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William West 1778–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, VA

Death Date: June 1850

Death Location: Wells CO., IN

Father: John West

Mother: Susannah Robinson

Spouse(s): Mary McCarty

Children(s): Mary West, Thomas West, Levi West

William West was born in 1778 in Spotsylvania, VA, the child of John West And Susannah Robinson. William West married Mary Mccarty, and had children including Elizabeth West, James West, John West, Levi West, Mary Ann West, Nancy West, Thomas West. William West passed away in 1850 in Wells CO., IN.

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Biography

  • William West was born in 1778 in Spotsylvania, VA, the child of John West And Susannah Robinson.
  • William West married Mary Mccarty, and had children including Elizabeth West, James West, John West, Levi West, Mary Ann West, Nancy West, Thomas West.
  • William West passed away in 1850 in Wells CO., IN.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William West's Ancestors

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William West
1778–1850
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, VA
Parents
John West
1748–1833
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Susannah Robinson
1763–1842
Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hezekiah Robinson
1734–1796
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Judith Southall
1732–1806
Cumberland, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William West's Descendants

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William West (1778–June 1850) m. Mary McCarty (10 November 1786–April 1886)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) West 1824–1860
  2. 2. Thomas West 1809–1888
  3. 3. Levi West 1819– m. Frances Weatherford 1824–
    1. 1. Lucinda (J.) West 1850–
    2. 2. Martha (M.) West 1850–
    3. 3. James (Hampton) West 1788–1855 m. Jane Ann 1773–1841 m. Jane Ann 1788–1870
      1. 1. Roxanna West 1840–
      2. 2. James (Joseph) West 1836–1926
      3. 3. Missouri (Ann) West 1827–1911
      4. 4. Julia (Ann) West 1825–1919
      5. 5. Jacob West 1821–1897
      6. 6. Martin (C) West 1814–1831
      7. 7. Harriet (Jane) West 1811–1897 m. Peter Tumlinson 1802–1882
        1. 1. Elizabeth (P) Tumlinson 1860–
        2. 2. Absolom (Tidwell) Tumlinson 1859–
        3. 3. Peter (Clinton) Tumlinson 1857–1927
        4. 4. Joel (M Walker) Tumlinson 1853–1903
        5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Tumlinson 1850–1928
        6. 6. James (West) Tumlinson 1847–1891
        7. 7. Amanda (L) Tumlinson 1846–
        8. 8. Peter Tumlinson 1845–1904
        9. 9. Harriet Tumlinson 1843–
        10. 10. Catherine Tumlinson 1840–1887
        11. 11. Joseph (SR) Tumlinson 1840–1893
      8. 8. James (Joseph) West 1839–1926
      9. 9. Julia (Ann) West 1825–1826
      10. 10. Jacob West 1821–1897
      11. 11. Martin (C) West 1814–1831
      12. 12. Harriet (Jane) West 1811–1897
      13. 13. Missouri (Ann West) Shields 1809–1919
      14. 14. Wade (Hampton) West 1817–1896 m. Susan Humphreys 1815–1869
        1. 1. Sarah (Lavinia) West 1861–1928
        2. 2. Thomas (C) West 1856–1956
        3. 3. Benjamin (Phillip) West 1856–1931
        4. 4. William (Hampton) West 1854–1911
        5. 5. Alvina (Malvina) West 1847–1928
        6. 6. David West 1844–1886
        7. 7. Seletia (Ann) West 1843–1868
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) West 1840–1919
        9. 9. Martin (Sparks) West 1837–1913
        10. 10. James West 1849–1898 m. Amanda (Faye) Hemby 1854–1909

William West's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of William West in Spotsylvania, VA
Spotsylvania, VA
1850
June 1850
Age 72
Death of William West in Wells CO., IN
Wells CO., IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1778; Birth city: Spotsylvania; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1850
    Event Place: Wells CO., IN
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index

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