Mary (Dunham) Willcocks (1766)

Born 1766 in Essex County (now Union County), New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Willcocks — married 5 Jun 1785 in Westfield, Essex County (now Union County) New Jersey, USA

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Biography

This Dunham line descends from Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary, s/o Richard Singletary.

Richard¹ Singletary (d. 25 Oct 1687 Haverhill, Massachusetts); likely m. (1) Goodwife Singletary, perhaps Lydia Downham, believed by some researchers to be mother of Jonathan Dunham, alias Singletary. Richard m (2) Susanna Cooke.

Jonathan² Dunham, alias Singletary; married Mary Bloomfield.

Nathaniel³ Dunham married Johanna Thornell

David⁴ Dunham married Esther Crane

Joseph⁵ Dunham married Hannah Unknown. Hannah (Unknown) Dunham is not Hannah (Conger/Conyer) Dunham.

Dunham, Mary⁶ married Isaac Willcocks.

Biographical Sketch:

MARY "Polly" DUNHAM was born in 1766. She was the daughter of Joseph Dunham and Hannah Unknown. [See: Note #1]

Mary "Polly" Dunham was baptized 13 April 1766 at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, Essex County (now Union County), New Jersey.

She married on 20 March 1785 to Isaac Willcocks (aka Wilcox) at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, Essex County (now Union County), New Jersey, USA. He is given as s/o John Willcocks and Massy Marcy Ross.

Presently, nothing more is known about Isaac & Mary.

One Isaac Wilcox served in the Revolutionary War: Isaac Willcox Military Service: Sherburne's Regiment ^[1]

• DEVLIN, Jane, Transcriber: Baptisms Extracted from Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 by Wm. K. McKINNEY, Ph. D., Chas. A. PHILHOWER, A. M., & Harry A. KNIFFIN: Baptisms Westfield Presbyterian Church 1759 - 1800, Westfield, New Jersey at http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr13.htm: "Dunham, Mary, c. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph April 13, 1766"

• DEVLIN, Jane, Transcriber: Marriages Extracted from Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 by Wm. K. McKINNEY, Ph. D., Chas. A. PHILHOWER, A. M., & Harry A. KNIFFIN: Marriages Westfield Presbyterian Church 1759 - 1840, Westfield, New Jersey at http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr14.htm: "Isaac Willcocks [Wilcox?] & Polly Dunham [d. of Joseph], March 20, 1785"

• HANCOCK, Audrey (Shields). Shields-469, researcher from 1968 to present (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~grannyapple/genealogy/SINGLETARY-DUNHAM/HOME.html) Audrey A.¹³ (Shields) Hancock, Dale Caleb¹² Shields, Sarah Margaret¹¹ (Creager) Shields, Mary Jane¹⁰ (Dunham) Creager, James C.⁹[Jr.], James⁸[Sr.], Ross⁷, Joseph Sandford⁶, Joseph⁵, David⁴, Nathaniel³, Jonathan² Dunham (alias Singletary), Richard¹ Singletary

• McKINNEY, Wm. K., Ph. D.; Chas. A. PHILHOWER, A. M.; Harry A. KNIFFIN, Baptisms Extracted from Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1928 (no copyright statement) [Transcribed by Jane Devlin] (http://dunhamwilcox.net/nj/westfield_nj_bapt.htm) (Children listed and named as children of Joseph Dunham and Hannah (--?--) ...not Hannah Conyer. ash)

Notes

Note #1:
Joseph⁵ Dunham (b 1736-d 1776) who married Hannah (maiden name unknown) IS NOT the same Joseph⁵ Dunham (1735-1790) who married Hannah Conger/Conyer as many erroneously genealogies list.
The two Joseph Dunhams were 2nd cousins.
Joseph⁵ Dunham (1736-1776) was s/o David⁴ Dunham. Joseph⁵ Dunham (1736-1776) married Hannah (maiden name unknown). Their child, Abraham Davis Dunham, was born after Joseph's death and records show, The widow Dunham's child was baptized, named Abraham Davis, 11 Aug 1777. (http://dunhamwilcox.net/nj/westfield_nj_bapt.htm)
Joseph⁵ Dunham (1735-1790) was s/o Joseph⁴ Dunham. Joseph ⁵ Dunham (1735-1790), who married Hannah Conger/Conyer, was s/o Joseph⁴ (David³, Jonathan² Dunham (alias Singletary), Richard¹ Singletary). He was a Private in the NJ Militia during the Revolutionary War.