Y DNA tests of family line descendants of the John Wolcott IV and Josiah Wolcott indicate that they were genetically related along the paternal line of ancestry. Documentation indicates that John and Josiah were 5th cousins 2 times removed. This separation is in line with the Y DNA test results. Y DNA SNP testing of proven descendants of John Wolcott IV provide DEFINITIVE proof that they all descend from the immigrant John Wolcott I of Watertown, Massachusetts. Y DNA SNP results from proven descendants of the brothers of Josiah Wolcott provide DEFINITIVE proof that they descend from the immigrant Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. These results are mutually exclusive, John's descendant's CANNOT be descendants of Henry, and Henry's descendants CANNOT be descendants of John. IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED THAT THESE ARE Y DNA TEST RESULTS, NOT AUTOSOMAL DNA, AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RELATIONSHIP TO AUTOSOMAL ETHNITICITY RESULTS!
Descendants of the immigrant John Wolcott have been proven via Y DNA SNP testing to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y22158, while descendants of the immigrant Henry Wolcott have been proven to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y20600. Haplogroup Y22158 branched off from Y20600 about 1570AD.
Descendants of Elijah Wolcott, son of Silas, positive results for Y DNA SNP Y22158 provides DEFINITIVE proof that descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania are descended from the immigrant John Wolcott Sr. of Watertown, MA including the Wolcott community of Brookfield, MA.
The parents of Silas Wolcott have not been documented through traditional research. There are no known sources or records to determine his ancestry. The genealogies published by the Wolcott Family Society cites documents for Silas's siblings in the Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania area, these documents are also cited on the Wolcott Family Society website: www.wolcottfamily.com. His marriage to Margaret Rowen, his children and his burial place are all well documented.
Some descendants speculate Silas' father was John Wolcott V(2) and his mother was Unknown. Others speculate his parents were Josiah Wolcott and Lucy White.
John Wolcott V(1) & John Wolcott V(2) are so identified as they are both believed to be the sons of John Wolcott IV by different mothers. The (1) & (2) are used to indicate both were of the same generation (V). John V(1) is the only documented child of John IV.
There are no proven male line descendants of Josiah Wolcott. Josiah's only known son to survive into adulthood, Josiah Jr., left home without his father's blessing and was apparently never heard from again. This is documented in the most recently published genealogy and on the Wolcott Family website: "A notice placed in the 1775 New York Gazette reads: "Whereas my son Josiah Wolcot Jun. of Newark hath absconded himself from me without my libertie of knowdedge, these are therefore to forbid all persons trusting him (for I protest against paying any debts of his contracting) or to employ him in any business except making chairs, spinning wheels, or joiners work. All masters of vessels are forbid taking him on board. If he enlists himself in any military service I demand his wages during the time of his minority. Josiah Wolcot, dated Newark July the first 1775." Josiah's brothers do have descendants who have done Y DNA SNP testing, and their results show they belong to Y haplogroup Y20600. ANY male line descendants of Josiah would also belong to haplogroup Y20600, and Josiah CANNOT be the ancestor of anyone belonging to haplogroup Y22158. Josiah is scientifically eliminated as a possible father of Silas Wolcott.
WOLCOTT DNA PROJECT : 17 September 2014
"The Wolcott DNA Project was begun in 2004. Since that time, DNA information has been collected on eighty-two (82) persons (now 128 persons in 2021) bearing the Wolcott surname or spelling variants including Walcott, Wilcott, Woolcott and others . . . These include descendants of all the principal Wolcott lines known to be descended from one of the five early Wolcott immigrants to America identified by the Wolcott Family Society [www.wolcottfamily.com].
The early Wolcott immigrants to America included two men of interest in considering the likely ancestry of the frontiersman, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834). These include the prominent immigrant, Henry Wolcott (1578-1655), who arrived at Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630, and later participated in the settlement of the community of Windsor, Connecticut. Descendants of Henry Wolcott of Windsor include multiple early governors of Connecticut and Massachusetts and prominent participants in the American Revolution and early government, including Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), a signer of the U. S. Declaration of Independence, and his son, Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800. The other immigrant of interest is John Wolcott (1599-1638), who arrived at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634, and whose descendants later settled the community of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Henry of Windsor and John of Watertown were closely related; being 2nd cousins, once removed, with a common ancestor in Thomas Wolcott (1500-1555) of Tolland, Somerset, England.
The family of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut was extensively documented by early Wolcott family genealogists, being prominent and prosperous in Colonial America, and much more likely to remain in established communities with maintained public records. In contrast, the family of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, while well-recorded through Brookfield, Massachusetts, later included several families that departed for the American frontier, where record-keeping, and even literacy, was less well established. For the most part, participants in our Wolcott DNA Project from families lacking documented connections to one of the early Wolcott families in America have been determined, via DNA analysis, to be more likely to be descended from the Wolcott community of Brookfield, Massachusetts, than from the more established family descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut.
CDYb – At an early stage in the Wolcott DNA Project, it was determined that the DNA marker CDYb could be used to reliably separate descendants of the closely related lines of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut and John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . No known descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 37 or 38. Of the . . . participants KNOWN to be descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, all . . . show the value 39 for the marker CDYb. Of the . . . participants BELIEVED to be descended from John, for the marker CDYb {some have} the value of 39 while {some have} the value of 40. No known descendant of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 39. As a result, it is reasonable to conclude that any person whose DNA record . . . includes the determining value of 39 for the marker CDYb can almost certainly be excluded from being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut, and most likely is descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts.
DNA record of descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes . . . participants descended from the frontiersman Silas Wolcott, including . . . from Silas' son, Elijah Wolcott (1781-1840) and o. . . from John Rowan Wolcott (1789- 1877). All . . . of these participants show the value of 39 for CDYb, indicating that they almost certainly are not descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut (i.e. the probability of any participant in the Wolcott DNA Project showing the value of 39 for CDYb being descended from Henry Wolcott, or by extension, any of Henry's true descendants, approaches 0%), and that they most likely are descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts. [One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data to the YSearch website under the code XZC5T.]
DNA record of descendants of George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut (1653-1726) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes. . . participants descended from George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a grandson of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut via Henry's son, George Wolcott (1612-1662) of Windsor, Connecticut. These include . . . from George Wolcott III of Wethersfield (1701- ), . . . from Joshua Wolcott of Wethersfield (1708-1753) and . . . from David Wolcott of Wethersfield (1710-1779). All . . . of these participants show the value 37 for CDYb, which is consistent with being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. (One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data the YSearch website under the code ZH6AN.)
