Noah Wolcott (sometimes spelled "Woolcott" was living in the Mooreville area of York Township in 1834. The history of Washtenaw County of 1881 says the territorial legislature of Michigan passed a statute in 1834 creating York township, which had previously been part of Ypsilanti township. William Moore picked the name "York" because the early settlers came mostly from New York. The statute said the organizational meeting would take place in the home of Noah Wolcott in Mooreville.
On Oct. 5, 1825, Noah Woolcott married Polly Smith. Noah was a resident of Colchester, VT at the time of this marriage. Source: Ancestry Library.
Wolcott must have lived in the Mooreville area around 1834, because the "village" of Mooreville had no residents in 1834. Even William Moore lived outside the platted area.
In April 1833, William Moore filed paperwork at the Washtenaw Register of Deeds creating the Village of Mooreville on paper, although it had no residents.
The Register of Deeds office shows Noah Wolcott was the first one to buy lots in the "village." He bought 17 empty lots altogether, on April 10, 1834, for $25. (Liber F, page 429, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.) Some of his lots were later used to build a hotel.
In December, Noah "Woolcott" and his wife Harriet, of York township, sold one lot of their land for $25 to the school district for a school house in Mooreville. (Liber U, page 356, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.)
In the 1850 census of York township, Noah may have just died, because the census shows the Wolcott children living in the Robinson home. [A marriage record shows Harriet Wolcott married Alen P. Robinson March 10, 1850.] Three Robinson childlren lived in the home, and four young Wolcott children and two teen age Wolcott girls.
The Wolcott youngsters were as follows:
Martin, 7, born MI (later a harness maker)
Charles, 7, born MI (probably twins)
Amanda, 5, born MI
Caroline H., 3, born Mich;
Cornelia A. Wolcott, 22, born in Vermont
Mary Jane Wolcott, 18, born in Vermont.
Thirteen years later, Martin Wolcott and his wife Caroline were selling property from the estate of Noah Wolcott, deceased. Martin had a one-sixth interest in the land, so Noah's land apparently was divided equally among six children.
Noah's actual date of birth is not known, but his date of death was found on a gravestone in Mooreville Cemetery, row 15, as recorded in a survey done by the Washtenaw Genealogical Society in 1990. The gravestone says he was 52 years old, so he was born about 1795.
Some of his family was buried in Mooreville cemetery, but later exhumed and moved to Marble Park Cemetery. Therefore I believe he was buried in Mooreville Cemetery.
Note: Noah Wolcott was 43 when he married Harriet Draper, 23, on May 31, 1839, according to Washtenaw County marriage records, vol. 1 page 30. The marriage took place in York township and both the bride and groom were residents of York. Witnessed by: J. R. Bowers, M.D.
The death certificate of Noah's daughter, Amanda, indicates that her father Noah was born in NY State, and so was her mother Harriett Draper.
On Oct. 5, 1825, Noah Woolcott married Polly Smith. Noah was a resident of Colchester, VT at the time of this marriage. Source: Ancestry Library.
Wolcott must have lived in the Mooreville area around 1834, because the "village" of Mooreville had no residents in 1834. Even William Moore lived outside the platted area.
In April 1833, William Moore filed paperwork at the Washtenaw Register of Deeds creating the Village of Mooreville on paper, although it had no residents.
The Register of Deeds office shows Noah Wolcott was the first one to buy lots in the "village." He bought 17 empty lots altogether, on April 10, 1834, for $25. (Liber F, page 429, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.) Some of his lots were later used to build a hotel.
In December, Noah "Woolcott" and his wife Harriet, of York township, sold one lot of their land for $25 to the school district for a school house in Mooreville. (Liber U, page 356, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.)
In the 1850 census of York township, Noah may have just died, because the census shows the Wolcott children living in the Robinson home. [A marriage record shows Harriet Wolcott married Alen P. Robinson March 10, 1850.] Three Robinson childlren lived in the home, and four young Wolcott children and two teen age Wolcott girls.
The Wolcott youngsters were as follows:
Martin, 7, born MI (later a harness maker)
Charles, 7, born MI (probably twins)
Amanda, 5, born MI
Caroline H., 3, born Mich;
Cornelia A. Wolcott, 22, born in Vermont
Mary Jane Wolcott, 18, born in Vermont.
Thirteen years later, Martin Wolcott and his wife Caroline were selling property from the estate of Noah Wolcott, deceased. Martin had a one-sixth interest in the land, so Noah's land apparently was divided equally among six children.
Noah's actual date of birth is not known, but his date of death was found on a gravestone in Mooreville Cemetery, row 15, as recorded in a survey done by the Washtenaw Genealogical Society in 1990. The gravestone says he was 52 years old, so he was born about 1795.
Some of his family was buried in Mooreville cemetery, but later exhumed and moved to Marble Park Cemetery. Therefore I believe he was buried in Mooreville Cemetery.
Note: Noah Wolcott was 43 when he married Harriet Draper, 23, on May 31, 1839, according to Washtenaw County marriage records, vol. 1 page 30. The marriage took place in York township and both the bride and groom were residents of York. Witnessed by: J. R. Bowers, M.D.
The death certificate of Noah's daughter, Amanda, indicates that her father Noah was born in NY State, and so was her mother Harriett Draper.
