Rebecca West

Rebecca Braswell

• Birth: 1647 - Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
• Death: between 28 April 1694 and 2 October 1708 - Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
• Parents: Rev. Robert Bracewell Sr., Rebecca
• Spouses: William West

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Biography

• Rebecca Bracewell West
• b. CA. 1650, d. late 1600’s

Rebecca Bracewell, daughter of Rev. Robert Bracewell, was born ca. 1650 and married William West in 1668. (Marriages of Isle of Wight).

William West was very active in Bacon’s Rebellion and when Gov. Berkeley’s forces recaptured "Bacon’s Castle", William commanded a force that marched against the Castle intending to surprise it but he in turn was surprised and captured. William was taken aboard a ship, then to prison and was condemned to death by Berkeley’s Court Martial. However, he escaped and upon petition by nearly half of the inhabitants of Isle of Wight he was pardoned. (Southside VA Families – Boddie, p. 88)

Rebecca must have died in the late 1600’s and William married a second time to Martha, last name unknown.

His will, written Oct. 2, 1708, and probated Feb. 9, 1708/9 lists sons: William, Richard, and Robert, all to receive land; to daughter Mary Green (wife of William Green) an Indian girl; to daughter Rebecca an Indian woman and all the rest of the estate. Appraised by William West, Jr. and wife Martha. (Southside VA Families – Boddie, p. 89)

Marriage & Children

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/West-480

William West married Rebecca, daughter of the minister Robert Braswell, before Feb 1667/8 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. (Rebecca is named "Rebecca West" in the will of her father Robert Bracewell dated 15 Feb 1667/8.)[7] Known children include:

1. William West
2. Robert West, married Elizabeth "Isabella" Long
3. Mary West, married Captain William Green
4. Rebecca West, unmarried in 1709
5. Richard West

William West reportedly married a second time to Martha, surname unknown. No record is found of this marriage. However, Martha is recorded in the Feb 1708/9 appraisal of William's estate, made by "William West Jr, and wife Martha."[2] This has been assumed by some to mean Martha was a second wife of William Sr. It could also mean that Martha was the wife of William Jr. There are no known children from this possible second marriage. All known children listed above were born before the earliest possible date of death of William's first wife Rebecca Bracewell, end of Apr 1694.

References

• https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/0000---descendant-o...
• http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/w230w1wl.txt Will of William West, 1708