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     Ruth Evelyn Wells was born in 1927.¹ She married Chester Herschel Henry, son of Herschel Roy Henry and Delilah Alice Bowers, on 14 May 1949.^1,2 Ruth Evelyn Wells died on 3 Dec 1957. She died in an automobile accident.³ She was buried at Crest Haven Cemetery, Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois.⁴
     Ruth was a Registered nurse.¹

     Wilfrid J. May Wells married Genoueffa "Jean" Olds, daughter of Franklin Marcellus Olds and Agnese Aprile.¹ Wilfrid J. May Wells was born in 1908.¹ He died in 2005.¹

     (?) Welton married Emma L. Johnson, daughter of Newton Johnson and Emeline Olds.¹

     Jeanne L. Wemott was born on 15 Nov 1868.¹ She married Frederick Lorenzo Kellogg, son of Cyrus H. Kellogg and Julia Caroline Olds, on 1 Jun 1896.¹

     Michael Lawrence Wentz was born on 1 May 1958.¹ He was the son of Marilyn Jean Stephenson.¹

     Murray Wentz was born on 10 May 1961.¹ He was the son of Marilyn Jean Stephenson.¹

     Rachel Werley was born in 1878.¹ She married Todd Boyd, son of J. S. Boyd and Ophelia Olds, in 1909.¹

     Amos E. West was born c 1845.² He married Margaret Ellen Brown, daughter of Samuel Ulrich Brown and Frances "Fanny" Hoover, on 18 Oct 1866.¹
     Amos E. West appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1880 at Des Moines Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, as follows:
West, Amos, 35, b. Iowa, father b. Ky, mother b. Iowa
, Margaret, 29, b. Iowa, parents b. Pa.
, William, son, 12
, Edwin, son, 9
, Samuel, son, 2
, George, 3/12, son, b. Feb.³

     Betty West was the daughter of George Lee Barney West and Mary Virginia Rogers.¹ Betty West died on 7 Oct 2022.¹
     Her obituary states:
     Betty West Burgess
June 16, 1934 - October 7, 2022
Betty West Burgess, wife of James W. Burgess, passed on to be with her Lord on October 7, 2022.
Residing in Greenville, S.C., she was the daughter of the late George and Mary West of Wellford, S.C. Betty was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church.
Mrs. Burgess was associated with Gerald West Interiors where she made many friends. Betty was always kind, sweet and friendly to those she met. She had a great talent for interior decorating. Betty loved her God, her church and her family. She will be missed by many.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Sandra Johnson of Simpsonville; two grandsons, Jason Burgess of Greenville and Jeffrey Burgess of Anderson; a sister, Brenda Settle of Spartanburg; four brothers, Carroll West, Rufus West and Wilber West, all of Wellford and Charles West of Inman.
Preceding her in death were two sisters, Sarah High and Louise High, both of Wellford; and a brother, Gerald West of Greer.
A visitation will be held Monday, October 10, 2022, from 12:45 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes, Downtown, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. in the Downtown Chapel. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brushy Creek Baptist Church, 4999 Old Spartanburg Rd., Taylors, S. C. 29687 or www.brushycreek.org.¹

     Dorothy J. West was born on 28 Mar 1838.¹ She married Miles Olds, son of Benjamin Olds and Abigail Washburn, on 23 Jun 1860 at Morrow County, Ohio.^1,2 Dorothy J. West died on 1 May 1876 at age 38^3,4 and was buried at Windsor Corners Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio.^5,6
     Dorothy J. West appeared on the census of 11 Aug 1870 at Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio, as follows:
     Olds, Dorothy J., 30, keeping house, b. Ohio
      , Owen, 5, b.Ohio
      , Elmer, 2, b. Ohio
     West, Maria, 16, b. Ohio.⁷

     Edwin West was born c 1871.¹ He was the son of Amos E. West and Margaret Ellen Brown.¹

     Eliza J. West married Moses I. Rodgers, son of Edmond J. Rodgers and Susan Denci Emma Jones. Eliza J. West was born on 16 Dec 1822 at South Carolina. Ibera Oliver. She died on 17 Aug 1861 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 38; Ibera Oliver.

     She Ibera Oliver.

