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Solomon WOTTON
1608 - 1683 (~ 75 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Solomon WOTTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 24 Jan 1607/08 St. Leonard’s Church, Halwell, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP)
"Solomon the son of Richard Wott[on?] bapt: the [24?]th of Januarie"
Gender Male Protestation oath From 1641 to 1642 Blackawton, Devon, England Buried 14 Feb 1682/83 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England - From Parish Register entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Aug 2014) - "Febr 14 was Buried Soloman Wotton" (under heading 1682)
Siblings3 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch 
Richard WOTTON, b. Est 1576, d. Yes, date unknown (Father)
Elizabeth PHILLIPS, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Person ID I15729 All Last Modified 11 May 2023
Father Richard WOTTON, b. Est 1576, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth PHILLIPS, d. Yes, date unknown Married 19 Aug 1604 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England - ** At the moment my evidence for suggesting that Richard and Elizabeth were the parents of my ancestor William Wotton is flimsy. **
A Solomon who seems likely to have been their son of the name having a son Samuel who fits with the Samuel mentioned in the will of William Wotton junior (i.e. son of the above William) is really the only evidence, besides their link to Blackawton.
The other children I show - Crispin, Walter and Barbara - are just the names of siblings I think my ancestor William had (Crispin because William's son Walter referred to his uncle Crispin Wotton in his will, Walter and Barbara as William's son William refers to a cousin 'Richard Clift' and the cousin seems most likely to be son of Barbara, who had a brother Walter Wotton).
We know that Richard had a son Solomon baptised in 1607/8, and another son whose name was on part of the page now missing in 1605. In 1600 the top of the page is missing with all details, and similarly for 1612 the whole of the names are missing for some of the entries.
I will look at the BTs for Halwell (which survive from 1597) to see if I can find other children.
Did Richard move to Blackawton? - a Richard had a son Robert baptised there in 1620, but that could easily be a different Richard. Three Richard Wottons signed (or made their mark) on the Protestation Oath in Blackawton in 1641/2 (all men aged over 18 were expected to do this).
Family ID F6061 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Gertrude WHITE, bur. 17 Nov 1680, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Married 5 Jun 1638 St. Gregory’s Church, Harpford, Devon, England - Harpford is some distance from Halwell / Blackawton (over 40 miles, maybe slighter shorter by direct routes that may have been used in the past), but even today the journey takes about an hour. However, the description of Solomon as 'of Black=Otten' confirms it was probably this one; more-or-less certainly the one buried 1683 even if he was not the one baptised in 1608. The Solomon who married Gertrude was apparently still living in 1680 when Gertrude was buried.
Children2 children Last Modified 21 Mar 2015 Family ID F6518 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP)