Alice Walker

II Book of Appendices to the
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
by Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton), 1869-
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The Ancient Westcott Family in England
Effort to determine the immediate ancestry of Stukely Westcott has resulted only in deductions. No definite record has been found. The research since 1932, the year the history and genealogy of “The Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott, 1592-1677,” was published, has, however, revealed records of Westcotts, or Wescotes, as the name was originally spelled, who flourished in Devonshire, England, long before and after the time of St. Leger de Wescote, 1300. (W. G., pp. 1, 2, 4.)
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The following ancient lineage of Wescotes is of interest as it indicates the ancestry of St. Leger Wescote (W. G., pp. 1, 2, 4) and several generations following him. It is notable that the persons named in the succeeding generations were all of the south and north-central part of Devon.
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1. Furbert de Wescote, b-1164, d-Exeter, Devon, 1225.
2. John de Wescote, b-Exeter, 1184. He was Canon Residentiary of St. Peter’s at Exeter, 1216-1272. (The bishopric, of which Exeter was the seat, was founded about 1050. Its cathedral was begun about 1100.)
3. John de Wescote was rector of John the Baptist Hospital at Exeter, 1272-1307. His wife was a daughter of Sir John St. Leger. They had sons John, St. Leger and Thomas. John was Warden of John the Baptist Hospital, Exeter, and Canon of St. Peter’s, Exeter, 1317. Thomas was Abbott of Hartland, Devon, in 1315. St. Leger, second son, probably derived his name from his mother.
4. St. Leger Wescote “of the Manor of Wescote,” was married in the year 1300. (W. G., pp. 1, 2, 4.)
5. William de Wescote “flourished at the Manor of Wescote” in 1345-6, which Manor he “held” of William Coffyn. His wife was a Danish lady, and to them was born a son Guy.
6. *Guy de Wescote, assumed to be the foregoing Guy, had a son (7) Thomas.
At this point, it can be only surmised that this son Thomas (7) was the Thomas de Wescote, who, about 1400, married Elizabeth Littleton. (W. G., p. 6.) Historians record this Thomas de Wescote as descending from St. Leger Wescote. The second son of Thomas and Elizabeth was named Guido. The name Guy is Danish and in Spanish is spelled Guido and pronounced Gui'do. By a pre-nuptial agreement, Thomas de Wescote had promised to name his first son Thomas, not for himself but for Baron Thomas de Littleton, father of his wife. This son was baptised Thomas de Littleton. The second son, Guido, was named perhaps for his paternal grandfather Guy.
Thomas de Wescote, baptised Thomas de Littleton, was born, according to the “History of National Biography, 1909” (vol. xi, p. 1252), in 1422; not 1402 as recorded by Lord Burke and W. G., p. 6. This would make the birth of his brother Guido in the year 1424. It is believed, however, that 1404 is correct, as in 1450, Guido was granted his Coat of Arms.
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The Littleton Family
Elizabeth de Littleton, who married Thomas de Wescote, was the sole heir of Baron Thomas de Littleton and his wife, Maud Quartermain, dau. of Sir Richard. Baron Thomas was the son of Thomas de Littleton, b-1340, and his wife, Julia de Somery, of Thomas de Littleton, b-1315, and his wife, Lucia de Bois, of the first Thomas de Littleton who in 1265 married Emma de Frankly, dau. Sir Simon de Frankly, b-1180, and at the death of Emma, her husband became heir to the rich Frankly possessions. He m(2)-Asseline Fitz-Warren, dau. William Fitz-Warren, b-1152, and by this second marriage, their son Thomas was born in 1315.
Through the five generations from Sir Simon de Frankly, Elizabeth de Littleton retained the Frankly estate in Worcestershire, and soon following her marriage to Thomas de Wescote, they went there to live, their son Guido retaining the Manor of Wescote in Devonshire. The ancestry of the wife of Guido de Wescote, who was Alice Granville, reverts to a cousin of the Conqueror.
Other Early Westcotts in England
Other Westcotts in England before the coming of Stukely Westcott from England to New England, 1635:
