‘NORTH PETHERTON: Henry Woolcott of West Newton in North Petherton wrote his will 22 May 1717, proved 24 April 1718. It left bequests to his kinswoman, Elizabeth Galhampton, underage, his sister Mary, wife of Richard Galhampton, and his brother, James, of Shearstone. Shearston Farm in North Petherton is also called Woolcotts. It was purchased in 1772 by James Woolcott, "whose family had been tenants there since the 17th century".’758