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Leonard West 1786 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1855

Death Location: Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Father: Rev West

Mother: Angeline Clendennen

Spouse(s): Mary Tillery

Children(s): John West

In 1786, Leonard West entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Rev William West and Angeline Clendennen. Leonard West married Mary (Polly) Tillery, and had children including John B. West. Leonard West passed away in 1855 in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1786, Leonard West entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to Rev William West and Angeline Clendennen.
  • Leonard West married Mary (Polly) Tillery, and had children including John B. West.
  • Leonard West passed away in 1855 in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev West
1752 – 1842
Birth Location: Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Angeline Clendennen
1752 – 1842
Birth Location: Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Tillery
1788 – 1870
Birth Location: Either NC or SC
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Children(s)

John West
1810 – 1896
Birth Location: , Buncombe Co., North Carolina
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Leonard West's Ancestors

Self
Leonard West
1786 – 1855
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Rev William West
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Angeline Clendennen
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert ((Richard)) West
1725 – 1770
West Point, New Kent, Colonial Virginia
Susanna (Isabel) Fike
1737 – 1770
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
John Clendennen
1730 – 1790
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leonard West's Descendants

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Leonard West (1786 – 14 Sep 1855) m. Mary ((Polly)) Tillery (02 May 1788 – 1870)
  1. 1. John (B.) West (18 Apr 1810 – 20 DEC 1896) m. Mary ("Polly") PEEK (07 Nov 1807 – Aft. 1870)
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) West (30 Oct 1839 – 15 Feb 1878) m. Marion (Hally) Merrill (3 Nov 1836 – )
      1. 1. Zebulon ('Zeb' Ransom) Merrill (18 May 1871 – 27 November 1962) m. Louisa (Lavada) Lisenbee (29 September 1872 – 22 March 1965)
        1. 1. Otho (Flowers) Merrell (21 Jan 1906 – 6 August 1981) m. Kathleen (Ramsey) Blankenship (5 November 1915 – 9 May 2010)

Leonard West's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Leonard West in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1855
14 Sep 1855
Age 69
Death of Leonard West in Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA
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