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Wescott Family Photo Album
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are owned by Mr. & Mrs. Talmadge Spence, Jr. and are submitted by Sloan (Spence) Mason. Posted here with kind permission.

The Spence family suspected that these two glass plate negatives are of John Wescott & his wife, Lovey (Tillett) Wescott, but no proof has yet been found--they could be from the Spence side of the family. Glass plates were the first base for photographic negatives. In use from the 1850s through the 1920s, they were used by both amateur and professional photographers. There are two types of glass negatives, wet collodion negatives and dry plate negatives. Wet collodion negatives were introduced in the United States about 1855. They are distinguished by wavy lines along the edges of plates because they were hand coated by photographers. Silver gelatin dry plate negatives replaced wet collodion negatives in the late 1880s and remained in use until the 1920s. Dry plate negatives were more convenient for photographers because they could purchase prepared plates from manufacturers in standard sizes. Determining if plates are wet collodion negatives or dry plate negatives is useful for dating the images.

UPDATE: In 2016 the two glass plate negatives below were submitted as possible paintings of John Wescott and his wife Lovey, however, on New Year's Day 2017 Marlee Logan was visiting with her aunt, Theresa Bowler Wescott, and happened to see actual pictures of these same two people depicted on the glass plates. Theresa inherited them when her parents, Albert Read Wescott, Jr. & his wife, Marguerite Stephanz Wescott, passed away. According to what's written on the back of each of the new-found pictures, they are Davenport's, not Wescott's as originally thought. Check out Marlee's blog!

We don't believe that they are 4th or 5th generations from Albert Read Wescott, Sr. but closer, however, we still do not know EXACTLY who they are. As you can see below from the lineage that we've been able to come up with, the Davenport family does tie in with the Wescott family. If anyone can identify this couple please send me an e-mail.

Albert Read Wescott, Sr. (1888-1976) was the son of John Thomas Wescott (1853-1940) & Martha Ann Chadwick (1865-1936).
Martha Ann Chadwick was the daughter of Wm. Davenport Chadwick/Chaddic (1834-1882) & Lurana J. O'Neal (1828-1882).
Wm. Davenport Chadwick/Chaddic was the son of William West Chadwick (1802-1878) and Emily Davenport (1806-1879).
Mariah was the daughter of Isaac Davenport, Jr. (1753-1816) and Elizabeth Owens (1750-1844).

"Davenport family on Mother Wescott's side of family - 4th great-grandparents of Albert Read Wescott, Sr."

"Mother Wescott's Family - Davenport's - 4th or 5th great [grand]parents of A.R. Wescott, Sr."

John Wescott
Nov. 14, 1824 - Nov. 10, 1884

Lovey Davis (Tillett) Wescott
Sept. 24, 1831 - May 6, 1902

John Wescott was born in Currituck Co., NC on Nov. 14, 1824 & died in Manteo, Dare Co. on Nov. 10, 1884. He was the son of Barbary (Midyett) Dough Westcoate who is found in the 1830 Currituck census as head of house, in the 1840 Currituck census as head of house and the same Barbary Waiscot who is found in the 1850 Currituck census with her son and daughter-in-law, John & Lovey Wescott, living next door with their 10 month old baby girl, Mary.

From an 1809 divorce proceeding we know that Barbara was first married to Ambrose N. Dough, a mariner, in 1802 when she was just 15 years old. The divorce was not granted at that time. Barbara, the daughter of Thomas Midyett & Miriam Baum, married John Weskit in 1826 so Ambrose Dough was probably dead by Feb. 1826. John Wescott died before 1830 so their marriage was short lived. When Thomas Midyett's estate was settled in 1797 Barbara was given "76^1/2 acres joining the land of Joseph Midyett, Samuel Midyett and the Sound." This same 76 acres is mentioned in the divorce proceeding which follows.

