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William Pitkin

Male 1608 - 1643  (35 years)


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  1. 1.  William Pitkin was born on 11 Jan 1607/08 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 11 Dec 1608 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; died on 24 Jul 1643 in Farringdon Without, City of London, England; was buried about 1643 in St. Dunstan-in-the-West Churchyard.

    Notes:

    William Pitkin Jr was educated at Berkhamsted School and Pembroke College Oxford. Received MA from Oxford 17 Oct 1631. Sixth Headmaster of Berkhamsted Grammar School for Boys (est 1541) on 8 Aug 1636, a position which he held for seven years. William and his brother George went to Mr. Sturmey's house in Chancery Lane in London in the summer of 1643 where they became ill possibly with the plague. They died there (six months before their father) George two months after William. Both were buried from Mr. Sturmy's in Chancery Lane.
    William's burial record describes him as a minister. All his children were born in the headmaster's house and christened at St. Peters Church next door. - Early Colonial Pitkin Family

    (Research):In the wikitree site St Dunstan-in-the-West is listed as death place.
    The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London. It is dedicated to a former Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of medieval origin, although the present building, with an octagonal nave, was constructed in the 1830s to the designs of John Shaw.

    William married Elizabeth [wife of William Pitkin Jr] on 10 May 1637 in Thaxted, Essex, England. Elizabeth was born about 1612 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; died on 28 Dec 1641 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Pitkin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1638 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1642 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; died on 13 Oct 1719 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Pitkin Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1638 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1642 in Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England; died on 13 Oct 1719 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.

    Notes:

    (Research):Berkhamsted is a historic market town close to the western boundary of Hertfordshire, England. People have been living in the Berkhamsted area for over 5,000 years. There is evidence of flint working in the Neolithic period and metal working in the late Iron Age and Roman periods. The high street is on a pre-Roman route known by its Saxon name Akeman Street. The earliest written reference to Berkhamsted is in 970 AD. Berkhamsted was recorded as a "burbium" (an ancient borough) in the Domesday Book in 1086. The oldest known extant jettied timber-framed building in Great Britain, built 1277-1297, survives as a shop on the town's high street.

    Martha married Simon Wolcott on 17 Oct 1661 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Simon (son of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders) was born on 11 Sep 1624 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 3 Jan 1706/07 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 1707 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    2. 4. Martha Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1664 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 7 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.
    3. 5. Simon Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1666 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 30 Oct 1732 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.
    4. 6. Joanna Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1668 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.
    5. 7. Henry Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1670 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony; died on 17 Nov 1747 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.
    6. 8. Christopher Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1672 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died on 3 Apr 1693.
    7. 9. Mary Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1674 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died about 1676.
    8. 10. William Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1676 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.
    9. 11. Roger Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1678/79 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Elizabeth Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 3 Jan 1706/07 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 1707 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cemetery: Re-interment

    Notes:

    Elizabeth is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts. The original burial grounds was at the riverfront behind the Old First Church. To make way for a railroad, 2024 bodies were moved to the cemetery on the hill in 1849 and placed in a mass grave. The main entrance to the cemtery is on Maple St but the graves are at the Pine Street entrance. Most of this information is found in the Cooley Genealogy by Mortimer E. Cooley published in 1941.

    Cemetery:
    Buried behind the Springfield church, the bodies were disinterred and moved to the Springfield Cemetery.

    Elizabeth married Daniel Cooley on 8 Dec 1680 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Daniel (son of Benjamin1 Cooley and Sarah (wife of Ensign Benjamin Cooley) [?]) was born on 2 May 1651 in Springfield, Non-County Area 1, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 9 Feb 1726/27 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Benjamin3 Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1681 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1745 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    2. 13. Daniel Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1683/84 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1773 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    3. 14. Simon Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1686/87 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
    4. 15. John Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1688/89 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
    5. 16. Thomas Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1693 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 5 May 1723 in West Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
    6. 17. Elizabeth Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1696 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 8 Apr 1781 in Bolton, Tolland Co, Connecticut.
    7. 18. William Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1698 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.

  2. 4.  Martha Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 17 May 1664 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 7 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 5.  Simon Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Jun 1666 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 30 Oct 1732 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.

  4. 6.  Joanna Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 30 Jun 1668 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 7.  Henry Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 20 May 1670 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony; died on 17 Nov 1747 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony.

    Notes:

    Henry (Lieut) one of the original proprietors of Tolland (Conn) and Wellilngton Conn; a man of affairs in town and (as were his family) tall of stature. He m(1) 1 Apl 1696 Jane (dau Thos) Allyn fo Windsor, b. 22 July 1670; d. 11 Apl 1702; m(2) Rachel Talcott who d. 8 Jan 1725/6; [Lt Henry] d. 17 Nov 1747; res S Windsor.

    Henry married Jane Allyn on 1 Apr 1696 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Jane was born on 22 Jul 1696 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony; died on 11 Apr 1702 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Henry4 Wolcott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1696/97 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; and died.

  6. 8.  Christopher Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jul 1672 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died on 3 Apr 1693.

  7. 9.  Mary Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born about 1674 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died about 1676.

  8. 10.  William Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Nov 1676 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.

  9. 11.  Roger Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jan 1678/79 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Benjamin3 Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Oct 1681 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1745 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    (Research):Massachusetts Political Organization
    Hampshire county was created from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles) on 7 May 1662. It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. Non-County Area 1 was eliminated (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52)
    Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

    Benjamin3 married Margaret Bliss on 30 Jan 1700/01 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Bliss and Sarah Stebbins) was born on 23 Nov 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died est 1744 in Probably Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Benjamin4 Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1701 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 1 Apr 1790 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont; was buried about Apr 1790 in Old Baptist Burying Ground, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
    2. 21. Keziah Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1702 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died before 17 Sep 1745 in Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts.
    3. 22. Azariah Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1704 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1734 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    4. 23. Nathaniel Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1706 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
    5. 24. Zeruiah Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Feb 1707/08 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
    6. 25. Margaret Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1709/10 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jul 1754 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    7. 26. Son Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1715 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 31 Aug 1715 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
    8. 27. Ebenezer Cooley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1716 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 31 Oct 1753 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

  2. 13.  Daniel Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1683/84 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died about 1773 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.

    Daniel married Jemima Clark on 7 Nov 1710 in Enfield, Hartford Co, Connecticut. Jemima was born in Unknown in Simsbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died on 29 Oct 1732 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Daniel married Rebecca Truman on 8 Aug 1745 in Westfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Rebecca was born in Unknown; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  Simon Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Mar 1686/87 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.

  4. 15.  John Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Feb 1688/89 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.

  5. 16.  Thomas Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Jun 1693 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 5 May 1723 in West Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 17.  Elizabeth Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Jul 1696 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 8 Apr 1781 in Bolton, Tolland Co, Connecticut.

  7. 18.  William Cooley Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Aug 1698 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.

  8. 19.  Henry4 Wolcott Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 2.Martha2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Feb 1696/97 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; and died.

    Henry4 married Abigail Cooley on 27 Dec 1716 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Benjamin Cooley and Abigail Bagg) was born on 28 Oct 1695 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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