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Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens 1669–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert Pickens

Mother: Ester Benoit

Spouse(s): Margaret Pike\Pickens

Children(s): Anne Pickens\Davis, Rev Pickens, John Sr, William Pickens, Lucy Kerr, Gabriel Pickens, Capt. Pickens, Hannah Pickens, Margaret Pickens, Thomas Pickens, John Pickens, Col. Jr., Lucy Pickens, Robert Pickens

In 1669, Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens entered the world in La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Robert Andrew Pickens And Ester Jeane Benoit. Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens married Margaret Pike Pickens, and had children including Anne Twin Pickens Davis, Capt Andrew Samuel Pickens, Col Andrew Sidney The Fighting Elder Pickens Sr Husband Of Nancy Anne Davis Father Of Gen Andrew Pickens Jr, Gabriel Pickens, Hannah Pickens, John Pickens, John Pickens Sr, Lucy Twin Pickens, Lucy Pickens Wife Of 1 Matthew Gillespie Sr Widowed Her Amp 2 John Arthur Broughton Kerr, Margaret Pickens, Rev Israel Sidney Pickens, Robert Pike Pickens, Thomas Pickens, William Gabriel Pickens. Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens passed away in 1735 in Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

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  • In 1669, Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens entered the world in La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Robert Andrew Pickens And Ester Jeane Benoit.
  • Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens married Margaret Pike Pickens, and had children including Anne Twin Pickens Davis, Capt Andrew Samuel Pickens, Col Andrew Sidney The Fighting Elder Pickens Sr Husband Of Nancy Anne Davis Father Of Gen Andrew Pickens Jr, Gabriel Pickens, Hannah Pickens, John Pickens, John Pickens Sr, Lucy Twin Pickens, Lucy Pickens Wife Of 1 Matthew Gillespie Sr Widowed Her Amp 2 John Arthur Broughton Kerr, Margaret Pickens, Rev Israel Sidney Pickens, Robert Pike Pickens, Thomas Pickens, William Gabriel Pickens.
  • Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens passed away in 1735 in Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Pickens's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Pickens
1669–1735
Birth Place: La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Parents
Robert Andrew Pickens
1644–1700
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Ester (Jeane) Benoit
1645–1674
Doeuil-sur-le-Mignon, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Grandparents
William (Andre) Picken
1624–
France
Isobell Picken
1626–1661
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Pickens's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney) Pickens (1669–1735) m. Margaret Pike\Pickens (1672–1740)
  1. 1. Anne ((Twin)) Pickens\Davis 1702–1750 m. Robert (Davis,) Sr 1680–1770
    1. 1. George Davis 1736–1807 m. Hannah (Samples) Orr 1743–1800
      1. 1. Israel Davis 1787–1843 m. Jane Oliver 1802–1850
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Davis 1832–1915
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Viola) Davis 1834–1909 m. Charles (Robert) McNeil 1833–1862
  2. 2. Rev (Israel Sidney) Pickens 1693–1749
  3. 3. John (Pickens) Sr 1714–1771
  4. 4. William (Gabriel) Pickens 1705–1783
  5. 5. Lucy (Pickens Wife of 1) Matthew Gillespie, Sr. (Widowed Her) & 2) John Arthur Broughton) Kerr 1702–1762
  6. 6. Gabriel Pickens 1715–1775
  7. 7. Capt. (Andrew Samuel) Pickens 1690–1756
  8. 8. Hannah Pickens 1712–1719
  9. 9. Margaret Pickens 1695–1789
  10. 10. Thomas Pickens 1700–1749
  11. 11. John Pickens 1710–1781
  12. 12. Col. (Andrew Sidney "The Fighting Elder" Pickens Sr., Husband of Nancy Anne Davis, Father of Gen. Andrew Pickens,) Jr. 1699–1756 m. Nancy Pickens 1705–1760
    1. 1. Andrew Pickens 1739–1817
  13. 13. Lucy ((Twin)) Pickens 1702–1782
  14. 14. Robert ('Pike') Pickens 1697–1787

Capt. Pickens's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens in La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
1735
1735
Age 66
Death of Capt. William Henry Pickens aka: Picon, Immigrant, Husband of Margaret Pike, Father of Isreal Sidney Pickens in Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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