John Wolcott of Watertown MA, 1599-1638

Revised April 2008

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The second Wolcott family in the colonies was that of John Wolcott who immigrated to America in 1634.  John was a son of Edward Wolcott of Axbridge, Somerset, mercer and mayor of Axbridge, by his wife Marie Phippen.  Edward was a son of John Wolcott of Tolland, son of Thomas Wolcott of Tolland, son of Thomas Wolcott of Tolland, and was therefore a second cousin of Henry Wolcott who immigrated in 1630.  He is believed to be the ancestor of the Wolcott family of Newbury and Brookfield. 

 (1) John Wolcott, b. Axbridge, Somerset, 1599, d. 1638 Watertown MA.  After the death of his wife, Mary Wrentmore, John immigrated to America on the Recovery of London, which departed from Weymouth, Dorset, in 1634.  He was admitted as a freeman of Watertown MA in 1635.  His daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, either came with him, or followed shortly after. Shortly after arriving in America, John Wolcott married Winifred Crawford of Watertown.  She was the widow of John Crawford who drowned in the Charles River in 1634.  Winifred had at least one child from her first marriage, Rebecca Crawford, born in 1633.  John's name was usually spelled Woolcott, a spelling that some of his descendants continued using.

John was probably the John Woolcut who owned property at Salem MA in 1635.  On 23 September 1635, William Lord of Salem bought from John Woolcut a house in Salem built by Francis Higginson and later occupied by Roger Williams.  The Baptist leader, Roger Williams was ordered expelled from Salem in 1635, and fled to Rhode Island in January of 1636.  The sale of his house was apparently part of the process of forcing him to leave.  John had purchased the property from Mrs. Higginson of Charlestown, the town directly adjacent to Watertown.

John Wolcott of Watertown died in 1638, and an inventory of his estate was taken at Salem.  In that same year his daughters, Elizabeth and Mary Wolcott, petitioned to have their uncles, Richard Vayle of Glaston, yeoman, and Christopher Atkins, mercer, act as guardians of their lands at Glastonbury.  These lands must have been entailed to the children of John and his first wife.  A note in the margin of this document reads, "write to Henry Wolcott of Windsor in NE at M. George Searle, mercer, in Tanton, and Edward Woolcott of Axbridge in Somerset, mercer, they to be made guardians. John Woolcott left a large debt of 388 pounds owed to Edmund White of London, which he apparently borrowed for speculating in land in America.  Winifred repaid the debt in 1641 by deeding to Edmund White the eight properties at Watertown, totalling 160 acres, which John owned at the time of his death.

Winifred, widow of John Wolcott, deceased, was recorded as a grantee of 6 acres in the town plot and of a farm of 183 acres, and was a proprietor of this and four additional lots of land at Watertown in 1644. Winifred later married Thomas Allyn of Barnstable MA. In 1649, Thomas Allen and his wife, Winifred, signed another deed giving properties at Watertown, including a house that had been Winifred's, to Edmund White of London.  This appears to have been the same properties Winifred signed over in 1641, so the 1649 deed was probably a quit claim signed after her marriage to Thomas Allyn. Thomas Allyn died in 1679.  His will, dated 1675, mentions his children, Samuel, John, and Mehitable Annabelle, and Samuel's son, Thomas.  Samuel Allyn, was born on in 1644, and John Allyn in 1646. Thomas' daughter, Mehitable was born in 1648 and married Samuel Annabel 1667.  Some or all of these children may have been from a first wife, for Samuel Allyn was born at the same time that Winifred Wolcott was recorded as a widow living at Watertown. Thomas Allyn's will also mentions his "daughter-in-law", Sarah, William Clark's wife, and Martha, Benjamin's wife, and his "daughter-in-law" Rebecca, wife of Samuel Sprague.  These "daughters-in-law" were the children of Winifred by her previous marriages. Winifred's daughter, Rebecca Crawford, born about 1633, married Samuel Sprague at Boston in 1655.  This couple were living at Malden MA in 1662. Samuel Sprague died in 1696, and Rebecca then married Capt. John Browne, dying in 1710 at age 77.  Sarah was the child of Winifred and John Wolcott.

John Wolcott of Watertown is also thought to have been the father of John Wolcott of Newbury, who is sometimes said to have been a son of John Wolcott of Salem.  John Woolcott of Watertown married Winifred sometime after the death of Winifred's first husband in August of 1634, so children of his by Winifred would have been born between May of 1635 and April of 1639.  John of Newbury married in Nov. 1653, so would have been 17 or 18 at the time of his marriage if he was born in 1635 or 1636.  John Wolcott was not mentioned in Thomas Allyn's will as Winifred's two daughters were. If Winifred remarried in 1649 when she and Thomas Allyn signed over her Waterford property, John would have been about 15 when his mother remarried, the right age to have begun an apprenticeship. He was apparently apprenticed to Richard Thurlay, his future father-in-law.

There is no documentary proof that John Woolcott of Salem and John Woolcott of Watertown were the same person, nor that either had a son, John.  The dates, locations, circumstances, and DNA evidence, however, all seem right for this probability, and there were no other Wolcotts known to have been in the area who are not already well documented, and there has been no record found of John Wolcott of Newbury immigrating from England. A case from the Essex County Quarterly Court files dated 1664 gives the age of John of Newbury as "about 30", so he was born "about" 1634.   A birth date of 1635 or 1636 would not be unlikely. John of Newbury had three daughters who he named Mary, Sarah, and Elizabeth, the same names as those of the three daughters of John of Watertown.  The final and most persuasive evidence of a link between them is that John of Newbury later owned land at Watertown. 

(2) Elizabeth Woolcott, bapt. 1622 at St. John's, Glastonbury. Elizabeth Woolcott, married David Offley of Boston c.1639. Although his residence is usually given as Boston, David Offley lived at Plymouth in 1643 and was the proprietor of a "homestall" of 16 acres at Watertown MA in 1644.  No children are known.

(2) Mary Woolcott, bapt. 1624 St. John's, Glastonbury.  Mary was living in 1638, but no record has been found of her marrying.

(2) Martha Woolcott, bapt. 1629, Axbridge, Somerset. Both Martha and her mother seem to have died shortly after her birth.

(2) Sarah Woolcott, b. 1635-8 Watertown MA; m. William Clark 1659 Plymouth MA.

(2) John Woolcott Jr., b. c.1636, d. 1690 Springfield MA, carpenter. John first appears in the records of Newbury MA in 1653 when John Woolcott and his future father-in-law, Richard Thurlow, voted against the expenditure of 24L a year for a free school at Newbury MA. John married Richard's daughter, Mary Thurlow, later that year.  In 1653 the general court of Massachusetts issued an order proscribing preaching by individuals who were not approved by the elders of four neighboring churches or the county court. Lt. Robert Pike of Salisbury MA objected to the order as being an infringement upon the rights and privileges of freemen. He was summoned to the general court, where he was disenfranchised, banned from public office, fined, and required to post bond to ensure good behavior. Citizens of Haverhill, Andover, Hampton, Salisbury and Newbury filed petitions asking that his punishment be revoked. John Wolcott was one of 39 men from Newbury who signed the petition in 1654. The court ordered an investigation of the signers. John Wolcott and seven other men of Newbury who refused to retract their complaint were fined for their action.

John Woolcott signed a petition to settle at Pennacook NH. He was one of several petitioners from Newbury who in 1659 received a grant of land eight miles square on the Saco River near Wells ME. In November of 1659 John contracted to buy 200 acres of land with a house and barn at Wells ME from Thomas Kimball of Hampton NH, who sued him for half the purchase price in Essex Court in 1662. There is nothing to indicate that he ever lived there, except a reference which says that John was a witness at Wells in 1660. He apparently found the new location uninviting and returned to Newbury. In 1662 John was censored and fined for sitting in the front pew of the Newbury parish church. This happened again in 1669, and this time John Woolcott and Peter Tappan complained that the selectmen, without consulting the town, had placed a pew in front of another occupied by "some who paid considerable sums to the building both of the meeting house and the galleries," apparently the complaintants. John's father-in-law was also involved in dissention within the church. In 1671 he participated in an attempt to remove the pastor, Thomas Parker, from office. The attempt failed, and Richard Thurlay was fined 4 nobles.

