West, John

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BIRTH: Samuel West, "Memmorandum Book," entry for 23 Aug 1802, published verbatim in MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 26(1924):10 (FHL #974.4 D25md). Samuel copied the family history of an uncle living in Petersburgh, NY on this date. Date and place of birth are approximations.

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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]).

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Francis married Soule, Susannah. Susannah (daughter of Soule, George and Beckett, Mary) was born about 1642 in Duxbury,Plymouth,MA; died after 1684 in Kingstown,Washington,RI(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Susannah is identified in the will of her father, George Soule of Duxbury, 11 Apr 1677, no probate act, codicil 20 Sep 1677, inv 22 Jan 1679, Plymouth Colony Probate, 4:50-51 (FHL #567794). Date and place of birth are approximations. It is known that George Soule was a resident of Duxbury by at least 27 Sep 1642.
MAR: Samuel West "Memmorandum Book," entry for 23 Aug 1802, MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 26(1924):10 (FHL #974.4 D25md). Children of Francis and Susannah West are recorded in North Kingstown Vital Records, 1:30 (FHL #930980).
DEATH: No death rec found. The last proven child of Susannah was born at Kingstown in 1684.

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BIRTH: No birth/chr record found. According to a great-grandson, Judge Zebulon West (1707-1770), Francis came from Salisbury, Eng. He was supposed to have been 86 yrs old at death in 1692/3. See Edward E. Cornwall, "Francis West of Duxbury, Mass...," NEHGR, 60(1906):142 (FHL #974 B2ne).
MAR: Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds, RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH, 12 vols. (Boston, 1855-61), 1:139 (FHL #974.4/N2n). He is called Francis "Weston." The mar is also mentioned in the writings of Zebulon West, above. Place of mar is not stated but it is suspected to be Duxbury. Francis was fined in Duxbury on 2 Nov 1640 (Shurtleff, RECORDS, 1:164), and he resided there until his death.
DEATH: Death date is included in inv of estate. See the inv of estate of Francis West of Duxbury, 14 Feb 1692/3, adm 4 Apr 1693, Plymouth Co. Probate, 1:162 (FHL #550708).
OCC: House carpenter

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Francis married Reeves, Margery on 27 Feb 1639/1640 in Duxbury,Plymouth,MA. Margery died before 2 Jan 1692/1693 in Duxbury,Plymouth,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEATH: No death rec found. Margery probably predeceased her husband, as she is not mentioned in his estate recs.

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. George was a servant of Edward Winslow, fellow passenger on the "Mayflower," and signer of the Mayflower Compact in 1620; hence, he was an adult at that time. See "The Mayflower Compact," MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 1(1899):77-79 (FHL #974.4D25md).
MAR: No mar rec found. George was single when he emigrated in 1620, but he must have married in Plymouth Colony by 1626. He had a wife Mary and son Zachariah listed in the division of cattle, 22 May 1627 (Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds, RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH, 12 vols. [Boston, 1855-61], 12:12 [FHL #974.4 N2n]). A study of single women named Mary arriving in the colony before 1626 leaves only the Mary Beckett who came on the "Anne" in 1623 unaccounted for (Eugene A. Stratton, PLYMOUTH COLONY: ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE [Salt Lake City, UT, 1986], 243-44 [FHL #974.4 H2s]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of George Soule of Duxbury, 11 Aug 1677, codicil 20 Sep 1677, no probate act, inv 22 Jan 1679/80, Plymouth Colony Probate, 4:50-51 (FHL #567794).
OCC: Servant to Edward Winslow, yeoman. "Mayflower" passenger of 1620 and signer of the "Mayflower Compact."

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George married Beckett, Mary about 1626. Mary was born about 1601 in England; died in Dec 1676 in Duxbury,Plymouth,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: George Soule was a single man when he emigrated in 1620. However, he must have married in Plymouth Colony before 1626. George had a wife Mary and son Zachariah listed in the division of cattle, 22 May 1627 (Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds, RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH, 12 vols. [Boston, 1855-61], 12:12 [FHL #974.4 N2n]). A study of single women named Mary arriving in the colony before 1626 leaves only the Mary Beckett who came on the "Anne" in 1623 unaccounted for (Eugene A. Stratton, PLYMOUTH COLONY: ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE [Salt Lake City, UT, 1986], 243-44 [FHL #974.4 H2s]).
DEATH: Account of debts in the George Soule estate made by his son John, 5 Mar 1679/80, states, "my mother died which was three yeer the last December" (Plymouth Colony Probate, 4:51 [FHL #567794]).

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