Alexander West

Alexander and his birth family migrated from Orange Co., NC to Greenville District, SC after the Revolutionary War. He and Sarah Eaton Hawkins were married c. 17i9ii5 in Greenville District. Between the birth of their 1st and 2nd children (March 23, 1796 - February 4, 1798), the family had moved to Wayne County, KY. They were still living in Wayne Co., KY at the time of the 1830 Census, but moved to Hendricks Co., IN sometime during the 1830's. Alexander's wife, Sarah reportedly died there in 1839. Several of the adult children also moved along with them to Hendricks Co., IN. By 1850 Alexander was living in the household of his daughter Harriett & her husband John Crow Shannon. Living near the Shannons was Harriett's brother John Carter West. When Alexander died in 1860 was in Platte Co., MO. I do not know if he had moved there or perhaps staying with family who lived there.

Noma L Kelton Henderson's Gedfiles updated 9/24/2013 - mentions DNA results for Alexander West. I have been told (but not seen myself) that here is also census information noted in her file which may be a link between Alexander (b. 1765 Orange Co., NC) to Solomon H. West (his son - b. 1800, d. 1866), although it's hard to know family members on those early records, since pre-1850 census records did not record household members. Noma may be reached at rednlh@aol.com.

Linda Moser West - Family Genealogy Forum - (ljmoser@hotmail.com) - is a 4th great-granddaughter of Alexander & Sarah Eaton Hawkins West.

The Alexander West family is found on the “1810 Census,” Wayne County, KY, Location: Ancestry.com, Date Viewed: 2 Jul 2014, NotStatedImage4of24 Alexander West 2M <10, 2M 10-16, 1M 26-45, 4F <10, 1F 10-16, 1F 26-45 (Male 10-16). Other West families nearby in that 1810 Census are those of Isaac West, Littleton West, Solomon West, Sr., Solomon West, Jr., William West, and Samuel West.

The Alexander West family is found in the same location (Wayne Co., KY) on the 1820 Census. Other West families nearby are those of Solomon West, Sr., Joseph West, Sr., William West, Alexander West (Mj. - is that Major?), and Allen R. West.

The 1830 Census for Whitley Co., KY shows the Solomon West family; he is the only one known to have moved to Whitley County, KY.

The 1830 Census for Wayne Co., KY shows families of Alexander West, Solomon West, Mercer West, Turnstal West, William West, Joseph West, and Isaac West.

The 1840 Census of Whitley Co., KY shows Solomon West & family.

The 1840 Census of Wayne Co., KY shows families of James H. West, Mercer West, Geo (George) G. West, Allen R. West, and Samuel H. West.

“1810 Census,” Wayne County, KY, Location: Ancestry.com, Date Viewed: 2 Jul 2014, NotStatedImage4of24 Alexander West 2M <10, 2M 10-16, 1M 26-45, 4F <10, 1F 10-16, 1F 26-45 (Male 10-16). “1820 Census,” Wayne County, KY, Location: Ancestry.com, Date Viewed: 2 Jul 2014, NotStatedImage9of26 Alexander West 2M <10, 2M 10-16, 1M 16-18, 1M 18-26, 1M 45+, 2F <10, 2F 10-16, 1F 16-26, 1F 45+ (Male 16-18).

Other possible resources (I have not yet seen myself):

• Judge Belton O'Neal, Annals of Newberry County, South Carolina, 1850.
• James E. Brown and Margaret Brown Altendahl: Relatives of the Browns in Mill Springs, Kentucky (including the Fisher, Gholson, Hutchison, Weaver, and West families)
• Wayne County Deed Book D, pp. 170-172.
• 1810 through 1840 Census records, Wayne Co., KY and Whitley Co., KY
• Wayne Co., KY Marriage records.
• Hopper, Carol F.: Tri County Knox-Laurel-Whitley Counties, Kentucky Early Marriages: (1987).
• Hopper, Carol F. and Daniel: Whitley County Vital Statistics 1852-1910 (1990).
• K. D. McKiddy, Marriages of Whitley County (1983).
• Cornelius, Charley Maynard: Vital Statistics, Whitley Co, Kentucky, March, 1982.
• Orange County, North Carolina, Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Part I, Folio 3, p. 3.
• Orange County, North Carolina, Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Part I, Folio 21, p. 42.

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• Census: @N114@ - @N114@
• Residence: Wayne, Kentucky, United States - 1810
• Residence: Wayne, Kentucky, United States - 1820
• Residence: Wayne, Kentucky, United States - 1830
• Residence: Pettis, Platte Co., Missouri, United States - 1850
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2021, 19:10:06 UTC