov 1754 #: WILC499 m: 11 Jan 1776
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H1. WILCOXSON, Philo b: 29 Sep 1775 d: 1776-1865 #: WILC500 o +SMITH, Polly b: 1771-1791 d: 1791-1875 #: WILC511
H2. WILCOXSON, Issac b: 30 Nov 1777 d: 14 Jul 1783 #: WILC501
H3. WILCOXSON, Elias b: 27 Sep 1780 d: 1783 #: WILC502
H4. WILCOXSON, Sarah b: 05 Nov 1782 d: 1783 #: WILC503
H5. WILCOXSON, Issac b: 29 Aug 1784 d: 1805-1874 #: WILC504
+SARAH b: 1780-1800 d: 1805-1884 #: WILC505
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I1. WILCOXSON, Elnathan b: 1802-1829 d: 1850-1912 #: WILC506
+WHITTEMORE, Mary Jane b: 1805-1828 d: 1850-1916 #: WILC509 m: 1825-1850
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J1. WILCOXSON, Francis A. b: 1847 d: 1848-1937 #: WILC510
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I2. WILCOXSON, John b: 1805-1834 d: 1811-1913 #: WILC507
I3. WILCOXSON, Charles b: 1805-1834 d: 1811-1913 #: WILC508
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F9. WILCOXSON, Deborah b: 15 Apr 1731 #: WILC367
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E2. WILCOXSON, William b: ~1685 #: WILC49
+BRINSMADE, Hester #: WILC55 m: 11 Dec 1712 Stratford, Fairfield, CT Mother: HAWKINS, Elizabeth Father: BRINSMADE, Paul
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F1. WILCOXSON, Sussana #: WILC358
F2. WILCOXSON, Mary #: WILC389
F3. WILCOXSON, Sarah #: WILC56
F4. WILCOXSON, Joseph #: WILC57
F5. WILCOXSON, Anne #: WILC58
F6. WILCOXSON, Hester #: WILC59
F7. WILCOXSON, William #: WILC60
F8. WILCOXSON, Nathan b: 05 May 1729 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 14 Feb 1775 #: WILC365 o +BEACH, Mary b: 1732 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 25 Jul 1775 #: WILC61 m: 16 May 1759
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G1. WILCOXSON, Nathan #: WILC62
G2. WILCOXSON, James #: WILC63
G3. WILCOXSON, William Abijah #: WILC70
G4. WILCOXSON, Beach, cooper b: 04 Nov 1767 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC71 o +BEEBE, Anna #: WILC74 m: 09 Apr 1810
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H1. WILCOXSON, Frances A. b: ~1811 #: WILC75
+KEELER, Ezra #: KEEL61 S10
H2. WILCOXSON, Nathan B. #: WILC76
[2:199]
G5. WILCOXSON, Sarah #: WILC72
G6. WILCOXSON, Mary #: WILC73
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D2. WILCOXSON, William b: ~1659 Stratford, CT d: 1660-1749 #: WILC460
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«2° Wife of C1. [4] John {2} Wilcoxson:»
+BOURNE/DEMING, Elizabeth b: ~1627 d: 08 Oct 1668 #: WILC390 m: 19 Mar 1662/63 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
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D1. WILCOXSON, Patience b: 06 Feb 1663/64 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: ~1691 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC373
+BLACKMAN, Ebenezer b: 1657 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 10 Nov 1715 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: BKMN32 1C12 m: 04 Oct 1681 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
D2. WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 24 Feb 1664/65 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 10 Jul 1701 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC374
+BOOTH, Joseph b: 08 Mar 1655/56 d: 31 Aug 1703 #: BOOT20 S11 m: ~1686
D3. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: Jul 1666 d: 11 Oct 1694 #: WILC375
+BEERS, Barnabas b: 06 Sep 1658 Roxbury, Middlesex, MA d: 11 Oct 1694 #: BEER228 1C9 m: 04 Apr 1688
D4. WILCOXSON, Mary b: 04 Apr 1668 d: 28 Nov 1755 #: WILC376 o +SMITH, John M. b: 1655-1688 d: 1713-1772 #: WILC458 m: 18 Mar 1707/08
[2:212]
E1. SMITH, Ona Mae b: 07 Dec 1709 d: 01 May 1760 Hominy, OK #: WILC459
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C2. WILCOXSON, Joseph {3}, of Killingworth b: 1636 Concord, Middlesex, MA d: <1684 #: WILC5
+MITCHELL, Anna d: >1708 #: WILC19 m: ~1658 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Father: MITCHELL, Thomas, of New Haven
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D1. [7] WILCOXSON, Lt. Joseph b: 29 Oct 1659 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 29 Sep 1747 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC546
+KELSEY, Hannah b: 13 Sep 1668 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 02 Feb 1728/29 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC67 m: 14 Feb 1692/93 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
[2:217]
E1. WILCOX, Hannah b: 16 Jan 1693/94 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC652 o +PALMER, Gershom #: WILC378 m: 04 Oct 1733 kIllingworth, Middlesex, CT
E2. [6] WILCOX, Dea. Joseph b: 17 Jan 1695/96 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 03 May 1774 KIllingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC647
+HURD, Rebecca b: 21 Oct 1703 Woodbury, Litchfield, CT #: WILC896 m: 13 Aug 1724 KIllingworth, Middlesex, CT
[2:221]
F1. WILCOX, Eliza #: WILC788
F2. WILCOX, Elijah b: 18 Jul 1725 #: WILC789
F3. WILCOX, Rebecca b: 29 Jan 1726/27 #: WILC790
F4. WILCOX, Joseph b: 11 Sep 1728 #: WILC791
F5. WILCOX, Nathan b: 29 Mar 1730 #: WILC792
F6. WILCOX, Hannah b: 07 Dec 1731 #: WILC793
F7. WILCOX, Adam b: 01 Apr 1734 #: WILC794
F8. WILCOX, Abigail b: 29 Apr 1736 #: WILC795
F9. WILCOX, Sarah b: 07 Dec 1738 #: WILC796
F10. WILCOX, Lucy b: 01 Feb 1740/41 #: WILC797
F11. WILCOX, Abigail b: 23 Aug 1743 #: WILC798
F12. WILCOX, Joseph b: 18 Sep 1747 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 20 Mar 1840 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC828 o +WILLCOCKS, Grace b: 08 Jul 1755 d: 10 Feb 1836 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC829 m: 04 Mar 1776 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Mother: STEEVENS, Sarah Father: WILLCOCKS, Silas
[2:234]
G1. WILCOX, Hannah #: WILC836
G2. WILCOX, Joseph #: WILC837
G3. WILCOX, Philinda #: WILC838
G4. WILCOX, Silas #: WILC839
G5. WILCOX, Adah #: WILC840
G6. WILCOX, Amelia #: WILC841
G7. WILCOX, Martha #: WILC842
G8. [5] WILCOX, Dea. Esaias, Mt Pleasant PA farmer b: 16 Oct 1790 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 01 Jan 1877 Preston Twp, Wayne, PA #: WILC843