George Wolcott, Jr. had another son, Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield (1713-1784), who in 1741 married Lucy White French. This Josiah Wolcott was shown in some early Wolcott genealogies as a potential father of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania, but that connection was later proved through genealogical research to be unfounded. There currently are no known descendants of Josiah Wolcott participating in the Wolcott DNA Project; however, given that DNA records are available for descendants of three of Josiah's brothers, including George III, Joshua and David, and all of those records include the value of 37 for the marker CDYb, it is almost certain that Josiah and his male descendants also carried the ancestral Henry Wolcott of Windsor value of 37 for CDYb. Given that all known descendants of Silas Wolcott in the Wolcott DNA Project have shown the ancestral John Wolcott of Watertown value of 39 for CDYb, it is almost certain that Silas Wolcott also carried the 39 value, meaning that, based on an analysis of DNA data, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania almost certainly cannot be a son to Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield.
Ancestry of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania – It is straightforward to dismiss Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield as Silas Wolcott's father. Determining Silas' true father, however, is difficult, given that no written record of his ancestry has been proven. An interesting hypothesis has been developed by the Wolcott Family Society that connects Silas to the Brookfield Wolcott community, and in so doing addresses the fact that his birthplace is recorded as New Hampshire on the pension application filed by Silas' widow following the Revolutionary War. It may never be possible to "prove" a connection between Silas and his presumed father, the frontiersman, John Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1630- ), and then back to John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, Massachusetts, but the presence of determining DNA marker values provides a strong indication of this connection. Silas' descendants show the value 39 for the marker CDYb, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. In addition, Silas' descendants show the paired values of 14/30 for the paired markers 389i/ii, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. (In contrast, no descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor shows a value of 39 for CDYb or values of 14/30 for 389i/ii). In conclusion, Silas Wolcott either was a son of John Wolcott of Pennsylvania, who in turn was a son of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, or Silas was connected to the Brookfield Wolcott community via an alternative, closely related line of descent."
Charles Wolcott – Wolcott DNA Project Administrator - 091814
http://wolcottmilitarymen.blogspot.com/ John B Wolcott
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834)
"Silas Wolcott, b. 1755 NH, d. 1834 Litchfield Township, Bradford Co. PA; buried Park Cemetery, Litchfield PA.
Etta Wolcott Park, Silas' great-grandaughter, said that Silas "grew up in New Jersey and Easton, Pa.", possibly meaning Jersey Shore, on the Susquehanna River, near Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania. An affidavit was given by Jonathan Havens:
"Mr. Wolcott was brought up in Chester Co. Penna. where records of marriages are seldom made."
there are records in Chester Co. where a Paul Wolcott was married in 1777. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
Silas grew up in the wilderness and was an excellent marksman.
He enlisted at age 21 and served from April 1776 to January 1778 as a rifleman in Capt. Caspar Weitzel's Rifle Company, Col. Samuel Mile's Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Line. The regiment moved to Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, and after the Declaration of Independence was signed marched to Trenton and then to Perth Amboy. They fought to defend Long Island, but were forced to retreat.
Silas took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights, the defense of Fort Washington, and the retreat across the State of New Jersey. He was in the Battle of New Brunswick, and the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Day 1776, followed by the Battle of Princeton. Silas was in Capt. John Robb's Company, Col. Steward's Regiment, at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in the fall of 1777.
The 13th Pennsylvania moved to Valley Forge, where, family tradition holds, Silas was a bodyguard for General George Washington.
Silas was mustered out at Valley Forge on 1 January 1778 and returned to Bald Eagle. He married Margaret Rowan in 1778 at Lancaster PA. In 1784 Silas Willcot paid taxes at Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co. PA, his name is listed next to David Wilcot (David is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas) ; Silas was also on the Bald Eagle tax roll in 1786 for tax on one horse. He was on the roll in 1787. His name is on the tax roll for 1788 but was crossed out, he apparently having departed.
This was the year of the Indian massacres at Bald Eagle.
Silas was issued a land warrant for 400 acres of land in Bedford Co. PA on 8 July 1784, and in 1788 he paid taxes in Huntingdon Co. PA on 395 acres of land as a non-resident. Huntingdon Co. was formed in 1786, partly from Bedford Co. Possible relations, John and David Wolcott were subject to military duty in Huntingdon Co. in 1786. (John and David are believed by the Wolcott Society to be brothers of Silas)
In 1788 Silas is recorded as the first settler, at Catherine's Creek, New York near the later town of Havana. Settlers were later given the option of purchasing their land, and if they did not, they were required to leave. He is said to have later moved to land near Ithaca NY, but there has been no record of this found. He was probably living near Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA during 1802-7 when 3 of his children married members of the Park family of Litchfield. Silas applied for a military pension in 1818:
"Silas Wolcut of the township of Athens in the County of Bradford...did declare and say that he was born the fourth day of August 1755 in the State of New Hampshire". Silas stated that he was living at Northumberland Co. PA when he enlisted there, had served as Private in Col. Miles Regt., 13th PA Line, and was discharged at Valley Forge, Chester Co. PA 1 July 1776.
An 1820 a deposition a Paul Wolcutt, age 67, of Waynesville OH stated that the children of Revolutionary war soldier Silas Wolcott were Benjamin, Elijah, Mary, Dorcas, Loviah, John R., Minerva, and Margaret. The pension files state that Silas died 4 or 5 June 1834 Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
In 1839 his widow applied for a pension. Her deposition states that Silas m. Margaret Rowan who was b. 12 Oct. 1756 and resided with her son, Benjamin age 44, in Athens, Bradford Co. PA where the family had resided for 48 years, (since 1791). Benjamin stated that her children included Elijah, age 58 on 29 March 1834, Mary Munn, Dorcas Pew, Loviah Cushman, John, Minerva Read, Margaret Park, and 2 more children who d. in infancy."
The information shown for Silas' ancestral lineage here is that which is shown on the Wolcott Family Society webpages:
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/index.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/watertown.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/dna.html
Revolutionary War
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834) He served in the Revolutionary War. 13th PA Line, April 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1778. He was one of General Washington's bodyguards.
Silas Wolcott
Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Death place: Litchfield Township
Year: 1830;
Census Place: , Bradford, Pennsylvania
Note:
Residence date: 1830
Residence place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Note:
Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott 1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Residence place: Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,1995::82981
Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Service: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Service: Widow's pension
1835-1850
Philadelphia - Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott
1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Sources
↑ Y-DNA confirmation can be verified via Wolcott DNA Project at FTDNA
1830 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 145; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0020619.
