Mary (Unknown) Willcocks (abt. 1584 - 1668)

Born about 1584 in England

Wife of John Wilcox Sr. — married before 1616 in England

Descendants

Died 1668 at about age 84 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Mary _____ was born in England. Her surname and parents are unknown.^[1]

She and her husband John Wilcox were original settlers in Hartford, Connecticut by 1639.^[1]

When John died in 1651, he provided for his wife Mary.^[1]

Widow Wilcox, age 75 years, was treated by John Winthrop in 1659 and again in 1663 at age 80 years.^[2]

Mary Wilcock made her will dated 4 Oct 1666, making bequests to her "Cosin" (grandaughter) Sara Long, daughter Ann "Haul," and son-in-law John Bidwell (also named executor).^[1] Overseers were Deacon [Richard] Butler and James Ensing, who also witnessed the will. An inventory of the estate of Widdow Wilcock of Hartford was taken 1 Jan 1668 (probably 1668/9 since it was presented in court 4 March 1668/9) and valued at £40. 0. 4, including money owed her by John Haul and John Deming. Her estate had debts of £5.13.0.^[3]

Mary was still living 27 October 1667 when the court ordered her son John to pay her £6 per year, since her weakness did not allow her to occupy the "Old House." She probably lived with daughter Bidwell.^[1]

Children^[1]

• Ann b. about 1616; d. July 20, 1673 ae about 57; John Hall
• Sarah b. 1618: England, d. June 15, 1690 at Hartford, Connecticut, m. John Bidwell
• John b. about 1620 England, d. May 24, 1676 at Hartford.

Research Notes

Disambiguation: There is another Mary who was the widow of Joseph Farnsworth (maiden name not known) who became the 3rd wife of John Wilcox, Jr. She died in 1671. ^[4]

Unsourced date of death: FindAGrave memorial gives her birth as 1584 and has an exact date of death 4 March 1668. However, in the text it states "Died in Hartford before 1 Jan 1669." It is a virtual memorial, not based on a burial record.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Jacobus, Donald Lines and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978.) pp 803-805
2. ↑ Banks, Charles E. "Genealogical Items from the Medical Journal of John Winthrop," The American Genealogist 24: 114 (1948).FamilySearch Film #008128262
3. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Mary Wilcox, Hartford, 1668 #6014, Hartford Prob. Dist. Accessed at Ancestry ($)
4. ↑ Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918. Genealogical and family history of central New York; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. Page 741.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113423423/mary-wilcox: accessed 23 November 2023), memorial page for Mary Wilcox (1584–4 Mar 1668), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113423423; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by L J Steuben (contributor 47606575).

• Cutter, William Richard, Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, published 1912. Reference Volume 2, page 741