1. | John Wolcott was born in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 21 Mar 1617/18 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England. Notes: The English ancestry of this Wolcott line goes back to John Woolcott-I of Tolland, Somersetshire. His will there was dated 9 Feb 1571, proved 11 April 1572, and mentioned the children John-II (b. 1582, bap 20 Dec 1584), Alice, and Mary, his wife Agnes, and brothers Henry and Roger Woolcott. The will of John Wolcot-II, yeoman of Tolland dated 10 Nov 1623 mentions several children, among them his two eldest sons Christopher and Henry. Henry was the progenitor of the New England Wolcott line. CG p447 Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Henry Wolcott (1.John1) was born about 1578 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; was christened on 6 Dec 1578 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England; died on 30 May 1655 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Notes: Henry Wolcott, an English gentleman from the Parish of Lyiard, St. Lawrence, and his wife Elizabeth Saunders, with their sons Henry, Christopher and George, emigrated to New England on the ship Mary and John. The ship left Plymouth England and arrived in Massachusetts on May 31, 1630. Henry was described as "a resolute Puritan, a stout-hearted and God-fearing man". He may have been influenced by Simon Venn of Lydiard St. Lawrence, who Henry later appointed as overseer of his property he inheirited at Tolland. Simon was a brother of John Venn of London, one of the partners in the Massachusets Bay Company in 1628 and 1629. Henry married Elizabeth Saunders about Jan 1605/06 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Living and Living) was christened on 20 Dec 1584 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England; died on 7 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | John Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was christened about Oct 1607 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England; died before 1655. 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. |
4. | Henry Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Jan 1610/11 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 12 Jul 1680 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Notes: Henry Jr, along with his parents, and brothers Christopher and George came to New England on the ship Mary and John. Henry married Sarah Newberry on 18 Nov 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Newberry and Joane Dabinott) was born about 1621 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England; died on 16 Jun 1684 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Christopher Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born about 1615 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 7 Nov 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Notes: Christopher, along with his parents and brothers Henry Jr and George came to New England on the ship Mary and John. |
6. | George Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born about 1618 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 11 Feb 1661/62 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Notes: George along with his parents and brothers Henry Jr and Christopher came to New England on the ship Mary and John. |
7. | Anna Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born about 1620 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died about 1701 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Mary Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born about 1622 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 16 Sep 1689 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Simon Wolcott (2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Sep 1624 in Tolland, Somersetshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. Notes: From Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts page 395: Wolcott, Captain Simon (1625-1687, Simsbury, Conn. Captain of the Simsbury Train Band, 1673. Deputy to the General Assembly 1673. Trooper from Windsor under Major March, 1657. Simon married Joanna Cook on 19 Aug 1657 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Joanna was born on 5 Aug 1638 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 27 Apr 1657 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Simon married Martha Pitkin on 17 Oct 1661 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. Martha (daughter of William Pitkin and Elizabeth [wife of William Pitkin Jr]) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Elizabeth Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) 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:
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. 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]
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11. | Martha Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) 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] |
12. | Simon Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Jun 1666 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 30 Oct 1732 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony. |
13. | Joanna Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Jun 1668 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Henry Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) 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]
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15. | Christopher Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Jul 1672 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died on 3 Apr 1693. |
16. | Mary Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born about 1674 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died about 1676. |
17. | William Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Nov 1676 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died. |
18. | Roger Wolcott (9.Simon3, 2.Henry2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Jan 1678/79 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut; and died. |
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