First found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. The first recorded instance of the name seems to be of Westcote, in the Domesday Book. Other early references include Tubertus de Westcotta, listed in the Pipe Rolls for Berkshire in 1170, and Robert de WEstecote listed in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in1221.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Westcott, who was a shoreman of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1774; Daniel Westcoat, who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766; Peter and Sarah Westcoate, who settled in New England in 1771.

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