John was regularly involved in litigation. His father- in-law had constructed a bridge over the Parker River, between Newbury and Rowley, in 1654. A new bridge was funded in 1661. Ezekiel Northend and John Picard subcontracted the work to John Woolcott. This bridge was said by them to be inadequate when completed in 1662. John agreed to make alterations, and in 1663 the court ordered the county treasurer to make final payment to him, but he was not paid until 1664. In 1666 Northend and Picard sued John for witholding money due them, but their suits failed. In 1664 John Woolcott of Newbury, carpenter, contracted to build a mill for Walter Barefoot and Robert Wadleigh in ME. Among Wadleigh's disbursements for the sawmill on the Lamprill River in an accounting dated 1664 was 40L to John Woolcott for wages. Nathaniel Clark bought 7 acres of land at Newbury from John Wolcott in 1664. In 1666 John was also sued twice for non payment or underpayment of wages, and lost both suits. An undated entry in Essex County court also records the suit of William Waldron vs. John Woolcott, Sr. of Newbury, with a move for dismissal.

John owned a homestead of 100 acres at Newbury. Some time before 1661 he also bought 300 acres in Rowley from a Mr. Nelson for 200 pounds. Half of this amount was to have been paid off by building a house and a barn on Nelson's land at Merrimack by the end of 1663. The balance was to be paid in corn and livestock. In October of 1661 John sold half the land to a Nicholas Wallington. He built the house and barn, but evidence was given in 1667 of bad workmanship and late completion. Testimony was also given of only partial payment of the balance. John tried to discredit two of the witnesses. There was also dispute over a boundary line and John was accused of stealing a document from Nelson. John countersued Nelson for selling land that was not his and lost the suit. Wallington sued John for non-performance, and he too lost.

John and Mary Woolcott purchased land at Haverhill from John Hazeltine in 1673. They sold this land to a Nathaniel Chaney for 30L in 1674. John served as Deputy Constable in 1666.  In 1675 John bought a parcel of land adjoining his own, giving mortgages to a John Knight and John Atkinson. By 1682 he had sold this land to Atkinson for 50L. There was a dispute over the amount, but John prevailed. In 1682 John and Joseph Woolcott were convicted of stealing cordwood from Joseph Atkinson. The Woolcotts insisted that the wood was theirs. In 1679 John built a windmill at Marblehead for a William Bowditch and several associates. Bowditch insisted that the structure and workings were inadequate. John and his son, John, testified that Bowditch had not shown up at meetings to evaluate the work, and that Bowditch's associates had signed releases. John countersued Bowditch and lost, and was subsequently fined for not prosecuting his appeal.

He took the oath of allegiance in 1678. Regulations issued by the town of Newbury in 1682 indicate that John Woolcott's residence was in the "third range of sheep", lying between the Mill Bridge and Trotters Bridge, near the upper Green. The records show that he owned 54 sheep in 1683. John sold 50 acres of his homestead and freehold rights at Newbury in 1687 for 250L, reserving two freehold lots. He sold another 30 acres of land in north Newbury for 30L. John then moved his family to Brookfield MA, where his son, John, had settled the previous year. The deed to his land there, dated 1687, reads "granted to Mr. Woolcott 40 acres of upland bounded West by his son John's land." The house he built at "Woolcott Corners" was one of the first houses at what is now North Brookfield. He was commander of the garrison at Brookfield in 1688, and died 30 September 1690.

John's will, recorded at Northampton MA, reads: "John Woolcot of Squabaug alias Brookfield, his last wil & testamt as followg. Dated in Brookfield this 21 day of Septr 1690. This by the will of Mr. John Woolcot is given to his daughter Mary fifteen pound and to his daughter Sarah fifteen pound and to his daughter Elizabeth thirty pound wch Legacy is to be paid as my wife is able or she shall se cause & al the Rest of my goods I leave wth my wife for her life tyme & maintenance & after her death to be divided among my three daughters wch are unmarried equally among ym And to my Two sons my two pieces of Land at Newbury and my farm at Watertown wch Lands is to be divided equally between ym And I give my Two sons al my Land & meadow here onely my son John is to have this part where the house standeth And as for Jeames I leave him wth my wife for her life & after her decease to be free...." The estate amounted to something over 700L. The family quarrelled over distribution of the estate, and the court assigned sole distribution to his widow, Mary. A year later, an accord was reached and ratified by the court. Apparently John received the larger share, for Joseph remonstrated so violently that he was hauled into court and fined for his actions. Subsequently, John, Jr., and Joseph, with the widow, Mary assenting, sold 22 acres of common land at Newbury for 25L.

(3) Mary Wolcott, b. 1654 Newbury MA.

(3) Sarah Wolcott, b. 1657 Newbury MA, d. 1717 Rehoboth MA; m. Thomas Chadwick of Newbury 1674 Newbury MA. They moved to Watertown MA in 1678

(3) dau., b. 1659, d. 1659 Newbury MA

(3) John Wolcott III, b. 1660 Newbury MA.  In August 1676 John Wilcott of Newbury is listed as having been paid 4L 10s for military service in King Phillips War.  John's family was paid this same amount by the town of Marblehead for his being absent on military duty.   His name is found on military rosters of February and August 1676 during the Naragansett Conflict.   His service may have not been entirely voluntary, because  in August of 1676 an order was issued to the Constable of Marblehead to impress six men for military service, one being John Woolcott.  In 1676 John Wilcott and Mary his wife gave testimony at Marblehead, giving their ages as 24 and 18 respectively.  Both John and his father took the Oath of Allegiance at Newbury in 1678, giving their ages as 18 and 45 respectively. Despite the discrepency in age this appears to be the same John because in 1679 John gave testimony concerning a windmill built at Marblehead by his father, John Woolcott of Newbury.   John and a Henry Codner were judged guilty of taking a chest from another person's house. There seems to have been money involved, but it is possible that this escapade involved papers in the chest that may have been connected to his father's numerous disputes with his neighbors. Mary must have died, because John married Johanna Emerson in 1684, recorded at Newbury and Ipswich. John settled at Brookfield, Worchester Co. MA in 1686. He was granted a license to run a public house at Brookfield in 1693. He also built and operated a sawmill at what is now New Braintree, and a gristmill at East Brookfield. In recognition of the latter, he was granted 40 acres of upland at Brookfield. His land holdings were extensive, and in 1717 he was the sixth wealthiest man in town. He and his wife transferred his property to their son, Nathaniel, in 1747.

(4?) Jonathan Wolcott, b. c. 1677.  In 1734, Jacob Symonds drew land at Amhurst, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, for Jabez Crocker on the claim of Jonathan, son of John Walcott, based on his military service.  This was formerly thought to have been one of the Walcott family of Salem, but Jabez Crocker, who resided then at Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, was the son of John III's sister, Hannah, who married Samuel Crocker in 1697. Jonathan, then may have been John and Mary's son.

(4) Joanna Wolcott, b. 1687 Newbury MA, d. 1751; m. Samuel Wheeler 1704 Brookfield MA, great-grandson of Pilgrim, William White.

(4) Sarah Wolcott, b. c.1689 Brookfield MA, d. 1743 Brookfield; m. Thomas Gibbs 1719 Brookfield MA.

(4) Ruth Wolcott, b. c.1693, d. 1723 Brookfield, unmarried.

(4) John Wolcott IV, b. 1696 Brookfield MA; captured by Indians in 1708 and lived with them until 1718 when he returned to Brookfield; reported killed by Indians on the upper Connecticut River in 1728 while returning from a hunting trip with a cargo of furs, but now believed to have deserted his family and returned to live among the Indians at Wilcott Island above Fort 4 on the Connecticut River; DNA evidence indicates than a John Wolcott who appears in Pennsylvania in 1772 is a member of this family and there are barely any Brookfield Wolcotts that could be his father except this John; further information about this connection is given on the DNA page of this web site. John Wilcott m. (1) Dinah Walker 1727 Brookfield MA, m. (2) _____. Dinah Woolcott m. (2) Peter Rice 1730 Brookfield MA.

(5) John Wolcott V, b. 1728 Brookfield. He served in the French & Indian Wars 1756-7; m. Experience Walker, Brookfield MA. 1790-1820 Brookfield, Worchester Co. MA.

