Silas West (1710 - 1759)

Born 1 Aug 1710 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cobb) West — married 26 Sep 1730 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1759 at age 48 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Silas West was born on 1 Aug 1710 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, son of Abner West (1683 - 1756) and Jane (Look) West (1680 - 1756).

His siblings were:

1. Lydia (Cottle) Hatch (1702 - <1768)
2. Sylvanus Cottle Sr (1704 - >1790)
3. John Cottle (1706 - ~1804)
4. Thomas West Sr. (1708 - 1790)
5. Samuel West (1712 - )
6. Elisha West (1714 - 1790)
7. Peter West (1715 - 1789)
8. Jane West (1716 - )
9. Joan West (1716 - )
10. Elizabeth (West) Daggett (1720 - 1807)
11. Abagail West (1722 - 1741)
12. Stephen West (~1724 - ~1771)

Silas married Mary Cobb (1711 - 1762) on 26 Sep 1730 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their children were:

1. Jane (West) Harlow (1734 - 1828)
2. Mary (West) Drew (1736 - 1810)
3. Capt John West (1739 - 1783)
4. Charles West (1742 - 1821)
5. William West (1745 - 1802).

Silas died on 25 Jun 1759 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia aged 48.

Circa 1760, Silas family emigrated to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where his sons were among the first proprietors of the town^[1], however Silas wasn't among them, as indicated by many family trees. The confusion is understandable: Silas West was a soldier in Josiah Thatcher's Company, in John Thomas' regiment, who landed in Halifax May 11, 1759. According to the records of his regiment, Silas died 25 June 1759 in Halifax, Nova Scotia^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ The history of Queens County, N.S. by More, James F. (James Fullerton), 1802-1878; Published in Halifax in 1873; Digitizing sponsor University of Alberta Libraries, see pages 11 and 12 for the list of proprietors
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers at Halifax in 1759 A list of Capt Josiah Tatcher's company in Col. John Thomas Regiment Landed in Halifax May 11, 1759 showing Silas West died June 25. Published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 28, published in 1874
3. ↑ New Englanders in Nova Scotia Manuscript, page 396. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.)

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD8-R2K : 4 December 2014), Silas West, 01 Aug 1710; citing TISBURY,DUKES,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,739, 911,741.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-GJ7Z : 13 July 2016), Silas West and Mary Cob, 26 Sep 1730; citing Marriage Notice, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 416,334.
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