George (Willcox) Wilcox (1781 - 1874)

Born 26 Jan 1781 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah D (Motte) Wilcox — married 10 May 1801 in Newport, Rhode Island

Died 16 Dec 1874 at age 93 in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

George Willcox was born on the 26th of January 1781, in Tiverton, Rhode Island.^[1] He was the son of Abner Willcox and Comfort Brownell. George married Susannah D Motte on the 10th of May 1801, in Newport.^[2][3]

He first married Cynthia King; secondly to Nancy Devol.

George Wilcox, s/o Abner and Comfort of Tiverton, died in 1874 in Fairhaven.^[4]

Heirs named in probate records:^[5]

• Burgess Wilcox, eldest living son [of Fairhaven]
• Albert Wilcox, son [of Fairhaven]
• Cynthia Parlow, dau. [of Fairhaven]
• Julia Stowell, dau. [of Fairhaven]
• Eliza Gray, dau. [of New Bedford]
• Hannah Taber, dau. [of Mattapoisett]
• Frederick Wilcox, son [of California]
• Lydia Durfee, dau. [of Mattapoisett]

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (Rhode Island Births : accessed 5 February 2018), George Willcocks, 26 Jan 1781; citing Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, reference v 4 p 102; FHL microfilm 913,054.
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (Rhode Island Marriages : accessed 5 February 2018), George Wilcox and Susannah D. Motte, 07 May 1801; citing Newport,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (Rhode Island Marriages : accessed 5 February 2018), George Wilcox and Susannah D. Motte, 10 May 1801; citing First Baptist Church,Newport,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 22,422.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9J-M3F : Thu Oct 05 23:38:23 UTC 2023), Entry for George Wilcox and Nancy Wilcox, 1850.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHV-XKJ : Sat Oct 07 00:14:58 UTC 2023), Entry for George Wilcox and Nancy Wilcox, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; 1865.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152403169/george-wilcox: accessed 20 November 2023), memorial page for George Wilcox (Nov 1777–16 Dec 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152403169, citing Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429).