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William Virgil WESLEY died WFT Est. 1936-1985.55 He was born in 1893.55
Spouse: Cora Anthem WELLS. William Virgil WESLEY and Cora Anthem WELLS were married WFT Est. 1924-1959.55 Children were: Glenn WESLEY, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.
Living.
Spouse: Living.
A.D. WEST was born in 1869 in Tennessee. Parents: Francis Marion WEST and Elizabeth HARPOLE.
Living. Parents: Isaac WEST.
Spouse: Living.
Abner WEST10,196,986 was born in 1774. He was born between 1780 and 1784 in York District, SC. He died before 1840 in Crawford Co., MO. Abner West was born about 1780-84 in S. Carolina. He married Sarah Laffoon, the daughter of William Laffoon and Suzana Bledsoe. Sarah was born about 1785-90 in Surry Co., N. Carolina.
Abner Sarah first appear in the Pendleton District of S. Carolina, in 1810. They were probably married about 1804. Two of their children were born in the Pendleton District. They were Ellen and Hardin. In 1814 or 1815 they moved to Hopkins Co., KY.
Abner's father-in-law, William Laffoon, was apparently quite wealthy and an influential man. He was appointed a magistrate for Greenville and Pendleton District, S. Carolina. The reason we have found it hard to place Abner with his own family is because he seemed to associate himself more with the Laffoons than with his own West family.
Abner and Sarah went with the Laffoon's to Kentucky where William Laffoon immediately began buying land. Abner did not buy land there until 1819. The rest of Abner and Sarah's children were born in Hopkins Co., KY. They grew up and began marrying about 1824.
William Laffoon died 11-29-1821, and named Sarah West as his daughter in his will that was probated in Feburary of 1822.
Abner and Sarah moved to Crawford Co., MO, in 1831-32. All of their children and their families moved with them except one. Apparently Abner was in ill health or having some kind of difficulties as he named his son, John West, his power-of-attorney to dispose of his property in KY. The land was sold in 1833.
Abner apparently died before 1840 in Crawford Co., MO. It is believed Sarah died between 1850-55 in Miller or Osage Co., MO.
Spouse: Sarah LAFFOON. Abner WEST
and Sarah LAFFOON were married in 1804 in Pendleton District, SC.
Submitted by Rick Giirtman
March 23, 2001
Source: Original Will at the NC State Archives
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Elizabeth Gatlin Will
dated 29th August 1806
& proved at Dec'r. Term
1806
Recorded
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In the name of God Amen.
I Elizabeth Gatlin do make this my Will, in manner & from following, to wit.
I give to my Niece Polly R. West fifty dollars. To my Niece Julia West one hundred
dollars & a Bed and furniture. To Sidney Hall my other Niece fifty dollars.
And it is my Will and desire that my wearing apparel be equally divided among
my three Sisters, to wit. Sidney West, Hollan Green and Mary Hall.
It is further my Will and desire, that my executor hereafter named may &
shall as soon as may be, purchase with any money of mine which may be in his
hands, a Negro man by the name of Peter, the husband of my negro woman Ann and
that he be and remain in my family of negroes. All of whom, together with all
my personal and real estate or the rest & residue not other wise disposed
of , I give to my brother Alfred Gatlin. To him & his heirs forever.
And it is my desire that such monies as may remain in the hands of my executor
after his compliance with his direction in this my Will, be put out to Interest
untill my brother Alfred attains the age of twenty one years. And I do hereby
appoint John S. West my Executor to this my last Will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of August
A. D. 1806.
Elizabeth Gatlin -seal
Signed, sealed, published & declared in presence of
Abigail Jarvis
Abner H.(?) West **
State of North Carolina
Craven County Court
December Term 1806.
Then was the last Will & Testament of Elizabeth Gatlin Dec'd. proved in open
court by the oath of Abner West the Subscribing Witness thereto and John S. West
the Executor therein named qualified as such agreeably to Law and ordered to
be Registered.
Attest
Sam'l Chapman C. C.
Children were: Eleanor WEST, Hardin WEST, John Laffoon
WEST, William M. WEST, Annatasia "Stacy" WEST, Thomas
Woodson WEST, Susan WEST, Mary WEST.
Alexander Washington WEST2 was born on May 10, 1840 in Tennessee. He died on Aug 6, 1928. He was buried in Walder Cemetery, PuTennesseeam, Tennessee. !BIRTH-DEATH: Cemetery Records of Walder Cemetery, Putnam County, Ten nessee
Parents: Anderson WEST and Mary "Polly" WEST.
Spouse: Esther Elvirey WALKER. Alexander Washington WEST and Esther Elvirey WALKER were married about 1862 in Tennessee. Children were: Julia Ann WEST, Robert A. WEST, John A. WEST, William WEST, Mary WEST, Leann WEST.
