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Jonathan West 1784–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 May 1861

Death Location: Yadkin, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jonathan West

Mother: Jean Sturgeon

Spouse(s): Mary Pierce

Children(s): William West

Jonathan West was born in 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jonathan West And Jean Sturgeon. Jonathan West married Mary Polly Pierce, and had children including William West. Jonathan West passed away in 1861 in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan West was born in 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jonathan West And Jean Sturgeon.
  • Jonathan West married Mary Polly Pierce, and had children including William West.
  • Jonathan West passed away in 1861 in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan West
1740–1791
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Jean Sturgeon
1729–1785
Birth Location: Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pierce
1788–1870
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William West
1820–1863
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan West's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan West
1784–1861
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jonathan West
1740–1791
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Jean Sturgeon
1729–1785
Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Sturgeon
1706–1749
Belfast, County Down, Ulster Province, Ireland
Sarah Ferguson
1710–1739
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel STURGEON
1680–1740
Margaret Bell
1682–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1630–1740
Margaret Bell
1664–
Georgis Rodgers
1660–1685
Elizabeth Mitchell
1662–1688

Jonathan West's Descendants

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Jonathan West (1784–10 May 1861) m. Mary (Polly) Pierce (15 Mar 1788–Abt 1870)
  1. 1. William West 1820–1863 m. Elvira Money 1825–1912
    1. 1. Enoch (Jasper) West 1852–1924 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Holcomb 1860–1961
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) West 1893–1934 m. Julius (Jay) Bavender 1892–1970
        1. 1. Clyde (Albert) Bavender 1913–1996 m. Mildred (Marie) Maier 1913–1986
        2. 2. Edith (Grey) Bavender 1918–1919
      2. 2. Sanford (Leo) West 1902–1989
      3. 3. Hattie (Ethel) West 1896–1993
      4. 4. Miles (Virgil) West 1881–1964
      5. 5. James (Creasy) West 1879–
      6. 6. Melonie (Victoria) West 1885–1977
      7. 7. Charles (McKinley) West 1899–1971
    2. 2. David (F) West 1847–

Jonathan West's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Jonathan West in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1861
10 May 1861
Age 77
Death of Jonathan West in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Yadkin, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1861
    Event Place: Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
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