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Author: mindfoggs2
Surnames: WICKHAM
Classification: queries
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DAR is your best bet to get you started.
There were two memberships based on John Wickham b. Jun 1734 RI d. 19 Feb 1835 Morgan Co,
OH. DAR Patriot A125750.
http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?p_id=A125750&...
http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=li...
If you send for the Record copy for John, it will list the references this DAR member used
to prove lineage from John and what records were found for John to prove him to be Rev.
War. Unfortunately, his wife's name was unknown. Both appls based on child Benjamin
b. 1761 NY d. Noble Co, OH & his wife Jerushia.
John got around a bit...b. RI, Rev. War served New Britton, Albany Co, NY & d. OH.
Try also putting John in on Google Books. If he were an early settler in OH, he might be
mentioned in some old area histories...not great proof but can provide clues. Look also
for entries on descendants which can provide clues.
Try looking at family trees for other descendants....that's how I luckily happened on
a descendant of one of my Rev. War ancestors within whose family the Bible of my ancestor
had handed down. I now have scans of the BMD entries from the Bible in my ancestor's
handwriting.
Good Luck.
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