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Johannes (John) Moses West I 1650–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Johannes West

Mother: Catharina West

Spouse(s): Elizabeth West

Children(s): Valentine West

In 1650, Johannes (John) Moses West I entered the world in Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Johannes West And Catharina Adrian Vest Knecht West. Johannes (John) Moses West I married Elizabeth West, and had children including Valentine West. Johannes (John) Moses West I passed away in 1735 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1650, Johannes (John) Moses West I entered the world in Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, born to Johannes West And Catharina Adrian Vest Knecht West.
  • Johannes (John) Moses West I married Elizabeth West, and had children including Valentine West.
  • Johannes (John) Moses West I passed away in 1735 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes West
1620–1705
Birth Location: Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
JW
Catharina West
1627–1687
Birth Location: Bempflingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
CW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth West
1640–1710
Birth Location: Blueridge, Virginia, United States
EW

Children(s)

Valentine West
1690–1735
Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
VW

Johannes I's Ancestors

Self
Johannes I
1650–1735
Birth Place: Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Parents
Johannes West
1620–1705
Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catharina (Adrian (Vest Knecht)) West
1627–1687
Bempflingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Matthis Vest
1594–1634
Stuttgart, Wangen, Germany
Catharina Eberwein-Vest
1602–1648
Wangen
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes I's Descendants

1.
JI
Johannes ((John) Moses West) I (1650–1735) m. Elizabeth West (1640–1710)
  1. 1. Valentine West 1690–1735 m. Elizabeth (Hope) Ray 1683–1735
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) West 1720–1815 m. JOSEPH WALDROP 1715–1775
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Waldrop(Henderson) 1737–1826 m. Samuel Henderson 1737–1820
        1. 1. Mary Henderson 1758–1818 m. Robert McNeese 1755–1840 m. Luke Waldrop 1748–1828
        2. 2. J.W. Henderson 1755–1793 m. Julia Lea 1851–
        3. 3. Samuel Henderson 1784–1842
        4. 4. Sarah (Sallie) Henderson 1777–1857
        5. 5. Frances Henderson 1777–1841
        6. 6. Mary HENDERSON 1757–1841
        7. 7. James Henderson 1775–1832
        8. 8. Samuel Henderson 1763–1850
        9. 9. Patience Henderson 1770–1862
        10. 10. Christina Henderson 1771–1862
        11. 11. Ann (Nancy) Henderson 1760–1849
        12. 12. Susannah Henderson 1781–1850
        13. 13. Richard Henderson 1765–1833
        14. 14. Henry Henderson 1765–1853
        15. 15. John HENDERSON 1755–1824

Johannes I's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Johannes (John) Moses West I in Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1735
1735
Age 85
Death of Johannes (John) Moses West I in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Basel, Warendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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