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Mass., to rest for the remainder of his days in a beautiful home provided
for his old age by filial affection in that quiet village, on the banks of the
river which the earlier generations of his family had closely clung to as
an ancestral stream. But he had scarcely settled himself there before
death called him to a better home. The names of all his children are
entered in our Pedigree. One of them, Hon. Henry Roger}^ is conspic-
uous in civil affairs in Colorado, his adopted State, has been candidate for
the office of governor, and seems hkely to receive the gubernatorial honors
which have been bestowed on so many of his family and connections.
Of Gov. Roger Wolcott we shall speak presently. Meanwhile, we
take up the line of William^ son of the first Simon Wolcott. Born
in 1676, he married, in 1706, Abiah Hawley of Windsor; and had, beside
other children, a son William,^ born in 1711, who was taught Latin and
Greek by Rev. Timothy Edwards of South Windsor, father of the great
metaphysician Jonathan Edwards ;
was graduated at Yale College in 1734 ;
a Tutor in Yale 1735-36; married, in 1747, Abigail daughter of Abiel
Abbott ;
and died in 1799.
" He took an active part, as a civilian, in the
stirring discussions which preceded and attended the War of the Revolu-
tion ; was
chairman of the Town Committee of Correspondence, and of
the County Committee of Observation."
As his epitaph says
He possessed an enlightened mind,
Aided by a liberal education,
And in early life" dedicated himself
To the service of God and mankind.
By his marriage to Abigail Abbott he had, with other children, a
^m^t^r Abigail^ born in 1756; who married, in 1772, Hon. Ohver
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