End Notes
The Wixsons and related families

Bibliography:

• Elliot, B.; Walker, D.; Stratford, F. Men of Upper Canada - Militia Nominal Rolls 1828-1829
• Gauslin. From Paths to Planes. 1974
• Mika, Nick; Mika Helma. Places in Ontario. Mika Publishing. Belleville, ON. 1977
• Mosser, Christine. York, Upper Canada: Minutes of Town Meetings and Lists of Inhabitants 1797-1823. Metropolitan Toronto Library Board. 1984
• Read, Colin Frederick; Stagg, Ronald John. (eds.) The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada. The Champlain Society jointly with Carleton University Press. 1985
• Tracy, F. The Claremont Baptist Church. unpublished, manuscript. Claremont Baptist Church. c.1935
• Ward, Edgar. A Short Resume of the History of the Claremont Regular Baptist Church. unpublished manuscript. Claremont Baptist Church. 1921
• Wixom, J.H.; Widdison, R.S. (comp.) Wixom Family History. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1966

Plus information gratefully received from relatives:
 

• Cheryl Wixson Gocken, Milford, Illinois
• Harry Hadaway, Bow, New Hampshire
• Margery Parker, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Patti Vinent, Mequon, Wisconsin
• Ed Wixson, Albuquerque, New Mexico

2. Joseph's DOB from grave stone with exact age and date of death in 1997, confirmed approximately in Men of Upper Canada nominal rolls

3. Joshua's DOB from grave stone with exact age and date of death as per OGS cemetery records, not well confirmed by Men of Upper Canada nominal rolls

4. Gauslin p 7

5. Land Records 01 CI3 012 042 on roll MS 693 #22, and 01 CI4 001 156 on roll MS 693 #156

6. Gauslin p 9

7. as in Tracy and Ward's works, both found with the help of current Pastor Brent Watts in 1997.

8. John, 10:11-13 King James version:

(11) I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
(12) But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
(13) The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

10. Assumptions made to find Samuel Wixson's (b.c.1826/27) likeliest Wixson parent:

1) the parent is one of Joseph's (b.1778) or Joshua's (b.1780) children, based on three specific indicators.

2) the parent was not younger than 17 years old when Samuel was born in 1826/27, i.e. the parent was not born after 1809/10.

3) that Annis Wixson (nee. unknown) is Samuel's mother, therefore his Wixson parent is male.

• 9 children meet the first three criteria
4) also, that the parent did not have a family other than with Annis, as she remained alive and with Samuel until the mid 1860's
• disqualifying Amos (appears wife named Elizabeth in church minutes), Azor (family with Jane born from 1837-1851), and Jesse (family with Rebecca born from 1828-1852)
• leaving Randal (28), Asa (26), Townsend (26), Joel (24), John (19), and Joshua Jr. (17), with ages in 1826/27 shown in parentheses.

12. In Read & Stagg, 1985, p 352

13. In Mosser, 1984, p 37

14. An email from Cheryl Gocken,  dated 12 Apr 1998, cites "The Wixom Family History Supplement" comp. by Ruth S. Widdison, SLC, 1988, pg 12

"RANDALL WIXSON, son of Joseph, b 7 Mar 1799; d 17 Nov 1870; md 31 Aug 1826 to Annie (Annis) Fenton. Death Notice: DIED, at the residence of Mr. Richard Flewell, Quaker Hill, on Sunday, December 28th, 1884, ANNIS WIXSON, aged 74 yrs. and 9 months. Friends of deceased will meet at her late residence at 1 o'clock, on Tuesday the 30th inst., and proceed to the Friend's Burying Ground, Quaker Hill. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited."

Goes on to retell story of his banishment, then says, "He never returned to Canada, but settled in Sanilac County where most of his brothers and sisters had moved and where he married (2) at age 60, 13 Nov, 1859, to Eliza Fuller, age 42, widow of Colin Degeer, formerly of King Twp., York Co., Ontario. Witnesses: William Austin & Charles McCormick."