Hon. Capt. Samuel Wolcott, I

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Hon. Capt. Samuel Wolcott, I

Also Known As: "Samuel Wolcott I", "Samuel Wolcott", "Samuel Wolcott *"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Windsor, (Present Hartford County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Death: June 14, 1695 (39)
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: 1 Marsh Street, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, 06109, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Wolcott, Jr. and Sarah Wolcott
Husband of Judith Wolcott
Father of Capt. Samuel Wolcott; Gershom Wolcott; Josiah Wolcott; Hannah Burnham; Sarah Welles and 16 others
Brother of Henry Wolcott; Hon. John Wolcott, I; Sarah Price; Mary (Wolcott) Russell and Josiah Wolcott

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About Hon. Capt. Samuel Wolcott, I

(3) Hon. Samuel Wolcott, b. 1656 Windsor CT, d. 1695 Wethersfield CT. He was a merchant, settled at Wethersfield, constable there in 1679, representative to the General Court in 1685; in 1681 his Negro servant, Jack, was executed for burning a house down. Samuel 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; on the site of Samuel's first house, George Webb built a large home, incorporating Samuel's earlier house into the rear wing; General Washington used Webb's house for his Wethersfield headquarters; his estate valued at 1,137 pounds; m. Judith Appleton 1678 Ipswich MA.


Reg. v.20 p.204 Records of Wethersfield: Woolcott, Samuel and Judeth Appleton m. March 6, 1678

Stiles Anc. Wethersfield p. 841: mcht in Windsor, rem. to Wethersfield, Wolcott Hill, dep. to Gen.Ct 1685

Wethersfield, CT V.R. show marriage

   Birth 16 Apr 1656 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
   Death 14 Jun 1695 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
   Burial Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
   Memorial ID 124757680 Wolcott Family Homepage

Children of Honorable Henry wolcott & Sarah Newberry: Honorable Henry Wolcott III 1642–1709 Honorable John Wolcott 1645–1712 Samuel Wolcott 1647–1648 Infant death Sarah Wolcott 1649–1698 Mary Wolcott 1651–1683 Hannah Wolcott 1653–1683 Honorable Samuel Wolcott 1656–1695 Honorable Josiah Wolcott 1658–1729

The picture posted by j7dharma of the Wolcott Coat of Arms is not for THIS Samuel.

Inscription of picture: Here lyes Buried the Body of Capt. Samuel Wolcott, Who died Sep'tr ye 15th 1734, in the 58th year of his Age.It is for Capt_Samuel_Wolcott Find A Grave Memorial# 21164505 Birth: Apr. 11, 1679 Death: Sep. 15, 1734



This child's birth is not recorded in Windsor, CT V.R. (Barbour). His name came from:

http://www.wolcottfamily.com/henryjr.html

The vital records simply record a death:

Wolcott, Henery, his child d. [ ], 1648

Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Shropshire Walcot Family; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id58.html. (Steven Ferry, May 1, 2020.)

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Hon. Capt. Samuel Wolcott, I's Timeline

1656
April 16, 1656
Windsor, (Present Hartford County), Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1670
1670
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States*
1670
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1670
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1679
April 11, 1679
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
April 11, 1679
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1680
November 14, 1680
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
November 14, 1680
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1681
February 27, 1681
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States