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Happy Birthday Samuel Wolcott Sr.

April 16 Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott Line By Don Taylor Today, I remember my 9th great-grandfather, Samuel Wolcott. No mistake, he is the third Samual Wolcott whose birthday is this week. His son, Samuel Wolcott, celebrated his birthday last Monday and his grandson’s … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Samuel Wolcott, III

April 13 Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott Line By Don Taylor Today, I remember my 7th great-grandfather, Samuel Wolcott. He is the son of Samuel Wolcott whose birthday was last Monday.. He was born on 13 April 1713 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony. Samuel … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Samuel Wolcott, Jr.

Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott Line April 11 Today, I remember my 8th great-grandfather Samuel Wolcott. He was born on 11 April 1676 in Wethersfield Hartford County, Connecticut. Samuel married Abaigail Collins on 27 December 1705. Captain Wolcott commanded a company during the French … Continue reading

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Wolcott – Surname Saturday

By Don Taylor Ancestry indicates that the surname “Wolcott” is a Habitational name for someone from Wollcot in Somerset, England. Possibly so named from the Middle English wolle meaning “spring” and cot, meaning “cottage” or “shelter.” Forebears indicate it is … Continue reading

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Mary Parsons – The 1855 New York Census opened a Brick Wall

Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and following widows can be particularly difficult. I had been unable to find her in several early census records after her husband died. … Continue reading

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