Henry Wolcott, Esq.

1610 - 1680  (70 years)

• Name	Henry Wolcott
  Suffix	Esq.
  Born	21 Jan 1610	Tolland, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1630  [1, 3]
  	Henry and his family first settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  Occupation	say 1630
  	Henry was an importing merchant.
  Moved to	1634	England
  	He returned to England on business in 1634 and again in 1671.
  Residence	Oct 1636	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 2, 4]
  Married To	8 Nov 1640	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  	Sarah Newberry, the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Dabimott) Newberry. She was born in 1614 in England. After Henry's death, Sarah, married second, John or Walter Price. She died on Friday 16 June 1684 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Henry Wolcott (1643-1710) 2. John Wolcott (1646-1695) 3. Samuel Wolcott (1647-1695) 4. Sarah Wolcott (1649-____) 5. Mary Wolcott (1651-____) 6. Hannah Wolcott (1654-____) 7. Josiah Wolcott (1658-1729)
  Office Held	1655
  	He was a representative in 1655, 1656, and 1661
  History	1662
  	Henry was one of the nineteen prominent men whose names appear on the Charter of Connecticut.
  Office Held	1662
  	He became a Magistrate in 1662 to the end of his life.
  Will	21 Sep 1670
  Office Held	1675 to 1676
  	Henry was a member of the council of war.
  Probate/Proved	His estate in Windsor was valued at £1550 and that in Wethersfield at £1234. He owned a servant, "Cyrus", valued at £30. Henry had inherited Galdon Manor from his father.
  Died	12 Jul 1680	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Buried	13 Jul 1680	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I16562	Roy Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Wolcott, Esq,   c. 6 Dec 1579, Bishops Lydeard, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 30 May 1655, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Saunders,   c. 20 Dec 1584, Lydiard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 7 Jul 1655, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	19 Jan 1606	Lydeard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jan 1610 - Tolland, Somersetshire, England Moved to - He returned to England on business in 1634 and again in 1671. - 1634 - England Residence - Oct 1636 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Married To - Sarah Newberry, the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Dabimott) Newberry. She was born in 1614 in England. After Henry's death, Sarah, married second, John or Walter Price. She died on Friday 16 June 1684 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Henry Wolcott (1643-1710) 2. John Wolcott (1646-1695) 3. Samuel Wolcott (1647-1695) 4. Sarah Wolcott (1649-____) 5. Mary Wolcott (1651-____) 6. Hannah Wolcott (1654-____) 7. Josiah Wolcott (1658-1729) - 8 Nov 1640 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Died - 12 Jul 1680 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Buried - 13 Jul 1680 - Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1229] Wolcott, Frederick. "Genealogies - The Wolcott Family", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume I, July 1847). [S1193] Parsons, Samuel H. "Record of Marriages and Births in the Town of Windsor, in Connecticut" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume V, 1851). [S241] Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy, (manuscript, 2003). [S705] Keatley, Vivien Bulloch. The Cooley Genealogy, the Descendants of Ensign Benjamin Cooley, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Co., 1941). [S1231] Woodward, Ashbel. "Brief Memoirs and Notices of Prince's Subscribers" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume IX, 1855).