1840 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 443; Page: 390; Image: 794; Family History Library Film: 0020537.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots - Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 - Original data: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 - Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 - Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Source: Ancestry.com. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Albertson, Charles L.. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity. Waverly N.Y.: Waverly Sun, 1943.
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Title: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929?1990. Digital Images, 3?5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872
Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls).
Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1830 U.S. Census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Descendants of the immigrant John Wolcott have been proven via Y DNA SNP testing to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y22158, while descendants of the immigrant Henry Wolcott have been proven to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y20600. Haplogroup Y22158 branched off from Y20600 about 1570AD.
Descendants of Elijah Wolcott, son of Silas, positive results for Y DNA SNP Y22158 provides DEFINITIVE proof that descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania are descended from the immigrant John Wolcott Sr. of Watertown, MA including the Wolcott community of Brookfield, MA.
The parents of Silas Wolcott have not been documented through traditional research. There are no known sources or records to determine his ancestry. The genealogies published by the Wolcott Family Society cites documents for Silas's siblings in the Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania area, these documents are also cited on the Wolcott Family Society website: www.wolcottfamily.com. His marriage to Margaret Rowen, his children and his burial place are all well documented.
Some descendants speculate Silas' father was John Wolcott V(2) and his mother was Unknown. Others speculate his parents were Josiah Wolcott and Lucy White.
John Wolcott V(1) & John Wolcott V(2) are so identified as they are both believed to be the sons of John Wolcott IV by different mothers. The (1) & (2) are used to indicate both were of the same generation (V). John V(1) is the only documented child of John IV.
There are no proven male line descendants of Josiah Wolcott. Josiah's only known son to survive into adulthood, Josiah Jr., left home without his father's blessing and was apparently never heard from again. This is documented in the most recently published genealogy and on the Wolcott Family website: "A notice placed in the 1775 New York Gazette reads: "Whereas my son Josiah Wolcot Jun. of Newark hath absconded himself from me without my libertie of knowdedge, these are therefore to forbid all persons trusting him (for I protest against paying any debts of his contracting) or to employ him in any business except making chairs, spinning wheels, or joiners work. All masters of vessels are forbid taking him on board. If he enlists himself in any military service I demand his wages during the time of his minority. Josiah Wolcot, dated Newark July the first 1775." Josiah's brothers do have descendants who have done Y DNA SNP testing, and their results show they belong to Y haplogroup Y20600. ANY male line descendants of Josiah would also belong to haplogroup Y20600, and Josiah CANNOT be the ancestor of anyone belonging to haplogroup Y22158. Josiah is scientifically eliminated as a possible father of Silas Wolcott.
WOLCOTT DNA PROJECT : 17 September 2014
"The Wolcott DNA Project was begun in 2004. Since that time, DNA information has been collected on eighty-two (82) persons (now 128 persons in 2021) bearing the Wolcott surname or spelling variants including Walcott, Wilcott, Woolcott and others . . . These include descendants of all the principal Wolcott lines known to be descended from one of the five early Wolcott immigrants to America identified by the Wolcott Family Society [www.wolcottfamily.com].
The early Wolcott immigrants to America included two men of interest in considering the likely ancestry of the frontiersman, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834). These include the prominent immigrant, Henry Wolcott (1578-1655), who arrived at Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630, and later participated in the settlement of the community of Windsor, Connecticut. Descendants of Henry Wolcott of Windsor include multiple early governors of Connecticut and Massachusetts and prominent participants in the American Revolution and early government, including Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), a signer of the U. S. Declaration of Independence, and his son, Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800. The other immigrant of interest is John Wolcott (1599-1638), who arrived at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634, and whose descendants later settled the community of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Henry of Windsor and John of Watertown were closely related; being 2nd cousins, once removed, with a common ancestor in Thomas Wolcott (1500-1555) of Tolland, Somerset, England.
The family of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut was extensively documented by early Wolcott family genealogists, being prominent and prosperous in Colonial America, and much more likely to remain in established communities with maintained public records. In contrast, the family of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, while well-recorded through Brookfield, Massachusetts, later included several families that departed for the American frontier, where record-keeping, and even literacy, was less well established. For the most part, participants in our Wolcott DNA Project from families lacking documented connections to one of the early Wolcott families in America have been determined, via DNA analysis, to be more likely to be descended from the Wolcott community of Brookfield, Massachusetts, than from the more established family descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut.
CDYb – At an early stage in the Wolcott DNA Project, it was determined that the DNA marker CDYb could be used to reliably separate descendants of the closely related lines of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut and John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . No known descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 37 or 38. Of the . . . participants KNOWN to be descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, all . . . show the value 39 for the marker CDYb. Of the . . . participants BELIEVED to be descended from John, for the marker CDYb {some have} the value of 39 while {some have} the value of 40. No known descendant of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 39. As a result, it is reasonable to conclude that any person whose DNA record . . . includes the determining value of 39 for the marker CDYb can almost certainly be excluded from being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut, and most likely is descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts.
DNA record of descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes . . . participants descended from the frontiersman Silas Wolcott, including . . . from Silas' son, Elijah Wolcott (1781-1840) and o. . . from John Rowan Wolcott (1789- 1877). All . . . of these participants show the value of 39 for CDYb, indicating that they almost certainly are not descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut (i.e. the probability of any participant in the Wolcott DNA Project showing the value of 39 for CDYb being descended from Henry Wolcott, or by extension, any of Henry's true descendants, approaches 0%), and that they most likely are descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts. [One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data to the YSearch website under the code XZC5T.]
DNA record of descendants of George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut (1653-1726) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes. . . participants descended from George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a grandson of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut via Henry's son, George Wolcott (1612-1662) of Windsor, Connecticut. These include . . . from George Wolcott III of Wethersfield (1701- ), . . . from Joshua Wolcott of Wethersfield (1708-1753) and . . . from David Wolcott of Wethersfield (1710-1779). All . . . of these participants show the value 37 for CDYb, which is consistent with being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. (One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data the YSearch website under the code ZH6AN.)
George Wolcott, Jr. had another son, Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield (1713-1784), who in 1741 married Lucy White French. This Josiah Wolcott was shown in some early Wolcott genealogies as a potential father of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania, but that connection was later proved through genealogical research to be unfounded. There currently are no known descendants of Josiah Wolcott participating in the Wolcott DNA Project; however, given that DNA records are available for descendants of three of Josiah's brothers, including George III, Joshua and David, and all of those records include the value of 37 for the marker CDYb, it is almost certain that Josiah and his male descendants also carried the ancestral Henry Wolcott of Windsor value of 37 for CDYb. Given that all known descendants of Silas Wolcott in the Wolcott DNA Project have shown the ancestral John Wolcott of Watertown value of 39 for CDYb, it is almost certain that Silas Wolcott also carried the 39 value, meaning that, based on an analysis of DNA data, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania almost certainly cannot be a son to Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield.
