TIME LINE FOR WILLIAM WEST (B. 1752)
[As compiled by Ron Roy... any additions, corrections or questions are welcome! "WW = William West (b. 1752)]
1752 – William West (WW) born [WW Rev War Pension App Files]
1772 – SEP 23 – William West private in Captain Jeduthan Harper’s Company of the Chatham County militia. Listed in that Company with him are Thomas West Sr, Thomas West Jr, Ignatius West, and (in another company) Richard West. At this time William West is a minor 20 years of age (indicating a likelihood that he was still living with or near his parents and/or close relatives) [Transcription of the Records of Chatham Co Court of Pleas line http://www.ncgenweb.us/chatham/militia.htm [2] ]
1774 – AUG – WW appears in Chatham court Minutes as plaintiff agst David Davis [Laird and Jackson 13, Bens NC Commentary]
1779 – AUG 15 - WW Chain Carrier with Ignatius West Jr for survey of grant of 400 ac to Ignatius West(the later is Ignatius West Jr also as per the deed of disposition in 1784)
1779 – AUG 30 - WW Chain Carrier with Ignatius West Jr for survey of grant to Ignatius West (the later is also Jr also as per the deed of disposition in 1784)
1781 – APR – WW joins Rev Forces while living in Chatham Co [WW Rev War Pension App Files]
1783 – OCT – 1 – WW Received money in Hillsborough Dist for
services in Rev War [NC Rev. War Voucher No. 5733, Bens NC Commentary]
1784 – NOV – WW appears in Chatham Co court minutes road orders with Thomas and Ignatius West [Court Minutes Nov. 1781-May 1785 89, Bens NC Commentary]
1784 – DEC –13 – WW purchases of 150ac of land in Chatham Co on the S. side of Haw River, joining Elnathan Davis from Ignatius West Jr & wife Milley [Chatham Co Deed Bk C 355-356, Bens Commentary3.rtf]
1785 – FEB – 14 – WW witnessed deed from Ignatius West Jr & wife Milley To Ignatius West Sr (b. 1750) for 125 acres on the N. side of Dry Creek, joining Haw River. [Chatham Co Deed Bk C 355-356, Bens Commentary3.rtf]
1790 – WW Listed on Census of Chatham Co, NC 3 free white males under 16 years of age, 3 free white females, and 5 slaves. (This is the only listing for a William West in Chatham Co, NC) [1790 Census 86]
1792 – NOV – WW impaneled on a grand jury [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1790-1794, Bens NC Commentary]
1794 – NOV – WW impaneled on a jury [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1794-1800, Bens NC Commentary]
1795 – MAY – WW appears in Chatham Co court minutes road orders with Thomas West (Jr? or Sr?) and Ignatius West Sr (b. 1750) Richard West, Meachams, Fikes[Chatham Co Court Minutes 1794-1800, Bens NC Commentary]
1796 – NOV – WW appointed overseer of a road [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1794-1800 241, Bens NC Commentary]
1800 – WW Listed on Census of Chatham Co [1800 Census]
1807 – WW Sr.(first record showing more than one WW) Listed as
insolvent Tax for five polls [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1805-1811, Bens NC Commentary]
1807 – THRU 1817 - WW listed on the Logan Co Tax Lists [Logan Co Tax Lists, Bens NC Commentary]
1808 – NOV 28 - WW purchased 533 acres in Logan Co from John Neely [Logan Co KY Deed Book]
1808 – NOV 28 - WW purchased 27 acres in Logan Co from John Neely [Logan Co KY Deed Book]
1808 – FEB – WW (Sr or Jr not indicated & May not be Same) appointed an undetermined position in Capt. Edward Jones’ District for the year ensuing [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1805-1811 193, Bens NC Commentary]
1808 – John West appointed Overseer instead of WW Sr. [Chatham Co Court Minutes 1805-1811 195, Bens NC Commentary]
1810 – MAY 30 - WW has survey for 300 acres on N fk Red River [The Kentucky Land Grants Vol 1]
1810 – JUNE 11 - WW has survey for 100 acres on Red River [The Kentucky Land Grants Vol 1]
1811 – WW gives son Matthew West his power of attorney in Chatham NC [Chatham Co Deed Bk R p57, Bens NC Commentary]
1812 – Mar 16 – Lucy Fike paid to settle an account of a note given her by James West and William West - from the settlement of estate of James West. [ Logan Co, KY Will book A, p.223]
1816 – WW purchases land in Robertson Co, [Robertson Co Deed Bk M 112-114]
1823 – WW sold same land above in Robertson Co, [Robertson Co Deed Bk R 119]
1832 – AUG –16 – WW Applies for Rev War Pension, lives in,
Robertson Co, TN. This WW is 80 years old indicating that he is WW (b. 1752) [WW Rev War Pension App Files]
1833 – SEP – 20 – WW Applies for Rev War Pension, lives w/Oliver Edwards, Robertson Co, TN (Strong indication that Oliver Edwards was WW son-in-law) [WW Rev War Pension App Files]
1839 – OCT – WW moved from Robertson Co, TN To Simpson Co KY [WW Rev War Pension App Files]
1840 –WW Listed on the 1840 Census of Simpson Co, KY as Rev War Pensioner age 87 residing w/James Milliken
Showing posts with label Thomas West Sr. b1718. Show all posts
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Who is Thomas West, Sr. (abt. 1718-1808) of North Carolina?
