Thomas WICKER

1652 - 1704  (51 years)

• Name	Thomas WICKER
  Birth	18 Apr 1652	Colyton, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1704	Westmoreland Co., VA
  Person ID	I30124597155	Brown/Hayes
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John WICKER,   b. 1614, Colyton, England d. 29 Apr 1688, Colyton, Devonshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Judith TICKEN   d. 19 Jan, 1664-65, Colyton, Devonshire, England
  Marriage	16 Sep 1632	Colyton, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Gideon WHICKER,   b. 06 Jan 1683/84   2. Thomas WHICKER,   b. 03 Jun 1683   3. Benjamin WICKER,   b. 1695, VA
  Family ID	F292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  According to Kevin Singer, Thomas Wicker was married twice, both spouses unknown. Not sure which marriage the children listed below are from. Thomas was named in document of 14 Nov, 1668 as living with his father John whicker, on property called Codlins, Colyton. Thomas married ca 1680-82. Wife's name cannot be found, and she apparently died by 1690 when Thomas remarried. From the following indenture it is apparent that thomas left england the last of Sept, 1685 or early October and arrived Virginia 1 Dec. 1685 on Capt. Walter Lyle's ship: John Lyle, Master Source: Stafford County Va court Records May 1684 - 1687i88 and 22 Dec. 1689-1693, page 4 (A note typed in the back of this volume states the following: When Wilmer L Hall was Va State Librarian this volumn was certified to contain true and photostatic copies of the original volume, as of Jan 7, 1942. Page 3: At a Stafford Court, 12 Oct., 1689 ,,,,, Justices present; Col Wm Fitzhugh, Mr. Samuel Hayward, Capt. George Mason, Mr. Edward Thomason, Mr. John Withers, Mr. William buckner and Mr. Mathew Thompson. Page 4: Thomas Whickers and George Spillers by Capt. George Brent their attorney humbley showeth that the petitioners being in England their native country about the 29th of September 1685 at the town of Topsham in the County of Devon and minding to transport themselves into Virginia, did then and there agree with John Lyle ....trasnportation, clothing and fourth, did indent each respectively with the said John Lyle to serve him or his assigns after the arival in Virginia four years, which said reciprocal indentures were sealed and executed before and attested by William Glyde, Esp. a Justice of the peace of the toen of topsham and afterwards your petitioners came into Virginia in Capt. Lyle's ship and their Master John Lyle after their arrival which was the first day of December 1685 sold them to Richard Aylisse with whom they have only served ever since and showed their Indentures to divers people which they safely kept until about 3 or 4 months when they were taken out of the room where they lodged by some sinister practice which the said Alysse refuseth to discharge your petitioners or to pay them their corn and clothes, wherefore they have brought their humble complaint to your worships and do most humbly pray that their witnesses may be sworn to prove their Indentures that they may be discharged from their service and that the said Aylosse may be ordered to pay your Petitions there corn and clothes together which such loss as they shall be out to the Clerke for the said order And now forasmuch as the said Thomas Whicker and George Spillers did in Court prove by the Oaths of Two Sufficient Evidences upon the holy Evangelissts of Almighty God that they had each of them respectively lawful and authentick Indentures for four years time as aforesaid, there tis ordered that the said Thomas Whickers and George Spillers 9sic0 of and from Richard Ayllisse their master shall be free and that the said Richard Aylisse shall pay each of them their corn and clothes with all country dues respectively with all loss at Execution About 1690 thomas married a second time but her name is not found. She died before 1704. It appears that Thomas sent Benjamin to england before 1704 when he wrote his will in Westmoreland County. Thomas Wicker was one of five witnesses to the will of John Scott at Westmoreland County 20 May, 1700. A Codicil was proved by Charles tankersley and Thomas Whickers on Nov., 25, 1701. There does not seem to be any relationship, but among the Provisions of this will was one that Scvott's son, John, when age 8 or 9 years, was to be sent to England tp his Uncle Gustavus to be Educated. It may be that Benjamin Whicker was sent to England at the same time. Will of Thomas Whicker.