The Vickery Family: A Mayflower Connection?
The last thing I expected in researching Rebecca Vickery was to turn up a possible Mayflower connection.
I have been documenting this lineage on my Ancestry tree with supporting records, but I will summarize the main findings below.
Here's the lineage starting with the Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and his daughter Constance.
Stephen Hopkins (1548-1644) and Mary Unknown.
Stephen and his second wife were Mayflower passengers
Constance Hopkins (1608-1677) and Nicholas Snow (1600-1676).
Constance, a teenager, was a Mayflower passenger and Nicholas Snow arrived in Plymouth Colony a year later aboard the Anne.
Mary Snow (1630-1704) and Thomas Paine (1613-1706)
Mary was born in Plymouth and Thomas arrived on one of the early ships.
Dorcas Paine (1669-1707) and Benjamin Vickerie (1664-1718)
To this point, the story is well-documented in various sources including Austin's definitive work called Mayflower Families through Five Generations. Here is an exerpt which traces the lineage down to Dorcas and Benjamin. The children of Dorcas and Benjamin are documented in an online book published in 1883 called Paine Family Records (see section 12). The death of Dorcas on 30 October 1707 giving birth to son Ichabod is mentioned in this book and Ichabod's birth is also documented in the Hull MA Records to 1850 p. 37.
Echabod Vickery (1707-1753) and Elezebeth Banges (1712-1743)
The marriage of Ichabod and Elizabeth in 1729 is documented in the Harwich Records Online as is the birth of all their children including Jonathan. They were living in Eastham MA at the time. Their children were Jonathan, Timothy, Benjamin, Joseph,
Jonathan Vickery (1736-) and Jane Cunningham (1740-).
An Ancestry record has Jonathan and Jane arriving in Falmouth, Hants County Nova Scotia around 1770. However, I believe they arrived earlier as they were married in Falmouth in 1764. Jonathan is not listed as one of the original grantees for Falmouth or Newport, so it doesn't appear that he arrived with the original group of settlers from Rhode Island.
Jonathan is mentioned in a wikipedia article on Edward Vickery, his grandson through son James. The article describes Jonathan as a United Empire Loyalist but I have not seen his name in the official UEL registers. It's more likely that he was one of the Planters who arrived around 1760 before the Loyalists.
A Jonathan Vickery is included in the Falmouth Census for 1770 and in Poll Tax records for 1792. Jonathan received a grant of 500 acres on the Petit River in Hants in 1775. However, the property formerly granted to Jonathan Vickery on the Petit River in Hants County was escheated and re-assigned to Hon. Capt. Alexander Cochran in 1797.
I have found a listing for their children in a Vickery Family History online tree which mentions children of Jonathan #136 as William, John, Jonathan, Mary, Susanna, Christopher, and James.
The online family tree appears to be well-researched and matches the history outlined above for the Vickerys and their family members. The tree includes:
Benjamin Vickery #18
Ichabod Vickery #60
Jonathan Vickery #136
Jonathan Vickery #224
Rebecca Vickery #395 but no additional information is given online.
More recently I have found text-only transcriptions for the children of Jonathan Vickery and Jane Cunningham on Family Search. In 2017 I was able to confirm these records by viewing the Falmouth Township Books at the Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax. See the The Vickery Family in Falmouth page on this website for links to the Family Search records.
Jonathan Vickery (1769-1870) and Hannah Allen (-1889)
Around 1800, a Jonathan Vickery moved first to Parrsboro and later to Diligent River along with brothers John, James, William, Christopher, and Fones. This is documented in a book by D. J. Taylor published in 1900 called From Historical Notes, Parrsboro and Vicinity which tells us that Jonathan bought a lot in Diligent River. Crown Land Index Map 51 shows land grants for Jonathan Vickery Jr., James Vickery, and Christopher Vickery between Diligent River and Yorke Settlement.
I have very sparse confirmation for the birth, marriage, or children of Jonathan and Hannah. There are the names given in the Vickery family history online. The online tree says that the younger Jonathan #224 was born in Falmouth and married Hannah Allen 2 Sep 1795. Their children include Rachel, Jonathan, Amelia Jane, Christopher, Ann, Fones, Stephen, Sarah Ann, Rebecca.
