Person:Robert Westcott (1)
Robert Westcott
b.Abt 1624 Yeovil, Somerset, England
d.19 Dec 1675 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Oct 1619
  1. Damaris Westcott1620/21 - Aft 1678
  2. Samuel Westcott1622 - 1637
  3. Robert WestcottAbt 1624 - 1675
  4. Mercy Wescott1631 - 1700
  5. Amos Westcott1631 - 1685
  6. Jeremiah WestcottAbt 1633 - 1686
Spouse and Children
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  1. Katherine Westcott1664 - Abt 1692
  2. Zorobabel Westcott1666 - Bef 1745
  3. Robert Westcott, Jr.1668 - 1723
  4. Dinah Westcott1669/70 - 1750
  5. Mary Westcott1672 -
  6. Samuel Westcott1674 - 1745
  7. Ruth WestcottAbt 1675 - 1728/29
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Facts and Events
Name Robert Westcott
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1624 Yeovil, Somerset, England
Marriage to Catherine _____
Death? 19 Dec 1675 North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United Stateson Battlefield

In 1651, Robert is chosen a Deputy to the Colonial Assembly. In 1652, is chosen Surveyor of bridges; also elected by the Assembly "General Sarjeant" (High Sheriff) to attend upon the sessions of the Court. In 1659, is chosen Commissioner to the "General Court", and appointed one of four to mark out the westward bounds of the Colony. source: Bullock's "Descendants of Stukely Westcott" book -- http://archive.org/stream/incidentsinlifet00bull#page/1/mode/1up

Robert was recorded as an inhabitant on June 5, 1648. On May 20, 1671 he took oath of allegiance at Kings Town. He was" killed by the Indians in the late war," as the records state. source: Gen. Dictionary of Rhode Island p 416.

References
  1.   1618 just does not make sense as a birth date for Robert. The marriage record of 5 Oct 1619 is well documented. Thus Robert must have been born after Damaris and Samuel. Say about 1624.
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