Source: N.C. Genealogical Society Journal; Aug. 1995; pgs. 259-260 - "Divorces & Separations from Petitions to the N.C. General Assembly from 1779"
Session of 1809 (Nov-Dec)
Dough, Ambrose N. & Wife, Barbara
Memorial of Ambrose N. Dough of Currituck Co., N.C., mariner, sheweth that he intermarried Barbara Midgett of Roanoke Island in the county aforesaid in the year 1802. At that time, your memorialist was at the age of 18 and the said Barbara was in her 15th year. They cohabitated with each other about 2 years and 4 months, when during your memorialist's absence in his seafaring occupation, he discovered that his wife had proved faithless and cohabitated with a certain John Wescott. She has since openly lived and cohabitated with this man and has 2 children by the said Wescott, but some by your memorialist. At the time of their marriage, said Barbara was seized and possessed of 76 acres of land which your memorialist improved as far as he could. He desires an amicable separation from his wife and prays for a suitable relief. The committee to whom was referred the following [petition from Ambrose N. Dough] praying for a divorce from bonds of matrimony are of opinion that it is inexpedient to grant the relief prayed for and recommend that the same be rejected. Read and concurred with by Senate & House, 19 Dec. 1809.

John and Lovey are found in Currituck Co. in the 1860 census as Wescutt's & then in the newly formed county of Dare in 1870 & 1880. They are both buried in the Wescott Cemetery at the Manteo Airport. In David Stick's book, The Outer Banks of North Carolina, he makes the following statement--"In 1870, when Dare County was formed from parts of Currituck, Hyde, and Tyrrell, there still were no regular towns on Roanoke Island. A fairly extensive settlement on the southern part of the island was known as "the lower end" and another community to the north was known as "the upper end." However, a site for the county seat of the new county was selected in the middle of the island on the eastern shore facing Shallowbag Bay. The new commissioners first met there April 4, 1870, two weeks later picked out a "site for the court house," and accepted a donation of one acre of land for the purpose from John Wescott."

Lovey Davis Tillett, daughter of Thomas R. Tillett and Mary "Polly" (Johnson) Tillett, was born in Currituck Co. on Sept. 24, 1831 & died May 6, 1902 at Poyner's Hill in Currituck Co. By 1900 Lovey was living with her son, O'Jennings Wescott. She was age 67, widowed and had 10 children but only 6 of them were living by 1900. Seven of the 10 children are accounted for in the Wescott Bible. Lovey's obituary appeared in The Tar Heel newspaper on Friday, May 16, 1902 and reads: DEATH OF MRS. WESCOTT - Mrs. Lovie D. Wescott, age 70 years, died at the home of her son, Capt. J.T. Wescott at Poyner's Hill on May 6th. She had been a sufferer for many years and had been confined to her bed over 7 weeks. She leaves two daughters, four sons, several grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Capt. J.T. Wescott and his brother, Robt. L. Wescott, and Mr. Grandberry Dowdy took her to Roanoke Island where she was interred in the family burying ground beside her husband. She was a member of the Baptist church.

Known children (in red), grandchildren, and some great-grandchildren
of
John & Lovey (Tillett) Wescott

1. Mary Etheridge "Polly" Wescott - b. Nov. 2, 1849 Currituck Co. d. May 13, 1920 Hilton Village, Warwick Co., VA [see death certificate] She is buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Newport News, VA. Mary "Polly" Wescott married John Thomas Daniels, Sr. in Currituck Co. on Aug. 1, 1867. Mary filled out a Widow's Confederate Pension Application that gave their marriage date & place and also her husband's date of death. At the time she filled out the pension application Mary "Polly" was living with her daughter, Myrtle (Daniels) Prince in Norfolk, Va.

