The West Family Line

Children of James and Sarah

1. James was born 2 May 1769 probably in Maryland. He died as a young man and requested to be buried on Cooper's Mountain. He never married. 
2. Susannah was born 25 Apr 1771 probably in Maryland. 
3. Mary was born 15 Feb 1773 probably in Maryland
4. Peter was born in May of 1774. He married Susan Edwards the daughter of Thomas Edwards and Mary Mosely.
5. William was born Feb 1776 and married Michael Frazier 29 Dec 1802 the daughter of Malachi Frazier of Granville Co.
6. Daniel was born Nov 1777 and married Judith Frazier sister to Michael, on 7 Feb 1803
7. Abraham born Nov 1778 and married Nancy Pinson 17 Nov 1803
8. Sarah born 10 Aug 1780
9. Joseph born Feb 1784
10. Ann born Oct 1785
11. Elizabeth born 12 Mar 1787
12. John born May 1790 married Ann. J. Wilkerson 16 Dec 1822 daughter of James Wilkerson and Sarah Sanford

Some of William's children moved into Kentucky.

The West Family Line

James West

As promised, here is the page from the Bible. The Bible's copy-write date is 1850 so we are now thinking that the information was transferred by a daughter later.

West Family Bible

James died without a will in 1806. Included in his estate sale were 9 books.

Sarah's widow's portion was: 

• 9 barrels of corn
• 25 barrels of brown sugar
• 8 lbs. of coffee
• 100 lbs of bacon
• 100 lbs of pork
• 1 bushel of salt
• 1 mare about 4 years old

James West's estate sale was held on 26 May 1806.

A few of the sold items are listed below.

Sarah purchased the following items:

• 1 book and a pair of flat irons
• 3 pewter dishes and 1 basin and spoon
• 1 flax wheat and 1 barrel
• 1 coffee mill and 1 coffee pot
• 1 chest and 1 ? of furniture
• 1 sow

Son Peter purchased the following items:

• 1 ax sythe blade
• saw
• rifle
• 2 raw cowhides
• 3 shears
• 1 saddle
• 3 books
• 1 chest
• 1 bay mare

Son Abraham purchased

• 2 books
• 1 bay horse
• 2 ducks

During his life in Granville James purchased 5 tracts of land that equaled 624 acres. This land is listed as being on Ruin Creek and Mountain Creek. The earliest purchase was in January of 1785.

This date seems to go with that first record of James in Granville.

Another family story is that James was from Wales. Several descendants have researched this and have concluded that James was probably from the area of Manorowen in Wales. However no proof has been discovered as yet. 

Searching on Find My Past I found a possible 117 entries for a baptismal for James West but none were in Wales. This is an example of a James West in Middlesex where he was transported from. I have no idea if this is James but thought you might like to see an example of the parish records for that time. 

Next post will be about James and Sarah's children and the records found for them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time have fun climbing your family tree!

Pattie

The West Family Line

James West

The Story Continues

Today I will share the documents and other sources that I have found about James and Sarah. 

As I said earlier I know that he was in Granville County by 1784 and that is through primary sources. Through transcribed documents we find that he was in Granville earlier than that. 

On the NCGENWEB site I found a transcribed document that James took the Oath of Allegiance and that was probably in 1777. Why do I say 1777, because going through the Bute County North Carolina: Minutes of the Court of  Pleas and Court Sessions, 1767-1779 by genealogist Brent Howard Holcomb it was in 1777 that they sent out Justices to obtain these oaths. 

On the NCGENWEB site I also found a transcription for a Company of Foot(Infantry) belonging to Captain William Burford and James was on that list. 

From Fold3 they had the following:

James enlisted in 1782 and served for 18 months. It does not appear that he or Sarah applied for pension for his service. If they had, there would be more documents and this is unfortunate for us today. If he had applied the documents would have given us so much more information about him and the battles he was involved in. Maybe there are more records out there but as of today I have not found them. 

Below is a section of the 1786 State Census from the Island Creek District. James was not a slave owner during his lifetime. It could be for moral reasons or due to his own experience as a servant. 

Also on the NCGENWEB site was the transcribed Tax Payers in Granville County in 1788. James is listed on this document but appears to have no land or carriage wheels. It was for Abraham's Plains District. 

James West is on the Federal Census for 1790 but I do not have a copy of that document. 

James and Sarah had at least 12 children that she recorded in her family Bible. Cousin Cindy is sending me copies of the pages from the Bible and I will share them with you soon. These are the children that she listed with their birthdates:

• James West born 2 May 1769
• Susannah West born 25 Apr 1771
• Mary West born 15 Feb 1773
• Peter West born May 1774
• William West born Feb 1776
• Daniel West born Nov 1778
• Abraham West born Nov 1778
• Sarah West born Aug 1780
• Joseph West born Feb 1784
• Ann West born Oct 1785
• Elizabeth West born 12 Mar 1787
• John West born May 1790

Some people list a Hannah and an Elsie but Sarah did not record these births, so I will not either.

James died in 1808 without a will. More about his estate is on the way. 

This is all I have for today. 

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As Christa Cowen says from Ancestry.com, Have Fun Climbing Your Family Tree!

Pattie