"Wilcox, William (otherwise written Wilcock, Wilcocke, and Wilcocks), m. Mary Powell 22 Jan. 1650, resided on the southerly side of Brattle Street, near Ash Street, and d. 28 Nov. 1653; he probably had no children. In his will, he devised his whole estate to his wife, so long as she remained his widow; upon her death or marriage, it was to be distributed,—to Mr. Mitchell, £5; to Elder Frost, £4; to cousin John Woods, £10; 'to my loving brethren that were of my family meeting, viz., Roger Bancroft, John Hasting, Thomas Fox, William Patten, and Francis Whitmore, I give 20s. apiece'; to my sister wid. Hall, 20s.; to her son William and daughter Susan, 10s. each; 'to my honest brother Richard Francis, 20s.'; to bro. John Taylor, 40s.; to Thomas Shepard, for his father's sake, £5 ; and the remainder to the children of his sister Christian Boyden in England. His w. Mary m. Jacob Eliot 9 January 1654-5.'
