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This site will be a work in progress as we get new branches, we will list the furthermost known ancestor of each participant. The participant's name will not be listed. We will list the number assigned to each participant which protects their privacy. We will list the names and email addresses of those people that have agreed to be listed as researchers of that branch [these researchers may or may not be part of that branch!]. Each branch will have a page to provide general information about that line of the West family that may include any special problems that seem to be blocking that line to move further back. You can access the branch page by clicking on the number for the participant of that branch, such as: "W64."
We would like to encourage everyone to consider taking a Genealogical y-DNA test, especially, if your surname is WEST!
We are looking for researchers to help research the various branches of the family as listed in the table below. If anyone has any additional information, corrections or wish to volunteer to do some research... please email me: John G. West
Please visit our WEST DNA Family Project - FG#5 blog for articles about some of these DNA branches of the West family in our family group #5. Articles are also posted about DNA news along with tips related to genealogical research. Some photos are included. We also wish to invite everyone to like our Face Book Page where we will post news of this site and new blogs.
NUMBER | ANCESTOR | RESEARCHERS | STATUS/GOALS | COMMENTS |
Wxxx | Reuben West | Need researchers! | Need additional information | . |
W22 | William West, 1816 | Kevin West | W22 & W23 now believe that William WEST b abt 1746 is the grandfather of William WEST b 1816. | This William was b abt 1816 in KY or TN, and lived most of his life in Anderson Co. TN. |
W23 | William West, 1746 | Kevin West | W22 & W23 now believe that William WEST b abt 1746 is the grandfather of William WEST b 1816. | The earliest document found for William (b. abt. 1746) is the baptismal record for his two eldest sons, John 1771 and James 1772, recorded in Shenandoah Co. VA on 22 Aug 1773. He resided in Shenandoah and Rockingham Cos. VA, where many of his children were born, before moving to Tennessee about 1792. He died in Greene Co. TN in 1829. |
W24 | William West, 1746 | Kevin West | Need additional information | W23 & W24 share a common ancestor, Samuel WEST, b 1836 MO, who was a great-grandson of William WEST, b abt 1746. They are 2d cousins, once removed. |
W42 | Charles P. West, 1774 (1780? VA) | Kevin West | Need additional information | Prior to the DNA test, a link was suspected to the line of William West, b 1746, but documentation was missing. The DNA test has confirmed that W42 shares a common ancestor W22, W23, & W24. |
W44 | William West, 1746 | Kevin West | Need additional information | Within this group, Kevin West has the most well documented paper trail to William WEST, b 1746 VA. |
W46 | James O. West, 1808 | Hal Beaumer | b 1808 in Logan Co. KY, James O. West has been their brick wall. | . |
W59 | Robert West, 1834 | Vy Higginsen | Robert WEST, an African-American, married Mary CLAYTON. It is unknown whether he was born in slavery. It is likely that his father or grandfather was a slave owner or overseer. | Robert West, b abt 1834 in Hanover Co., VA |
W62 | Claiborne West | George Holder | . | b 1759 in Buckingham Co. VA. |
W64 | Thomas West, Sr. b bef 1718 | John G. West, Ron Roy & Ben West | Exploring Stafford Co., VA. Locate him prior to 1750 | An Ignatius & a Thomas West in Stafford Co VA 1748. Thomas' will was proven in Chatham Co NC in 1808 |
W65 | Amos West, 1766 | Ben West | W65's oldest ancestors are Amos WEST, b abt 1766, probably in Orange Co NC and his wife Frances HERNDON. Quoting from the genealogist for this line " We in this West line have theorized that Amos West is a possible son of Richard West (b. Ca. 1738-1739, d. Aft. 1819), who is the son of Thomas West, Sr. (Ca. 1718-1808). Thomas West, Sr. is the ancestor of W64." | . |
W66 | Judah WEST b 1765 Connecticut(?) | Joy Ikelman | .This line has been documented by Joy back to brothers Henry & Thomas West. Judah descends from Thomas West. | Judah married Mary TODD in 1786 in Colebrook, Litchfield Co Connecticut. Judah died before 1841 when Mary was probably living with one of her children in Chardon, Geauga Co OH. It appears likely that W66 & W113 are from the same branch of this family that either immigrated to the New England area, or moved there from the Virginia area before 1750. W66 & W113 have values of 30 for the marker DYS 389-2, while everyone else in this group have values of 29. |
