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Henry Wolcott 1578–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1578

Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 May 1655

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father:

Mother: John Wolcott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wolcott

Children(s): Simon Wolcott, Marih Drake, Henry Wolcott

In 1578, Henry Wolcott entered the world in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Wolcott Wolcott And John Wolcott. Henry Wolcott married Elizabeth Wolcott, and had children including Anna Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, George Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, Marih Drake, Simon Wolcott. Henry Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1578, Henry Wolcott entered the world in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Wolcott Wolcott And John Wolcott.
  • Henry Wolcott married Elizabeth Wolcott, and had children including Anna Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, George Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, Marih Drake, Simon Wolcott.
  • Henry Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Elizabeth Wolcott
1584–1655
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Simon Wolcott
1625–1687
Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Marih Drake
1622–1689
Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Henry Wolcott
1616–1680
Birth Location: Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Henry Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wolcott
1578–1655
Birth Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wolcott
1545–1623
Galdon Manor, Tolland (Somerset) England
Grandparents
John (Wolcott) Sr
1516–1571
Tolland, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Agnes (Lucy) Butler
1523–1606
Taunton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wolcott
1500–1554
Lady Welling
1503–1556
Thomas Butler
1500–1555
Joane SUTTON
1504–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Piers Butler
1464–1539
Margaret Butler
1465–1542

