WEST  GENEALOGY

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9/25/2008

 

Generation One

 

1.   Matthew1 West, b. ca 1595 in England,[1],[2] d. aft 1676 near Newport, Newport Co, RI,2,1 resided 1636 in Lynn, Essex Co, MA,2 occupation tailor.2 

 

     He married ca 1620 in England,1 Unknown.

                             Children:

            2.       i.     Nathaniel2 West, Sr. b. bef 1618.

                      ii.    Robert West, Sr.,1,2 b. ca 1619 in England,2 d. 1688 in Monmouth Co, NJ,2 resided 1640 in Providence, Providence Co, RI.2  He married (1)2 Elizabeth ___.  He married (2)2 Frances Stout.

                      iii.    Bartholomew West,1,2 b. in England,2 d. bef 1684 in Monmouth Co, NJ,2 buried in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ,2 resided 1651 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.2  He married ca 1653,2 Catherine Almy, (daughter of William Almy and Audry ___).

            3.       iv.    Francis West b. ca 1628.

                      v.     Joan West,1,2 b. 1631 in England,2 d. Apr-24-1676 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.2  She married Dec-22-1652 in Newport, Newport Co, RI,2 Joshua Coggeshall, (son of John Coggeshall and Mary ___).

                      vi.    John West,1,2 b. bef 1634 in England,2 resided 1655 in Newport, Newport Co, RI.2

 

 

Generation Two

 

2.   Nathaniel2 West, Sr.,1 (1.Matthew1) b. bef 1618 in England,[3] baptized 1644 in Newport, Newport Co, RI,3 d. 1658 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA,3 resided in Newport, Newport Co, RI.3

                             Children:

            4.       i.     Nathaniel3 West II b. bef 1648.

 

3.   Francis2 West, (1.Matthew1) b. ca 1628 in England,[4] d. aft 1687 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI,4 resided 1687 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI.2  Not to be confused with Frances West, Duxbury, MA, who married Margery Reeves.2 He married 1658/59 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI,[5] [Place of marriage given by William F. Donnelly as Roxbury, Plymouth Co, MA, citing George West Stone in "Genealogy of the Descendants of Matthew West" (1934), at National Genealogical Society Library, Arlington, VA.], Susannah Soule, b. ca 1642 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA,5 (daughter of George (or Robert) Soule and Mary Beckett) d. ca 1684 in Charlestown, Washington Co, RI.5

                             Children:

                      i.     Francis3 West.4

                      ii.    Richard West.4

            5.       iii.    Susanna West b. ca 1666.

                      iv.    Peter West.4

                      v.     John West.4

                      vi.    Martha West.4

                      vii.   William West.4

                      viii.  Thomas West.4

                      ix.   Clement West.4

 

 

Generation Three

 

4.   Nathaniel3 West II,[6] (2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. bef 1648 in Rhode Island,6 d. Nov- 4-1697 in Mansfield Twp, Burlington Co, NJ,6 buried in Cold Spring, Bucks Co, PA,6 resided 1683 in Burlington Co, NJ,6 occupation farmer.6  He married ca 1684 in Cold Spring, Bucks Co, PA,6 Elizabeth Dungan, b. ca 1666 in Rhode Island,6 (daughter of Thomas Dungan and Elizabeth Weaver) d. in Mansfield Twp, Burlington Co, NJ,6 [Conflicting dates of 1688 (from church records) and 1696 (from genealogical report) are cited by Donnelly.  The former is considered more reliable.], buried in Cold Spring, Bucks Co, PA.6

                             Children:

            6.       i.     Nathaniel4 West III b. ca 1683.

