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Capt. William Henry Pickens 1669–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Picon)

Mother: Lady widow

Spouse(s): Margaret Pyke

Children(s): Col. Sr

The story of Capt. William Henry Pickens began in 1669 in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Capt. William Henry Pickens married Margaret Pyke, and had children including Col Andrew W Pickens Sr. Capt. William Henry Pickens passed away in 1735 in Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. William Henry Pickens began in 1669 in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Capt. William Henry Pickens married Margaret Pyke, and had children including Col Andrew W Pickens Sr.
  • Capt. William Henry Pickens passed away in 1735 in Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Picon)
1644–1699
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady widow
1645–1701
Birth Location: Doeuil-sur-le-Mignon, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, France
Lw

Spouses(s)

Margaret Pyke
1673–1740
Birth Location: Ireland
MP

Children(s)

Col. Sr
1690–1756
Birth Location: Ballymoney Parish, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
CS

Capt. Pickens's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Pickens
1669–1735
Birth Place: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Andrew Pickens (aka Picon)
1644–1699
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (ESTHER JEANNE BENOIT (Bonneau)) widow
1645–1701
Doeuil-sur-le-Mignon, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, France
Grandparents
William (Andrew Pickens) (Picon)
1624–1658
Scotland (or France), France
Issobell ((Isobel) Jane Matthisone) Pickens
1626–1661
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anthoine (Bonneau OR) Benoit
1625–1649
Boyer, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France
Jeanne (Elizabeth) Videau
1620–1655
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
Claude Benoict
1605–1633
Jehanne Bonnot-Gonset-
1600–
Anthoine Raoux
1597–1657
Laurence Rigaud
–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Pickens's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William Henry) Pickens (1669–1735) m. Margaret Pyke (1673–1740)
  1. 1. Col. (Andrew (W) Pickens) Sr 1690–1756 m. Nancy ((Ann)) Davis 1705–1760
    1. 1. Joseph (William Pickens) Capt 1737–1781 m. Eleanor (Baskin) Pickens 1746–1803
      1. 1. Israel Pickens 1768–1827 m. Mary (Minerva) Knox 1785–1850
        1. 1. Nelly (Minervy Pickens) Kay 1818–1866

Capt. Pickens's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Capt. William Henry Pickens in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1735
1735
Age 66
Death of Capt. William Henry Pickens in Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Lancaster, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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