Lucy (White) Wolcott (1715 - 1760)

Born 16 Jun 1715 in Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph French — married Oct 1730 (to 11 Aug 1740) in Norwich, New London, Colony of Connecticut

Wife of Josiah Wolcott — married 23 Apr 1741 in Coventry, Colony of Connecticut

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1760 at age 45 in Saybrook, Colony of Connecticut

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Biography

Lucy White was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on June 16, 1715, the daughter of Captain Daniel White and his third wife, Elizabeth Bliss. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

She married first, Joseph French of Norwich and Coventry, Connecticut. They had four children. In August of 1740, an epidemic^[6] ravaged her family. Her husband Joseph died on August 11, 1740, at the age of 30 years and 1 day. All four of their children also perished within ten days of each other: ^{[2] [3] [5]}

1. Daniel, born July 21, 1731; died August 7, 1740.^[3][7]
2. Lucy, born ___; died August 12, 1740.^[3][8]
3. Ezekiel, born June 7, 1736; died August 10, 1740.^[3][9][10]
4. Tryphena, born May 30, 1739; died August 2, 1740.^[3][11]

She married second, Josiah Walcott of Coventry, Connecticut, on April 23, 1741. They had eleven children: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

1. Lucy, born in Coventry, January 19, 1741/2.^[3][4][12]
2. Anna, born March 19, 1744; died March 26, 1744.^[3][4]
3. Anna, 2nd, born in Coventry, April 29, 1745; died June 18, 1745.^[3][13]
4. Theodora, born in Coventry, November 4, 1746;^[3][4][14] married November 17, 1768, Michael Baldwin. (The birth record says: "Theodore," a male, but Chandler Wolcott claims it should be "Theodora" and female. This is likely correct since she is recorded as "Theadore" on a birth record as the mother of her son Michael).^[15]
5. Anna, 3rd, aka Hanna, born in Coventry, January 15, 1748/9;^[3][4][16] married Jedediah Pratt, of Deep River.^[17]
6. Desire, born January 15, 1751; married Robert Lay, of Westbrook.^[4][18]
7. Sarah, born March 26, 1752/3; adopted by Rev. John Devotion; married Col. Asa Lay, of Westbrook.^[4][19]
8. Josiah, born May 17, 1753.^[4]
9. Silas, born August 4, 1755. (disproven as child of Lucy and Josiah through DNA testing)^[4]
10. Paul, born 1757. (disproven as child of Lucy and Josiah through DNA testing)^[4]
11. Elisha, born August 1758, died early.^[4]

In about 1750, the family moved to Saybrook, Connecticut, and lived there for a few years. ^{[3] [4]}

Mrs. Lucy (White) (French) Wolcott died of smallpox in Saybrook, Connecticut, on November 29, 1760, at the age of 45. Her widowed husband, Josiah, subsequently moved to New Jersey, married Phebe ____, and had three more children. He died in Newark, New Jersey, on October 24, 1784. ^{[4] [5] [20]}

Sources

1. ↑ ""Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1638-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-8CTK : 21 May 2018). Citing: Luce White, Birth, 16 Jun 1715.
   Transcript of Image: "Luce Daughter of Daniel White was Born June y^e 16 : 1715"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Boltwood, Lucius M. Genealogies of Hadley Families - Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby. Northampton: Metcalf & Company, Printers, 1862. Page 156. Citing: "7. Daniel ... Children: ... Lucy, b. June 16, 1715, m. (1) Joseph French of Norwich and Coventry Ct.; (2) April 23, 1721, Josiah Wolcott of Coventry Ct. "
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} Kellogg, Allyn S. Memorials of Elder John White, One of the First Settlers of Hartford, Conn., and of His Descendants. Hartford: Printed for the Family, Case, Lockwood and Company, 1860. Page 44. Citing: "9. Lucy, b. June 16, 1715; m. 1st, Joseph French of Norwich, afterwards of Coventry, where he d. Aug. 11, 1740, æ 30 yrs. and 1 day. All his children were taken away within ten days of the same time. She m. 2d, April 23, 1741, Josiah Wolcott of Coventry, Andover Society, who rem. To Saybrook, Conn., about 1750, and lived there for several years. [4 children from 1st marriage, 5 children from 2nd marriage]"
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13} Wolcott, Chandler. Wolcott Genealogy, The Family of Henry Wolcott, One of the First Settlers of Windsor Connecticut. Printed for the Society of Descendants of Henry Wolcott. Rochester, New York: The Genesee Press, 1912. Page 69-70. Citing: "Josiah Wolcott [70] m. April 23, 1741, Mrs. Lucy White, widow of Joseph French, and dau. of Capt. Daniel White. She was b. July 17, 1715, and d. Nov. 29, 1760. He lived in Andover, removed to Saybrook about 1750 and afterwards to New Jersey where he m. again and d. Oct. 24, 1784, at Newark, N.J. [14 Children]"
   ** note - "In 1912 a revised genealogy called the "Wolcott genealogy : the family of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut", was compiled by George Chandler Wolcott, and published by the Wolcott Society. It included female lines, and Wolcotts and Walcott families not descended from Henry. A 1950 revision, also called "Wolcott Genealogy", was compiled for the Wolcott Society by A. Boehmer Rudd. Another revison called "Wolcott Family in America, 1578-1986" was compiled by Wolcott Society Registrar, Robert Charles Griffen, and Mitchell Alegre in 1986. These first four books are no longer available. A new 700 page genealogy was published by the Wolcott Society in 2002. It was compiled by Society Registrar, John B. Wolcott, and Assistant Registrar and Database Manager, Charles V. Waid. Because of the increased volume of data now in the Society’s records, the new book only covers the first seven generations of American Wolcotts, Walcotts and Wilcotts." Wolcott Family Society Website
   (gen #4) Josiah Wolcott, b. 1713 Wethersfield CT, d. 1784 Newark NJ; at Coventry CT 1740-50, then moved to Saybrook CT 1750-60; then to Newark NJ. In 1763 Josiah was witness to the will of James Craig of Elizabeth NJ. Josiah of Coventry CT m. (1) Lucy White, widow of Joseph French 1741 Wethersfield CT, m. (2) Sarah Baldwin, sister of Eleazur Baldwin of Newark NY mentioned in his will 1779; Josiah's will mentions dau. Lucy, dau. Phebe, wife Sarah.The Wolcott Family Website
   
   • (gen #5) Lucy Wolcott, b. 1742 Coventry CT; m. John Thompson 1762 Westfield NJ.
     
   • (gen #5) Anna Wolcott, b., d. 1744 Coventry CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Anna Wolcott b., d. 29 Apr. 1745 Coventry CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Theodora Wolcott, b. 5 Nov. 1746 Coventry CT, d. 1814 New Haven CT m. Michael Baldwin 1768 New Haven CT; their son, Henry White Baldwin was U.S. Rep. and Supreme Court Justice.
     
   • (gen #5) Susanna Wolcott, b. 1747 Coventry CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Anna "Hannah" Wolcott, b. Jan. 1749 Coventry CT, m. Jedediah Pratt 1768, m. (2) Samuel Pratt 1778 Wethersfield CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Desire Wolcott, b. 1751 Saybrook CT, d. 1835 Westbrook CT; m. Robert Lay 1772 Westbrook CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Sarah Wolcott, b. 26 March 1753 Saybrook CT, d. 1840 Westbrook CT, adopted by Rev. John Devotion; m. Asa Lay 1770 Westbrook CT.
     
   • (gen #5) Elisha Wolcott, b. 1756 Saybrook CT, d.y.
     
   • (gen #5) Josiah Wolcott, b. 1759 Saybrook CT. A notice placed in the 1775 New York Gazette reads: "Whereas my son Josiah Wolcot Jun. of Newark hath absconded himself from me without my libertie of knowdedge, these are therefore to forbid all persons trusting him (for I protest against paying any debts of his contracting) or to employ him in any business except making chairs, spinning wheels, or joiners work. All masters of vessels are forbid taking him on board. If he enlists himself in any military service I demand his wages during the time of his minority. Josiah Wolcot, dated Newark July the first 1775."
     
   • (gen #5) George Wolcott, b. 1760 Saybrook CT, d. y..
     
   • (gen #5) Phoebe Wolcott, b. 1769 Newark NJ, d. 1811; m. David Doremus 1800 Newark NJ "her father having come from Saybrook CT".
     
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks and Ellington. 1635-1891. Vol. II. Genealogies and Biographies. Hartford Conn: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1892. Page 800. Citing: "Fam 3. George ... son Josiah ... Mrs. Lucy (French) Wolcott d. of small-pox, at Saybrook, about 1759. Mr. W. Removed to N. Jersey, where he m. (2) Phebe ____, and where he d. 24 Oct. 1784. Children: [8 children]"
6. ↑ Rogers, James Frederick. Proceedings of the Connecticut State Medical Society 1920. Published by the Society, Printed September 1920. Citing: Diptheria, Smallpox and Measles present c1740. Page 74.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-WYY : 3 December 2014), Daniell French, 21 Jul 1731; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-WP1 : 3 December 2014), Lucy French, 12 Aug 1740; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-42K : 3 December 2014), Ezekiel French, 07 Jun 1736; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-ZPT : 3 December 2014), Ezekiel French, 10 Aug 1740; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-W5T : 3 December 2014), Trifeny French, 30 May 1739; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-9SS : 3 December 2014), Lucy Woolcott, 19 Jan 1741; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-938 : 3 December 2014), Anne Woolcott, 29 Apr 1745; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-HQC : 3 December 2014), Theodore Woolcott, 04 Nov 1746; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
15. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7WY-CYG : 3 December 2014), Theadore in entry for Michael Baldwin, 26 Aug 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
16. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7W5-93X : 3 December 2014), Anna Woolcott, 15 Jan 1748; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
17. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2D-KWQ1 : 11 July 2016), Hannah Wolcott Pratt, 1830; Burial, Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States of America, River View Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #70273448, Find a Grave, Hanna Wolcott Pratt.
18. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVGT-4HFZ : 11 July 2016), Desire Wolcott Lay, 1835; Burial, Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Burying Ground; Find A Grave: Memorial #133162368, Find a Grave, Desire Wolcott Lay.
19. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKZ-KSD2 : 11 July 2016), Sarah Wolcott Lay, 1840; Burial, Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Burying Ground; Find A Grave: Memorial #43663618, Find a Grave, Sarah Wolcott Lay.
20. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2019), memorial page for Lucy White Wolcott (17 Jul 1715–29 Nov 1760), Find A Grave: Memorial #143400701, ; Maintained by Honoring Our Angels (contributor 46915173) Cremated, Other, who reports a Cremation to prevent the spreading of Smallpox.

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