 

5.   Susanna3 West, (3.Francis2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1666 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA,[7] d. Mar-  -1758 in Charlestown, Washington Co, RI.7  She married Mar-24-1691/92 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI,[8] Moses Barber, b. 1652 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI,8 d. 1733 in South Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI.8  Moses: Researcher Earl P. Crandall advises that some sources state that Moses Barber was the son of James Barber of Newport, Rhode Island, but there is no documentation for this.[9]

                             Children:

            7.       i.     Dinah4 Barber8 b. Jan- 5-1692/93.

                      ii.    Lydia Barber.8

                      iii.    Samuel Barber.8

                      iv.    Susanna Barber.8

                      v.     Thomas Barber.8

                      vi.    Joseph Barber.8

                      vii.   Martha Barber.8

                      viii.  Ruth Barber.8

                      ix.   Benjamin Barber.8

                      x.    Marcy (or Mary) Barber.8

                      xi.   Ezekiel Barber.8

                      xii.   Abigail Barber.8

                      xiii.  Daniel Barber.8

                      xiv.  Ann Barber.8

 

 

Generation Four

 

6.   Nathaniel4 West III, (4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1683 in Mansfield Twp, Burlington Co, NJ,[10] d. ca 1755 in Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 resided 1726 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 occupation farmer.10  He married ca 1706,10 Elizabeth ___, b. ca 1687,6 d. bef 1743 in Bucks Co, PA.6

                             Children:

                      i.     Martha5 West, b. 1707 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 d. Jun- 4-1759 in Hilltown Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 buried in Hilltown Twp, Bucks Co, PA.10  She married Dec-26-1729 in Bucks Co, PA,10 Thomas Jones.

                      ii.    Elizabeth West, b. ca 1708 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 resided 1760 in Tradesville, Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA.10  She married 1725 in Bucks Co, PA,10 Joseph Hough.

                      iii.    Thomas West, b. Oct-14-1712 in Bucks Co, PA,10 d. 1795 in Bucks Co, PA,10 resided in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 occupation Farmer.10  He married Mar-27-1735 in New Jersey,10 Brittania "Britta" Johnson.

                      iv.    Jonathan West, b. ca 1717 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 d. 1802 in Harford Co, MD,10 resided 1759 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,10 resided 1776 in Harford Co, MD,10 occupation Farmer.10  He married bef 1740 in Bucks Co, PA,10 Ruth ___.

                      v.     Samuel West, b. bef 1722 in Bucks Co, PA.10

                      vi.    John West, b. bef 1722 in Bucks Co, PA,6 baptized Nov-  -1769.[11]  He married ca 1740,6 Ann George.

            8.       vii.   Nathaniel West IV b. ca 1723.

                      viii.  Rebecca West.6  She married ca 1739,6 John Radcliffe.

                      ix.   Mary West.6  She married6 John Jones.

                      x.    Abigail West, b. 1729 in Bucks Co, PA,6 d. 1806.6  She married (1) ca 1748,6 John Conrad.  She married (2) ca 1761,6 Joseph Spenser.

 

7.   Dinah4 Barber, (5.Susanna3, 3.Francis2, 1.Matthew1) b. Jan- 5-1692/93 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, RI,9 d. bef Oct-27-1774 in Charlestown, Washington Co, RI.[12]  She married Jun-14-1716 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,[13] Edward Wilcox, b. ca 1693 in Kingstowne, Washington Co, RI,13 (son of Edward Wilcox and Mary Hazard) d. 1774/1779 in Charlestown, Washington Co, RI.13

                             Children:

                      i.     Mary5 Wilcox, b.13.

                      ii.    Hannah Wilcox, b.13.

                      iii.    Martha Wilcox, b.13.

            9.       iv.    Lydia Wilcox b. Apr- 6-1725.

                      v.     Susannah Wilcox, b.13.

                      vi.    Joseph Wilcox, b.13.

 

 

Generation Five

 

8.   Nathaniel5 West IV, (6.Nathaniel4, 4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1723 in Warwick Twp, Bucks Co, PA,[14] d. aft 1800 in Wharton Twp, Fayette Co, PA,14 resided 1761 in Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA,14 resided 1790 in Harford Co, MD,14 occupation farmer, tavern.14  He married (1) Nov-  -1747 in Pennsylvania,14 Elizabeth Evans, d. ca 1770 in Bucks Co, PA.10  He married (2)14 Unknown.  He married (3) bef 1772 in Bucks Co, PA,10 Sarah Howell, b. in Bucks Co, PA,10 (daughter of Thomas Howell and Citrian ___) baptized 1798 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,10 d. aft 1800 in Wharton Twp, Fayette Co, PA.10

