Hon. Samuel WOLCOTT

Male 1656 - 1695  (39 years)


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  • Name Samuel WOLCOTT  [1, 2, 3
    • 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'. [1]
    Prefix Hon. 
    Birth 16 Apr 1656  Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Birth 16 Apr 1656  [2
    Fact Son of Henry Wolcott and Sarah Newberry of Windsor, Conn. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact 1 1679  Constable Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact 2 1685  Selectman Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact Oct 1685  Deputy to the General Court Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 14 Jun 1695  [1, 2
    Person ID I82718  Main Tree
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2020 

    Father Henry WOLCOTT,   b. 21 Jan 1610/11   d. 12 Jul 1680 (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah NEWBERRY,   b. Abt 1622   d. 16 Jul 1684 (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1641  [2, 3
    Family ID F33768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith APPLETON,   b. Abt 1652 
    Marriage 6 Mar 1677/8  Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Capt Samuel WOLCOTT,   b. 11 Apr 1679, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1734, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
     2. Gershom WOLCOTT,   b. 14 Nov 1680, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1682, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Birth]
     3. Josiah WOLCOTT,   b. 27 Feb 1681/2, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1712, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Sarah WOLCOTT,   b. 14 Aug 1686, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +5. Lucy WOLCOTT,   b. 16 Oct 1688, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1753, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
     6. Abigail WOLCOTT,   b. 23 Sep 1690, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Birth]
     7. Elizabeth WOLCOTT,   b. 31 May 1692, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1765, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Mary/Mercy WOLCOTT,   b. 14 May 1694, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1777, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
    +9. Hannah WOLCOTT,   b. 19 Mar 1683/4, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1747/8 (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F33766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsFact - - Son of Henry Wolcott and Sarah Newberry of Windsor, Conn. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - 1679 - Constable Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7982] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry: Vol. III Samuel Appleton and his wife Judith Everard and five generations of their descendants.

    2. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.

    3. [S12070] Samuel Wolcott, Memorial of Henry Wolcott, one of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of his Descendants.