'Walcot02'
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Families covered: Wolecote of Boterstow, Wolcott of Chudley (Chudleigh or Chidleigh), Wolcott of Exeter, Wolcott of Knowle, Wolcott of Sidbury
| Vivian identifies the coat of arms of this family as "Per pale az. and gu., on a cross florry or five martletts sa., a chief or charged with a fleur de lys between two annulets gu." Leaving aside the differences explained under John of Chagford below, there are some items in common with that shown for the family on Walcot01 but the connection, if any, may not have been known. BLG1847 suggested that the family "is of Norman extraction". | |||||||||||||||
| Walter Wolcott or Walcot of Wollcott (Wolecot of Wolecot) in Thurlestone, Devon (a c1470) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Wolcote | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Johanna Wolcote | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bidelake | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue (dsp) - 2 sons + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Alice Skerret (dau/heir of Hugh Skerret of Chagford) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Wolcott of Chagford (2nd John) | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian reports that John "for his good service in ye Warres had an addition given him to his Armes, On cheife Or. a lis ent. 2 Annulets". | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Wolcott (or Walcott) of Chudley (Chudleigh or Chidleigh) (d 30.04.1524) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Bozom (dau/coheir of John Bozom, widow of John Hart then Nicholas Southcott) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Wolcott of Chudley (Chudleigh or Chidleigh) 'of Exeter' (b c1482, d 20.10.1548) this line followed by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Foxley (dau of John Foxley of Blakeley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Wolcott of Southcott by Exeter (b c1514, a 1548) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Peter Wolcott 'of Exeter' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Michell (dau of John Michell of Truro) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Wolcott or Wolcote | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Dorothy Wolcott | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.06.1604) Thomas Drewe of Exeter | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Catherine Wolcott | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wood of Orchard | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Peter Wolcott not mentioned by Vivian, this line from BLG1879 | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Wolcott of Sidbury | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Wolcott of Sidbury (a 1631) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Laurell Strette (dau of John Strette of Dartmouth) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Wolcott (a 1654, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Holmes (dau/heir of Thomas Holmes) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Wolcott of Sidbury (a 1660) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Mocome (dau of Robert Mocome) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Wolcott of Sidbury 'of Bosel' | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.01.1714) Deborah Huyshe (bur 14.11.1742?, dau of James Huyshe by Urith Walronde of Bovey) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Maximilian Wolcott of Sidbury, Knowle, etc. (bpt 24.06.1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ham (dau/coheir of Edward Ham of Southleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Wolcott of Sidbury & Knowle | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Smith (dau of Abraham Smith of Treasbeer) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John Wolcott of Knowle & Boswell (bpt 07.03.1783, d 20.06.1820) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1810) Elizabeth Lang (dau of Zachariah Lang of Broad Clist) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Elizabeth Wolcott (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Maximilian Wolcott (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Wolcott (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | James Wolcott | ||||||||||||||
| James is identified as ancestor of the Wolcotts of Road which included the undermentioned James Huyshe Wolcott, father of Sarah. The following is supported by BLG1952 ('Marwood-Elton of Widworthy'). | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | ?? Wolcott presumed intermediary generation | ||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | James Huyshe Wolcott of Road 'of Lyme' | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Marwood (b 1755, d 1835, dau of James Marwood of Avishaye) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Sarah Wolcott (d 10.02.1884) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.11.1810) Rev. Harry Farr Yeatman of Stock House | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (a 1631) - Peter (b c1622), William (b c1624) named in BLG1847 ('Wolcott of Knowle House') | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Richard Wolecot | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Wolecot of Lisleigh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maude (relict of William Westcote of Westcote in North Tawton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter Wolecot of Lisleigh & Buterstowe (Boterstow) in Hemiocl | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Wolecote of Boterstow | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Wolecote of Boterstow | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Wolecote of Monston or Moreston in Hoberton (2nd John) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Thomas Wolecote | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Colbrooke (dau of William Colbrooke, son of John of Chittlehamton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Walter Wolcot | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Lampry (dau of William Lampry by Elizabeth, dau of Walter Baghell alias Beale of Yooland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Wolcot | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Davy (dau/coheir of John Davy by Margaret, dau/coheir of Thomas Eston of Morchard Bishop) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - John (b c1546, a 1620), Thomas, John (2nd) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1879 ('Wolcott of Knowle House'), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Wolcot', p793)
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