Samuel West (1674 - 1725)

Born 22 May 1674 in Beverly, Mass

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Died 18 Apr 1725 at age 50 in Beverly, Mass

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Biography

Samuell West, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, was born May 22, 1674, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts,. ^[1] and christened Dec 20, 1674, in Beverly^[2]

Samuel West married Mary Norton, Jan 13, 1701/2 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.^[3] Mary West, wife of Samuel, died Apr. 28, 1762, a. 79 y. according to tombstone at the Ancient Beverly Cemetery on Abbott Strett. (G. R. I.)^[3]

Children born in Beverley with Mary Norton:

1. Mary WEST born in Beverly, May 16, 1702^[4] – is referred to as Mary Martin in estate records.*
2. John WEST born Beverly June 24, 1704^[4] – 1750 m Ruth Woodbury^[5] and Sarah Ellingwood^[6] He died betwen Apr and Jul 1635.^[7]
3. Elizabeth WEST born Aug 22, 1706, in Beverly^[4] – 1771^{[citation needed]} m Abraham JOHNSON. is referred to as Elizabeth JOHNSON in estate records. Elizabeth married Abraham Johnson 1728.^[2]
4. Mishael West born in Beverly March 13, 1708/9^[8] m Mary Wood on May 23, 1737 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[9] – (note his daughter Mary West who married mariner John Green is mentioned in Estate records with references to his sisters names see below)
   1. "Dec 29 1785 John Green, Mariner and wife Mary daughter of late Misheal West of Marblehead rec'd for estates of Elizabeth Johnson, Ruth Hart + Mary Martin daughters of Samuel West late of Beverley (dec'd)"^[2]
5. Joseph WEST was born in Beverly July 27,1711^[4] – 1742^{[citation needed]}
6. Samuel WEST born in Beverly Nov 5, 1714^[8] – died Mar. 9, 1723, in his 7th y.^[10]
7. Ruth WEST born June 25, 1717, in Beverly^[8] – 1780 m Jonathan Hart (Heart) Capt 1711 – 1784 (married same year as "sister Elizabeth Johnsons" death." Also mentioned in estate records as "Ruth Hart."
8. Azarias West born Beverly Aug 19, 1720 ^[4]
9. Note: Mary West the mother was appointed guardian of the younger children Mishael, Joseph, Ruth and Samuel in 1727. This child is named as about age 7.At AmericanAncestors (NEHGS) Pay site^[11] Question: Is this a second Samuel b. about 1720, who's birth was unregistered or are Samuel and Azarias the same person?B-404 14:01, 12 August 2015 (EDT)

Jan 1709 Capt Thomas West 1642 - 1723 deeds land to sons Thomas and Samuel and May 9 1711 to grandson Thomas and (xxx?).

1726 Samuel West estate account ret'd(returned) by Mary W.[West] administrator owed John Foster, John Holiman, Francis Gattiman, Jona & Matthew Cage, Samuel Pearce Jona & Matthew Cage/Cole/Coya(?) Timothy Clement. Change from (xxx…xxx)^[2] In looking over the probate records there are many more debts than just these listed, but he seems to have had ample assets to cover the debts and still divide^[12]

Of Samuel West’s children: Joseph, Samuel and Mary dec'd (deceased) without issue + Eliza Johnson petitions for division with Ruth West a(?) sister & Legal rep. wife Mishael W. and of John W.^[2]

Ruth West was administrator for estate of her sister Elisabeth Johnson in 1771 in the same year in which she married Captain Jonathan Hart. ^[2]

Nov(?) 26 1739 Mary Martin of Manchester administrator on estate of her son John West late of Beverley and on 1762 on her sons Joseph and Samuel and July 7 1746 on her father Capt Thomas West. ^[2] The probate records say Nov 26, 1736.

May 5 1729 John Higginson of Salem deeds to minor? Mary West 12 acres woods in Beverly.^[2]

Samuel West died Apr. 18, 1725, a. 51 y. according to his gravestone at Ancient Burying Ground on Abbott St. in Beverly (Mass. designation G. R. I.)^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I – Births. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906. (p. 362)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Ancestry (pay site) Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Inspection of this record, indicates that the birth was May 22, 1674 and chrd Dec 20, 1674. Married Mary Norton on Jan 13, 1701/2.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II – Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. (pp 332, 598)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849.'' Volume I – Births. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906. pp 360, 361
5. ↑ Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II – Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. (pp 331)
6. ↑ Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II – Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. (pp 331)
7. ↑ Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II – Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907. (pp 598)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume I – Births. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906. pp 362,363
9. ↑ Vital Records to the End of the Year 1849, V2 PAGE : 453: West: Mishael, and Mary Wood, May 23, 1737
10. ↑ {https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofbe02beve#page/598/mode/2up Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849.] Volume II – Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.
11. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Marblehead Case_Number: 29365. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
12. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Marblehead Case_Number: 29373. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 about Samuel West

Name: Samuel West Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 20 Dec 1674 Birth Place: Beverly, Massachusetts Father Name: Thomas West Mother Name: Elizabeth West

• Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 about Mary Norton

Name: Mary Norton Gender: Female Spouse: Samuel West Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1702 City: Beverly County: Essex

• Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013 about Samuel West

Name: Samuel West Birth Date: 1674 Age at Death: 51 Death Date: 18 Apr 1725 Burial Place: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA