Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 306, P1 (289) 22/4/1953 RICHARD HARCOURT. The following is from Savage's Dictionary, Vol 3, p 353: from "The Cox, Cocks, Cock Family in America", by George William Cocks, New York, 1912: and from the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol 66, page 91. Richard Harcourt's birth date is supposed to be 1623, and died at Oyster Bay, L.I. after April 25/1696, the date of his will. His parents' names are not known, but it is suggested that his mother was a sister of Francis Westcott and Margaret his wife, (The Cox genealogy gives this name as Weston). Francis Westcott was of Salem, Mass., Providence, and Warwick, R.I.: he was a recalcitrant Puritan and one of the twelve members of the Baptist Church at Providence. This suggestion is given force from the fact that in 1652, Richard was mentioned as heir or assignee of Francis Westcott. Another deed calls Richard a cousin or nephew of Francis Westcott, from whom he inherited land. His name first appears in the History of Rhode Island, as one of the signers of the Fundamental Agreement of the inhabitants of Warwick on January 23/1648-9. In February of that year, with Henry Townsend, Robert Potter and Ezekiel Holliman, he was appointed to lay out meadow and uplands in "the neck". He was Constable, then the highest office in the town government. In 1652 he was licensed to keep a victualling house and to sell spirituous liquers. In 1655 he was appointed a tavern keeper with Stukely Westcott. Th 1657 he moved to Jamaica, L.I,, with the three Townsend brothers, subsequently neighbors at Oyster Bay. On February 16/1661, he was on the list of Quakers at Jamaica, where he held the offices of Overseer, Constable and Surveyor, and was on several commissions to lay out land in the town. He moved to Oyster Bay, where he was Surveyor and a Justice of the Peace. He married, 1st, in 1651-2, Elizabeth Potter born 1635-6, died about 1674-5, daughter of Robert and Isabel (Anthony) Potter. Robert Potter in 1638, being under criticism in the Church, removed to Warwick and Portsmouth, R.I,. In 1643, he, with Samuel Gorton and others, were notified to appear before the General Court in Boston for trial, on the grounds that "they held blasphemous errors which they must repent, and they were carried thither". At the time of their capture, their wives and children were forced to betake themselves to the woods, and suffered hardships that resulted in the death of three of the women, one of them being Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Potter. On May 25/1655, Robert Potter was appointed by the Court of Commissioners to keep a house of entertainment, but died before the end of the year. He married, 2nd, between 1676 and 1683, Miriam Hoyt, daughter of Simon and Susannah (Smith) Hoyt, and widow of Samuel Forman. Miriam was born in 1650, and had married, 1st, Samuel Forman, born in England, in 1637, died about 1682, of Flushing, L.I., by whom she had four children, see subject 600, page 2. He had no children by Miriam. Issue:- (by his first wife Elizabeth Potter) 1/1. Susanna Harcourt, Born 1652, died before April 1/1682. She married, 1st, in 1670, Joseph Halstead, born 1642, died 1670, son of Jonas Halstead, and had five children. She married, 2nd, on March 4/1680, Peter Stringham. 1/2. Elizabeth Harcourt. Born 1654. She married, as his second wife, Thomas Youngs, son of Joseph Youngs, who had married, 1st, Rebecca Mapes. Thomas was the grandson of Joseph and Margaret (Warren) Youngs 1/3. Mercy Harcourt, Born 1656. She married in 1673, Edward Ketchem, son of John and Bethia (Richardson) Ketcham of Ipswich, Mass, Subject 306. P2 (290) 2. 1/4. Daniel Harcourt. Born 1658. He married in 1680, Sarah Forman, daughter of Samuel and Miriam (Hoyt) Forman, see subject 600, page 3. In other words Daniel and Sarah were step brother and sister. They removed to New Jersey. 1/5. Benjamin Harcourt. Born 1659. He married in 1680, Mercy Dickenson, daughter of Captain James and Elizabeth (Howland) Dickenson, see subject 1380, page 2. 1/6. Isabel Harcourt. Born about 1662. She married in 1679, as his second wife, Thomas Weekes, baptized 1651, died 1716, son of Francis Weekes, see subject 304, page 6. See subject 152 for issue and further particulars. 1/7. Sarah Harcourt. Born 1654. She married, 1st, as his third wife, in 1695, Nathaniel Coles, born 1640, died 1707, son of Robert and Mary (Hawkhurst) Coles, see subject 618, page 2. She married, 2nd, in 1707, John Rogers, son of James Rogers. 1/8. Meribah Harcourt, Born 1667. She married George Townsend, born 1656, died 17O5, son of John Townsend, who I cannot place. That she married a Townsend is proved by her sister Dororthy's will which named her Meribah Townsend. 