(6) Timothy Wolcott, b. 1749 Brookfield MA, d. 1778; farmer, Rev. War service: Pvt. MA Capt, Green's MA Militia Co. 1775, enlisted Capt. Fish's Co. MA Line for 3 years, Cpl. in Capt. Granger's Co., wounded June 1778 at the Battle of Winrock Creek near Monmouth NJ, d. 1778 of wounds; m. (1) Meriam Walker, his cousin, 1772 Brookfield MA. Miriam Woolcot m. (2) John Hamond of Western MA 1788. Timothy's widow filed for administration of his estate in 1779: "Hon. Sirs, My Last Husband Timothy Woolcott of this town died in the Army last July and has left some property that although small its necessary that administration should be taken upon it. I am poor and helpless with several small children and cannot undertake it so desire you would appoint my father-in-law John Woolcott administrator of it and you will oblige your humble servant. Meriam Woolcot." The estate was valued at 140 pounds and after the debts were paid the widow received utensils and furniture valued at 62 pounds.

(7) Sewall Wolcott, b. 1773-4 Brookfield MA, d. 1815 Holderness NH. Sewall paid a poll tax and a tax on his horse at Barnet VT in 1792 and witnessed a deed there the same year; schoolmaster at Meredith NH 1797-1804; bought land at New Holderness from Thomas Crosby 1798. Sewall bought land at Holderness NH which he mortgaged to Emerson Wolcott of Barnet VT in 1800. Emerson deeded it back to him in a deed signed the same day but not recorded until 1805, probably when the money was repaid (Emerson, son of Nathaniel was at Barnet from 1790 to 1810). Sewall was hogreeve at Holderness 1801, tythingman 1805. Sewall m. Abiah Danforth 1793. Sewall Walcott, Cpl., enlisted in the NH militia 1814 from Holderness, for 60 days. He died the following year. His will, dated and proved 1815, leaves his property to his wife, Abiah, and his eldest son, Sewall, $150 to his second son Emerson, $150 each to his sons Enoch, Milton, and Russell when they reach the age of 17, and provision for his daughters, Sally, Eliza Jane, and Lydia Varney, and household furnishings when the girls marry. An inventory was taken of his estate showing 100 acres of land, 1 pr. of cattle, 3 cows, 3 yearlings, 2 horses and 13 sheep. Abiah and Sewall, Jr., sold 78 acres at Holderness in 1816, and another 27 acres there in 1817. 1800-10 New Holderness, Grafton Co. NH. 1850 Eaton NH: Abiah with dau., Sally. His son, Milton John Wolcott, formerly thought to have been son of Thomas Freke Wolcott in error.

(7) Emerson Wolcott, b. c.1775.

(7) Hazen Wolcott.

(6) Experience Wolcott, b. 1751 Brookfield MA; m. Solomon Chandler 1776 Brookfield MA.

(6) Solomon Wolcott, b. 1753 Brookfield MA, d. Barnet VT; Rev. War service: Cpl. MA Line, in Capt. John Woolcott's Rangers, marched from Brookfield to the alarm of 1775; applied for pension 1818 at Cumberland Co. ME. On 1820 vet. was age 66 and residing in Minot ME with wife Lydia age 65; m. Lydia Bodwell of Methuen MA 1778 at Methuen. 1787 Bakerstown (later named Poland), Cumberland Co. ME. 1790 Bakerstown ME. 1798 Solomon owned land at Poland ME. 1810-20 Minot, Cumberland Co. ME .

(7) Rev. Timothy Wolcott, b. 1778 Brookfield MA, d. Kennebunk ME 1854, bur. Unitarian churcyard:"45 yrs. a minister of the gospel", compiler of hymn book, "A Sellection of Hymns & Spiritual Songs for Those who Wish to Praise God", published 1817; m. Jane Welcome 1799 Minot, Cumberland Co. ME. 1830 at Somersworth, Stratford Co. NH. 1840 Bridgeton, Cumberland Co. ME. 1850 Kennebunkport ME .

(7) Ruth Wolcott, b. 1780 Methuen MA; m. Amos Downing.

(7) John Wolcott, b. 1783 Methuen MA. He was a farmer at Minot ME and Paris MA; m. Anne Holmes. 1810-20 Minot, Cumberland Co. ME. 1830-40 Paris, Oxford Co. ME.

(7) James Bodwell Wolcott, b. 1785 Methuen MA.

(7) Lydia Wolcott, b. 1787 Poland ME; m. James Hackett.

(7) Solomon Wolcott, b. 1789 Poland, Cumberland Co. ME, d. Poland 1868, farmer; m. Eunice. War of 1812 service: Cat. Reynold's Co, MA militia; wife Eunice. 1830-60 Poland ME.

(7) Charles Wolcott, b. 1791 Poland ME.

(7) William Wolcott, b. 1794 Poland ME, clothier; m. Lydia. 1820 Portland, Cumberland Co. ME. 1830 Rumford, Oxford Co. ME. 1840 Mt. Vernon, Kennebeck Co. ME. 1850 Oxford, Oxford Co. ME.

(6) Joseph Wolcott, b. 1755 Brookfield MA, d. c.1784. Joseph Wi. who m. Prudence Denton 1780 Sturbridge MA; Prudence Wi. of Sturbridge MA, widow, m. William Sanders of Charlton 1785.

(7) Betsy Wolcott, b. 1781 Dudley MA.

(6) Abigail Wolcott, b. 1759 Brookfield MA; m. Daniel Pratt, Jr. 1782 Chelsea MA.

(6) Sarah Wolcott, b. 1761 Brookfield MA.

(6) John Wolcott VI, b. 1766 Brookfield MA, m. Elizabeth "Sally" Cross of Western MA 1787 Western MA; possibly m. (2) Hannah Gilbert 1792 Brookfield MA. 1790-1800 Brookfield MA. 1810-20 Minot ME.

(7) Lyman Wolcott, b. 1792 Palmer MA; m. Elvira Gates c, 1828. 1830-40 Palmer MA.

(7) Olive Wolcott, b. c.1794.

(7) Phila Wolcott, b. c.1796.

(7) Betsy Wolcott, b. c.1798.

(6) Joshua Wolcott, b. 1768 Brookfield MA; m. Nancy ___. 1810 Buckstown, Hancock Co. ME: Nancy Wa.

(7) Joshua Wolcott Jr., b. 1802 Castine, Hancock Co. ME .

(7) Nancy Wolcott, b. 1802 Castine, Hancock Co. ME .

(6) Eunice Wolcott, d. John & Experience Woolcott, b. 1770 Brookfield MA; m. Ezra Cross 1789 Brookfield MA.

NOTE: For many years Wolcott Society genealogies have said that Paul, Silas, and John Wolcott of Pennsylvania were sons of Josiah Wolcott and Lucy French. The "Vital Records of Saybrook Colony" gives a complete recording of births at Saybrook during the time that Josiah and Lucy French lived there. It showed these children of Josiah Wolcott:  Desire, b. 15 Jan. 1751; Sarah, b. 26 March 1753; Elisha, b. 17 August 1756; Josiah, b. 13 Feb. 1759. When these dates are put together with Paul, Silas and John, they don't fit. A letter written by Paul's grandson, Andrew Jackson Wolcott, in 1863, says that Paul was born 15 November 1752, 4 months before Sarah. Silas was born 4 Aug. 1755 in New Hampshire, according to his affidavit for a pension; a tight fit, but possible. John was born 1 July 1759 according to his pension application, 3 and a half months after Josiah, Jr.. All of the brothers are found at Bald Eagle Township, now Potter Township, Pennsylvania. John Wilcott who settled near Bald Eagle prior to 1772 and is thought to have been their father. DNA testing shows that these men carry the DNA of the Woolcott family of Brookfield, and that Abner Wolcott, the Loyalist, and Barnabus Wolcott carry the same DNA and appear to also be sons of John. Abner was formerly thought to be a descendant of Henry Wolcott, the immigrant and Barnabus' parents were unknown. John and his sons often spelled their names, Wilcott.