+CRAMPTON, Lucy b: 08 Jun 1793 Guilford, New Haven, CT d: 1852 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA #: WILC849 m: 05 Mar 1815
[2:243]
H1. WILCOX, Ambrose b: 03 Aug 1816 #: WILC850
H2. WILCOX, Ambrose, farmer b: 04 Jul 1817 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA d: 23 Feb 1893 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA #: WILC851
+STOUT, Lucy b: 1822 Preston Twp, Wayne, PA #: WILC858 m: 11 Jun 1840 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA
[2:246]
I1. WILCOX, Orrin b: 15 Oct 1842 #: WILC859
I2. WILCOX, David Elias #: WILC860
I3. WILCOX, Eunice b: 24 Nov 1846 Preston Twp, Wayne, PA liv: 1880 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA #: WILC861
+FOWLER, Hosmer #: FOWL442 12C5 m: 24 Dec 1865 Mt Pleasant Twp, Wayne, PA
I4. WILCOX, Levi W. #: WILC862
I5. WILCOX, George Washington #: WILC863
I6. WILCOX, Huldah #: WILC868
I7. WILCOX, Elizabeth J. #: WILC869
I8. WILCOX, Lucy W. #: WILC870
I9. WILCOX, Orrin A. b: 03 Jul 1864 #: WILC871
[2:256]
H3. WILCOX, Bela Marcus #: WILC852
H4. WILCOX, Sarah #: WILC853
H5. WILCOX, Achsah b: 08 Oct 1825 #: WILC854
H6. WILCOX, Achsah Marie b: 20 Nov 1827 #: WILC855
H7. WILCOX, Lucy Jane #: WILC856
H8. WILCOX, Benjamin E. #: WILC857
[2:262]
«2° Wife of G8. [5] Esaias Wilcox, Mt Pleasant PA farmer:»
+CLEMO, Mary, Immigrant b: ENG liv: 1870 Wayne, _, PA #: WILC848 m: 1852-1870
G9. WILCOX, Abigail #: WILC844
G10. WILCOX, Bela b: 27 Sep 1795 #: WILC845
G11. WILCOX, Grace #: WILC846
G12. WILCOX, Bela b: 11 Jan 1799 #: WILC847
[2:268]
«2° Wife of E2. [6] Joseph Wilcox:»
+(WILCOX), Sarah #: WILC785 m: >1758 No. Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
E3. WILCOX, David b: 10 Mar 1698/99 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC646 o +HUTCHINSON, Mary #: WILC786 m: 10 Dec 1723 KIllingworth, Middlesex, CT
E4. WILCOX, Abel b: 06 Oct 1702 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 27 Sep 1784 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC644 o +SMITH, Martha b: 1707 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC612 m: 18 Dec 1728 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
[2:274]
F1. WILCOX, Abel b: 03 Mar 1731/32 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 02 Jan 1807 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC610
+HULL, Mary b: 19 Mar 1732/33 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: HULL348 4C8 m: 25 Nov 1756 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
[2:276]
G1. WILCOX, Abel #: WILC578
G2. WILCOX, Mary #: WILC577
G3. WILCOX, Rachel #: WILC576
G4. WILCOX, Abner #: WILC20
G5. WILCOX, Ebenezer #: WILC65
G6. WILCOX, Caleb #: WILC66
G7. WILCOX, Moses b: 18 May 1772 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 25 Sep 1827 Twinsburg, Summit, OH #: WILC545 o +LORD, Huldah b: 26 Mar 1780 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC558 m: 09 Apr 1800 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Mother: SEWARD, Concurrence Father: LORD, Martin
[2:284]
H1. WILCOX, Concurrence Seward #: WILC372
H2. WILCOX, William Lord #: WILC371
H3. WILCOX, Mary Emily #: WILC164
H4. WILCOX, Cynthia #: WILC173
H5. WILCOX, Huldah #: WILC128
H6. WILCOX, Ebenezer Hayden #: WILC131
H7. WILCOX, Moses #: WILC100
H8. WILCOX, Aaron #: WILC101
H9. WILCOX, Phineas Caleb #: WILC64
[2:293]
G8. WILCOX, Aaron b: 18 May 1772 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 24 Sep 1827 Twinsburg, Summit, OH #: WILC544 o +LORD, Mabel b: 26 Mar 1780 #: WILC30 m: 28 Oct 1805 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Mother: SEWARD, Concurrence Father: LORD, Martin
[2:295]
E5. WILCOX, Elisha b: 12 Jan 1704/05 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: ~1778 Bradford, , PA #: WILC616
+BEACH, Mary b: 16 Nov 1703 #: BEAC86 1C10 m: 08 Nov 1723 KIllingworth, Middlesex, CT Mother: BIRDSEYE, Hannah Father: BEACH, Isaac
[2:297]
F1. WILCOX, John #: WILC148
F2. WILCOX, Hannah #: WILC149
F3. WILCOX, Elisha #: WILC150
F4. WILCOX, Nancy #: WILC151
F5. WILCOX, Stephen #: WILC152
[2:302]
E6. WILCOX, Stephen b: 12 Jan 1705/06 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC102
+PIERSON, Mary #: WILC787 m: 05 Oct 1733
E7. WILCOX, Lydia b: 28 Jul 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC68
+BUELL, Capt. Samuel #: WILC69 m: 01 Jan 1733/34
[2:306]
«2° Wife of D1. [7] Joseph Wilcoxson:»
+ARNELL, Elizabeth #: WILC614 m: 22 Mar 1730/31
D2. WILCOXSON, Thomas b: 13 Nov 1661 Stratford, CT d.um: May 1694 #: WILC547
D3. WILCOXSON, Samuel {19} b: 1663 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1713 #: WILC548
+WESTCOTT, Ruth E b: 1664 d: 1701-1759 #: WILC554 m: 01 Jan 1696/97 Killingworth, CT
[2:311]
E1. WILCOX, Samuel {55} #: WILC110
E2. WILCOX, Dinah {56} #: WILC111
E3. WILCOX, Anna {57} #: WILC112
E4. WILCOX, William {58} b: 12 Jul 1703 d: ~1783 Saybrook, Middlesex, CT #: WILC113
+BLANCHARD, Ruth b: ~1705 #: WILC186 m: 03 Feb 1727/28 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
[2:316]
F1. WILCOX, Sarah b: 31 Jul 1729 #: WILC187
F2. WILCOX, William b: 06 Nov 1730 #: WILC188
F3. WILCOX, Samuel b: ~1736 #: WILC189
F4. WILCOX, John b: 04 Apr 1732 d: ~1808 Haddam, Middlesex, CT #: WILC190
+STEVENS, Anne b: ~1733 #: WILC198 m: 27 Aug 1759
F5. WILCOX, Elnathan {180}, V:RW b: 10 Feb 1734/35 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: >1832 #: WILC191 o +BENNETT, Thankful #: WILC199 m: 17 Jun 1761
[2:323]
G1. WILCOX, Martha b: 21 Mar 1762 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC200
G2. WILCOX, Benjamin b: 27 Oct 1764 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC201
G3. WILCOX, Josiah b: 22 Aug 1770 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC202
G4. WILCOX, Ebenezer #: WILC203
G5. WILCOX, Samuel #: WILC204
G6. WILCOX, Elnathan #: WILC205
G7. WILCOX, Mary #: WILC206
[2:330]
F6. WILCOX, Ruth b: 05 Feb 1741/42 #: WILC196
F7. WILCOX, Dinah b: 12 Apr 1747 #: WILC197
[2:332]
E5. WILCOX, Josiah {59} b: 04 Apr 1706 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC114
+KELSEY, Keziah #: WILC118 m: 03 Mar 1730/31
[2:334]
F1. WILCOX, Eliab {185} #: WILC119
F2. WILCOX, Hannah {186} #: WILC120