John Thomas Daniels & Mary "Polly" (Wescott) Daniels had 9 known children
   1. Edward S. Daniels - b. Sept. 15, 1870 d. Dec. 9, 1950. Married: Mary Malinda "Babe" Wescott on June 15, 1890. [see their tombstone in Homer Cemetery] Edward and Babe had 6 children.
   2. John Thomas Daniels, Jr. - b. July 31, 1873 d. Jan. 31, 1948 [see death certificate]. Married: Amanda Vassar Wescott on Oct. 16, 1892. A nice bio is written up on Find-A-Grave along with several photos under the photos tab. John & Amanda had 6 children.
   3. Delphine Ackerly Daniels - b. June 9, 1876 d. June 26, 1953. Married: Charles Washington Pugh, Sr. on Jan. 2, 1895. The are both buried in Cudworth Cemetery in Wanchese, NC. Charles and Delphine had 7 children.
   4. Daisy Aveline Daniels - b. Nov. 17, 1878 d. May 15, 1882
   5. Charles Roscoe Daniels - b. May 19, 1881 d. Oct. 15, 1945 [see death certificate] Married: Anna Louise Douglas. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Newport News, VA.
   6. Vera Daniels - b. Jan. 10, 1884 d. Mar. 4, 1920 [see death certificate]. Married: Emery Arthur Hotchkiss on Dec. 25, 1907. Emery was born in Pennsylvania and died in Florence, Fremont Co., CO. He is buried there in Union Highland Cemetery.
   7. Obadiah Jennings "Jinks" Daniels - b. May 7, 1887 d. Nov. 5, 1962 [see death certificate]. Married: Ola Frances "Fanny" Sawyer circa 1909. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Newport News, VA
   8. Mary Lee Daniels - b. Dec. 20, 1890 d. Dec. 1, 1972 [see death certificate]. Married: Jack Dyke on Dec. 6, 1910. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Newport News, VA
   9. Myrtle Isolene Daniels - b. Dec. 15, 1892 d. Mar. 25, 1966 [see death certificate]. Married: Charles Prince before 1912. Myrtle is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Newport News, VA and Charles is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, VA

2. William E. Wescott - b. Feb. 11, 1852 d: probably before 1860

3. John Thomas Wescott - b. Aug. 31, 1853 d. Mar. 11, 1940 Norfolk, VA [see death certificate, obituary and tombstone]. Married 1^st: Lovie G. Tillett (Apr. 6, 1860-Sept. 29, 1878), daughter of Willis Tillett & Abigail Gard, on Oct. 19, 1876. Married 2^nd: Martha Ann "Puss" Chadwick [Chaddick on marriage license] in Elizabeth City, NC on Dec. 26, 1883. Martha Ann was born Nov. 3, 1865 in Currituck Co. & died in Raleigh, NC on Jan. 7, 1936 [see death certificate & tombstone] John and Martha are buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC. Lovie is buried in the Wescott-Tillett Cemetery in Manteo, NC. John was appointed Keeper of the Poyner's Hill Lifesaving Station on Mar. 26, 1887 at the rate of $700.00 per year and retired at the age of 64 on Aug. 31, 1917.


John Thomas Wescott at different stages of his life.

Family Record
Parents' Names Husband: John Thomas Wescott Born: August 31, 1853 Wife: Martha Ann Chadwick Born: November 3, 1865 Married: in Elizabeth City in the First Methodist Church Wednesday, December 26, 1883	Children's Names Laura Chadwick Wescott Born in Elizabeth City, April 30, 1885 Albert Read Wescott Born in Poyners Hill, June 15, 1888 Mary Yeula Wescott Born in Poyners Hill, Dec. 27, 1889 Cora Manley Wescott Born in Poyners Hill, Sept. 24, 1891 Mabel Agassiz Wescott Born in Poyners Hill, Feb. 27, 1905


