Mary Wilcox

• Evidence needed to support as daughter of George Wilshyre & Philippa Wilshyre
• not the same as Mary Isabell Wilcox

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Disambiguation

There is a Mary Farnsworth who was the widow of Joseph Farnsworth (maiden name not known) who became the 3rd wife of John Wilcox, Jr. She died in 1671.

Biography

The wife of John Wilcox of Hartford was Mary; she was not Mary Farnsworth. Mary was born say 1588 in England, and survived her husband, who died in 1651, seventeen years. Her will was dated October 4, 1666, and she died about 1668 in Hartford, CT.

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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]

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 and valued at £40. 0. 4, including money owed her by John Haul and John Deming. Her estate had debts of £5.13.0.[2]

Mary was still living 27 Oct 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]

Origins

A recently indexed marriage record for John Wilcox and Mary Wylsher, 12 Oct 1615, in Terling,Essex,England, is a good fit given what we know. Unfortunately we don't know enough. We don't know where John was from. So far no subsequent baptisms of children have been located in the same area on 12 October 1615 to Mary Wylshyre, daughter of George Wylshyre and Philippa Thurgwood.

Family

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:John_Wilcox_and_Mary_Unknown_%...

John Wilcox

• b. before 1591
• d. 1 Oct 1651 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Mary Unknown

• b. before 1596
• d. between 29 Oct 1667 & 1 Jan 1668/69 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (probably)

Facts and Events

• Marriage[1] bef 1616 Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child.

Children

• 1. Ann Wilcox; married John Hall
  • b. cal 1616
  • d. 20 Jul 1673 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
• 2. Sarah Wilcox; married John Bidwell
  • b. est 1618
  • d. bur. 15 Jan 1689/90
  • Buried: Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• 3. John Wilcox; married 1) Sarah Wadsworth 2) Katherine Stoughton 3) Mary Lane 4) Esther Cornwell
  • b. est 1620
  • d. 24 May 1676 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Family of John Wilcox & Mary

Source: Hale, House, and related families : mainly of the Connecticut River Valley by Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970. (1952). Page 805. < Archive.Org >

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:John_Wilcox_and_Mary_Unknown_%...
• 1) John Wilcox, in Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1952)
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  • "John [1] Wilcox … married Mary _____, …" 


• https://www.foundersofhartford.org/the-founders/john-wilcox/
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-435374 cites
• 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
• Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Mary Wilcox, Hartford, 1668 #6014, Hartford Prob. Dist. Accessed at Ancestry ($)
• 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.
• 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
• DOB is listed as 1582 in Find A Grave DOD is listed as Mar 4, 1668 in Find A Grave Find A Grave #113423423