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Lydia Wilcox 1672–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Daniel Wilcox

Mother: Elizabeth Cooke

Spouse(s): Thomas Potter, Thomas Sherman

Children(s): Daniel Sherman, Josiah Sherman, Ruth Sherman

The story of Lydia Wilcox began in 1672 in Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA. Lydia Wilcox married Thomas Potter, Thomas Sherman, and had children including Daniel Sherman, Josiah Sherman, Ruth Sherman. Lydia Wilcox passed away in 1727 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Wilcox began in 1672 in Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Lydia Wilcox married Thomas Potter, Thomas Sherman, and had children including Daniel Sherman, Josiah Sherman, Ruth Sherman.
  • Lydia Wilcox passed away in 1727 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Lydia Wilcox's Ancestors

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Lydia Wilcox
1672–1727
Birth Place: Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Daniel Wilcox
1622–1702
Elizabeth Cooke
1641–1715
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Wilcox's Descendants

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Lydia Wilcox (1672–1727) m. Thomas Potter (Abt. 1663–Btn. 3 Jun 1727 and 10 Jun 1728) m. Thomas Sherman (8 August 1658–18 February 1719)
  1. 1. Daniel Sherman 1706–1804 m. Susanna Earle 1715–1738
    1. 1. Daniel Sherman 1735–1829 m. Hannah Stedman 1735–1765 m. Rebecca Palmer 1742–1793
      1. 1. Daniel Sherman 1764–1850
      2. 2. Eunice Sherman 1777–1864
      3. 3. George Sherman 1767–1807
      4. 4. Hannah Sherman 1769–1839
      5. 5. Huldah Sherman 1772–1826
      6. 6. John (Potter Sr) Sherman 1780–1873
      7. 7. Joseph Sherman 1779–1840 m. Mary Sherman 1781–1870
        1. 1. Joseph Sherman 1815–1898
        2. 2. Daniel Sherman 1811–1895
        3. 3. Rebecca (Palmer) Champlin 1805–1877 m. John (Kenyon) Champlin 1804–
        4. 4. Sally (Harrington) Brown 1807–1894
        5. 5. Benjamin (Harrington) Sherman 1818–1887
        6. 6. George Sherman 1809–1882
        7. 7. Mary (Potter) Stedman 1809–1890
        8. 8. Ruhama Wing 1821–1903
      8. 8. Palmer Sherman 1768–1855
      9. 9. Susanna Sherman 1774–
  2. 2. Josiah Sherman 1703–1729
  3. 3. Ruth Sherman 1708–1794

Lydia Wilcox's Timeline

3 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Lydia Wilcox in Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
1702
26 May 1702
Age 30
Lydia Wilcox was married in Portsmouth, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
1727
1727
Age 55
Death of Lydia Wilcox in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1702
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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