F3. WILCOX, Roswell {187} #: WILC121
F4. WILCOX, Josiah {188} #: WILC122
F5. WILCOX, Keziah {189} #: WILC123
F6. WILCOX, Elizabeth {190} #: WILC124
F7. WILCOX, Abner {191} #: WILC125
[2:341]
E6. WILCOX, Lois {60} b: 03 May 1708 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 03 Dec 1736 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC115
+HULL, Ebenezer b: 10 Dec 1705 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 27 Dec 1746 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: HULL353 3C9 m: 18 May 1732 Mother: SHEATHER, Hannah Father: HULL, Thomas
E7. WILCOX, Ruth {61} #: WILC116
E8. WILCOX, Jeremiah {62} #: WILC117
[2:345]
D4. [8] WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 19 Jan 1664/65 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 19 Nov 1733 Farmington, Hartford, CT #: WILC549
+FARNHAM, Peter b: 1640-1667 d: 1704 #: WILC570 m: 08 Dec 1686 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
«2° Husband of D4. [8] Hannah Wilcoxson:»
+ROYCE, Nathaniel b: 24 Mar 1638/39 Boston, Suffolk, MA #: RICE1082 S11 m: 24 Aug 1707
D5. WILCOXSON, Nathaniel b: 29 Aug 1668 Killingworth, CT d: 13 Jun 1713 #: WILC550
+LANE, Hannah b: 28 Dec 1668 Stratford, Hartford, CT d: 21 Dec 1727 #: WILC556 m: 21 Nov 1695 Killingworth, CT
[2:351]
E1. WILCOXSON, Sarah #: WILC91
E2. WILCOXSON, Thomas #: WILC92
E3. WILCOXSON, Daniel b: 01 Dec 1702 #: WILC94
E4. WILCOXSON, Jonathan #: WILC95
E5. [10] WILCOX, Nathaniel {65} b: 01 Dec 1702 #: WILC88
+[9] WILCOXSON, Mindwell b: 12 Jan 1713/14 d: 1703-1806 #: WILC564 Mother: SHEATHER, Anna Father: WILCOXSON, John
[2:357]
D6. WILCOXSON, William b: 09 Jan 1670/71 d: 1733 #: WILC551
+[15] WILSON, Elizabeth b: 24 Feb 1673/74 Windsor, CT d: 27 Jul 1746 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC555 m: 18 Jan 1698/99 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
D7. WILCOXSON, Margaret b: 1672 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT d: 09 Feb 1763 #: WILC552
+GRAVES, Joseph b: 27 Aug 1672 d: 1714 #: WILC557 m: ~1697 Father: GRAVES, John
D8. WILCOXSON, John b: 1675 Killingworth, CT d: 09 Feb 1733/34 #: WILC553
+SHEATHER, Anna b: 25 Nov 1681 d: 1763 #: WILC559 m: ~1703 Mother: WELLMAN, Elizabeth Father: SHEATHER, John
[2:363]
E1. WILCOXSON, John b: 01 Jan 1703/04 d: Child #: WILC560
E2. WILCOXSON, Abijan b: 03 Dec 1706 #: WILC561
E3. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 15 Dec 1709 d: 1703-1806 #: WILC562
E4. WILCOXSON, Margaret b: 20 Apr 1712 d: 1752 #: WILC563
+KELSEY, Hiel #: WILC87
E5. [9] WILCOXSON, Mindwell b: 12 Jan 1713/14 d: 1703-1806 #: WILC564
+[10] WILCOX, Nathaniel {65} b: 01 Dec 1702 #: WILC88 Mother: LANE, Hannah Father: WILCOXSON, Nathaniel
E6. WILCOXSON, Abraham b: 14 Nov 1715 d: 1703-1803 #: WILC565
E7. WILCOXSON, Ebenezer b: 11 Feb 1716/17 d.um: 13 Dec 1753 #: WILC566
E8. WILCOXSON, Silas b: 20 Feb 1718/19 d: 1703-1803 #: WILC567
+STEVENS, Sarah #: WILC89
E9. WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 28 Mar 1722 d: 1703-1806 #: WILC568
+BLINN, Ephraim #: WILC90
E10. WILCOXSON, Amos b: 01 Feb 1724/25 d: 1703-1803 #: WILC569
[2:377] ✱ C3. WILCOXSON, Deacon Timothy {4} b: ~1638 Concord, Middlesex, MA d: 13 Jan 1712/13 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC34 ✱ +BIRDSEYE, Joanna b: 18 Nov 1642 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 13 Aug 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: BIRD35 10GGMo m: 28 Dec 1664 Stratford, CT Mother: SMITH, Phillippa Father: BIRDSEYE, John
[2:379] ✱ D1. WILCOXSON, Johannah b: 08 Jul 1667 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 15 Aug 1743 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC33 ✱ +FAIRCHILD, Joseph b: 18 Apr 1664 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 25 Jul 1713 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: FAIR7 9GGFa m: 1686
D2. WILCOXSON, Phoebe b: 03 Aug 1660 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 30 Apr 1758 Wallingford, New Haven, CT #: WILC579
+BEACH, Thomas b: May 1659 Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: 13 May 1741 Meriden, New Haven, CT #: BEAC164 S11 m: ~1688 New Haven, New Haven, CT Mother: STAPLES, Mary Father: BEACH, John
D3. WILCOXSON, Sarah b: 26 Dec 1671 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1703-1765 #: WILC580
+MCEWEN, Robert b: 1650-1678 d: 1703-1763 #: WILC587 m: 20 Jun 1698
D4. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 01 Nov 1673 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 10 Sep 1762 Farmington, Hartford, CT #: WILC581
+HAWLEY, Joseph, of Stratford CT b: 06 Jun 1675 d: 07 Jun 1697 #: HAWL31 2C10 m: 07 Jun 1697 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
D5. WILCOXSON, Ruth b: 31 Aug 1677 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: >1743 #: WILC584 o +WALKER, Robert b: 1651-1677 d: >1743 #: WILC589 m: 01 Aug 1695
D6. [11] WILCOXSON, Rebecca b: 13 Jul 1680 Stratford, CT d: 1709-1774 #: WILC582
+ROYCE, Benjamin b: 1655-1682 Wallingford, CT d: 1706-1769 #: RICE1062 1C10 m: 26 May 1701
«2° Husband of D6. [11] Rebecca Wilcoxson:»
+PRESTON, Eliasaph b: 26 Jan 1678/79 Wallingford, New Haven, CT d: 04 Jan 1763 W. Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC591 m: 31 Jan 1703/04
D7. WILCOXSON, Hannah b: 18 Sep 1685 d: 19 Nov 1733 Farmington, CT #: WILC592
+GRIDLEY, Thomas b: 1683 Farmington, Hartford, CT d: 1727-1775 #: WILC583 m: 31 Oct 1704
[2:395]
C4. WILCOXSON, Sgt. Samuel {5}, legislator b: 1640 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 12 Mar 1712/13 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC6 o +RICE, Hannah b: ~1639 Concord, MA d: 1708-1712 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC23 m: 1665 Windsor, Hartford, CT Mother: (RICE), Elizabeth Father: RICE, Richard, of Concord MA, Immigrant
[2:397]
D1. WILCOXSON, Sgt. Samuel {32} b: 15 Apr 1666 Windsor, Hartford, CT d: 13 Sep 1713 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC97 o +GRIFFIN, Mindwell b: 11 Feb 1661/62 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: >1701 #: WILC96 m: 01 Jan 1690/91 Killingworth, CT
[2:399]
