George Wilcoxson Sr. (1695 - 1739)

Born 3 Dec 1695 in Leek, Staffordshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Powell) Wilcoxson — married 15 May 1719 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1739 at age 43 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony

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Biography

George was born 03 December 1695 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, a son of John Wilcockson of Cossal in Great Britain. ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Powell, daughter of Rowland Powell, on 15 April 1719 at a public Assembly at their regular public Meeting House at Haverford, Pennsylvania Colony.

In 1734 George applied for a land warrant for 200 acres in Chester County.

He died 09 January 1739 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony. The prove date for his will was 25 October 1739.

The marriage record of GEORGE WILCOCKSON and ELIZABETH POWELL dated 15d. 2m. 1719 Haverford MM, Chester Co., PA, identifies the father of George as "JOHN WILCOCKSON, of Nottingham, Great Britain".

The marriage of Elizabeth Powell and George Willcockson occurred on the 15th of the 02nd month, 1719 at Haverford Monthly Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Whereas George Wilcockson, son of John Wilcockson of Nottinghamshire, Great Britain, Batchelor, and Elizabeth Powell, daughter of Rowland Powell of the Township of Haverford in the County of Chester in the Province of Pensylvania Spinster, Having declared their Intentions of Marriage before Severall Monthly Meetings of the People called Quakers according to the good Order used among them whose proceedings therein after a deliberate Consideration thereof and having Consent of Parents and Relations concerned nothing appearing to Obstruct were Left to their freedom to proceed by the Said Meetings, Now these are to Certifie to whom it may concern that for the full accomplishing of their said Intentions this fifteenth day of the Second Month (called Aprill) in the year One Thousand Seven hundred and nineteen They the said George Wilcockson and Elizabeth Powell appeared at a publick Assembly of the. sd people at their publick meeting at Haverford aforesd. And the sd. George Wilcockson takeing the sd. Elizabeth Powell by the hand did in a Solemn manner openly declare yt. he tooke her to be his wife promiseing with Gods Assistance to be unto her a faithfull and Loving husband till death Should Seperate ym., And then & there in ye. sd. Assembly the sd. Eliza, Powell did in like manner declare that She tooke ye. sd. Geo. Wilcockson to be her husband promiseing with God's Assistance to be unto him a faithfull and Loving wife untill death should Seperate ym. And Moreover the sd. Geo. Wilcockson and Elizabeth Wilcockson (She according to ye. Custom of Marriage Assuming ye. name of her husband) as a further confirmation thereof did to these presents sett their hands, And we whose names are hereunder written being among others present at ye. Solemnization of their sd. Marriage & Subscription in manner aforesd. As Witnesses thereunto have also to these presents Sett our hands the Day & year above written

George was born in 1695. He passed away in 1739. NOTE: The surname Wilcoxson , meaning son of Willcock, has been spelled Willcockson, Wilcoxon, Wilcoxen, Willcocks, Willcox, and Wilcox.

Sources

1. ↑ George's Birth Record: "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWV6-N3R : 11 December 2014), George Wilcockson, 03 Dec 1695, Birth; citing p. 67, Leek, Staffordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• 1st Statement of Marriage Intention: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1711-1746; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 504. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• 2nd Statement of Marriage Intention: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Men's Minutes, 1718-1733; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:538. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Detailed record of their marriage: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Certificates of Removal (Received), 1683-1730; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 530. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Source number: 2634.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RLR. database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Index of Early Pennsylvania Land Warrants, 1733–1987, from the Pennsylvania State Archives. Stevens, Pennsylvania: Ken McCrea, 2010. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service. Lineages, Inc., comp. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

• Pennsylvania. Chester County. Estate Papers, 1700–1820. Gale Cengage Learning. Microfilm, 85 rolls. Chester County Archives, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1Z-YWV1 : 15 December 2015), George Wilcoxson, 1739; Burial, unknown; citing record ID 142552077, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #142552077.

• Boone, Mylar, Wilcoxson Genealogy :: FamilyTreeCir

Additional Research Notes

From Genforum, posted by: David C. Cope, 15 Feb 2002

I did find a index listing for George Willcockson with land in Chester Co PA 1734. This is the oldest record I have found so far with the Willcockson spelling. Bill Scroggins in his report listed these names on the records of George Willcockson's will and estate 1739 Chester Co PA.

George Willcockson died before 25 Oct 1739 Chester Co PA; Elizabeth Willcockson was granted administration of his estate, against a bond in the amount of 160 pnds, secured by PHILLIP YARNALL and Joseph Pugh. Elizabeth Poell Willcockson died shortly thereafter because the Admistration of her estate occurred in 1740, PHILLIP YARNALL, admistrator for Elizabeth Wilcox, widow relict of George Wilcox., her late husband, who died intestate leaving several children to servive them. Particularly Mary Wilcox aged about 5 years, who need support, petitioned the court for Mary Wilcox to be bond out to John YARNALL until age 18.

Here is what I found-

This Phillip Yarnall was married to Mary Hoopes on 2-24-1720 Chester Co PA.

Bill goes on to list this: Phillip and John Yarnall provide a thread of circumstantial evidence connecting George & Elizabeth (Powell) Willcockson with the Boone family. After the death of Samuel Boone, brother of Squire Boone Sr, his widow Elizabeth (Cassel) Boone married Joseph YARNALL, son of Francis Yarnall & Hannah Baker on the 29th Day 7th Month 1748. The relationship between Phillip, John and Joseph YARNALL has not been determined, but they must have been kin.

[The Cope family is] found in Rowan Co NC on the Morgan Bryan Jr tax list with John and David Willcockson. Morgan Bryan Jr is an uncle of Rebecca Bryan who married Daniel Boone.

John Willcokson & Sarah Boone, William Grant & Elizabeth Boone, William Bryan & Mary Boone, Georg Forbis & Mary Bryan, Joseph Bryan & Aylee Linville, William Linville Jr are just some of the families listed on this tax list with William Cope and sons William, James and John Cope.

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