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Note: p.286 Allcox-Allcott Notes: "Daniel's line was the only one to adopt and permanently use the double L, first as Allcox and ultimately as Allcott. In fact, that spelling seems a distinctive mark of Daniel's descendants, and is now too well established to be changed.
It is the purpose of this paper to indicate the various lines of descent from Daniel, as far as known, as well as to record some family history of Asa, his eldest son, that was not available twenty years ago.
Daniel^ Allcox (John Alcock,* John Alcock, Philip Alcock, Thomas Alcock^), was born in Waterbury, Conn., 25 March, 1738, the fifth child and fourth son of John and Deborah (Blakesley) Alcock, who in 1731 removed from the village of Waterbury to the remote "Spindle Hill."
In his time the family name was undergoing changes: like his brothers, he used the form Alcox in place of the Alcock of earlier generations, and in later life he adopted Allcox which was, we believe, distinctly his own. Others of the family may have used Allcox occasionally, but as far as our own observation goes, only he really used it consistently.
Daniel's home was in the part of Waterbury known as Spindle Hill, now the town of Wolcott. Residents of that part of section of Farmington adjacent, were organized into a separate parish as Farmingbury, in 1770.
Daniel Allcox served on the School Committee in 1770 and 1773-75; on the Prudential committee in 1771 and 1778, and he and his wife Elizabeth, were original signers of the covenant when the Farmingbury church was organized 18 Nov., 1773.
In 1777 he was in service in the Revolutionary Army, at Peekskill, N. Y., from 3 April to 15 May in Capt. Asa Bray's company, Flooker's regiment. After the Revolution, certainly as early as 1783, he was known as "Captain," though there is no evidence of military service in that grade. It may have been a militia title.
His name occurs frequently as a member of various local or parish committees : to settle accounts ; to rent the meeting house, etc., and he was, in 1791, chosen to appear before the Council.
Farmingbury Parish was incorporated as the town of Wolcott in 1796, but Daniel Allcox seems to have left town just before. About 1795 he removed from the old home in Hartford County, some twenty-five miles northward to the new town of Colebrook, Litchfield County, on the Massachusetts border.
Daniel Allcox and wife were original members of the Colebrook Congregational church, 31 Dec, 1795.
He died in Colebrook 24 Nov., 1805. His will left property to his widow, Elizabeth Allcox, and daughters Elizabeth and Urany Allcox received ten pounds and thirty-five dollars respectively. Wife Elizabeth and son-in-law Enos Tuttle were named as executors. No other children were mentioned.
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Probably none of the others were living in Colebrook; indeed, it is not clear that any son save Benjamin ever did live there.
Daniel Allcox married 28 June, 1759, Elizabeth Button, dau. of Benjamin and Mary Button, of Wallingford, Conn. Her name is not found on a list of active members of the Colebrook Congregational Church in 1817, while a printed list of 1822 states that she had been dismissed to another church. Undoubtedly she went to live with or near some one of her children. No evidence has been found that she resided at any time in Ballston, N. Y., where Asa, Joseph and probably Mary were living, but it must be recalled that, of her children, Daniel, Samuel and Benoni have not been located at all (if indeed they lived beyond infancy), while Benjamin, Elizabeth, Susanna and Urana lived elsewhere.
All the Ballston Allcotts have been identified as belonging to Daniel's family save an Almira or Almina Allcott, recorded as a member of the Baptist Church in Ballston Spa, and dismissed by letter 23 Jan., 1817, and a Lucy Allcott, dismissed by letter from the same church 20 Nov., 1822. Could these have been wife or daughter of one of the missing sons of Daniel, or possibly daughters of Daniel himself, not recorded? "
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MARRIAGE:
Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Daniel Allcox
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1759
Marriage Place: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Residence Place: Waterbury
Spouse: Elizabeth Dutton
Spouse Residence Place: Wallingford
Parent Name: John
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Birth: Mar. 25, 1738
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death: Nov. 24, 1805
Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
BIO:
Daniel was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on March 25, 1738. He was the son of John Alcott and Deborah Blakesley, who had moved in 1731 from the village of Waterbury to the remote Spindle Hill area. Around this time, the family name was undergoing transformation. He and his brothers began to spell the name Alcox, but Daniel later adopted Allcox as his name. On June 28, 1759, Daniel married Elizabeth Dutton, daughter of Benjamin & Mary Dutton of Wallingford. Daniel & Elizabeth had ten children. In 1770, the residents of Spindle Hill, along with residents of a remote part of Farmington, were organized into a separate parish, named Farmingbury. Daniel served several offices in the new town.
In 1777 Daniel served in the Revolutionary Army, in Capt. Asa Bray's company, Hooker's regiment. After the war he was known as "Captain", although no evidence exists of any military service at that level. Perhaps it was a militia grade. About 1795 they moved from their old home to the new town of Colebrook in Litchfield County. Daniel and his wife were original members of the Colebrook Congregational Church, on December 31, 1795. Daniel died in Colebrook on November 24, 1805.
In his will, he mentioned his wife and daughters Elizabeth and Urany Allcox. Wife Elizabeth and son-in-law Enos Tuttle were named as executors.
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Parents: John Alcox (1705 - 1777) Deborah Blakeslee Alcox (1713 - 1789) Spouse: Elizabeth Dutton Alcott (1737 - ____)* Children: Urania Alcott Burr (1783 - 1851)* Siblings: John Alcox (1731 - 1808)* James Alcox (1734 - 1806)* Jesse Alcox (1736 - 1809)* Daniel Alcott (1738 - 1805) David Alcox (1740 - 1821)* Deborah Alcox Hotchkiss (1742 - 1831)* Mary Alcott Bradley (1744 - 1825)* *Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Ken Smith
Record added: Jan 24, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 104123601
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