E1. [12] WILCOXSON, Hannah {78} b: 01 Nov 1692 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 23 May 1716 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC618
+MORTON, Thomas b: ~1691 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 01 Dec 1725 #: WILC103
«2° Husband of E1. [12] Hannah {78} Wilcoxson:» o +NORTON, Thomas b: 20 Apr 1695 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1722-1786 #: WILC622 m: 23 May 1716 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
E2. WILCOXSON, Samuel {79} b: 20 Apr 1695 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1696-1785 #: WILC619
E3. WILCOXSON, John {80} b: 10 Apr 1698 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1730-1789 #: WILC620
+NORTH, Sarah b: 1684-1708 d: 1730-1796 #: WILC623 m: 14 Dec 1724 Farmington, CT
[2:406]
F1. WILCOXSON, John b: 01 Sep 1725 Farmington, CT d: 1767-1816 #: WILC656
+NOVEL, Mary b: 1720-1745 d: 1767-1833 #: WILC658 m: 25 Mar 1762
F2. WILCOXSON, Samuel b: 05 Nov 1727 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1759-1818 #: WILC657
+ROYCE, Phebe b: 15 May 1735 Wallingford, New Haven, CT #: RICE1678 4C9 m: 30 Jul 1753 Goshen, Litchfield, CT Mother: CLARK, Phebe Father: ROYS, Nathaniel
[2:410]
E4. [13] WILCOXSON, Joseph {81} b: 03 Jul 1701 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 15 Jan 1759 Simsbury, Hartford, CT †: result of a fall in his barn #: WILC621
+HOLCOMB, Elizabeth b: 14 Jan 1702/03 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 23 Aug 1727 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC624 m: 28 Feb 1722/23
«2° Wife of E4. [13] Joseph {81} Wilcoxson:»
+HUMPHREYS, Elizabeth #: WILC625 m: 27 Oct 1735 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
[2:414]
F1. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 12 Oct 1736 d: 1737-1830 #: WILC660
[2:415]
E5. WILCOXSON, Mindwell b: 1703 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 30 Apr 1745 #: WILC627 o +LOOMIS, Phillip b: ~1704 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1748-1796 #: WILC628 m: 09 May 1743
E6. WILCOXSON, Lydia b: ~1704 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1705-1798 #: WILC629 o +HAYS, Samuel b: 1687-1707 d: 1721-1793 #: WILC630
E7. WILCOXSON, Ephraim {82} b: 24 Feb 1706/07 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: ~1773 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC613 o +HILL, Hannah b: ~1707 d: 08 Jun 1766 #: WILC626 m: 05 Apr 1726 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
[2:421]
F1. WILCOX, Ephraim {238} b: 24 May 1727 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1754-1818 #: WILC661
+PINNEY/BIDWELL, Ruhama b: 1711-1735 d: 1776 #: WILC669 m: 1748
F2. WILCOX, Susanna {239} b: 17 Apr 1731 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1760-1825 #: WILC662 o +JACKSON, Michael b: 1708-1735 d: 1760-1821 #: WILC670 m: 02 Jun 1755
F3. WILCOX, Sylvanus {240} b: 14 Nov 1733 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 05 Jul 1821 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: WILC663
+CURTIS, Chestine b: 12 Jun 1742 Southington, Hartford, CT d: 27 May 1816 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: CURT745 2C6 m: 1759 Simsbury, Hartford, CT Mother: PARKER, Justina (Chestina) Father: CURTIS, Peter
[2:427]
G1. WILCOX, Asenath b: 07 Apr 1760 <Simsbury, Hartford, Ct.> d: 04 Aug 1790 #: WILC804
G2. WILCOX, Sylvanus, jr b: 26 May 1762 Nine Partners, Dutchess, NY d: 10 Jul 1846 Glen, Montgomery, NY #: WILC805
G3. WILCOX, Rufus b: 09 Jan 1764 Alford, Berkshire, MA d: 27 Feb 1813 #: WILC806 o +ADAMS, Sally #: WILC139
G4. WILCOX, Ephraim b: 30 Nov 1765 <Alford, Berkshire, Ma> d: Child #: WILC807
G5. WILCOX, Reuben b: 29 Dec 1767 Alford, Berkshire, MA d: 24 Aug 1849 Huron, Erie, OH #: WILC816
G6. WILCOX, Ralph b: 02 Dec 1769 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: WILC808
G7. WILCOX, Oliver b: 10 Feb 1772 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: WILC809
G8. WILCOX, Christine b: 30 Jul 1774 Alford, Berkshire, Ma #: WILC810
G9. WILCOX, Israel b: 15 Jun 1776 Alford, Berkshire, MA d: <1817 #: WILC811
G10. WILCOX, Lavina b: 06 Mar 1778 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: WILC812
G11. WILCOX, Chestina b: 03 Oct 1780 Alford, Berkshire, Ma #: WILC813
G12. WILCOX, Pluma b: 09 Feb 1783 Alford, Berkshire, MA #: WILC814
G13. WILCOX, Charles b: ~1785 <Alford, Berkshire, Ma> d: D.as An Infant #: WILC815
[2:441]
F4. [14] WILCOX, Rev. Elnathan {240a} b: 10 Feb 1734/35 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 25 May 1825 Bloomfield, Ontario, NY #: WILC664
+PARMELEE, Hannah b: 10 Dec 1743 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT #: WILC209 m: ~1757
[2:443]
G1. WILCOX, William, V:RW, miller b: 15 May 1759 Amenia, Dutchess, NY d: ~1828 West Mendon, Monroe, NY #: WILC672
G2. WILCOX, Abigail b: 1761 Amenia, Dutchess, NY d: 1830 Peoria, , IL #: WILC127
+STILLMAN, Benjamin b: 1761 d: 1813 E. Bloomfield, Ontario, NY #: WILC208
G3. WILCOX, Elnathan (Nathan), of E. Bloomfield NY b: 07 Feb 1763 Amenia, Dutchess, NY d: Apr 1844 MI #: WILC132
G4. WILCOX, Enoch b: 1767 d: 10 Jul 1835 E. Bloomfield, Ontario, NY #: WILC133
+(WILCOX), Nancy #: WILC141
G5. WILCOX, Ezra F. b: 1769 (perhaps) d: ~1832 E. Bloomfield, Ontario, NY #: WILC134
+HERRICK, Lovisey b: ~1784 VT #: WILC948 m: ~1799
[2:451]
H1. WILCOX, Alvin #: WILC949
H2. WILCOX, Mary #: WILC950
H3. WILCOX, Ansel #: WILC951
H4. WILCOX, Marvin #: WILC952
H5. WILCOX, Julius #: WILC953
H6. WILCOX, Frederick #: WILC954
H7. WILCOX, Hiram, farmer b: 18 Jul 1818 Bloomfield Twp, Ontario, NY d: 20 May 1891 Victor, Ontario, NY #: WILC955
+LEETE, Cynthia E. b: 01 Mar 1819 Bloomfield Twp, Ontario, NY #: LEET642 5C5 m: 06 Jun 1844 _, Ontario, NY
[2:459]
I1. WILCOX, Sarah Leete #: WILC971
I2. WILCOX, Charles Ezra #: WILC972
I3. WILCOX, Alice (perhaps) #: WILC973
I4. WILCOX, Mary (perhaps) #: WILC974
[2:463]
H8. WILCOX, Sophia #: WILC956
H9. WILCOX, Willard #: WILC957
H10. WILCOX, Daniel #: WILC958
H11. WILCOX, Ezra #: WILC959
H12. WILCOX, William #: WILC969
[2:468]
G6. WILCOX, Smith b: 27 Feb 1774 Alford, Berkshire, MA d: 06 Aug 1831 Livonia, , NY #: WILC135 o +TURNER, Martha b: 01 Dec 1775 d: 04 Sep 1836 #: WILC142 Father: TURNER, Peter
