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Leonard West 1787–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1787

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina

Death Date: 14 SEP 1855

Death Location: Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Angeline Clendennen

Spouse(s): Mary McCoy, Jane Foster

Children(s): Job West, Benjamin West, William West, Elizabeth Tillery, Mary Gahagan, Andrew West

In 1787, Leonard West entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, born to William West And Angeline Clendennen. In 1811, Leonard West resided in Woolwich. In 1850, Leonard West resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Leonard West married Jane Foster, Mary Polly Mccoy, and had children including Andrew Jackson West, Annie Peek, Benjamin Franklin West, Elizabeth Tillery, Jane Eliza, Job Jobe West, John, Mary Emaline Gahagan, William Blewford West. Leonard West passed away in 1855 in Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Leonard West entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, born to William West And Angeline Clendennen.
  • In 1811, Leonard West resided in Woolwich.
  • In 1850, Leonard West resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leonard West married Jane Foster, Mary Polly Mccoy, and had children including Andrew Jackson West, Annie Peek, Benjamin Franklin West, Elizabeth Tillery, Jane Eliza, Job Jobe West, John, Mary Emaline Gahagan, William Blewford West.
  • Leonard West passed away in 1855 in Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Mary McCoy
1788–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Jane Foster
1788–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Job West
1812–1876
Birth Location: , Buncombe Co., North Carolina
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Benjamin West
1820–
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
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William West
1818–1854
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Tillery
1814–1857
Birth Location: Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Gahagan
1822–1900
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Andrew West
1819–1862
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Leonard West's Ancestors

Self
Leonard West
1787–1855
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
Parents
Angeline Clendennen
1752–1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Clendenin
1730–1790
Ireland/Cumberland Penna
Elizabeth Anderson
1735–1795
Virginia, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Janet Huston
1705–1797
Andrew Caldwell
1718–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret VERFIED
1690–1754
John Esq.
1690–1754
Elizabeth Sanky
1660–1729
John 7GGF
1657–1765

Leonard West's Descendants

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Leonard West (ABT 1787–14 SEP 1855) m. Mary ((Polly)) McCoy (ABT 1788–bet 1860-1870) m. Jane Foster (1788–)
  1. 1. Job ((Jobe)) West 1812–1876 m. Julina Bryan 1816–1857 m. Rebecca (A) West 1831–1912
    1. 1. Zachariah West 1841–1906 m. Mary (Ann) Youd 1852–1918
      1. 1. James (Albert) West 1883–1951 m. Eliza (Ann) West 1889–1964
        1. 1. Reed (Z.) West 1922–2005 m. Deloris Peterson 1931–2019
        2. 2. Sylva West 1915–
        3. 3. Vancent West 1916–
        4. 4. Ray West 1917–
        5. 5. Willard West 1919–
        6. 6. Rozelda West 1921–
        7. 7. Allan (D) West 1924–
        8. 8. Blanche West 1926–
      2. 2. Annie (Myrtle) Edwards 1888–1958
      3. 3. Edward (Lee) West 1893–1978
      4. 4. George (Washington) West 1873–1880
      5. 5. Alice (Pauline) West 1877–1878
      6. 6. Juliana (Jane) West 1871–1880
      7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Stoker 1869–1941
      8. 8. Zachariah (T.) West 1875–1880
      9. 9. Arthur (Wesley) West 1886–1962
      10. 10. John (William) West 1879–1951
      11. 11. Joseph (David) West 1881–1956
      12. 12. Lewis (Branson) West 1891–1981
    2. 2. Benjamin (Ryker) West 1865–1950 m. Etta (Jane) Armstrong 1874–1945
      1. 1. Archie (B.) West. 1906–1990 m. Emma (Lucille Walker) West 1909–1976
        1. 1. Bill West 1929–1990
    3. 3. Lewis (B) West 1849–
    4. 4. Job (N) West 1851–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (J) West 1853–
    6. 6. Robert (J) West 1862–
    7. 7. Laura West 1867–1919 m. George (Thomas) Brickey 1864–1935
      1. 1. Carl ((twin) Earl) Brickey 1899–1977
      2. 2. Twins Brickey 1904–1904
      3. 3. Clara Ferguson 1884–1972
      4. 4. Austin (D.) Brickey 1898–1967
      5. 5. Estella George 1891–1970
    8. 8. Abraham (Melton) West 1872–1959
    9. 9. William (Benton) West 1836–1908
    10. 10. Mary (Bethenia) Fitzgerald 1875–1962
    11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) West 1844–1925
    12. 12. Henry (Alex) Presley 1856–1912
    13. 13. Robert (Job) West 1861–1944
    14. 14. George (Washington) West 1843–1874
    15. 15. Julia (A) West 1859–1868
    16. 16. Lennard West 1846–
    17. 17. Leonard West 1839–1850
    18. 18. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1834–1853
    19. 19. Palestine West 1872–1972
    20. 20. Samuel West 1855–1870
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) West 1820–
    1. 1. Benjamin (Fulton) West 1863–1940
  3. 3. William (Blewford) West 1818–1854
  4. 4. Elizabeth Tillery 1814–1857
  5. 5. Mary (Emaline) Gahagan 1822–1900
  6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) West 1819–1862

Leonard West's Timeline

4 Records

1787
ABT 1787
Birth of Leonard West in Chatham County, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina
1811
21 Feb 1811
Age 24
Leonard West resided here in Woolwich
Woolwich
1850
1850
Age 63
Leonard West resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1855
14 SEP 1855
Age 68
Death of Leonard West in Walnut Creek, Madison County, North carolina
Walnut Creek, Madison County, North carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1787
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 4
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 533.025; Source type: Family group sheet (from "Gleanings"), listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 464b
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Family History Books, Genealogical Reference Builders Newsletter-V 10, No 4 Nov 1976

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1811
    Event Place: Woolwich
    Record Source: UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 464b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1855
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Madison County, North carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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