The photo of the above 10 Keepers appeared in an Elizabeth City newspaper, The Tarheel, on June 26, 1903. The newspaper did not identify these men but further research by Juanita Wescott has yielded facial identifications of all these men.
BOTTOM ROW (l-r)	TOP ROW ( l-r)
1. Avery Benjamin Love Tillett [see another photo] Feb. 17, 1861 - Sept. 15, 1928 [see his will] Married: Mary Frances (Sibbern) Harris on Dec. 1, 1881 Buried: Baum Cemetery in Kitty Hawk Served at the Kitty Hawk Station	1. Walter Finley Parker Jan. 9, 1866 - Jan. 10, 1914 [see obituary] Married: Arizona Spry June 9, 1895 Buried: Ballance Cemetery, Waterlily, Currituck Co., NC Appointed to Whale Head Station on May 27, 1902 and served until his death
2. Little Bannister Midgett [see his bio with photo] May 30, 1852 - Jan. 24, 1928 [see obituary] Married: Sabrina D.P. Midgett on Jan. 11, 1874 Buried: Manteo Cemetery Appointed Sept. 30, 1879 to Chicamacomiao Station; transferred to New Inlet Station on Jan. 27, 1888; transferred back to Chicamacomico Station on Apr. 12, 1894 and was still serving in 1915	2. Tom Harris [see photo of Tom & his 8-man crew] Oct. 17, 1861 - Mar. 23, 1933 [see death certificate] Never married Buried: Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC Served at Paul Gamiel's Hill Lifesaving Station from Nov. 18, 1902 and retired in 1919
3. Jesse Thomas Etheridge, Sr. (Photo compliments of Juanita Wescott) Jan. 24, 1841 Wanchese, NC - June 5, 1924 Wanchese Buried: Daniels Cemetery, Wanchese [see obituary] Married: Elizabeth Caroline Daniels on Oct. 11, 1863	3. Jesse Etheridge Ward Oct. __, 1856 - Nov. 9, 1921 [see obit & death certificate] Married: Martha Frances "Mattie" Godwin May 17, 1882 Buried: Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC Appointed Keeper of Kill Devil Hills Station on Sept. 29, 1899
4. Josiah Holly Wescott [see obituary] May 6, 1858 - Sept. 23, 1909 Married 1^st: Louisa Matilda Daniels Nov. 14, 1883 Married 2^nd: Aseneth Frances Goodwin June 3, 1909 Appointed to New Inlet Lifesaving Station on Apr. 12, 1894 and died in service	4. John Thomas Wescott - [see his information above along with 3 photos]
5. James Edmund Hodges Roberts Woodhouse [see photo and also his death certificate] Jan. 14, 1865 - June 3, 1934 Married: Sarah Stephenson "Sallie" Frost May 16, 1888 Buried: Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Va. Beach, VA Served at Dam Neck Mills, VA Station from 1901-1920.	5. David M. Pugh (Photo compliments of Juanita Wescott) Aug. 19, 1856 - June 25, 1934 [see death certificate] Married 1^st: Mary Elizabeth Midgett on Oct. 6, 1878 Married 2^nd: Martha Andrew Hooper on July 27, 1884 Buried: Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC Coast Guard service: Surfman at Chicamacomico Station in 1881; #1 Surfman at Chicamacomico Station from 1884-1886; Keeper at Big Kennekeet from 1888-1890; Keeper at Gull Shoal from Oct. 3, 1890 to Sept. 3, 1904 when he transferred to Fort Macon Station as Keeper on Sept. 17, 1904; retired between 1915-1920

John Thomas Wescott family - Lake Junaluska, NC circa 1924

Photo taken near the auditorium alongside of Lake Junaluska (26 m. W. of Asheville, N.C.). They had the Hotel Cherokee and the boat Cherokee (seen below) that made nightly excursions during the summer months for the hotel guests. He also rented about 40 row boats.


l-r -- Laura, Martha (Chadwick) Wescott, and Mary Yeula	Martha Chadwick Wescott & John Thomas Wescott

John & Lovie had one child:
1. Dora Wescott - b. Oct. 3, 1877 d. Feb. 19, 1958 Richmond, VA [see death certificate - birth does not agree with census records.] She is age 2 in 1880 and in 1900 her birth is given as Oct. 1877. Her obituary is more accurate]. Married: George August Seyler in Richmond, VA on July 17, 1906. Dora and George are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

This photo of Dora is owned & submitted by Marlee Logan, great-granddaughter of Albert Read Wescott, Sr.