3 May 1839, Stephen Vickery of Parrsboro, for 3 pounds each, bought out the interest of the heirs of the late Jonathan Vickery in 120 acres of lot 72 formerly granted to Jonathan Vickery under Governor Dalhousie in the reign of George the 4th. The heirs named are John Vickery, Fones Vickery, Rachel Vickery, Jane Cannon, Mary Ann Vickery, Rebekkah Vickery and Lavinia Vickery of Parrsboro. (Deed Book 4, p. 249, registered 1839 Cumberland County).
25 May 1839, Fones Vickery, for 10 pounds each, bought out the interest of the heirs of the late Jonathan Vickery in part of Lot 72 at the north end of land formerly owned by the late Christopher Vickery and extending to Glasgow Brook, the 80 acre parcel of land having been granted to Jonathan Vickery by Governor Dalhousie in the reign of George the 4th. The heirs named are John Vickery, Stephen Vickery, Jane Cannon, Rachel Vickery, Mary Ann Vickery, Rebekkah Vickery, Lavinia Vickery all of Parrsboro. (Deed Book 4, p. 361, registered 1839, Cumberland County)
I have Rebecca (Vickery) Ripley and her unmarried sister Rachel Vickery living together on the 1871 census and I have pictures of their graves side by side in the Michael Fortune Cemetery in Maccan.
In Jun 2014 Susan Hill sent me the obituary for Rebecca which mentions that she is the last surviving child of Jonathan Vickery of Parrsboro.
There are also marriage banns of son John to Jane Yorke 17 Dec 1829 which are signed by both John and Jonathan.
The Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia listing for Diligent River indicates that a school with 36 pupils existed there in 1828. Rebecca Vickery would have been 10 years old at the time. It would be interesting to follow up on this lead to see whether the pupils are named.
Rebecca Vickery (1818-1903) and Robert Ripley (1810-1865)
Robert and Rebecca's children include Jonathan Vickery Ripley who was likely named for Rebecca's father. They also have a daughter Hannah Elizabeth Ripley who might have been named for Rebecca's mother Hannah Allen and grandmother Elezebeth Banges. However, Robert's mother was also named Hannah. At this time, the only confirmation I have of Rebecca's parentage is the Vickery family history online and Rebecca's obituary which mentions her father Jonathan Vickery.
Any help in confirming the "Jonathan Vickery" generations or their residence in Diligent River would be greatly appreciated.
I have been documenting this lineage on my Ancestry tree with supporting records, but I will summarize the main findings below.
Here's the lineage starting with the Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and his daughter Constance.
Stephen Hopkins (1548-1644) and Mary Unknown.
Stephen and his second wife were Mayflower passengers
Constance Hopkins (1608-1677) and Nicholas Snow (1600-1676).
Constance, a teenager, was a Mayflower passenger and Nicholas Snow arrived in Plymouth Colony a year later aboard the Anne.
Mary Snow (1630-1704) and Thomas Paine (1613-1706)
Mary was born in Plymouth and Thomas arrived on one of the early ships.
Dorcas Paine (1669-1707) and Benjamin Vickerie (1664-1718)
To this point, the story is well-documented in various sources including Austin's definitive work called Mayflower Families through Five Generations. Here is an exerpt which traces the lineage down to Dorcas and Benjamin. The children of Dorcas and Benjamin are documented in an online book published in 1883 called Paine Family Records (see section 12). The death of Dorcas on 30 October 1707 giving birth to son Ichabod is mentioned in this book and Ichabod's birth is also documented in the Hull MA Records to 1850 p. 37.
Echabod Vickery (1707-1753) and Elezebeth Banges (1712-1743)
The marriage of Ichabod and Elizabeth in 1729 is documented in the Harwich Records Online as is the birth of all their children including Jonathan. They were living in Eastham MA at the time. Their children were Jonathan, Timothy, Benjamin, Joseph,
Jonathan Vickery (1736-) and Jane Cunningham (1740-).
An Ancestry record has Jonathan and Jane arriving in Falmouth, Hants County Nova Scotia around 1770. However, I believe they arrived earlier as they were married in Falmouth in 1764. Jonathan is not listed as one of the original grantees for Falmouth or Newport, so it doesn't appear that he arrived with the original group of settlers from Rhode Island.
Jonathan is mentioned in a wikipedia article on Edward Vickery, his grandson through son James. The article describes Jonathan as a United Empire Loyalist but I have not seen his name in the official UEL registers. It's more likely that he was one of the Planters who arrived around 1760 before the Loyalists.
