Obadiah WILCOXSON

1648 - 1713  (65 years)

• Name	Obadiah WILCOXSON
  Birth	1648	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  _UID	43073F28C3FC401CB09118E7391F4831DD13
  Death	1713	East Guilford, Fairfield, Connecticut
  Person ID	I23223	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	William WILCOXSON,   b. 1601, Biggin, Derbyshire, England d. 1652, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Margaret BIRDSEYE,   b. 1611, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, England d. Jul 1655, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1632	France
  Family ID	F9787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary GRISWOLD,   b. 28 Jan 1650   d. 8 Aug 1670 (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	1669
  Family ID	F10753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia ALLING,   b. 26 Dec 1656, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 1688 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1676
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F10754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Silence MANSFIELD,   b. 24 Oct 1664, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1689
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F10755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Youngest son of William Wilcoxson. Removed to Killingworth about 1663with his mother, step-father and older brother Joseph. About 1676 heremoved to East Guilford (now Madison) where he and his posteritycontinued to abide for several generations. Obadiah married threetimes, as follows: 1st. to Mary Griswold, who died 8/8/1670 withoutissue. 2nd., to Lyia, daughter of John Alling or Allen. 3rd., toSilence, daughter of Joseph Mansfield of New Haven. Obidiah died in1713. Subsequently, his widow married George Chatfield as his secondwife. Obadiah's will proved 11/1/1714 mentions wife Silence.Bequeathed to son Ebenezer land in Durham: to son Joseph, land inGuilford. Daughter Mary had received most of the portion. Obidiah andTimothy already deceased, Daughters Mindwell, Jemima, Thankfulmentioned. (for confirmation of Obadiah's three marriages see Vol. 66,New England Hist. & Gen. Reg.) Line in Record @I10@ (RIN 10) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PROB Youngest son of William Wilcoxson. Removed to Killingworth about 1663with his mother, step-father and older brother Joseph. About 1676 heremoved to East Guilford (now Madison) where he and his posteritycontinued to abide for several generations. Obadiah married threetimes, as follows: 1st. to Mary Griswold, who died 8/8/1670 withoutissue. 2nd., to Lyia, daughter of John Alling or Allen. 3rd., toSilence, daughter of Joseph Mansfield of New Haven. Obidiah died in1713. Subsequently, his widow married George Chatfield as his secondwife. Obadiah's will proved 11/1/1714 mentions wife Silence.Bequeathed to son Ebenezer land in Durham: to son Joseph, land inGuilford. Daughter Mary had received most of the portion. Obidiah andTimothy already deceased, Daughters Mindwell, Jemima, Thankfulmentioned. (for confirmation of Obadiah's three marriages see Vol. 66,New England Hist. & Gen. Reg.) Line in Record @I10@ (RIN 10) from GEDCOM file not recognized: PROB BIOGRAPHY: Youngest son of William Wilcoxson. Removed to Killingworth about 1663 with his mother, step-father and older brother Joseph. About 1676 he removed to East Guilford (now Madison) where he and his posterity continued to abide for several generations. Obadiah married three times, as follows: 1st. to Mary Griswold, who died 8/8/1670 without issue. 2nd., to Lyia, daughter of John Alling or Allen. 3rd., to Silence, daughter of Joseph Mansfield of New Haven. Obidiah died in 1713. Subsequently, his widow married George Chatfield as his second wife. Obadiah's will proved 11/1/1714 mentions wife Silence. Bequeathed to son Ebenezer land in Durham: to son Joseph, land in Guilford. Daughter Mary had received most of the portion. Obidiah and Timothy already deceased, Daughters Mindwell, Jemima, Thankful mentioned. (for confirmation of Obadiah's three marriages see Vol. 66,New England Hist. & Gen. Reg.)