Wilhelmus (Westphal) Westfall (1735 - 1810)

Born 26 Mar 1735 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Thorne) Westfall — married 5 May 1756 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 74 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Westfall Name Study.

William was born to Jacob Westfall and Judith Hornbeck in the Minisink area (now Montague, New Jersey) and was christened by the Kingston, New York Dutch Reformed Church (circuit rider) on March 26, 1735. In 1737, he moved with his parents to present Moorefield, West Virginia. In 1748, he moved with his parents to a nearby 400-acre farm on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. He wed Elizabeth Thorne, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Thorne, in Hampshire County in 1758. In April of 1758, William, along with brother Abel, joined with Tobias Decker to establish the Decker Colony at Decker Creek near present Morgantown, West Virginia. The colony was attacked by thirty Delaware Indians on October 16, 1759, and eight people killed. Abel was taken prisoner and later escaped but his wife and son were killed.

In 1795, William moved to Clarke County, Kentucky then, in about 1798 to Ohio.

Parents

Father: Jacob Westfall (1715 - 1795)

Mother: Judike Hornbeck (1716-)

They were married on abt. 1735, at Minisink|Deerpark, Orange, New York, USA^[1]

Birth

26 March 1735, Minisink, NJ^[2]

Mar., 1735, Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (This modern location is in what was greater Minisink}^[3].

Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, is a township located on the eastern shore of the Delaware river, just south of Deer Park, NY., and directly across the Delaware from Milford, Pike, Pa.. Like Milford, the Montague community was serviced by the Minisink Reformed Dutch Church located in Dear Park, Orange, NY, and, in turn, by the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster, NY., until about 1737.Quick-803 20:59, 13 February 2014 (EST)

Marriage

1758

Hampshire County

Children

William and Elizabeth returned to Hampshire County and there was born^[4]

1. George Rennix jr in (1760-1835)
2. Job in (1763 - 1822)
3. William Westfall jr (1760 - 1835)
4. Sarah in 1767
5. Elizabeth in 1769
6. John on Sep 6, 1770-1825
7. Judith in 1772
8. Andrew in 1776
9. Jacob in 1778
10. Isaac in 1780
11. Euphemia (Effie) in 1781
12. Absolom in 1784
13. Hannah in 1786

In 1772, William moved west into the mountains with his parents and others to establish the town of Edmonton (Beverly, West Virginia). There was born: children #7-13

Land

On 27 November 1794, William WESTFALL and his wife, Mary, of Randolph County, Virginia to John Barnhouse of Randolph County, Virginia. For 80 pounds WESTFALL sold to Barnhouse land in Randolph County, Virginia lying in Sugar Creek within a quarter of a mile of a survey of Charles Myers containing 460 acres. Beginning at a large white oak, near the bank of Sugar Creek on the West side of the Creek, and running thence west 250 poles crossing a fork of Sugar Creek to a whiteoak; thence South seventy degrees East crossing the creek 200 poles to 3 white oak; thence N 5 degrees W 325 poles crossing the creek to the beginning. Signed-William Westfall and Mary Westfall. Witness- Jacob Westfall.^[5]

Death

There is conflict relating to date and location of death.

• 1810, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO^[6][7]

• Aug. 21, 1821, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA ^[8]

Church Records

Baptism

• 1735 Mar 26 Wilhelmus - Jacob Westphal, Judike Hoorenbek. Witnesses: Johannes Bogard, Anna Hoorenbek. Bp'd "in Menissing". ^[9]

Research Notes

LNAB

Westphal is the surname recorded for Wilhelmus' father at Wilhelmus' baptism. Quackenbush-118 03:58, 3 August 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2062929568 Page: Birth year: 1715; Birth city: Kingston; Birth state: NY. Note: Ancestry Record genepool #2984576 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 8 June 1715 Birth place: Kingston, Ulster, NY Death date: 1800 Death place: KY Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: Minisink, Orange, NY APID: 1,4725::2984576
2. ↑ Source: #S-2062929568 Page: Birth year: 1735; Birth city: Minisink; Birth state: NJ. Note: [ Ancestry Record genepool #2739588 Family Data Collection ] Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 26 March 1735 Birth place: Minisink, NJ Death date: 1810 Death place:
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 67640347
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #67640347
5. ↑ Randolph County Virginia Deeds; Book 1; Page 317; dated 27 Nov 1794; FHL 807463.
6. ↑ Source: #S-2068296359 Note: Ancestry Record genepoold #2802938 Note: Data: Text: Death date: 1810 Death place: OH, USA APID: 1,5771::2802938
7. ↑ Source: #S-2062929568 Page: Birth year: 1735; Birth city: Minisink; Birth state: NJ. Note: Ancestry Record genepool #2739588 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 26 March 1735 Birth place: Minisink, NJ Death date: 1810 Death place: APID: 1,4725::2739588
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #67640347 No gravestone.
9. ↑ Hoes: Page 210

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, 1891)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67640347/william-westfall: accessed 30 January 2023), memorial page for William Westfall (26 Mar 1735–21 Aug 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #67640347; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Dennis Peterson (contributor 47428158).

• Source: S-2062376860 Repository: #R-2139739212 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/14361320/family

• Source: S-2062929568 Repository: #R-2139739212 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

• Source: S-2068296358 Repository: #R-2139739212 Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

• Source: S-2068296359 Repository: #R-2139739212 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Westfall-213 created through the import of SHAWULA 1497 SEPTEMBER 2012.ged on Sep 6, 2012 by Eric Shawula.