Edward Wilcox, Jr.

Edward Wilcox, Jr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1693 - 1779  (86 years)


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  • Name Edward Wilcox  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth Abt. 1693  Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Death Bet. 27 Oct 1774–05 Apr 1779  Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 9
    Person ID I312684221063  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Dinah Barber,   b. Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bet. 21 Sep 1755–27 Oct 1774, Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Wilcox,   b. 29 Oct 1720, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1774, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Mother: unknown]
     2. Lydia Wilcox,   b. 06 Apr 1725, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1818, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. Susannah Wilcox,   b. 04 Oct 1727, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt. 1812, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. ~Blank from interrupted sync. Next FTM sync will remove it.,   b. 27 Aug 1730, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 May 1804, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F3399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !SON OF EDWARD WILCOX AND MARY HAZARD.
      !SON OF EDWARD WILCOX AND MARY HAZARD.

      !Married 4 Jun 1716 Dinah Barber !source
      !Married 4 Jun 1716 Dinah Barber !source:same as father's. Maud married the son and heir of Robert Ughtred.

      !BIRTH: Named in father's estate as &gt 2
      !BIRTH: Named in father's estate as &gt 21. Information from Mayflower Families Vol. 3 (Soule) p. 87, 88. !MARRIAGE: Date and place from Mayflower Families vol. 3 p. 87, 88. Westerly V.R. Arnold's vol. 5. !WILL: Dated Charlestown, RI Oct 27, 1774, proved Apr. 5, 1779; names son Joseph; grandson Edward Wilcox; dau. Lydia Saunders; grandchildren Jeffrey son of Hezekiah Gavitt, Oliver & Vashti Gavitt. !MISC: Aug. 29, 1761 Capt. Edward Wilcox was admin. of estate of Samuel & Mary Gavitt & was appointed guardian of Hannah, Eunice & Vashti Gavitt and was named grandfather by Samuel Gavitt Jr. who chose him to be his guardian. He was named father & was a party in the litigation in the execution of the will of Susanna's first husband, Oliver Burdick. [Mayflower Families Vol. 3 p 87, 88]

      Alden Beaman, "Abstracts of Charlestown,
      Alden Beaman, "Abstracts of Charlestown, RI Wills,: Charlestown, RI Town Council & Probate vol. 3, 1779-1787; RI Genealogical Register, vol. 7 no. 1, p. 81:
      WILLCOX, Edward, of Charlestown, yeoman. Will dated 27 Oct 1774, proved 5 Apr 1779, pgs 16-18. Mentions: Son Joseph Willcox. Daughters Lydia Saunders & unnamed daughter wife of Hezekiah Gavitt father of testator's grandson Jeffrey Gavitt. Grandson Edward Willcox under 21. Grandson Oliver Gavit. Grandson Jeffrey Gavitt son of Hezekiah Gavitt. Granddaughter Vastey Gavitt. Witn: Sylvester Robinson, Alice Robinson, Stephen Perry.

      Will dated 27 Oct 1774, proved 5 Apr 177
      Will dated 27 Oct 1774, proved 5 Apr 1779.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree.

    2. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HC-RNY : 17 December 2019), Edward Wilcox in entry for Susannah Wilcox, 1727.

    3. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HH-NDC : 17 December 2019), Edward Wilcox in entry for Hannah Wilcox, 1720.

    4. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HH-PG7 : 17 December 2019), Edward Wilcox in entry for Joseph Wilcox, 1730.

    5. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HH-N98 : 17 December 2019), Edward Wilcox in entry for Mary Wilcox, 1717.

    6. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HZ-V93 : 17 December 2019), Edward Wilcox in entry for Lydia Wilcox, 1725.

    7. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA.

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    10. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, \"FamilySearch,\" database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : 5 Feb 2017), entry for Edward Wilcox, person ID LHSC-9L8; .