John Wilcoxson (abt. 1633 - abt. 1690)

Born about 1633 in Derbyshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bourne) Wilcoxson — married 19 Mar 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 19 Mar 1690 at about age 57 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

John Wilcoxson immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Wilcoxson, was the oldest son of William Wilcoxson; he came with his parents to America in 1635 and then to Stratford, CT in 1639.^[1]

Per Robert Charles Anderson in the Great Migration, he was age 2 when his father and mother came to New England. His birth should be England, probably Derbyshire where his parents may have been from.

John Wilcoxson, of Stratford, CT, son of William, moved to Boston and resided there a number of years. His father sent for him to return to Stratford promising one-half his property.^[2]

At first, both John and William settled near their father on the east side of Main Street, opposite the meeting house. Afterwards, they both removed about one and a half miles to the north part of town where many descendants live (as of 1893).^{[3] [4]}

After Elizabeth's death, John remained in Stratford with his brother Timothy, after the balance of the family moved away. Timothy was a Deacon of the Stratford Church.^[5]

A nuncupative will expressed to Samuel Sherman and John Birdseye, to Barnabas Beers half an accrue of his home lot in Stratford; to his son John his dwelling house and rest of his home lot. Confirmed to other children, land previously given to them. Inventory done Nov. 17, 1690.^[6]

Deacon John Wilcoxson^[7][8] was born calculated 1633 in England. He died Nov 1690 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut . John married Johanna Titterton on 1656.

Marriage

Husband: John Willcoxson

Wife: Elizabeth Bourn-Welles

Child: Hannah Willcoxson

Marriage:

Date: BEF 1664^[9]

Marriages and Children

John's first marriage was to Johannah Titterton in 1656 in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT. She is the daughter of Daniel Titterton. She died before 1662 in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT.^[10]

Children:

1. John, b. Mar 1657; d 1735
2. William, b. Feb 1659

John's second marriage was with Elizabeth Bourne on March 19, 1663. She was the widow of John Wells of Stratford, CT, son of Gov. Thomas Wells. Please note that Elizabeth's maiden name is is given by one source as Elizabeth Deming.^[11]

Children:

1. Patience, b. Feb 1664
2. Hannah, b. Mar 1665; d. Jul 1701
3. Elizabeth, b. Jul 1666; d. Oct 1694
4. Mary, b. Apr 1668

Research Notes

Jane E Wilcox has written a blog about her research on William Wilcockson in Derbyshire England. She is writing a Wilcockson/Wilcox genealogy book - not available yet but you can probably find the blog online. She offers corrections for some long-held beliefs.^[12]

There is a Facebook group "Wilcox/Wilcockson Family".

Sources

1. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
2. ↑ The Wilcox Family. The compiler acknowledges the facts concerning the descendants of William Wilcoxson to Judge Henry Beals Wilcox, of Madison, Conn. Published in New York City, June, 1893. Page 6.
3. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
4. ↑ The Wilcox Family. The compiler acknowledges the facts concerning the descendants of William Wilcoxson to Judge Henry Beals Wilcox, of Madison, Conn. Published in New York City, June, 1893. Page 6.
5. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
6. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
7. ↑ Colonial Connecticut Records, 1636 - 1776 "[Stratford] A list of Freemen as they are reputed amongst us.." 7 Aug 1669.
8. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 1, p 90.
9. ↑ Source: #S24 Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 Page: p6
10. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
11. ↑ The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
12. ↑ Forget -me- Not (blog)

• Source: S24 Abbreviation: Booth Family Genealogy-Jacobus Title: Jacobus, Donald L. comp. The Genealogy of the Booth Family Booth Families of Connecticut for Six or More Generations (Eden C. Booth pub, 1952) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Booth Family Genealogy BIBL Jacobus, Donald L. comp. The Genealogy of the Booth Family Booth Families of Connecticut for Six or More Generations (Eden C. Booth pub, 1952) Note: The compiler of this works appears to be a professional genealogist although he does not cite specific sources except to say "Authorities Aside from Original Sources Consulted". Under this title he lists a number of local histories and other Booth genealogies as well as original town and church records. Vital Records of (CT Towns of) Stratford, Newtown, Fairfield, Woodbury, Weston, Berlin, Farmington, Roxbury, etc. Church Records (Congregational & Episcopalian) of Stratford, Hungtington, and Trumbull, Redding, Roxbury, South Britain, Easton, New Britain, Southington. Probate Records of Fairfield Stratford, Danbury, Woodbury, Farmington. Land Records Stratford, Newtown, Scattering Cemetery inscriptions, Hale Collection, State Library Hartford, many towns Family Records, State Library Hartford, CT In many cases his dates differ from Orcutt's History of New Milford p. 657-58. MSS: Booth Collection, Kate S. Fogarty, Fairfield Historical society\Pattersosn Genealogy, D. Williams Patterson, CT Historical society and numerous printed sources and family histories. see p 115-116 Names, dates and information of this line down to Mead Booth are taken from this book.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Vol. 1, page 656
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985. Copyright 1985 by the New England Historical Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Moses S. Curtis Descendants and Ancestors by Mildred Bradford, Publication: Baltimore, Md: Gateway Press, 2000.
• Orcutt, Samuel, Rev. (1886) A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part II Genealogies. Published by the Fairfield County Historical Society, Vol. 2, page 1346 (#3)
• The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 3.
• The Wilcox Family. The compiler acknowledges the facts concerning descendants of William Wilcoxson to Judge Henry Beals Wilcox, of Madison Conn. Published in New York City, June 1893.
• Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "William Wilcockson," Featured Name. Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol T-Y, Pages 396-401)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Willcoxson-3 created through the import of patton booth.ged on Mar 24, 2012 by Sara Stevens.