Looking for the family of Thomas West, Sr. who:
died in Chatham Co., NC in 1808
Yesterday I posted a blog "The 1876 Journal of James W. Crewdson" that I made an additional comment about us searching the surrounding counties of NC that the Thomas West, Sr. (b. bef. 1718 - d. 1808 Chatham Co., NC) family lived to attempt to identify all of the West families in hopes to put together a better, clearer profile of questions we have of this branch of the family DNA group #5. What follows is some background and some of the counties surrounding Thomas in both NC & Virginia [thanks, Joy for pointing out that Virginia bordered many of the NC counties listed -JGW]
We are looking for any documentation of any and all West families in NC & those of the border counties of VA during the period of about 1735 thru 1770. We have discovered quite a few men named West in the same county as Thomas lived, but most have not been sorted out as to who they are. Anyone interested in working on this research project is more than welcome. Any findings sent to us will be posted here and on our web site.
The West family history begins with Thomas West, Sr. born about 1718 or earlier, place of birth is unknown. The first record of this Thomas West is [since then I have found 2 deeds listed with the deeds I submitted with this category for 4 Mar 1754 and 5 Mar 1754] the muster roll of a regiment of militia under the command of Colonel William Eaton on 8 Oct 1754. Under Capt. Benjamin Simm's Company is listed Thomas West. Under Captain Andrew Hampton's Company is listed Francis West (relation to Thomas is unknown). This latter two muster rolls were endorsed by Col. Wm. Eaton on 6 Dec. 1754 Granville Co., NC (Source: "Colonial Granville County and Its People" by Worth S. Ray, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1979, p.294. As shown in the North Carolina State Records, Vol. 22, Pp.370-380.). He was a land owner by 1755, as evidenced by the listing of "Thomas West and son, Richard," both taxable on the 1755 tax list of Granville Co., NC. [The land that was being taxed included (there could be other unknown lands) the 350 acres bought on 5 Mar 1754 from Lodowick Alford in Granville Co. formerly in Edgecombe Co., NC on the east side of Bear Swamp.]
From the Earl of Granville, by his agent Thomas Child, "Thomas West, planter of Granville Co." received a land grant of 386 acres, dated 29 Jul 1761. This grant was in Granville Co. on "Cyprus Swamp," adjoining Brinkley and Simmons (DB A, p. 316). Bute County was formed in 1764 from Granville Co. and included this land. "Thomas West of Orange Co." sold this land on 1 Dec 1766 to Samuel Eley of Bute Co., "386 acres in Bute Co. on the Cypress Swamp, a Lord Granville Grant of 29 Jul 1761" (DB B-1, p. 347). These deeds show that Thomas West moved from land that was formerly in Edgecombe Co., NC on Bear Swamp to land that was on Cypress Swamp (formerly in Granville, then Bute, and today in Warren Co., NC) and then into Orange Co. by 1766 (a distance of perhaps 70 miles from Cypress Swamp). Later Thomas West, Sr. and family moved to the adjoining county of Chatham by 1774. JGW
The following is a list of counties that were formed (organized) around the counties Thomas West, Sr. lived during that time:
Virginia Counties -
1720 Brunswick
1746 Lunenburg from Brunswick
1752 Halifax from Lunenburg
1764 Mecklenburg from Lunenburg
1766 Pittsylvania from Halifax
1776 Henry from Pittsylvania
North Carolina Counties -
1741 Edgecombe from Bertie + North Hampton from Bertie
1746 Granville from Edgecombe
1752 Orange from Bladen, Granville & Johnston
1758 Halifax from Edgecombe
1764 Bute from Granville
1770 Chatham from Orange + Guilford from Rowan & Orange
1779 Bute (discontinued) divided into Warren & Franklin
At one time I had strongly thought that Thomas West, Sr. was a part of the West family that lived in Edgecombe & Bertie Counties of NC back to 1724. But Ben West and others have led me to believe that he comes from the area around Stafford & Louisa Counties of Virginia. But we have not been able to prove the VA connection.
