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Benjamin West 1707–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 27 Jun 1745

Death Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Father: Joseph Stockett)

Mother: Rebecca Mears

Spouse(s): Susannah 1707-1795)

Children(s): Joseph American), Sarah (white), Benjamin jr.

The story of Benjamin West began in 1707 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. In 1326, Benjamin West resided in USA. Benjamin West married Susannah Stockett M Benjamin West 1707 1795, and had children including Benjamin West Jr, Joseph West 8Thgp Slave Owner 8Th Gp M Coo Coo Chee Mohwak Woman Son Of Benjamim West 9Thgp 1 2 Native American, Sarah West White. Benjamin West passed away in 1745 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin West began in 1707 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.
  • In 1326, Benjamin West resided in USA.
  • Benjamin West married Susannah Stockett M Benjamin West 1707 1795, and had children including Benjamin West Jr, Joseph West 8Thgp Slave Owner 8Th Gp M Coo Coo Chee Mohwak Woman Son Of Benjamim West 9Thgp 1 2 Native American, Sarah West White.
  • Benjamin West passed away in 1745 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Stockett)
1662–1731
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Rebecca Mears
1674–1744
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah 1707-1795)
1709–1733
Birth Location: All Hallowes, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph American)
1731–1797
Birth Location: Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
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Sarah (white)
1733–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin jr.
1730–1731
Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
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Benjamin West's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin West
1707–1745
Birth Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Joseph P. (Lynch) West (10thGP-White-Slave Owner- Father of Benjamin West 1707-1745 who m. Susanna Stockett)
1662–1731
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Rebecca Mears
1674–1744
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William (" The Rebel" West - Bacon's Rebellion) *white-11GGP
1643–1707
Rebeca (Bracewell) *white-11GGP
1647–1707
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin West's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin West (1707–27 Jun 1745) m. Susannah (Stockett (m.Benjamin West) 1707-1795) (26 Mar 1709–Apr 1733)
  1. 1. Joseph (West (8thGP-Slave owner-8th-GP m. + Coo Coo CHEE\Mohwak Woman -son of Benjamim West (9thGP 1\2 Native) American) 1731–1797 m. Sarah (Hilleary) *white 1733–1807 m. Diana ("Mohawk" woman *abt 1735\39-assuming she is CooCooChee) 1735 1735–
    1. 1. Ben (WEST (son of Joseph WEST + Coo Coo CHEE\Mohawk Woman ) (m.+Full Native Cherokee Woman) (African+Mohawk Native) American) 1759–1800 m. Native (African\Cherokee Woman (m.+Ben) WEST) 1755–1838 m. Phoebe (LeCounte *Enslaved-m. Ben West 1759-father of Robin West-Slave_Listed as Female 4) West 1765– m. Unknown (Slave Mother to June & Nancy Bolton_*Hannah McSwain-West is 1\2) sibling 1805– m. NOTE:ONLY_Thruline-DNA-connections 1765–1838
      1. 1. Male (African West) !+ 1778–1870 m. Female (4 West (mother of) Cezar?) 1767– m. Female (African) 1 1763– m. Lizzy !+ 1775–1832 m. Le (Counte (Wife 2) --(b. 1790-found on Clark Tree-do not remove children-4) boys) 1790– m. Winne (West (Wife 1) -DNA CONFIRMED FOR BEN_from Clark Tree---wife of Robin West)-donot remove) children-2boys-1girl) 1783–1832
        1. 1. Cezar (F) West 1807–1870 m. Elizabeth 1810– m. Calilin West 1805–
        2. 2. Charles (West (son of Robin) West) 1805–
        3. 3. Washington (West (son of Robin) West) 1810– m. Hastan West 1812–
        4. 4. Rena West 1785–
        5. 5. Dick (West (son of Robin) West) 1810–
        6. 6. Lucinda West 1800–
