Peter West
Son of James
My 4x great grandfather
Peter was the third child of James and Sarah West. He was born in May of 1774, probably while James and Sarah were still in Maryland or possibly around the time they came to Granville County. Records do not answer this question.
Peter married Susannah Edwards around 1811, although we do not have a document at this time.
Susannah was the daughter of William Edwards and Mary Mosley of Granville County.
William and Mary were married 3 Feb 1797. William passed away by 1804 and Mary passed in 1850.
William was the son of Thomas and Sarah Edwards.
Peter and Susannah had four children:
- James Peter
- Thomas
- Mary
- Lucinda
From documents it appears that Peter provided a home for his wife's sister, Judith and her mother, Mary Edwards
In his will Peter left his entire estate to his wife, Susan. He instructed that it was his wish that nothing be sold until the fall to pay his debts and that at that time only perishable property be sold that would be sufficient to cover his debts leaving it to the discretion of Susan to sell such as she can most conveniently share. At her death, it was his wish that all be sold and divided between his legal heirs.
He also left Judith his young bay horse and her heirs forever. To Mary Edwards, if she should live longer than his wife, that Mary and Judith remain and have possession of his lands during their natural life and then it would be disposed as earlier instructed.
There was a dispute over the estate against the executor of the in July 1843 for the sum of $11.71.
From the Index in Granville we see that probate began in February of 1841 and from this we can conclude that Peter passed away in 1841.
Next post will be about the children of Peter.
Thanks for stopping by!
Pattie
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