died in Chatham Co., NC in 1808
Yesterday I posted a blog "The 1876 Journal of James W. Crewdson" that I made an additional comment about us searching the surrounding counties of NC that the Thomas West, Sr. (b. bef. 1718 - d. 1808 Chatham Co., NC) family lived to attempt to identify all of the West families in hopes to put together a better, clearer profile of questions we have of this branch of the family DNA group #5. What follows is some background and some of the counties surrounding Thomas in both NC & Virginia [thanks, Joy for pointing out that Virginia bordered many of the NC counties listed -JGW]
We are looking for any documentation of any and all West families in NC & those of the border counties of VA during the period of about 1735 thru 1770. We have discovered quite a few men named West in the same county as Thomas lived, but most have not been sorted out as to who they are. Anyone interested in working on this research project is more than welcome. Any findings sent to us will be posted here and on our web site.
The West family history begins with Thomas West, Sr. born about 1718 or earlier, place of birth is unknown. The first record of this Thomas West is [since then I have found 2 deeds listed with the deeds I submitted with this category for 4 Mar 1754 and 5 Mar 1754] the muster roll of a regiment of militia under the command of Colonel William Eaton on 8 Oct 1754. Under Capt. Benjamin Simm's Company is listed Thomas West. Under Captain Andrew Hampton's Company is listed Francis West (relation to Thomas is unknown). This latter two muster rolls were endorsed by Col. Wm. Eaton on 6 Dec. 1754 Granville Co., NC (Source: "Colonial Granville County and Its People" by Worth S. Ray, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1979, p.294. As shown in the North Carolina State Records, Vol. 22, Pp.370-380.). He was a land owner by 1755, as evidenced by the listing of "Thomas West and son, Richard," both taxable on the 1755 tax list of Granville Co., NC. [The land that was being taxed included (there could be other unknown lands) the 350 acres bought on 5 Mar 1754 from Lodowick Alford in Granville Co. formerly in Edgecombe Co., NC on the east side of Bear Swamp.]
From the Earl of Granville, by his agent Thomas Child, "Thomas West, planter of Granville Co." received a land grant of 386 acres, dated 29 Jul 1761. This grant was in Granville Co. on "Cyprus Swamp," adjoining Brinkley and Simmons (DB A, p. 316). Bute County was formed in 1764 from Granville Co. and included this land. "Thomas West of Orange Co." sold this land on 1 Dec 1766 to Samuel Eley of Bute Co., "386 acres in Bute Co. on the Cypress Swamp, a Lord Granville Grant of 29 Jul 1761" (DB B-1, p. 347). These deeds show that Thomas West moved from land that was formerly in Edgecombe Co., NC on Bear Swamp to land that was on Cypress Swamp (formerly in Granville, then Bute, and today in Warren Co., NC) and then into Orange Co. by 1766 (a distance of perhaps 70 miles from Cypress Swamp). Later Thomas West, Sr. and family moved to the adjoining county of Chatham by 1774. JGW
The following is a list of counties that were formed (organized) around the counties Thomas West, Sr. lived during that time:
Virginia Counties -
1720 Brunswick
1746 Lunenburg from Brunswick
1752 Halifax from Lunenburg
1764 Mecklenburg from Lunenburg
1766 Pittsylvania from Halifax
1776 Henry from Pittsylvania
North Carolina Counties -
1741 Edgecombe from Bertie + North Hampton from Bertie
1746 Granville from Edgecombe
1752 Orange from Bladen, Granville & Johnston
1758 Halifax from Edgecombe
1764 Bute from Granville
1770 Chatham from Orange + Guilford from Rowan & Orange
1779 Bute (discontinued) divided into Warren & Franklin
At one time I had strongly thought that Thomas West, Sr. was a part of the West family that lived in Edgecombe & Bertie Counties of NC back to 1724. But Ben West and others have led me to believe that he comes from the area around Stafford & Louisa Counties of Virginia. But we have not been able to prove the VA connection.
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