Generation No. 3
6.
JURIAEN WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. April 27, 1684 in Kingston, New York, and
died Bef. December 1731 in Minisink, New Jersey.
He married (1) STYNTUN VAN KUYKENDAAL
Abt. 1710, daughter of LEU
VAN KUYKENDAAL and GRIETJE
TACK. She was born Bef. April 2,
1682 in Kingston, New York, and died Bef. August 1716.
He married (2) MARITJE KODDEBECK
August 20, 1716 in Minisink, New York, daughter of JACOB
KUDDEBECK and MARGARETTA
PROVOOST. She was born August 2,
1686 in Kingston, New York.
Baptisms
of the Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Johannes Westphael, Marritie Cool
CHILD: Juriaen, 27 April 1684
WITNESSES: Jacob Cool, Jacob Stoutenburg, Maritie
Simons
Records of Dutch
Reformed Church at Kingston, New York; Juriaen Westvall, widower
of Styntum van Kuykendaal, and Marytjen Koddebek, maiden, both
parties born in Kingston, and now residing in Mesissing. Banns
registered 29 July 1716. Marriage at Menissing.
"Juriaen
was among the first settlers of Minisink. He died
prior to December 1731; his widow (his second wife)
remarried to William Cole." Hutchison, W. Lynn,
1983
Old Sussex County
Families, THE MINISINK EARLY SETTLERS, pg. 134 (Stickney)
The next settlement in historic order was the one at Minisink
proper. It was essentially a foundation for a village adjacent
to the Minsi tribe headquarters. No positive knowledge of its
status is left us until the year 1725, although good reason
is given from the tenor of early documents for believing that
a few settlers grouped in the vicinity some years previously.
The Westfall's in particular were undoubtedly there previous
to that year. On the 7th of April, 1725, Cornelius Low, Jr.,
made a survey and map of six plots of land adjoining each other
there. There were five acres each in the area upon the New Jersey
shore east of the Delaware River, and six tracts of land were
at the same time located upon Big Minisink Island, of 55, 25
and 30 acres each respectively. Each owner of one of six small
lots owned one of the larger lots on the Island. The owners'
names were: Matthew VanKuykendall, Juriaen Westphael, and Jan
Cortright. A store, blacksmith shop and hotel were kept there
for some time and the village, named Minisink from its Indian
surroundings, the old Indian castle being just northeast, their
burial ground bounding it on the West, and their council chamber
or place where their tribal fires being just across the main
stream of the river on what is now Powwow Hill, as a place of
considerable importance. The six persons named above are known
to have been in possession or to have taken possession of their
lands shortly after the before mentioned survey was completed.
Juriaen was involved
in the land disputes between the Westfall's and Swartwoots concerning
the boundary between New York and New Jersey. The Swartwoots
were north of the line in New York and Westfall's south of the
line in New Jersey. Juriaen was among the first settlers of
Minisink. He died prior to December 1731; his widow (his second
wife) remarried to William Cole.
Children of JURIAEN
WESTFALL and STYNTUN VAN KUYKENDAAL are:
27.
i. JOHANNES
WESTFALL, Baptized. June 24, 1711, Kingston, New York.
Baptism, Records of
Dutch Reformed Church at Kingston, New York
Parents: Juriaen Westfael, Christina Van Kuykendaal
Child: Johannes, 24 June 1711
Wit: Allert Roos, Neeletjen van Etten
28.
ii. JACOBUS
WESTFALL, Baptized. February 8, 1712/13, Kingston, New
York.
Baptism, Records of
Dutch Reformed Church at Kingston, New York
Parents: Jurinan Westvaal, Styntjen Van Kuykendaal
Child: Jacobus, 5 Feb. 1713
Wit: Eyert Roos, Annatjen Roos
29. iii. JACOB
WESTFALL, Baptized. June 8, 1715, Minisink, New Jersey;
d. Ohio.
Baptism, Records of
Dutch Reformed Church at Kingston, New York
Parents: Juriaen Westvaal, Styntjen Van Kuykendaal
Child: Jacob, 8 June 1715 (bap. in Menissing)
Wit: Jacob Westvaal, Rachel Van Aaken
Children
of JURIAEN WESTFALL and MARITJE KODDEBECK are:
30. iv.
BENJAMIN WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 29, 1717/18, Kingston, New York.
Baptism, Minisink Valley
Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Juriaen Westfael, Maritje Koddebeck
Child: Benjamin, 21 Jan. 1718
Wit: Hendrick Decker, Seeyntje Swartwout
v.
MARRETJEN WESTFALL,
b. January 31, 1719/20, Kingston, New York; m. (1)
JAN VAN ETTEN,
April 13, 1738; m. (2) ABRAM
VAN AKEN, May 29, 1747.
Baptisms, Dutch Reformed
Church, Kingston, New York
Parents: Juriaen Westvaal, Marytjen Koddebek
Child: Marretjen, 31 Jan. 1720
Wit: Jacobus Swartwoud, Klaartjen Westvaal
31.
vi. DANIEL
WESTFALL, Baptized. September 1, 1723, Kingston, New
York; d. Bef. July 29, 1800.
Baptisms, Dutch Reformed
Church, Kingston, New York
Parents: Jurrean Westvaal, Maria Koddebek
Child: Daniel, 1 Sept. 1723
Wit; Hendrick Vroen, Elsjen Koddebak
vii.
MARGRIETJE WESTFALL, b. January 16, 1725/26,
Rochester, New York; m. ABRAHAM
VAN AKEN, March 1, 1746/47, Minisink,
New York.