Ricardus de Westkote of Buckinghamshire, 1273.
Henry Wescote, b-1280.
Nicholas de Westcote of Oxfordshire, about 1280.
John de Westcote, Apr. 6, 1315, was a witness in Hampshire to a quit claim by Peter de Wadham of land which his grandfather Doru de Frevillis, had quit claimed to his son Mathias. (St. Leger Wescote married in 1300, “a daughter of the line descending through the titled families of Wadham [sometimes spelled
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Wordham] and Cantelupe”). (W. G., p. 4.) This John may have been the John de Wescote of Exeter, who married a daughter of Sir John St. Leger.
Richard de Wescote of Somersetshire, 1327.
Richard Westcoute in parish of Clyst Houiton, Devon, 1507-8.
Sebastian Westcote b-Chumleigh, Devon, about 1523. He was organist, almoner and master of Children at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London during the mid-16th century. He wrote court plays and incidental music. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth and under her protection retained his post through changes of religious belief in the English Church. He died a rich man in 1582 and was buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral. According to the terms of his will, he was not married.
Edward Westcote “lease held (deed) Axhayne, parish of Clyst Houiton, Affeton, Devonshire,” before 1543. He deeded Aug. 22, 1550-1, “for life and widowhood respectively, land called Axhayne in the parish of Clyst Huiton,” to Christopher Stucley (Stukely) and wife Mary. This Christopher Stucley was “of Somerset.” He was in Clyst Houiton as late as Dec. 18, 1567, when he had daughters Mary and Demaris. (Could this Damaris or Mary have been the mother or grandmother of Stukely Westcott?) In “Collections” by William Pope, who d-1635, he states “Clyst Huiton belongs to the dean and chapter of Exon (Exeter in Devon) Cathedral and lieth in the streete way betwixt Huiton and Exeter.” (See Stucley family.)
Phillip Westcott and Elizabeth Coxe, spinster, of London, gen. lie., 18th Aug., 1562.
Richard Westcott, 1588, who m-Mary Parsons. (See App. “EE.”)
Richard Wescote of St. Peter, Cornhill, London, poulterer, and Johanna Whitrigges, of same, spinster, dau. William Whittrigges, were m-July 11, 1592, at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, Eng.
Edward Westcott of Hownslowe, parish Heston, County Herts, Eng., gent., and Magdalen Whitby, dau. Thomas of same, license to marry Nov. 26, 1597.
John Westcott; flourished 1606.
Alice Westcott, d-1606.
Welthina Westcott, d-1614.
Some interest centers in the above Christopher Stucley “of Somerset” (see Edward Wescote), who moved to Affeton in Devon. The unusual Christian name of Stukely Westcott was undoubtedly derived from the Stucley family. The name is variously spelled in old records, Stucley, Stewakley, etc. Correspondents of this compiler claim they have seen records that Westcott’s mother (some say, his grandmother) was Mary Stucley, Damaris Stucley or Sarah Stucley, but in no instance has substantiating proof been submitted, nor has it been possible so far for this compiler to verify any of the statements.
Caroline Romney (app. 198), in a letter written Feb. 2, 1900, states she found a record in the Newberry Library, Chicago, that Damaris Stucley was the mother of Stukely Westcott. However, this compiler has been unable to verify the statement. In a matter so important to the family
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history, credence should not be given to these statements. While it may be safely assumed that Westcott carried the blood of the Stucley family, positive evidence has not been found. While in London, Bishop Brooks Foss Westcott (1825-1901), Lord Bishop of Durham, who had five sons in the ministry, is said to have shown Miss Romney the ancient “Wescote Annals” in the “close” of Westminster Abbey and permitted her to copy some of the records.
The Stucley Family in England Before the Birth of Stukely Westcott
