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John Wolcott 1545–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1545

Birth Location: Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 May 1655

Death Location: Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry (1516)

Mother: Agnes Butler

Spouse(s): Agnes Wolcott

Children(s): Henry Sr, Richard Wolcott, William Walcott, John Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, Oliver Wolcott, Elizabeth Wolcott, Nicholas Wolcott, Edward Wolcott

John Wolcott was born in 1545 in Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry John Wolcott 1516 And Agnes Lucy Butler. John Wolcott married Agnes Joan Crosse Wolcott, and had children including Christopher Wolcott, Edward Wolcott, Elizabeth Wolcott, Henry Wolcott Sr, John Wolcott, Nicholas Wolcott, Oliver S Wolcott, Richard Wolcott, William Walcott. John Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Wolcott was born in 1545 in Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry John Wolcott 1516 And Agnes Lucy Butler.
  • John Wolcott married Agnes Joan Crosse Wolcott, and had children including Christopher Wolcott, Edward Wolcott, Elizabeth Wolcott, Henry Wolcott Sr, John Wolcott, Nicholas Wolcott, Oliver S Wolcott, Richard Wolcott, William Walcott.
  • John Wolcott passed away in 1655 in Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry (1516)
1516–1571
Birth Location: Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Butler
1521–1554
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Wolcott
1552–1623
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, , England
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Children(s)

Henry Sr
1578–1655
Birth Location: Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
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Richard Wolcott
1580–
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gaulden Manor, Tolland, near Taunton, Somerset, England -A historic manorhouse of the Turberville and Wolcott families. Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
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William Walcott
1570–
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gaulden Manor, Tolland, near Taunton, Somerset, England -A historic manorhouse of the Turberville and Wolcott families. Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
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John Wolcott
1574–1652
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gaulden Manor, Tolland, near Taunton, Somerset, England -A historic manorhouse of the Turberville and Wolcott families. Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Christopher Wolcott
1583–1639
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Oliver Wolcott
1580–1651
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gaulden Manor, Tolland, near Taunton, Somerset, England -A historic manorhouse of the Turberville and Wolcott families. Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Elizabeth Wolcott
1577–1655
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Nicholas Wolcott
1576–1630
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Edward Wolcott
1570–1640
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Gaulden Manor, Tolland, near Taunton, Somerset, England -A historic manorhouse of the Turberville and Wolcott families. Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.
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John Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
John Wolcott
1545–1655
Birth Place: Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry John Wolcott (1516)
1516–1571
Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Lucy) Butler
1521–1554
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Wilbert) WOLCOTT\WILCOTES
1500–
Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice (Margret Maud)) Welling
1503–1556
Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Knight Thomas Butler of Dedham, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of Ossary & Oxford) Alum
1500–1555
Dedham, Essex, England
Lady (Joane White SUTTON Countess of Ormond) Butler
1504–1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wolcott
1435–1501
Alice Goldsmith
1451–
Piers Ossory
1467–1539
Lady Ormond
1472–1542
Sir Dudley
1459–1532
Lady Baroness
1463–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wolcott's Descendants

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John Wolcott (17 April 1545–30 May 1655) m. Agnes (Joan (Crosse)) Wolcott (3 Jan 1552–2 Nov 1623)
  1. 1. Henry (Wolcott) Sr 1578–1655 m. Elizabeth (SAUNDERS) (Walcott) 1584–1655
    1. 1. Margaret Walcott 1595–1622 m. John Harmer 1588–1622
      1. 1. William (Harmer,) Harimer 1617–1698 m. Mary Crouch 1621–1698
        1. 1. William Harmer 1650–1697 m. Susanna Brooker 1647–1724
      2. 2. Anthony (Harmer,) Harimer 1621–1698
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Harmer,) Harimer 1622–
      4. 4. Margaret (Harmer,) Harimer 1618–
      5. 5. Mary (Harmer,) Harimer 1620–
      6. 6. Sarah (Harmer,) Harimer 1620–
      7. 7. Constance (Harmer,) Harimer 1620–
    2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Walcott 1610–1680
    3. 3. Anna ((Wolcott)) Griswold 1620–1689
    4. 4. ROYAL (GOVERNOR GEORGE (S) WOLCOTT IMMIGRANT TOLLAND ENGLAND. TO CONNECTICUT CFF FFC) HRH 1612–1662
    5. 5. Mary (Allyn Wolcott) (Drake) 1622–1689
    6. 6. Anna Wolcott 1609–1704
    7. 7. Samuel Wolcott 1647–1648
    8. 8. Elizabeth Wolcott 1622–1707
    9. 9. Mary (Allyn) Wolcott 1608–1608
    10. 10. John Wolcott 1615–1662
    11. 11. Anna Wolcott 1628–1704
    12. 12. John Wolcott 1606–1655
    13. 13. Simon (Henry Wolcott (Capt)) Dr 1625–1687
  2. 2. Richard Wolcott 1580–
  3. 3. William Walcott 1570–
  4. 4. John Wolcott 1574–1652
  5. 5. Christopher Wolcott 1583–1639
  6. 6. Oliver (S) Wolcott 1580–1651
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wolcott 1577–1655
  8. 8. Nicholas Wolcott 1576–1630
  9. 9. Edward Wolcott 1570–1640

John Wolcott's Timeline

4 Records

1545
17 April 1545
Birth of John Wolcott in Galdon Manor, Tolland (Somerset) England
Galdon Manor, Tolland (Somerset) England
1545
17 April 1545
Birth of John Wolcott in Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1623
10 December 1623
Age 78
Death of John Wolcott in Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1655
30 May 1655
Age 110
Death of John Wolcott in Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1545
    Event Place: Galdon Manor, Tolland (Somerset) England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1545
    Event Place: Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1623
    Event Place: Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1655
    Event Place: Tolland (shire), Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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