Robert arrived in Plymouth Colony as part of the Winthorp Fleet in 1630. He was 7 years old and an indentured servant to Captain William Hedge. In 1638 Captain Hedge sold Robert’s remaining indenture service to Governor Thomas Prence. Thomas Prence lived at Eastham and was the third Governor of Plymouth Colony following William Bradford who had arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. Thomas Prence had arrived in November of 1621 on board the Fortune. Robert’s daughter married the grandson of Thomas Prence. He referred to his son-in-law in his Will as being “helpful in advise and management” in assisting his widow Alice.
Robert was sworn a freeman on 5 June 1651.

8 November 1638 Memorandum204
“Mr. William Edge doth acknowledge that for and in consideration of 12 pounds sterling paid to him by Gov. Thomas Prence he hath assigned and sett over all his right and interest in the service of Robert Wicksen which by indenture he might serve the said Mr. Edge, to serve the same with the said Mr. Prence, now Governor of New Plymouth, according to his said indenture, and the covenants therein contayning and expressed on both parts. And whereas part of his tyme was past with Mr. Edge, the said Mr. Edge has to pay his wages for that tyme, and Mr. Prence for the ensuing tyme afterwards, to the end of the said term in the said indenture expressed."

On page 33 of by Delores Bird Carpenter’s “Early Encounters - Native Americans and Europeans in New England -From the Papers of W. Searas Nickerson” it states” a person from the Department of American Archealogical at Andover wrtoe, in part “A man named Wixon, who claims to represent the Cape Cod Indians appeared at the Providence hearing.”