The SOUTHCOTT-YEARSLEY Family website is intended to compile and save all the 
information gathered about the Southcott`s of Crediton and Exeter, Devon, 
England and subsequent decendents in the London, England area, Philadelphia, 
PA, USA, St John's, Newfoundland and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  It 
also encompasses the John Yearsley family of Cheshire, England who emigrated to 
the United States in 1700 and settled in William Penn`s Pennsylvania.  Inter-
marriages also include early colonial families from New England which include 
the Wight/White family of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Wolcott's of 
Connecticut.

All of the content is the responsibliity of Francis R. Southcott and he assumes 
full accountability for it`s accuracy. Every effort has been made to obtain 
original documents or information from original sources to confirm the family 
history.  Nonetheless, it is a work in progress.  Throughout the research I 
have chosen to incorporate probable family members based on given information 
despite the lack of adequate confirming sources.  In my opinion, this aids in 
the search for additional ancestors and serves as a basis for discussion in the 
confirming process.  Please address any additions, corrections or suggestions 
to me SOUTHFRAN@aol.com.  All the content of the website is intended for 
genealogical purposes only.

It is hoped future generations will embrace the lives of our ancestors as I 
have, giving them flesh, and bringing their history to life.  The discovery of 
long-lost relatives and families and their re-linking to the family tree has 
been a wonderful endeavor in the human experience.