G7. WILCOX, Benjamin J. b: 1777-1780 _, Ontario, NY (probably) d.um: 1859 Milan, Monroe, MI #: WILC136
G8. WILCOX, Polly b: 09 Feb 1778 d: 18 Jan 1833 Bristol, Ontario, NY #: WILC137
+GOODALE, Rev. Solomon #: WILC145
G9. WILCOX, Hannah #: WILC947
[2:474]
«2° Wife of F4. [14] Elnathan {240a} Wilcox:»
+PARMELEE, Hannah b: 10 Dec 1741 d: 1825 #: WILC207 m: ~1783
[2:476]
G1. WILCOX, Hannah b: 1785 W. Stockbridge, , MA d: 09 Feb 1813 #: WILC138
+BARRET, William #: WILC146
[2:478]
F5. WILCOX, Zechariah b: ~1735 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1736-1825 #: WILC665
F6. WILCOX, Willard b: ~1737 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1738-1827 #: WILC666
F7. WILCOX, Adijah b: ~1739 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1739-1832 #: WILC667
F8. WILCOX, Rosanna b: ~1741 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 1742-1835 #: WILC668
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D2. WILCOXSON, William {33} b: 1670 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 22 Mar 1733/34 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC174
+[15] WILSON, Elizabeth b: 24 Feb 1673/74 Windsor, CT d: 27 Jul 1746 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC555 m: 18 Jan 1699/00 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
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E1. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 11 Oct 1700 d: 1701-1794 #: WILC631
E2. WILCOX, William b: 22 Apr 1702 d: 27 Dec 1772 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC632 o +ADAMS, Thanks (Thankful) b: ~1704 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC639 m: 02 May 1723 Simsbury, Hartford, CT Mother: (ADDAMS), Thanks Father: ADDAMS, Daniels II
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F1. WILCOX, Jedediah #: WILC39
F2. WILCOX, Thanks #: WILC40
F3. WILCOX, William #: WILC41
F4. WILCOX, Martha #: WILC42
F5. WILCOX, Rhoda #: WILC43
F6. WILCOX, Daniel #: WILC44
F7. WILCOX, Sedotia #: WILC45
F8. WILCOX, Isaac #: WILC46
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E3. WILCOXSON, Martha b: 30 Oct 1704 d: 31 May 1724 #: WILC633
E4. WILCOXSON, Azariah b: 27 Jul 1706 d: 21 Mar 1776 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC634
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E5. WILCOXSON, Amos b: 20 Feb 1708/09 d: 1734-1800 #: WILC635
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E6. WILCOXSON, John b: 1710 d: 1711-1800 #: WILC636
E7. WILCOXSON, Mary b: 1712 d: 1737-1806 #: WILC638
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E8. WILCOXSON, Daniel b: 17 Jan 1717/18 d: 1743-1809 #: WILC637
+HUMPHREY, Lydia b: 1700-1724 d: 1742-1813 #: WILC642 m: 19 Aug 1737
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D3. WILCOXSON, Joseph {34} b: 1674 Simabury, CT d: 04 Dec 1770 W. Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC99
+THRALL, Abigail b: 22 Feb 1680/81 Windsor, Hartford, CT d: 10 Jul 1725 #: WILC98 m: 29 Apr 1703 Windsor, CT
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E1. WILCOXSON, Joseph b: 09 Feb 1704/05 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 11 Jan 1759 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC166
+BUTTOLPH, Mary b: 02 Feb 1706/07 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: BTLF9 15C6 m: 23 Jul 1727 Simsbury, Hartford, CT
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F1. WILCOX, Hosea #: WILC821
F2. WILCOX, Elizabeth #: WILC822
F3. WILCOX, Mary #: WILC823
F4. WILCOX, Lucinda #: WILC824
F5. WILCOX, Joseph #: WILC825
F6. WILCOX, David #: WILC826
F7. WILCOX, Mindwell #: WILC827
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E2. WILCOXSON, Sarah b: 02 Apr 1712 d: 30 Jan 1713/14 #: WILC167
E3. WILCOXSON, Hezekiah b: 25 Jun 1713 d: Infant #: WILC168
E4. WILCOXSON, Abigail b: 15 Dec 1715 d: 1716-1809 #: WILC170
E5. WILCOXSON, Mercy b: 05 Sep 1719 d: 01 May 1795 #: WILC161
+CORNISH, Gabriel b: 25 May 1716 d: 10 May 1753 #: WILC160 m: 10 Nov 1737
E6. WILCOXSON, Nathaniel b: 05 Sep 1719 d: 1720-1809 #: WILC169
+MOSES, Roda b: 1710-1731 d: 1753-1820 #: WILC681 m: 23 Dec 1748
E7. WILCOXSON, Ezra b: 1722 d: 1723-1812 #: WILC171
E8. WILCOXSON, Roger b: 1724 d: 1725-1814 #: WILC172
E9. WILCOXSON b: 07 Aug 1709 Simsbury, Hartford, CT d: 30 Jan 1713/14 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC645
E10. [16] WILCOXSON, Ezra b: 1723 d: 1786 #: WILC651
+HUMPHREY, Mary b: 1708-1733 d: 02 Sep 1755 #: WILC655 m: 10 Apr 1746
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F1. WILCOXSON, Hezekiah b: 1743-1755 d: 1748-1845 #: WILC674
F2. WILCOXSON, Ezra b: 10 Nov 1747 d: 1748-1837 #: WILC675
F3. WILCOXSON, Mary b: 27 Jul 1748 d: 02 Sep 1755 #: WILC676
F4. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth b: 14 Oct 1752 d: 1753-1846 #: WILC677
F5. WILCOXSON, Isaac b: 01 Jan 1753 d: 1754-1843 #: WILC678
F6. WILCOXSON, Lucy b: 12 Nov 1754 d: 1755-1848 #: WILC679
F7. WILCOXSON, Phoebe b: 28 Jul 1756 d: 1757-1850 #: WILC680
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«2° Wife of E10. [16] Ezra Wilcoxson:» o +HARRIS, Rhoda b: 1717-1740 d: 1762-1828 #: WILC673 m: 13 Oct 1757
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D4. WILCOXSON, Margaret {35} b: 1676 d: 21 Dec 1714 Simsbury, Hartford, CT #: WILC175
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E1. VIETS, Benoni #: WILC126
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C5. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth {6} b: ~1642 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC8
+STILES, Sgt. Henry, of Windsor #: WILC29 m: 16 Apr 1663
C6. WILCOXSON, Hannah {7} b: ~1644 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 19 Apr 1722 #: WILC9
+HAYDEN, Lt. Daniel b: 1640 d: 1712-1713 #: HYDN97 1C12 m: 17 Mar 1663/64 Hartford, Hartford, CT Father: HAYDEN, William
C7. WILCOXSON, Sarah {8}, of Stratford b: ~1646 d: 24 Nov 1691 nr Hammonasset, , CT #: WILC10
+MEIGS, Dea. John, of E. Guilford b: 28 Feb 1640/41 d: 09 Nov 1713 #: MEIG1 S12 m: 07 Mar 1664/65 Killingworth, Middlesex, CT Mother: FRY, Tamazine Father: MEIGS, John, Immigrant