(5) John Wolcott/Wilcott, b. c.1730. According to the History of Center County Pennsylvania, (John B. Linn, 1884, pp. 15-22) John Wilcot was the first settler in the present township of Potter, which was organized in 1774. This area was part of Northumberland Co. until 1795. It is located in central Pennsylvania in the Appalachian Mountains and was opened to settlers in 1769. It says in a court case, Miles v. Potter and Barber, 1810, that George McCormick testified " Wilcot was the only settler in Penn's Valley in 1772. He lived where Earlytown now is." Earlytown is also in Potter Township. This could not have been Silas’ brother, John who was born in 1759, and would have been only 13 at the time. John Wilcott was one of five men appointed in 1773 to lay out the road from the east end of the Great Plain west to Sunbury. The Great Plain is adjacent to Penns Valley. John Wilcott was one of the 54 men of Bald Eagle and Potter who signed a request for arms and ammunition in 1776. In 1778 John Wilcot is listed at Bald Eagle in Potter Township as having 2 horses and 4 cows but did not hold any land.

In 1778, Indians massacred the family of Jacob Stanford. Stanford's daughter was found dead on the path leading to the home of John Willcot, their nearest neighbor. This appears to be the same story told by Silas’ granddaughter, Etta Wolcott Park: “Polly Stanton, one of the neighbor girls used to say: ‘Mrs. Wolcott, if the Indians ever come this way I shall run down to your house for you have so many guns.’ One day Silas went out hunting. He had been gone some time when the postman came in great haste. ‘Mrs. Wolcott’, he cried. Do you know all your neighbors are being killed by the Indians? If you women and children can get onto my horse, I will try to get you to the fort.’ ‘I will stay and wait for Silas, said the grandmother.’ Margaret Wolcott did not say who the old lady was,… I understood her to say it was the grandmother of the children. …Margaret spoke of her as “the old lady.” Margaret got on the horse with her babe in arms, the other two children in front. They had got about halfway to the fort when the baby began to cry. ‘You will have to leave that baby,’ said the postman. ‘I can take no chances on that.’ Margaret would not leave her baby, so got off the horse and walked all the rest of the way to the fort. Back home the old lady bolted the doors and placed guns at all the windows.... When Grandfather returned home there was no one there but the old lady. His family he found at the fort. All the neighbors had been killed and their houses burned, his being the only house left standing and his the only family left living. Polly Stanton was up the road, dead scalped. She had tried to get to their house as she had said she would do.“ Although Etta thought this had taken place later at Havana, New York, there were no Indian problems at Havana while Silas lived there. Because of the hard winter of 1779-80 and problems with the Indians, most settlers left Penns Valley at that time, but many returned in 1784. No records were kept between 1780 and 1784, but in 1784 Paul Wilcot and Silas Wilcot held land at Bald Eagle, where John had lived and where the massacre had taken place. DNA evidence indicates the Abner Wolcott/Wilcott of Connecticut and Barnabas Wolcott/Wilcott of Pennsylvania were probably also his sons.

(6) Abner Wolcott, b. 1749 New Haven CT, d. 1833 Sorrel, Quebec. He purchased 150 acres of land at New Haven VT in 1775, was a Loyalist, hauled provisions for the British, was taken prisoner in 1777 and his property declared forfieted; an Abner Woolcott was at Bennington NJ in 1778, perhaps this or another person, in 1778 he escaped to Canada where he was given compensation for his losses by the British government, 1783 at Sorel, Quebec; by 1787 he had settled on Isle St. Bouchard in the St. Lawrence River, in Vercheres parish; he and son, John, returned to Vergennes, Vermont, about 1800, and soon after he returned to Canada where they took the Oath of Allegiance to the Crown in 1803; during this visit to Vermont he is said to have visited a Charlotte Wolcott, b. c.1773, who married Hosea Bridges 1797 at Western MA, also recorded at Brookfield MA; m. (1) Catherine Griffen 1772 Oxford, CT, m. (2) Mrs. Dorothy Redman 1821. NOTE: Members of this family usually spelled their name Wilcott in Canada.

(7) John Wilcott, bapt. 1772 Oxford CT, d. 1847 Vercheres, Quebec. On a legal document dated 1803, Vercheres: "land ceded by Abner Woolcott and Catherine to their son, John", resided at Vercheres 1830; m. Marie Helene Hebert; on his death certificate his wife's name is given as Helene Simon and on birth certificate of dau. it is given as M. Helen Pennon.

(8) Louis Abner Wilcott, b. 1774, d. 1853 St. Damase, Quebec; m. Josephte Langevin 1803 Vercheres, Quebec.

(8) Solomon Wilcott, b. 1778 New Haven VT, d. 1815 St. Sulpice, Quebec; m. Anne Simon 1803 St. Suplice, Quebec.

(8) Catherine Wilcott, b. 1780 St. Sulpice, Quebec, d. 1834 Vercheres, Quebec; m. Joseph Milot dit Champaigne 1789 Verchers, Quebec.

(8) Therese Wilcott, b. 1784 St. Sulpice, Quebec; m. Emanuel Ledouz 1802 Vercheres, Quebec.

(8) Elizabeth Wilcott, b. 1786 St. Sulpice, Quebec; m. Joseph Meunier 1807 St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.

(8) Marie Wilcott, b. 1788 St. Sulpice, Canada, d. 1867 Vercheres, Quebec; m. Francois Dansereau 1809 Vercheres , Quebec.

(8) Andre Wilcott, b. 1790 St. Sulpice, Quebec, d. 1871 Keesville NY. He was a farmer at Masquinonge, Quebec, in 1830, and was at Vercheres, Quebec, in 1833; m. Louise Petit Bruneau 1812 Maskinonge, Quebec.

(8) Charlotte Wilcott, b. 1792 Vercheres, Canada; m. Francios Gazaille 1815 St. Sulpice, Quebec.

(8) Louise Wilcott, b. 1794 Vercheres, Canada.

(8) Anne Wilcott, b. 1795 St. Sulpice, Quebec; m. Louis Burque 1814 Vercheres, Quebec.

(6) Paul Wolcott, b. 15 Nov. 1752, m. Elizabeth Ashbridge 1777 in Chester Co. PA. A militia roster for Dauphin Co. PA dated 1786 lists Paul Wilcot "gone out of these parts." Paul Wilcott paid taxes at Bald Eagle PA in 1785, in 1786 on 1 horse and 1 cow, in 1787, and in 1788, but is not on tax list in 1789 or 1793. Paul’s father-in-law, Jonathan Ashbridge, and Isaac Williams were expelled from the Groshen Friends Society for refusing to reconcile a quarrel. Goshen Friends records for 1777 say that "Jonathan Ashbridge removed to a remote part of the Susquhanna River, and Elizabeth and Hannah, two of his daughters, are since married." Northumberland Co. tax roll for 1778-80 shows Jonathan Ashbridge taxed on a valuation of 6L, 13 s. Letters of administration of the estate of Jonathan Ashbridge, late of Northumberland County, were granted to his wife, Sarah, and Robert Martin in 1782. Bald Eagle, then part of Northumberland Co., tax rolls for 1785 shows “Heirs of JonathanAshbridge” taxed on 100 acres at 3s9d as non-residents. Goshen Friends accounts for 1785 say: "Sarah Ashbridge, widow, who removed many years ago without a certificate is settled far remote from friends & hath wholly declined to attend meetings; also declines to request a certificate & is therefore disowned." A warrant dated 1785 states: Whereas....Sarah Ashbridge...has requested to take up 300 acres of land, in trust for the heirs of Jonathan Ashbridge, decd., including an improvement made before the year 1780 by said Jonathan Ashbridge on the North side of the West Branch of the Susquehannah half a mile below Pine Creek...she agrees to pay...at the rate of 30 pounds per hundred acre...." In 1786 and 1787, Jonathan's widow, Sarah, was taxed in Northumberland County. In 1786 she was taxed on one horse and one cow at 2s 9d, and in 1787 on 300 acres of land, 1 horse, and 1 cow at 1L 10d. The land was sold in 1790 to James Davidson for 457L, and in 1793, Sarah, her sons John and Jonathan, and daughters Elizabeth Wilcott and Mary Mills, and their families, moved to Canada. In 24 Aug. 1796, Paul purchased 38 acres of land at York (now Toronto), Canada. He also received a patent on 200 acres of land at York, Ontario, and sold the land to John Small in 1801. He is on the 1805 census of York with wife, 4 sons, and 3 daughters. His wife died about this time, and he moved to Ohio. In 1820 Paul Wolcott gave a deposition at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH in support of his brother, Silas', pension request.

(7) Jonathan Wolcott, b. 1776 PA; m. Rebecca Gray 1805 York, Ontario.

(7) Sarah Wolcott, b. 1777, d. young.