Spouse: Adaline. Alexander Washington WEST and Adaline were married about 1877 in Tennessee. Children were: Arminda WEST, James WEST.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living. Parents: Stokley Round WEST and Annie Paris HILL.
Almon Alvin WEST2 was born on Feb 2, 1856 in Tennessee. He died on Jul 6, 1902 in Putnam County, Tennessee. !BIRTH: 1900 Census of Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: William Carroll WEST and Elizabeth PEEK.
Spouse: Perlina.
Alonzo WEST10 was born in Feb 1880 in Tennessee. He died on Sep 21, 1900. Parents: Newton W. WEST and Anna DICIE.
Living. Parents: Hollis Vernon WEST and Scytha Ladona PENDERGRASS.
Alvin WEST10 was born about 1846 in Overton County, Tennessee. Parents: Reuben Barney WEST and Fanny BILBREY.
America WEST10 was born on Feb 23, 1867 in Putnam County, Tennessee. She died on Apr 29, 1942. Parents: Granville Finley WEST and Elizabeth RAY.
Anderson WEST2 was born on Jan 12, 1812 in North Carolina.1386 He entered property on Nov 3, 1834 in Overton County, Tennessee.1937 Location No. 1301
500 Acres
This Entry No. 1301 transferred in part to Anderson WEST by Richard COPELAND (illegible) to the Original Location Isaac GORE E. T.
State of Tennessee
Overton County
Joseph GOODBAR & Richard COPELAND Enters five hundred acres of land Situate in said county on both sides of the road leading from MONROE to SPARTA Beginning at the North West Corner of a one hundred acre Survey made in the name of Townsend COPELAND and Uriah COPELAND and now Occupied by John MORRIS Running East crossing said road thence North for Complement including the land on both sides of said road binding on existing
(END OF PAGE 33 of Locator Book)
Surveys and Entries that may interfer to the Beginning Nov 3rd 1834.
Joseph COPELAND & Richard COPELAND Locators
He entered property on May 14, 1836 in Overton County, Tennessee.1938 Location No. 1499
25
Copy Iss.
State of Tennessee
Overton County
Anderson WEST Enters twenty five acres of land Situate in Said County on the Waters of ROARING RIVER Beginning at the North East Corner of a Fifty acre Survey made in the name of Jane COPELAND and at the Side of the Big road leading from KENTUCKY to SPARTA running north then west binding on Existing Claims for Complement this 14th day of May 1836.
Anderson WEST Locator
He died on May 10, 1889 in Putnam County, Tennessee.1386 !BIRTH: 1850 Census White County, Tennessee
Parents: Barnett WEST and Barbara RUMFELT.
Spouse: Mary "Polly" WEST. Children were: Wilson WEST, Nancy Julia WEST, Alexander Washington WEST.
Andrew Jackson
WEST63 was born about
1832 in Tennessee. Parents: John
WEST and Mary "Polly" BROWN.Spouse: Living. Andrew Jackson WEST and Mary Ann DEARING were married on Jan 25, 1854.
Angelina WEST196 was born on Jan 13, 1850 in Osage Co., MO. She died before 1897. She was christened in unmarried. Parents: Hardin WEST and Katherine WILLIAMS.
Living.
Spouse: William BOURNE. William BOURNE and Ann WEST were married about 1784 in VA.
Living.
Spouse: John BOURNE III. John BOURNE III and Ann WEST were married in VA.
Annatasia "Stacy" WEST196 was born on Feb 12, 1815 in Ilsley, Hopkins Co., KY. She died on Apr 26, 1893 in Iberia, Miller County, Missouri. Parents: Abner WEST and Sarah LAFFOON.
Spouse: Living.
Appelton Burr WEST2 was born in Aug 1868 in Tennessee. He died in San Francisco, CA. !BIRTH: 1900 Census of Overton County, Tennessee
Parents: James Given WEST and Nancy MATTHEWS.
Spouse: Florence MCCORMICK.
Arminda WEST2 was born in Apr 1880 in Tennessee. BIRTH: 1900 Census of Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents: Alexander Washington WEST and Adaline.
Barnabus WEST2 was born about 1765 in N. Carolina. He died in 1830. MARRIAGE: Marriages of Lincoln County, North Carolina
Parents: Isaac WEST.
Spouse: Sally WALLACE. Barnabus WEST and Sally WALLACE were married on May 2, 1787 in Lincoln, North Carolina. Children were: Isaac WEST, Barnett WEST, Nancy WEST.