The Christian name of Stukely Westcott suggested further research of the Stucley family in the hope it might reveal his maternal ancestry. Although the family is traced from before 1414 to the time of Westcott, it does not definitely indicate his ancestry. Much of the data here presented is irrelevant to this history, except in that it shows the prominence of the Stucley family. (Delete Stucley fam. records, W. G., p. 5.) Mention of this family first appears in the Huntington records before 1199, but not until 1414 is a definite lineage found.
(1) Richard Stuccle appears in Marsh of Dunster, Somersetshire, England, with wife, Jean, dau. and heir of Thomas. This was in 1414. They had two sons: Richard and George. Richard m-Jane, dau. Sir John Luttrel, and they had Peter who m-Agnes, dau. Trubody of Totherby, and to them was born Hugh who m-Elizabeth, dau. Richard Chamberlain of London. This Hugh was bur. at Dunster, 1588-9, leaving chn.: George, Joan, Thomas, Susanna and Ursula.
(2) Richard Stuccle, son of Richard and Jean; m-Elizabeth, Lady of Chuton.
(3) Sir Hugh Stucley, son of Richard and Elizabeth; m-Katherine Affeton, dau. Sir John Affeton of Affeton, Devonshire, whose wife was dau. of Thomas Bratton. Hugh and Katherine settled in Affeton, of which she was sole heiress and he became knight and sheriff of Devonshire. Their issue: Hugh, John, Elizabeth, Nicholas.
(4) Sir Hugh Stucley, 1496-1559, oldest son of Hugh and Katherine; m(l?)-1528, Jane Pollard, dau. Sir Lewis Pollard, who was Judge of Common Pleas. Hugh owned “the Manor of Wescote” at Wescote in Devonshire, and died in closeby Affeton. Of issue: Lewis, Nicholas, Thomas, Amias (said to have been by second wife).
(5) Sir Lewis Stucley, 1529-1589, oldest son of Hugh and Jane; m-Dorothy Hill, dau. Sir Giles Hill. There is record of son Lewis.
(6) Sir Lewis Stucley; m- Margaret Arscote. He was knighted by James I in 1603, and in 1617, was appointed the guardian of Thomas Rolf, infant son of John Rolf and his wife, the American Indian princess, Pocahontas (W. G., p. 5).
NOTE — A chart by Bussell Westcott Haight (app. 212) submitted in 1935, without giving reference or authority, indicates Lewis and Margaret had dau. Mary Stucley who m-Guy Westcott, and they were the parents of Stukely Westcott, the emigrant.
(4) John Stucley, recorded as “John Stucley, Esquire, of Affeton; son of (3) Hugh and Katherine; m-Frances, dau. Sir John St. Leger, “through whom he was related to all the prominent families of western England, and was patron of the church at West Worlington.” Sir John St. Leger, kt. ; m-Katherine Nevil, Lord Abergavenny, and was son of Sir George St. Leger of Annery, kt. and sheriff of Devon, and his wife,
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Ann, dau. Edmund Knivet, Esquire, grandson of Sir James St. Leger and his wife, Anne, eldest dau. of Thomas Butler, third son and co-heir of James Butler, fourth of the name from the Earl of Ormond, and his wife, Anne, one of the heirs of Sir William Hankford, gr.-grandson of Thomas St. Leger of Exeter, Devon, and his wife, the Duchess of Exeter and sister of Edward IV (1441-1483).
(4) Elizabeth Stucley, dau. (3) Hugh and Katherine; m-Sir John Wadham. They had a large posterity, of whom: Alice (see Nicholas, 5 folowing).
(5) Nicholas Stucley, second son of Hugh and Jane; m-Alice, dau. of Sir John Wadham and his wife, Elizabeth Stucley, dau. Hugh and Katherine. He was "of Trent." Their second son was William.
(6) William Stucley; m-Joan Stowell of Codleston, Somerset. Issue: Christopher (see 7), Elizabeth (m=Thomas Moore of Taunton), Katherine (2nd wife of John Carew of Bickleigh), Mary (m-William Anthony).
(7) Christopher Stucley of Farrington, Somerset; m-Mary Ford, dau. Edward of Fordhays in parish Plymtree, Somerset. Abstracts of deed in the London Museum: "John Syddenham, of Nettlecomb, Somerset to Nicholas Turner, all the land called Axhayne in the parish of Clyst Huiton, which Edward Westcote, formerly held, for the term of the life of Nicholas Turner and after his decease to such woman as he shall first take to wife, during her widowhood. Rent, 53s, 4d. Dated: 6 Dec., 1543-4." The second deed, in part, reads: "Christopher Stucley and wife Mary, by John Syddenham," "for life and widowhood respectively, land called Axhayne in the parish of Clyst Huiton, which Nicholas Turner held before. Rent: 53s, 4d." Attorney to deliver, John Gerveys. Witness: Edward Westcote. Dated: 22 August, 1550-1. Issue to Christopher and Mary: John, Andrew, Damaris, Mary, Grace, Elizabeth, Ann.