C8. [17] WILCOXSON, Obadiah {9}, of East Guilford b: ~1648 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 1713 East Guilford, CT #: WILC7 o +GRISWOLD, Mary b: 28 Jan 1650/51 Wethersfield, CT s.p.: 08 Aug 1670 East Guilford, CT #: WILC705 m: 11 Dec 1669 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
«2° Wife of C8. [17] Obadiah {9} Wilcoxson, of East Guilford:»
+ALLING, Lydia b: 26 Dec 1656 New Haven, CT d: ~1689 E. Guilford, CT #: ALLI399 1C11 m: 1675 Mother: BEARDLEY, Ellen Father: ALLING, John
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D1. WILCOXSON, Mary b: 11 Dec 1676 Guilford, CT d: 1755 #: WILC708
+MUNSON, Thomas b: 12 Mar 1669/70 New Haven, New Haven, CT d: 28 Sep 1746 #: WILC720 m: 15 Sep 1694 New Haven, New Haven, CT
D2. WILCOXSON, Lydia b: 14 Oct 1678 Guilford d: 04 Nov 1678 #: WILC709
D3. WILCOXSON, Obadiah b: 14 Dec 1679 Guilford s.p.: 1680-1769 #: WILC710
D4. WILCOXSON, Ebenezer b: 20 Sep 1682 Guilford d: 1683-1772 #: WILC711
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«3° Wife of C8. [17] Obadiah {9} Wilcoxson, of East Guilford:»
+MANSFIELD, Silence b: 24 Oct 1664 New Haven, CT #: WILC27 m: ~1688 Guilford, CT Father: MANSFIELD, Joseph, of New Haven CT
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D1. WILCOXSON, Timothy b: 15 Nov 1690 Guilford s.p.: <1710 #: WILC713
D2. WILCOXSON, Silence b: 1691 Guilford d: 1692-1785 #: WILC714
D3. WILCOX, John b: 09 Nov 1692 E. Guilford, New Haven, CT d: 01 May 1753 E. Guilford, New Haven, CT #: WILC715
+PARMELEE, Deborah b: 11 Aug 1700 Guilford, New Haven, CT d: 10 Jan 1792 #: WILC730 m: 11 Jan 1718/19 Guilford, New Haven, CT
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E1. WILCOX, Obadish b: 15 Apr 1719 d: 1721-1821 #: WILC731
E2. WILCOX, Sarah b: 10 Nov 1723 d: 1721-1824 #: WILC732
E3. WILCOX, John b: 17 Aug 1726 E. Guilford, New Haven, CT d: 15 Jun 1794 E. Guilford, New Haven, CT #: WILC733 o +GRISWOLD, Grace North b: 1733-1734 d: 13 May 1823 #: WILC874 m: ~1752
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F1. WILCOX, Sarah b: 15 May 1754 #: WILC877 o +BURROWS, William #: WILC878
F2. WILCOX, John ii b: 15 Dec 1760 #: WILC881
F3. WILCOX, Grace b: 1762 #: WILC880
+HOTCHKISS, Hezekiah #: WILC879
F4. WILCOX, Pamela b: 1764 #: WILC882 o +KETCHUM, James B., of NY #: WILC875
F5. WILCOX, Polly b: 1766 #: WILC887
+GRANNIS, Benjamin C., of New Haven #: WILC886
F6. WILCOX, Edward b: 1771 Canton, Hartford, CT d: 05 Dec 1842 Clinton, Middlesex, CT #: WILC885 o +TAYLOR, Susannah b: 20 Sep 1774 d: 30 May 1827 Clinton, Middlesex, CT #: WILC889 m: ~1801
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G1. WILCOX, Eliza Mitchell #: WILC888
G2. WILCOX, Sarah Hotchkiss b: 24 Jan 1808 d: 04 Jan 1899 Danbury, Fairfield, CT #: WILC890
+IVES, George White b: 28 Feb 1798 Danbury, Fairfield, C #: IVES107 5C4 m: 27 Dec 1831
G3. WILCOX, Sarina #: WILC891
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F7. WILCOX, Lydia b: 1772-1782 #: WILC883
F8. WILCOX, Abigail Griswold b: ~1782 #: WILC884
+HURD, Bela #: WILC876 m: 16 Jan 1798
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E4. WILCOX, Ezra b: 20 Oct 1728 d: 1721-1821 #: WILC734
E5. WILCOX, Mary b: 01 Dec 1731 d: 1721-1824 #: WILC735
E6. WILCOX, Asahel b: 09 Dec 1735 d: 1721-1821 #: WILC736
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D4. WILCOXSON, Joseph b: 14 Feb 1693/94 East Guilford, CT d: 15 Jul 1770 East Guilford, CT #: WILC716
+GOODALE, Hannah b: 04 Feb 1694/95 #: WILC719 m: ~1722 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT
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E1. WILCOXSON, Timothy #: WILC694
E2. [18] WILCOXSON, Joseph b: 27 May 1726 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT d: 02 Apr 1808 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT #: WILC695
+MUNGER, Sarah #: WILC699 m: 17 Sep 1754
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F1. WILCOX, Mabel #: WILC700
F2. WILCOX, Abel #: WILC701
F3. WILCOX, Joseph b: ~1763 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT d: 02 Nov 1826 #: WILC702
+DOUD, Olive #: WILC741 m: ~1783 Mother: BISHOP, Mary Father: DOUD, Abraham
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G1. WILCOX, Olive #: WILC744
G2. WILCOX, Prudence #: WILC745
G3. WILCOX, Anna #: WILC746
G4. WILCOX, Abel b: 12 Feb 1788 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT d: 26 Dec 1841 E. Guilford (now Madison), New Haven, CT #: WILC747
+FIELD, Anna #: FELD113 5C6 m: 21 Nov 1814
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H1. WILCOX, Joseph Benjamin #: WILC751
H2. WILCOX, Timothy Field #: WILC752
H3. WILCOX, Hiram Selden #: WILC753
H4. WILCOX, Henry Beals #: WILC754
H5. WILCOX, Alfred Nelson #: WILC755
H6. WILCOX, John Elliot #: WILC756
H7. WILCOX, Ann Elizabeth #: WILC757
H8. WILCOX, Manfred Augustus #: WILC758
H9. WILCOX, Sarah Matilda #: WILC759
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G5. WILCOX, Zenas #: WILC748
G6. WILCOX, Roxanna #: WILC749
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F4. WILCOX, Sarah #: WILC703
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«2° Wife of E2. [18] Joseph Wilcoxson:» o +DUDLEY, Prudence #: WILC740 m: ~1784
E3. WILCOXSON, Elizabeth #: WILC696
E4. WILCOXSON, Jehiel #: WILC697
E5. WILCOXSON, Hannah #: WILC698
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D5. WILCOXSON, Mindwell b: 1696 East Guilford, CT d: 03 Feb 1770 #: WILC712 o +HILL, Daniel b: 1669-1696 d: 1719-1783 #: WILC737 m: 20 Apr 1714
D6. WILCOXSON, Jemima b: 30 Oct 1699 Guilford d: 11 Oct 1764 Southington, CT #: WILC717
+MERRIMAN, John b: 1678-1706 d: 1731-1791 #: MRMN64 2C9 m: 20 Feb 1725/26
D7. WILCOXSON, Thankful b: 04 Apr 1702 Guilford d: 1728-1796 #: WILC718
+NORTON, Samuel b: 1677-1703 d: 1727-1790 #: NRTN567 4C10 m: 06 Sep 1722
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C9. [19] WILCOXSON, Phebe {10} b: 31 Aug 1650 Stratford, Fairfield, CT d: 20 Sep 1743 Stratford, Fairfield, CT #: WILC11
+BIRDSEYE, John, Jr., of Stratford #: BIRD32 S12 m: 11 Dec 1669 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
«2° Husband of C9. [19] Phebe {10} Wilcoxson:» o +BEACH, John #: WILC707 m: 1680
C10. WILCOXSON, Johanna b: ~1652 #: WILC12  

