William WALCOTT^[1]

1608 - Abt 1660  (51 years)

• Name	William WALCOTT
  Born	6 Sep 1608	Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	WOOLCOTT, WOLCOT
  Migration	Bef 1630
  Migration	1638
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	Abt 1660	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I3970	Main
  Last Modified	25 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Humphrey WOLCOTT,   b. 1586, Walcot Hall, Walcot, Shropshire, England ,   d. 6 Jun 1650, Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Anna DOCURA,   b. 1586, Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England ,   d. 1675, Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F31713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice INGERSOLL,   b. 12 Dec 1612, Swithens, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. Aft 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age > 34 years)
  Married	Abt 1630	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Alice WALCOTT,   b. Abt 1636,   d. 1714, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Abraham WALCOTT,   b. Abt 1640, Salem Village [Danvers], Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1699, Salem Village [Danvers], Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 59 years) + 3. Capt Jonathan WALCOTT,   b. Mar 1639, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Dec 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 60 years)   4. Elizabeth WALCOTT,   b. 1643, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	9 May 2016
  Family ID	F1387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Winifred MNU,   b. prob Salem, Massachusetts ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - Abt 1630 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Died - Abt 1660 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  1636, was granted 30 acres of land at Jeffrey's Creek near Salem Massachusetts. He must have returned to England, as he is listed as leaving England for America in 1638: "William Walcot for Capt. Butler, passenger for Providence Island by the Swallow". William held land at Salem for a family of 4 people in 1640. He married Alice Ingersoll, daughter of Richard Ingersoll of Salem. Richard Ingersoll died in 1644 and his wife married John Knight in 1647 and moved to Newbury. Richard Ingersoll's 's daughter, Alice Walcott, was mentioned in his will to receive "my house at town with 10 acres upland & meadow after my wifes decease." William Walcott was one of several residents of Salem, including the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, who were censured in a letter from the Salem church to the Dorchester Church, dated 1/5/39: "William Walcott for refusing to bring his child to the ordinance, neglecting willingly family duties, etc." This probably means that he did not have his child baptized, and may indicate he was a follower of Roger Williams who advocated adult baptism. The Quarterly Court at Salem ordered in 1642 that William Walcott be whipped for idleness. Essex Co. Quarterly Court records state: "Willia. Walcotts wife children & estate committed to Richard Inkersell hs father in law 27:10:1643 to be disposed of according to God and the said Wm. Walcott to bee & Remaine as his servant." William is thought to have left Salem about 1644, leaving his family behind. In that year a law was passed saying that all who opposed infant baptism were subject to banishment from the colony. In 1651 he or another William Walcott was a shoals witness in Maine. In 1652 the Salem records show that "means were taken by the court to preserve his estate." This probably included selling his land, because in 1652, Robert Goodell of Salem owned land at Salem which included 30 acres that had formerly been granted to William Walcott. ----- According to the Wolcott DNA website (http://www.wolcottfamily.com/dna.html), William is from genetic group, Group I1A, which in England usually indicates early Danish or Norman origins. The family probably originated in eastern England where these invaders settled.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Blue Hill and their families, Early settlers in, Burr, B. A.