The Faulkner family originated in Bedfordshire, England.
John Faulkner born between 1705 and 1707 and died in 1758. He was possibly married to Elizabeth Margaret Dove born in 1702. They had one son, William who was born in 1723 in Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England and possibly died in 1803. He married December 26, 1748 in Biddenham to Elizabeth Mackerness born 1727 in England. Elizabeth was christened on March 26, 1727 in Biddenham and was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Mackerness.
William and Elizabeth had a son, Thomas Faulkner born in 1762 in England. Thomas married May 28, 1787 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England to Mary Kent. Mary was born March 14, 1762 in Dean, Bedfordshire, England to Robord and Mary Kent. They had 8 children. Their son, John Faulkner was born August 28, 1796 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died in 1844 in Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois. He married July 28, 1812 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England to Elizabeth Two. Elizabeth was born October 21, 1792 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died January 2, 1883 in Winnebago County, Illinois. See the Two family below. John and Elizabeth had 12 children. Their son George’s family is below.
George Faulkner and his wife, Elizabeth (Colethrop) Faulkner emigrated in 1848 to Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. They traveled on the sailing ship “William Amido” just after their marriage. Elizabeth gave birth to a son, William, during the seven weeks it took to cross the ocean. In the 1850 Illinois State Census it shows that a George and Elizabeth Faulkner of England had a 2-year-old son, William who was born on the Atlantic. George traded a sow and her litter of pigs for 40 acres in Seward Township, on what is now Water Street in Rockford. He was naturalized in Rockford on March 8, 1859. He lived there for many years until his death in 1872. We have been unable to locate a burial place for George, but new information says that Elizabeth was buried in Iowa.
George and Elizabeth had the following children:
- William Faulkner born 1848 on the Atlantic Ocean, died about 1850.
- Mary Ann Faulkner was born in 1850 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died November 29, 1881 in Rockford. On June 6, 1871 she married William L. Monks (1847-1929) in Rockford. They had the following children;
- George Monks born and died in 1872 in Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois.
- Charles Monks born and died in 1874 in Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois.
- Flora M. Monks born July 23, 1875 and died August 16, 1954 in Illinois. She married on November 16, 1898 in Winnebago County, Illinois to Fayette E. Zahm (1876-1961). They had three children: Robert, Ralph, and Marion.
- William Monks was born January 17, 1878 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died October 5, 1933 in Rockford. He was adopted by William Ronald and Rosella Corey. He married August 25, 1900 in Winnebago County, Illinois to Amy Ruth Snyder Hitt (1880-1956). They had 11 children, all of which took the Corey surname: Clarence William, Wesley David, Alice Mary, Lyle Russell, Walter LeRoy, Doris R., Margaret, Richard Murmuth, Virginia R., Robert John, and Winona Isabelle Corey.
- Walter Monks
- William E. Faulkner, Sr. (see below)
- Malinda A. Faulkner was born in March of 1857 i Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died June 16, 1907 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. On July 4, 1877 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin she married Dr. Leonard Aires Stearns (1845-1917). They had three children:
- Infant Stearns born in 1880.
- Leon “Leo” Park Stearns born July 17, 1880 in Iowa (possibly Fredricksburg or Nashua) and died March 11, 1931 in Bremen, Cook, Illinois.
- Genevieve Stearns born March 17, 1884 in Fredericksburg, Chickasaw, Iowa and died February 8, 1977 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. She m arried October 4, 1905 in Hennepin County, Minnesota to Joseph Wagner (1868-1909). They had two children: Gladys L. and Malinda. Genevieve married second to Frank Taylor.
George’s son William Faulkner, Sr. was born May 7, 1856 in Rockford. He lived in Rockford all his life on a farm on the city limits where the local high school is now situated. The house is still standing on the corner. (see below)
In 1880 William married Christianna (Anna) Layng, the daughter of Robert and Mary McCann Layng. Anna was born July 26, 1862 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died December 16, 1954 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.
They had the following children:
Minnie May Faulkner
Minnie born August 26, 1880 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died September 27, 1909 same place. She married Vernon C. Ellis.
Etta Mae Faulkner
Etta was born May 9, 1882 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died February 7, 1968 in Bell, Los Angeles, California. She married October 17, 1914 to John Edward O’Brien (1917-1951). They had one son, William Jay O’Brien born May 3, 1917 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California and died September 1, 1944 in Bonners Ferry, Boundary, Idaho.
George Robert Faulkner
George was born July 26, 1883 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died May 5, 1965 same place. He never married.
Fannie Maud Faulkner
Fannie was born May 31, 1885 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died July 22, 1960 in Los Angeles County, California. She married January 29, 1903 in Winnebago County, Illinois to Adelbert Howe Maxon, Sr.. (1880-1947) They had the following children:
- Adelbert Howe Maxon, Jr. was born February 1903.
- Olive Lucille Maxon was born May 15, 1907 in California and died August 2, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California. She married Edward William Towne (1901-1997).