W104 | Unknown West | Need researchers! | Need additional information | He matches WEST family group 5 modal values on 36 of 37 markers. He is descended from Phoebe Smithers, born 1843 in Tennessee. Phoebe was not married, and gave her surname to her children. His DNA match, combined with WEST descendents of family group 5 living near Phoebe, appears to confirm that his Y-chromosome ancestor is from the line of William WEST/Mary Rutherford. |
W113 | David West 1758 NY | Joy Ikelman | . | David WEST married Susannah HOAG. [From a post by Joy Ikelman on MyFamily.com] ~ Here is some info on David West that we didn't have -- his birthdate, and birth place, from: http://archive.org/d�etails/quakerrecordsh�ar00fros "Members of Hartland Monthly Meeting, Niagara County, New York. Taken 15 of 2m, 1821 also Removal Certificates from 1822 to 1852." Typewritten. From chapter: "Members of Hartland Monthly Meeting, Niagar[a] County, New York, Residing at Elba, Gennessee County, New York, p. 4. David West, born 25 of 2m, 1758 at Pawling, Dutchess Co., N.Y." Some of their children were born in Dutchess Co NY beginning about 1780, and later moved to Lewanee Co Michigan. |
W122 | James W. West, 1808 VA | Need researchers! | Need additional information | b May 6, 1808 VA, d May 6 1882 in New Liberty, Owen Co KY. He married 3 times: 1) Nancy NUTTER; 2) Harriet NUTTER; 3) Margaret ORR. W122 descends from his first wife Nancy NUTTER. James W. WEST was a blacksmith. |
W255 | Silas West, 1826/27 AL | Sandra Abbott, Ben West, Ron Roy, Kevin West | Sandra had an uncle take the Y-DNA (W-255) which matched our Group 5 results exactly. There were three West brothers that married Bazemore sisters in Memphis. Two of these brothers, L.M. and Philip, also appeared on some of the Census records in Oktibbeha Co, MS. In 1850 Philip was in Richard's household. I'm not sure if any other records have been found that names Silas MM specifically as a son of Richard Jr., but a high probability considering the DNA test results. The following is an excerpt from an email that Sandra sent in 2010 just before submitting her uncle's DNA test: I do think that there is great circumstantial evidence that my Silas Mercer Mclemore West was the son of Richard and Margaret. I still haven't found him (Silas Mercer Mclemore) on the 1850 census, but I do have a copy of his marriage certificate. I have a copy of Phillip's and L.M.'s, as well, all provided to me by a Bazemore researcher. I have S.M.M. West's Civil War records, as well as a few other bits of information. | Silas Mercer McLemore WEST, b 1826-27 AL & d bet 1877-80 Grimes Co TX. Silas married 1st. Martha A. BAZEMORE Shelby Co TN in 1853. In 1877 he married Mary DAVIS in Grimes Co TX. |
W257 | Benjamin West, 1775 VA | Ben West | . | Benjamin WEST, b 1775-1780, probably in Caroline Co VA d 1827 VA, probably in Caroline or Hanover Co VA. His wife was Nancy (last name unknown). |
W270 | John West bef 1730 VA | Joy Ikelman | John West had four sons: Edward, James, John, William. Son Edward West and nephew Lynn West (son of James West) moved to Georgetown, Scott County, KY about 1784. | John WEST d bef 12 Feb 1745 in Stafford Co VA. John married Dorothy (last name unknown), and they were the parents of James WEST b 1742 Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co VA, married Ann LYNN/LINN. |
W299 | Thomas West, Sr. b bef 1718 | John G. West | Ignatius West was named the Administrator of his father's will and died in Chatham Co NC. A son William died in Christian Co KY. The son of William's 1st. wife was Abram West who died in Hendricks Co IN near Indianapolis (Marion Co). He married Catherine Rebecca EASTINGS, b 1725 VA. Does anyone have any documentation of this marriage or of her full name? | He descends from Thomas WEST, Sr., b 1718 VA, and died in 1808. He married Catherine Rebecca EASTINGS, b 1725 VA. W299 descends through Thomas' son Ignatius WEST who is a documented brother of Thomas West, Jr. a direct ancestor of W64. |
W338 | William West b 1798 England | Need researchers! | .Here's one link: http://leyshanfamily�tree.com/west/william�snr.html and here is another: http://leyshanfamilytree.com/west/index.html W338 has an aunt who had compiled his family tree some time in the past, but he has not been able to find a copy of this document. | died 1902 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. He emigrated from Bristol, England to Australia in 1855. |
W344 | Unknown West | Need researchers! | Need additional information | We have no information on his WEST lineage!!! |
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