        7. 7. Toney (West *Enslaved_Age85 per 1870 Census pg34 of) 52 1785–
        8. 8. Robin (West) Jr 1780–
        9. 9. Lewis (West (son of Robin) West) 1805–
        10. 10. Calip (West (son of Robin) West) 1810–
        11. 11. Elizabeth West 1792–
        12. 12. Issac West 1788–
        13. 13. James (West (son of Robin) West) 1805–
        14. 14. Adam (7) West 1800–
        15. 15. William (S 6 West) !+ 1805–1872
        16. 16. John West 1805–
        17. 17. Allen (West) Sr. 1810–1887 m. Sallie West 1820–1880
        18. 18. Bob West 1815–
        19. 19. Cyrus (West) !+ 1805–1921
        20. 20. Male (African West - DNA CONF-Slave Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 states that Harry was enslaved in) 1 1800–
        21. 21. Alex ((Elicander) West *DNA Confirmed-Don- 1\2 brother to Cezar 1810-Female 5-1765_SlaveOwner also) JacobWest1765 1830–1929
        22. 22. Jeffry West 1782–
        23. 23. Kit West 1806–
        24. 24. Harry (West !+ 4th) uncle 1799–1890 m. Catharine (West) 1833– m. Rosa Unknown 1809–1899 m. Polly West 1808–
        25. 25. Henry (West *DNA-son of) RobinWest-DH-DeneishaWest 1812– m. Rosalie West 1830–1878
        26. 26. Elsey (West !+ great) aunt 1809– m. SYPHAX Maxwell 1813–1884
        27. 27. Patience Way 1817– m. Porter ((Jones 3)) Way 1817–1880
        28. 28. Rina (West !+ great) aunt 1805–
        29. 29. Stepney (West !+ great) uncle 1810– m. Daphne Johnson! 1829–1889
        30. 30. William (West (son of Robin West wife) LeCounte-)-slave 1799–1849
        31. 31. Phillip (C West *USCT_Enslaved_1\2 brother to Cezar_5 DNA Matches_son of Robin West1762_read slave) narrative) 1827– m. Leah (Seay West *SLAVE_Ownd by Parson Benfro -Read Slave) Narrative 1833–
        32. 32. Kent (West Sr. This is not Robin of 1762 father. this kent is born 1832 in Georgia and lives in liberty Georgia in) 1870 1832– m. Mainy West 1833–
        33. 33. Nancy (2 West !+ great) aunt 1828–
        34. 34. Le (Counte (Constant) West (Le Counte Plantation - need to research---son of Robin West & Le) Counte)) 1819–
        35. 35. William (West (son of Robin) West) 1805–1921
        36. 36. Patsy (West (daughter of Robin West m. Winnie) 1783 1805–
        37. 37. Ben (West) II 1808– m. Lucy West 1825– m. Mary (J) Howard 1817–1875
        38. 38. William West 1799–1849
        39. 39. Charles West 1820–1907
        40. 40. Kizzah (Boiter *White- this is not Robin's wife or Cezar's) mom 1788–
      2. 2. Henry (West (Assuming) slave) 1760–
      3. 3. Ruth (WEST (dau. of Ben WEST+Cherokee Woman) (m.+Charles Thomas Fox TAYLOR #1, who abducted Ruth, from a cornfield,then she escaped . ) 3\4 Native + 1\4 African) AMERICAN 1780–1858
      4. 4. Elizabeth (WEST (dau.of Ben WEST+Cherokee) Woman) 1792–
      5. 5. Moses ($ West) !+ 1800– m. Lucy (ELLIOTT (dau.of Primus ELLIOTT+Dora JAMES) (m.+Moses) WEST) 1800–
        1. 1. Sandy West 1839–
        2. 2. Benjamin (West (Son of Moses West1799 & Lucy) Elliott_ 1830–
      6. 6. Balam (West (Son of Ben West & Cherokee Woman 1755 -Barksdale) Tree) 1786–1871 m. Sibey Ashmore 1790–1871
        1. 1. Toney (West *Son of) BalamWest1786 1810–
        2. 2. Sandy West 1813–
        3. 3. Andrew West 1813–
        4. 4. Lars West 1815–
        5. 5. Frank Williams 1834–
      7. 7. Jacob (WEST (SLAVEOWNER(7)&(1)Free_son of BenWEST_NativeCherokeeWoman_m. Sarah Sallie HARLIN\HARLAN _Hanged for murder of Isaac) BUSHYHEAD) 1785–1843 m. Sarah (Harlan West *(Granddaughter to Nancy Ward, Nanyehi -Cherokee)wife of Jacob West 1\2) Mohawk 1790–1837
      8. 8. John (-Jack Anderson WEST(son of Ben WEST+Cherokee) Woman) 1790–1850 m. Marcia (Jones *Property of Joseph Jones 1779-1846 m. Sarah Anderson) 1783-1817 1795–1850
        1. 1. Betsy (West - Holmes * ENSLAVED per The Dwelling Place pg 473 m.) Cato 1820–1854 m. Cato (JONES-Holmes *33rd USCT_adopted name of Holmes_m. 1st. Betsy & 2nd Wife Jane owned by Joseph) Bacon 1809–1866
