Everyone’s family is important to them, but the Bicknell family has some fascinating intrinsic features. There is some evidence that the vast majority of Bicknells in the United States are descended from one man, Zachary Bicknell, who came over from Somerset, England to Massachusetts, USA in 1634 and just a few years after the first trip, made by the Mayflower.
In the UK, most Bicknells are descended from one of the major branches of the family, the Somerset origins from the Taunton Bicknells, the Bridgwater Bicknells, the Farnham Bicknells, and the Woolavington Bicknells… although we do no not know how far back they are linked.
Sidney Algernon Bicknell wrote tomes on the history of the family however, the Director of the Somerset Historical Society, Robin Bush, came out saying that his contention that we are all descended from the Baron de Pavilly who came over with William the Conqueror is… balderdash.
Read more in On Beacon Hill 8 – controversy For the moment, who knows?
The second UK line, probably not connected (from YDNA Evidence), probably originated from an area close to Birmingham, UK called Bickenhill.
Now that we have such powerful tools, pooled information in Ancestry.com and mass DNA analysis being two of them, we can answer many of the unknowns. And with this research comes better knowledge for each of us about our roots, our origins, and what has gone before. From this history, we know that we probably face an even better future.
Do please let us know if you’d like to contribute or help in any way… write to Del on info@bicknell.net
Marcus, 11 February 2021