John Wolcott

Abt 1607 - Bef 1655  (~ 47 years)

• Name	John Wolcott  [1]
  Christening	Abt Oct 1607	Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1655  [1]
  Person ID	I1990	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Wolcott,   b. Abt 1578, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 30 May 1655, Windsor, Connecticut Colony (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Saunders,   c. 20 Dec 1584, Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England d. 7 Jul 1655, Windsor, Connecticut Colony (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt Jan 1605/06	Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2]
  	Henry Woolcott and his wife, Elizabeth, were presented at the Diocesan Court in July 1609 for the offence of incontinence. "They weare marryed two yeeres agon and shee was delivered of childe within thirtye weekes after." They were admonished, and the case was dismissed. Note: Incontinence in this case meant immoderate, intemperate, not holding back (from Old French). Be it noted that in Henry Sr's wlll, John is not mentioned and therein Henry Jr is the eldest son, Chrostopher, second, and George, third.
  Family ID	F741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Wolcott, b. 1607, was baptized at Lydiard St. Lawrence in 1607. John remained in England when his family emigrated to America. A letter to Henry Wolcott, Jr., from his cousin in England dated 1631 says: "Your Brother John continues in his old course of living", whatever that means. Henry Wolcott, John's father, in a deed dated 1642 refers to his second son, Henry, as his oldest son. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S620] John Wolcott (johnwolcott@mail.com), Wolcott Somerset, (http://www.wolcottfamily.com/somerset.html), Henry Wolcott 1578-1655 (Reliability: 3). [S615] Chandler Wolcott, Wolcott Genealogy, (The Genessee Press, Copyright, 1912. 929.2 | W83wo |1239413 | Genealogy Collection ).