Pvt. Levi Oliver West, Sr.

GEDCOM Note

served as a Private in 12 and 13 Cons. Regiment, LA Militia in War of 1812 Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Natchitoches, Louisiana; Roll: 127; Page: 169. 1840 Natchitoches Par, LA 2 males under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 40-50, 2 females under 5, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 30 40.

GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS DEED BOOK Z PAGE 310 STATE OF TEXAS (Know all men by these present, that we James B. WEST, Levi O WEST, Martin Cochran and his wife Isabella COCHRAN heirs of the estate of LEVI WEST deceased, and wife Winnie E WEST, widow of LEVI WEST and guardian of his minor heirs for themselves and wards, for and in consideration of the sum of eighty eight and 50/100 dollars to them in hand paid by R R Dillard of the above County and State, do bargain sell and convey unto the said Dillard all our right title and interest in and to the following described tract or parcel of land, lying and being inn the Counties of Caldwell and Gonzales on the Sandy fork of Peach Creek, it being a labor of land patented to the heirs of LEVI WEST deceased on the seventeenth day of August 1857, and bounded as follows Viz: Beginning at the N. corner of J. W. Kneelands survey a stake from which an Elm 7 in. in dia. bears N 20 deg. E vs and a burr oak 15 in. in dia. bears S 70 deg. W 3 vs thence N 20 deg. E, 800 vs a stake set on a creek, thence S. 40 deg E. 350 vs a stake from which a P.O. 10 in. in dia. bears N 85 deg. W 1 Va and Do 10 in. in dia. E 7 vs Thence N 50 deg E 330 vs a stake from which a blackjack 10 in. in dia, bears N 84 deg. W. 9 vs and a P.O. 10 in. in dia. S 25 deg W 13 vs, Thence S 40 deg. E 863 vs a stake from which a P.O. 9 in. in dia. bears N 10 vs, another 10 in. in dia. N 35 deg. E 12 vs, thence S 50 W 1000 vs, sd Kneelands N.E. line a stake from which a P.O. 15 in. in dia. bears S 14 deg. E 3 vs a Do 12 in. in dia. bears N 27 deg. E 16 vs, Thence with N.E. line of sd survey N 40 W 863 to place of beginning, containing one labor of land more or less. To Have and to hold unto the sd R. R. Dillard his heirs, executors and administrators forever, all the above described tract of land, together with all and singular the right members, hereditaments and appreteanances belonging or in anywise pertaining, But we nor any one of us do not bind himself to warrant and defend the title of the above described land or any part of there of unto the said R. R. Dillard against any legal claimant whatsoever, this deed being intended to convey into said Dillard all the right title and interest of the heirs of LEVI WEST unto said land and for no other purpose. Witness our hands and scrolls for seals this Witnesses: Franklin Pullen Winney E West J. M. Smith James Lane James B. West T. I. Smith Thomas G Ship Wm. H West M. F. West Levi O West A. W. Sanders Isabela Cochran C. A. Sanders M. B. Cochran also: Deeds R-456 / Pat 1770 Vol 12 / West, Levi heirs / State of Texas / 1870 Mar 14 /

GENERAL INDEX TO DEEDS WEST et al J.B Grantee: R. R. Dillard .. Kind of Inst. : DEED Date of Inst: No Dates DATE FILED 18 Oct 1879 Book Z Pg 310 DESCRIPTION: 177 acres Levi West Labor

CERTIFICATE NO. 3522/36623 Issued 1st June 1854 on waters of Peach Creek about 18 miles S 44 E Lockhart from findagrave memorial

