Roger Wolcott (1746 - 1828)

Born 15 Nov 1746 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Wilson) Wolcott — married 9 Mar 1800 in Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1828 at age 81 in Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

Wolcott, Roger, was born in Weathersfield, Conn., Nov. 1746; m., first, Mary Slater ; second, Esther Wilson. He came to Walpole in 1774, and bought the place where Philip Thomas now resides, which is known as the Wolcott place. Mr. Wolcott took his deed under the Crown of Great Britain. When he bought the place, there was standing a small hut upon it. He immediately went to work making clearings, and being an industrious pioneer, and a carpenter by trade, soon had his land under cultivation, and respectable buildings upon it. He was at work in his field the day the battle of Bennington was fought, and distinctly heard the booming of cannon. He, with many other Walpole men, was at the surrender of Burgoyne. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ *"Walpole as it was and as it is", George Aldrich, 1880, pg. 387

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74B-95D : 3 December 2014), Samuel Wolcott in entry for Roger Wolcott, 15 Nov 1746; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. (Roger, 15 Nov 1746, WETHERSFIELD TWP,HARTFORD,CONNETICUT)

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR9-6MX : accessed 22 January 2017), Roger Wolcott, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 302, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 205,618.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-NJ4 : accessed 22 January 2017), Roger Wolcott, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 407, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.

• <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wolcott&GSfn=Roger&GSby=1746&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=98449693&df=all&>