     George Lee Barney West was born on 6 May 1906 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He was the son of James E. West and Mary Elizabeth Davis. George Lee Barney West married Mary Virginia Rogers, daughter of Rose Burr Rodgers and Louisa J. Wade, on 28 Dec 1924 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina. George Lee Barney West died on 11 Sep 1962 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 56. He was buried at Wood Memorial Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

     George M. West was born in Feb 1880.² He was the son of Amos E. West and Margaret Ellen Brown.¹
     His obituary states:
     "George M. West Services Friday
"Services for George M. West, 73, of Ankeny, who died of uremic poisoning Wednesday at home, will be at 2 p. m. Friday at the Ankeny Congregational Church, with burial in Valley Brethren Cemetery.
"Mr. West, who was born in Jefferson County, has lived in Ankeny 69 years. He was a member of the Ankeny Congregational Church.
"Surviving are his widow Georgia; a son, Everett of Ankeny; a daughter, Mrs. Lura Williams of Rawlins, Wyo; a brother, Sam of Des Moines, and two grandchildren."³

     James E. West was buried at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Mary Elizabeth Davis, daughter of William Davis and Jensie Sellars. James E. West was born on 30 Mar 1866 at South Carolina. He was the son of Samuel W. West and Adeline Boiter. James E. West died on 10 Mar 1948 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 81.

     Samuel J West was born c 1878.² He was the son of Amos E. West and Margaret Ellen Brown.¹

     Samuel W. West married Adeline Boiter, daughter of Moses Boiter and Violet (?). Samuel W. West was born on 1 Nov 1834 at South Carolina. He was the son of Simon West and Kizziah (?). Samuel W. West died on 21 Aug 1914 at age 79. He was buried at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
     In the issue of 20 March 1862, "S. N." West is listed as a private in Company, Holcomb Legion.¹
     On 6 Sep 1864, S. W. West was listed as a Spartanburg District conscript who had not reported to his Camp of Instruction and was ordered to do so immediately.²

     Sarah West was born on 22 Apr 1818. She married James Morrison on 14 Nov 1834.

     Simon West married Kizziah (?). Simon West was born on 5 Nov 1784. He died on 24 Mar 1857 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Roebuck, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
     "Simin West, left his home, near Anderson mill, on the 24th ult., to cut timber. Not returning home at night, search was made for him, and about 9 o'clock his lifeless body was found. An inquest was held next day, before Squire J. C. Caldwell, acting as Coroner, with a jury composed of S. N. Ervins, A. Alexander, John Snoddy, David Anderson, E. H. Willis, J. H. Vandike, Thomas P. Hugh, David M. Brice, A. P. Caldwell, S. A. Caldwell, N. B. Roddy and Wm. West, jr., who rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death by the visitation of God. Mr. West has many relatives, and was in the 74th year of his age."¹
     "Isaac L. West applied for Letters of Adm'r on the estate of Simon West dec'd."²

     William Ellis West was born on 28 Mar 1868.¹ He was the son of Amos E. West and Margaret Ellen Brown.¹ William Ellis West married Ida Jane Miller on 22 Dec 1889.¹ William Ellis West died on 24 Dec 1947 near Polo, Illinois, at age 79.^1,2
     His obituary states:
     William Ellis West
"William Ellis West, the eldest son of Amos and Margaret Ellen Brown West, was born March 28, 1868, near Batavia, Iowa, and passed away Dec. 24, 1947, at the home of his son, Orville, near Polo, Ill.
"Educated at Normal Institute at Des Moines, Iowa, he taught in rural schools near Des Moines for twelve years. On Dec. 22, 1889, Bro. West was married to Ida Jane Miller who preceded him in death April 5,1946. To this union there were born three children, Orville S. of Polo, Ill. and Pearl Ruth MacCauley of Roanoke, Ill., who survive and one daughter , who preceded him in death. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, two great-granchildren, and two brothers, Samuel J. of Des Moines, Iowa, and George M. of Ankeny, Iowa.
"For twenty-four years the Wests lived near Ankeny, Iowa, where he combined farming and teaching. In 1915, he moved to Mount Morris, Ill., where he became business manager of Mount Morris College. He entered the employ of Kable Brothers Printing Company in Mount Morris in 1922, where he remained until his retirement in 1943. For a number of years he served on the Mount Morris village board.
"Bro. West was united with the Church of the Brethren at the Des Moines Valley church at the age of seventeen. In the same church he was chosen to the deacon office in 1893, elected to the ministry in 1898 and ordained to the eldership in 1906. From 1894 - 1915 he was a member of the mission board of Middle Iowa. He represented his church at numerous district meetings and Annual Conferences serving as chairman of the committee on arrangements for the Annual Conference held at Des Moines in 1908. He held evangelistic meetings in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and North Dakota, returning to many of the same churches for the second or third time. He held pastorates at Shannon and Cherry Grove in Northern Illinois and was eleder of the Des Moines Valley, Brooklyn and Muscatine churches in Iowa and of the West Branch and Mount Morris churches in Illinois.
"When the Wilbur B. Stover family returned from the India mission field about 1913, Brother and Sister West provided a home for the three oldest children for a number of years.
"On Dec. 23, 1939, the Wests celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in the Mount Morris church. They were a most devoted couple, sharing wholeheartedly with each other in all their undertakings.
"The many ministries of Bro. West's almost eighty years speak for themselves. He was 'a faithful minister of Christ,' a good counselor, a loyal friend, a devoted husband and a respected citizen.
"Funeral services were held at the Polo church, Dec. 28, 1947, by B. Wayne Crist and the writer. Interment was in Chapel cemetery at Dixon, Ill. -- Foster J. Statler, Mount Morris, Illinois."¹

     Alice Westall was born on 21 Sep 1693 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹ Alice Westall married Benjamin Jacob on 1 May 1711 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.²

     George Westall was the son of George Westall. George Westall married Sarah Wade, daughter of Robert Wade, c 1678.¹ George Westall was buried on 17 Mar 1701 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He was Housekeeper of the parish.²
     He left a will on 1 Apr 1701 at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
     
"In the name of God Amen The first day of April in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and one I George Westal of the County of Annarundall In the Province of Maryland Planter being Sick and weak in body but of Sound and perfect memory thanks be to almighty God for the same and calling to mind the uncertain Estate of this humane life and that all men must yield unto death when it shall please God to call do make constitute, and ordain appoint and declare this to be my last will and testament, Revoaking annulling and making voyd by these presents all other and former will and wills Testament and Testaments by me here to fore made and done either by word or writing and this only to be taken for my last will and testament and none other and first being humbly Penitent for my sins past and hoping to obtain forgiveness for the same and through the Merritts of my blessed Savior to be eternally Saved in hopes of which I Comitt my Soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body I comitt to the Earth to be decently Intered by Executrix hereafter named and as for that Temporall Estate wherewith it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon me I give and bequeath the same to be disposed of in manner and form following, that first I will request that those debts and dues within right and conscience I owe to any person or persons and discharged in sume (?) Convenient time after my decease by my Executrix hereafter named

Item: I give and bequeath unto my deare and Loving wife Sarah Westall all that plantation whereon I now dwell Situation Lying and being in Annardall County Aforesaid together with the land belonging to it during the term of her naturall life and after her decease I give and bequeath the same unto my youngest Son John Westall to him and to his heirs forever but in default of Such issue Lawfully begotten then I give and bequeath the same to Equally divided between my daughters Alice Westall and Rachell Westall and to my son John Westall I leave my negro Child

Item: I give and bequeath unto my Sons Richard Westall and George Westal all that ____Parcel or Tract of Land called Jackons (?) Venture Lying in Baltimore County on a Creek called Cuppotts Creek containing three hundred and fifty acres of Land more or less to be Equally divided between them Share and Share alike to Enjoy the same for them and their heirs forever but in Default of _____ of Heirs of their bodys Lawfully Begotten I will that the part and Share shall fall to the survivor of them and their heirs Lawfully Begotten but if both of my said sons Richard Westall and George Westall shall happen to die without Issue as aforesaid then I give and bequeath the Same to my Said Son John Westall and his heirs forever

Item: I give and bequeath unto the two children of Thomas Cheney begotten of my daughter Sarah Cheoney called Elizabeth Cheony and Thomas Cheoney each of them an horse

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Cheony the [wife of Thomas Cheony the sum of five pounds --- money money to be paid immediately after my decease by my Executrix hereafter]³ named and to my afore named Sons Richard and George Westall each of them a Gun to be delivered as aforesaid

Item: Lastly I give and bequeath after my debts Legacies? and funeral charges shall be paid all the remainder of my Estate either of cattle hoggs sheep horses mares or other of my personall estate to be Equally divided my said wife and my said children Jane Westall Richard Westall George Westall Alice Westall Rachell Westall and John Westall Share and Share alike to be equallly divided between them and of this my last will and testament contained in one sheet of paper I leave my said wife my whole Sole and full Executrix and in Case of her mortality I desire my two friends Mr. Leonard Wayman and my Son in Law Thomas Cheony to be Trustees of this my last will.

In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and attached my Seal the day and year above written
GEO: WESTALL (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published, & declared in the presence to be the last will and testament of the above named George Westall in the presence of us
Richard Duckett
Christopher (his mark) Waters
Walter Phelps Jun.

On the back side of the foregoing will was Endorsed vizt: May ye 14th 1702 then came Richard Duckett and Walter Phelps two of the within witnesses and make Oath that they saw George Westall _____ the within Testament Sign Seal publish and Declare the within written to be his Last will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of Sound perfect mind and Memory."^4,5

     "A grant of 800 acres was issued to George Westill (Westall) under date of May 2, 1659 for the transportation of 'himself and George his son and six persons more" into the Province of Maryland. The tract was on the south side of the South River and was called 'Scorton'. The proprieter of "Scorton" apparently died intestate and nothing further is known concerning him."¹
     The name a colonial settler gives his property sometimes provides a clue to his previous place of origin. The place name "Scorton" appears in Lancashire and the North Riding of Yorkshire, England.
     Colonel William Burgess who lived near South River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, died 24 Jan. 1686. He devised many tracts of land to his children including "I give to my sonne William my message land where I now dwell, near South River, together with eighteen hundred acres adjoining, which I purchased of George Westall, and one part of is a Town appointed called London, provided my wife Ursula, shall live there until my son is of age."²

