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Descendants of William Pickens

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ PICKENS was born in Ireland. He married MARGARET in Ireland. She was born in Ireland.

Notes for WILLIAM PICKENS:
William and Margaret Pickens came to America about 1719. They probably settled in Bucks County Pennsylvania. They joined the Presbyterian Church of Bensalem and Neshaminy by Certificate in 1722 along with William's brother Israel Pickens. A correspondent in Pennsylvania giving the names of the Pickens pioneers, says that the names of " William Peckens eyn hausfrau" and "Israel Pecken eyn Hausfrau" appear on the list of "new Comers from Eerlandt". All their know children are born in Ireland.

More About WILLIAM PICKENS:
Fact 1: 1719, Came to America
Fact 2: 1720, Joined the Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania.
Fact 3: Moved to Lancaster Pennsylvania
Fact 4: Later moved into Virginia, N.Carolina and S. Carolina

Children of WILLIAM PICKENS and MARGARET are:

2.	i.	JOHN² PICKENS, b. Unknown, Ireland; d. Unknown.
3.	ii.	COL. ANDREW PICKENS, b. Unknown, Ireland; d. Unknown.
	iii.	WILLIAM PICKENS, b. Unknown, Ireland; m. WIDOW SCOTT, Augusta County Virginia.
	iv.	GABRIEL PICKENS, b. Unknown, Ireland; m. ZERUBIAH, Augusta County Virginia.
	v.	ISRAEL PICKENS, b. Unknown, Ireland; d. Anson County, North Carolina; m. MARTHA.
	vi.	ROBERT PICKENS, b. 1697, Ireland; d. 1793.

Notes for ROBERT PICKENS:
Robert first settled in Maryland. He went south about 1754 to the Waxhaw settlement near the Catawba River on the line between North and South Carolina. He was buried in the the Pickens cemetery in Anderson District. .

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