John & Martha had 5 known children:
   1. Laura Chadwick Wescott - b. Apr. 30, 1885 Elizabeth City, NC d. Dec. 8, 1963. Married 1^st: Paul C. Coggins in Currituck Co. on July 23, 1912. Married 2^nd: Jarvis Smith Seeley, Sr. in Elizabeth City, NC on Nov. 11, 1933. Laura is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC under the surname Coggins. Laura & Paul had one child, John Albert Coggins, who legally changed his name to John Thomas Wescott, II in honor of his grandfather. [see The Statesville Record & Landmark, Sept. 3, 1936, pg. 1]
  2. Albert Read Wescott - b. June 15, 1888 d. Dec. 10, 1976 Duval Co., FL. Married: Ruby Louise Chapman (1898-1997) in Elizabeth City, NC on Sept. 14, 1918. Albert & Ruby are buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC.
    3. Mary Yeula Wescott - b. Dec. 27, 1889 d. July 6, 1955 in Raleigh, NC [see death certificate & obituary]. She never married. She is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC. Mary Yeula went to Durham High School and Duke University where she graduated in 1914.. She was a 5th Grade teacher in the Albemarle Graded School (Albemarle, NC) during the 1914-1915 session. She was also a librarian.

Mary Yeula Wescott - 1914

4. Cora Virginia Wescott - b. Sept. 24, 1891 d. Oct. 27, 1953 [see death certificate and obituary]. Married: Dr. Talmadge T. Spence in Durham, NC on Dec. 31, 1917. Both are buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC.


Cora at age 12	Senior photo from Trinity College - 1914	Cora later in life

Talmadge & Cora's Wedding Day in Durham, N.C. - December 31, 1917
Cora & Talmadge Spence

5. Mabel Agassiz Wescott - b. Feb. 27, 1905 d. Dec. 13, 2004 Vero Beach, FL [see obituary]. Married: George Ross Martin in Jackson Co., NC on Aug. 23, 1924. Mabel and George lived in Muhlenburg Co., KY in 1940 where George was an Asst. Manager for a tobacco company.

4. Matilda M. "Puss" Wescott - b. Dec. 24, 1855 d. 1927. Married: Charles D. Lester on Nov. 28, 1875 in Manteo, NC. Charles was born in Pennsgrave, Salem Co., New Jersey in 1851 and died Nov. 6, 1896 at Norfolk, VA from complications due to the Filena explosion. Charles was the captain of the Filena, a schooner-rigged, gasoline powered boat that plied the waters between the Banks and Elizabeth City. On a Wednesday night in August 1896 there was a huge explosion which was written up in several newspapers. Charles and one of his sons died shortly afterwards.

Charles D. & Matilda (Wescott) Lester
Compliments of Juanita Wescott


Fisherman & Farmer (Edenton, NC) - Fri., July 31, 1896; pg. 3		The Weekly Economist (Elizabeth City, NC) - Fri., July 31, 1896; pg. 3

Charles & Matilda had 8 children:
   1. William "Willie" Lester - b. c1878 d. circa August 2, 1896 from Felina explosion
   2. Charles Ross Lester, Jr. - b. Apr. 2, 1879 d. Feb. 20, 1964 [see obituary]. Married: Margaret Anne "Maggie" Bright in Norfolk, VA on Dec. 17, 1903. Both are buried in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. They had 5 daughters.
   3. Lovie L. Lester - b. May 1881 d. Apr. 18, 1944 Norfolk, VA [see obituary]. Married: Otho Cartwright Ward in Manteo on June 8, 1902. Lovie & Otho are both buried in the Manteo Cemetery. They had 6 children.