(7) Dorcas Wolcott, b. 1780 PA; m. ____ Burns.

(7) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. 1783 PA.

(7) Mary Wolcott, b. 1786 PA.

(7) Joseph Wolcott, b. 1789, d. 1861.

(7) Samel Wolcott, b. 1790.

(7) Paul Wolcott, Jr., b. 1791 PA; m. Sarah Younglove 1814 Toronto, Ontario.

(7) John Wolcott, b. 1793 York, Ontario, d. 1851 Eldred PA; m. Rhoda Brainard 1828 PA.

(7) William Wolcott, b. 1798 York, Ontario d. 1861 Hickory PA; m. Nancy Gates 1823 PA.

(7) Sarah Ann Wolcott, b. 1800 York, Ontario; m. Squire Calvin Carlin 1821 Maumee OH.

(6) Silas Wolcott, b. 1755 NH, d. 1834 Litchfield Township, Bradford Co. PA; bur. Park Cemetery, Litchfield PA. Silas enlisted in the Pennsylvania Line in April 1776 and served in Capt. Weitzel’s and Capt. John Robb’s Companies. He was at the battles of Long Island, Brandywine, and Germantown, and is said to have been one of Gen. Washington’s guards at Valley Forge, where he was discharged 1 Jan. 1778. He married Margaret Rowan Oct. 1778 Lancaster PA. In 1784 Silas Willcot paid taxes at Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co. PA, his name is listed next to David Wilcot; Silas was also on the Bald Eagle tax roll in 1786 for tax on one horse, and in 1787. His name is on the tax roll for 1788 but was crossed out, he apparently having departed. This was the year of the Indian massacres at Bald Eagle. Silas was issued a land warrant for 400 acres of land in Bedford Co. PA on 8 July 1784, and in 1788 he paid taxes in Huntingdon Co. PA on 395 acres of land as a non-resident. Huntingdon Co. was formed in 1786, partly from Bedford Co. Silas’ brothers, John and David, were subject to military duty in Huntingdon Co. in 1786. In 1788 Silas is recorded as the first settler, at Catherine’s Creek, New York near the later town of Havana. Settlers were later given the option of purchasing their land, and if they did not, they were required to leave. He is said to have later moved to land near Ithaca NY, but there has been no record of this found. He was probably living near Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA during 1802-7 when 3 of his children married members of the Park family of Litchfield. Silas applied for a military pension in 1818: "Silas Wolcut of the township of Athens in the County of Bradford...did declare and say that he was born the fourth day of August 1755 in the State of New Hampshire". Silas stated that he was living at Northumberland Co. PA when he enlisted there had served as Private in Col. Miles Regt., 13th PA Line, and was discharged at Valley Forge, Chester Co. PA 1 July 1776. An 1820 a deposition by brother Paul Wolcutt, age 67, of Waynesville OH stated that the children of Revolutionary war soldier Silas Wolcott were Benjamin, Elijah, Mary, Dorcas, Loviah, John R., Minerva, Margaret. The pension files state that Silas died 4 or 5 June 1834 Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA.  In 1839 his widow applied for a pension. Her deposition states that Silas m. Margaret Rowan who was b. 12 Oct. 1756 and resided with her son, Benjamin age 44, in Athens, Bradford Co. PA where the family had resided for 48 years, (since 1791). Benjamin stated that her children included Elijah, age 58 on 29 March 1834, Mary Munn, Dorcas Pew, Loviah Cushman, John, Minerva Read, Margaret Park, and 2 more children who d. in infancy. An affidavit was given by Jonathan Havens: "Silas Wolcott and Margaret lived as Husband and wife together and as such raised a family of children.... Mr. Wolcott was brought up in Chester Co. Penna. where records of marriages are seldom made." Chester Co. is where Silas' brother, Paul was married in 1777. Etta Wolcott Park, Silas’ great-grandaughter, said that Silas “grew up in New Jersey and Easton, Pa.”

(7) Mary Wolcott, b. 1779 Bald Eagle PA, d. 1869.

(7) Elijah Wolcott, b. 1781 Bald Eagle PA, d. 1840.

(7) Dorcas Wolcott, b. 1784 Bald Eagle PA; m. Joseph Pew c.1800 Ithaca NY.

(7) Loviah Wolcott, b. c.1786 Bald Eagle PA; m. John Perrigo 1803 Ithaca NY.

(7) Louise Wolcott, b. c.1788 Havanah NY; m. Reuben Brown c.1806 NY.

(7) John R. Wolcott, b. 1789 Havana NY, d. 1877 Cedar Run PA; m. Susanna Park 1807 Litchfield PA.

(7) Benjamin Wolcott, b. 1798 Bradford Co. PA, d. 1878 Millbrook Twp. MI; m. Eizabeth Merrill 1816.

(7) Margaret Wolcott, b. 1798 Bradford Co. PA, d. 1890 Litchfield Twp. PA; m. Samuel Park Jr. c.1815.

(7) Minerva Wolcott, b. c .1800 Bradford Co. PA, d. 1869 Vernon NY.

(6) Ann Wolcott, b. 1757; m. Samuel Mitchell 1774 PA.

(6) John Wolcott, b. 1 July 1759, is sometimes said to have d. 1824 Findlay, Pike Co. OH, but was apparently living in 1833. In 1786, John Wilcott and David Wilcott were subject to militia duty in Huntingdon Co. PA. John applied for a military pension 2 Oct. 1818 at Bourbon Co. KY, stating that he was 59 years old, residing in Bourbon Co., and had been a private in Capt. James Wilson's Co., Col. Chambers 1st PA Regt.; did not recall where he enlisted but it was the summer of 1777 for 3 years. He was captured by the British near Ft. Montgomery in the winter of 1779 and taken to NY where he remained in captivity for about 6 mo. after which he was released and rejoined the American army in the summer of 1780 near Morristown NJ. He was discharged in NJ in the fall of 1790. In a deposition taken 2 Oct. 1818 from his brother, David, before the Hon. Samuel Reed at Pike Co. OH, David recalled that his brother enlisted 1777 as Pvt. in 1st PA commanded by Col. Chambers. His military pension application at Bourbon Co. KY in 1818 said he was age 59, enlisted 1777 for 3 years, captured near Ft. Montgomery in 1779, was taken to NY where he was exchanged in the summer of 1780 near Morristown NJ and discharged in NJ in the fall of 1780. His affadavit says he was indigent and has a very helpless family incapable of contributing. John Walcott, age 61 on 1 July 1820, residing in Bath Co. Kentucky, gave a statement at Aureysville, Bath Co. KY, stating his occupation as farrier (possibly farmer), and that he had war injuries of one ball through right leg, one ball through left thigh, and one ball that broke the left wrist, and that he had a wife age 40 (b. 1780), and children: Kitty 16 (b.c. 1804), Hannah 14 (b. 1806), Rueben 12 (b. 1808), Hetty 10 (b. 1810), Christina 8 (b. 1812), Fanny 6 (b. 1814), Lucinda 4 (b. 1816). His dau. m. 1822 and 1823 Pike Co. OH. On 1 April 1823 John Walcott certified that he had resided in Ohio for 8 months and previously had resided in KY and PA. A letter from Records Div, General Accounting Office to VA Director of Pensions regarding John Walcot, pensioner KY, states that payment covering the period 4 Sept. 1832 to 4 March 1833 was made to David Osborn in Cincinnati OH 26 March 1833 as attorney for the petitioner. On 4 March 1833 John certified that he had resided in Montgomery Co. OH for 11 months and previous to that had lived in Green Co. OH. John Walcott is on the 1835 pension roll as Pvt. Pat. Continental 75th, transferred from KY to Pike Co. OH. John's daughter, Hattie Wolcott Brownlee, says in a 1894 article she was b. 1794 (sic.) in a cabin on the bank of Scioto Creek OH, that an older sister d. age 105 and her father at 95, and she had a younger sister, Mrs. Eliza Pratt, age 88 living same city (Macon Co. IL?). Her obit says she b. Bourbon Co. OH. A 1931 membership application says John m. (1) Sarah _____ 1790 Pine Creek PA and she d. 1802, m. (2)_________ c. 1802. John is also said to have lived on Long Island, adascent to Jersey Shore. Long Island was an island in the Susquehanna River near where Pine Creek joins the Susquehanna. Letters of Marian Elizabeth Wolcott Green, granddaughter of John's brother Silas, says that her father had visited John Wolcott on Pine Creek, and that John Wolcott lived there and his brothers, Paul and Silas, lived there with him, and in another letter she stated that her grandfather was a revolutionary soldier and that “his brothers John & Paul were too young and could not join, that they done border duty in Penna….” Mrs. Green stated “John Wolcott’s last marriage cut him off from his family and they did not know what became of him or where he died”. Pine Creek runs through Lycoming, Tioga, and Potter Counties. The children formerly said to have been John's first family were actually children of his brother, Paul.

