Stukely Westcott (I43080)
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| Birth | about 1592 Somersetshire, England |
| Marriage | 5 October 1619 (Age 27) Juliana Marchant - [View Family (F18719)]
Church Of St. John The Baptist,Yeovil, Somersetshire, England |
| Death | 12 January 1677 (Age 85) Portsmouth, Newport Co., Ri |
| Universal Identifier | 578ED78353F60E419D0F9B6E35F559A5B499 |
| Last Change | 9 December 2000 - 00:00:00 |
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Stukely and Juliana with six children arrived in Salem, Mass., on 24 June 1635. They stayed in Mass for about one year and then they were asked to leave because of their religious differences. He moved his family to Rhode Island to be with his friend Roger Williams. Stukely became one of the original 13 founders of Providence, Rhode Island. Many details of Stukley's personal life came from his family bible, now in the collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society. 1619 - residing in Ilminster, Somerset, England 1635 - left Devonshire, England in the spring... heading for America June 24, 1635 - arrived in Massachusetts with his wife, sister, 5 of his children and Benedict Arnold 1636 - settled in Salem - one of the 12 people who formed the first Baptist Church in America 1638 - followed his friend, Roger Williams, to Providence, Rhode Island 1648 - moved to Warwick, Rhode Island 1676 - driven from home by Indians, so he moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island Stukely's ancestors ruled England prior to the conquest. The name is of Saxon derivation. Christen, name from the ancient family of Stucley of Affeton Castle in the Parish of Iifracombe. Descendants of the first Stukely are eligible to membership in the Colonial Dames, he being one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence Plantation, 1638. Stukely was born in England in 1592, lived at Salem, Massachusetts, and at Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island. He was one of the twelve who were grantees of the deed from Roger Williams and was one of the original members of the Baptist church of Providence. He was assistant in 1653 and deputy in 1671. |
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Family with Juliana Marchant - [View Family (F18719)] |
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