Westcott, William Jr.

1729 - 1825  (96 years)

• Name	Westcott, William
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1729	Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Post
  Death	01 Feb 1825	Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME
  Person ID	I65607	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Westcott, William,   b. 1700, Kittery, York Co., ME d. Abt 1795, Shapleigh, York Co., ME (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Skillings, Dorcas,   b. 19 Jun 1710, Kittery, York Co., ME d. Aug 1781 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	Abt 1728	Richmond, Lincoln Co., ME
  Family ID	F25060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Meserve, Margaret,   b. 1733, Pearsontown Plantation, Cumberland Co., ME d. 11 Jan 1827, Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	05 Feb 1757  [1]
  Children	1. Westcott, Isaac,   b. Cumberland Co., ME d. Kittery, York Co., ME  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Westcott, Joseph,   b. Abt 1759, Cumberland Co., ME  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Westcott, Reuben,   b. 10 Dec 1761  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   4. Westcott, Zebulon,   b. 03 Aug 1766, Scarborough, Cumberland Co., ME d. 17 Apr 1853, Limington, York Co., ME (Age 86 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   5. Westcott, Sarah,   b. Abt 1767, Gray, Cumberland Co., ME  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   6. Westcott, Edmund,   b. 07 Mar 1769   d. 14 Jan 1836 (Age 66 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. Westcott, Clement,   b. Feb 1771  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   8. Westcott, Charlotte,   b. Abt 1773  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   9. Westcott, Hannah,   b. Abt 1775  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   10. Westcott, Dorcas,   b. Abt 1777  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F25099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Miller, Sarah
  Marriage	07 Feb 1782	Scarborough, Cumberland Co., ME
  Family ID	F25100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1729 - Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME Marriage - 07 Feb 1782 - Scarborough, Cumberland Co., ME Death - 01 Feb 1825 - Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  From: History of Gorham, ME by Hugh Davis McLellan "Margaret and William Wescott settled in Scarborough on the farm since known as the Theodore Libby farm. They were the ancestors of the Gorham Wescotts." "Mr Wescott was the famous "Post Wescott" of olden times, and during the Revolution was known to Every man, woman and child, on the road from Boston to Portland, and in all the region about the County of Cumberland. It is said he carried the first mail between Boston and Portland, was employed carrying letters to and from the soldiers in the army and their friends and families in New Hampshire and Maine., The writer of this notice (McLellen) has in his possession a letter written by his grandfather while in the army at Cambridge, and brought home to Gorham by Post Wescott in 1775. Some of his descendants now Have in their possession a cane given him by General Washington in the time of the Revolution. When he was about to start with dispatches in which the General took much interest, he was looking for a stick with which to urge forward his horse, when Washington told him to take his own cane, which was more substantial than a switch, and hurry off. This cane he religiously preserved till his death and it is now an heirloom highly prized." "There are some of us yet alive who can remember the old gentleman. On all great days, more particularly general must day (military display being one of his hobbies he usually made his appearance at Gorham village, it being on his way to visit his two sons, Reuben and Edmund, who were settled in the north part of the town. He was the wonder of the young, always polite and courteous, and always with something pleasant to say to all. He always attracted attention, with his erect, stately figure, and fine horsemanship; his Washington cane, which he grasped in the old fashioned style a few inches below the top; dressed in the old continental style, with cocked hat, single-breasted coat with large brass buttons and standing collar, with long waist and wide skirts; short breeches, high quartered shoes with silver buckles four inches square, long stockings fastened to his breeches at the knee with large silver buckles -- this was his go-out dress, and he never abandoned it during his life."

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Hugh Davis McLellan, History of Gorham, ME, (Smith & Sale, printers,1903), 819-820.