So which is it? Willcox or Wilcox? During my research I found that many official records as well as gravestones and obituaries routinely use one L. However, more records, including documented signatures of family members, use two LLs. As one who grew up with the last name of Willcox, it has been very easy for schools, medical facilities, and even the government to omit the second L, causing many misfiled records and wild goose chases. My theory is that many of my ancestors had the same experience and gave up the second L out of exhaustion. But, Willcox is still a common last name in England and it is still spelled with two LLs. To keep things simple, I will use “Willcox” when it is unclear how the person consistently spelled their name. When it is obvious that someone is using only one L, I will respect that spelling. Please keep all of this in mind when doing your own research.
And one final comment before resuming the life of Littleberry … in order to make this work interesting enough for someone to actually read, educated guesses and assumptions have been made. We cannot know every detail of someone’s life but as fellow humans we can surmise how they may have felt or reacted in certain situations. The use of recorded histories of the times and places we will visit have been invaluable in understanding the culture and how people worked and lived. While some of the assumptions might be stretched, the data and genealogies are correct. Each fact has been referenced with all applicable sources so that you may search them out for yourself.
Next up, Littleberry’s early years.
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