by Levi West was born in 1794 in the Natchez District of (Spanish Louisiana) Mississippi he was the son of Littleberry West and Eleanor Langton Carter. The family later moved to Merryville, Beauregarde Parrish Louisiana where he served as a Pvt. in the 12th & 13th Consolidated Regiment, William Bickham's Militia Company from Beauregarde parrish Louisiana during the War of 1812. He fought at the battle of New Orleans where he was wounded in the leg with a bayonet. He married his wife Winney Elizabeth Bivens in Beauregarde parrish Louisiana in 1828. He is listed in the 1800 Spanish Mississippi Census, in the 1810 Spanish Mississippi Census and in the 1820 Washington Parrish Louisiana census but by 1835 he is listed in the Bevil Dist. Census. By 1840 he had moved to Natchitoches Parrish where he is listed in the 1840 census. In the summer of 1841 he and his family then moved to the Bevil's Settlement which was a loosely defined community of pre-Republic of Texas settlers who settled between the Neches and Sabine rivers on land that was eventually organized as Jasper and Newton counties. He later was listed on the 1850 Newton County, Texas census. By 1851 according to a statement in a letter written by His brother-in-law Honnor Cryer who was married to his sister Rhoda and who also served with him in the War of 1812, he was living near his sister in Brazoria County Texas. Later he was given a land grant of a Labor (177 acres) in Caldwell, County Texas. But apparently died before moving there because the grant was re-issued to "Hrs of Levi West" which indicates he had passed away. By the time of the Civil war his family had moved to the Luling area of Caldwell County Texas where his sons served in the Confederate Army. His son Levi Oliver Jr. is listed as a farmer in the 1880 Caldwell County TX Census. Caldwell County was originally a part of Gonzales County until the counties were divided later. In this census listing for his son Levi Oliver West Jr. it shows that his father, Levi West Sr. was born in Mississippi and that his mother, Whinney Eliza Bivens, was born in Georgia. David West the first child of Levi and Whinney was born in Mississippi, so it is possible that Levi West, was actually born in Mississippi. Also, he could have been born in that part of Mississippi that later became part of Alabama. He died on August 17th of 1852. His will was probated in Newton County in 1852. -Levi West, Pvt. - William Bickham's Co., LA Militia, War of 1812 . - by Richard Autry Spouse & Children Winney Elizabeth Bivens (Wife) b. 1804 in Georgia Married 1828 in Natchez district spanish LA 1. David West b. 1822 in MS 2. James Berry West b. 4 Sep 1824 in LA 3. Daughter West b. 1825 4. Mary M. West b. 1827 5. William Henry West b. 27 Mar 1829 in Natchez LA 6. Richard Berry West b. 1830 in Natchez LA 7. Isabella Elizabethson West b. 12 Dec 1831 in LA 8. Anthony West b. 1832 9. Aquila West b. 1835 10. Levi Oliver West Jr. b. 21 Mar 1837 in Natchez LA 11. Meredith Francis West b. 22 Sep 1839 in Edgerly, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 12. Tabitha Jane West b. 14 Feb 1841 in Natchez LA 13. Lydia Arbana West b. 1844 14. Cynthia Ann West b. 1848

Levi West was born in 1794 in the Natchez District of (Spanish Louisiana), Mississippi he was the son of Littleberry West and Eleanor Langton Carter.

The family later moved to Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana where he served as a Pvt. in the 12th & 13th Consolidated Regiment, William Bickham's Militia Company from Beauregard Parish Louisiana during the War of 1812.

He fought at the battle of New Orleans where he was wounded in the leg with a bayonet. He married his wife Winney Elizabeth Bivens in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana in 1828. He is listed in the 1800 Spanish Mississippi Census, in the 1810 Spanish Mississippi Census and in the 1820 Washington Parish, Louisiana census but by 1835 he is listed in the Bevil Dist. Census. By 1840 he had moved to Natchitoches Parish where he is listed in the 1840 census. He then moved to The Newton County, Texas area where he is listed on the 1850 census. By 1851 according to a statement in a letter written by His brother-in-law Honnor Cryer who was married to his sister Rhoda and who also served with him in the War of 1812, he was living near his sister in Brazoria County, Texas.

