Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for William WOLCOTT | ||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - son of Humphrey WOLCOTT and Anna DOCURA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - William Walcott lived here in 1652; married Alice Ingersol; and had two children. He was so idle the court took measures to preserve his estate. [ref 27:1-373] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - occupation: marriner, fisherman 5 Jan 1639 one of several residents of Salem, including the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, censured in a letter from the Salem church to the Dorchester church "William Walcott for refusing to bring his child to the ordinance, neglecting willingly family duties, etc." Believed to have been an "Anabaptist." 1642 ordered to be whipped for idleness by the Quarterly Court at Salem "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." Anabaptist : also called Rebaptizer member of radical, or left-wing, movement of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Its most distinctive tenet was adult Baptism. In the first generation of the movement, converts submitted to a second Baptism, which was a crime punishable by death under the legal codes of the time. They denied the merit of infant baptism. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Anabaptists were basically religious people who tried to stick to Bible principles. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and the clergy grew. Corruption and immorality permeated the church; hence, many felt that vast changes were needed. But the reformers had no uniform strategy as to what ought to be done or how far the changes ought to go. Many recognized the need for adhering to the Bible in matters of worship. Yet, the reformers could not even agree on a common interpretation of Bible teachings. Some felt that the Reformatin was progressing too slowly. And it was among these reformers that the Anabaptist movement formed its roots. Anabaptist communities were mostly small, and members generally behaved peaceably. The adherents made no secret of their beliefs; in fact, they preached to others. Among other things, they refused to bear arms, kept separate from the world, and excommunicated wrongdoers. But what charactized their faith more than anything else, clearly distinguishing Anabaptists from other religions, was the conviction that baptism was for adults and not for children. Adult baptism was not simply a question of religious dogma; it was an issue of power. If baptism was delayed until adulthood - thus allowing a person to make a decision based on faith - some might not get baptized at all. And individuals not baptized would, at least to a degree, remain outside the control of the church. In some areas, those who performed adult baptism or who were baptized as adults were liable to receive the death penalty. [source: The Watchtower, 15 Jun 2004, page 11] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||
| Notes for Alice INGERSOLL | ||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alice, married William Walcott [ref 27:1-131] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ALICE, bp. Sandy, Bedfordshire, 21 December 1612; m. by about 1634 William Walcott (in the Salem land grant of 25 December 1637 "Will(iam) Walcot" was credited with a household of four, which indicates a wife and perhaps two children by that date (STR 1:103)), who seems to have become incompetent within a decade. (In December 1643 "Willia(m) Walcott's wife, children and estate" were entrusted to "Richard Inkersell, his father-in-law, to be disposed of `according to God; and the said William Wolcott to be and remain as his servant'" (EQC 1:57). This arrangement lasted less than a year, terminated at the death of Richard Ingersoll). [ref 26] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 Dec 1643 wife and children of William Walcott were committed to the care of Richard Ingersoll "Alice Walcott" mentioned in father's will to receive "my house at town with 10 acres upland & meadow after my wifes decease" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||
| Last Modified 13 Nov 2004 | Created 4 Jan 2005 |