                             Children by Elizabeth Evans:

            10.      i.     John6 West b. ca 1749.

                      ii.    Elizabeth "Betsy" West, b. 1752 in New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA,14 d. Oct-20-1827 in Crawford Co, PA.14  She married14 George Lewis.

                      iii.    Thomas West, b. ca 1754 in New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA.14

                      iv.    Enos West, b. bef 1755 in New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA,14 baptized 1796 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,14 d. ca 1825 in Fayette Co, PA,14 buried in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,14 census 1790 in Harford Co, MD,14 census 1810 in Georges Twp, Fayette Co, PA,14 occupation Farmer.14  He married Jan-22-1780 in Harford Co, MD,14 Jane Rowland, (daughter of Thomas Rowland and Sarah Howell).

                      v.     Nathaniel West, b. ca 1760 in Bucks Co, PA,14 resided in Ginger Hill, Washington Co, PA.14  He married ca 1781,14 Martha Leedom, (daughter of John Leedom and Letitia Jones).

                             Children by Unknown:

                      vi.    Eber West, b. ca 1770 in Bucks Co, PA,14 d. ca 1838 in Kentucky,14 census 1810, 1820 in Wharton Twp, Fayette Co, PA,14 occupation Tavern keeper.14  He married ca 1794 in Harford Co, MD,14 Sarah Rowland, (daughter of Thomas Rowland and Sarah Howell).

 

9.   Lydia5 Wilcox, (7.Dinah4, 5.Susanna3, 3.Francis2, 1.Matthew1) b. Apr- 6-1725 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,9 d. 1817-18 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI.9  She married Aug-12-1744 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,[15] Stephen Saunders, b. Aug- 3-1722 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,15 (son of Stephen Saunders and Rachael Bliven) d. Jan-11-1776 or 77 in Charlestown, Washington Co, RI,15 buried in Westerly, Washington Co, RI.15

                             Children:

                      i.     Dinah6 Saunders.15

                      ii.    Esther Saunders.15

                      iii.    Stephen Saunders.15

                      iv.    Lydia Saunders.15

                      v.     Charles Saunders.15

                      vi.    Augustus Saunders.15

            11.      vii.   Peleg Saunders b. Sep- 5-1759.

 

 

Generation Six

 

10.   John6 West,14 (8.Nathaniel5, 6.Nathaniel4, 4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1749 in New Britain Twp, Bucks Co, PA,[16] d. 1790 in Harford Co, MD,16 resided 1774, 1783 in Harford Co, MD,16 occupation farmer.16  He married ca 1773 in Harford Co, MD,16 Frances Howard, b. ca 1749 in Baltimore County, MD,16 baptized Aug-13-1797 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,16 d. Mar- 8-1833 in Fayette Co, PA,16 census 1790 in Harford Co, MD,16 census 1800 in Springhill Twp, Fayette Co, PA,16 census 1830 in Georges Twp, Fayette Co, PA.16

                             Children:

            12.      i.     Job7 West b. ca 1774.

                      ii.    Elizabeth West, b. ca 1775 in Harford Co, MD,16 baptized Jul- 9-1797 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,16 d. Mar-20-1866 in Fayette Co, PA,16 resided 1860 in Georges Twp, Fayette Co, PA.16  She married ca 1797 in Fayette Co, PA,16 Phineas F. Sturgis, (son of John Sturgis and Leah Phillips).

            13.      iii.    Nathan West b. ca 1780.

                      iv.    Catherine West, b. bef 1788 in Harford Co, MD,16 baptized Aug-13-1797 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA.16

            14.      v.     Nathaniel "Natty" West b. Jan-28-1789.

 

11.   Peleg6 Saunders, (9.Lydia5, 7.Dinah4, 5.Susanna3, 3.Francis2, 1.Matthew1) b. Sep- 5-1759 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,[17] d. Oct-28-1814 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY.17  The family of Peleg Saunders and Sarah Vars moved to Berlin, Rensselaer Co, NY, in the fall of 1796, and then moved to Sweden, NY, on Feb 23 1811.17 He married Jun-28-1784 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,17 Sarah Vars, b. Mar-25-1768 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI,9 (daughter of Isaac Vars and Elizabeth Burdick) d. Apr-24-1831 in Sweden, Monroe Co, NY.9

                             Children:

                      i.     Peleg7 Saunders, b.9.

