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Amos Westcott Sr. (abt. 1631 - 1686)

Amos Westcott Sr. aka Wescote [uncertain]
Born about in Yeovil, Somerset, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 13 Jul 1667 in Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
Husband of — married 9 Jan 1670 in Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 55 in Warwick, Dominion of New Englandmap
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Amos Westcott Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Biography

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Amos Westcott Sr. was born in England.

Amos, the son of Stukely and Juliana Marchant Westcott, was likely baptised at Yeovil, Somerset, England, the same location as his siblings. [1] His birth year is estimated at 1631 based upon his age when leaving England.[2] He was named the "oldest son" in some family records because his older brothers predeceased him.

Amos and his family's emigration to New England was documented in notes made by his future brother-in-law Benedict Arnold. "My father (William Arnold) and his family set sayle ffrom Dartmouth in Old England the first of May, Friday and arrived in New England (Thursday) June 24, 1635." On board were "Stukeley Westcott 43, of Yeovil and his wife name unknown with children, Robert Westcott, Samuel Westcott 13, born at Yeovil March 31, 1622, Damaris Westcott, later wife of Benedict Arnold, Amos Westcott 4, Mercy Westcott, and Jeremiah Westcott." [2]

Family

Amos was married first at Warwick, Rhode Island on July 13, 1677 to Sarah Stafford. She died sometime before Amos' second marriage to Deborah Stafford on January 9, 1670. [3] Amos and Sarah had one child before her death and her sister Deborah was the mother of the remaining children. [4][5]

  • Amos b 1668; unmarried
  • Solomon; "a person devoid of reason and understanding"
  • Sarah b about 1673; m Abraham Lockwood
  • Penelope; m James Baker
  • Mercy; m John Smith
  • Laurana; d unmarried

See Research Notes for a disputed child Rosanna.

Providence Plantations

The Westcott family settled in Salem after arriving from England. Religious disputes with the Puritan leaders there led the family to follow Roger_Williams and co-found an independent community now known as Providence, Rhode Island.[6]

As a young adult, Amos followed his father's example and became involved in civic affairs after they moved from Providence to Warwick.

  • 1655: In Colony records, Amos was recorded as a Freeman of Warwick.[7]
  • 1656/7 Mar 17: Amos was one of the men being sent "by warrant" by the Court of Commissioners "for Pumham, to require him to come before ye Court".[8]
  • 1659 May 22: witnessed a land deed between the Colony and the Indians [9]
  • 1664/5 Jan 4: Amos purchased the Warwick property of his brother Robert. [10]
  • 1665 Apr 27: Amos was instructed at the Town meeting to warn deputies and jurors to appear at the next meeting. [11]
  • 1665 Jun 19: chosen as one of the grand Jurors at a Warwick town meeting. [12]
  • 1665/6 Jan 16: selected as one of the men to run a line determining the Town's boundaries [13]
  • 1665/6 Feb 18: Amos and his brother Jeremiah served as jurors on an inquest into the drowning of a nine year old girl. [14]
  • 1665/6 Feb 20: presented his bill to the Town Council for services performed as its sargeant [15]
  • 1666/7 Feb 14: named as one of the men present when a warrant was served upon Sir Robert Carrs [16]
  • 1666/7 Mar 27: served as a Deputy to the General Assembly meeting held at Newport, a position he held many times [17]
  • 30 Apr 1667: Amos drew a lot at Warwick for the second division on behalf of his father. [18]
  • 1671 May 3: one of three men authorized by the General Court of Election to levy and collect taxes at Warwick [19]

By 1670, Amos was taking care of his father; Stukely's house and land was willed to Amos. [1] During King Philip's war Stukely went to Newport where he died in 1677, while Amos and Jermiah went to Prudence Island. [20]

Death and Estate

Amos died about January 1686, the last record of him is in Warwick 1685 when he was sick, and appointed his brother-in-law Samuel Stafford to take up such reckonings, and after debts are paid to see that Amos' lands are sold...[21]

Research Notes

Disputed Child:
A profile for Rosanna Westcott was previously connected as a daughter. There is no reliable evidence to support the relationship. See the discussion at in Whitman's Westcott Genealogy Vol 2 for further details (Link).

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came before 1690. Albany, NY: 1887. Page 416.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arnold, Elisha Stephen. The Arnold Memorial, William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing Company, 1935. Page 10.
  3. ↑ Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Volume I, Kent County. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891 Page 128.
  4. ↑ Austin, 1887. Page 419.
  5. ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott. Self-Published, 1932. Page 140.
  6. ↑ Bartlett, John R. Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, Vol 1. Providence, RI: Self-Published, 1856. Page 19.
  7. ↑ Bartlett, 1856. Page 302.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 1995. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Subscription Link $. Page 1295.
  9. ↑ Librarian of the Rhode Island Historical Society. The Early Records of the Town of Warwick. Providence, RI: Rhode Island General Assembly, 1926. Page 24.
  10. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 305.
  11. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 150.
  12. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 152.
  13. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 153.
  14. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 311.
  15. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 168.
  16. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 173.
  17. ↑ Bartlett, John R. Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, Vol 2. Providence, RI: Self-Published, 1857. Page 139.
  18. ↑ ERW, 1926. Page 320.
  19. ↑ RICR 2, 1857. Page 381.
  20. ↑ Bullock, J. Russell. Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with Some of His Descendants. Self-Published, 1886. Page 22.
  21. ↑ Austin, John Osborne. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families. Providence, RI: Self-Published, 1893. Page 261.




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Bromley-244 Clare Bromley III
Another reference on this family including mention that Amos first married Sarah Stafford and after she died he married her sister Deborah. A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England : showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. by Savage, James, 1784-1873. pages 486-487. https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict04sava/page/486/mode/2up
posted by Clare Bromley III
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Chris Hoyt
Note: Savage's Genealogical Dictionary is noted to be riddled with errors. Any information found in his text should be confirmed elsewhere.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Koontz-221 Judith (Koontz) McNew
When Amos was born the surname used in England was Westcote, then in the colonies Westcott was used. A subsequent line used Wescott. But it seems Wescott-239 and Westcott-115 are the same person in spite of the spelling.
posted by Judith (Koontz) McNew
Kath Belden
Wescott-239 and Westcott-115 appear to represent the same person because: The spelling Wescott was a typing error.
posted by Kath Belden

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