Penelope (Westcott) Knight (1718 - 1808)

Born 9 Oct 1718 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Jeremiah Knight — married 1737 in Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1808 at age 89 in , Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

A twin of Experience "Ex" (Westcott) Knight

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FSFTID LCJ2-7BF.

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Sources

• The Westcott Family Tree. Rutland, VT: Sharp Offset Printing, Inc., Printed 2000 by Edna Jay Lewis. Page 8 person #74
• Book of Appendicies of the History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott (Volume II). Decorah, IA: The Anundsen Publishing Co., Reprinted 1932 and 1939 By Roscoe L. Whitman. Page 289

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• Find A Grave: Memorial #19280567

• Source: S666 Media: Compiled Genealogy Descendants of Stukely Westcott, William Westcott Sr 27. William6 Westcott, Sr. (Jeremiah5, Stukely4, Mr.3, Edward2, Thomas1)was born 1680 in Warwick, Kent Co, Rhode Island, and died Aft. 1758 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. He married Abigail Gardiner, daughter of Henry Gardiner and Abigail Remington. She was born 1680 in Warwick, Kent Co, Rhode Island, and died c 1735 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Notes for William Westcott, Sr.: He was made freeman in 1720, and living in 1758. Upon attaining his majority, he removed from Warwick into the adjoining town of Providence,later town of Cranston. His farm formed a part of what is known as the"Meshantituck 1000 acres." That part of these lands bore the Indian name"Consamasset," sometimes spelled "Conchamasset." It was located south ofthe road now leading from Knightsville to Scituate, and about one and a half miles west of Knightsville. The road was not then opened, and when opened passed some distance to the northward of his house, leaving it then, as indeed it is now, in a secluded spot, but one full of rural beauty. The cellar of the house and the remains of the old well were to be seen in 1886, and may still be seen for all that Mr Whitman, knows. The old family burial ground is nearby. Only rough and uninscribed stones mark the graves. The Potter family, with whom the Westcotts intermarried,lived on an adjoining farm. Deeds are on file from William to his son William in 1732, and again in 1805, from Major John Westcott, a great-grandson of the first William, to Robert Sheldon, when the farm passed out of the Westcott name. In 1886, it was owned by Marcellus J. Flanders. (History and Genealogy of Stukely Westcott, Vol. 1, Pg. 212,1932) It is only definitely known that William was "of age as early as 1709";his Christian name was probably derived from his maternal grandfather William England. An old Bible record giving nicknames and years of birth under the caption of "My brothers and sisters," probably is that of Williams' children. The names of Bethiah, John, Experience, Penelope and Amos and years of birth check with those of persons whose records have been determined from vital and family records and deeds in Rhode Island.(Book of Appendices, Stukely Westcott, Vol. 2, Pg. 289, 1939) Children of William Westcott and Abigail Gardiner are: + 99 i. William7 Westcott, Jr., born 1700 in Cranston, Providence Co,Rhode Island; died January 1781 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. + 100 ii. Ezekiel Westcott, Sr., born 1701 in Cranston, Providence Co,Rhode Island. 101 iii. Joseph Westcott, born 1703 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. He married Hannah; born c 1713. More About Joseph Westcott: Note1: 1725, Witness to a deed in Providence, Rhode Island. 102 iv. Bethiah Westcott, born 1705 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. She married Thomas Child August 29, 1727; born c 1695 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. More About Thomas Child and Bethiah Westcott: Marriage: August 29, 1727 103 v. Zuriel Westcott, born 1707 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. More About Zuriel Westcott: Note1: 1728, One of the commissioners to set off dower to widow Hannah. 104 vi. Peleg Westcott, born 1709 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. + 105 vii. Stukely Westcott, born 1710 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. + 106 viii. Hannah Westcott, born 1713 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. 107 ix. Mary Westcott, born 1715 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. She married John Hudson July 7, 1740; born c 1705. More About John Hudson and Mary Westcott: Marriage: July 7, 1740 + 108 x. John Westcott, Sr., born 1717 in Cranston, Providence Co,Rhode Island; died 1808. + 109 xi. Experience Westcott, born October 9, 1718 in Cranston,Providence Co, Rhode Island; died June 18, 1801 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island. + 110 xii. Penelope Westcott, born October 9, 1718 in Cranston,Providence Co, Rhode Island; died October 1, 1808 in Rhode Island. + 111 xiii. Amos Westcott, Sr., born 1722 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died January 3, 1806 in Killingsworth, Middlesex Co,Connecticut. 112 xiv. Mercy Westcott, born 1727 in Cranston, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died 1808. She married John Hudson July 7, 1740. More About John Hudson and Mercy Westcott: Marriage: July 7, 1740 Paranthetical: Y