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Jeremiah Westcott, Jr.
b.7 Oct 1666 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.7 Oct 1757 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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m. 27 Jul 1665
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m. Abt 1686
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An ancient receipt recites that on April 21, 1712, Jeremiah, Jr. received from his father in law, John Warner, the following articles: "two y' of new silk to make a hood, one hood redy made, one black silk hankercheef, one mixed collered silk hankercheef, two blue calleco aprons, two pear of wash lether gloves, twenty-six caps, two good white hoods, and one old one, eleven hed bands, good as new, one half silk handcerchee, six epttecots, fore mantes, a riding gound, a riding hood, and a cloack, six pear of good stockings,and a pear of old wash lether gloves, one new white hollen apron, fore wooin (woolen) aprons, two bonnits, one new one, two peares of shoues, one wooden heels the other lether heels, pillow and cloth and bible, one pear of stays, and one pear of linin, one pear of wolin gloves, three peacs of earthern ware, sisers with other nesesneary." Then "Received of my father in law John Warner the particulars Above named I say received by me in behalfe of myselfe and brethern." He signed "Jeremia Westcot." Old records make it seem that prior to 1698, one John Micater, came to what is now Apponaug in Warwick, and built a "Fulling Mill" on the stream that runs from Gorton's pond to Apponaug cove. On Jan. 24, 1693, Jeremiah purchased the mill, one of the conditions of the purchase being that Micater should teach Jeremiah the art of fulling, and thus Jeremiah was called "weaver." This was probably the first fulling mill in the colony. After 4 years of ownership, he sold the mill to Samuel Greene, son of Deputy Gov. John Greene, for 150 pounds. On July 24, 1722, he sold to Samuel Gorton, his mansion house at Old Warwick, where he then lived and the lot of six acres. It is beleived that he spent the rest of his 35 years in Coventry, but the records of Coventry for that time period are lost. source: Stukely Westcott book by J. Bullock p 156. Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote with some his Descendants By J. Russell Bullock 1886 Page 60 - 61 Jeremiah, called Junior, the first child of Jeremiah 2 was born 1666, Thursday, October 7, and died in Warwick where he always resided, 1757, October 7, at the age of ninety-one years. He was married prior to 1698, January 20, for at that date we find his wife Mary joining him in a deed. He married Mary Warner, of "old Warwick," a near neighbor. She was the daughter of John and Ann (Gorton) Warner, of Warwick, 1645, of John, of the first John of Providence, 1637, of Warwick, 1643. An ancient receipt recites that in 1712, April 21, he received from his "father in law" John Warner the following articles: "two ye of new silk to make a hood, one hood redy made, one black silk hankercheef, one mixed collered silk hankercheef, two blue calico aprons, two pear of wash lether gloves, twenty six caps, two good white hoods, and one old one, eleven hed bands, good as new, two old ones, fore linen shifts, two flanlin shifts, all good as new, one half silk handcercheef, six pettecots, fore mantes, a riding gound, a riding hood, and a cloack, six pear of good stockings, and a pear of old wash lether gloves, one new white hollon apron, fore woolin (woolen) aprons, two bonnits, one new one, two peares of shoues, one wooden heels the other lether heels, pillow and cloth and bible, one pear of stays, and one pear of linin, one pear of wolin gloves, three peacs of earthern ware, sisers with other nesesneary." "Then Received of my father in law John Warner the particulars Above named I say received by me in behalfe of my selfe and bretheren." Signed "Jeremiah Westcot." On June 6, 1712, Jeremiah also receipts, now to his brother in law, John Warner, for "nine yeards of wosted and druget which my mother bestowed on my daughter Elinor Westcot, which in the inventory of my father in law, John Warners Estate amounted to thirty one shillings and six pence." Jeremiah was called "weaver." It seems that prior to 1698, one John Micater, came to what is now the fillage of Ppponaug in Warwick, and built a "Fulling Mill" on the stream that runs from Gorton's pont to Apponaug cove. In 1693, January 24, Jeremiah purchased this mill of Micater, one of the conditions of the purchase being that Micater should teach Jeremiah the art of fulling. Hence he is called "weaver." This was probably the first fulling mill in the Colony. How Jeremiah prospered in the business is not known. After an ownership of four years in 1702, April 13, he sells the mill to Samuel Greene, son of Deputy Gov. John Greene for L150. In 1722, July 24, he sells to Samuel Gorton his mansion house at "Old Warwick," where he then lives and the lot of six acres, bounded northerly by the road to the neck, southerly by land of Moses Lippitt, and westerly by Main Street. This was at "old Warwick," opposite the home lot of his grandfather Stukeley, and which his grandfather deeded to his son Jeremiah for life and to his grandson, Jeremiah after his father's death. Where Jeremiah resided the remaining thirty-five years of his life is not known. He may have removed to that part of Warwick which in 1741, was formed into the town of Coventry, whose public records for the first twenty years of its existence are unfortunately lost. These records, containing as they did, the deeds, wills, proceedings in the settlement of deceased person estates, and probably registered marriages and births of that period would supply many links now missing in the chain of family lineage. In the absence of family, church or town records, and of any will of other probate proceedings relating to the settlement of his estate, it has been found difficult to trace the children of this Jeremiah except in the case of his daughter Eleanor. References
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