Henry Wolcott (1670 - 1746)

Born 20 May 1670 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Allen) Wolcott — married 1 Apr 1696 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Rachel (Talcott) Wolcott — married about 1704 (to about 8 Jan 1725) in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Hannah (Hawley) Wolcott — married 11 Apr 1727 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1746 at age 76 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

HENRY built a home at East Windsor, now South Windsor, a mile south of the present meeting house. It was later rebuilt using material from the original home, andwas the longest standing of the early Wolcott homes. It was still occupied by his decendants in 1810. In 1713, a committee from Windsor laid out a settlement at Tolland, Connecticut, naming it after the Wolcott's home in England. Two of the 17 lots were given to Henry, and one to his brother, Simon. A petition to recognize the town was signed by Roger Wolcott, Charles Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, and others. In 1715, land at Tolland was deeded to 51 persons, including Henry and Simon Wolcott. Henry's will, dated 1740, leaves his land at Colbrook, Wellington, and Windsor, and land called "The Equivalent", to his son, Henry. His 400 acres at Tolland on the Coventry town line was left to the children of his son, Thomas; 13 each to his grandsons, Thomas and Luke, and the remaining 1/3 to be divided among their sisters, with their father to have the use for life of that portion of the land that he had enclosed. To his son, Gideon, he left the house and lot at Windsor that he had bought from his brother, Simon, and where he lived at the time of his death. To his grandson, Giles, he left 300 acres of land at Windsor. To his daughter, Rachel, he left 50L and two black servants named Philehas and Scipio. The remainder of his estate was to be divided between Henry, Thomas, Gideon, Rachel, and Giles. His estate was valued at 447L. ^{[citation needed]}.

Henry was born May 20 1670. His parents were Simon Wolcott ^[1] and Martha Pitkin. ^{[2] [3]}

Henry married 1st Apr 1 1696 Jane, daughter of Thomas Allyn, of Windsor. She was born Jul 22 1670 and died Apr 11 1702. ^[3]

Henry married 2nd Rachel Talcott, who died Jan 8 1725. ^[3]

Henry married 3rd Apr 11 1727, Hannah, widow of John Wolcott. ^[3] Possibly it is John Wolcott (1645-1712).

Henry's children are: ^[3]

1. Henry, b Feb 28 1697
2. Thomas, b Apr 1 1702 , mar 1st Aug 12 1725 Catharine Loomis, m 2nd in Taghanic, New York. ^[4]
3. Peter, marr May 30 1733 Mrs Susanna Cronwell, dau of William Hamlin, d Dec 1733 Cork, Ireland^[5]
4. Rachel, mar Joseph Hunt
5. Jane, b Oct 20 1710, d Mar 16 1711
6. Gideon, b 1712, m 1st Abigail Maher, m 2nd Naomi Olmsted ^[6]

Henry died Nov 1746. ^[3]

Research Notes

• Hawley source does not include Henry marrying into Hawley family.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #50655953 mentions his 3rd wife as Hannah ____
• Wolcott source states Henry was born Henry, b May 20 1670 Page 52

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-9Z2 : 7 January 2020), Henry Wolcott, 1670.
2. ↑ Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants Page 52 Henry #24 with parents and siblings
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants Page 74-76 #XI Henry Wolcott (24) with wives Jane Allyn, Rachel Talcott, Hannah and children
4. ↑ Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants Page 129# XXII Thomas Wolcott (79)
5. ↑ Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants Page 129-130# XXIII Peter Wolcott (80)
6. ↑ Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants Page 130# XXIV Gideon Wolcott (83)

• Hawley, Elias. The Hawley Record (E. H. Hutchinson & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1890) Page 453 #21 1/2 #26 V Henry b May 26 1670 - no further info
• Find A Grave: Memorial #50655953
• Wolcott, Samuel. Memorial of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor, Connecticut, and of Some of His Descendants (A.D.F. Randolph & Co., New York, 1881)

See also:

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [1]

Henry WOLCOTT

Marriage 1696

Location Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Original Text WOLCOTT, Henry3 (1670-1747) & 1/wf Jane ALLEN/ALLYN (1670-1702); 1 Apr 1696; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 7, 297; Flagg Anc. 222; Kirby 146-7; Cooke (ms) 1; Wolcott 58; TAG 14:189; Blake-Glidden 273}

Spouse Jane ALLEN

Volume Name Volume 3 Page 1705