Francis West

Male Abt 1705 - Abt 1786  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Francis West 
    Born Abt 1705 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt Apr 1786  Westerly, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I04992  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Francis WEST, Jr.,   b. 1660, Duxbury or Plymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Sep 1724, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Sarah HILLARD,   b. Abt 1679 
    Married 12 May 1699  East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F04644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Unknown,   d. Aft 6 Sep 1780 
    Married Abt 1729 
    Children 
     1. Timothy West,   d. Abt 1767, Westerly, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John West
     3. Samuel West
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • On 14 Feb 1732/33 Francis West, weaver, sold land in North Kingstown to his brother Peter West. Francis moved to Westerly where he was made a freeman in 1732 and his son John in 1750. He and his wife Mary were early members of the Westerly Sabbatarian Church. The will of Francis West, dated 6 Sept 1780, proved at Westerly, RI, 24 April 1786, names wife Mary; sister-in-law Sarah Babcock; sons John and Samuel; grandsons Henry son of John, William, and Timothy West. He does not name his son Timothy, long dead. However, only Timothy West who died Westerly ca 1767 had sons William and Timothy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013456] Mayflower Families, George Soule, 4th Ed.