1/9. Dorothy Harcourt. Born 1670, died between January 31/1738-9 and December 17/1739, the dates of her will and its probate. She married in 1697, as his second wife, John Cock, born at Oyster Bay November 22/1666, died 1716, son of James and Sarah Cock. John died intestate and letters of administration were granted to his sons Daniel and James on January 10/1734. John Cock had some bacon carried off by Benjamin Carpenter, as John would not train with the Militia. Issue:- 2/1. John Cock, born March 25/1698, died unmarried before 1734. He was a cordwainer and a shoe maker. 2/2. Daniel Cock, born October 5/1699, died 1771. He owned and operated a ferry between Fox Island beach and Rye, N.Y. He married, 1st, Levine Kissam, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Coombes) Kissam, and widow of John Carman, son of Joshua and either Grace "Rock" (Smith) or Martha (Ellison) Carman, see subject 536, page 4. There is something wrong about this marriage as the Carman Genealogy by Henry Allison Treadwell, says John Carman who married 1st, Levina Kissam, born 1710, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Coombes) Kissam, did not die until January 29/1771, and married, 2nd, on February 8/1739-40, Mary Smith. Levine Kissam bore John Carman two children, born 1732 and 1734. Perhaps John and Levine (Kissam) Carman were divorced. The Cox genealogy says Daniel Cock had no children by Levine Kissam. Daniel Cock married, 2nd, on April 27/1748, Sarah Rushmore, daughter of Thomas and Anneka (Hendrickson) Rushmore, see subject 132, page 3 for their issue and further particulars. Daniel Cock married, 3rd, before October 29/1766, his cousin Susannah Youngs, daughter of Richard and Phebe (Weekes) Youngs, see subject 304, page 5. They had no children. 2/3. Meribah Cock, born March 2/1701, died 1762. She married, 1st, Joshua Townsend, son of James and Jane (Reddough) Townsend. See subject 308 page 6 for issue and further particulars. She married, 2nd, as his second wife, in December 1760, Micajah Townsend, born 1699, died November 9/1781, son of John and Esther (Smith) Townsend. See subject 616, page 3, but had no children by him. 2/4. Hezekiah Cock, born November 28/1703, died 1769. He married Susanna Townsend, born March 14/1712, died about 1780, daughter of Subject 306. P3 (291) George and Rosanna (Coles) Townsend, see subject 154 page 1 for their issue and further particulars. 2/5. James Cock, born April 27/1708, died June 12/1746, a farmer and a Justice of the Peace. He married Deborah Feake, who died October 30/1794, daughter of Robert and Clemence (Ludlum) Feake. After James death, Deborah married, 2nd, Thomas Doughty. Issue:. 3/1. Phiany Cock, born 1730, died November 15/1770, unmarried. 3/2. Loretta Cock, born 1735, died May 25/1810, unmarried. 3/3. Daniel Cock, born March 26/1747, died October 22/1804. He married on December 20/1768, Rosanna Townsend, born September 4/1751, died October 4/1831, daughter of William T. and Elizabeth (Cock) Townsend, see subject 154, page 2. Issue:- 4/1. Elizabeth Cock, born December 7/1769, died March 30/1859. She married Samuel Cock, born June 28/1765 died August 5/1855, son of Clark and Elizabeth (Pearce) Cock: 8 children. 4/2. James Cock, born January 12/1772, died of yellow fever, September 14/1795. He married Katherine Ackerly: no issue. 4/3. Townsend Cock, born December 4/1773, died February 14/1868, aged 95 years. He married on November 14/1792, Margaret Farley and had three children, 4/4. Deborah Cock, born February 5/1776, died April 1/1854. She married George Townsend, son of Richard and Hannah (Weekes) Townsend, see subject 154, page 2 for issue and further particulars. 4/5. William T. Cock, born August 22/1780, died 1858. He married Abigail Somarindyck, daughter of John and Sarah (Willis) Somarindyck and widow of Leonard Thorne. Two sons. 4/6. Thomas Cock, M.D., born June 12/1783, died June 14/1869. He was associated with Doctors Valentine Mott and Cheesman. Ha married, 1st, on January 19/1809 Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of William and Miana (Hunt) Ferris and had four children. He married, 2nd, in 1833, Esther Seymour but had no children by her. He married, 3rd, on May 3/1836, Maria Margaretta Riehle and had two children by her. 4/7. Phiany Cock, born April 23/1785, died in 1840. She married in 1804, Charles Thorn and had four children. 4/8. Maria Cock, born January 15/1790. She married Dr. Joseph T. Hunt, a surgeon in the U.S., Navy, who served in Algeria under Decatur. They had three children. 1/10. Mary Harcourt. Born 1674. She married, 1st, in 1703, Maurice Shadbolt, who died in 1712. She married, 2nd, in 1712, Robert Coles, born 1670, died 1725, youngest son of Nathaniel and Martha (Jackson) Coles, see subject 618, page 3.