Ancestry of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania – It is straightforward to dismiss Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield as Silas Wolcott's father. Determining Silas' true father, however, is difficult, given that no written record of his ancestry has been proven. An interesting hypothesis has been developed by the Wolcott Family Society that connects Silas to the Brookfield Wolcott community, and in so doing addresses the fact that his birthplace is recorded as New Hampshire on the pension application filed by Silas' widow following the Revolutionary War. It may never be possible to "prove" a connection between Silas and his presumed father, the frontiersman, John Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1630- ), and then back to John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, Massachusetts, but the presence of determining DNA marker values provides a strong indication of this connection. Silas' descendants show the value 39 for the marker CDYb, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. In addition, Silas' descendants show the paired values of 14/30 for the paired markers 389i/ii, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. (In contrast, no descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor shows a value of 39 for CDYb or values of 14/30 for 389i/ii). In conclusion, Silas Wolcott either was a son of John Wolcott of Pennsylvania, who in turn was a son of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, or Silas was connected to the Brookfield Wolcott community via an alternative, closely related line of descent."
Charles Wolcott – Wolcott DNA Project Administrator - 091814
http://wolcottmilitarymen.blogspot.com/ John B Wolcott
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834)
"Silas Wolcott, b. 1755 NH, d. 1834 Litchfield Township, Bradford Co. PA; buried Park Cemetery, Litchfield PA.
Etta Wolcott Park, Silas' great-grandaughter, said that Silas "grew up in New Jersey and Easton, Pa.", possibly meaning Jersey Shore, on the Susquehanna River, near Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania. An affidavit was given by Jonathan Havens:
"Mr. Wolcott was brought up in Chester Co. Penna. where records of marriages are seldom made."
there are records in Chester Co. where a Paul Wolcott was married in 1777. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
Silas grew up in the wilderness and was an excellent marksman.
He enlisted at age 21 and served from April 1776 to January 1778 as a rifleman in Capt. Caspar Weitzel's Rifle Company, Col. Samuel Mile's Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Line. The regiment moved to Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, and after the Declaration of Independence was signed marched to Trenton and then to Perth Amboy. They fought to defend Long Island, but were forced to retreat.
Silas took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights, the defense of Fort Washington, and the retreat across the State of New Jersey. He was in the Battle of New Brunswick, and the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Day 1776, followed by the Battle of Princeton. Silas was in Capt. John Robb's Company, Col. Steward's Regiment, at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in the fall of 1777.
The 13th Pennsylvania moved to Valley Forge, where, family tradition holds, Silas was a bodyguard for General George Washington.
Silas was mustered out at Valley Forge on 1 January 1778 and returned to Bald Eagle. He married Margaret Rowan in 1778 at Lancaster PA. In 1784 Silas Willcot paid taxes at Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co. PA, his name is listed next to David Wilcot (David is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas) ; Silas was also on the Bald Eagle tax roll in 1786 for tax on one horse. He was on the roll in 1787. His name is on the tax roll for 1788 but was crossed out, he apparently having departed.
This was the year of the Indian massacres at Bald Eagle.
Silas was issued a land warrant for 400 acres of land in Bedford Co. PA on 8 July 1784, and in 1788 he paid taxes in Huntingdon Co. PA on 395 acres of land as a non-resident. Huntingdon Co. was formed in 1786, partly from Bedford Co. Possible relations, John and David Wolcott were subject to military duty in Huntingdon Co. in 1786. (John and David are believed by the Wolcott Society to be brothers of Silas)
In 1788 Silas is recorded as the first settler, at Catherine's Creek, New York near the later town of Havana. Settlers were later given the option of purchasing their land, and if they did not, they were required to leave. He is said to have later moved to land near Ithaca NY, but there has been no record of this found. He was probably living near Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA during 1802-7 when 3 of his children married members of the Park family of Litchfield. Silas applied for a military pension in 1818:
"Silas Wolcut of the township of Athens in the County of Bradford...did declare and say that he was born the fourth day of August 1755 in the State of New Hampshire". Silas stated that he was living at Northumberland Co. PA when he enlisted there, had served as Private in Col. Miles Regt., 13th PA Line, and was discharged at Valley Forge, Chester Co. PA 1 July 1776.
An 1820 a deposition a Paul Wolcutt, age 67, of Waynesville OH stated that the children of Revolutionary war soldier Silas Wolcott were Benjamin, Elijah, Mary, Dorcas, Loviah, John R., Minerva, and Margaret. The pension files state that Silas died 4 or 5 June 1834 Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
In 1839 his widow applied for a pension. Her deposition states that Silas m. Margaret Rowan who was b. 12 Oct. 1756 and resided with her son, Benjamin age 44, in Athens, Bradford Co. PA where the family had resided for 48 years, (since 1791). Benjamin stated that her children included Elijah, age 58 on 29 March 1834, Mary Munn, Dorcas Pew, Loviah Cushman, John, Minerva Read, Margaret Park, and 2 more children who d. in infancy."
The information shown for Silas' ancestral lineage here is that which is shown on the Wolcott Family Society webpages:
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/index.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/watertown.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/dna.html
Revolutionary War
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834) He served in the Revolutionary War. 13th PA Line, April 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1778. He was one of General Washington's bodyguards.
Silas Wolcott
Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Death place: Litchfield Township
Year: 1830;
Census Place: , Bradford, Pennsylvania
Note:
Residence date: 1830
Residence place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Note:
Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott 1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Residence place: Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,1995::82981
Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Service: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Service: Widow's pension
1835-1850
Philadelphia - Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott
1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Sources
↑ Y-DNA confirmation can be verified via Wolcott DNA Project at FTDNA
1830 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 145; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0020619.
1840 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 443; Page: 390; Image: 794; Family History Library Film: 0020537.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots - Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 - Original data: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 - Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 - Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Source: Ancestry.com. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Albertson, Charles L.. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity. Waverly N.Y.: Waverly Sun, 1943.
Title: History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,12711::0
Title: Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7249::0
Title: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2011 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Title: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929?1990. Digital Images, 3?5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872
Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls).
Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1830 U.S. Census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Y DNA tests of family line descendants of the John Wolcott IV and Josiah Wolcott indicate that they were genetically related along the paternal line of ancestry. Documentation indicates that John and Josiah were 5th cousins 2 times removed. This separation is in line with the Y DNA test results. Y DNA SNP testing of proven descendants of John Wolcott IV provide DEFINITIVE proof that they all descend from the immigrant John Wolcott I of Watertown, Massachusetts. Y DNA SNP results from proven descendants of the brothers of Josiah Wolcott provide DEFINITIVE proof that they descend from the immigrant Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. These results are mutually exclusive, John's descendant's CANNOT be descendants of Henry, and Henry's descendants CANNOT be descendants of John. IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED THAT THESE ARE Y DNA TEST RESULTS, NOT AUTOSOMAL DNA, AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RELATIONSHIP TO AUTOSOMAL ETHNITICITY RESULTS!
Descendants of the immigrant John Wolcott have been proven via Y DNA SNP testing to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y22158, while descendants of the immigrant Henry Wolcott have been proven to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y20600. Haplogroup Y22158 branched off from Y20600 about 1570AD.
Descendants of Elijah Wolcott, son of Silas, positive results for Y DNA SNP Y22158 provides DEFINITIVE proof that descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania are descended from the immigrant John Wolcott Sr. of Watertown, MA including the Wolcott community of Brookfield, MA.
The parents of Silas Wolcott have not been documented through traditional research. There are no known sources or records to determine his ancestry. The genealogies published by the Wolcott Family Society cites documents for Silas's siblings in the Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania area, these documents are also cited on the Wolcott Family Society website: www.wolcottfamily.com. His marriage to Margaret Rowen, his children and his burial place are all well documented.
Some descendants speculate Silas' father was John Wolcott V(2) and his mother was Unknown. Others speculate his parents were Josiah Wolcott and Lucy White.
John Wolcott V(1) & John Wolcott V(2) are so identified as they are both believed to be the sons of John Wolcott IV by different mothers. The (1) & (2) are used to indicate both were of the same generation (V). John V(1) is the only documented child of John IV.
There are no proven male line descendants of Josiah Wolcott. Josiah's only known son to survive into adulthood, Josiah Jr., left home without his father's blessing and was apparently never heard from again. This is documented in the most recently published genealogy and on the Wolcott Family website: "A notice placed in the 1775 New York Gazette reads: "Whereas my son Josiah Wolcot Jun. of Newark hath absconded himself from me without my libertie of knowdedge, these are therefore to forbid all persons trusting him (for I protest against paying any debts of his contracting) or to employ him in any business except making chairs, spinning wheels, or joiners work. All masters of vessels are forbid taking him on board. If he enlists himself in any military service I demand his wages during the time of his minority. Josiah Wolcot, dated Newark July the first 1775." Josiah's brothers do have descendants who have done Y DNA SNP testing, and their results show they belong to Y haplogroup Y20600. ANY male line descendants of Josiah would also belong to haplogroup Y20600, and Josiah CANNOT be the ancestor of anyone belonging to haplogroup Y22158. Josiah is scientifically eliminated as a possible father of Silas Wolcott.
WOLCOTT DNA PROJECT : 17 September 2014
"The Wolcott DNA Project was begun in 2004. Since that time, DNA information has been collected on eighty-two (82) persons (now 128 persons in 2021) bearing the Wolcott surname or spelling variants including Walcott, Wilcott, Woolcott and others . . . These include descendants of all the principal Wolcott lines known to be descended from one of the five early Wolcott immigrants to America identified by the Wolcott Family Society [www.wolcottfamily.com].
The early Wolcott immigrants to America included two men of interest in considering the likely ancestry of the frontiersman, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834). These include the prominent immigrant, Henry Wolcott (1578-1655), who arrived at Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630, and later participated in the settlement of the community of Windsor, Connecticut. Descendants of Henry Wolcott of Windsor include multiple early governors of Connecticut and Massachusetts and prominent participants in the American Revolution and early government, including Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), a signer of the U. S. Declaration of Independence, and his son, Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800. The other immigrant of interest is John Wolcott (1599-1638), who arrived at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634, and whose descendants later settled the community of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Henry of Windsor and John of Watertown were closely related; being 2nd cousins, once removed, with a common ancestor in Thomas Wolcott (1500-1555) of Tolland, Somerset, England.
The family of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut was extensively documented by early Wolcott family genealogists, being prominent and prosperous in Colonial America, and much more likely to remain in established communities with maintained public records. In contrast, the family of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, while well-recorded through Brookfield, Massachusetts, later included several families that departed for the American frontier, where record-keeping, and even literacy, was less well established. For the most part, participants in our Wolcott DNA Project from families lacking documented connections to one of the early Wolcott families in America have been determined, via DNA analysis, to be more likely to be descended from the Wolcott community of Brookfield, Massachusetts, than from the more established family descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut.
CDYb – At an early stage in the Wolcott DNA Project, it was determined that the DNA marker CDYb could be used to reliably separate descendants of the closely related lines of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut and John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . No known descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 37 or 38. Of the . . . participants KNOWN to be descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, all . . . show the value 39 for the marker CDYb. Of the . . . participants BELIEVED to be descended from John, for the marker CDYb {some have} the value of 39 while {some have} the value of 40. No known descendant of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 39. As a result, it is reasonable to conclude that any person whose DNA record . . . includes the determining value of 39 for the marker CDYb can almost certainly be excluded from being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut, and most likely is descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts.
DNA record of descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes . . . participants descended from the frontiersman Silas Wolcott, including . . . from Silas' son, Elijah Wolcott (1781-1840) and o. . . from John Rowan Wolcott (1789- 1877). All . . . of these participants show the value of 39 for CDYb, indicating that they almost certainly are not descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut (i.e. the probability of any participant in the Wolcott DNA Project showing the value of 39 for CDYb being descended from Henry Wolcott, or by extension, any of Henry's true descendants, approaches 0%), and that they most likely are descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts. [One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data to the YSearch website under the code XZC5T.]
DNA record of descendants of George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut (1653-1726) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes. . . participants descended from George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a grandson of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut via Henry's son, George Wolcott (1612-1662) of Windsor, Connecticut. These include . . . from George Wolcott III of Wethersfield (1701- ), . . . from Joshua Wolcott of Wethersfield (1708-1753) and . . . from David Wolcott of Wethersfield (1710-1779). All . . . of these participants show the value 37 for CDYb, which is consistent with being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. (One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data the YSearch website under the code ZH6AN.)