Lovie as a young woman From the Bethany (Wescott) Becker Collection	Lovie later in life From the Bethany (Wescott) Becker Collection

4. Louise Lester - b. Sept. 27, 1883 d. Nov. 20, 1945 [see death certificate]. Married: Leon Broadrick Basnight, Sr. circa 1913. Louise is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk and Leon B. Basnight, Sr. is buried in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery in Virginia Beach, VA. Louise and Leon had 2 children.
5. Samuel Douglass Lester - b. June 4, 1886 d. June 12, 1968 [see death certificate], Married: Lenora E. "Nora" Meekins in Manteo, NC on May 16, 1914. Nora contracted polio as a child. She fell and broke her hip and never recovered. She died in the hospital of pneumonia. Samuel & Nora are buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, VA. They had 2 daughters.

Samuel Douglass Lester
From Linda Putnam

6. Arthur J. Lester - b. Jan. 1, 1891 d. Sept. 15, 1957 [see death certificate]. Married: Nancy "Nannie" Smith circa 1919. Arthur and Nancy are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk.
7. Grover Cleveland Lester - b. June 29, 1893 d. Dec. 27, 1946 Roanoke, VA [see death certificate]. Married: Justine (Kirby) Boring in Norfolk, Va. on Apr. 30, 1940. Grover and Justine are buried in Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, VA.

Grover Cleveland Lester
From Linda Putnam

8. Thomas Skinner Lester - b. Jan. 16, 1897 d. Jan. 26, 1965 [see death certificate]; Married 1^st: Lucille Virginia ??? on Jan. 5, 1917 in Norfolk (divorced Oct. 9, 1920); Married 2^nd: Catheline V. Forbes in Currituck Co., NC on Nov. 10, 1920 (divorced); Married 3^rd: Rachel Earl Dyke in Norfolk on Nov. 9, 1940.

5. Capt. Josiah Holley "Joe" Wescott - b. May 6, 1858 d. Sept. 23, 1909 [see obituary]. Married 1^st: Louisa Matilda Daniels (1862-1905) on Roanoke Island on Nov. 14, 1883. Just 3 months before Josiah died, he married 2^nd: Asneath Frances Goodwin in Morehead City, NC on June 3, 1909 [see marriage record]. Josiah was appointed the Keeper of the New Inlet Lifesaving Station on April 12, 1894 and died in service on Sept. 23, 1909. The New Inlet Station was plagued during its short existence. It was authorized in 1882, but was moved twice because of erosion. It had to be temporarily abandoned during a fierce storm in 1896. The low area in which it was located was frequently washed over by high tides. In Nov. 1904 an article appeared in a Norfolk newspaper that stated a hurricane destroyed the New Inlet Station when a tidal wave swept the station with the men inside out to sea. The article did say that lives were lost but there was no mention of names. The station was decommissioned in 1916. Photo of Josiah Holley Wescott and the event of his sudden death in the Coast Guard Records was submitted by Juanita Wescott.

Left to right: Edgar Norton Chadwick, Obadiah Jennings Wescott, & John Thomas Wescott
NOTE: Edgar N. Chadwick was the brother-in-law of Obadiah & John Thomas Wescott

Josiah & Louisa Matilda had 6 children:
   1. John "Johnnie" Wescott - b. Nov. 22, 1884 d. Sept. 23, 1953 [see death certificate & obituary]. Married: Eugenia Hill Midgett (1890-1965) in Manteo on May 5, 1910. John & Eugenia are buried in the Manteo Cemetery. They had 3 sons & a daughter.
   2. Bessie Lee Wescott - b. Nov. 11, 1886 d. Jan. 4, 1970 [see obituary]. Married: George Bright Midgett (1888-1960 see obituary) in Manteo on Jan. 15, 1910. Bessie & George are buried in the Manteo Cemetery. They had 6 children.
   3. Lloyd Melvin Wescott - b. Feb, 18, 1889 d. Feb. 7, 1964. Married: Lonie Loran Midgett (1895-1988 see obituary ) in Manteo on July 26, 1910. They had 3 sons: Edward Merle, known as "Ab" (1910-2004), Roy Wilton (1913-2007), and Fred Melvin (1925-2015). This whole family is buried in the Manteo Cemetery.


