Thomas Wickham

about 1727–about 1771 (Age 44)
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Wickham was born about 1727, in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Deacon Jonathan Wickham, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Morley, was 37. He married Jemima about 1750, in Connecticut, United States. He died about 1771, in his hometown, at the age of 46.

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Thomas Wickham
1727–1771
Jemima
1729–
Marriage: about 1750

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  • Marriage
    about 1750Connecticut, United States

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    Name Meaning

    English (southeastern): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wīc ‘specialized farm, dairy farm’ + hām ‘homestead’, such as Wicham (Kent), Wickham (Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire), Wickhambreux (Kent), Wickhambrook (Suffolk), Wyckham (Sussex), Wycomb (Leicestershire), or Wykeham (Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire). Perhaps also from High Wycombe and West Wycombe (both Buckinghamshire), which had forms in -ham from the 16th century. In some instances, however, wīc-hām is associated with a Romano-British town, and wīc is an adaptation of Latin vicus. This is the case for Wickhambrook in Suffolk, the Roman association probably being the Roman villa at nearby Lidgate. Similarly, Wickham Market, also in Suffolk, is associated with a large Roman settlement in nearby Hacheston. The surname is now also common in Ireland (Wexford), where it was taken in the 17th century.History: Thomas Wickham is recorded as a freeman of Weathersfield, CT, in 1658.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Wickum
    Whigham

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