Edward
Wilcox
Born before in South Elkington, Lincolnshire, England
Son of Daniel (Wilcock) Willcocke
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Thomas Wilcox [half], Anne Wilcox, Ellen Wilcox, Alis Wilcox, Margaret Wilcox, Francis Wilcox and John Wilcox
Husband of
Mary (Halgarthe) Wilcox
— married
3 Jun 1629 in Farlesthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Husband of
Susanna (Thompson) Wilcox
— married
about 12 May 1631 in Orby, Lincolnshire, England
Descendants 
Died after
after age 34
in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Disputed Origins
Some have claimed he was the son of John Wilcox and Mary Farnsworth, but a 1993 article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (cited below) published the parish records that document Edward's family origins, his two marriages, and his children.
Biography
Edward Wilcox was baptized February 12, 1603/4 at South Elkington, Linconshire, England, as the son of "Danyell Wylcock".[1]
He married first Mary __, who died in childbirth and was buried June 27, 1630, at Croft, Linconshire, England, Their son, Daniel, born in 1630 was buried in September, 1630 in Croft as well.[1]
Edward married second Susanna Thompson May 12, 1631, at Orby, Linconshire, England. Edward and Susanna had two known children, both baptized at Croft, LIncolnshire, England:[1]
Edward died sometime after May 20, 1638, when he was listed as an inhabitant of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[2] He was certainly deceased by April 13, 1660, when Daniel sold land that had belonged "to my father, Edward Wilcox".[1]
Edward Wilcox, immigrant ancestor, was one of the free inhabitants of the island Aquidneck, now Rhode Island, in 1638, and joined in founding the compact of government in May 28 of that year. About the same time he had a trading house in Narragansett in company with Roger Williams. Sometime after they took into their business Richard Smith Sr., formerly from Gloucestershire, England, later of Taunton, Massachusetts. Edward Wilcox died probably at Narragansett before 1648, and in 1653, the above-mentioned Smith appears to have acted as guardian for eight children, supposed to have been those of Wilcox. Children: Stephen, mentioned below; Daniel, married November 28, 1661 Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah (Warren) Cook. Doubtless others.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fiske, Jane Fletcher. "Edward Wilcox of Lincolnshire and Rhode Island." The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 147 (1993): pp. 188-91. Digital image at americanancestors.org (subscription required).
- ↑ Moriarty, G. Andrews "One Branch of the Rhode Island Wilcox Family" The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Reference Volume 19 (1942_, pages 23-25
See also:
- A Genealogical and Family History of Central NY, William Richard Cutter
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Daniel Wilcox
:
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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Categories: Puritan Great Migration
I have done considerable in-depth research on Edward1 Wilcox of Portsmouth, RI and Lincolnshire, England... and have dug into the early trading post information regarding Roger Williams, Richard Smith, and _____ Wilcox (could be either or both- Edward Wilcox and John Wilcox [who left a trail in New Netherland records]). The letter from Ms. Lester's great aunt could be a very helpful addition to what is known about these two Wilcox men in the 1638-1660 time frame.
edited by a. Wilcox
Any ideas? Thanks