L-R: Lloyd, Lonie, Fred, Roy, and Ab Wescott From: The Coastland Times - January 16, 2000	Edward "Ab" Wescott & wife Reba Irlene Burrus [Photo submitted from Lou Ellen Quinn]

4. Lessie L. Wescott - b. July 29, 1892 d. Jan. 10. 1910. Buried in Manteo Cemetery.


The Tar Heel (Elizabeth City, NC) - Friday, January 14, 1910

5. Eber Richard Wescott - b. Mar. 11, 1896 d. Jan. 31, 1951 in Elizabeth City [see obituaries for Eber & Naomi]. Married: Naomi Lyles Daniels in Manteo on May 1, 1920. Eber & Naomi are both buried in Manteo Cemetery. They had no children. Photo of Eber provided by Juanita Wescott.

6. Colon Wilton Wescott - b. Mar. 3, 1900 d. May 27, 1965 [see death certificate & obituary]. Married: Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Mann (1904-1977) in Manteo on Sept. 10, 1924. Colon & Susan are both buried in Manteo Cemetery. They had 5 children who are seen below. [Photos are compliments of Juanita Wescott.]

Colon Wilton Wescott

Irene Brooks Wescott

Irene Brooks Wescott was born in Mashoes, NC on Nov. 24, 1925 & died in a house fire in Virginia Beach on Jan. 12, 1966. She married 1^st James Joseph Bittner in Norfolk, VA on Feb. 7, 1945; married 2^nd Thomas Casper Gaskill in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 2, 1949. She is buried in the Manteo Cemetery.

Iva Dale Wescott

Iva Dale Wescott was born in Mashoes, NC on June 16, 1927 & died in in Lincoln Park NJ on Feb. 9, 1985 [see obituary]. She married De Wayne J. Cole in South Mills, Camden Co., NC on Mar. 16, 1946.

Milah Marie Wescott

Milah Marie Wescott was born Feb. 20, 1931 in Mashoes, NC & died in Bar Harbor, Maine on June 16, 1967 (see obituary). She married Keith Austin Reynolds in Manteo on June 6, 1953. She is buried in Bar Harbor, ME.

Susie, Milah Marie & Colon Wescott on June 6, 1953 when Milah married Keith Austin Reynolds.

Wilton Carroll "Preacher" Wescott

Wilton Carroll Wescott was born in Mashoes, NC July 19, 1932 & died in Manteo on June 24, 2007 (see obituary). He married Maria C. Rivas in Manteo on July 4, 1954.

Colon Wayne Wescott was born in Manteo, NC on Dec. 22, 1943 and died in Manteo on Aug. 19, 2013 (see obituary). He married Opal Juanita Mitchell in Dec. 1968.

6. Charles Davis Wescott - b. Mar. 3, 1861 d. Nov. 30, 1889 [see news article in The Daily Journal , Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1889] on his death]. Married: Elvina Hughes Etheridge (1864-1940) in Dare Co. on Jan. 27, 1882. Charles is buried in the Wescott Cemetery at the Dare Co. Airport. Elvina remarried in 1894 and is buried beside her second husband, Clemond Zora Forbes, in Wanchese at Cudworth Cemetery.


Charles Davis Wescott Photo submitted by Juanita Wescott	Elvina Hughes (Etheridge) Wescott Photo submitted by Juanita Wescott

Charles and Elvina had 3 children:
   1. Charles Davis Wescott, Jr. - b. circa Dec. 1882 d. between 1916-1920. Married: Hattie Poole Daniels in Wanchese on Sept. 13, 1903.
   2. Theophilus Lee Wescott - b. Jan. 5, 1885 d. Dec. 2, 1962. Married: Ina Cahoon in Tyrrell Co., N.C. on Nov. 6, 1917.
   3. Theresa Wescott - b. Jan. 1889 d. before Aug. 1908. Married: St. Elmo Daniels ["Elmer" on his tombstone] in Wanchese on June 12, 1904.

