Simon Wolcott I (1625 - 1687)

Born 11 Sep 1625 in Golden Manor, Tolland, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Cooke) Wolcott — married 19 Mar 1657 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Martha (Pitkin) Clark — married 17 Oct 1661 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1687 at age 62 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Simon Wolcott I immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

This profile is part of the Simsbury, Connecticut One Place Study.

Simon Wolcott

Birth 11 Sep 1625 Tolland, Somerset, , England

Death 11 Sep 1687 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Burial 1687 First Congregational Church, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Removed to Simsbury where he received a grant in 1667. He was obliged to leave Sims. in the Indian troubles of 1675-6,with much loss of property. Remained a few years in Windsor,settled in 1680 on 200 acres on east side of Conn. River,present South Windsor.

Simon was but five years old when his father emigrated to America. he remained n England with his two sisters until the family had effected a settlement in this country; they came over within ten years after, but the exact time of their arrival has not been ascertained. He was admitted a freeman in 1654.

The four sons of Simon located themselves on the main street in East, now South, Windsor. The two eldest, Simon and Henry, about a mile south of the present meeting house--the latter on the west side of the street; the third, William, about a quarter of a mile further north on the same side; and the fourth, Roger, about a third of a mile north of the meeting-house, also on the west side of the street. The residence occupied the site of Henry's house and the materials of the latter were used in its construction. It stood on a knoll or ridge fronting the east and survived the longest of all the early Wolcott homes. The great tree stood in the street opposite.

Simon was born in Tolland, Somerset, England, the son of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders Wolcott. Simon's parents arrived from England on the "Mary and John" in 1630, and Simon followed shortly thereafter. His first wife was Joanna Cook Wolcott, daughter of Aaron Cook Jr and Mary Ford Cook. Joanna died barely a month following their marriage in 1657. His second wife was Martha Pitkin Wolcott. Martha is buried in the Old South Windsor Cemetery.

Children (by second marriage): Elizabeth Wolcott Cooley, Martha Wolcott Allyn, Simon Wolcott Jr, Joanna Wolcott Colton, Henry Wolcott, Christopher Wolcott, Mary Wolcott, William Wolcott, Roger Wolcott, and Daniel Wolcott.

Parents: Henry Wolcott (1578 - 1655) & Elizabeth Saunders Wolcott (1584 - 1655)

Spouse: Martha Pitkin Wolcott (1639 - 1719)

Children:

1. Elizabeth Wolcott Cooley (1662 - 1706)*
2. Elizabeth Wolcott Cooley (1662 - 1706)*
3. Martha Wolcott Allyn (1664 - 1687)*
4. Simon Wolcott (1666 - 1732)*
5. Joanna Wolcott Colton (1668 - 1755)*
6. Henry Wolcott (1670 - 1746)*
7. Christopher Wolcott (1672 - 1693)*
8. Mary Wolcott (1674 - 1676)*
9. William Wolcott (1676 - 1749)*
10. Roger Wolcott (1679 - 1767)*

Burial: Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Born 11 SEP 1625. Somersetshire, England.

Died 11 SEP 1687. South Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. ^[1]

Buried Pallisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

SIMON came to America with his sisters about 1635. He was admitted a freeman of Windsor, Connecticut, in 1654. Simon purchased the house lot of Goodman Whitehead, opposite his father's residence on the Meadow Road to Hartford. Simon Wolcott served in the First Connecticut Cavalry in 1658, during King Phillips War. In 1667 he, with others, received a grant of lands at Simsbury, Connecticut. In April 1671, a year after his marriage, Simon sold his land in Windsor to Christopher and George Saunders and moved to Simsbury. He was a Representative for Simsbury in 1671 and 1675, and captain of the Simsbury militia in 1673. Simon was authorized by the General Court to "dispose of liquors" until an "ordinary" could be set up at Simsbury. Simsbury was burned bythe Indians and abandoned in 1675, and Simon is said to have buried his valuables there in a large brass kettle that was never recovered. Simon returned to Windsor, where he settled on 200 acres of land on the eastern side of the Connecticut River, in the present town of South Windsor. In 1686 his property had the highest value on the Windsor tax rolls. He was buried in the Windsor churchyard. Toavoid an order from Gov. Andros that the administration of all eastates in New England be taken at Boston, his son partitioned his estate between his widow and children.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FF-CM6 : 3 December 2014), Simon Wolcott, 11 Sep 1687; citing Windsor, Connecticut, reference p 32; FHL microfilm 3,229.

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Name: Simon Wolcott

Gender: Male

Birth: 1625

Marriage: 19 Mar 1657 New England USA

Spouse's Name: Joanna Cooke

Death: 1687

• Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriages Before 1699 (Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926) about Martha Pitken

Name: Martha Pitken

Spouse: Simon Wolcott

Marriage: 17 Oct 1661 Windsor, Connecticut

• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, about Simon Wolcott

Name:Simon Wolcott

Birth: abt 1625

Age at Death:62

Death:11 Sep 1687 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Gender:Male

FHL Film Number:3374

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