     George Westall was born on 1 Mar 1690.² He was the son of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹ George Westall married Anne Jacob on 23 Oct 1711 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.³ George Westall died in 1718. His will was written 23 June 1718 and probated 6 Oct 1718.⁴

     Jane Westall was born on 8 Sep 1682 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of George Westall and Sarah Wade. Jane Westall married William Ridgely [II], son of William Ridgely , Immigrant and Elizabeth (?), on 4 Mar 1702 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.² Jane Westall died in 1748 at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
     "Her undated will was admitted for probation in Anne Arundel County on March 11, 1748/9". The bequests included
"To son William Ridgely 40 shillings
"To son Westall Ridgely £5
"To daughter Sarah Ridgely negro and other personalty
"To son John Ridgely "Abington whereon I dwell" and negroes.
"To daughter Martha Maccubin £10
"To daughter Alice Woodward personalty
"To son John and daughters Sarah, Martha and Alice, the residuary estate
"Son John Ridgely to be executor"
[Wills, Liber 28, folio 132]

The account filed by John Ridgely, son and executor, on March 2, 1749/50 proves the marriages of the three daughers:
"£105/29 the value of the negroes and personalty paid to Sarah Ridgely who had intermarried with Benjamin Yealdhall
"£30/15/3 the value of the personalty paid to daugher Martha Maccubin and paid to John Maccubin son of William husband of Martha
"£25/18/2 the value of personalty for Alice Woodward paid to William Woodward her husband."
[Adm. Accounts,Liber 27, folio 287]³
After obtaining a photocopy of this will, I found that it is dated and have made my own transcription.
"Know ye that I Jane Ridgley of Annarundel County in the Province of Maryland being of Perfect Mind and Sound Memory do this twentieth Day of December Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Six make and Ordain this and no other to be my Last Will and Testaemnt in the following manner and form
"Imprimis I give and Bequeath to my Son William Ridgley the sum of Forty Shillings current money
Item I give and Bequeath to my son Westal Ridgley the Sum of five pounds
Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Ridgley none Negro Woman Named Beck and her Daughter Phebe Likewise the choice of one Feather Bed and Furniture thereto Two Pewter Dishes one gallon Pewter Bason four Pewter Plates one ... mortar and Pestle one Bell motley Skillet one Iron Spit one Large Iron ... Covering and her Choice of Two Cows and Calves.
"Item I give and Bequeath to my Son John Ridgley one Negro man Named Jack provided that he Pay to my Daughter Martha Maccubbin Ten Pounds current money and the Sum of Ten Pounds to my daughter Alice Woodward also I give and Bequeath to my Son John Ridgely and his Heirs forever all my Right Title Interest and Estate Whatever which I now have or may hereafter have to that Part of a Tract of Land Called Abbington whereon I now Dwell
"Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Martha Maccubbin one Feather Bed and furniture.
"Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Alice Woodward one Feather Bed and furniture
"Item I Will and Bequeath all my other Remaining Part of my Personal Estate of What Nature and Kind soever to be equally divided between my Daughter Sarah my Son John my Daughter Martha and my Daughter Alice
"Lastly I constitute and appoint my Son John Ridgley whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament
Jane Ridgley (her mark)
Signed Sealed Published declared and Pronounced by the said Jane Ridgley to to [sic] be her last Will and Testament the above Day and Year in the Presence of us
James Cadle
John Wilmouth
John Wilmouth Jr
"On the Back of the aforegoing Will was thus written ...
"On the 11th day of March 1748 James Cadle John Wilmoth and John Wilmoth Junior the three Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will being Duly and Solemnly Sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God Severally Deposed and Said that they saw the Testator Jane Ridgley sign and Seal the said Will and heard her Publish and Declare the same to be her last Will and Testament that at the Time of her so doing she was as to the Best of their Judgment and apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they the said James Cadle, John Wilmouth and John Wilmouth Junior Subscribed their respective names as witnesses to the said Will in the Presence of the said Testatrix and at her Request. Sworn to me Wm. Rogers D Commy of Annl County.⁴

     John Westall was born on 14 Jun 1699 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹

     Joshua Westall was born on 7 Nov 1701 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹ Joshua Westall was buried on 4 Nov 1702.²

     Rachel Westall was born on 20 Jan 1695 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.² She was the daughter of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹

     Richard Westall was born on 24 Apr 1689 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of George Westall and Sarah Wade.¹ Richard Westall was buried on 15 Jan 1710 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.²

     Sarah Westall was born on 31 Aug 1680 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of George Westall and Sarah Wade. Sarah Westall married Thomas Cheney on 19 Aug 1697 at All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.²