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Hercules CALCOTT
RECORD: Research by Jim Ashe of Clinton, MS, manuscript given to Billy H. Parker of Simpson, LA (undated), prior to 1976.
Hercules Calcott is probably the son of George Calclough. Hercules married Susannah __?__. He died about 1685 for in that year Susannah married Robert Brock. There is some confusion on Hercules' spelling of his name. He served in the royal navy and in 1677 signed his name to a petition as Calcott. On other papers his name was interpreted as Toule and Talcott. Susannah Brock mentioned a son Thomas Calcote in her will.
RECORD: Calcote Family Journey, Frances Calcote Brite, Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1997
All the following information is from the above reference.
Tradition placed Hercules Calcott in the English Royal Navy. Family tradition also stated he served Oliver Cromwell, usurper to the throne of England.
He emigrated to America to Isle of Wight, VA, by 1677. In Oct. of that year, Hercules signed a petition on behalf of the wife and children of William West, a rebel, to have his estate returned to William West's wife and children.
Hercules Calcott participated in Bacon's Rebellion. His lands were confiscated following the rebellion. He died about 1684; circumstances of his death are unknown.
Children of Hercules and Susannah Calcott:
1. Elizabeth Calcote, born about 1671
2. Thomas Calcote, born about 1680