Abner Wilcox

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  • Name Abner Wilcox 
    Born 5 May 1761  [1
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I26409  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father William Wilcox,   b. 12 Feb 1730/31,   d. Abt Feb 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Horswell 
    Family ID F09865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Comfort Brownell 
    Married 17 Nov 1779  Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. George Wilcox,   b. 26 Jan 1781, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sarah Wilcox,   b. Abt 1785
     3. Clarissa Wilcox,   b. 8 Mar 1790, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Benjamin Wilcox,   b. Abt 1801,   d. 4 May 1869  (Age ~ 68 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F09867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Manchester,   b. 1781 
    Married Abt 1810  Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • I don't think they were ever married, although they had a child together -- according to Jeremiah's death record.
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah Manchester,   b. 20 Dec 1810, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1891, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F09869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Notes from John Wilcox on his family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect:
      "Abner and Comfort Wilcox apparently suffered from marital problems, as documented in the following announcement that appeared in the The Newport Mercury November 30, 1805: 'Whereas Comfort Wilcox, Wife of the subscriber, has eloped from his bed and board, and has otherwise behaved in a very improper and unbecoming manner - this is therefore to forbid all persons from trusting or harbouring her on my account, as I am determined to pay no debts of her contracting from this date. [signed] Abner X Wilcox (his mark), Tiverton, Nov. 25, 1805.' Abner Wilcox is presumably the person referred to in the newspaper announcement that appeared in the The Newport Mercury November 07, 1829.

      "Commissioners' Notice: We the Subscribers having been appointed by the Hon. Court of Probate for the town of Tiverton, Commissioners to receive the claims of the Creditors against the estate of ABNER WILCOX, late of Tiverton, dec. represented insolvent...[signed] Job Cory, John Gray, Peleg Stafford, Comm'rs...George Wilcox, Adminis'r, Tiverton, Oct 7, 1829."

      The same newspaper had a prior notice of submission to probate was dated Sept. 7, 1829, establishing the approximate date of his death.

      (both quotes from NEHGS, Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876, ht tp://infoweb.newsbank.com)

      My note: I am wondering if he is the Abner Wilcox who fathered a child with Lydia Manchester: Jeremiah Manchester born 20 Dec 1810, Tiverton, d 10 Sep 1891 Tiverton. I have not yet found another Abner Wilcox, so for the time being I am assuming he is the same individual, so I am linking Lydia and her son Jeremiah to his name, with Lydia as a second wife (possibly common law wife or not; his wife Comfort had apparently left him).

      I am not sure which Lydia it was, as there were two (at least), one born in 1781 and the other born in 1791.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.

    2. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages.