Descendants of John Wickham 1734-1835
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John Wickham was born in Rhode Island in June of 1734 to unknown parents. When 8 years old he moved to New York and from this state he later served in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Around 1818 he, and many of his descendants, moved to Ohio. At the age of 99 years, he applied for a military pension and was awarded $80 a year. When almost 100 years old, John married his second wife, Sarah Cunningham, who was in her 80's. At the time of his marriage, his appearance was like a man of sixty. He died Feb. 19, 1835 in Morgan Co, Ohio at the age of 100 years and 8 months.
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I have been researching John Wickham, his descendants and possible ancestors for the past 10 years. In the course of this journey, I acquired a massive amount of information on Wickhams in the United States, which motivated me to establish a web-site to share this information.
The intent of this web site to provide information about 7 generations of Wickhams as well as encourage others to add information to the site. I invite you to join me on the journey to discover the parentage of John Wickham. Does he connect to Thomas Wickham 1623-1688 who came from England to CT in 1648? Thomas Wickham is considered the forefather of many of the Wickhams in the US, but we have not found a definite link back to him. There has been much speculation about John Wickham's parentage on the Internet but none have shown a connection to RI where John stated he was born. My theory is that John is a descendant of Immigrant Thomas Wickham's son Samuel who moved from CT to RI, most likely through Samuel's son Capt. William Wickham, b. 1705. Of course, I have no proof - yet!
William J. Wickham was a son of John Wickham and information on William J. and his descendants is included at this site. Research indicates that William was named Sir William Johnson Wickham, perhaps after Sir William Johnson of the French and Indian War. William J. Wickham served as a drummer in the War of 1812.
John Wickham had many other children and, as time permits, I will be adding additional descendants of his sons Benjamin Wickham and John Wickham, Jr. I will then start adding the other descendants of John Wickham, Sr. to the site. I also hope to add more photos of Wickham descendants. So, check back often if you do not see your ancestor currently listed!
If you have any theories as to the parentage of John Wickham, or have information or photos to add to this site, I would love to hear from you! Effort has been made to exclude living individuals and add source information to information at this site. However, mistakes can happen, so please inform me of any incorrect information.
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Much appreciation goes to Gerald Wickham of Iowa and Anne Wickham of Ohio, without whom this web-site would not exist. They have worked diligently for many years, compiling Wickham information and offering support and encouragement to me and other Wickham researchers.
Pedigree Chart for John WICKHAM