Later he was given a land grant of a Labor (177 acres) in Caldwell, County Texas. But apparently died before moving there because the grant was re-issued to "Hrs of Levi West" which indicates he had passed away. By the time of the Civil war his family had moved to the Luling area of Caldwell County Texas where his sons served in the Confederate Army. His son Levi Oliver Jr. is listed as a farmer in the 1880 Caldwell County TX Census. Caldwell County was originally a part of Gonzales County until the counties were divided later. In this census listing for his son Levi Oliver West Jr. it shows that his father, Levi West Sr. was born in Mississippi and that his mother, Whinney Eliza Bivens, was born in Georgia. David West the first child of Levi and Whinney was born in Mississippi, so it is possible that Levi West, was actually born in Mississippi. Also, he could have been born in that part of Mississippi that later became part of Alabama. He died on August 17th of 1852. His will was probated in Newton County in 1852.

-Levi West, Pvt. - William Bickham's Co., LA Militia, War of 1812 .

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• Residence: Newton county, Newton, Texas, United States - 1850
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Levi West was born in 1794 in the Natchez District of (Spanish Louisiana) Mississippi he was the son of Littleberry West and Eleanor Langton Carter.

The family later moved to Merryville, Beauregard Parrish Louisiana where he served as a Pvt. in the 12th & 13th Consolidated Regiment, William Bickham's Militia Company from Beauregard parish Louisiana during the War of 1812.

He fought at the battle of New Orleans where he was wounded in the leg with a bayonet. He married his wife Winnie Elizabeth Bivens in Beauregard parish Louisiana in 1828. He is listed in the 1800 Spanish Mississippi Census, in the 1810 Spanish Mississippi Census and in the 1820 Washington Parrish Louisiana census but by 1835 he is listed in the Bevil Dist. Census. By 1840 he had moved to Natchitoches Parrish where he is listed in the 1840 census. In the summer of 1841 he and his family then moved to the Bevil's Settlement which was a loosely defined community of pre-Republic of Texas settlers who settled between the Neches and Sabine rivers on land that was eventually organized as Jasper and Newton counties. He later was listed on the 1850 Newton County, Texas census. By 1851 according to a statement in a letter written by his brother-in-law Honnor Cryer who was married to his sister Rhoda and who also served with him in the War of 1812, he was living near his sister in Brazoria County Texas.

Later he was given a land grant of a Labor (177 acres) in Caldwell, County Texas. But apparently died before moving there because the grant was re-issued to "Hrs of Levi West" which indicates he had passed away. By the time of the Civil war his family had moved to the Luling area of Caldwell County Texas where his sons served in the Confederate Army. His son Levi Oliver West is listed as a farmer in the 1880 Caldwell County TX Census. Caldwell County was originally a part of Gonzales County until the counties were divided later. In this census listing for his son Levi Oliver West it shows that his father, Levi West was born in Mississippi and that his mother, Winnie Eliza Bivens, was born in Georgia. David West the first child of Levi and Winnie was born in Mississippi, so it is possible that Levi West, was actually born in Mississippi. Also, he could have been born in that part of Mississippi that later became part of Alabama. He died on August 17th of 1852. His will was probated in Newton County in 1852.

-Levi West, Pvt. - William Bickham's Co., LA Militia, War of 1812 .

- by Richard Autry

Spouse & Children

Winnie Elizabeth Bivens (Wife) b. 1804 in Georgia

Married 1828 in Natchez district Spanish LA

1. David West b. 1822 in MS 2. James Berry West b. 4 Sep 1824 in LA
3. Daughter West b. 1825
4. Mary M. West b. 1827
5. William Henry West b. 27 Mar 1829 in Natchez LA
6. Richard Berry West b. 1830 in Natchez LA
7. Isabella Elizabethson West b. 12 Dec 1831 in LA
8. Anthony West b. 1832
9. Aquila West b. 1835
10. Levi Oliver West b. 21 Mar 1837 in Natchez LA
11. Meredith Francis West b. 22 Sep 1839 in Edgerly, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
12. Tabitha Jane West b. 14 Feb 1841 in Natchez LA
13. Lydia Arbana West b. 1844
14. Cynthia Ann West b. 1848

Jan McLay is the ggg granddaughter of Levi West and his daughter Tabitha was her gg grandmother. Dollie's daughter Tommie Dement was Jan's g grandmother.

- by Jan McLay

Levi West was my ggg grandfather and his daughter Isabella Elizabethson "West" Cochran was my gg grandmother.

- by Terry Lee Cochran

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