Richard J. Wilcox
Writer · Quaker Pastor
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Conversations with Bridget
A Liminal Summer
In the summer of 2013, somewhere between the life he had and the life he hadn’t yet imagined, he met Bridget.
He was looking for answers. Bridget had questions.
A novel inspired by real events.
I was introduced to the story of Captain James Gibson, my seventh great-grandfather, when I was ten years old…
Searching for James Gibson
Unraveling a two-century-old family legend
I was introduced to the story of Captain James Gibson, my seventh great-grandfather, when I was ten years old. Gibson’s daughter passed the story to her grandson, who first published the tale in 1847. His nephew published the narrative again in 1895.
According to the legend passed down through the generations:
James Gibson was a wealthy Boston merchant who owned land in Jamaica and Barbados. He was a British Army captain who married a wealthy widow. He volunteered in the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg, personally paid for troops, and petitioned the House of Commons for reimbursement. His petition was approved, and the money left London—but never reached him.
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About the Author
Richard J. Wilcox
I’m a writer, financial advisor, and longtime Quaker pastor. For more than twenty-five years, I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside people through some of the ordinary and extraordinary moments of their lives—beginnings and endings, grief and celebration, questions of faith, identity, family, and what comes next.