Jeremiah Westcott Sr. (1742 - 1815)

Born 19 Jan 1742 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (St. John) Westcoat — married 10 Jun 1772 (to 18 Dec 1789) in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1815 at age 73 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Westcoot, son of David and Mary Westcoot, was born 19 Jan 1742 in Norwalk, Connecticut^[1][2]

Jeremiah (Sgt) Westcott, Sr. was born on January 19 1742, in Wilton Fairfield County Connecticut, USA, to David Westcott and Mary Westcott (born Slosson) .

David was born on July 28 1717, in Wilton, Fairfield County, CT, USA.

Mary was born on August 6 1721, in Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT, USA.

Jeremiah was baptized on February 4 1742, in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.

Jeremiah had 7 siblings:

Abigail Comstock (born Westcott) ,

Anna Westcott ,

Elijah Westcott ,

Samuel Westcott ,

David F Westcott ,

Mary Westcott and

Daniel Westcott .

Jeremiah married Martha Westcott (born Keeler) on April 27 1763, at age 21 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Martha was born on August 8 1744, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.

They had 4 children:

Lydia Scribner (born Westcott) ,

Jeremiah Wescott ,

John Wescott and

Polly Molly Wescott .

Jeremiah then married Hannah Westcott (born St John) on August 12 1772, at age 30 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Hannah was born on November 4 1739, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut.

They had one daughter:

Hannah Belden (born Westcott) .

Jeremiah married Betsey Westcott (born Marvin) in 1793, at age 50.

Betsey was born in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.

"Jeremiah and 3d wife moved to Greenfield, N. Y., in 1796. Jeremiah Westcoat, son of David, had 3 wives. He m. (1) Oct. 2, 1762, Martha Keeler, who d. in 1771 ; m. (2) June 10, 1772, Hannah St. John, who d. in Wilton, Dec. 18, 1789; and m. (3) in 1793, Betsey Marvin, who d. in Greenfield, N. Y."^[3]

Jeremiah passed away on November 2 1815, at age 73 in Greenfield Saratoga County New York, USA. He was buried in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, USA.

Sister Hannah born 4/2/1735 died 14 months later in 1736 from Alexander: The St John Genealogy, page 67

1810 Census - Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States^[4]

Jeremiah Westcoat (Jr. next record)

1 male 45+ yo

2 female 45+ yo

BURIAL Mitchell Cemetery Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, USA^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-HYT : 7 January 2020), Jeremiah Westcoot, 1742.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-YHHL : 15 April 2022), Jeremiah Westcott, ; citing Birth, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272249.
3. ↑ No. 102, pg. 67 - The St. John Genealogy; Descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander, 1907 - https://ia802703.us.archive.org/22/items/stjohngenealogyd00alex/stjohngenealogyd00alex.pdf
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2X-NFX : Thu Jul 20 15:01:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Jeremiah Westcoat, 1810.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40130577/jeremiah-westcott: accessed 05 September 2023), memorial page for Sgt Jeremiah Westcott Sr. (19 Jan 1742–2 Nov 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40130577, citing Mitchell Cemetery, Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Dr. Andree Swanson (contributor 47094290).

• https://www.myheritage.com/names/jeremiah_westcott
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40130577
• From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall: Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1772
• No. 102, pg. 67 - The St. John Genealogy; Descendants of Matthias St. John, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander, 1907 - https://ia802703.us.archive.org/22/items/stjohngenealogyd00alex/stjohngenealogyd00alex.pdf