Barnett WEST2 was born about 1788 in Lincoln, North Carolina. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Nickname] Parents: Barnabus WEST and Sally WALLACE.
Spouse: Barbara RUMFELT. Barnett WEST and Barbara RUMFELT were married on Sep 2, 1807 in Lincoln, North Carolina. Children were: Anderson WEST, Wilson WEST.
Living was born in 1900 in Putnam County, Tennessee. Parents: James Lowry WEST and Martha E. ?.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin WEST196 was born on Mar 20, 1871 in Osage Co., MO. He was christened on Jul 14, 1892 in Marriage licence--Mary Long. He was buried on Jul 20, 1892 in Marriage licence filed. He died on Jun 15, 1938 in Denton Co., TX. Doctor Benjamin Franklin West was born in 1871 in Osage Co., MO. He was the son of Hardin West and Sarah Hicks. When he was 4 or 5 years old his parents moved to Tarrant Co., Tx., and settled near the community of Grapevine.
In 1881, when "Doc" was 10 years old his father, Hasrdin West, died. Apparently his mother raised the children alone and remained in Tarrant Co. until they were grown. Doc had two brothers, Lee and Marion, and a sister, Lucy.
Doc married Mary Susan (Molly) Long in 1892 in Denton Co., TX. She was the daughter of Charles Edgar Long and Elizabeth Knight. They began their family in Tarrant Co., TX. A daughter was born in 1893 and they named her Emmer.
Shortly before 1895-96 they moved to OK. (then known as Indian Territory). Here a son was born and they named him Benjamin, he was born in 1897. Doc's mother, Sarah West lived in OK. as did his two brothers and his sister and their families.
Doc returned to Tarrant Co. before 1898. He began farming in the area north of Fort Worth. By 1905 Doc and Molly added five more children to their family. They were Ruby, Earl and Pearl (who are twins), Bessie, and Ethel.
In the early 1900's many farmers became sharecroppers. Doc was such a farmer. He grew crops on rented land for a share of the farm's production. He provided the labor of himself and his family to make a living. In return, the landlord supplied him with land, a house, equipment, work animals, and cash or credit to live on until the crop was harvested. Sometime he received a half or three-fourths of the crop.
Before 1908 Doc was farming in Jack Co., TX. At this location another son was born and they named him Edgar.
By 1910 Doc and Molly were in Runnels Co., TX., where Doc had another sharecrop. They made the trip down there in two covered wagons. They were living near Crews. Here they had another son and named him Marion. Also while at this location their oldest daughter Emmer married Iva Brown in 1911. In 1913 their daughter Ruby married Ben Isbell in Young Co., TX.
Doc and Molly went back to Tarrant Co. before 1915. Their last two children were born here. They were Elizabeth who was born in 1915, and Ira who was born in 1917.
Our country was drawn into World War 1 by 1919. Doc was to old to be called into service, but his oldest son Ben was called and served in Germany. When the war was over the West family was lucky not to have lost any loved ones.
During the 1920's more of Doc and Molly's children were marrying. Bessie married Lee Taylor in 1920, Pearl married Chris Paulson in 1922, Earl married Annie Upchurch in 1926, and Ethel married Jim Holder in 1927. Also during the early twenties a flu epedemic was sweeping the country. Tragedy came to Doc and Molly when they lost their son Edgar of pneumonia in 1923. He was 15 years old. By 1929 our country was entering a great depression. People everywhere were out of work or did not have food. These were terrible times, fortunatly Doc and Molly knew how to survive.
In the 1930's the rest of Doc and Molly's children were married. Marion married Hattie Helm in 1932, Ben married Nell Keating in 1937, Ira married Jewel Ethridge in 1937, and Elizabeth married "Red" Marlett in 1937.
Doc lived most of his life around Tarrant Co., TX. Many of his children settled there and later his grandchildren. Most of his decendants still live around that area today. However, there are a few of us sprinkled around Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Louisiana. There are a number of decendants in California and various other places.
In 1938, when Doc was 67 years old he passed from this life. At the time they were living in Aledo, Texas. He is buried in the Flower Mound Cemetery in Denton Co., TX. Parents: Hardin WEST and Sara Jane HICKS.
Spouse: Mary "Molly" Susan LONG. Dr. Benjamin Franklin WEST and Mary "Molly" Susan LONG were married on Jul 17, 1892 in Denton Co., TX. Children were: Emmer Lee WEST, Benjamin Franklin WEST, Ruby Mae WEST, Living, Living, Living, Betty Ethel WEST, Edgar WEST, Living, Living, Living.
Benjamin Franklin WEST196 was born on Apr 8, 1896 in Pontotoc Co., OK. He died on Jul 23, 1965. Parents: Dr. Benjamin Franklin WEST and Mary "Molly" Susan LONG.