George Wolcott, Jr. had another son, Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield (1713-1784), who in 1741 married Lucy White French. This Josiah Wolcott was shown in some early Wolcott genealogies as a potential father of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania, but that connection was later proved through genealogical research to be unfounded. There currently are no known descendants of Josiah Wolcott participating in the Wolcott DNA Project; however, given that DNA records are available for descendants of three of Josiah's brothers, including George III, Joshua and David, and all of those records include the value of 37 for the marker CDYb, it is almost certain that Josiah and his male descendants also carried the ancestral Henry Wolcott of Windsor value of 37 for CDYb. Given that all known descendants of Silas Wolcott in the Wolcott DNA Project have shown the ancestral John Wolcott of Watertown value of 39 for CDYb, it is almost certain that Silas Wolcott also carried the 39 value, meaning that, based on an analysis of DNA data, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania almost certainly cannot be a son to Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield.
Ancestry of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania – It is straightforward to dismiss Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield as Silas Wolcott's father. Determining Silas' true father, however, is difficult, given that no written record of his ancestry has been proven. An interesting hypothesis has been developed by the Wolcott Family Society that connects Silas to the Brookfield Wolcott community, and in so doing addresses the fact that his birthplace is recorded as New Hampshire on the pension application filed by Silas' widow following the Revolutionary War. It may never be possible to "prove" a connection between Silas and his presumed father, the frontiersman, John Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1630- ), and then back to John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, Massachusetts, but the presence of determining DNA marker values provides a strong indication of this connection. Silas' descendants show the value 39 for the marker CDYb, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. In addition, Silas' descendants show the paired values of 14/30 for the paired markers 389i/ii, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. (In contrast, no descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor shows a value of 39 for CDYb or values of 14/30 for 389i/ii). In conclusion, Silas Wolcott either was a son of John Wolcott of Pennsylvania, who in turn was a son of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, or Silas was connected to the Brookfield Wolcott community via an alternative, closely related line of descent."
Charles Wolcott – Wolcott DNA Project Administrator - 091814
http://wolcottmilitarymen.blogspot.com/ John B Wolcott
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834)
"Silas Wolcott, b. 1755 NH, d. 1834 Litchfield Township, Bradford Co. PA; buried Park Cemetery, Litchfield PA.
Etta Wolcott Park, Silas' great-grandaughter, said that Silas "grew up in New Jersey and Easton, Pa.", possibly meaning Jersey Shore, on the Susquehanna River, near Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania. An affidavit was given by Jonathan Havens:
"Mr. Wolcott was brought up in Chester Co. Penna. where records of marriages are seldom made."
there are records in Chester Co. where a Paul Wolcott was married in 1777. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
Silas grew up in the wilderness and was an excellent marksman.
He enlisted at age 21 and served from April 1776 to January 1778 as a rifleman in Capt. Caspar Weitzel's Rifle Company, Col. Samuel Mile's Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Line. The regiment moved to Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, and after the Declaration of Independence was signed marched to Trenton and then to Perth Amboy. They fought to defend Long Island, but were forced to retreat.
Silas took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights, the defense of Fort Washington, and the retreat across the State of New Jersey. He was in the Battle of New Brunswick, and the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Day 1776, followed by the Battle of Princeton. Silas was in Capt. John Robb's Company, Col. Steward's Regiment, at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in the fall of 1777.
The 13th Pennsylvania moved to Valley Forge, where, family tradition holds, Silas was a bodyguard for General George Washington.
Silas was mustered out at Valley Forge on 1 January 1778 and returned to Bald Eagle. He married Margaret Rowan in 1778 at Lancaster PA. In 1784 Silas Willcot paid taxes at Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co. PA, his name is listed next to David Wilcot (David is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas) ; Silas was also on the Bald Eagle tax roll in 1786 for tax on one horse. He was on the roll in 1787. His name is on the tax roll for 1788 but was crossed out, he apparently having departed.
This was the year of the Indian massacres at Bald Eagle.
Silas was issued a land warrant for 400 acres of land in Bedford Co. PA on 8 July 1784, and in 1788 he paid taxes in Huntingdon Co. PA on 395 acres of land as a non-resident. Huntingdon Co. was formed in 1786, partly from Bedford Co. Possible relations, John and David Wolcott were subject to military duty in Huntingdon Co. in 1786. (John and David are believed by the Wolcott Society to be brothers of Silas)
In 1788 Silas is recorded as the first settler, at Catherine's Creek, New York near the later town of Havana. Settlers were later given the option of purchasing their land, and if they did not, they were required to leave. He is said to have later moved to land near Ithaca NY, but there has been no record of this found. He was probably living near Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA during 1802-7 when 3 of his children married members of the Park family of Litchfield. Silas applied for a military pension in 1818:
"Silas Wolcut of the township of Athens in the County of Bradford...did declare and say that he was born the fourth day of August 1755 in the State of New Hampshire". Silas stated that he was living at Northumberland Co. PA when he enlisted there, had served as Private in Col. Miles Regt., 13th PA Line, and was discharged at Valley Forge, Chester Co. PA 1 July 1776.
An 1820 a deposition a Paul Wolcutt, age 67, of Waynesville OH stated that the children of Revolutionary war soldier Silas Wolcott were Benjamin, Elijah, Mary, Dorcas, Loviah, John R., Minerva, and Margaret. The pension files state that Silas died 4 or 5 June 1834 Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
In 1839 his widow applied for a pension. Her deposition states that Silas m. Margaret Rowan who was b. 12 Oct. 1756 and resided with her son, Benjamin age 44, in Athens, Bradford Co. PA where the family had resided for 48 years, (since 1791). Benjamin stated that her children included Elijah, age 58 on 29 March 1834, Mary Munn, Dorcas Pew, Loviah Cushman, John, Minerva Read, Margaret Park, and 2 more children who d. in infancy."
The information shown for Silas' ancestral lineage here is that which is shown on the Wolcott Family Society webpages:
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/index.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/watertown.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/dna.html
Revolutionary War
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834) He served in the Revolutionary War. 13th PA Line, April 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1778. He was one of General Washington's bodyguards.
Silas Wolcott
Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Death place: Litchfield Township
Year: 1830;
Census Place: , Bradford, Pennsylvania
Note:
Residence date: 1830
Residence place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Note:
Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott 1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Residence place: Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,1995::82981
Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Service: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Service: Widow's pension
1835-1850
Philadelphia - Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott
1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Sources
↑ Y-DNA confirmation can be verified via Wolcott DNA Project at FTDNA
1830 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 145; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0020619.
1840 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 443; Page: 390; Image: 794; Family History Library Film: 0020537.
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots - Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 - Original data: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 - Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 - Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Source: Ancestry.com. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Albertson, Charles L.. History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity. Waverly N.Y.: Waverly Sun, 1943.
Title: History of Waverly, N.Y. and vicinity Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,12711::0
Title: Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7249::0
Title: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2011 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Title: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929?1990. Digital Images, 3?5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872
Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls).
Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1830 U.S. Census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Descendants of the immigrant John Wolcott have been proven via Y DNA SNP testing to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y22158, while descendants of the immigrant Henry Wolcott have been proven to belong to Y haplogroup R-Y20600. Haplogroup Y22158 branched off from Y20600 about 1570AD.
Descendants of Elijah Wolcott, son of Silas, positive results for Y DNA SNP Y22158 provides DEFINITIVE proof that descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania are descended from the immigrant John Wolcott Sr. of Watertown, MA including the Wolcott community of Brookfield, MA.
The parents of Silas Wolcott have not been documented through traditional research. There are no known sources or records to determine his ancestry. The genealogies published by the Wolcott Family Society cites documents for Silas's siblings in the Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania area, these documents are also cited on the Wolcott Family Society website: www.wolcottfamily.com. His marriage to Margaret Rowen, his children and his burial place are all well documented.
Some descendants speculate Silas' father was John Wolcott V(2) and his mother was Unknown. Others speculate his parents were Josiah Wolcott and Lucy White.
John Wolcott V(1) & John Wolcott V(2) are so identified as they are both believed to be the sons of John Wolcott IV by different mothers. The (1) & (2) are used to indicate both were of the same generation (V). John V(1) is the only documented child of John IV.
There are no proven male line descendants of Josiah Wolcott. Josiah's only known son to survive into adulthood, Josiah Jr., left home without his father's blessing and was apparently never heard from again. This is documented in the most recently published genealogy and on the Wolcott Family website: "A notice placed in the 1775 New York Gazette reads: "Whereas my son Josiah Wolcot Jun. of Newark hath absconded himself from me without my libertie of knowdedge, these are therefore to forbid all persons trusting him (for I protest against paying any debts of his contracting) or to employ him in any business except making chairs, spinning wheels, or joiners work. All masters of vessels are forbid taking him on board. If he enlists himself in any military service I demand his wages during the time of his minority. Josiah Wolcot, dated Newark July the first 1775." Josiah's brothers do have descendants who have done Y DNA SNP testing, and their results show they belong to Y haplogroup Y20600. ANY male line descendants of Josiah would also belong to haplogroup Y20600, and Josiah CANNOT be the ancestor of anyone belonging to haplogroup Y22158. Josiah is scientifically eliminated as a possible father of Silas Wolcott.
WOLCOTT DNA PROJECT : 17 September 2014
"The Wolcott DNA Project was begun in 2004. Since that time, DNA information has been collected on eighty-two (82) persons (now 128 persons in 2021) bearing the Wolcott surname or spelling variants including Walcott, Wilcott, Woolcott and others . . . These include descendants of all the principal Wolcott lines known to be descended from one of the five early Wolcott immigrants to America identified by the Wolcott Family Society [www.wolcottfamily.com].
The early Wolcott immigrants to America included two men of interest in considering the likely ancestry of the frontiersman, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834). These include the prominent immigrant, Henry Wolcott (1578-1655), who arrived at Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630, and later participated in the settlement of the community of Windsor, Connecticut. Descendants of Henry Wolcott of Windsor include multiple early governors of Connecticut and Massachusetts and prominent participants in the American Revolution and early government, including Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), a signer of the U. S. Declaration of Independence, and his son, Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), U. S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800. The other immigrant of interest is John Wolcott (1599-1638), who arrived at Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634, and whose descendants later settled the community of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Henry of Windsor and John of Watertown were closely related; being 2nd cousins, once removed, with a common ancestor in Thomas Wolcott (1500-1555) of Tolland, Somerset, England.
The family of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut was extensively documented by early Wolcott family genealogists, being prominent and prosperous in Colonial America, and much more likely to remain in established communities with maintained public records. In contrast, the family of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, while well-recorded through Brookfield, Massachusetts, later included several families that departed for the American frontier, where record-keeping, and even literacy, was less well established. For the most part, participants in our Wolcott DNA Project from families lacking documented connections to one of the early Wolcott families in America have been determined, via DNA analysis, to be more likely to be descended from the Wolcott community of Brookfield, Massachusetts, than from the more established family descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut.
CDYb – At an early stage in the Wolcott DNA Project, it was determined that the DNA marker CDYb could be used to reliably separate descendants of the closely related lines of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut and John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . No known descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 37 or 38. Of the . . . participants KNOWN to be descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts, all . . . show the value 39 for the marker CDYb. Of the . . . participants BELIEVED to be descended from John, for the marker CDYb {some have} the value of 39 while {some have} the value of 40. No known descendant of John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts has shown any value for the marker CDYb other than 39. As a result, it is reasonable to conclude that any person whose DNA record . . . includes the determining value of 39 for the marker CDYb can almost certainly be excluded from being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut, and most likely is descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts.
DNA record of descendants of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1755-1834) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes . . . participants descended from the frontiersman Silas Wolcott, including . . . from Silas' son, Elijah Wolcott (1781-1840) and o. . . from John Rowan Wolcott (1789- 1877). All . . . of these participants show the value of 39 for CDYb, indicating that they almost certainly are not descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut (i.e. the probability of any participant in the Wolcott DNA Project showing the value of 39 for CDYb being descended from Henry Wolcott, or by extension, any of Henry's true descendants, approaches 0%), and that they most likely are descended from John Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts. [One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data to the YSearch website under the code XZC5T.]
DNA record of descendants of George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut (1653-1726) – The Wolcott DNA Project includes. . . participants descended from George Wolcott, Jr. of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a grandson of Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut via Henry's son, George Wolcott (1612-1662) of Windsor, Connecticut. These include . . . from George Wolcott III of Wethersfield (1701- ), . . . from Joshua Wolcott of Wethersfield (1708-1753) and . . . from David Wolcott of Wethersfield (1710-1779). All . . . of these participants show the value 37 for CDYb, which is consistent with being descended from Henry Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut. (One of these participants has uploaded his DNA data the YSearch website under the code ZH6AN.)
George Wolcott, Jr. had another son, Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield (1713-1784), who in 1741 married Lucy White French. This Josiah Wolcott was shown in some early Wolcott genealogies as a potential father of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania, but that connection was later proved through genealogical research to be unfounded. There currently are no known descendants of Josiah Wolcott participating in the Wolcott DNA Project; however, given that DNA records are available for descendants of three of Josiah's brothers, including George III, Joshua and David, and all of those records include the value of 37 for the marker CDYb, it is almost certain that Josiah and his male descendants also carried the ancestral Henry Wolcott of Windsor value of 37 for CDYb. Given that all known descendants of Silas Wolcott in the Wolcott DNA Project have shown the ancestral John Wolcott of Watertown value of 39 for CDYb, it is almost certain that Silas Wolcott also carried the 39 value, meaning that, based on an analysis of DNA data, Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania almost certainly cannot be a son to Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield.