Henry Wolcott's Descendants

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Henry Wolcott (5 December 1578–30 May 1655) m. Elizabeth Wolcott (December 1584–7 July 1655)
  1. 1. Simon Wolcott 1625–1687 m. Martha Pitken 1639–1719 m. Joanna Cook 1638–1657
    1. 1. Roger Wolcott 1678–1767 m. Sarah Drake 1686–1747
      1. 1. Alexander (Wolcott) Sr 1711–1795 m. Mary Richards 1724–1817 m. Lydia (Roswell) Atwater 1715–1776 m. Mary Mansfield 1707–1741
        1. 1. Guy (Wolcott) Sr 1760–1823 m. Abigail Allyn 1766–1836
        2. 2. Lydia Wolcott 1737–1820
        3. 3. Esther Treat 1749–1841
        4. 4. Christopher (Drake) Wolcott 1754–1821
        5. 5. Elizabeth Wolcott 1763–1817
        6. 6. Simon Wolcott 1747–1809
        7. 7. Alexander Wolcott 1758–1828
        8. 8. George Wolcott 1752–1822
        9. 9. Jeremiah Wolcott 1733–1792
        10. 10. Alexander Wolcott 1735–
      2. 2. Oliver (Wolcott) Sr 1726–1797 m. Lorraine (Laura) Collins 1732–1794
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Goodrich 1765–1805
        2. 2. Laura Moseley 1761–1814
        3. 3. Frederick Wolcott 1767–1837
        4. 4. Oliver Wolcott 1757–1757
        5. 5. Oliver Wolcott 1760–1833
      3. 3. Marian Williams 1730–1798
      4. 4. Elizabeth Wolcott 1706–1775 m. Roger Newberry 1706–1741
        1. 1. Abigail Newberry 1733–1775
        2. 2. Benjamin Newberry 1738–1787
        3. 3. Elizabeth Newberry 1728–1749 m. Daniel (Bissell) III 1724–1814
        4. 4. Hannah Newberry 1729–1806
        5. 5. Roger Newberry 1735–1814
        6. 6. Sarah Newberry 1736–1783
        7. 7. Thomas Newberry 1740–1804
      5. 5. Ursala (Wolcott) Griswold 1724–1788 m. Matthew Griswold 1714–1799
        1. 1. John Griswold 1752–1812
        2. 2. Roger Griswold 1762–1812 m. Fanny Rogers 1767–1863
      6. 6. Josiah Wolcott 1718–1802
      7. 7. Erastus (Wolcott) I 1722–1793 m. Jerusha Wolcott 1718–1789
        1. 1. Capt. (Erastus Wolcott) Jr. 1752–1797 m. Chloe (Bissell) Wolcott 1758–1802
        2. 2. Jerusha Wolcott 1755–1844
      8. 8. Roger (Wolcott) II 1704–1759 m. Marah Newberry 1710–1758
        1. 1. Emelia Lord 1750–1824
        2. 2. Sarah Steele 1735–1812
        3. 3. Epaphras Wolcott 1740–1825
        4. 4. Roger (Wolcott) III 1737–1798 m. Dorcas Burnham 1737–1823
        5. 5. Roger Wolcott –1729
        6. 6. Marah Wolcott 1730–1737
        7. 7. Roger Wolcott 1733–1736
        8. 8. Mary Wolcott 1742–
        9. 9. Emeline Wolcott 1744–1745
        10. 10. Parmenio Wolcott 1746–1812
        11. 11. Martha Wolcott –1753
      9. 9. Hepzibah Strong 1717–1780
      10. 10. Samuel Wolcott 1710–1717
      11. 11. Sarah Wolcott 1712–1712
      12. 12. Sarah Wolcott 1715–1735
      13. 13. Erastus Wolcott 1721–1722
      14. 14. Epaphras Wolcott 1721–1733
    2. 2. Elizabeth Wolcott 1662–1706 m. Daniel Cooley 1651–
      1. 1. Elisabeth Cooley 1696–1781
      2. 2. Daniel (Wolcott Cooley) II 1683–1773
      3. 3. Thomas Cooley 1693–1719
      4. 4. John Cooley 1689–1761
      5. 5. Simon Cooley 1687–1746
      6. 6. William Cooley 1698–1775
    3. 3. Simon Wolcott 1666–1732 m. Sarah Chester 1657–1723
      1. 1. Christopher Wolcott 1696–1727
      2. 2. Eunice Wolcott 1697–1725
      3. 3. James Wolcott 1700–1747
      4. 4. Simon Wolcott 1695–1742
      5. 5. Sarah Treat 1690–1743
      6. 6. Martha Stoughton 1692–1751
    4. 4. Joanna Wolcott 1668–
    5. 5. Henry Wolcott 1670–1746 m. Rachel Talcott 1676–1725 m. Jane Allyn 1670–1702
      1. 1. Thomas Wolcott 1702–1762 m. Catherine Loomis 1702–1738
        1. 1. Jane (Catherine) Wolcott 1733–
      2. 2. Jane Wolcott 1710–1711
      3. 3. Peter Wolcott 1705–1733 m. Susannah Hamlin 1704–
        1. 1. Giles Wolcott 1734–1819 m. Sibyl Alden 1751–1804
      4. 4. Henry Wolcott 1697–1750
      5. 5. Gideon Wolcott 1702–1761
    6. 6. Christopher Wolcott 1672–1693
    7. 7. Mary Wolcott 1674–1676
    8. 8. William Wolcott 1676–1749
    9. 9. Martha Wolcott 1664–1687 m. Lt (Thomas) Allyn 1662–1709
      1. 1. Benjamin Allyn 1686–1713 m. Anne (Watson) (Allyn) 1686–1740
        1. 1. Benjamin Allyn 1711–1776 m. Abigail Loomis 1713–1795
      2. 2. Martha Allyn 1687–
  2. 2. Marih Drake 1622–1689 m. Job Drake 1623–1689
    1. 1. Job Drake 1651–1733 m. Elizabeth Clark 1651–1729
      1. 1. Sarah Drake 1686–1747 m. Roger Wolcott 1678–1767
      2. 2. Jacob Drake 1683–1762
      3. 3. Job Drake 1678–1712
      4. 4. Mary Drake 1680–
    2. 2. Mary Drake 1649–1681 m. Ephraim (Colton) Sr 1648–1713
      1. 1. Samuel Colton 1679–1744
      2. 2. Josiah Colton 1674–
    3. 3. Hephzibah Drake 1658–1684 m. Thomas (Packard) Sr 1654–1723
      1. 1. Susana Packer 1682–1683
    4. 4. Joseph Drake 1591–1657
    5. 5. Abigail Drake 1648–1696 m. Israel Dewey 1645–1678
      1. 1. Hannah Dewey 1669–
      2. 2. Israel Dewey 1673–1730
      3. 3. David Dewey 1676–1712
      4. 4. Joseph Dewey 1678–1731
  3. 3. Henry Wolcott 1616–1680

Henry Wolcott's Timeline

7 Records

1578
5 December 1578
Birth of Henry Wolcott in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1578
5 December 1578
Birth of Henry Wolcott in Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1578
6 Dec 1578
Henry Wolcott was baptized in Lydiard St Lawrence
Lydiard St Lawrence
1636
1636
Age 58
Henry Wolcott resided here in Windsor
Windsor
1655
30 May 1655
Age 77
Death of Henry Wolcott in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1655
30 May 1655
Age 77
Death of Henry Wolcott in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1655
23 Sep 1655
Age 77
Henry Wolcott - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1578
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1578
    Event Place: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Lydiard St Lawrence
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Windsor
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Wolcott genealogy : the family of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1655
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1655
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1655
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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