        2. 2. Phoebe (West *per The Dwelling Place pg) 471 1809–
      9. 9. Toney (WEST (son of Ben WEST+Cherokee) Woman) 1785–1850
        1. 1. Mary West 1820–
      10. 10. W. (Lambert WEST (son of Ben WEST+Cherokee Woman)) (m.+Venus) 1775–
      11. 11. George (WEST (son of Ben WEST+Cherokee Woman) (m.+Elizabeth Ann FIELDS) ----(DNA related to) Shirley-10-31-23) 1796–1859
      12. 12. Elizabeth (WEST (dau.of Ben WEST+Cherokee) Woman) 1774–
      13. 13. Sampson (LAMBERT WEST (son of Ben WEST+Native Cherokee Woman) (m.+Phillis Phylis STEVENS) STEPHENS) 1795–
      14. 14. Benjamin (West *DNA-Shirley-WA-Brother to Robin) 1762) 1778–
      15. 15. Marie (Magdaleine Le Counte *daugh of Phoebe 1765-Ben West) 1795 1790–
      16. 16. THRULINES (INFO_Listed as Private Male "African" Per Thrulines (Fairley-West -Brown-McSwain-Bolton connection) *1762-Listed as Private-I believe this is Robin) West 1762– m. NOTE:ONLY_Thruline-DNA-connections 1765–1838
        1. 1. Soloman (McSwain *Valerie) Brown-Beasley 1828–1939 m. Lucy Phillips 1832–1877
        2. 2. Jackson (McSwain) Sr. 1847–1916 m. Martha McSwine 1854–
        3. 3. Unknown (Brown (Fairley-West -Brown-McSwain-Bolton) connection) 1870–
        4. 4. Bolton 1776– m. NOTE:ONLY_Thruline-DNA-connections 1765–1838
      17. 17. NOTE:ONLY_Thruline-DNA-connections (-Per Thrulines Female 4 West 1765-I think this is Pheobe by the) year 1765–1838
    2. 2. Erasmus West 1760–1836
    3. 3. Sarah West 1758–1833
    4. 4. Thomas (Hilleary) West 1757–1803
    5. 5. Benjamin (West (White-son of Joseph m. Sarah Sto-died per West Family) Register) 1755–1840
    6. 6. Arabella (West (died per West Family) Register) 1756–1824
    7. 7. Susanna ("Anne" West Magruder Belt) *WHITE-DNA-Shirley-Stitch240 1767–1801 m. John Johnson 1759–1815
      1. 1. Ann (West Hilliary) Johnson 1801–1848
      2. 2. Milton Johnson 1801–1832
      3. 3. James (Augustine) Johnson 1800–
      4. 4. Catherine Johnson 1801–
      5. 5. Joseph (West) Johnson 1795–1860
      6. 6. William (S.) Johnson 1801–
      7. 7. Thomas (West) Johnson 1793–1847
      8. 8. John Johnson 1789–1814
      9. 9. Sarah (Salle Belt) *WHITE-DNA-Shirley-Stitch240 1804–1869
        1. 1. Sarah (L Pumphrey) *WHITE-DNA-Shirley-Stitch240 1830–1927
    8. 8. Ann ((Anne)) West 1762–1856
    9. 9. Harriet (Ann) West 1770–1874
    10. 10. Eleanor (Hilleary) West 1769–1837
    11. 11. Levan West 1745–1787
  2. 2. Sarah (West) (white) 1733–
  3. 3. Benjamin (West) jr. 1730–1731

Benjamin West's Timeline

9 Records

1326
1326-1928
Benjamin West resided here in USA
USA
1707
1707
Birth of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1707
1707
Birth of Benjamin West in Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA
Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA
1707
1707
Birth of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1728
16 May 1728
Age 21
Benjamin West was married in St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
1744
Abt 1744
Age 37
Benjamin West resided here in Prince George, Maryland
Prince George, Maryland
1744
9 Nov 1744
Age 37
Benjamin West - Probate in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1745
27 Jun 1745
Age 38
Death of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1745
27 Jun 1745
Age 38
Death of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1728
    Event Place: St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1326-1928
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The West family register : important lines traced 1326-1928

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1744
    Event Place: Prince George, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prince George's County, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1745
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1745
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1744
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court
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