John Wilcox alias Taylor

Events 

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 10 July 1672.

Place of Burial: Enville, Staffordshire.

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: John Wilcox alias Taylor.

Mother: Elizabeth Coxe.

The 1622 will of Joyce Wilcox, the sister of the elder John Wilcox alias Taylor here, mentions that her brother John has two sons and at least two daughters. She doesn’t mention any other nephews. John Wilcox alias Taylor the elder of Enville appears in a 1636 Tithe Case in Kinver.  See Elizabeth’s page for information about her marriage. 

Spouse: Anne Grove. Married 16 May 1627 in Enville, Staffordshire. 

The marriage is recorded in the parish register.

Children: 

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Mary Wilcox (baptized 17 July 1628 in Enville, Staffordshire).

Anne Wilcox (baptized 20 December 1631 in Enville - buried 25 December 1712 in Enville) married George Watis 29 April 1658 in Bobbington, Staffordshire.

John Wilcox (baptized 16 February 1633/4 in Enville -) married Mary Shadwell 24 January 1661/2 in Enville.

Dorothy Wilcox (baptized 24 February 1635/6 in Enville).

Susanna Wilcox (baptized 3 September 1637 in Enville).

Richard Wilcox alias Taylor (baptized 2 August 1640 in Enville) .

Joyce Wilcox (buried 3 September 1645 in Enville).

Evidence

from the Enville parish register:

1627

M  John Wilcoxe & Anna Grove were married the 16th of May 1627

1628

C  Mary the daughter of John Wilcox & Anne his wife baptised the 17th of July

1631

C  Anne the daughter of John Wilcox & Anne his wife was Baptised the 20: daye of December

1633

C  Johes filis Johis Wilcox et Annae ux. bapt. fuit 16.o Feb.

1635

C  Dorothia filia Johis Wilcox et Ann’ uxore eius baptizat 24th Februarij

1637

C  Susanna Wilcoxe the daughter of John Wilcox & Anne his wife was baptized the 3 day of September

1640

C  Richard Wilcox alias Taylor the sonne of John Wilcox alias Taylor & Anne his wife was baptized the 2d day of August.

1645

B  Joyce Willcox the daughter of John Willcox of the Stone was Buried the 3 day of September

1670

B Ann the wife of John Wilcox buried october 1th

1672

B John Wilcox the elder was buried July 10th

from the Lay Subsidy Hearth Tax, 1666:

Enfeild Constablewick

John Wilcox and John Shadwell…Seaven [Hearthes Chargeable]

John Wilcox senior … Three

References

Johnson, D.A. and N.J. Tringham. “Enville” in The Victoria County History of Staffordshire v. 20 (1984).

Parish registers of Enville, Staffordshire. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.

“The Staffordshire Hearth Tax, Seisdon Hundred” in Collections for a History of Staffordshire ser. 3 (1923). 

Will of Joyce Wilcox of Enville, spinster. Proved 1622 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images in Findmypast.co.uk.