-February 2011-

(focused on Gould Neergaard's Mother's line)

Legends in RED are linked to photos or documents

WESTCOTT

(NOTES ON WESTCOTTs, GOULDs AND HAMPTONs)

SACKETT

(NOTES on SACKETTs)

Thomas de Westcott

Elizabeth Syttleton

Simon Sackett b~1600 m Isabel

m William Bloomfield b1604

Initial immigrant of branch, from England to Connecticut

Her father, Thomas Syttleton, emigrated from Worcester to Plymouth Colony, was expelled, went to Rhode Island in1636

Initial immigrants of branch from England to Massachusetts; sailed with Roger Williams; was a founder of Cambridge. When Simon died, Isabel m Widower William Bloomfield

In 1635 Pequod War, was the British liaison to Uncas, the Indian chief. Both were celebrated by J Fennimore Cooper in "The Last of the Mohicans"

Richard Westcott b~1639

Brother John was a founder of Westchester NY

HAMPTON

FISH

Simon Sackett II b1630

Sarah Bloomfield b1634

Sir Adrian Hampton b~1700

Jonathan Fish b1615

\ Daniel Westcott b1676

m Lady Margaret Cummins

Initial immigrant of branch from England to Long Island

Captain Joseph Sackett m Elizabeth Betts (2nd) m Mercy Whitehead

\ Ebenezer Westcott b~1689

initial immigrants of branch

\ David westcott b1715

from England to New Jersey

Nathan Fish b1650

Judge Joseph Sackett b 1860

Rev Samuel Sackett b1712

m 1706 Hannah Alsop b1690

m 1734 Hannah Hazard

William Thomas Hampton

Jonathan Fish b1680

\ Captain John Westcott b1741

m Amie Du Val

Nathaniel Sackett b1737

m 1796 Sarah Diament

Captain Samuel Fish b1704

m 1759 Mary Rogers

George Washington's flag bearer. In a painting by Wier of the Crossing of the Delaware, his grandson Clinton Westcott posed as model for that role

Dr John Hampton b~1750

m Agnes Berrien b1709

Chief of Intelligence for General
Washington during Revolution

m Mercy Harris

Surgeon in Seely's Battalion

Sarah Fish b1789 m 1757 William Sackett b1731

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during Revolutionary War

Jonathan Fish b~1730 m Elizabeth Sackett b~1730

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Nathaniel Sackett b1768

m1 Eliz Terboss, m2 Jane Stitt

Judge Diament Westcott b1775 m 1796 Amie Hampton

Col Nicholas Fish b1758 m 1803 Elizabeth Stuyversant

Founded Monroe Ohio 1817

Had 11 children, one of whom, James D Westcott, was first governor of Florida, under Jackson

Fought in Seely's Battalion during Revolution; confidant of Washington

William W Sackett b1765

m 1790 Susan Smith b1771

Hamilton Fish b1808 m 1836 Julia Kearn

H Fish & S Sackett were 3rd cousins. Another 3rd cousin, also a g'g'grandchild of Capt'n J Sackett, was Clement Moore, author of

Lt Hampton Westcott b1803

Governor of New York, then US Senator, later US Secretary of State under President Grant

Susan Smith Sackett b1809

m 1883 Elizabeth Grant b1816

m 1830 Isaac Gould b1805

Died young at sea; widow then forced to marry her father's partner, Cooke. They had four sons, but sons had no issue. Families' fortunes given to found a YMCA center to preserve Cooke name "in perpetuity". TGW was cut off.

The Night Before Christmas

Thomas Grant Westcott b1832

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m 1861 ___________________________

Johanna Sackett Gould b1843

2nd of two marriages

Thomas and Johanna had three children in addition to Caroline: Susan, Hampton and Nina. Susan m Walter Hoke, had four children: Hampton, Walter ("Wessie"), Joanna (Yolande "Yoyo") and Virginia ("Nina"). Hampton m Charlotte, had one son, Hampton jr.. Walter m Dora Crawford, no issue. Joanna m Larry Gordon, had children Virginia, Yolande (m Daniel Broderick, nine children), and Laurance (m. Patricia Kirby, 4 children). Nina m William Newcomb, had one son, William (m Susan Hester with whom two children, Geoffrey & Silvia, who m Michael Carbat, 2 children, Michaela and Miles).

(JOHANNA's FLOOD MEMOIRE)

NEERGAARD

(NOTES)

CORCORAN

(NOTES ON CORCORANs)

Line descended from Thomas Madsen, a peasant who sided with the Danish king in a dispute with the nobles, was then awarded a large estate: "Neder Gaard"

Michael Corcoran b1862

Josephine Kilb

b1868

Michael and Josephine were born of Irish and German parents. Michael became an Ohio State Senator; his Brother Richard, SJ, was one of six founders of St Xavier HS

Johan Wilhem Neergaard b1810 in Denmark emigrated to US 1830s