Spouse: Living. Benjamin Franklin WEST and Nell KEATING were married on Aug 16, 1937.
Living. Parents: James Given WEST and Nancy MATTHEWS.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living was born in 1903 in Tarrant Co., TX. Parents: Dr. Benjamin Franklin WEST and Mary "Molly" Susan LONG.
Spouse: Living.
Spouse: Lee Roy TAYLOR. Lee Roy TAYLOR and Bessie WEST were married on Oct 3, 1920 in Denton Co., TX. Children were: Living, Benjamin Franklin TAYLOR, Living, Living, Living.
Betsy Fannie WEST was born in 1792 in North Carolina. Parents: Stephen WEST and Mary BELK.
Spouse: Living.
Betty Ethel WEST196 was born on Jan 28, 1905 in Tarrant Co., TX. She died on Feb 24, 1963 in Tarrant Co., TX. Parents: Dr. Benjamin Franklin WEST and Mary "Molly" Susan LONG.
Spouse: Living. James Albert , Jr. HOLDER and Betty Ethel WEST were married on May 7, 1927 in Tarrant Co., TX. Children were: Frances LaVerne HOLDER, Living, Living.
Living was born in 1938 in Roseboro, Sampson Co., NC.43
Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1962.43 Children were: Living, Living.
Living was born in 1938 in Roseboro, Sampson Co., NC.66
Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1962.66 Children were: Living, Living.
Buley WEST8 was born in 1822. Parents: Living and Isabella COONS.
Living. Parents: Isaac WEST and Mary Magdalene SWALLOWS.
Living. Parents: Richard LaFayette WEST and Isabelle Frances BROWN.
Caroline WEST63 was born on Nov 14, 1851 in Tennessee. She died art 1880. Parents: John WEST and Mary "Polly" BROWN.
Spouse: Living.
Caroline Summers WEST10 was born on Nov 10, 1846 in Overton County, Tennessee. She died on May 14, 1927 in Bryan, Oklahoma. Parents: Stephen WEST and Eliza A. BROWN.
Spouse: Living. ? SUMMERS and Caroline Summers WEST were married.
Living. Parents: Stokley Round WEST and Annie Paris HILL.
Catherine WEST273 was born about 1809. She died.
Spouse: Mark COPELAND. Reference Number:192929
Catherine WEST2 was born on Apr 30, 1811 in Overton County, Tennessee. She died on Oct 7, 1860 in Overton County, Tennessee. Family records of J.T. Stewart of Watertown, Tennessee.,
Parents: Isaac WEST and Mary Magdalene SWALLOWS.
Spouse: Tench MCCORMICK. Tench MCCORMICK and Catherine WEST were married about 1832 in Overton County, Tennessee. Children were: Isaac Lafayette MCCORMICK, Reuben J. MCCORMICK, Mary Ann MCCORMICK, Almyra MCCORMICK, Wade Hampton MCCORMICK, William C. MCCORMICK, George Washington MCCORMICK, Alexandria MCCORMICK, Erasmus MCCORMICK.
Catherine WEST10 was born about 1832 in Overton County, Tennessee. Parents: Reuben Barney WEST and Fanny BILBREY.
Cecilia Emeline WEST10 was born on Jun 10, 1875 in Cookeville, Putnam co., Tennessee. She died on Nov 14, 1892. Parents: Martin Van Buren WEST and Martha Jane RIPPETOE.
Spouse: Living. Frank WOLFE and Cecilia Emeline WEST were married.
Celia WEST2 was born about 1853 in Tennessee. !BIRTH: 1860 Census of Overton County, Tennessee
Parents: William Carroll WEST and Elizabeth PEEK.
Celia Margaret WEST10,63 was born on Aug 23, 1838 in Tennessee. She was born on Aug 28, 1838 in Tennessee. She died on Oct 11, 1928. She died on Oct 11, 1928 in Tennessee. She was buried in West Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee. Parents: John WEST and Mary "Polly" BROWN.
Spouse: William Larkin RAY. William Larkin RAY and Celia Margaret WEST were married on Feb 23, 1860. Children were: Mary Arminta Elizabeth RAY, Martha N. T. RAY, John Hensley RAY, Daniel Wilburn RAY, Samuel Marshall RAY, Joseph Robinson RAY.
Living was born in 1897 in Tennessee. Parents: James Lowry WEST and Martha E. ?.
Charley WEST2 was born in Nov 1875 in Tennessee. !BIRTH:1900 Census of Overton County, Tennessee
Parents: Henry Washington WEST and Rachel.
Living was born in 1893 in Tennessee. Parents: Newton W. WEST and Anna DICIE.