            15.      ii.    Lyman Saunders b. May-14-1787.

                      iii.    Rowland Saunders.9

                      iv.    Sarah Saunders, also known as Sally.9 b.9

                      v.     Stephen Saunders, b.9.

                      vi.    Isaac Vars Saunders, b.9.

            16.      vii.   Alanson Saunders b. Nov- 2-1797.

                      viii.  Catherine Saunders, b.9.

                      ix.   Thomas G. Saunders, b.9.

                      x.    Nathan Saunders, b.9.

                      xi.   Billings Saunders, b.9.

                      xii.   Saxton B. Saunders, b.9.

 

 

Generation Seven

 

12.   Job7 West, (10.John6, 8.Nathaniel5, 6.Nathaniel4, 4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1774 in Harford Co, MD,16 baptized Aug-10-1799 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,16 d. ca 1823 in Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH,16 buried unmarked grave in Oldtown Cemetery, Chillicothe, OH,[18] census 1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,16 occupation farmer.16  He married Jan-4-1803 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,16 Mary E. "Polly" Gaston, b. May- 4-1785 in Monmouth Co, NJ,[19] (daughter of John Gaston, Jr. and Anna Davisson) christened in Harrison Co, (W)VA, d. Oct-11-1865 in Harrison Co, WV,19,[20] buried in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV.19

                             Children:

            17.      i.     Frances8 West b. ca 1803.

            18.      ii.    Ruanna West b. Oct-22-1806.

            19.      iii.    Elizabeth "Betsy" West b. Oct-13-1809.

                      iv.    Sarah "Sally" West,19 b. Jan-14-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,19,20 d. Aug-29-1883,19,20 buried in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV.[21],19  Records show that Sarah West was married, but her headstone gives her maiden name. There may have been a divorce and she took back the name of West.  Some sources (e.g., Donnelly, p. 411) state that she was not married at all. She married Jul-15-1832, Christopher Broherd.

            20.      v.     Eli R. West b. Apr- 5-1813.

                      vi.    Phoebe West, b. Dec- 7-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,19 d. Sep- 8-1898 in Harrison Co, WV,19 buried in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV.19

                      vii.   John Waldo West, b. Jun-28-1817 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,19,20 d. May-18-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,19,20 buried in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV.20,19  Named for the Reverend John Waldo, an early minister of the Broad Run Baptist Church.[22]

                      viii.  Deborah West, b. Aug-21-1821,20,[23] d. Mar-19-1909 in Harrison Co, WV,19,20 buried in Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV,20,19 census 1900 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV,19 never married.

 

13.   Nathan7 West, (10.John6, 8.Nathaniel5, 6.Nathaniel4, 4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. ca 1780 in Harford Co, MD,16 d. Mar-  -1863 in Harrison Co, WV,16 buried in West Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV,16 census 1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,16 resided 1860 in Harrison Co, WV,16 occupation farmer.16  He married Jan- 4-1803 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,16 Sarah Davisson, b. ca 1786 in New Jersey,[24] (daughter of William Davison and Mary Maple) d. Dec-22-1872 in Harrison Co, WV,24 buried in West Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.24

                             Children:

            21.      i.     Washington Lee8 West b. ca 1804.

            22.      ii.    John West b. Jun-20-1806.

            23.      iii.    Andrew Davisson "Dave" West b. Apr- 8-1808.

            24.      iv.    Urzelda "Zelda" West b. Oct- 5-1817.

            25.      v.     Wilson West b. Jun- 4-1819.

                      vi.    Mary West, b. ca 1824,[25] d. ca 1840.25

 

14.   Nathaniel "Natty"7 West,16 (10.John6, 8.Nathaniel5, 6.Nathaniel4, 4.Nathaniel3, 2.Nathaniel2, 1.Matthew1) b. Jan-28-1789 in Harford Co, MD,16 baptized Nov- 8-1840 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA,