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Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox 1604 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1604

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 13 May 1680

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States

Father: Daniel Wilcox

Mother: Esabell Farnsworth

Spouse(s): Susanna Thompson

Children(s): Doctor Wilcox

In 1604, Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Daniel Wilcox and Esabell Farnsworth. Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox married Susanna Thompson, and had children including Doctor Daniel Pinchbeck Wilcox. Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox passed away in 1680 in Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1604, Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Daniel Wilcox and Esabell Farnsworth.
  • Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox married Susanna Thompson, and had children including Doctor Daniel Pinchbeck Wilcox.
  • Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox passed away in 1680 in Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Wilcox
1565 – 1605
Birth Location: North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, England
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Esabell Farnsworth
1568 – 1606
Birth Location: South Elkington, Lincolnshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Thompson
1607 – 1654
Birth Location: Orby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Doctor Wilcox
1631 – 1707
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Edward Wilcox's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wilcox
1604 – 1680
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Daniel Wilcox
1565 – 1605
North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, England
Esabell Farnsworth
1568 – 1606
South Elkington, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
Rychard (Christopher) Wilcox
1540 – 1595
Great Gonerby, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Anne) Molde
1539 – 1588
St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Willcocks
1500 – 1561
Elizabeth Corbett
1502 – 1559
Thomas Molde
1514 – 1576
Helen Hussey
1522 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Wilcox's Descendants

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Edward (Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams,) Wilcox (12 Feb 1604 – 13 May 1680) m. Susanna Thompson (6 Sep 1607 – Dec 1654)
  1. 1. Doctor (Daniel Pinchbeck) Wilcox (4 Mar 1631 – 2 July 1707) m. Elizabeth Cooke (1644 – 1702)
    1. 1. Jane Wilcox (1668 – 1748) m. Benjamin Shelley (12 Mar 1679 – 1718)
      1. 1. Sarah Shelley (1698 – 12 Aug 1757) m. William (Walter Worden of) Stonington (1698 – 1781)
        1. 1. Ebenezer (Shelley) Worden (14 January 1719 – 1791) m. Borridel (Bell) Button (25 Sep 1721 – 1791) m. Rebecca (Thurston) Richmond (23 May 1689 – 1745)
        2. 2. Capt (Isaac) Worden (26 Jul 1721 – 1781) m. Sarah Wilcox (29 Aug 1713 – Apr 1757) m. Ann WILCOX (ABT 1736 – )
        3. 3. Benjamin Worden (12 Feb 1723 – 1757)
        4. 4. Capt (William) Worden (2 Nov 1724 – 15 Dec 1790)
        5. 5. William (Walter) Worden (04 February 1728 – 1 Dec 1813)
        6. 6. Sabra Worden (1726 – 1762)
        7. 7. Nathaniel Worden, (4 Feb 1728 – 2 Feb 1814) m. Anna Palmeter (10 Sep 1726 – 16 Dec)
        8. 8. Walter (H) Worden (11 Apr 1730 – 20 Sep 1814) m. Anna ("Abigail") Edwards (1732 – 1834)

Edward Wilcox's Timeline

6 Records

1603
12 Feb 1603
Birth of Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox in South Elkington, Lincolnshire, England
South Elkington, Lincolnshire, England
1603
1603/1604
Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox was baptized
None
1604
12 Feb 1604
Birth of Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1631
12 May 1631
Age 27
Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox was married in USA
USA
1638
13 May 1638
Age 34
Death of Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1680
13 May 1680
Age 76
Death of Edward Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams, Wilcox in Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1603
    Event Place: South Elkington, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1604
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1603/1604
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 May 1631
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogical record of the descendants of Thomas Brownell, 1619 to 1910

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1638
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1680
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport (Prudence Island), Rhode Island, United States
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