Junie (and others): I'm still trying to connect my Gardner Wilcox's (2) with one of the Wilcox lines. I'll post my notes about what I know so far. My hunch is that we are connected to the William Wilcox and Dorothy Palmer line of North Stonington,CT that goes back to Edward Wilcox of Aquidneck, RI. Notes Gardner Nelson Wilcox December 6, 1815: Gardner Wilcox and Nabby Eccleston (parents of Gardner N. Wilcox) were married in North Stonington, CT, per marriage announcement in Norwich Courier. (Also in that day's marriage announcements were Lucinda Eccleston (Nabby's sister), who married William Eccleston, and Park Woodward and who married (Persis, Priscilla?) Eccleston.) 1816? Griswold incorporated (Previously a part of Preston and possibly North Stonington). 7-31-1818 "Nabby Wilcox, age twenty years, (wife of Gardner Wilcox), " is mentioned in the probate records of her father, Ichabod Eccleston, Jr., who died in the War of 1812 on 12-26-1814 at Sackett's Harbor, NY 1820 and 1822 censuses: Gardner Wilcox and Nabby Eccleston (daughter of Ichabod Eccleston and Ruth Geer) were living in Griswold. They don't appear in any other censuses. The 1820 census shows that they had two girls between the ages of 0-10 (Gardner wasn't born until 1825). Ruth Geer Eccleston (whose husband, Ichabod Eccleston, died in 1814) was also living in Griswold in the 1820 and 1822 censuses. 5/20/1825 Gardner Nelson Wilcox (maybe Nelson Gardner Wilcox) was born in New York (according to 1850 census and other sources). One source says he was born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, NY (other names for Nassau (named 1808; incorporated 1819): Philipstown (1806), (formed from 3 towns: Petersburg, Stephentown, Schodack), (other villages and hamlets: North/West/East Nassau, Hoag's Corner, Millers Corners, Brainerd, Alps). · Nabby's oldest brother, Amos Eggleston, died 9-4-1849 age 53 in Cazenovia, Madison County, NY of apoplexy. He was married. (Was Nabby visiting him in NY when Gardner Nelson Wilcox was born?) · Note: month and day of birth are exactly the same as Emeline's. One or the other may be incorrect. Gardner's gravestone says 5/20/1825. Emeline's is hard to read. 8-16-1838 Ruth Eccleston's probate mentions Abby Robbins and Richard D. Robbins of Voluntown. This must be Abby Eggleston, daughter of Ruth. Gardner N. Wilcox had a half sister in Voluntown who married an Eccleston/Eggleston and whose grandson named Trail lived in or near Poquonock, CT about 1915 (per Frederic S. Wilcox) Abby Eggleston later married Richard D. Robbins (who divorced his first wife, Betsey Cory in Windham County, CT). Their (?) daughter, Esther Jane Robbins, married James Trail. 10/15/1848 Gardner N. Wilcox married Hannah Spicer, daughter of Eldredge Spicer and Lydia G. Stanton, born 4/22/1829 (age 19 - Gardner age 23). 7/19/1849 Josephine E. (Ellen?) Wilcox was born, died 10/11/1880. 1849 Gardner N. Wilcox bought land and blacksmith shop in Poquetanuck (#366A per booklet in Preston Library) previously owned by Joseph Tyler/Erastus T. Smith/Jonathan Brewster/John Harkness/Jonathan Pierce/Humphrey Avery/Walter Capron. When William G. Wilcox died in 1897, he had run the shop for 12 years and his father ran it for 38 years (per William's obituary). It was called the Stony Brook Carriage Works. 