Notes:

DOCUMENTATION

!SOURCE - "Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography" from The America Historical
Society, Vol. II or IV, page 16 & 17.

!SOURCE - Genealogies of Conn. Families, (NEHGR) Vol. III, page 570.
!SOURCE - Barbour - "Vital Records of Litchfield, Conn.", page 241 Oliver was a State Representative May 1767, Oct 1768, Oct 1770, Oct 1764.

!SPOUSE: Alvan Talcott, FAMILIES OF EARLY GUILFORD, CT; 1639-1890; Baltimore; Genealogical Pub Co; 1984; indexed; p 224. Note: Dr. Talcott served as Registrar of Guilford, and spent 50 years researching this book. The Barbour Collection of Connectivut Vital Records supplies the facts for earliest dates. The Connecticut Society of Genealogists directed the publication of this book, and consulted the New Haven Colony Historical Society. !MARRIAGE: BARBOUR COLLECTION; Connecticut Vital Records; Guilford Births, Marriages, Deaths 1639-1850; FHL film 0002971; p51. !SPOUSE-DEATH: GENEALOGIES OF CONNECTICUT FAMILIES From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol,1, Adams-Gates; Baltimore; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983; "Edward and John Collins and Their Descendants," compiled by Hon. Ralph C. Smith, and communicated by Dr. Bernard C. Steiner; p. 468-476; El Paso Public Library, Geneal 929.3746 G286 V. 1.

Signer of the Declaration of Independence for Connecticut, governor of
Connecticut.

Oliver Wolcott
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Oliver Wolcott, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Oliver served as a Corporal in the French and Indian War, 3rd Compan y, 1st Regiment.

DOCUMENTATION

BIRTH: Genealogies of Conn. Families, (NEHGR) Vol. III, page 569. Also
Barbour - Vital Records of Wethersfield, Conn., page 303.
MARRIAGE:
DEATH: Source - same as birth.
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Wolcott was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the youngest of fourteen children of the colonial governor Roger Wolcott. He attended Yale College, graduating in 1747. He was commissioned to raise a militia company to fight in the French and Indian War, and he served the King as Captain in this unit on the northern frontier. At the end of the war, Wolcott studied medicine with his brother, Alexander,[1] then was appointed sheriff of the newly created Litchfield County, Connecticut, serving from about 1751 to 1771. He married Lorraine (Laura) Collins of Guilford, Connecticut, on January 21, 1755.[2] They had five children, Oliver (who died young), Oliver Jr., Laura, Mariann, and Frederick.

Oliver Wolcott The descendants of Henry Wolcott have acted a conspicuous part in the field and in the legislative hall. Oliver Wolcott, was the youngest son of Roger Wolcott, who was appointed governor of Connecticut in 1751. Oliver was born the 26th of November, 1726, and graduated at Yale College at the age of 21. The same year he was commissioned to command a company which he raised and marched to the defense of the northern frontier, where he remained until the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. He then returned, applied himself to the study of medicine, until he was appointed the first sheriff of the county of Litchfield, formed in 1751. In 1755 he married Laura Collins, an amiable and discreet woman of great merit. In 1774 he was appointed counselor, which station he filled for twelve successive years. He was also chief judge of the common plea court, and, for a long time, a judge of the court of probate. As a military officer he rose from the grade of captain to that of major-general. In the summer of 1776, he commanded the fourteen regiments raised by Governor Trumbull to act with the army in New York. He headed his brigade at the memorable battle that resulted in the capture of Burgoyne and revived the drooping cause of the bleeding colonies. He was uniformly consulted on important military movements, and was listened to with great confidence and respect. From his common ways he was a big and ardent supporter of the revolution. In 1775 he was appointed by congress a commissioner of Indian affairs for the northern department, a trust of high importance at that time. During the same year his influence was happily shown in reconciling disputes between the neighboring colonies relative to their respective boundaries. Admirable and persuasive in his manners, aided by a sound hatred and a correct sense of justice, he was well calculated to be a mediator between contending parties. In 1776 he took his seat in congress, and remained until he affixed his signature to that Declaration which burst the chains of slavery, gave birth to a nation in a day, astonished gazing millions, made the British king tremble on his throne, and stamped the names of its signers with a fame that will endure, unimpaired, through the rolling ages of time. He then returned and took his station in the field, and on all occasions proved himself a brave, skillful, and prudent officer. When he deemed his services more useful in Congress, he occasionally took his seat in that body until 1783. In 1785 he was associated with Arthur Lee and Richard Butler to conclude a peace with the Six Nations. The year following he was elected lieutenant-governor, which station he filled for ten years, when he was chosen governor, the dignified duties of which station he performed until death closed his mortal career on the first of December, 1797, in the seventy-first year of his age, regretted by all, and most by those who knew him best. In addition to his numerous public services, always performed without pomp or noise, his private character shone with peculiar luster. He possessed all the sterling virtues, was a devout and consistent Christian, an honorable and honest man.

