Coral’s history traces her Wescott ancestors through New England and western New York and Pennsylvania. The Hunterdon line can be followed backward through Bruce Peters Wescott, Willett R. Wescott, and Samuel Wescott with Bethiah Cuddeback. The common ancestor has not been established.
Hunterdon working line
Samuel Wescott + Bethiah Cuddeback → Willett R. Wescott + Kate Ross → Bruce Peters Wescott + Josephine Gordon → Lloyd Bruce Wescott and Glenway Wescott. This is a research guide, not a fully certified lineage.
The missing parentage
Samuel’s reported origins in Onondaga County, New York, are the most productive lead. Probate records, deeds, church registers, and census neighbors may identify his parents and siblings. A shared surname or common membership in the larger Stukely Westcott family is not sufficient proof.
The book request
Lloyd Bruce Wescott’s family history, cataloged as Our Wescott Family Story, is a research lead. Its contents have not been incorporated here.
How a cousin connection will be measured
Once the same named ancestor is documented on both lines, the number of generations to that ancestor can establish the cousin relationship. Until then, the connection remains an open question.
Research supplement compiled November 2026. Historical sources vary in quality; the original records should be consulted before making definitive genealogical claims.