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Increase Sikes Sr. (1644 - 1712)

Increase Sikes Sr.
Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 22 Mar 1671 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 67 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Increase Sikes Sr. was born on 6 Aug 1644 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, son of Richard (Sikes) Sykes (1598 - ~1675) and Phoebe (Unknown) Sykes (~1619 - 1687).[1]

His siblings were:

  1. Rebecca (Sikes) Burt (1640 - 1712)
  2. Experience Sikes (1642 - 1648)
  3. Nathaniel Sikes (1646 - <1740)
  4. Victory Sikes (1648 - 1708)
  5. James Sikes (1651 - 1711)

Increase married Abigail Fowler (1646 - 1733) on 22 Mar 1671 in Springfield.[2][3]daughter of Ambrose Fowler and is wife Jane (Alvord). Abigail was born March 1, 1646/7 at Windsor, Connecticut.[1] Their children were:[1]

  1. John Sikes was born April 23, 1672 and died November 10, 1689 at Springfield.
  2. Nathaniel was born July 7, 1673; married Elizabeth Ball.
  3. Nathaniel Sikes was born July 7, 1673; married Elizabeth Ball.
  4. Increase Sikes Jr. was born January 1, 1674/5; married Mary Knowlton and (2nd) Mary Warriner.
  5. Abigail (Sikes) Hendrick was born March 16, 1676/7; married William Hendrick and (2nd) Smith.
  6. Rebecca (Sikes) Wright was born September 15, 1678; married Samuel Wright.
  7. Samuel Sikes was born March 27, 1680; married Mary Foote.
  8. Phoebe Sikes was born February 21, 1681/2; died March 15, 1682 at Springfield.
  9. James Sikes was born March 14, 1682/3; died May 24, 1683 at Springfield.
  10. James Sikes was born March 27, 1684 and died at Springfield.
  11. Benjamin Sikes was born December 5, 1685 and died June 30, 1687 at Springfield.


Increase, a carpenter, farmer, logger, and laborer was routinely employed by Major William Pynchon, the primary mover and shaker in Springfield and a patentee of the Massachusetts Bay Company. With his brother Victory, Increase contracted to build a barn, 52 by 24 feet for Pynchon in Springfield. On November 23, 1670, he agreed to carry corn and barrels down the Great River (Connecticut) to Hartford for him, as well.[1]

Increase Sikes became a Freeman on May 7, 1684 in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1]

He was selectman of the town of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1721,1722,1724,.[4]

Increase Sikes died March 24, 1712.[5][6] His wife Abigail died June 19, 1733 at Springfield.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Sikes, Arthur M. Jr. "Richard Sikes and His Descendants the First Seven Generations" p. 17, 21 .[1] see at familysearch]
  2. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 2, p. 1480.subscriber$
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, Family Search [2] : accessed 14 December 2015., Increase Sikes and Abigail Fowler, 22 Mar 1571; citing reference p 121; FHL microfilm 185,414
  4. ↑ Henry M. Burt. "The First Century of the history of Springfield; the Official Records from 1636-1736." published by Henry M. Burt. Vol. 1, p. 31.
  5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850
  6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Vol. 1, p. 124. death of Increase Sikes.subscription site$
  • The Sikes/Sykes Families Association; Ancestral Lines; Richard Sikes and His Descendants, the First Seven Generations. Increase Sikes is Number 3. Web address: [3]
  • Sikes, Arthur Richard Sikes and His Descendants (The Sikes/Sykes Families Association, 2000). pp. 17, 21.link
  • "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 14 December 2015, Increase Sikes in entry for Increase Sikes, 01 Jan 1647; citing, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414
  • Savage, pg. 95
  • Springfield Families by Warren, pg. 605
  • Pynchon's Magistrates Book

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Tayler Mccormick for starting this profile.





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