Individual Details

Damaris Westcott

(January 27, 1621 - 1679)

Damaris Westcott was born in England on January 27, 1621. Her father Stukeley Westcott was an original settler of Rhode Island. She married Benedict Arnold in 1640, he was the governor, they lived in Newport, Rhode Island.

Events

BirthJanuary 27, 1621Yeovilton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
MarriageDecember 17, 1640Providence, British America - Benedict Arnold
Death1679Newport, Rhode Island, United States
BurialGovernor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Families

SpouseBenedict Arnold (1615 - 1678)
ChildBenedict Arnold (1642 - 1727)
ChildDamaris Arnold (1648 - 1715)
ChildGodsgift Arnold (1658 - 1691)

Endnotes

1. Arnold, Ethan L. An Arnold Family Record, 323 Years In America: a Record of Some of the Descendants of William Arnold And His Son, Governor Benedict Arnold of Rhode Island, And His Grandson, Benedict Arnold, Junior: 1635-1958. Elkhart, Ind., 1958., Page 9 Second Generation.

2. (2008). || Volume 1 page 44.

3. (2013) || Volume Benedict Arnold m. 1640 5 pages, birth, death, marriage, biography with sources.

4. (2008). || Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B.

5. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

6. Brayton, Alice. The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, Newport, R.I.: Privately printed, 1960., Page 29, Governor Benedict Arnold's family cemetery and details.

7. Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission, "Rhode Island historic cemetery database," online database, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/Default.aspx : accessed ), .