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Thomas Willcocks

Male 1689 - 1779  (90 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Willcocks was born in 1689 in Ivybridge, Devonshire, England; died in Nov 1779 in Ivey Mills, Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; was buried in Ivey Mills, Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    A Willcox Family History 1689-1981, Including Willcox, Wilcox, and Allied families of Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Missouri.} copyright Martha S. Albertson, June 1981
    Thomas came to America probably about 1718, though possibly as early as 1712. He located eventually at Concord, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia, in what was then Chester county, now Delaware County, and was paying tan that county in 1725. He evidently brought from England the knowledge of paper making, he built and operated one of the first paper mills in America. "Ivy Mills" was established in 1729 and rebuilt in 1829. Upper Glen Mills was added in 1836; Lower Glen Mills was added in 1845; and the mill was in continuous paper production by Thomas and his descenants until 1866. The mill made papers for such famous people as Benjamin Franklin, a close friend and frequent visitor to the Willcox home. The Willcox mansion, as it was known, became one of the first Catholic stations in that section of Pennsylvania, near Concord, where Mass was conducted by priests from Philadelphia, and it continued in this capacity until 1837 when the "new" mansion was erected.

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    Thomas Willcox, born in Ivybridge, a village some eight miles from Plymouth, Devonshire, emigrated to the USA in the early 1700s. In 1727 he built a house and paper mill on Pole Cat Road, Wawa, Pennsylvania. He planted ivy from his native Devonshire against the mill which became known as Ivy Mill and the road as Ivy Mills Road. The mill was the second paper mill established in the USA and the first to use vellum or weave moulds; papers for Dr Franklin's newspaper came from the Willcox mill.

    Cole Foot Prints:
    One of the first pape factories in Colonial America known as Ivy Mills. furnished paper to Benjamin Franklin to publish his Amanac in Philadelphia. Up to the time of the Revolution, paper from Ivy Mills was sold to all Colonies from Mass to te Carolinas. Also for gov currency during the revolution and for the issue necessary for War of 1812. Willed to their son Mark in 1767, passed from father to son till today. They were Roman Catholics and worshiped in a room set apart for that purpose in thei Mansion House at Ivy Mills.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Cole on 3 Jun 1727 in Olde Swede Ch, Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware. Elizabeth (daughter of Stephen* William Cole, (immigrant) and Elizabeth* Temple, (immigrant)) was born on 10 May 1691 in Wales; died on 17 May 1780 in Ivey Mills, Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; was buried in Ivey Mills, Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1728 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1793 in of, Cumberland Co, North Carolina.
    2. 3. Anne Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1730 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1765.
    3. 4. James Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1732 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1769.
    4. 5. Elizabeth Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1734 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1770.
    5. 6. Mary Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1736 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1824 in of, Cumberland Co, North Carolina.
    6. 7. Deborah Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1738 in of, Pennsylvania; died in 1815.
    7. 8. Thomas Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1740 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1740.
    8. 9. Thomas Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1741 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1770.
    9. 10. Mark Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1744 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1827.
    10. 11. Margaret Willcocks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1746 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1766.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1728 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1793 in of, Cumberland Co, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    moved with sister Mary and her husband John Montgomery to Cumberland Co, N.C. in 1759. They later erected an iron works on Deep River in Chatham Co, N.C.

    John married Rebecca Bulter in 1755. Rebecca was born about 1728; died after 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anne Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1730 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1765.

    Anne married James White in 1747. James was born about 1730; died after 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  James Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1732 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1769.

    James married Prudence Doyle in 1753. Prudence was born about 1732 in of, Pennsylvania; died after 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Elizabeth Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1734 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1770.

    Elizabeth married William England about 1754. William was born about 1734; died after 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Mary Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1736 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1824 in of, Cumberland Co, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    she and her husband moved with her brother John Cumberland Co, N.C. in 1759. They later erected an iron works on Deep River in Chatham Co, N.C

    Mary married John Montgomery in 1762. John was born about 1736; died after 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Deborah Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1738 in of, Pennsylvania; died in 1815.

    Deborah married Bartholomew Sutton in 1752. Bartholomew was born about 1738; died after 1762. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Deborah married Bernard Doyle in 1756. Bernard was born about 1738 in of, Pennsylvania; died after 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Thomas Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1740 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1740.

  8. 9.  Thomas Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1741 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1770.

    Notes:

    never married


  9. 10.  Mark Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1744 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1827.

    Notes:

    b.d. source Cole Foot Prints; however mother over 50.

    Mark married Mary Flahaven in 1779. Mary was born about 1744; died after 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mark married Anna Mary Cauffman about 1780. Anna was born about 1744; died after 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  Margaret Willcocks Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1746 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1766.

    Notes:

    age in question. puts mother too old for childbearing.
    Margaret never married.



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