• Note-Did Edward Westcote, witness to the deed of Christopher Stucley in 1550-1, marry his dau. Damaris, and were they grandparents of Stucley Westcott, the emigrant?

(5) Thomas Stucley, d-1578, "third of five sons of (4) Hugh and Jane"; m-Jane, dau. Judge Thomas Woode.
(5) Amias Stucley; said to have been son of (4) Hugh by a second wife; m-. Issue: Dam-a-ris, so pronounced in England; d-unm.
Immediate Ancestry of Stukely Westcott
Assuming the son of Guy de Wescote (see 6), was Thomas de Wescote, the student of genealogy may in future years find the following lineage at least, suggestive of the immediate ancestry of Stukely Wescott. However, beyond the four generations first named, this compiler disclaims responsibility for its accuracy.
7. Thomas de Wescote; m-Elizabeth Littleton (W. G., p. 6.)
8. Guido de Wescote, Kt.; m-Alice Granville. (W. G., p. 6.)
9. *Thomas Wescott (sic); m-Mary Wescott. (W. G., p. 7.)
10. Thomas Wescott (sic); m(2)-Alice Walker. (W. G., p. 7.)
Thomas and Alice had at least two sons, Phillip and the "unnamed son" (W. G., p. 7). This son was Edward.

• *Mary Westcott, wife of Thomas, was dau. Thomas of Porlock in Somerset, of William of Porlock, of Guy Westcote of Wescote, Devon.

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11. Edward Wescote flourished in 1541 to 1551. Was his wife Damaris Stucley, dau. Christopher and Mary? (See Stucley family and “Other Early Westcotts.”)
12. ??
13. Stukely Westcott, 1592-1677; m-1619, Juliana Marchant.
If this lineage can be accepted, Stukely and Juliana named their first child Damaris for his grandmother from whom he derived his own Christian name. But who were his parents?
Marriage of Stukely Westcott in 1619.
Continued research has, however, definitely located Stukely Westcott in Ilminster, Somerset, in the Autumn of 1619, at which time he was about twenty-seven years of age. This was sixteen years before he came to New England. He was married Oct. 5, 1619, to Juliana Marchant (e). The marriage is recorded in the parish register of the ancient St. John the Baptist Church at Yeovil in Somerset; also the baptism of their two oldest children. The records read :
“Stucklie Westcott of Ilminster, and Julian Marchant of Yeovil, married 5 October, 1619.” (Julian; now Juliana, Julia Ann or Julia.)
“Damaris, daughter of Stuckeley Westcott, baptised 27 January, 1621.”
“Samuel, son of Stuckeley Westcott, baptised 3 March, 1623.
”Juliana Marchant was the daughter of John Marchant, who was bapt. at Yeovil, Aug. 8, 1571, and granddaughter of John Marchant and his wife, Eva Cominge, who were married at Yeovil on July 18, 1568. John, Sr., d-1593. The Marchant family in Yeovil, etc.
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• parents: John Walker (1470 - d.) & Alice Collicott (1470 - d.)

Married

1. THOMAS4 WESTCOTT (THOMAS3, GUEDO2, THOMAS1) born 1488, and died 1518-1579

Child of THOMAS WESTCOTT and ALICE WALKER is:

5. i. STEPHEN5 WESTCOTT, b. 1514; d. 1544-1605.

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Alice Walker1
Last Edited 2 Jan 2020
F, #190110, b. circa 1516, d. 6 October 1557
Charts Pedigree of Clifford LeRoy Provost
Alice Walker was born circa 1516 at of Marwood, Devonshire, England.1 She married Stephen Westcott circa 1534 at of Marwood, Devonshire, England.1 Alice Walker died on 6 October 1557 at of Marwood, Devonshire, England.1
Family
Stephen Westcott b. c 1514
Child

• Edward Westcott+1 b. c 1540

Citations
1.[S11597] Ancestry.com, Information submitted by Sherlock2014.
From: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p6332.htm...
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