Henry Wolcott, Esq

1579 - 1655  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Henry Wolcott
  Christening	6 Dec 1579	Bishops Lydeard, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Residence	Abt 1607 (~ 27 years)	Tolland, Somersetshire, England   [2, 4]
  Immigration	1630 (~ 50 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Henry and his family first settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  Residence	Oct 1636 (~ 56 years)	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 4, 5]
  Offices Held	1643 (~ 63 years)  [1, 4]
  He was elected to the House of Magistrates of Connecticut, and served for the rest of his life.
  Death	30 May 1655	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [5]
  Here under lyeth the body of Henry Wolcot sometimes a Maiestrate of this jvrisdiction who died ye 30th day of May Anno salutis 1655 Ætatis 73
  Siblings	2 brothers
  1. Christopher Wolcott,   c. —, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 25 Mar 1639, Wellington, Somersetshire, England   2. John Wolcott,   b. Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 1652, Tolland, Somersetshire, England + 3. Henry Wolcott, Esq,   c. 6 Dec 1579, Bishops Lydeard, Somersetshire, England d. 30 May 1655, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Saunders,  m. 19 Jan 1606
  Patriarch & Matriarch	father Wolcott   (Great Grandfather)  Joan Cross,   b. England d. England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1005	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John Wolcott
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joan Cross,   b. England d. England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Saunders,   c. 20 Dec 1584, Lydiard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England d. 7 Jul 1655, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1606	Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England   [1, 4, 5, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 1 month - She : 21 years and 1 month.
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. John Wolcott,   b. 1 Oct 1607, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. Before 1655, England (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   2. Henry Wolcott,   b. 21 Jan 1610/11, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 12 Jul 1680, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sarah Newberry  m. 8 Nov 1640     3. George Wolcott,   b. England d. 12 Feb 1663, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Christopher Wolcott,   b. England d. 7 Sep 1662, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Anna Wolcott,   b. 1620, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 1677, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Lt. Matthew Griswold  m. 16 Oct 1646     6. Mary Wolcott,   b. Abt 1622, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 6 Sep 1689, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   7. Simon Wolcott,   b. 11 Sep 1624/25, Gaulden Manor, Tolland, Somersetshire, England d. 11 Sep 1687, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony (Age 62 years) ▻ Joanna Cook  m. 19 Mar 1657;   Martha Pitkin  m. 17 Oct 1661
  Family ID	F930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Henry Wolcott, Esq(1579 – 1655) 2John Wolcott 4John Wolcott(1516 – 1571) 8father Wolcott 9 5Agnes Butler(1523 – 1606) 10 11 3Joan Cross 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 6 Dec 1579 - Bishops Lydeard, Somersetshire, England Marriage - 19 Jan 1606 - Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England Residence - Abt 1607 - Tolland, Somersetshire, England Immigration - 1630 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - Oct 1636 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 30 May 1655 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Burial - - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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