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Stricker Family Tree - Henry Wolcott, Magistrate and Legislator

Henry Wolcott - Magistrate and Legislator, Original Settler of Windsor, Connecticut
Family Connection - 9th great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker

Grave of Henry and Elizabeth Wolcott, Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut

Henry Wolcott was born in 1578, the son of John Wolcott, and baptized on December 6, 1578 at Lidyard St. Lawrence, Somersetshire, England.

Henry married Elizabeth Saunders in Lidyard St. Lawrence on January 19, 1606. 
They had seven children:

        John               b. 1607        d. before 1642
        Henry             b. 1616        d. 1680
        George           b. 1622        d. 1662
        Anne              b. 1624        d. 1701
        Mary              b. 1626        d. 1689
        Christopher    b. 1628        d. 1662
        Simon            b. 1630        d. 1687

Henry, his wife Elizabeth, and three sons, Henry, George, and Christopher, sailed to Dorchester, Massachusetts on the ship Mary & John in 1630. Their oldest son, John, remained in England. Anne, Mary, and Simon came to Massachusetts on a later voyage.

Henry joined the Dorchester church and applied for Freemanship in 1630. He was made Freeman on April 1, 1634. He held several offices in Dorchester. He was the Assessor in 1633, Fenceviewer in 1634 and 1645, and was a Selectman (member of town council) in 1634. 

In 1636, he and his family were part of the group who left Dorchester to found the town of Windsor. Henry was named Constable in 1636, tax collector in 1644, and served on several juries. In 1639, he was named a Deputy for Windsor to Connecticut General Court. Between 1643 and 1655, he served thirteen times in the House of Magistrates, the Upper Court of the Connecticut General Court. 

Henry Wolcott died in Windsor on May 30, 1655. At his death, his estate was valued at £764, including 
£351 in real estate. His property in England was given to his oldest surviving son, Henry. His remaining property was split between his sons in Windsor, with his wife Elizabeth having the use of the house, house lot, orchard, and gardens. Elizabeth did not survive him long - she died on July 5, 1655. 

Henry and Elizabeth were buried in a chest grave in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, shown above. 


Henry Wolcott > Mary Wolcott > Elizabeth Drake > Elizabeth Buckland > Thankful Hoskins > 
Elizabeth Case > William Moses > Elenora Moses > George Josiah Newland > William Henry Newland  > Gertrude Myra Newland > Roy Ellsworth Stricker     Charts S-B and S-Main

Henry Wolcott > Anna Wolcott > Elizabeth Griswold > Jonah Beckwith > Jonah Beckwith > Margaret Beckwith > John Minor > Phebe Minor >  Elenora Moses > George Josiah Newland > William Henry Newland  > Gertrude Myra Newland > Roy Ellsworth Stricker      Charts S-C and S-Main
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