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William Wolcott 1676–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 6, 1676

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: January 26, 1749

Death Location: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Simon Wolcott

Mother: Martha Clark

Spouse(s): Abiah Hawley

Children(s): Prudence Phinney, Anne Phinney, Martha Chapin, Ephraim Wolcott, William Jr, Abiah Stoughton, Lucy Olmsted

In 1676, William Wolcott entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, born to Simon Wolcott And Martha Pitkin Wolcott Clark. William Wolcott married Abiah Hawley, and had children including Abiah Wolcott Stoughton, Anne Phinney, Ephraim Wolcott, Lucy Lucia Olmsted, Martha Wolcott Chapin, Prudence Phinney, William Wolcott Jr. William Wolcott passed away in 1749 in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1676, William Wolcott entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, born to Simon Wolcott And Martha Pitkin Wolcott Clark.
  • William Wolcott married Abiah Hawley, and had children including Abiah Wolcott Stoughton, Anne Phinney, Ephraim Wolcott, Lucy Lucia Olmsted, Martha Wolcott Chapin, Prudence Phinney, William Wolcott Jr.
  • William Wolcott passed away in 1749 in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Wolcott
1624–1687
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
SW
Martha Clark
1639–1719
Birth Location: Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Abiah Hawley
1676–1716
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
AH

Children(s)

Prudence Phinney
1710–1793
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
PP
Anne Phinney
1712–1789
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
AP
Martha Chapin
1718–1785
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford co, Connecticut, America
MC
Ephraim Wolcott
1714–1762
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford co, Connecticut, America
EW
William Jr
1711–1799
Birth Location: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
WJ
Abiah Stoughton
1708–1781
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford co, Connecticut, America
AS
Lucy Olmsted
1710–1764
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
LO

William Wolcott's Ancestors

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William Wolcott
1676–1749
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Simon Wolcott
1624–1687
Tolland, Somerset, England
Martha (Pitkin Wolcott) Clark
1639–1719
Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William (J Pitkin (Pytkyne) (Reverend, Headmaster of Berkhamsted) School)
1608–1643
Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Stanley) Hastings
1612–1641
Berkhamsted, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Huntingdon,
1586–1643
Elizabeth Stanley
1588–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Huntingdon
1560–1595
Lady HARRINGTON
1566–1629
Lord Derby
1559–1594
Lady SPENCER
1559–1637

William Wolcott's Descendants

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William Wolcott (November 6, 1676–January 26, 1749) m. Abiah Hawley (1676–16 Jun 1716)
  1. 1. Prudence Phinney 1710–1793
  2. 2. Anne Phinney 1712–1789
  3. 3. Martha (Wolcott) Chapin 1718–1785
  4. 4. Ephraim Wolcott 1714–1762
  5. 5. William (Wolcott) Jr 1711–1799
  6. 6. Abiah (Wolcott) Stoughton 1708–1781
  7. 7. Lucy ((Lucia)) Olmsted 1710–1764

William Wolcott's Timeline

2 Records

1676
November 6, 1676
Birth of William Wolcott in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1749
January 26, 1749
Age 73
Death of William Wolcott in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 6, 1676
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 26, 1749
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
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