Zachary
Bicknell
Born in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Agnes (Unknown) Rockett
— married
1624 in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Descendants 
Father of
John Bicknell
Died
at about age 47
in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Zachary Bicknell was born in England.
Zachary Bicknell was born probably in England about 1590 (based on his age of 45 years in 1635).
Disputed Origins
- In 1913, citing secondary sources only, Thomas Williams Bicknell claimed that Zachary was "the son of Zacharie Bicknell and his wife Johan, Barrington, Somerset England.[1]
- However, R. C. Anderson in 1999 indicated that Zachary Bicknell originated from an unknown place in England and from unknown parents.[2]
WikiTree's Puritan Great Migration project follows Anderson until more recent or accurate research confirms Zachary's origins. Therefore, the parents have been detached. Please use G2G to discuss evidence for his origins. Thank you.
Family
He married Agnes _____ (unknown surname) about 1624. Agnes was born about 1608. (based on her age of 27 years in 1635.)
- His wife's name was not Anne Lovell. Anderson says: "In 1930 Belle Preston suggested that Anne 'perhaps m. Zachery Bicknell, d. 1636' citing Bassett-Preston 180, but this is chronologically impossible, since Agnes, the wife of Zachary Bicknell was born about 1608."[3]
The couple had one child:
- John Bicknell who was born about 1624 (based on his age of 11 years in 1635). He married about 1654 to Mary _____ (unknown surname). He married (2nd) to Mary Porter at Weymouth on December 2, 1658.[2]
Migration
Zachary migrated to New England with his wife Agnes and their son John. They set sail from Weymouth, co. Dorset, England on March 20, 1635 in the company of twenty one other families from Dorset and Somerset with Rev. Joseph Hull; arriving in Boston harbor on May 6, 1635.[1]
- The ship's records are as follows:[4]
- Zachary Bicknell, aged 45 yeare
- Agnis Bicknell, his wife, aged 27 yeare.
- Jno. Bicknell, his sonne aged 11 yeare.
- Jno. Kitchin, his servant 23 yeare.
The General Court of Massachusetts Bay granted them leave to "sitt downe at Wessaguscus, viz. …" This area had been known by this Indian name since it's inception in 1630, but at New-Town (later known as Cambridge) on September, 1635 the name was changed to "Weymouth" as that was the name of the town in England where Rev. Hull's company had set sail. Twenty acres of land was granted by the town of Weymouth to build a house. [1]
Death
Sometime before March 9, 1636/7, Zachary Bicknell died,[2] not too long after their migration. His widow, Agnes, married by March 9, 1637 Richard Rocket (possibly Rockwood). The house with land was sold to William Reed (Reade) the following year by Richard Rockett, Agnes' second husband. The cost was 7 pounds 13 shillings, 4 pence. The sale of the house was to be confirmed by Zachary and Agnes' son John, when he came of age.[1]
- "William Reade, having bought the house & 20 acres of land at Weymouth, unfenced, for L7, 13s, 4d, wch was Zachary Bicknell's (after Bicknell's death), of Richard Rocket & his wife, is to have the same sale confirmed by the child when hee cometh to age, or else the child to alow all such costs as the Court shall thinke meet."[5]
Richard Rockwood, Agnes' second husband, resided in Braintree, so it seems that Agnes and her son John moved there.[1]
Agnes (unknown surname), Bicknell, Rockwood died at Braintree on July 9, 1643, 45 years of age.[1]
Her husband's inventory, taken November 15, 1660 names his wife "Ann Rockett."[6] Note that Ann and Agnes were often interchangeable as names in this era.
Research Notes
- Featured sketch of John Kitchin, servant of Zachary Bicknell, says that he along with the Bicknell family migrated on the ship Marygould on March 20, 1634/5.[7]
- Thomas Williams Bicknell says that another son named John was born at Braintree on December 1, 1641; but I have found no other source for this information.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Thomas Williams Bicknell. History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family and Some Collateral Lines. Pub. Providence, R. I. : Thomas Williams Bicknell, 1913. pp XXI, 1 - 3. see at archive.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. pp 282,283. Featured Sketch: Zachary Bicknell.subscribers$
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. p. 353. Featured Sketch of Robert Lovell. link for subscribers$
- ↑ John Camden Hotten. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants.. London: Hotten, 1874. p. 284. see at archive.org
- ↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Boston: W. White, printer of the commonwealth, 1853. p. 189. see at archive.org.
- ↑ Author? "Article?," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston: Samuel G. Drake. Vol. X (1856), p. 174.see at archive.org
- ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L. Featured Sketch of John Kitchin, pp 201 - 207.link for subscribers$
See also:
- Cutter, William Richard. "Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts" Pub. Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York. 1908. p. 452.see at archive.org
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Categories: Weymouth, Massachusetts | Reverend Joseph Hull's Company | Puritan Great Migration
He married Agnes _____ (unknown surname) about 1624. Agnes was born about 1608. (based on her age of 27 years in 1635.)
His wife's name was not Anne Lovell. Anderson says: "In 1930 Belle Preston suggested that Anne 'perhaps m. Zachery Bicknell, d. 1636' citing Bassett-Preston 180, but this is chronologically impossible, since Agnes, the wife of Zachary Bicknell was born about 1608.
But there is nothing chronologically impossible about this. This statement is false and is removing a possibility without proper evidence to do so.
However, the name in the other profile has a great number of documents with that name (Bicknell), This spelling is found in R. C. Anderson in "Great Migration" which states that Zachary Bicknell originated from an unknown place in England and from unknown parents.
Perhaps the Bickwell profile should be merged into the Bicknell profile.
Question... should parents be detached with pertinent note left on profiles? Or should they be left as is, attached? Note: GM gives no indication for parents. Do we consider discovery of wills as information more recent than GM?
On the basis on this well-researched, scholarly source, should the parents be detached from this profile?
https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-immigrants-to-new-england-1634-1635-volume-i-a-b/image?pageName=282&volumeId=7051&rId=22074635
I sent a pvt msg to Katherine, the active Profile Manager, asking for her input to my comments below.
After the data section is cleaned up, I will ask PGM leaders to PPP this profile.
People of this time did not use middle names. "Anna" needs to be deleted. Any objections?
Has anyone found a scholarly source for any of the above 3 items?
If not each of them will need to be changed/updated. Are there any objections?