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William West (1750 - 1829)

William West
Born in Rockingham, Colony of Virginiamap
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Brother of
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1765 in Rockingham, Virginia Colonymap
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Father of , , , and
Died at about age 79 in Greene, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

William West lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

William West and his family are in Early Greene County, Tennessee prior to 1796. His daughter, Nancy West married Michael Moyers 25th of April 1796 in Greene County.[1]

Other known children also married early in Greene County as follows.

  • Elizabeth West m. John Lindsay 1 Sep 1797.[2]
  • Rebeckah West married Simon Pope 13 Dec 1800.[3]
  • Mary West m. William Melone 31 Mar 1803,[4]
  • Charles West m. Sarah Phillips 23 Apr 1803.[5]
  • Eleanor West married John Couch 26 Dec 1807.[8]

Additionally, William West appears in the 1805 Tax List for Greene County, Tennessee.[9]

The 1836 Tax list of Greene County, Tennessee indicate the heirs of William West have two parcels, one of 144 acres and one 22 acres. Is this the same William West? [10]

The 1809 Tax list for Greene County, Tennessee indicates the family and extended family of William West were in Captain Benjamin Neil's District.[11]

William was mentioned on a memorial with a death date of 1829.[12]

Y- DNA Project

West Family DNA Project:


William West c1745 Y-DNA Project:


Descendants of William WEST and Mary RUTHERFORD.

This is the family represented by DNA sample W42. Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of William WEST b 1745. This passing of genetic code from father to son is the key to using Y-DNA for genealogy research. Any living male with the surname WEST, who is descended from one of the Wests in this chart, will have DNA that matches samples W42.

1. William WEST b: Abt. 1745 VA ,d: 1829 in Greene Co, TN

+ Mary RUTHERFORD m: in Rockingham Co, VA d: Abt. 1851

2. John WEST b: Abt. 1770

2. James WEST b: 1772 d: 1834 in Hawkins Co, TN

+ Nancy GRIGSBY

2. Charles P. "Charlie " WEST b: Abt. 1774 Rockingham Co, VA d: 1860 - 70 TN

+ Sarah PHILLIPS m: 1803 in Greene Co, TN b: Abt. 1788 d: Bet. 1860 - 1870

2. Nancy WEST b: Abt. 1778 d: Abt. 1839 in Greene Co, TN

+ Michael MYERS m: 1796 in Greene Co, TN

2. Rebekah WEST b: 1780 - 90 Rockingham Co, VA d: 1860 Greene Co, TN

+ Simeon POPE m: 13 Dec 1800 Greene Co, TN

2. Sarah WEST b: Abt. 1781 d: Bet. 1850 - 60 Greene Co, TN

+ Osborne JEFFERS

2. Mary "Polly" WEST b: 1781 Page Co, VA d: 1862 in Greene Co, TN

+ William MALONE m: 1803 Greene Co, TN b: 1781 Greene Co, TN d: 1844 Greene Co, TN

2. Elizabeth WEST b: Bef. 1784

+ John LINDSAY m: 1797 in Greene Co, TN

*2nd Husband of Elizabeth WEST:

+ Isaac WALKER m: 1831 in Greene Co, TN

2. Eleanor "Nellie" WEST b: Abt. 1787

+ John COUCH, Jr m: 1807 in Greene Co, TN

2. Reuben WEST b: Abt. 1788 d: 1873 in Greene Co, TN

+ Catherine MYERS m: 1805 in Greene Co, TN

2. Lydia WEST b: Abt. 1790 in Greene Co, TN

+ Christopher MYERS m: 1807 in Greene Co, TN

2. Ruthey WEST b: Abt. 1800 in Greene Co, TN

+ Beverly T. SMITH m: 1821 in Greene Co, TN

Sources

  1. ↑ Name: Michael Moyers Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Apr 1796 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Nancy West Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 73 Record Number: 446 Reference ID: 73 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00071 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-TPX : 16 March 2020), Michael Moyers and Nancy West, 25 Apr 1796; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 73, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  2. ↑ Name: John Lindsay Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Sep 1797 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth West Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 84 Record Number: 532 Reference ID: 84 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00077 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-YQW : 16 March 2020), John Lindsay and Elizabeth West, 01 Sep 1797; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 84, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  3. ↑ Name: Simon Pope Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 Dec 1800 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Rebeckah West Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 113 Record Number: 760 Reference ID: 113 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00091 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-BQD : 16 March 2020), Simon Pope and Rebeckah West, 13 Dec 1800; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 113, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  4. ↑ Name: William Malone Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 31 Mar 1803 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Mary West Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 133 Record Number: 921 Reference ID: 133 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00101 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-BT5 : 16 March 2020), William Malone and Mary West, 31 Mar 1803; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 133, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  5. ↑ Name: Charles West Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Apr 1803 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Sarah Phillips Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 134 Record Number: 927 Reference ID: 134 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00102 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-BYW : 16 March 2020), Charles West and Sarah Phillips, 23 Apr 1803; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 134, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  6. ↑ Name: Reuben West Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 22 Jun 1805 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Catharine Miers Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 152 Record Number: 1072 Reference ID: 152 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00111 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-1NT : 16 March 2020), Reuben West and Catharine Miers, 22 Jun 1805; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 152, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  7. ↑ Name: Chrisly Miers Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Oct 1807 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Lyddia West Spouse's Gender: Female Record Number: 2763 GS Film Number: 001148701 Digital Folder Number: 004486536 Image Number: 02759 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01382-0 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ7L-JVW : 18 October 2017), Chrisly Miers and Lyddia West, 30 Oct 1807; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,701.
  8. ↑ Name: John Couch Titles and Terms: Jr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 Dec 1807 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Eleanor West Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 177 Record Number: 1278 Reference ID: 177 GS Film Number: 000944386 Digital Folder Number: 004486576 Image Number: 00123 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: V01381-5 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWL-M6B : 16 March 2020), John Couch and Eleanor West, 26 Dec 1807; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 177, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  11. ↑ Greene County Tax List, 1809. USGenweb.Greene County, Tennessee.(https://tngenweb.org/greene/taxlist/1809tax-list.htm)
  12. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173377616/william-west: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for William West (1750–1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #173377616; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by imagal49 (contributor 47223808).
  • Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 Greene Wills, 1828-1854. FamilySearch.org. Did not locate a Will for William West in Greene County, Tennessee in this record set.




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