§Death and legacy[edit]
On December 1, 1797, he died in Farmington, Connecticut. He is interred at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Oliver Wolcott, Jr., his son, served as Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents George Washington and John Adams and as Governor of Connecticut. The town of Wolcott, Connecticut was named in honor of Oliver and his son, Oliver Jr. His home in Litchfield was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. In Torrington, Connecticut there is a school named after him Oliver Wolcott Technical High School. He was passionate about poetry.

About 1798, Fort Washington on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island was renamed Fort Wolcott. Fort Wolcott was an active fortification until 1836. It later became the site of the United States Naval Torpedo Station.

Oliver married Collins, Laura in 1751 in Of, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Laura was born on 1 Jan 1732 in Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 19 Apr 1794 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!BIRTH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford CT.; pg.303, WOLCOTT, Sam[ue]ll, s. Samuell & Judeth, b. Apr 11, 1679, Vol.1, Pg.6. !MARRIAGE: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford CT.; pg.303, WOLCOTT, Samuell, m. Abigail COLLINS, d. wid. [___], Dec 27, 1706, by Capt. Nathaniell WHITE, J.P. Vol.1, Pg.32. !DEATH: Barbour Collection, Microfilm, Roll 2982, Wethersfield, Hartford CT.; pg.304, WOLCOTT, Samuell, Capt., d. Sept 15, 1734. Vol.1, Pg.32. !BURIAL: Wethersfield Inscriptions, a Complete Record of the Inscriptions in The Five Burial Places in the Ancient Town of Wethersfield, including the Towns of Rocky Hill, Newington, and Beckley Quarter (in Berlin), also a portion of the Inscriptions in the Oldest Cemetery in Glastonbury, compiled by Edward Sweetser TILLOTSON, published by Willia F. BOARDMAN, Hartford, CT. 1899; pg.144, Here lyes Buried the Body of Samuel Wolcott, Who died Sep'tr ye 15th 1734, in the 58th year of his Age. !PROBATE RECORD: WILL; A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Compiled by Charles William Manwaring, Vol. I. Hartford District, 1635 - 1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. PECK & Co. Printers 1904; Vol.3, p.211, [Vol., page 261] WOLCOTT, Samuel, Wethersfield. Invt. L~4400-12-03. Taken 18 November, 1734, by Nathaniel Stilman, Elizur GOODRICH and Jonathan BELDING. Will dated 29 August, 1734. I, Samuel WOLCOTT of Wethersfield, do make and ordain this my last will and testament: I give to Abigail, my wife, all such and so much estate, goods and chattels which pertained unto her at the day of our intermarriage and which by virtue thereof hath been brought into my family (viz.) her proper pportion which I received with or by her, to have and to hold sd. estate (both real and personal) to her and her heirs forever. I also give to my wife sforesd. 1-3 part of the residue of my moveable and personal estate herein nextly devised (that is to say), 1-3 part of my household goods, quick or live stock, and utensils and implements of husbandry, to have and hold the same to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my aforesd. wife the use and improvement of 1-2 of my present mansion house wherein I now dwell, to be to her use during such time she shall survive as my widow, sole and unmarried againe, and also the improvement of 1-3 part of my real estate. I give unto my sons Oliver, Samuel, Elisha and Josiah WOLCOTT, after the abovesd. bequest is made out lawful debts by me contracted satisfied and paid, all the residue of my estate, both real and personal or mixt, to be equally divided amongst my sons, saving and excepting my son Elisha, whose part and portion in the premises is to be L~60 less than an equal part in regard of his advancement in a trade, and saving and excepting my eldest son Oliver, whose portion is to be double the sd. share and part of ye aforesd. So have Oliver, Samuel, Elisha and Josiah WOLCOTT in such their respective portions, and to their heirs and assigns forever. Furthermore, my will is that the partition of the above divided premises to my sons be made by them or their guardians. I give to my aforesd. sons all the reversion and remainder of that estate, goods and chattels afore divided and bequeathed to my wife for and during the term of her natural life, to be divided amongst them at her decease, according to the rule and in proportion as above. I give to my two daughters, Abigail, the wife Abraham WATERUS, and Mehetabell, the wife of Jonathan RUSSELL, L~100 apiece, and to each of them in addition to what they have already received, to be paid either in money or out of the moveable part of my estate at inventory price, at the election of my sons, to be borne and paid by them or their legal representatives. Lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint Oliver, my eldest son, sole executor. I entreat the Rev. William BURNHAM of Kensington and Mr. John STILMANof Wethersfield to oversee the excution of my will. Samuel WOLCOTT, LS. Witness Willian BURNHAM, Amasa ADAMS, Abraham HARRIS. Court record, Page II- 1 September, 1734: Will Proven.

