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About Thomas West
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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LJLV-J8G
As a young man, John West lived in the Maritime part of East London known as Wapping where he was employed in his trade of Cooper. As a Resident there he was married for the first time, and 1714, two Elizabeth Beisley, a friend of Warborough in OxfordShire under the care of warborough monthly meeting. And in 1716, his son was born of the first marriage, Thomas West, who became a watch and clockmaker of Reading in Berkshire. His wife dying about this time, John West joined some of his brothers in Pennsylvania.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81890496/john-west
After Sarah Pearson died in 1756, John West’s oldest son, Thomas, and youngest son, Benjamin were living in England. Before going abroad, Benjamin had won the heart of Elizabeth Shewell but Elizabeth's brother did not approve of the match. All his efforts to prevent the marriage failed when Benjamin's friends, one of whom is reported as Benjamin Franklin, conspired to help her escape her brother's home and sail to England. John West accompanied Elizabeth on the voyage in June, 1764 and gave her away as she married Benjamin. John remained in England the rest of his life, living with his sister and with his son, Thomas. John died just months after American declared independence from Great Britain.
References
- Bulletin of Friends historical Association Page 76 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41945491?read-now=1&seq=1
- http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=flakey&id=...
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KH43-7F4
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Thomas West's Timeline
| 1716 |
July 2, 1716
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Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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| 1792 |
1792
Age 75
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Reading, Berkshire , England, United Kingdom
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