A family, headed by Sarah Wolcott, was probably John's family from his first marriage. Sarah’s son, John, is said to have come from Perry Co. PA. The family was living in Franklin Co. OH in 1807 and 1810 when two of Sally's daughters married. In 1813 Sally Woolcott was administrator of the estate of William Johnson in Franklin Co. OH. Sandusky County, where Sally lived in 1820 was formed from Huron Co. in 1820. Sally Wolcott deeded property in Columbus OH to John Kerr in 1820 and 1822. Sarah Woolcot is listed on a tax roll for Ballville, just outside Sandusky OH in 1822. The will of Sally Wolcott of Sandusky Co. OH proved 5 July 1824 leaves bequests to her children: Jemima Grant, Elizabeth Sells, Christina DeVault, John, Sally Williams, Peter, and Lydia Thomas. The children seem to be listed in order of birth.

(7) Jemima Wolcott, b.c. 1790; m. ____ Grant, probably David Grant. David Grant was taxed on personal property in 1826 at the town of Sandusky and is on the 1830 Sandusky census. In 1826 David Grant and Jane Grant paid tax on personal property at Sandusky. David probably also m. Rebecca Rake. 1830 Sandusky OH. In 1850 at Washington OH were: David Grant b. 1794 PA, Rebecca 52, b. 1798 b. PA, Joseph b. 1826, George b. 1834, Erica b. 1836, Teresa or Elisha b. 1838, Rebecca b. 1842, Adria b. 1844, Jeremiah b. 1836, David b. 1832, all children b. OH.

(7) Elizabeth Wolcott, b.c. 1791; m. Samuel Sells 22 Apr. 1807 Franklin Co. OH.

(7) Christiana Wolcott, b.c. 1795; Christean Woolcut m. Enos Dewalt 5 Feb. 1810 Franklin Co. OH.

(7) John Wolcott, b.c. 1800, d. May 1848, farmer; m. Hannah Stults 1824 Sandusky Co. OH, she b. 1820 NJ. John Wolcott paid tax on land and personal property at Sandusky in 1826 and taxes in 1835. John's will proved 27 Oct. 1848 bequeathed all his property to his wife, Hannah. The "20th century History of Sandusky Co. OH says John Wolcott came from Perry Co. PA and settled at Mud Creek with Josiah Topping and David Grant c. 1823. In 1806 Josiah owned land in Franklin Co. OH. In 1826 Josiah Topping and Josiah H. Topping paid tax at Ballville on personal property and at Sandusky on land, John is recorded in the poll book of Washington, Sandusky Co. OH in 1820. 1830-50 Sandusky OH. Children: Henry b. 1834, Sarah b. 1836, Amanda b. 1838, William b. 1840, John b. 1844, Richard b. 1837, all b. OH.

(7) Sally Wolcott, b.c. 1800, m. ____ Williamson. Sally Woolcut m. Abram Kepler 12 Jan. 1815 Franklin Co. OH.

(7) Lydia Wolcott, b.c. 1800. Lidia Wolcott m. Muhlow Thomas 27 June 1816 Franklin Co. OH.

(7) Peter Wolcott, b. 1800-10. Possibly 1830 Harrison, Pickaway Co. OH.

(7) Catherine Wolcott, b. 1803; m. Lewis Brownlee 1823 Pike Co. OH.

(7) Lucina Wolcott, b. 1804; m. John W. Thornton 1832 Warren Co. OH.

(7) Hannah Wolcott, b. 1806, d. 1891 Boone Co. NB; m. George Washington Ridgeway 1822 Pike Co. OH.

(7) Reuben Wolcott, b. 1808; m. Betsy Hoskins 1825 Ross Co. OH.

(7) Hester Wolcott, b. 1810 Bourbon Co. KY, d. 1898 Decatur IL; m. William Brownlee 1827 KY.

(7) Christine Wolcott, b. 1812.

(7) Fanny Wolcott, b. 1814.

(7) Lucinda Wolcott, b. 1817.

(7) Eliza Wolcott, b. c.1820; m. ____ Pratt.

(6) David Wolcott, b. c. 1762. David Willcot paid tax at Bald Eagle PA in 1784, his name listed next to Silas; 1788 David subject to militia duty in Huntingdon Co. PA where Silas was living; in 1789 David paid tax at Bald Eagle but was not on the tax roll of 1793. In 1818, David gave an affidavit at Pike Co. OH in support of his brother, John's, pension application. 1820 Pee Wee, Pike Co. OH: David Wilcott Sr., David Wilcott Jr., and Silas Wilcott.

(7) David Wolcott Jr., b. c.1796 PA; 1820 at Pee Wee OH.

(7) Silas Wolcott, b. c.1799 PA; 1820 at Pee Wee OH.

(7) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. c.1808; m. Andrew Wyncoop 1829 PA.

(6) Barnabas Wolcott/Wilcott; b. 1767 PA. He was probably a son of John, above, because of his name and place of birth. His descendant's DNA is identical to a descendant of Silas Wolcott, above. He was a farmer; m. Sarah Eaton c.1790, she b. 1772 MD. 1790 Rowan Co. NC. 1810 Adair Co. KY. 1830 Franklin Co. TN. 1840-50 Perry Co. IL.

(7) James Wolcott, b. c.1793.

(7) Jonathan Wilcott, b.c. 1795. Jonathan Woolcott m. (1) Betsy Eaton 1816 Adair Co. KY; m. (2) Mary Gibson at Adair Co. IL, children b. 1834.

(7) Belden Wilcott, b. c.1797.

(7) dau. b. c.1800.

(7) dau. b. c.1802.

(7) Rebecca Woolcutt, b. c.1805, d. c. 1844 Belleville IL; m. Jarrett C. Milan 1842 Bellville IL.

(7) Samuel Wolcott, b. 1810 KY, d. 1887; m. Emeline Nielson 1832 St. Claire IL, she b. 1820 TN. 1830 Franklin Co. TN. 1840 St. Claire Co. IL. 1850 Lee Co. IA.

(7) Jeremiah Willcott, b. 1811 Adair Co. KY, said to have been a "red headed Irisman", moved to IL 1825, to Pope Co. AR 1835; Jeremiah Wilcot m. Wineford (Winnie Jane) Parker 1832 Clinton Co. IL, she b. 1814; Winnie was said to be part Cherokee from Union Co. SC . 1830-50 Pope Co. AR.

(7) John Wilcott, b. 1813 Adair Co. KY. He was a farmer at Adait Co. KY 1840-50; m. Mary Gibson c.1833 Adair Co. KY.

(7) Anna Willcot, b. c.1815; m. John Goree or Gozee 1833 Clinton Co. IL, the same Co. where Jeremiah Willcott m. Winifred.

(7) Sarah Woolcutt, b. c.1817; m. Thomas Bragg 1848 Bellville, St. Clair Co. IL.

(7) Wesley Woolkit, b. c.1820; m. Sarah Wittington 1840 St. Claire Co. IL

(4) Capt. Nathaniel Wolcott, b. c.1700 Brookfield MA, d. 1771 Brookfield; service in French and Indian Wars, Capt., Worchester Co. militia; Nathaniel Wa. of Brookfield was a subscriber to the Land Bank of 1740; in 1758 Nathan was an innkeeper at Brookfield; Nathaniel Wi. m. (1) Deborah Walker 1723 Brookfield MA; m. (2) Beulah Woolson of Weston MA 1743; m. (3) Dorothy Richardson 1755 Brookfield; (4) m. Mary Hartwell 1758 Concord MA. She was the widow of Capt. Ephraim Jones of Concord MA, and she m. (3) Capt. William Ayres 1772.