Documentation
!BIRTH: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Register
of Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors, page 236. Barbour - Vital Records
of Wethersfield, Conn., page 303.
!MARRIAGE: Source - Barbour - V.R. of Wethersfield, Conn., page 303. The
ceremony was performed by Capt. Nathaniell White, J.P.
!DEATH: Source - same as birth. page 304.

Source - Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Volume I, page 476.
Researched Middletown Land Records by Frank Farnsworth Starr, also
gravestone states that Abigail is the daughter of "ye Rev'd Mr Nathaniel
Collins of Middletown.

Source - Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Voolume I, page 476. Researched Middletown Land Records by Frank Farnsworth Starr, also gravestone states that Abigail is the daughter of "ye Rev'd Mr Nathaniel Collins of Middletown.

While a youth, Samuel lived for a time with his uncle, Josiah Wolcott, Es q., of Salem, MA; in one of his letters, Josiah expressed his favorable o pinion of Samuel.
When Samuel was 16, his father died, and as the eldest of eight chil dren, Samuel took responsibility for the family. He appears to have inte rrupted his education at this time to work as an importing merchant. Dur ing Queen Ann's War he commanded a military company. The house which h e built on Wolcott Hill later became famous as Washington's headquarter s in Wethersfield.
The inventory of his estate amounted to L5,097, 2s., 10d -- a larg e sum for his time. His tombstone in the Wethersfield churchyard is a br own stone monument supported by five columns, with the Wolcott coat of ar ms on the table top.

Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut
Person Page - 269
Rev. Nathaniel Collins was born in 1642. He was the son of Deacon Edward Collins and Martha (?). Rev. Nathaniel Collins married Mary Whiting, daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting. Rev. Nathaniel Collins died in 1684.
Child of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Mary Whiting
Abigail Whiting+ b. 1681, d. 1758
Citations
[S55] Maude Pinney Kuhns, The MARY AND JOHN, Page 93.
Mary Whiting

Mary Whiting was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting. Mary Whiting married Rev. Nathaniel Collins, son of Deacon Edward Collins and Martha (?).
Child of Mary Whiting and Rev. Nathaniel Collins
Abigail Whiting+ b. 1681, d. 1758
Rev. Samuel Whiting
b. 1597, d. 1679
Rev. Samuel Whiting was born in 1597. He died in 1679.
Child of Rev. Samuel Whiting
Mary Whiting+
Abigail Whiting
b. 1681, d. 1758

