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William Wolcott 1450–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Walcot, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1501

Death Location: Shifnall, Shropshire, England

Father: Roger Esq

Mother: Mary Lloyd

Spouse(s): Joan Sperry

Children(s): William Wolcott

William Wolcott was born in 1450 in Walcot, Shropshire, England, the child of Roger Wolcott Esq And Mary Lloyd. William Wolcott married Joan Sperry, and had children including William Wolcott. William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shifnall, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Wolcott was born in 1450 in Walcot, Shropshire, England, the child of Roger Wolcott Esq And Mary Lloyd.
  • William Wolcott married Joan Sperry, and had children including William Wolcott.
  • William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shifnall, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Esq
1425–1469
Birth Location: Walcott, Norfolk, England
RE
Mary Lloyd
1427–1481
Birth Location: Mathavarn, Merioneth, Wales, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Sperry
1442–1475
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England
JS

Children(s)

William Wolcott
1475–1500
Birth Location: Tolland, Somersetshire, England
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William Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
William Wolcott
1450–1501
Birth Place: Walcot, Shropshire, England
Parents
Roger Wolcott Esq
1425–1469
Walcott, Norfolk, England
Mary Lloyd
1427–1481
Mathavarn, Merioneth, Wales, England
Grandparents
John Wolcott
1388–1455
Walcott, Shropshire, England
Matilda (Maud) Cornwall
1388–1468
Bufford, Shropshire, England
David (Lloyd) Esq
1402–1493
Merionethshire, Wales
Mary Damasen
1402–1510
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wolcott
1358–1425
Cecilia Merbury
1364–1417
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wolcott
1335–

William Wolcott's Descendants

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William Wolcott (1450–19 Sep 1501) m. Joan Sperry (1442–1475)
  1. 1. William Wolcott 1475–1500 m. Elizabeth Whetchill 1478–1514
    1. 1. Thomas Wolcott 1487–1572 m. Alice Dawe 1503–1556 m. Alice Dawe 1513–1571
      1. 1. John (S. Wolcott) II 1545–1623 m. Agnes Crosse 1552–1623
        1. 1. Henry Wolcott 1578–1655 m. Elizabeth Saunders 1584–1655
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wolcott 1577–
        3. 3. Edward Wolcott 1570–1640
        4. 4. Nicholas Wolcott 1576–1630 m. Rebecca Davye 1581–1659
        5. 5. Richard Wolcott 1580–1652
        6. 6. Oliver Wolcott 1580–
        7. 7. Christopher Wolcott 1583–1639
        8. 8. John Wolcott 1594–1651
      2. 2. Thomas Wolcott 1520–1572
      3. 3. John (Wolcott) Sr. 1521–1571
      4. 4. Roger Wolcott 1516–1572

William Wolcott's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Wolcott in Walcot, Shropshire, England
Walcot, Shropshire, England
1501
19 Sep 1501
Age 51
Death of William Wolcott in Shifnall, Shropshire, England
Shifnall, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Walcot, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1501
    Event Place: Shifnall, Shropshire, England
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