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Family tree▼ Facts and Events
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Children
Children
John, Andrew, Damaris, Mary, Grace, Elizabeth, Ann[2].
Possible ancestors of Stukely Westcott?
Roscoe L Whitman, who seems to reject the unsourced claim that Lewis Stucley and Margaret Arscott had a daughter Mary who married Guy Westcott and became the mother of Stukely Westcott[4], speculates that one of the daughters of Christopher Stukely and Mary Ford may have been either the mother or the grandmother of Stukely Westcott [2]. This seems to be based both on the name Damaris showing up in both Christopher's and Stukely's families, and on the fact that an Edward Westcote witnessed a deed involving Christopher and his wife[2].
Note, however, that while Whitman mused whether Edward Westcote married one of Christopher's daughters, the land mentioned in the deed had been held by Edward prior to Dec 1543[2]. This suggests that Edward was at least Christopher's contemporary, if not older than him. However, Edward may have had a son who married one of Christopher Stukely's daughters.
References
- ↑ Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick). The visitations of the county of Devon: comprising the herald's visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620. (Exeter: For the author by H.S. Eland, 1895)
p. 721.
"Christopher Stewkley" [son of William Stewkley and Joane Stowell] married "Mary, Da. of Edward Foorde of Plimtree, in Com. Devon"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton). 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 with especial mention of the Westcotts of Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the Westcotts of Milford, Otsego County, New York and some of the allied families. (Oneonta, New York: Otsego Publishing Co., 1932)
2:6.
A deed dated "22 August, 1550-1" rents land in Clyst Huiton to "Christopher Stuckley and wife Mary". This deed was witnessed by Edward Westcote.
"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 Stukely Westcott, the emigrant?"
On page 4 (where the deed is also mentioned), the author speculates on whether Mary or Damaris (living with their father in 1567) might have been the mother or grandmother of Stukely Westcott.
- Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton). 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 with especial mention of the Westcotts of Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the Westcotts of Milford, Otsego County, New York and some of the allied families. (Oneonta, New York: Otsego Publishing Co., 1932)
2:4.
"Correspondents of this compiler claim they have seen records that [Stukely] Westcott's mother 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."
- ↑ Whitman, Roscoe L. (Roscoe Leighton). 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 with especial mention of the Westcotts of Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and the Westcotts of Milford, Otsego County, New York and some of the allied families. (Oneonta, New York: Otsego Publishing Co., 1932)
2:5.
"NOTE-A chart by Russell Westcott (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."
The author doesn't appear to take this claim seriously (note his somewhat dismissive comments here and elsewhere on undocumented claims and his own speculations that go in a different direction), and it would have been a chronological improbablity, as Margaret was baptized in 1578/79 and Stukely is said to have been born about 1592. Even if he were born as late as 1600, that would only be 21 years from grandmother to grandson.
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