A Jonathan Vickery is included in the Falmouth Census for 1770 and in Poll Tax records for 1792. Jonathan received a grant of 500 acres on the Petit River in Hants in 1775. However, the property formerly granted to Jonathan Vickery on the Petit River in Hants County was escheated and re-assigned to Hon. Capt. Alexander Cochran in 1797.
I have found a listing for their children in a Vickery Family History online tree which mentions children of Jonathan #136 as William, John, Jonathan, Mary, Susanna, Christopher, and James.
The online family tree appears to be well-researched and matches the history outlined above for the Vickerys and their family members. The tree includes:
Benjamin Vickery #18
Ichabod Vickery #60
Jonathan Vickery #136
Jonathan Vickery #224
Rebecca Vickery #395 but no additional information is given online.
More recently I have found text-only transcriptions for the children of Jonathan Vickery and Jane Cunningham on Family Search. In 2017 I was able to confirm these records by viewing the Falmouth Township Books at the Nova Scotia Archives in Halifax. See the The Vickery Family in Falmouth page on this website for links to the Family Search records.
Jonathan Vickery (1769-1870) and Hannah Allen (-1889)
Around 1800, a Jonathan Vickery moved first to Parrsboro and later to Diligent River along with brothers John, James, William, Christopher, and Fones. This is documented in a book by D. J. Taylor published in 1900 called From Historical Notes, Parrsboro and Vicinity which tells us that Jonathan bought a lot in Diligent River. Crown Land Index Map 51 shows land grants for Jonathan Vickery Jr., James Vickery, and Christopher Vickery between Diligent River and Yorke Settlement.
I have very sparse confirmation for the birth, marriage, or children of Jonathan and Hannah. There are the names given in the Vickery family history online. The online tree says that the younger Jonathan #224 was born in Falmouth and married Hannah Allen 2 Sep 1795. Their children include Rachel, Jonathan, Amelia Jane, Christopher, Ann, Fones, Stephen, Sarah Ann, Rebecca.
3 May 1839, Stephen Vickery of Parrsboro, for 3 pounds each, bought out the interest of the heirs of the late Jonathan Vickery in 120 acres of lot 72 formerly granted to Jonathan Vickery under Governor Dalhousie in the reign of George the 4th. The heirs named are John Vickery, Fones Vickery, Rachel Vickery, Jane Cannon, Mary Ann Vickery, Rebekkah Vickery and Lavinia Vickery of Parrsboro. (Deed Book 4, p. 249, registered 1839 Cumberland County).
25 May 1839, Fones Vickery, for 10 pounds each, bought out the interest of the heirs of the late Jonathan Vickery in part of Lot 72 at the north end of land formerly owned by the late Christopher Vickery and extending to Glasgow Brook, the 80 acre parcel of land having been granted to Jonathan Vickery by Governor Dalhousie in the reign of George the 4th. The heirs named are John Vickery, Stephen Vickery, Jane Cannon, Rachel Vickery, Mary Ann Vickery, Rebekkah Vickery, Lavinia Vickery all of Parrsboro. (Deed Book 4, p. 361, registered 1839, Cumberland County)
I have Rebecca (Vickery) Ripley and her unmarried sister Rachel Vickery living together on the 1871 census and I have pictures of their graves side by side in the Michael Fortune Cemetery in Maccan.
In Jun 2014 Susan Hill sent me the obituary for Rebecca which mentions that she is the last surviving child of Jonathan Vickery of Parrsboro.
There are also marriage banns of son John to Jane Yorke 17 Dec 1829 which are signed by both John and Jonathan.
The Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia listing for Diligent River indicates that a school with 36 pupils existed there in 1828. Rebecca Vickery would have been 10 years old at the time. It would be interesting to follow up on this lead to see whether the pupils are named.
Rebecca Vickery (1818-1903) and Robert Ripley (1810-1865)
Robert and Rebecca's children include Jonathan Vickery Ripley who was likely named for Rebecca's father. They also have a daughter Hannah Elizabeth Ripley who might have been named for Rebecca's mother Hannah Allen and grandmother Elezebeth Banges. However, Robert's mother was also named Hannah. At this time, the only confirmation I have of Rebecca's parentage is the Vickery family history online and Rebecca's obituary which mentions her father Jonathan Vickery.
Any help in confirming the "Jonathan Vickery" generations or their residence in Diligent River would be greatly appreciated.