In an article dated 2 Jul 1995 Todd Farmerie asks: "Where does the
BIRDSEYE marriage and St. Albans origin [of William Wilcoxson] come from?"

My source at the time of writing was the e-mail letter from Jody
Dee Jones which was included in my prior article, and unannotated pegigree
charts which had survived the fire of 1991. Mr Jones said he extracted his
data from the LDS Ancestral File. I am aware that this does not have a
high reputation for accuracy.

I was able to get to the Sutro Library Monday. The 1990 Osborn
volume which I had thought pertinent was unfortunately not available But I
was able to run down some other relevant references.

In his will William Wilcoxson refers to John Birdseye (Sr.) of
Stratford as "brother Birdsey." (Samuel Orcutt, A history of the old town
of Stratford.) This could have several interpretations. If the kinship
term is used narrowly it means that that one of their wives is the other's
sister. John Birdseye was married to Phyllis, daughter of Rev. Henry Smith
of Wethersfield. This implies that William's wife, Margaret, was Margaret
Birdseye.

Both of John Birdseye's children married children of William
Wilcoxson and Margaret. Joanna Birdseye married Timothy Wilcoxson; John
Birdseye (Jr.) married Phebe Wilcoxson. Thus the two men were
fathers-in-law to each others children. Also, of course William Wilcoxson
and John Birdseye were in the same small (at first) community and church.
Any of these bonds might lead to a public use of the term "brother." I
have read, however, that kinship terms were used more strictly and narrowly
in wills than in other contexts. If this interpretation is correct, the
Birdseye children were marrying their first cousins.

