Hon. Samuel WOLCOTT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Henry Wolcott and Sarah Newberry of Windsor, Conn.
• Birth: 16 Apr 1656
• Fact 1: 1679, Constable
• Fact 2: 1685, Selectman
• Fact: Oct 1685, Deputy to the General Court

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He settled in Wethersfield where he was a merchant and a constable there in 1679. Samuel was a representative to the General Court in 1685. He owned a large piece of land a mile west of Wethersfield where he built a one room house on a hill. His sons built nearby and the hill became known as 'Wolcott Hill'.

Samuel married Judith APPLETON on 6 Mar 1677/8 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Judith (daughter of Col. Samuel APPLETON and Hannah PAINE) was born about 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Capt Samuel WOLCOTT was born on 11 Apr 1679 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 15 Sep 1734 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
2. Gershom WOLCOTT was born on 14 Nov 1680 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 23 Sep 1682 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
3. Josiah WOLCOTT was born on 27 Feb 1681/2 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 28 Oct 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
4. Sarah WOLCOTT was born on 14 Aug 1686 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
5. Lucy WOLCOTT was born on 16 Oct 1688 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 5 Nov 1753 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
6. Abigail WOLCOTT was born on 23 Sep 1690 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 9 Nov 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
7. Elizabeth WOLCOTT was born on 31 May 1692 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 15 Mar 1765 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
8. Mary/Mercy WOLCOTT was born on 14 May 1694 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 2 Jul 1777 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
9. Hannah WOLCOTT was born on 19 Mar 1683/4 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 16 Mar 1747/8.

Notes:

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He came to America with his parents and was a member of the Dorchester Church when he was made Freeman at Boston, April 1, 1634; removed to Windsor, 1636. His name appears on the records of the Conn. Colony as early as 1638, when Henry Wolcott the younger, was "chosen to receive for Windsor the Indian con brought in", and to "keepe one exact account of what every man hath," etc. (Col Rec. of Conn., 1, p. 18). In1654, he went to England on business and again in 1671; was an importing merchant; much engaged in public life; is mentioned in the Royal Charter of Connecticut as one of the nineteen prominent men of the colony. He became a member of the House of Deputies at October session, 1660 and served at the March, May, June and August sessions of 1661. At the may session of 1662, he was a member of the House of Magistrates, to which he was annually re-elected till his death. Was of the Council of Military Affairs during King Philip's War. he wrote shorthand and preserved many items of Windsor History. It was he who took notes of a lecture delivered by Rev. Thomas Hooke, May 31, 1638, before the General Court, in which was outlined the Constitution of Connecticut, the first written constitution known to history, and the one which more than any other, formed the basis for the Constitution of the United States. His notebook is now in the possession of the conn. Hist. Society. He gave much attention to fruit culture, was prominent in church matters and left a large estate here and in England. His Wethersfield land went to his sons, Samuel of Wethersfield and Josiah of Windsor.

Henry married Sarah NEWBERRY on 18 Nov 1641. Sarah (daughter of Thomas NEWBERRY and Joane DABINOTT) was born about 1622; died on 16 Jul 1684. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Dau. of thomas and Jane Newberry of Dorcester, Mass.