Noah Wolcott (sometimes spelled "Woolcott" was living in the Mooreville area of York Township in 1834. The history of Washtenaw County of 1881 says the territorial legislature of Michigan passed a statute in 1834 creating York township, which had previously been part of Ypsilanti township. William Moore picked the name "York" because the early settlers came mostly from New York. The statute said the organizational meeting would take place in the home of Noah Wolcott in Mooreville.
On Oct. 5, 1825, Noah Woolcott married Polly Smith. Noah was a resident of Colchester, VT at the time of this marriage. Source: Ancestry Library.
Wolcott must have lived in the Mooreville area around 1834, because the "village" of Mooreville had no residents in 1834. Even William Moore lived outside the platted area.
In April 1833, William Moore filed paperwork at the Washtenaw Register of Deeds creating the Village of Mooreville on paper, although it had no residents.
The Register of Deeds office shows Noah Wolcott was the first one to buy lots in the "village." He bought 17 empty lots altogether, on April 10, 1834, for $25. (Liber F, page 429, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.) Some of his lots were later used to build a hotel.
In December, Noah "Woolcott" and his wife Harriet, of York township, sold one lot of their land for $25 to the school district for a school house in Mooreville. (Liber U, page 356, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.)
In the 1850 census of York township, Noah may have just died, because the census shows the Wolcott children living in the Robinson home. [A marriage record shows Harriet Wolcott married Alen P. Robinson March 10, 1850.] Three Robinson childlren lived in the home, and four young Wolcott children and two teen age Wolcott girls.
The Wolcott youngsters were as follows:
Martin, 7, born MI (later a harness maker)
Charles, 7, born MI (probably twins)
Amanda, 5, born MI
Caroline H., 3, born Mich;
Cornelia A. Wolcott, 22, born in Vermont
Mary Jane Wolcott, 18, born in Vermont.
Thirteen years later, Martin Wolcott and his wife Caroline were selling property from the estate of Noah Wolcott, deceased. Martin had a one-sixth interest in the land, so Noah's land apparently was divided equally among six children.
Noah's actual date of birth is not known, but his date of death was found on a gravestone in Mooreville Cemetery, row 15, as recorded in a survey done by the Washtenaw Genealogical Society in 1990. The gravestone says he was 52 years old, so he was born about 1795.
Some of his family was buried in Mooreville cemetery, but later exhumed and moved to Marble Park Cemetery. Therefore I believe he was buried in Mooreville Cemetery.
Note: Noah Wolcott was 43 when he married Harriet Draper, 23, on May 31, 1839, according to Washtenaw County marriage records, vol. 1 page 30. The marriage took place in York township and both the bride and groom were residents of York. Witnessed by: J. R. Bowers, M.D.
The death certificate of Noah's daughter, Amanda, indicates that her father Noah was born in NY State, and so was her mother Harriett Draper.
On Oct. 5, 1825, Noah Woolcott married Polly Smith. Noah was a resident of Colchester, VT at the time of this marriage. Source: Ancestry Library.
Wolcott must have lived in the Mooreville area around 1834, because the "village" of Mooreville had no residents in 1834. Even William Moore lived outside the platted area.
In April 1833, William Moore filed paperwork at the Washtenaw Register of Deeds creating the Village of Mooreville on paper, although it had no residents.
The Register of Deeds office shows Noah Wolcott was the first one to buy lots in the "village." He bought 17 empty lots altogether, on April 10, 1834, for $25. (Liber F, page 429, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.) Some of his lots were later used to build a hotel.
In December, Noah "Woolcott" and his wife Harriet, of York township, sold one lot of their land for $25 to the school district for a school house in Mooreville. (Liber U, page 356, Washtenaw Register of Deeds.)
In the 1850 census of York township, Noah may have just died, because the census shows the Wolcott children living in the Robinson home. [A marriage record shows Harriet Wolcott married Alen P. Robinson March 10, 1850.] Three Robinson childlren lived in the home, and four young Wolcott children and two teen age Wolcott girls.
The Wolcott youngsters were as follows:
Martin, 7, born MI (later a harness maker)
Charles, 7, born MI (probably twins)
Amanda, 5, born MI
Caroline H., 3, born Mich;
Cornelia A. Wolcott, 22, born in Vermont
Mary Jane Wolcott, 18, born in Vermont.
Thirteen years later, Martin Wolcott and his wife Caroline were selling property from the estate of Noah Wolcott, deceased. Martin had a one-sixth interest in the land, so Noah's land apparently was divided equally among six children.
Noah's actual date of birth is not known, but his date of death was found on a gravestone in Mooreville Cemetery, row 15, as recorded in a survey done by the Washtenaw Genealogical Society in 1990. The gravestone says he was 52 years old, so he was born about 1795.
Some of his family was buried in Mooreville cemetery, but later exhumed and moved to Marble Park Cemetery. Therefore I believe he was buried in Mooreville Cemetery.
Note: Noah Wolcott was 43 when he married Harriet Draper, 23, on May 31, 1839, according to Washtenaw County marriage records, vol. 1 page 30. The marriage took place in York township and both the bride and groom were residents of York. Witnessed by: J. R. Bowers, M.D.
The death certificate of Noah's daughter, Amanda, indicates that her father Noah was born in NY State, and so was her mother Harriett Draper.
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