1850 Census Gardner Wilcox is living with Hannah Spicer and infant Ellen (Josephine?) Wilcox aged 10 months. 8/3/1858 Ervaett Wilcox born, daughter of Gardner and Hannah died 7/8/1863. 9/16/1859 Hannah Spicer Wilcox died (age 30). 3-20-1861 Gardner N. Wilcox married Emeline Spicer, Hannah's sister, born 5/20/1842 (age 20 - Gardner age 37), parents Eldredge Spicer and Lydia G. Stanton. 8/20/1862 William G. Wilcox was born (parents Gardner and Emeline Wilcox). 7/8/1863 Ervaett, daughter of Hannah and Gardner died (age 5 years). 11/3/1864 _____ Wilcox (female) born, parents Gardner and Emeline Wilcox 1865 Beers map of Poquetanuck, CT shows Blacksmith Shop and Carriage Shop, Est. owned by G. Wilcox, and on opposite side of the road further down on the water side, a house owned by G. Wilcox. Old photos and new photos of house prove that it is the first house (now green) on the left on the waterside of Route 2A as you leave Poquetanuck. A foundation may be seen that could be the sight of the blacksmith shop, but doesn't seem to match the photo we have of the blacksmith shop. 3/10/1866 Charles N. Wilcox was born, son of Gardner and Emeline Wilcox 7/31/1866 or 5/25/1867 Emeline Spicer Wilcox died (age 21 years, 2 months, 11 days), in Poquetanuck, CT. 1/30/1867 Charles N. Wilcox died (age 10 months, 17 days) 1868 Gardner N. Wilcox married Hattie E. Hall, born 9/18/1850 (age 18 - Gardner age 43), 12/17/1879 or 1870 Hattie E. Hall Wilcox died (age 29) buried with infant son 5 weeks. 10/11/1880 Josephine Wilcox Steere died (age 31) 12/27/1883 Gardner N. Wilcox died (age 57) in Poquetanuck, CT. 5/3/1897 William G. Wilcox died (age 35). WILLIAM GARDNER WILCOX Son of Gardner Nelson Wilcox and Emeline Spicer Wilcox Born 8-20-1862 Died 5-3-1897 age 35 Married 11-30-1882 Lillias Betsy Parkhurst Daughter of Chauncey Parkhurst and Susan F. Chapman Born 12-25-1862 Died 3-29-1939 age 78 Children: George Nelson Wilcox Born 2-27-1884 Died 7-14-1964 age 80 Never married No children Maurice Carlton Wilcox Born 9-14-1885 Died 1945 or 1949 age 60 Married first 4-29-1906 Jessie Sherwood (divorced) Children: Dorothy Mildred Wilcox Born 8-3-1907 Died Married Roy O. Schmidt Children: Born 12-4-1923 Died 1-1-1924 Gertrude May Wilcox Born 4-29-1909 Married second Magnolia Jarvis Harry Denison Wilcox Born 6-13-1891 Died 4-24-1895 Age 4 (kick of horse) Ward Chapman Wilcox Born 8-11-1893 Died 4-11-1894 Age 8 months Hope Spicer Wilcox Born 3-3-1895 Died 8-10-1924 Married 7-28-1915 Wilfred J. Landry Children: Lillian A. Landry Born 5-1-1916 Died Married Charles Youilla Children: Linda Youilla Born Married James McCaffrey Child: Andrew J. McCaffrey Ethel Arline Landry Born 8-4-1917 Died Married Carlyle Humphries Child: Cheryl Humphries Thelma Elisabeth Landry Born 6-17-1919 Married Jesse McKinney Child: Sandra McKinney Born Married 2-11-1961 Frederick E. Owens Children: Deena C. Owens Born 10-20-1961 Jenny C. Owens Born 5-10-1964 Frederick Shawn Owens Born 5-14-1972 Frederic Stanton Wilcox Born 8-16-1896 Died 4-12-1991 Age 94 Married Edythe Marion Benjamin Child: Quentin Carlton Wilcox Born 3-19-1928 Died 9- -1978 Age 50 Does anyone have any leads or places to search? I've been to several town halls, libraries, LDS Family History Center, etc. Marcia Richardson