George Westcott was born about 1730 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island. George passed away about 1814 Foster, Providence, Rhode Island. Wife was Phebe ____________ Note DAR comment: PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED SERVICE BELONGS TO A YOUNGER MAN OF THE SAME NAME 9/2011 [1]
See Wescott-429
History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott : one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence Plantation and the colony of Rhode Island, pages 143-146; by Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton), Publication date 1932, Publisher [Oneonta, N.Y.] : [Otsego Pub. Co.] https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy02whit_0/page/142/mode/2up
Spouse: Phebe WADE Birth 22 Oct 1723, Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island Death 11 Sep 1825, Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island Children George Washington (1762-1799) Ziba (1763-1829) Oliver (1767-1849) https://sites.rootsweb.com/~fitchett/Person_Sheets/ps41/ps41_184.html accessed 21 July 2019.
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https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy02whit_0/page/142/mode/2up?q=preserve
https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy02whit_0/page/170/mode/2up?q=preserved
Elizabeth and Susannah, and two sons: George and Preserved (1778-1863). Preserved married Abigail Harmon, daughter of Selah Harmon (wiki # Harmon-4876.
None are American and to date none tie in with the Westcott's of Somerset (though I will happily update it when they are).