(5) Oliver Wolcott, b. 1724 Brookfield, d. 1802 Oakham MA. He was a farmer at Brookfield; served in Capt. Brewer's Co, MA militia 1756, and in his father's Co. 1757; to Oakham MA 1785. Oliver Wi. m. Abigail Mills 1749 Worchester MA, m. (2) Elizabeth Butman 1759 Brookfield MA. 1790-1800 Oakham, Worchester Co. MA.

(6) Oliver Wolcott Jr., b. 1761 New Braintree MA, d. 1845 Pittsford VT; Rev. War service from New Braintree MA, age 19 in 1780. Oliver Woolcott, Pvt., Worcester Co. MA militia. Oliver lived at New Braintree when he enlisted and before moving to Pomfret and Brandon VT in 1792. He settled at Pittsford VT in 1812, where he applied for a pension in 1832. The History of Pittsford says his father was named Oliver; m. Lydia Haynes of Natick 1792. 1800 Brandon, Rutland Co. VT. 1810-40 Pittsford, Rutland Co. VT.

(7) Oliver Wolcott III, b.1793 VT, d. 1850 Stockholm NY; m. Eleanor T. Powers. Oliver Jr. of Pittsford VT received War of 1812 pension, farmer at Stockholm NY.

(7) Charles Wolcott, b. 1798 Brandon VT; m. Clara Smith c. 1825 Pittsford VT; moved toWI. 1830 Pittsford, Rutland Co. VT. 1850 Brandon, Rutland Co, VT.

(7) Asahel Wolcott, b. 1798 Brandon VT, d. 1859 Pittsford VT, farmer at Pittsford VT, sold his farm there in 1846; m. Sophronia Morgan. 1830 Pittsford, Rutland Co. VT.

(7) Joseph Wolcott, b. 1802 Brandon VT, d. Pittsford VT, farmer at Pittsford 1830-1880; m. Samantha Dimick 1846.

(7) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. c.1804 Brandon VT; m. (1) Ephraim Smith, m. (2) Jonas Morgan.

(7) Newton Wolcott, b. 1808 Brandon VT, d. 1835 Brandon VT; m. Mary Smith.

(7) Lewis Wolcott, b. 1811 Pittsford VT, farmer; m. Diana Ingalls. 1840- 50 Brandon VT.

(6) Ruth Wolcott, b.1763 New Braintree MA, d. 1831 Windsor VT; m. George Harper Jr. 1783 Oakham MA.

(6) Mary Wolcott, b.c. 1765 New Braintree MA, d. 1834 Oakham MA. Mary of New Braintree m. Edward Woodis 1787 Oakham MA.

(6) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. c.1770 New Braintree MA, d. c.1805 Rutland VT. Elizabeth Woo. m. Ebenezer Woodis 1790 Oakham MA.

(6) Sarah "Sally" Wolcott, b. c.1771 New Braintree MA. Sally m. John Sweetser 1791 New Braintree MA.

(6) Thomas Wolcott, b. 1771-5, d. 1838 Pittsfield VT; 1790 at Oakham, Worchester Co. MA, to VT c.1800; Thomas Woolcott m. Levina Warren of New Braintree MA 1794, also recorded Oakham MA. 1810-30 Pittsfield, Rutland Co. VT. 1840- 50 Pittsfield VT: Levinia Wi.

(7) son, b. c. 1795

(7) Sarah Wolcott, b. 1800 Pittsfield VT; m.Reuben Holland c.1814 Pittsford VT.

(7) son b. 1805-10.

(6) Polly Wolcott, b. c.1783. Polly of Braintree MA m. Jonathan Hill of Spenser MA 1803 Braintree MA.

(5) Ruth Wolcott, b. 1727 Brookfield MA, d. 1813 Brookfield MA; m. William Henshaw 1755 Brookfield MA.

(5) Martha Wolcott, b. 1729 Brookfield MA, d. 1807 Brookfield MA; m. Capt. John Waite 1752 Brookfield.

(5) Nathaniel Wolcott Jr., b. 1730 Brookfield MA; Nathaniel Woolcot Jr. m. Hannah Hamilton 1756 Brookfield MA.

(5) Joanna Wolcott, b. 1732 Brookfield MA; m. John Hamilton 1753 Brookfield MA.

(5) Capt. John Wolcott, b. 1734 Brookfield MA, d. 1807 Brookfield MA age 72, miller; Pvt. in his father's Co. 1757, Rev. War service: Capt. Brookfield militia 1775-6; John Woolcott, Jr. m. Rebecca Jones 1761 Brookfield, she was the daughter of John's step-mother, Mary Hayward Jones. 1790-1800 Brookfield MA.

(6) John Wolcott Jr., b. 1762 Brookfield, Worchester Co. MA, d. 1844 Ashburnham MA; John Woolcott Jr. of Brookfield MA m. Lydia Richardson of Sturbridge MA 1790 Sturbridge MA. John Woolcott, Pvt., MA Line; applied for pension 1818 Rensselaer Co. NY age 62 b. 1762 Brookfield, pension granted 1818, age 78; buried Brookfield MA; Rev. War pension to Lydia, wife of John Woolcott of MA. 1790- 1840 Brookfield MA .

(7) Matilda Wolcott, b. 1790 Brookfield MA; m. Calvin Cummins 1817 Ashburnham MA.

(7) John Wolcott III, b. 1793 Brookfield MA; prob. m. (1) Thankful Simmons of Ware MA 1814; m. (2) Matilda Walker 1816 Brookfield .

(7) Sarah "Sally" Wolcott, b. 1795 Brookfield MA; m. Elijah T. Smith 1816 Ashburnham MA.

(7) Charles Wolcott, b. 1799 Brookfield MA, grocer; m. Maria Tryon 1826 Burlington VT. 1830-60 Burlington, Chittenden Co. VT.

(7) William Wolcott, b. 1801 Brookfield MA, d. 1894 Hillsboro IL. William Woo. enlisted 1814 and served a Pvt. 34th Inf. Regt., b. Brookfield MA, age about 20 at time of discharge in 1816, 5 ft. 7 in., dark complexion. dark eyes, brown hair, farmer; applied for bounty land in AR 1820, moved to Montgomery Co. IL 1838; m. Lucy Fairbanks 1825 Ashburnham MA. 1840 Montgomery Co. IL.

(7) Lydia Wolcott, b. 1804 Brookfield MA.

(7) Nathaniel Wolcott, b. 1806 Northfield, Franklin Co. MA.

(6) Nathaniel Wolcott, b. 1764 Brookfield MA, d. 1847 Sidney NY; moved to Franklin Twp., Delaware Co. NY and joined the Franklin Baptist Church 1802; settled in the Ouleout Valley which was organized as Sydney Twp. in 1801; Nathaniel Wi. of Brookfield m. Elizabeth Pease 1787 Spencer MA. 1790 Brookfield MA, 1800 Franklin Twp., NY, 1810-40 Sidney, Delaware Co. NY.

(7) Polly Wolcott, b. 1788 Brookfield MA; m. James Hall abt. 1815

(7) John Wolcott, b.1791 Brookfield MA, d. 1846 Sidney NY, farmer. 1820-40 Sidney NY; m. Elizabeth "Betsey" ____ c.1809 NY; 1830-40 Sidney NY, she at Sidney NY1850-60.

(7) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. 1792 Brookfield MA, d.1795 Brookfield MA.

(7) William Wolcott, b. c.1800 Delaware Co. NY, d. 1860 Tyler TX; moved to Wetumpka AL about 1830 where he was a school teacher in 1840; he was a teacher at Ozark AL in 1850; moved to Tyler TX 1853 where he taught school until his death; m. Elizabeth Gallagher 1839 AL.

(7) Rebecca Wolcott, b. 1803 Sidney NY, d. 1842 Sidney NY unm.

(7) Henry Wolcott, b.1806 Sidney NY, d. 1843 Sidney NY, unm..

(7) Lavina Wolcott, b. 1812 Sidney NY; m. Daniel Castle.

(7) Harriet Wolcott, b. 1818 Sidney NY; m. David Woolsey 1851 Syracuse NY.

(6) Lucy Wolcott, b. 1767 Brookfield MA; m. Walter Tufts of Worchester 1790 Brookfield MA.

(6) Polly Wolcott, twin, b. 1769 Brookfield MA; m. Ezra Mossman 1786; m. (2) William Cooley 1794 Brookfield; pos. (3) Polly Woolcott m. Jonathan Dow of Western 1799 Brookfield MA.

(6) Hepzibah Wolcott, twin, b. 1769 Brookfield, d. unm. 1846 Brookfield MA.

(6) Martha Wolcott, b. 1772 Brookfield MA; m. Levi Hathaway of Spencer 1792 Brookfield.

(6) Rebecca Wolcott, b. 1774 Brookfield MA, d. 1795 Brookfield, 21 y. 2 m. 24 d.

(5) Deborah Wolcott, b. 1736 Brookfield MA; m. Samuel Buckminster 1754 Brookfield MA.

(5) Ens. Emerson Wolcott, b. 1738 Brookfield MA, d. 1811 Brookfield; m. Mary Adams 1767 Brookfield MA. Served as Ensign in French and Indian Wars. Purchased land at Brookfield from Merrick Rice 1776, probably the same property he deeded to Tilly and Obediah Rice in 1777. In 1777 he purchased property in Spencer MA. He sold property at Brookfield to Luke May in 1784 and moved to VT. He paid taxes at Barnet in 1790, 1792, and 1804, and was surveyor of roads there in 1801. Sewall Wolcott mortgaged land at Holderness NH to Emerson Wolcott of Barnet VT in 1800 which he redeemed in 1805. 1790-1810 Barnet, Caledonia Co. VT.

(6) Mary "Molly" Wolcott, bapt. 1773 Brookfield MA, d. 1815. Molly Wolcott m. Edward Pollard 1793 Barnet VT, Emerson Sr. witnessed deed to land they bought.

(6) Susan Wolcott, bapt. 1775 Brookfield MA.

(6) Emerson Adams Wolcott, b. 1777 Brookfield MA, d. 1861 East Charleston VT, farmer. Emerson Jr. paid poll tax at Barnet and in 1800 was acknowleged freeman; 1802 bought land at Barnet; 1804 town treasurer, 1805 constable; 1812 lister. Emerson m. (1) Laura Hodges 1795; Emerson Wolcott Jr. of Barnet m. (2) Hannah Morse or Goss1810 at Charleston VT or Lyman NH, she b. 1793, d. 1861 East Charleston VT; m. (3) Sarah Frances Adams, of Derby VT. A reference from an unknown source says that Sewell Adams Wolcott was the son of Emerson and a wife from Derby VT. 1810-20 Barnet, Caledonia Co. VT. 1827 Emerson a voter at Navy (former name of Charleston VT). 1830-50 Charleston, Orleans Co. VT.

(7) Amos Wolcott, b. 1796.

(7) Emerson Wolcott, b. 1797.

(7) Sarah Melvina Wolcott, b. 1811 BarnetVT; m. J. Cushman c. 1828.

(7) Elmira Wolcott, b. 1812 Barnet VT; m. Rev. Paschal Paoli Grow 1835 Charlestown VT, lived Atlanta GA.

(7) Sewell Adams Wolcott, b. 1815 Barnet VT, d. 1888 IL; m. Mary Ann Hammer 1840; moved to Illinois c. 1843, Wisconsin c. 1848, farmer at Winnebago WI 1860, moved to Ottertail Co. MN by ox drawn wagon 1867 and was at Fergus Falls MN 1870.

(7) Hannah Wolcott, b. 1819 Barnet VT; m. (1) ___Elliot; m. (2) Frank Dame; m. (3) James Fiske.

(7) Emerson W. Wolcott, b. 1820 Barnet VT. He served as Pvt. in Co. E, 4th VT Inf. Regt.; Emerson Wa. Jr. m. Mary G. Whitney, int. 1848 Newton MA. 1850 Charleston VT.

(7) William Morse Wolcott, b. 1824 Navy VT, farmer at Charleston VT. Civil War service: Co. E, 15th VT Regt.. 1850 Concord, Essex Co. VT.

(7) Hiram Alonzo Wolcott, b. 1827 Navy VT., d. 1888 age 61 yr 7 mo. 10 d. Charleston VT; m. Savilla Spaulding 1855 Barnet VT. 1850 Hiram in Wisconsin with brother Sewell Adams Wolcott.

(7) Betsy Wolcott, b. c.1830, d.y.

(7) Melissa D. Wolcott, b. 1831 Charleston VT, d. 1911 Thief River Falls Pennington MN; m. John Norton Whitman 1849 Winnebago WI; death certificate states she dau. of Emerson Wolcott, b. CT, and Hannah Goss.

(6) Elizabeth "Betty" Wolcott, b. 1779 Brookfield MA; m. aniel Bartlett.

(6) child of Emerson Woolcott d. 1781 Brookfield MA.

(6) Solomon Wolcott, b. 1787 NH, probably son of Emerson because of his residence at Barnet, joined Barnet Congregational Church 1831, deacon 1832, left the church in 1842 to move to Charleston VT; m. (1) Keziah Cady 1817 Lyman NH, m. (2) Oreah ___. 1820-30 Barnet, Caledonia Co. VT. 1840-50 Charleston, Orleans Co. VT.

(7) George S. Wolcott, b. 1817 Barnet VT, carpenter at Lancaster VT 1856 and 1880, 1860 Concord NH; m. Electa Beebe 1841 Charleston VT .

(7) Maria C. Wolcott, b. c.1819 Barnet VT.

(7) Benjamin Franklin Wolcott, b. 1821 Barnet VT. He was a wood worker at Concord NH 1860-80; m. Fanny Kimball Elliot 1850 Penbroke VT, m. (2) Sylvia A. Folsom.

(7) John R. Wolcott, b. c.1824 Barnet VT.

(7) Jane E. Wolcott, b. c.1826; m. Lewis Barter 1826 Montpelier VT.

(7) Ellen C. Wolcott, b. c.1828 Barnet VT.

(7) James Hervey Wolcott, b. 1832 Barnet VT. He was a carpenter and joiner at Charleston VT 1860-1883, m. Chastina A. Clough 1855 Charleston VT.

(7) Jeneth Wolcott, b. 1836 VT.

(7) Joseph Wolcott, b. 1838 VT.

(4) Lydia Wolcott, b. 1703 Brookfield MA; m. Ebenezer Howe of Brookfield MA 1724 Brookfield MA.

(4) Hannah Wolcott, b. c.1710 Brookfield, d. 1794; m. Roger Stevens 1734 Brookfield MA.

(3) Joseph Wolcott, b. 1663 Newbury MA, d. 1710 North Brookfield MA. In 1687 he had 15 acres home lot and 30 acres on the south side of the road at Brookfield. His property adjoined that of his brother, John. In 1692, Joseph was fined 5L for "comtempt of authority, etc." He was released from the fine "for speeches against authority on account of his house and most of his movables destroyed by fire" later that same year. The History of East Brookfield says of him, "This is the man about whom much is written in the historical narrative. He was frequently in court for one reason or another. In 1670 he quarreled over the disposition of his father's estate to such extent that he was fined by the court. He also lost 2 daughters and his wife in the Indian assault on the village on 7/27/1693." Joseph escaped with his son, Joseph; m. (1) Rebecca Granger of Newbury 1686 Springfield MA, m. (2) Bethiah Johnson c. 1694 Cambridge MA.

(4) Joanna Wolcott, b. 1687 Suffield CT, d. 1693, killed by Indians.

(4) Joseph Wolcott Jr., b. 1689 Brookfield MA, d. c.1735 Brookfield MA. He was a carpenter; he sold the Brookfield house and 30 acres that had been his father's and grandfather's in 1710, and several lots there to his uncle, John, in 1711, and moved to Springfield in 1711; later lived at Roxbury MA; in 1733 sold his rights to his grandfather's estate to his uncle, John Woolcott; m. Elizabeth Mossman 1725 Roxbury MA.

(5) Benjamin Wolcott, b. 1729 Roxbury, Suffolk Co. MA .

(4) Hannah Wolcott, b. 1691 Brookfield MA, d. 1693.

(4) Rebecca Wolcott, b. c.1694; m. David Jones, lived Oyster Bay NY.

(4) Sarah Wolcott, b. c.1696, lived Newtown MA.

(3) Elizabeth Wolcott, b. 1666 Newbury MA.

(3) Martha Wolcott, b. 1670 Newbury MA.

(3) Lydia Wolcott, b. 1674 Newbury MA.

(3) Hannah Wolcott, b. 1679 Newbury MA, d. 1745 Norwich CT; m. Samuel Crocker 1697 Norwich CT.

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