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Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] hazard wilcox
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 03:33:08 -0400
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Here is a 1998 posting on rootsweb in which the person listed Hazard
WILCOX's family and claims he was fatally wounded in battle at White
Plains. I know nothing more about this posting. fyi.

Dick Hillenbrand


On 11/2/07, <> wrote:
> Karl,
>
> Here are some notes from my "Families of the Old Cambridge District"
> collection.
>
> Hazard WILCOX (sometimes WILLCOX.)
>
> Overseer of Roads 1773 Walloomsack (Cambridge earliest town record
> book at NYS Archives.)
>
> See mention in: Burleigh, H.C., comp., "Confiscations of Loyalists,"
> 1970. United Empire Loyalists, Toronto.
>
> Mentioned in, and facsimile signature of, in Lord, Philip Jr., "War
> Over Walloomscoick," 1989.
>
> See also: Mark, Irving, "Agrarian Conflicts in Colonial Times,
> 1711-1775," NY 1965.
>
> See also: "Patent Maps and Patent Deeds" at NYS Library & Archives
> (Manuscript Lease from John DeLANCEY to Hazard WILCOX, for Lot No. 6,
> 10 MAY 1771.)
>
> It is "possible" that it was Hazard WILCOX who killed on PERRY with a
> stick in land dispute, pre rev war.
>
> Land confiscated, Judgement 14 JUL 1782.
>
> He was a partner with John WALWORTHS and seven other petitioners for
> parts of the lands in the estate of George CLARKE in memorandum by
> Goldsboro BANYAR 07 AUG 1770.
>
> Was listed as being "of Bennington in the County of Albany" in May 1772.
>
> ------------------
>
> That's all the notes I have on his sheet, but here are some additional
> thoughts that I "think" I remember having seen or read somewhere and
> probably the notes would be in one of my old field books and never got
> put on this Family Group Sheet. I "think" I have seen where he joined
> a British Unit during the war. I "think" he later removed to up
> around Lake George, but then I "think" I also remember that he went to
> Canada.
>
> I know that I have stumbled across him many times over the past 40 or
> so years, but have nothing at all definite on him other than the above
> notes.
>
> I would LOVE to know more, in particular his ancestry and descendants.
> Are you related?
>
> Phil Lord's book will give you a pretty good picture of his Battle of
> Bennington activities (which did not take place in Vermont, but in
> Hoosick, NY.)
>
> Good luck searching the word Walloomsac. I have seen it spelled at
> least two dozen ways (no exaggeration!) The locality is also referred
> to as "St. Croix," with another dozen or so variant spellings. Keep
> an eye out for him in any papers or manuscripts in the above named
> BANYAR, CLARKE, DeLANCEY names.
>
> Dick Hillenbrand - Upstate New York Genealogy - www.unyg.com
>
>
>
> On 11/2/07, <> wrote:
> > There won't be a deed.
> >
> > The land was part of the Walloomsac Patent and the lots were all
> > leased. I found a handful of manuscript Leases in the Rare Books and
> > manuscripts Department of the Rush Rhees Library at the University of
> > Rochester, but I just checked their on-line catalog for "Hazard
> > WILCOX" and WILLCOX, as it sometimes is listed, but do not find one.
> >
> > I know for a fact that he is discussed in the Documentary History of
> > New York under the New Hampshire Grants difficulties. Should be
> > available on Google Books.
> >
> > More later.
> >
> > Dick Hillenbrand
> >
> > On 11/2/07, KARL WEILER <> wrote:
> > > Thank you for your response. where would the land records be found for
> > the
> > > Battle of Bennington?
> > >
> > > Karl Weiler
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > He is mentioned in various histories of the Battle of Bennington. I
> > > think I remember that it was his house that the Tories fought from. I
> > > probably have something around here that mentions him. I'll get back
> > > to you.
> > >
> > > Dick Hillenbrand
> > >
> > > On 11/2/07, KARL WEILER wrote:
> > > > Looking for information on Hazard Wilcox born around 1740.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure if his father is stephen or edward.
> > > >
> > > > Karl Weiler
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> >
>
>
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> Dick Hillenbrand
> Upstate New York Genealogy
> website and blog: www.unyg.com
> member: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
>


--
Dick Hillenbrand
Upstate New York Genealogy
website and blog: www.unyg.com
member: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

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