John
Westcott
Born about in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Son of Richard Westcott
and Joanna (Unknown) Skidmore
Brother of
Daniel Westcott, Joanna (Westcott) Weed, Abigail (Westcott) Knapp, Sarah (Baldwin) Barlow [half], Deborah (Baldwin) Reed [half] and Samuel Baldwin [half]
Husband of
Ruth (Hyatt) Westcott
— married
9 Feb 1667 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at about age 63
in Bedford, Westchester, New York
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Biography
John was born about 1641. Son of Richard Westcott and Joanna Unknown.[1]
John removed with his brother, Daniel, to Stamford where he married to Ruth Hyatt.[1] On 9 Feb 1667[/8?], John Wescott, on "behalfe of my now wife formerly called Ruth Hiat," acknowledged receipt of the just "portion Left her from her deceased father Thom: Hiat."[2] Ruth was born about 1650 (age 60 in Bedford census of 1710).[1]
John purchased land at Mamaroneck from John and Mary (Richbell) Mott on 26 June 1675, and John and Ruth were living at Mamaroneck, Westchester County in 1676 and in 1698.[1]
Children of John and Ruth (incomplete):[1]
- Richard Westcott, b abt. 1668; m Rachel Holmes, born 1669 to John Holmes.
- John Westcott, b abt. 1679, d 1743 Wilton; m 9 Apr 1702 to Rose Holmes.
- Thomas Westcott, b abt. 1686; m Elizabeth Unknown (b abt. 1691).
Also claimed as a child of John and Ruth:[citation needed]
- Ruth Westcott, b c. 1677
John is assumed to have died in 1704 at Bedford, Westchester, New York.
Burial details unknown. [3]
In 1710, Ruth (aged 60) was living with their son, Thomas, at Bedford.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut. (Vol 1, Pages 660-61).
- ↑ Stamford Land Records A:24
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102656353/john-westcott: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for John Westcott Sr. (1646–1704), Find A Grave: Memorial #102656353; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Dr. Andree Swanson (contributor 47094290).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: 94NW-KY4
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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In the first deed, of 8 Dec 1663, entered in the Huntington town records, "John Westcott lat of fairfield" sold to Tho. Powell "all my accomedations which Moses Hayte and my selfe bought of Richard ogden in Huntington." Witnesses were Thomas Skidmore (stepfather) and Caleb Wood. The earlier deed from Richard Ogden was not recorded. Richard had been recruited to mill in Fairfield beginning 1662, so John, having just come of age, probably made the purchase at that time.
Meanwhile, John's brother Daniel Westcott was still "of Fairfield" on 14 Feb 1664[/5] when he acknowledged receipt of his portion from his father's estate. Daniel owned land in Stamford by 8 Apr 1668 and was propounded for freeman there on 12 May 1670.
Can anyone make the case that John removed to Stamford and did so with brother Daniel?
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