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Henry Wolcott 1578 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1578

Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England

Death Date: 30 May 1655

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Wolcott

Mother: Agnes Crosse

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Saunders

Children(s): John Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, George Wolcott, Anna Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Simon Wolcott

In 1578, Henry Wolcott entered the world in Tolland, Somerset, England, born to John Wolcott and Agnes Crosse. Henry Wolcott married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including John Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, George Wolcott, Anna Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Simon Wolcott. Henry Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1578, Henry Wolcott entered the world in Tolland, Somerset, England, born to John Wolcott and Agnes Crosse.
  • Henry Wolcott married Elizabeth Saunders, and had children including John Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, George Wolcott, Anna Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Simon Wolcott.
  • Henry Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wolcott
1545 – 1623
Birth Location: Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England
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Agnes Crosse
1552 – 1623
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Saunders
1584 – 1655
Birth Location: Lydiard, St Lawrence, England
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Children(s)

John Wolcott
1607 – 1655
Birth Location: St Lawrence, Somerset, England
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Henry Wolcott
1610 – 1680
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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George Wolcott
1618 – 1661
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Anna Wolcott
1620 – 1704
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Mary Wolcott
1622 – 1689
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Simon Wolcott
1625 – 1687
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Henry Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wolcott
1578 – 1655
Birth Place: Tolland, Somerset, England
Parents
John Wolcott
1545 – 1623
Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England
Agnes Crosse
1552 – 1623
Tolland, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wolcott's Descendants

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Henry Wolcott (5 Dec 1578 – 30 May 1655) m. Elizabeth Saunders (20 Dec 1584 – 17 Jul 1655)
  1. 1. John Wolcott (1 Oct 1607 – 13 May 1655)
  2. 2. Henry Wolcott (21 Jan 1610 – 12 Jul 1680)
  3. 3. George Wolcott (1618 – 12 Feb 1661)
  4. 4. Anna Wolcott (1620 – 29 Nov 1704) m. Matthew Griswold (1620 – 27 Sep 1698)
    1. 1. Mathew Griswold (1653 – 13 Jan 1717)
    2. 2. Samuel Hyde
  5. 5. Mary Wolcott (1622 – 16 Sep 1689)
  6. 6. Simon Wolcott (11 Sep 1625 – 11 Sep 1687) m. Martha Pitkin (12 Dec 1639 – 13 Oct 1719) m. Joanna Cooke (1638 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wolcott (19 Aug 1662 – 30 Jan 1706) m. Daniel Cooley (2 May 1651 – February 9, 1727)
      1. 1. Benjamin Cooley (6 Oct 1681 – 1745) m. Margaret Bliss (23 November 1683 – 16 June 1744)
      2. 2. Daniel Cooley (3 Mar 1683 – 22 Sep 1773) m. Jemima Clark (1694 – 29 Oct 1732)
        1. 1. Daniel Cooley (11 September 1711 – 21 Dec 1782) m. Frances McIntyre (1717 – 3 November 1807)
        2. 2. JEMIMA COOLEY (5 Jan 1712 – 24 Oct 1777) m. Thomas Bancraft
        3. 3. ELIZABETH COOLEY (28 Jul 1714 – 30 Jul 1742)
        4. 4. ANN COOLEY (20 Apr 1716 – 22 Aug 1795)
        5. 5. NOAH COOLEY (12 Oct 1718 – )
        6. 6. MARY COOLEY (30 Sep 1720 – 19 Jan 1801) m. Jesse Warner (6 May 1718 – 10 May 1793)
        7. 7. THOMAS COOLEY (13 Feb 1723 – )
        8. 8. SARAH COOLEY (25 May 1725 – 3 Mar 1795)
        9. 9. AZUBA COOLEY (7 Oct 1728 – )
    2. 2. Martha Wolcott (17 May 1664 – 7 Sep 1687)
    3. 3. Simon Wolcott (24 Jun 1666 – 28 Oct 1732) m. Sarah Chester (11 November 1657 – 8 Aug 1723)
    4. 4. James Wolcott (1668-06-30 – 10 Jan 1755)
    5. 5. Joanna Wolcott (30 Jun 1668 – 10 Jan 1755) m. John Colton (8 Apr 1659 – 3 Feb 1727)
      1. 1. Mary Colton (1689-05-01 – 16 Jun 1690)
      2. 2. Sarah Colton (1692-09-02 – )
      3. 3. Martha Colton (1694-06-04 – 10 May 1754)
      4. 4. John Colton (1697-05-09 – 5 Jan 1756)
      5. 5. George Colton (1702-05-27 – 25 Feb 1725)
      6. 6. Joanna Colton (1705-02-22 – 21 May 1765)
      7. 7. Eunice Colton (22 February 1705 – 29 March 1778) m. Captain (Joel) White
      8. 8. Simon Colton (1707-10-26 – 29 May 1796)
      9. 9. Roger Colton (1707-10-26 – 26 Oct 1707)
      10. 10. Samuel Colton (1707-10-26 – 30 Mar 1778)
    6. 6. Henry Wolcott (20 May 1670 – 17 Nov 1747) m. Rachel Wolcott (2 April 1676 – 8 January 1725)
      1. 1. Henry Wolcott (28 February 1697 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Wolcott (1 April 1702 – 1762)
      3. 3. Rachel Hunt (1704 – )
      4. 4. Peter Wolcott (1705 – December 1733)
      5. 5. Jane Wolcott (20 October 1710 – 16 March 1711)
    7. 7. Christopher Wolcott (4 Jul 1672 – 3 Apr 1693)
    8. 8. Mary Wolcott (1674 – 1674)
    9. 9. Daniel Wolcott (Aug 1676 – )
    10. 10. William Wolcott (6 Nov 1676 – 6 Jan 1749)
    11. 11. Royce Wolcott (1678 – )
    12. 12. Maj. (Gov. Roger) Wolcott (4 Jan 1679 – 17 May 1767) m. Sarah Drake (10 May 1686 – 20 January 1748)
      1. 1. Roger Wolcott (14 Sep 1704 – 10 Oct 1759)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Wolcott (10 Apr 1706 – 16 Jul 1775)
      3. 3. Alexander Wolcott (20 Jan 1708 – 8 October 1711)
      4. 4. Samuel Wolcott (9 Jan 1710 – 27 Dec 1717)
      5. 5. Capt (Gideon) Wolcott (1712 – 5 Jun 1761)
      6. 6. Alexander Wolcott (7 Jan 1712 – 25 Mar 1745)
      7. 7. Sarah Wolcott (10 Dec 1712 – 10 Dec 1712)
      8. 8. Sarah Wolcott (31 Jan 1715 – 5 Jan 1735)
      9. 9. Hepzibah Wolcott (23 Jun 1715 – 8 Nov 1780)
      10. 10. Josiah Wolcott (6 Feb 1719 – 29 Jun 1802)
      11. 11. Epaphrus Wolcott (8 Feb 1721 – 3 Apr 1733)
      12. 12. Erastus Wolcott (21 Sep 1722 – 14 Sep 1793)
      13. 13. Ursula Wolcott (30 October 1724 – 5 Apr 1788)
      14. 14. Oliver Wolcott (20 Nov 1726 – 1 Dec 1797)
      15. 15. Mariann Wolcott (1 Jan 1729 – 3 Apr 1778)
      16. 16. Abigail Wolcott (5 Dec 1733 – 1810)
    13. 13. Roger Wolcott (4 Jan 1679 – 17 May 1767)

Henry Wolcott's Timeline

4 Records

1578
5 Dec 1578
Birth of Henry Wolcott in Tolland, Somerset, England
Tolland, Somerset, England
1605
1605
Age 27
Henry Wolcott was married in So
So
1636
1636
Age 58
Henry Wolcott resided here in Windsor
Windsor
1655
30 May 1655
Age 77
Death of Henry Wolcott in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Tolland, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [4] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [5] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 920.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MAB.
    [9] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: So
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 920.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MAB.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Windsor
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1655
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
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