Ancestry of Silas Wolcott of Pennsylvania – It is straightforward to dismiss Josiah Wolcott of Wethersfield as Silas Wolcott's father. Determining Silas' true father, however, is difficult, given that no written record of his ancestry has been proven. An interesting hypothesis has been developed by the Wolcott Family Society that connects Silas to the Brookfield Wolcott community, and in so doing addresses the fact that his birthplace is recorded as New Hampshire on the pension application filed by Silas' widow following the Revolutionary War. It may never be possible to "prove" a connection between Silas and his presumed father, the frontiersman, John Wolcott of Pennsylvania (1630- ), and then back to John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, Massachusetts, but the presence of determining DNA marker values provides a strong indication of this connection. Silas' descendants show the value 39 for the marker CDYb, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. In addition, Silas' descendants show the paired values of 14/30 for the paired markers 389i/ii, as do proven descendants of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield. (In contrast, no descendant of Henry Wolcott of Windsor shows a value of 39 for CDYb or values of 14/30 for 389i/ii). In conclusion, Silas Wolcott either was a son of John Wolcott of Pennsylvania, who in turn was a son of John Wolcott IV of Brookfield, or Silas was connected to the Brookfield Wolcott community via an alternative, closely related line of descent."
Charles Wolcott – Wolcott DNA Project Administrator - 091814
http://wolcottmilitarymen.blogspot.com/ John B Wolcott
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834)
"Silas Wolcott, b. 1755 NH, d. 1834 Litchfield Township, Bradford Co. PA; buried Park Cemetery, Litchfield PA.
Etta Wolcott Park, Silas' great-grandaughter, said that Silas "grew up in New Jersey and Easton, Pa.", possibly meaning Jersey Shore, on the Susquehanna River, near Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania. An affidavit was given by Jonathan Havens:
"Mr. Wolcott was brought up in Chester Co. Penna. where records of marriages are seldom made."
there are records in Chester Co. where a Paul Wolcott was married in 1777. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
Silas grew up in the wilderness and was an excellent marksman.
He enlisted at age 21 and served from April 1776 to January 1778 as a rifleman in Capt. Caspar Weitzel's Rifle Company, Col. Samuel Mile's Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Line. The regiment moved to Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, and after the Declaration of Independence was signed marched to Trenton and then to Perth Amboy. They fought to defend Long Island, but were forced to retreat.
Silas took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights, the defense of Fort Washington, and the retreat across the State of New Jersey. He was in the Battle of New Brunswick, and the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Day 1776, followed by the Battle of Princeton. Silas was in Capt. John Robb's Company, Col. Steward's Regiment, at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in the fall of 1777.
The 13th Pennsylvania moved to Valley Forge, where, family tradition holds, Silas was a bodyguard for General George Washington.
Silas was mustered out at Valley Forge on 1 January 1778 and returned to Bald Eagle. He married Margaret Rowan in 1778 at Lancaster PA. In 1784 Silas Willcot paid taxes at Bald Eagle, Northumberland Co. PA, his name is listed next to David Wilcot (David is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas) ; Silas was also on the Bald Eagle tax roll in 1786 for tax on one horse. He was on the roll in 1787. His name is on the tax roll for 1788 but was crossed out, he apparently having departed.
This was the year of the Indian massacres at Bald Eagle.
Silas was issued a land warrant for 400 acres of land in Bedford Co. PA on 8 July 1784, and in 1788 he paid taxes in Huntingdon Co. PA on 395 acres of land as a non-resident. Huntingdon Co. was formed in 1786, partly from Bedford Co. Possible relations, John and David Wolcott were subject to military duty in Huntingdon Co. in 1786. (John and David are believed by the Wolcott Society to be brothers of Silas)
In 1788 Silas is recorded as the first settler, at Catherine's Creek, New York near the later town of Havana. Settlers were later given the option of purchasing their land, and if they did not, they were required to leave. He is said to have later moved to land near Ithaca NY, but there has been no record of this found. He was probably living near Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA during 1802-7 when 3 of his children married members of the Park family of Litchfield. Silas applied for a military pension in 1818:
"Silas Wolcut of the township of Athens in the County of Bradford...did declare and say that he was born the fourth day of August 1755 in the State of New Hampshire". Silas stated that he was living at Northumberland Co. PA when he enlisted there, had served as Private in Col. Miles Regt., 13th PA Line, and was discharged at Valley Forge, Chester Co. PA 1 July 1776.
An 1820 a deposition a Paul Wolcutt, age 67, of Waynesville OH stated that the children of Revolutionary war soldier Silas Wolcott were Benjamin, Elijah, Mary, Dorcas, Loviah, John R., Minerva, and Margaret. The pension files state that Silas died 4 or 5 June 1834 Litchfield, Bradford Co. PA. (Paul is believed by the Wolcott Society to be a brother of Silas)
In 1839 his widow applied for a pension. Her deposition states that Silas m. Margaret Rowan who was b. 12 Oct. 1756 and resided with her son, Benjamin age 44, in Athens, Bradford Co. PA where the family had resided for 48 years, (since 1791). Benjamin stated that her children included Elijah, age 58 on 29 March 1834, Mary Munn, Dorcas Pew, Loviah Cushman, John, Minerva Read, Margaret Park, and 2 more children who d. in infancy."
The information shown for Silas' ancestral lineage here is that which is shown on the Wolcott Family Society webpages:
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/index.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/watertown.html
http://www.wolcottfamily.com/dna.html
Revolutionary War
Silas Wolcott (1755-1834) He served in the Revolutionary War. 13th PA Line, April 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1778. He was one of General Washington's bodyguards.
Silas Wolcott
Note: Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Death place: Litchfield Township
Year: 1830;
Census Place: , Bradford, Pennsylvania
Note:
Residence date: 1830
Residence place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Note:
Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott 1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Residence place: Pennsylvania, United States APID: 1,1995::82981
Birth date: 1 Aug 1755
Death date: 4 Jun 1834
Service: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Service: Widow's pension
1835-1850
Philadelphia - Pension request by Margaret Rowan-Wilcott as widow of Silas Wolcott
1835-1850
Rank private. Paid half of yearly allowance from 1835-1850 or $35.00 Yearly. Margaret received payment until her death on Dec 20, 1844.
Sources
↑ Y-DNA confirmation can be verified via Wolcott DNA Project at FTDNA
1830 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 145; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0020619.
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