- Homer Carl Maxon was born May 23, 1908 in California and died June 2, 1982 in Chula Vista, San Diego, California.
She married Frank Scott Hancock (1889-1951).
Alice Ann Faulkner
Alice was born October 6, 1887 Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died November 26, 1966 in Winnebago County, Illinois. She married on June 19, 1915 in Winnebago County, Illinois to Adolph Olson (1885-1957).
Clara Esther Faulkner
Clara was born July 23, 1891 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died January 2, 1973 same place. She was a nurse and took care of her mother.
William Edward Faulkner
William was born October 26, 1892 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died September 24, 1980. He married Frances M. Pagel (1901-1998).
They had one daughter, Joanne Ida Faulkner born January 14, 1929 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died January 9, 2004 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. She married July 1, 1950 in Winnebago County, Illinois to William Edward Sutton, Sr. (1928-1987).
Arthur Raymond Faulkner
Arthur was born January 13, 1894 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and and died April 24, 1973 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.
He married September 26, 1925 to Mildred Minnie Johnson (1898-1964).
They had one son, Raymond Faulkner who was born January 25, 1928 in Rockford, Winnbago, Illinois and died March 18, 2005 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. He married about 1946 to Carol Gaffaney.
Frances Pearl Faulkner
Frances was born December 8, 1898 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois and died April 17, 1988 in Porterville, Tulare, California. She married December 30, 1920 to Charles Leo Jones (1879-1966). They had one daughter, June Barbara Jones born October 7, 1924 in Porterville, Tulare, California and died October 9, 1995 in Porterville, Tulare, California. In 1951 she married Harold Elwood Borum (1924-2009).
Two other children were born who died in infancy.
Allied Families
Two Family
The Two family can also be spelled Tew and Thew.
Richard Two was born in 1703 in St. Andrew, Holborn, London, England and married Ann who was born 1707 same place. Their son, Thomas Two was born July 20, 1729 in St. Andrew Holborn, London, England and died in March 1772 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England. He married on July 23, 1758 in Moretaine Parish to Eliz(s)abeth Battin who was christened on May 19, 1745 in Northhampton, St. Sepuchre, Northamptonshire, England and died April 1840 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Her parents were Edward and Esther Battin. Thomas and Elisabeth were the parents of James Two.
James Two was born December 20, 1767 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died 1824 in same place. He married November 21, 1788 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England to Mary Dicks. Mary was born March 5, 1769 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died January 1859 same place. Their children were:
- Thomas Two was born 1789 in Bedfordshire, England and died March 1855 same place.
- James Two was born 1791 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died March 1873 in Bedfordshire, England.
- Elizabeth Two was born October 21, 1792 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died January 2, 1883 in Winnebago County, Illinois. She married John Faulkner (see above)
- Anne Two was born January 4, 1795 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died 1835 same place.
- Martha Two was born July 30, 1797 and died September 1, 1797 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England.
- Stephen Two was born September 2, 1798 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died March 21, 1872 same place.
- Joseph Two was born October 25, 1801 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died 1848 in Bedfordshire, England.
- John Two was born December 30, 1804 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died 1807 same place.
- David Two was born December 25, 1809 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England and died June 1853 same place.
Isaac Dicks/Dix was born 1688 in Millbrook and married October 7, 1713 in Millbrook to Joanna Sanders born 1692 in Millbrook. Their son Thomas Dicks/Dix was born February 23, 1732 in Millbrook, Bedfordshire, England and married July 14, 1767 in Kempston, Bedfordshire to Anna Peacock who was baptized June 16, 1747 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England.
Anna Peacock’s parents were John Peacock who was born in 1721 and Elizabeth Kendall who was born in 1725 in Marston-Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England. They married October 1, 1741 in Harrold, Bedford, England. John’s parents may have been John Peacock Sr. and Sarah. He may have been baptized June 28, 1724 in Cheshire, England. He may have died March 21, 1780 in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England.
The steamer GREAT BRITAIN was built in Prescott, Ontario, Canada, by the New Yorker David Brown in 1830. 147 x 23 feet (length x breadth). She became a storage hulk in 1840, and in 1845 was rebuilt as the bark ELEANORA (registered 18 February 1846): 431 45/95 tons; 159 x 26.9 x 12.4 feet (length x beam x depth of hold); 1 deck, carvel build, square stern, no quarterdeck, scroll stem. She was wrecked at or near Burlington, Ontario, Canada, in August 1848 [Sources: The Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, Registry Ship List; The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, The New Mills’ List: Registered Canadian Steamships 1817-1930 over 75 feet (John Mills, Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels 1809-1930, no. 1740); Canadian Ship Information Database] – [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer – 13 August 1998].
Sources
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
192,686,202 records
Index to selected England births and christenings. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
List of Faulkner Descendants by Malinda Jackson
Last Updated on December 5, 2024 by rootie