Hickok

01. William Hickoks was the patriarch of the Hickok, Hickox, and other derivations of the name Hickocks. Believed to have been born in England, his decendants have been quite well documented. One of the most famous is James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok.  There has been a great deal of controversy from whence came William Hickocks, (Hickok, Hickox, Hicock), Who died in Farmington, Connecticut, soon after 1645, Leaving a Widow, Elizabeth, and two young sons. In all probability, the family came from Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England. Stratford upon Avon is a quite English market town that has become famous as the birthplace of William Shakespere. It is one of the oldest towns in England. High Peak old english style houses line its narrow streets. It is the largest town in the district. William Hickok left England just a few years befor civil war broke out in 1645. Embarked on the Plaine Joan which sailed from London for the Northern contenent on May 15, 1635. Recorded in Newhaven, Moved to Hartford in 1643, settling in Farmington, Connecticut where he was one of the original settlers. After a Hard life as a farmer he died about 1645, leaving a widow lizabeth and two sons, Samuel and Joseph. Both sons were born in Farmington, Elizabeth later remarried to a William Adams in 1648. Her two children by adams were Benjamin born about 1649 and Elizabeth born about 1652."  Note: Several sites list William's birth date as 12/10/1609. (Source: Nels Harvey)  

Some publications trace William's ancestors to his grandfather Edward Hiccox, Esquire, of Stratford, England (b. 1543).  William's father is Thomas Hickok (Feb 1471/72) who married Elizabeth Sturley.  Elizabeth is the daughter of Abraham Sturley (1550-1614) and Anne Hill.  (Source:  Tamara Stevenson as listed in "The Hickok Genealogy. The Descendants of William Hickok of Farmington, Connecticut" by Charles Nelson Hickok. 1938)

02. Samuel Hickok, son of William, moved to Waterbury, Conn in 1677 where he was one of the original settlers. About 1677 one of the assignees of the first Indian deeds and is named in all fence division and property lists. 1686 he was called Sgt Samuel Hickok and townsman in 1682. Married Hanna Upson in 1667, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Norton Upson. Samuel and Elizabeth had eleven Children. 

03. William Hickok, son of Samuel and Hannah was born in 1672 in Farmington, CT.  He married Rebecca Andrews, daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Carrington in 1696 in Farmington.  He was a captain.  William died on November 4, 1737 in Washington, CT.  

04. Rebecca Hickok, daughter of William and Rebecca was born on March 29, 1708 in Farmington, CT.  She married Caleb Thompson, son of William Thompson and Martha on Aug 16, 1731 in Waterbury CT.  I descend from their daughter Rachel Thompson who married Jedediah Turner. 

"Wild Bill" Hickok

One of the most talked about stories in the life of Wild Bill, took place when he was working as a cross-country stage driver. One evening will he was sleeping a bear decided to take a bite out of his bacon grease-covered body. Wild Bill immediately awoke and defended himself with a 6-inch knife. When the dust settled, Wild Bill was nearly fatally wounded, and the bear was fatally wounded.

In Nebraska Territory he had a shoot-out with the McCanles gang, in which three of them were killed. He was a Union scout during the Civil War, and achieved fame as a U.S. marshal and gunfighter in the cow towns of Kansas from 1866 to 1871. He toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, astonishing eastern audiences with his marksmanship.

On Aug. 2, 1876, Wild Bill was shot from behind and killed while playing poker in Saloon #10 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Jack McCall believed Wild Bill to be the killer of his brother, Lew McCall (which he may have been). Wild Bill Hickok died with a hand of a pair of aces and a pair of eights -- known thereafter as the "dead man's hand."  (Source)

Wild Bill was the 5th great grandson of William Hickocks, patriarch of the Hickok family.  His line is as follows :

William Hickoks - Joseph - Joseph - Stephen - Aaron - Oliver Otis - William Alonzo - James Butler Hickok.

David Kappel shows a good ancestry of Wild Bill on his rootsweb site.

Surnames that married into my Hickok family

ANDREWS

COLE

STURLEY

THOMPSON

UPSON

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"The Hickok Genealogy. The Descendants of William Hickok of Farmington, Connecticut" by Charles Nelson Hickok. 1938, 469p.  It shows the ancestors of the author.  This book is available at Higginson Books for $72.  It is also at Quentin Publications for $51.59 (book) or $23.45 (cd).  I do not have a copy of this book yet.