 Abt 1640 - Aft 1687 (> 47 years)
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| Name |
West, Francis |
| Birth |
Abt 1640 |
Duxbury,Plymouth,MA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aft 6 Sep 1687 |
Kingstown,Washington,RI(?) |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: No birth rec found. Strong circumstantial evidence suggests Francis as the son of Francis West of Duxbury. The younger Francis married a Duxbury woman at the time Francis West, Sr, resided in Duxbury. Furthermore, Francis, Jr, chronologically fits well into the family of Francis, Sr. Plymouth Colony records show that Francis West was a freemen of the colony on 29 May 1670. Another Francis West was made freeman with Peter West, a proved son of Francis, Sr, in Jun 1689 (Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds, RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH, 12 vols. [Boston, 1855-61], 5:275, 8:204 [FHL #974.4 N2n]). Francis West, Jr, of Kingstown named sons Thomas and Peter, which are also the names of two of the sons of Francis West, Sr, of Duxbury. Francis, Sr, and his wife Margery were convicted of "incontinency before marriage," 2 Nov 1640 (Shurtleff, RECORDS, 1:164. Since fornication cases usually came to the attention of the authorities when it was apparent a wife was pregnant beyond the term of her marriage, it is speculated that Francis and Margery had a child born in 1640. The earliest known child of this couple was born about 1642. Francis, Sr, used the surname "Wast" on occasion, which was the most common form used by Francis, Jr. It is also noteworthy that Samuel West's "Memmorandum Book" indicates that his ancestor Francis West, husband of Susannah Soule, came to America "soon after the first Settlement at Plymouth" (MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 26 [1924]:10 [FHL #974.4D25md]). This does not describe Francis West, Jr, who was born about 1640, but more accurately describes Francis West, Sr, who was in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony by 1639. It seems likely that Francis, Jr, was confused with his father. No other candidates for the father of Francis West, Jr, have been found. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Samuel West "Memmorandum Book," entry for 23 Aug 1802, MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 26:10. Children of Francis and Susannah West are recorded in North Kingstown Vital Records, 1:30 (FHL #930980).
DEATH: No death rec found. Francis was taxed at "Rochester" [North Kingstown] on 6 Sep 1687 ("Taxes under Gov. Andros," NEHGR, 35[1881]:125 [FHL #974 B2ne]).
~LDS ORDINANCES
BES: IGI
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| Person ID |
I6134 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 1999 |
| Father |
West, Francis, b. Abt 1606, Salisbury,Wilts,Eng d. 2 Jan 1692/1693, Duxbury,Plymouth,MA (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Reeves, Margery d. Bef 2 Jan 1692/1693, Duxbury,Plymouth,MA |
| Marriage |
27 Feb 1639/1640 |
Duxbury,Plymouth,MA |
| Family ID |
F2669 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Soule, Susannah, b. Abt 1642, Duxbury,Plymouth,MA d. Aft 1684, Kingstown,Washington,RI(?) (Age > 43 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. West, Francis, b. Abt 1663, of Kingstown,Washington,RI d. (wp) 13 Oct 1724, North Kingstown,Washington,RI (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. West, Richard, b. Abt 1665, of Kingstown,Washington,RI d. (adm) 13 Nov 1727, Middleborough,Plymouth,MA (Age 62 years) |
| + | 3. West, Susannah, b. Abt 1668, of Kingstown,Washington,RI d. (inv) 3 Feb 1758, Charlestown,Washington,RI (Age 90 years) |
| | 4. West, Peter, b. Abt 1671, of Kingstown,Washington,RI |
| | 5. West, John, b. Abt 1674, of Kingstown,Washington,RI |
| | 6. West, Martha, b. Abt 1676, of Kingstown,Washington,RI d. 2 Dec 1764, North Kingstown,Washington,RI (Age 88 years) |
| | 7. West, William, b. 31 May 1681, Kingstown,Washington,RI d. Aft 26 Jul 1742 (Age > 61 years) |
| | 8. West, Clement, b. 18 Sep 1684, Kingstown,Washington,RI d. Aft 5 Jan 1746/1747 (Age > 63 years) |
| | 9. West, Thomas, b. Abt 1686, of Kingstown,Washington,RI |
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| Family ID |
F2654 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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