Abigail Whiting was born in 1681. She was the daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Mary Whiting. Abigail Whiting married Samuel Wolcott, son of Samuel Wolcott and Judith Appleton, in 1705. Abigail Whiting died in 1758.
Child of Abigail Whiting and Samuel Wolcott
Mehitable Wolcott b. 1715
Mehitable Wolcott1
b. 1715

Mehitable Wolcott married Jonathan Russell. Mehitable Wolcott was born in 1715. She was the daughter of Samuel Wolcott and Abigail Whiting.
Citations
[S132] Chandler Wolcott, The Family of Henry Wolcott, Page 67/Item 120-4.

http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p269.htm

Samuel married Collins, Abigail on 27 Dec 1705 in Pb Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Collins, Reverend Nathaniel I and Whiting, Mary) was born on 2 Jun 1673 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; was christened in in England; died on 6 Feb 1758 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried on 19 Mar 1608 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• MARR: 1702

Notes:

Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut
Person Page - 269
Rev. Nathaniel Collins was born in 1642. He was the son of Deacon Edward Collins and Martha (?). Rev. Nathaniel Collins married Mary Whiting, daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting. Rev. Nathaniel Collins died in 1684.
Child of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Mary Whiting
Abigail Whiting+ b. 1681, d. 1758
Citations
[S55] Maude Pinney Kuhns, The MARY AND JOHN, Page 93.
Mary Whiting

Mary Whiting was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting. Mary Whiting married Rev. Nathaniel Collins, son of Deacon Edward Collins and Martha (?).
Child of Mary Whiting and Rev. Nathaniel Collins
Abigail Whiting+ b. 1681, d. 1758
Rev. Samuel Whiting
b. 1597, d. 1679
Rev. Samuel Whiting was born in 1597. He died in 1679.
Child of Rev. Samuel Whiting
Mary Whiting+
Abigail Whiting
b. 1681, d. 1758

Abigail Whiting was born in 1681. She was the daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Collins and Mary Whiting. Abigail Whiting married Samuel Wolcott, son of Samuel Wolcott and Judith Appleton, in 1705. Abigail Whiting died in 1758.
Child of Abigail Whiting and Samuel Wolcott
Mehitable Wolcott b. 1715
Mehitable Wolcott1
b. 1715

Mehitable Wolcott married Jonathan Russell. Mehitable Wolcott was born in 1715. She was the daughter of Samuel Wolcott and Abigail Whiting.
Citations
[S132] Chandler Wolcott, The Family of Henry Wolcott, Page 67/Item 120-4.

http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p269.htm

DEATH: Age 76
Birth: Jul. 31, 1681
Death: Feb. 6, 1758, USA

"Here lies Interr'd the body of Mrs. Abigail Wolcott, Relict to Capt. Samuel Wolcott, and daughter to ye Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Collins of Middletown. Who departed this life Feb'ry ye 6: 1758. in the 77th year of her age."

Burial:
Wethersfield Village Cemetery
Wethersfield
Hartford County
Connecticut, USA

Created by: Marsha Redden
Record added: May 17, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8775337
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BIRTH: Also shown as Born 13 Jul 1681

DEATH: Also shown as Died Woolverstone, Suffolk, England.

