STUKELY WESTCOTT, 1592 - 1677, planter and colonizer, one of
the 13 original proprietors of Providence Plantations and Colony
of Rhode Island; of Salem, Mass., 1635, Providence, R.I., 1638,
and Warwick, R.I., 1647. His wife, Juliana Marchant. Their children:
Damaris (Arnold), Samuel, Robert, Amos, Mercy (Stafford), Jeremiah.
Spelling of the name has changed through the years even within
the same family group. Spelling can read Westcott, Wescott, Westcot
and other spelling variations.
Family Motto: Renovato Nomine: After the name was renewed (literally:
the name having been renewed.)
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Founded January 13, 1934 by Roscoe L. Whitman
Society Motto: Know Your Kindred Better.
Objective: To commemorate fittingly outstanding anniversaries
and events in our family s history; to memorialize our early family
by suitable tablets; to promote genealogical study of our family;
to create and develop interest and pride in family achievement;
to provide when possible care of ancestors' graves, including
official markers for graves of family's wartime soldiers, sailors,
etc.; to support and advocate steadfastly the defense and protection
of this country which our ancestors helped create, and the conservation
of the United States Constitution and the American people's liberty;
to meet, know, and enjoy our kindred.
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