Colonel William B. West

When William West was born in 1740 in Southampton, Virginia, his father, Francis, was 36 and his mother, Jane, was 27. He married Lucy Jones Thorpe in 1766. They had six children in 21 years. He died in 1812 in Virginia at the age of 72.

References

• Stone, Letta Brock, 1879-. The West family register : important lines traced 1326-1928. Washington, D.C., W.F. Roberts Co. 1928. Chapter IV. American descendants of the De La Warrs, pg 39 Archive.Org
• Boddie, John Bennett.Historical Southern Families. Volume X. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. pg 28 AncestryImage

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GEDCOM Note

William West, Sr. was b. c1740 in Fairfax Co., VA. He m. Keziah c1761 somewhere in VA. They moved to NC between 1767 (Jonathan b.) and 1770 (Nathaniel b.) They moved to LA between 1777 (Thomas b.) and 1778 (William, Jr. b.) William, Sr. died c1815, prob. in LA.

Natchez Court Records - Land Claims
Book A, p 87 - 9 April 1782 - Appeard William West and Kizaih his wife, both residents of the District, sell to Francois Mennard, resident of Arkansas, here present and accepting , a negro woman, named "Edith" a Creole, aged 16 years with a negro child, her son, named "Thomas", for $400 and one barrel of flour, which said William West and Keziah, his wife acknowledge, to have received. Wit. Don Estavan Minor, Manuel Guttierez. Chas de Grandpere.

Book B, p 371 - 23 Dec 1789 William West to Thomas Hughes, 190 arpents, on St Catherine's Creek bordered by lands of Perkins, Doctor Meeker, John Astley, and said creek; for $500 in Mexican silver, Edward McCabe surety.

Book B p 445 Clain No. 492 - Spanish grant to William West 190 acres 6 miles from Fort bordered by John Stillee, Doctor McCabe and St Catherines Creek N.O. 25 May 1792 by Cardondelet. Plats show a Mr. Perkins and Richard Harriosn adjoining. // pg 447

10 Jan 1798 William West sells to Thomas Hughes (see above) William West signed with an "X"

1792 Spanish Census of the Natchez District
West, Guilermo - District of Second & Sandy Creek
West, Little Berry - District of Second & Sandy Creek
West, Cato - District of Vila Gayoso 1805 - Census Jefferson Co, MD
William West - could be son of William and Kiziah

William West, Sr., 1815 File W-6. ...25 Sep 1815 -
Inventory. William Kinchen, Justice of Peace. Henry Hall and William Boykin were appraisers. Present were: William West, Jr., Richard West and James West - sons; William Noland, son-in-law. The deceased left no will. Items on inventory were:
1 tract of land, valued at $200; oxen; pots, Dutch oven; plows; beds; chair, bee gum; pewter basin; pewter plates; tin basin; 1 earthen mug; 1 piggin; saddle; bridle; steer hyde; calf hyde; etc. ...
Petition of Richard West for inventory.

William West, Sr. died March, 1815. Richard West was appointed admr. ...27 Sep 1816 -
William West, curator, showed that a certain tract of land on Caney Branch, bounded south and west by Jesse Lee, north by Thomas D. Quilling, south by Raney Lee has been recently offered for sale, and there had been no bids given sufficient to justify a sale. The heirs agreed for a private sale. ...20 Oct 1817 -
Final account showing the estate has been fully accounted for and settled.

Geographical Note: The East Pearl River forms the easternmost border of lower Louisiana and Missippi (on the Gulf Coast). The Bogue Chito River flows from NW past Franklin, LA to meet the Pearl near Bush, LA. Best estimate is that the William West land was in the area of Bush, LA.

Some sources think William West's father was Thomas West, b. 1718 in VA.
Others show it as Francis West, Colonel, b. Abt 1712 in King William Co, VA. Married Jane Cole (b. 1719 boldrup, Warwick co, VA).
If this is so, then the ancestry can be traced back through King Edward I, William the Conqueror, and many other rulers of Europe via Francis West.

Another possiblity is that the two Wests (Francis and Thomas) were brothers or otherwise related by a common West ancestor in Virginia. If so, we open the royal ancestry lines.

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