WESTACOTT family - Barnstaple area

[gerolstein]

Dear Mr Watts, there are photos of Henry, Susan, Alfred, Joseph Henry, Mr & Mrs Grimmett etc for sale on ebay as of 25 April 2022.  Kurt Gänzl

[Dalet]

Thanks gerolstein.

They are certainly my family.

Photos sent back to family remaining in England in 1877.

Regards Dale

[gerolstein]

I hope you can get your hands on them!  :-)

Kurt Gänzl

[dantemortem]

I'm descended from a Margaret Westcott who married in North Molton area in 1676, possibly the Margaret daughter of William and Pernel baptized in North Molton in 1654. William was likely the one baptized in North Molton to Hugh and Katherine (Lock) in 1626.

Hugh was probably son of John W. and Anstis Renell of Swimbridge who married in 1590 and named a son Hugh (also brother Christopher and daughter Margaret among others) in his will of 1601. John was son of George Westcot of North Molton who names (besides his heir Christopher and wife Sybil) a son John and the latter's daughter Margaret in his will of 1592. George married Sybil Saunders in North Molton in 1562/3. George's brother Sebastian was chorister of St. Paul's (will 1582).

[Dalet]

Hi Dantemortem,

 Thanks for your post I believe we share common ancestors in Hugh Westcott and Katherine Lock.

Regards Dale

[dantemortem]

Do you have your dna done? I have a profile on Ancestry. Not sure how distant our cousinship would be, but we might match up.

[Dalet]

If we are the same generation and Hugh is our 9th great grandfather - that makes us 10th cousins.

I don't have dna or ancestry account.

Feel free to Personal Message me if you like.

dale

[Special Needs Girl]

Hi.

My husband’s 2x great grandmother was Grace WESTACOTT born in George Nympton in 1834.
Grace married Henry Harris and they moved via Monmouthshire to Cardiff where they had a corn chandler’s shop.

Grace’s parents were Michael WESTACOTT and Mary Gulley.

Michael’s parents John WESTACOTT and Elizabeth Nott.

John’s parents were William WESTACOTT and Mary Cowler

William’s was Thomas WESTACOTT born 1700 in Bishops Tawton.

I don’t know if any of these fit in your tree.  His tree is on ancestry.
As a historian he has researched thoroughly and will not accept anything without proof.

I don’t know if any of these names are familiar to you. He has done his DNA

SNG