DEATH: Also shown as Died 6 Feb 1768

Samuel married Appleton, Judith on 6 Mar 1678 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Judith (daughter of Appleton, Samuel and Paine, Hannah) was born on 19 Aug 1653 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Feb 1741 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Feb 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!BIRTH: Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1 Births, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, MA 1910. pg 26 !MARRIAGE: New England marriages prior to 1700; pg 833, WOLCOTT, Samuel (1656-1695) & Judith APPLETON (ca 1653-1741), Ipswich; 6 Mar 1678; Wethersfield, CT !DEATH: BOOK, Wethersfield Inscritions,a Complete Record of the Inscriptions,the five Burial Places in the Ancient town of Wethersfield including the towns of Rocky Hill, Newington & Beckley Quarter (in Berlin) also a portion of the inscriptions in the Oldest Cemetery in Glastonbury, compliled by Howard Sweeter Tillotson, Published by William F.J. Boardman, Hartford, CT 1899; pg.143, Here lies Interr'd the-Body of Mrs. Judith-Wolcott, Relict of Mr.-Samuel Wolcott Dec,d,-and Daughter of the -Worshipfull Samuel Appleton Esq, of-Ipswich, who Died-Feb'ry 19th 1740/41 about-88th Years of Age. !PROBATE RECORD: WILL; A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Compiled by Charles William Manwaring, Vol. I. Hartford District, 1635 - 1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. PECK & Co. Printers 1904; Vol.3, p.372, [Vol.XIII, page 258]. WOLCOTT, Judith, Wethersfield. Whereas, Mrs. Judith WOLCOTT, late of Wethersfield, did give by her will her whole estate to her five surviving daughters and unto the sons and daughters of her deceased son Capt. samuel WOLCOTT, late of Wethersfield, to be divided among them as in sd. will expressed; and whereas, her son Josias WOLCOTT did likewise give by his will some part of his estate to his brother, the aforesd. Capt. Samuel WOLCOTT, and his sisters, to be equally divided among them after the death of his mother, Mrs. Judith WOLCOTT: Now, know all men by these presents: That we, william BURNHAM and Hannah his wife of Kensington, Sarah WELLES, Relict of Capt. Robert WELLES, late of Wethersfield deceased, Samuel ROBBINS and Lucy his wife, Elizabeth WOLCOTT, John STILMAN and Mary his wife, Abigail WOLCOTT, relict of Capt. Samuel WOLCOTT deceased, Samuel WOLCOTT, Elisha WOLCOTT and Josiah WOLCOTT, all of Wethersfield, Abraham WATERHOUSE and Abigail his wife of Saybrook and Jonathan RUSSELL and Mehetabell his wife of Wethersfield, all the parties that are interested in either of the estates given as above said, have agreed upon a divison and final settlement of both the estates afore sd. Signed and sealed, 12 March, 1740-1 John STILMAN,LS. Abigail WOLCOTT,LS. Elisha WOLCOTT,LS. William BURNHAM,LS. Samuel ROBBINS,LS. Elizabeth WOLCOTT,LS. Abigail WATERHOUSE,LS. Jonathan RUSSELL,LS. Mary STILMAN,LS. Samuel WOLCOTT,LS. Sarah WELLES,LS. Hannah BURNHAM,LS. Lucy ROBBINS,LS Josiah WOLLCOTT,LS A braham WATERHOUSE,LS. Mehetabell RUSSELL,LS. Witness: william BURNHAM, JR., Josiah WELLES. Court Record, Page 84-12 March, 1740-1: Agreement accepted. Joseph TALCOTT, Esq., Judge.

DOCUMENTATION

!BIRTH: The Society of Colonial Wars in The State of Conn. Registers of
Pedigrees and Services of Ancestors page 236.
!MARRIAGE: Source - same as birth.
!DEATH: Source - same as birth.

In October 1660, Judith received L400 in the will of her grandfather Will iam Paine of Ipswich.

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LCVZ-KJF
• Graduation: 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; Harvard

Notes:

Notes:
1. A Reverend.

Nathaniel married Whiting, Mary on 3 Aug 1664 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Mary (daughter of Whiting, William and Mygatt, Susannah) was born in 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died on 25 Oct 1709 in Middletown, Connecticut; was buried in 1709 in of Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch Id: LCQD-XGY

Notes:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/CollinsInDepth.pdf
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Sources of Information:
1. Notebooks of Naoma Manwaring Harker and Mark Whiting.

Notes:
1. Named in her father's 1647 will.