Stukeley WESTCOTT
1592 - 1677 (85 years)-
Name Stukeley WESTCOTT [1] Born 1592 Yeovil, Somerset, England 
[1] Gender Male Died 12 Jan 1676/77 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI Person ID I03303 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Stephen Guy WESTCOTT Mother Mary STUKELEY Family ID F10570 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Juliana MARCHANTE, b. Abt 1596 Married 5 Oct 1619 Ilminster, Somerset, England [2] Children 1. Damaris Westcott, b. 1 Jan 1620/21, Yeovil, Somerset, England , d. 1679 (Age 57 years)2. Samuel Westcott, b. 31 Mar 1622, Yeovil, Somerset, England + 3. Jeremiah Westcott, b. Between 1625 and 1635, d. 1686 (Age ~ 61 years) 4. Robert Westcott, b. Abt 1626 5. Amos Westcott, b. 1631, d. 1685 (Age 54 years) 6. Mercy WESTCOTT, b. Abt 1633, d. 25 Mar 1700 (Age ~ 67 years) Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F01239 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - In 1635 Stukeley and his family accompanied the family of William Arnold to New England. Stukeley came from England to Salem, MA, where he was a freeman in 1636; his name is given in the records as "Stuky Wesket." He joined the Baptists and was banished from Massachusetts. He soon joined Roger Williams in Providence, RI, where he was one of the grantees in Roger Williams's deed of 8 Oct 1638. He signed the Providence agreement in 1640. He was also one of the founding members of the First Baptist Church in America. Stukeley later located with Samuell Gorton's group at Warwick, where records show he lived on 5 June 1648. He was Commissioner 1651-1653, and in 1655 and 1660. He was Assistant in 1653, and Deputy for Warwick in 1671. During King Philip's War he left Warwick and went to Portsmouth for safety. There he made his will on 12 Jan 1676/77, and died the same day.
Some information on Stukeley Westcott and his family can be found on Family Tree Maker CD#180, RI Genealogies.
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- In 1635 Stukeley and his family accompanied the family of William Arnold to New England. Stukeley came from England to Salem, MA, where he was a freeman in 1636; his name is given in the records as "Stuky Wesket." He joined the Baptists and was banished from Massachusetts. He soon joined Roger Williams in Providence, RI, where he was one of the grantees in Roger Williams's deed of 8 Oct 1638. He signed the Providence agreement in 1640. He was also one of the founding members of the First Baptist Church in America. Stukeley later located with Samuell Gorton's group at Warwick, where records show he lived on 5 June 1648. He was Commissioner 1651-1653, and in 1655 and 1660. He was Assistant in 1653, and Deputy for Warwick in 1671. During King Philip's War he left Warwick and went to Portsmouth for safety. There he made his will on 12 Jan 1676/77, and died the same day.
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