Reynold Webb Wilcox, in "Wilcoxson-Wilcox, Webb and Meigs
families," says flatly: "William Wilcoxson, of Stratford, Connecticut, was
born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, in 1601. On April 2, 1635-6,
he sailed from London on the ship, 'Planter,' with his wife, Margaret, aged
twenty-four, and their son, John, aged two, . . ." Similar references to
William's origins in St. Albans, Hertfordshire can be found in NEHGR xiv,
304; and xxxvi, 391. The IGI lists a John Wilcoxson born 1633 in
Hertfordshire to William Wilcoxson and Margaret. These various references
could all be copied from some common prior erroneous source, of course.

While neither the maiden surname of William's wife (Birdseye) nor
his birthplace (St. Albans) are certain, they seem plausible
interpretations.

BTW, I do not know who John Wilcoxson and Joanne Grundick are.
They appeared in Mr. Jones's e-mail letter, and I inadvertantly placed them
at the head of my list. They are clearly not William Wilcoxson's parents.

I seem to have temporarily lost my connection to uclink2, and
cannot receive mail at the moment. I hope this message doesn't float
forever in cyberspace. :)

Alan

Alan Wilson
abwilson@uclink2.berkeley.edu

QUESTIONABLE ANCESTORS

William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth (1570 - 1626)

"John Wilcox", "John Wilcoxen", "John William /Wilcoxson/"

William's father Kathy Son of Edward Wilcoxson and (unknown) (unknown)
Husband of Anne Howdische/Howsische and Joanne Grundick
Father of William Wilcoxson, of Stratford

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Joanne Grundick (c.1573 - 1655)

"Joanne /Grundick/"

William's mother Floyd Russak Daughter of Mr. Grundick and Mrs. Grundick
Wife of William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth
Mother of William Wilcoxson, of Stratford

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Edward Wilcoxson (deceased)

William's grandfather Floyd Russak Husband of (unknown) (unknown)
Father of William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth

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(unknown) (unknown) (deceased)

William's grandmother Marsha Gail (Kamish) Veazey Wife of Edward Wilcoxson
Mother of William Wilcoxson, of Wirksworth

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Mr. Grundick (1568 - 1593)

William's grandfather Brandt Gibson Husband of Mrs. Grundick
Father of Joanne Grundick

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