The Cooley Genealogy, page 446 (FTM GenealogyLibrary.com)
MARTHA PITKIN
She followed her brother William to America in 1661, to return with him to England,
'not once supposing he intended to remain in the wilderness,' as she expressed it. Her
first greeting on meeting her brother, whom she found feeding his swine, was, 'I left a
brother in England serving his king, and find another in America serving his swine.'

Martha Pitkin was a lady endowed with more than ordinary talent, improved by an
excellent education. The reception she met with in the colony was most flattering; her
comely form and accomplished manner making the colonists anxious to retain her in their
country. In the words of the Rev. Thomas Robbins, for many years the pastor of the
church she attended, 'this girl put the colony in commotion. If possible she must be
detained. The stock was too valuable to be parted with. It became a matter of general
consultation what young man was good enough for Miss Pitkin.' Tradition says that so
many young men wished to marry the accomplished beauty, that they cast lots for her
hand, but fails to say what part Miss Pitkin was to take in the affair. The facts are,
that the sons of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of East Windsor, were well
pleased with Miss Pitkin, and to avoid all question of strife or jealousy, it is
believed it was decided by lot among themselves which one should sue for her hand. The
lot fell to Simon Wolcott, the youngest son; at all events, he pressed his suit, and
was successful. Her brother favored the match, and she became the wife of Simon
Wolcott, and subsequently the mother of Governor Roger Wolcott, grandmother of Governor
Oliver Wolcott, and great-grandmother of the second Governor Oliver Wolcott, and of
Governor Roger Griswold. Governor Ellsworth was also a lineal descendant, and her
granddaughter married Governor Matthew Griswold. It was stated in the funeral sermon of
Governor Roger Wolcott, her ninth child, that 'he never went to school, but was
educated by his mother in her own dwelling'(+)

• Married: 17 OCT 1661 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ¹

1. Elizabeth WOLCOTT b: 19 AUG 1662 in Winsdor, Hartford, CT
2. Martha WOLCOTT b: 17 MAY 1664
3. Simon II WOLCOTT b: 24 JUN 1665
4. Joanna WOLCOTT b: 30 JUN 1668 in Windsor, Hartford, CT
5. Henry WOLCOTT b: 20 MAY 1670 in Windsor, Hartford, CT
6. Christopher WOLCOTT b: 4 JUL 1672
7. Mary WOLCOTT b: 1674
8. William WOLCOTT b: 6 NOV 1676
9. Roger WOLCOTT b: 4 JAN 1678/1679 in CT

• Married: AFT 1687 ¹

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   Text: Cooley tree, Azariah, b 1798 back to Benj Cooley, 1614. From Jackie Drybread tree,
   Date: 12 AUG 2002