William West 1746 VA

WEST Family DNA Project William West 1746 VA WEST Family Group 5

Descendents of William WEST and Mary Rutherford.
This is the family represented by DNA samples W23 and W24.

Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of William WEST b 1746.   This passing of genetic code from father to son is the key to using Y-DNA for genealogy research.  Any living male with the surname WEST, who is descended from one of the WESTs in this chart, will have Y-DNA that matches samples W23 and W24.

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1.   WEST

   2. William WEST, b 1746, d 1829 Greene Co. TN

        + Mary RUTHERFORD, m. abt 1770

         3. John WEST, b 1771 VA

         3. James WEST, b 1772 VA,  d 1834 Hawkins Co. TN

             + Nancy GRIGSBY

              4. Samuel WEST, b 1805 Hawkins Co TN, d 1861/62 Osage Co MO

                  + Nancy POINTER, m.  1829 Franklin Co. MO

                     5. Samuel WEST, b 1838 Gasconade Co MO, d 1922 Cole Co MO

                        + Nancy Jane KILMER, m. 1862 Osage Co MO

                       6. Mary Elizabeth WEST, b 1863 Osage Co MO, d 1960 Cole Co MO

                           + Joseph FINN, m. abt 1891 Gasconade Co MO

                       6. Martha R. WEST, b 1869 Osage Co MO, d bef 1900

                           + John SERZY (Surzey, Sercy)

                            7. Charles Lenzy SERZY, b 1894 MO,  d 1972

                       6. John Simeon WEST, b 1872 Osage Co MO, d 1943 Cole Co MO

                            + Nora Arminda FINN, m.  1901 Gasconade Co. MO

                       6. James Jasper WEST, b 1874 Osage Co MO, d 1936 Tulsa Co OK

                           + Eliza Catherine WHEAT, m. 1898 Gasconade Co MO

                              7. Arley Taylor WEST,b 1906 Gasconade Co MO, d 1972 Tulsa Co OK

                       6. Alice Malinda WEST, b 1877, d 1928 Tulsa Co OK

                           + Joseph W. Carroll, m. 1896 Gasconade Co MO

                       6. Minnie WEST, b 1880, died in infancy

                       6. unknown WEST

                       6. unknown WEST    

      2. James WEST, d. abt 1782 Rockingham Co. VA

          + Catherine BYRD, m. 1771

             3. William WEST, b 1781 VA, d 1843 VA .

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List of Brick Walls for Branches of Our Family Tree

This list will state the last person before the brick wall with last known date and location and a specific contact person with email.

Please Note:  This Project is just being developed and much will be added as it is submitted.  Remember that your branch needs to be submitted by you to have info included!!!

1.   Thomas West, Sr. [b. about 1718 or earlier possibly in VA.]  Earliest record is birth of son, Ignatius West, in Granville County, NC in 1750.  John G. West: jgwmylines@gmail.com 
2.   Claiborne West [b. 1759] (Birth is listed on a tombstone, is there a photo or location of this marker?)  Earliest known record is a tax list in Buckingham Co., NC 1787-1788 when he is estimated to be about 28 years old according to date of birth on grave marker (15 Nov 1759).  George L. Holder: glholder AT cableone.net
3.   William West [b. 1746] The earliest document found for William is the baptismal record for his two eldest sons in Shenandoah Co. VA, 1773. He resided in Rockingham Co. VA, where many of his children were born, before moving to Tennessee. He died in Greene Co. TN in 1829. (need info submitted!)
4.   William West [b. 1816 KY or TN] (need info submitted!)
5.   William West [b. 1798 Eng.] (need info submitted!)
6.   Charles West [b. 1774] (need info submitted!)
7.   Amos West [b. 1766] (need info submitted!)
8.   Robert West [b. 1834] (need info submitted!)
9.   James O. West [b. 1808] (need info submitted!)
10. David West [b. bef 1770 NY] (need info submitted!)
11. Silas West [b. 1826/27 AL] (need info submitted!)
12. Benjamin West [b. 1775 VA] (need info submitted!)
13. John West [b. bef 1730 VA] (need info submitted!)

Please submit any additional Brick Walls that may help us with this line of the West family to John G. West jgw.mylines@gmail.com.
Note: Labels in the right hand column will list names of individuals with the surname of WEST as full known given names and the letter "W" for West to provide room to list all of them in any one blog.