7. Virginia C. Wescott - b. Jan. 20, 1864 d. ???

8. Obadiah Jennings Wescott - b. Oct. 4, 1867 d. May 31, 1941 [see death certificate]. Married: Alethia A. Ward (1871-1954 see obituary) in Manteo on May 18, 1889 [see newspaper announcement]. Obadiah & Alethia are buried in Manteo Cemetery.


Obadiah Jennings Wescott	Alethia Ward Wescott

Obadiah Jennings Wescott with his two grandchildren, William Jones Wescott & George Obadiah Wescott From the Bethany (Wescott) Becker Collection

Obadiah and Alethia had 10 children:
   1. Elsie Wescott - b. May 9, 1890 d. Oct. 31, 1969 Raleigh, N.C. Married: William Robert Hale on Feb. 20, 1916. Elsie and William are buried in Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount, N.C.
   2. Robert Lee Wescott - b. Mar. 19, 1892 d. May 1, 1956 Norfolk, VA. Married: Ella May (Jones) Green. Robert and Ella are buried in Manteo Cemetery.
   3. Lena W. Wescott - b. Feb. 12, 1894 d. July 1, 1974 Dunn, Harnett Co., N.C. Married: David Moulton Pearsall in Manteo on Aug. 3, 1920. Lena and David are buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Dunn.
   4. Gladys Wescott - b. Oct. 20, 1896 d. Mar. 19, 1958 Durham, N.C. Married: Guy Hartwell Lennon in Norfolk on Nov. 22, 1920. Gladys and Guy are buried in Manteo Cemetery.
   5. Carrie Wescott - b. Mar. 17, 1899 d. May 17, 1953 [see death certificate]. Married: Daniel A. Smith (1898-1941) in Manteo on June 22, 1921. Carrie, Daniel, and their 1-day old daughter, Lena, are buried in Harnett Co., NC in Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
   6. William Graham "Willie" Wescott - b. Dec. 25, 1901 d. Dec. 12, 1959 [see death certificate and obituary]. Married: Ivadean Twiford (1909-1987 see obituary) in South Mills, Camden Co., N.C. on Aug. 8, 1934. William and Ivadean are buried in Manteo Cemetery.
   7. Ione Wescott - b. Feb. 10, 1905 d. Dec. 6, 1961 Norfolk, VA [see obituary]. Never married. Buried in Manteo Cemetery.
   8. Carlyle Jennings Wescott - b. Nov. 8, 1907 d. Nov. 12, 1978 [see obituary]. Married: Gudren Judith Hansen (1915-1977) before 1936. Carlyle and Gudren are buried in Manteo Cemetery.
   9. Mary Davis Wescott - b. Jan. 30, 1910 d. Aug. 12, 1981 [see obituary]. Married: Attorney, Henry L. Johnson (1898-1964) in Raleigh, N.C. on Apr. 17, 1943.
10. George Rowley Wescott - b. Sept. 21, 1912 d. Oct. 11, 1960 [see obituary]. Married 1^st: Elsie Ann Webster (1916-2011) in South Mills, Camden Co., N.C. on May 31, 1934 (had one child and then divorced); Married 2^nd: Clara Foy Smith (1920-1985) in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., N.C. on July 29, 1944. George and Elsie are buried in Manteo Cemetery; Clara is buried in Lynnhaven Crematory in Virginia Beach, VA.

9. Robert Lee Wescott, Sr. - b. Nov. 21, 1869 d. Aug. 15, 1925 [see death certificate and photo & info] Robert and his 3^rd wife are buried in Austin Cemetery in Kitty Hawk, N.C. He served at the Kill Devil Hills & Oregon Inlet Stations.



"Davenport family on Mother Wescott's side of family - 4th great-grandparents of Albert Read Wescott, Sr."	"Mother Wescott's Family - Davenport's - 4th or 5th great [grand]parents of A.R. Wescott, Sr."