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Simon Wolcott 1625 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1625

Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England

Death Date: 11 Sep 1687

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Henry Wolcott

Mother: Elizabeth Saunders

Spouse(s): Martha Pitkin, Joanna Cooke

Children(s): Elizabeth Wolcott, Martha Wolcott, Simon Wolcott, James Wolcott, Joanna Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Daniel Wolcott, William Wolcott, Royce Wolcott, Maj. Wolcott, Roger Wolcott

In 1625, Simon Wolcott entered the world in Tolland, Somerset, England, born to Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders. Simon Wolcott married Martha Pitkin, Joanna Cooke, and had children including Elizabeth Wolcott, Martha Wolcott, Simon Wolcott, James Wolcott, Joanna Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Daniel Wolcott, William Wolcott, Royce Wolcott, Maj. Gov. Roger Wolcott, Roger Wolcott. Simon Wolcott passed away in 1687 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Simon Wolcott entered the world in Tolland, Somerset, England, born to Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders.
  • Simon Wolcott married Martha Pitkin, Joanna Cooke, and had children including Elizabeth Wolcott, Martha Wolcott, Simon Wolcott, James Wolcott, Joanna Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, Daniel Wolcott, William Wolcott, Royce Wolcott, Maj. Gov. Roger Wolcott, Roger Wolcott.
  • Simon Wolcott passed away in 1687 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Wolcott
1578 – 1655
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Saunders
1584 – 1655
Birth Location: Lydiard, St Lawrence, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Pitkin
1639 – 1719
Birth Location: Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Joanna Cooke
1638 –
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wolcott
1662 – 1706
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Martha Wolcott
1664 – 1687
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Simon Wolcott
1666 – 1732
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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James Wolcott
1668 – 1755
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joanna Wolcott
1668 – 1755
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Henry Wolcott
1670 – 1747
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Christopher Wolcott
1672 – 1693
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Wolcott
1674 – 1674
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Daniel Wolcott
1676 –
Birth Location: Windsor, Vermont, United States
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William Wolcott
1676 – 1749
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Royce Wolcott
1678 –
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Maj. Wolcott
1679 – 1767
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Roger Wolcott
1679 – 1767
Birth Location: –
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Simon Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
Simon Wolcott
1625 – 1687
Birth Place: Tolland, Somerset, England
Parents
Henry Wolcott
1578 – 1655
Tolland, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Saunders
1584 – 1655
Lydiard, St Lawrence, England
Grandparents
John Wolcott
1545 – 1623
Galdon Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England
Agnes Crosse
1552 – 1623
Tolland, Somerset, England
Thomas Saunders
1559 – 1609
Somerset, England
Anne Blake
1561 – 1601
St Lawrence, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Wolcott's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. William Cooley (5 Mar 1736 – 14 Apr 1825)
        2. 2. NOAH COOLEY (17 Mar 1736 – 18 Sep 1830) m. Sarah Mather
        3. 3. John Cooley (16 Feb 1737 – 29 Nov 1828) m. Anne Hosford (25 Jun 1747 – 31 Aug 1806) m. Elizabeth Firmin (9 Jul 1740 – )
        4. 4. Clark Cooley (1739 – 18 Feb 1813) m. Sabra Bancroft (27 Jan 1746 – 22 Feb 1813)
        5. 5. MARGARET (Margrit) COOLEY (12 Sep 1742 – unknown)
        6. 6. Thomas Cooley (7 Dec 1747 – 4 Dec 1826)
        7. 7. ESTHER COOLEY (16 Jan 1748 – 16 Feb 1828)
        8. 8. John Cooley (4 Mar 1749 – 8 Jun 1813) m. Abigail Lippincott (28 Oct 1753 – 22 Apr 1839)
        9. 9. DANIEL COOLEY (17 Jan 1754 – 5 Apr 1821) m. Hepsibeth Stiles (17 Jun 1759 – 8 Feb 1842)
      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)

Simon Wolcott's Timeline

4 Records

1625
11 Sep 1625
Birth of Simon Wolcott in Tolland, Somerset, England
Tolland, Somerset, England
1661
1661
Age 36
Simon Wolcott was married in of CT
of CT
1669
1669
Age 44
Simon Wolcott resided here in Hartford County, CT
Hartford County, CT
1687
11 Sep 1687
Age 62
Death of Simon Wolcott in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1625
    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] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [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] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .
    [11] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23880.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: .
    [12] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1302.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1.
    [13] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 32.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSH.
    [14] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [15] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [16] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: of CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23880.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1302.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 32.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSH.

    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    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] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [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] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [8] Millennium File
    [9] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [11] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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