Genealogy of the Farr and Webb Families

Asahel Wilcox¹

M, #1494, b. 8 April 1784, d. 5 June 1867

Father

Samuel Wilcox^1,2 b. 12 Jan 1742, d. 28 Jun 1827

Mother

Lois Cogswell² b. 28 Apr 1744

Charts

Ancestor Chart for Nancy Farr Webb

Birth*

Asahel Wilcox was born on 8 April 1784 at Peru, Massachusetts.¹

He was the son of Samuel Wilcox and Lois Cogswell.^1,2

Residence*

Asahel Wilcox and his parents moved to Manlius NY circa 1800 from MA.^3,4

Name Variation

As of circa 1800, Asahel Wilcox was also known as Asel Wilcox.³

Marriage*

He married Hellenda Foster, daughter of Johnathan Foster and Thankful Messenger, on 25 March 1812.^1,5

Cens 1850 tr*

Asel Wilcox and Hellenda Wilcox appeared on the 1855 Federal Census of Manlius, Onondaga County, New York, enumerated 15 June 1855. Their children Lucy A. were listed as living with them.⁴

Death*

Asahel Wilcox died on 5 June 1867 at Manlius, New York, at age 83.^1,3,6

Burial*

He was buried at Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York.⁶

Family

Hellenda Foster b. 13 June 1796, d. 16 March 1867

Marriage*

He married Hellenda Foster, daughter of Johnathan Foster and Thankful Messenger, on 25 March 1812.^1,5

Children

Asel F. Wilcox⁵ b. 16 Nov 1823, d. Mar 1900
Helenda Foster Wilcox+¹ b. 18 Feb 1826, d. 21 Jul 1890
Lucy A. Wilcox⁴ b. c 1828

Citations

[S358] DAR ApplicationAncestor Samuel Wilcox (as viewed on the DAR website, copy made). Hereinafter cited as DAR ApplicationAncestor Samuel Wilcox DEA 358.
[S359] Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Massachusetts Vital Records, Peru 1771-1894 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1987), page 22. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, Peru 1771-1894. (REF359).
[S360] Obit Asel Wilcox, Syracuse Daily Standard, Syracuse, NY, 30 Oct 1939. Hereinafter cited as Syracuse Daily Standard. (DEA 360).
[S362] Ancestry.com, Town of Manlius, Onondaga County, Ancestry.com, . (CEN 362).
[S373] Dwight H. Bruce, editor, Onondaga's Centennial Gleanings of a Century (Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, 1896), pg 335. Hereinafter cited as Onondaga's Centennial. (ART 373).
[S361] Asel Wilcox and Hellenda Foster Find a Grave website, Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York; GerbLady, 29 Oct 2007. (DEA 361).