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After many years searching I have finally identified the ancestry of John Walcot who was Lord Mayor of London in 1402-3. In 1361 John was prinipal heir of John Boteler, draper, who left him a tavern called "Le Dragon". In 1364 he paid rent on property formerly held by John Boteler. In 1371 he was living in Candlewick Street and in 1373 he was a merchant, draper and citizen of London, and in 1374 a Collector for Candlewick Street, which he represented as Alderman in 1377,1382, 1388, 1392-4, 1395-9, and 1399. He was also alderman for Walbroook 1388-92. In 1388-90 and 1401 he was Sheriff of London, and elected mayor in 1402. His will dated 1407 leaves home, plate and money to wife Christina, and numerous lands and tenements, including the "Le Dragon" tavern, to charitable causes, and has his wife and Bertram Walcot, possibly his brother, as executors.
His residence in Candlestick Ward indicates his father was Robert de Walcote, goldsmith of London, who in 1349 claimed three tenements in Candlewick Street as brother and heir of Thomas de Walcote, son and heir of Eleanore, daughter and heir of John Nicole. Robert de Walcote's will dated 1361 leaves property in St. Lawrence Pulteney to his wife Alice and does not mention children, probably becase John was over 21 and had already been given the property in Candlewick Street.
Robert's brother, Thomas de Walcote filed a claim in 1347 for the property of his father, Philip de Walcote, land which Philip and wife, Eleanore obtained in 1311 in Fulham, Brainford, and Yilling.
Philip de Walcote and Eleanore were of Welleford in 1311, 1332, and 1337. In 1337 and 1347 his wife is named Alice, probably a second wife.
Philip was very probably the son of Philip de Walcote, merchant and draper of London died who in 1311, then being owed debts of 315 pounds and 60 pounds. The date of death coincides with the younger Philip purchasing the property at Fulham, etc. in 1311.
Whether this family is related to the Walcots of Walcott, Shropshire, is uncertain, but there were two Philips in that family in this period.
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