Captain Shubael West

"He gave believable testimony before a justice of the peace in Kennebec County Maine, stating that he and most of his crew saw a large sea serpent attack and kill a humpback whale."

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/West-26201

Research Notes

Shubeal's name is spelled Shubael in many of the records, however the grave marker has "Shubeal" on it so we will accept that.

Biography

Shubeal was born 14 Aug 1773[1]on Martha's Vineyard. He was the son of Peter and Hannah (Cottle) West.[2]

He married first Marcy Edmondson,[2] The couple may have had seven children. She died on 28 Jun 1824.[2]

Shubeal was a noted sea captain, having built and sailed a couple of his own sloops. One, the Primrose, went into service in 1811 when he began sailing from Hallowell to Boston, carrying flour, brass kettles, run, molasses, coffee and wine to be sold at West’s Wharf in the “Joppa” section of Hallowell.[3]It was because of his fine reputation that he gave believable testimony before a justice of the peace in Kennebec County Maine, stating that he and most of his crew saw a large sea serpent attack and kill a humpback whale.[4]

He married, secondly, Naomi Luce, 29 Nov 1824 in Hallowell, ME.[5] Naomi passed away two days before their seventh anniversary.[6]

He passed away 7 Feb 1833. He is buried in the Village Cemetery in Hallowell.[2]

Shubeal West (1773 - 1833)

Shubeal West

Born 14 Aug 1773 in Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Peter West and Hannah (Cottle) West

Brother of Susannah (West) Butler, Betsey (West) Willis, Abigail (West) Manter and William West

Husband of Mercy (Edmondson) West — married 20 Jan 1793 in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Husband of Naomi (Luce) West — married 29 Nov 1824 in Hallowell, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA

[children unknown]

Died 7 Feb 1833 at age 59 in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Profile last modified 16 Oct 2022 | Created 17 Sep 2022

Sources

↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54301386/shubeal-west: accessed 16 September 2022), memorial page for Capt Shubeal West (14 Aug 1773–7 Feb 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54301386, citing Hallowell Village Cemetery, Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320)
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 20 Jan 1793
↑ Account detailed in Ancestry.com, referencing: History of Hallowell ME
↑ "Commodore Preble" by Henry T. Cheever, NY, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, 1850
↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1784-1840, Index of Marriages in Massachusetts Centinel and Columbian Centinel 1784 to 1840, page 583
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54301632/naomi-west: accessed 16 September 2022), memorial page for Naomi Butler West (unknown–27 Nov 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54301632, citing Hallowell Village Cemetery, Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320)

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 11 2022, 7:00:34 UTC

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