Baptisms,
Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
Parents: Juriaen Westvaal, Marytjen Koddebek
Child: Margrietjen, 16 Jan 1726; baptized. in Raysester (Rochester}
Wit: Thomas Dekker, Martyjen Goma
New Jersey Newspaper
Extracts, Perth-Amboy, August 19, 1756: We have a certain
account from the Northern Frontiers of this Province, that
on Thursday last Abraham Vanaken,
Esq; a Justice of Peace in the County of Sussex was shot through
the left arm, and had one of the fingers of his hand shot
off by an Indian who had concealed himself in the cellar of
an old house in one of Vanaken's fields, and as he was driving
his team loaded with grain, his daughter who had been helping
him being upon the top of the load, and run for her life.
The girl in leaping down happened to fall and the Indian was
going to dispatch her with his tomahawk which the father perceiving,
wounded as he was, made toward the Indian with his pitch-fork
and saved his daughter from the stroke; and Vanaken's son
coming up with his gun at the same time, the Indian fled and
when he was got to the end of the field they saw two other
indians join him but they all run away. This was done within
a mile of Cole's Fort, upon Mahakamack River near Delaware.
Justice Vanaken lay so ill of his wounds, that his life was
in great danger. We have a further account from the
same place that on Friday last, three men, to wit, Gerardus
Swartwout, eldest son of Major
Swartwout, Samuel Finch
and Peter Westphalen were found
merdered and stript quit naked, and Swartwout and Finch scalped
by the Indians, some miles higher up the River Mahakamack
and with the Province of New York.
7.
MARETJE WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. August 1685 in Kingston, New York.
She married CORNELIS KUYKENDAAL
in Kingston, New York.
Old
Susses County Families, THE MINISINK EARLY SETTLERS,
pg. 135 (Stickney)
Leur Jacob Van Kuykendall (son of Jacob Laursen) who was born
and baptized. in New York City May 29, 1650, is undoubtedly the
American ancestor of all the Kuykendall's in this country. Leur
Jacobsen married Grietje Aertzse Tack, who was baptized. at Kingston
August 1663. She was daughter to Aert Pietersen Tack and Annetje
Arians. The latter's second husband, Jacob Jansen VanEtten, was
the ancestor of all who bear the name of VanEtten. Leur Jacobsen
and wife moved from Rochester to Minisink not later than 1700,
as their daughter, Annetje, was born there that year. Of their
children, the Kingston Church records inform us: Chrisitina, baptized.
April 2, 1682, married Juriaen Westphael, son of Johannes Westfall
and Maritje Cool (Cole) of Minisink. Jacob, baptized. Aug. 12,
1683, married first Ariantje Tietsort and second, Sara Westphael
(in 1712). The latter was a daughter of the above named Johannis
Westphael and Maritje Cool. Jacob was one of the six founders
of Minisink, Johannis, baptized. May 30 1686, married Marietjeu,
sister to Sara Westphael.
Children
of MARETJE WESTFALL and CORNELIS KUYKENDAAL are: (Baptismal
and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston)
i.
LEUR KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
October 27, 1706, Kingston, New York.
Entry No. 1598;
27 Oct. 1706; parents Cornelis Kuykendaal and Marytie
Westphalen; child: Leur;sponsors Willem
van Vredenburg and Seytie van Etten.
ii.
MARGRETT KUYKENDAAL,
Baptized. May 7, 1710, Kingston, New York.
Entry No. 1840; 7 May
1710; Cornelis v Kuikendaal and Marytje Westfaalen;
child: Margritt; sponsors: Jurie Westfaalen
and Sarah Westfaalen.
iii.
MARRETJEN KUYKENDAAL,
Baptized. June 22, 1712, Kingston, New York.
Entry No. 2041; 22
June 1712; Cornelis Kuykendaal and Marretjen Westvaal
; child: Marretjen; sponsors: Jacob a: Kuykendaal
and Jannetjen Westvaal;
iv.
NELLETJEN KUYKENDAAL,
Baptized. June 8, 1715, Minisink, New Jersey.
Entry No. 2312; 8 June
1715; Corn. Van Kuykendaal and Marretjen Westvaal;
child: Nelletjen; sponsors: Zymen Westvaal
and Nelletjen Kwakken-bos; "Bp'd in "Menissing,"
[Minisink]
vi.
ABRAHAM KUYKENDAAL,
Baptized. October 18, 1719, Kingston, New York.
Entry No. 2701; 18
Oct. 1719; Cornelis Van Kuykendaal and Marretjen
Westvaal; child: Abraham; sponsors: Jan Van
Etten. and Jannetjen Roosa.
vii.
PETRUS KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
July 4, 1733, Minisink, New Jersey.
Entry No. 4231; 4 July
1733; Cornelius van Kuikendal and Marretje Westval;
child: Petrus; sponsors: Lieur van Kuikendal
Lena Consales dlyk; Bp'd "in Menissing,"
[Minisink] Lena Consales dyk
8.
REBECKA WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. April 29, 1687 in Kingston, New York. She
married MANUEL GONSALES
in Kingston, New York.
Allen, Frank Hales, "WESTFALL
FAMILY LINEAGE, Descendants of Juriaen van Westphalen,"
Lakewood, Ohio, 1945.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Johannes Jurejaen, Marretie Cool
CHILD: Rebecka, 29 April 1687
WITNESSES: Jacob Aertse, Sara Pels
Children
of REBECKA WESTFALL and MANUEL GONSALES are: (Baptisms
of the Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York)
i.
JOHANNES GONSALES, Baptized.
May 7, 1710, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Gonsales, Rebecca Westfaalen
CHILD: Johannes, 7 May 1710
SPONSORS: Jan Post. Cornelia Yselstyn
ii.
SARAH GONSALES, Baptized.
July 18, 1711, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Van Sale, Rebekka Westphaal
CHILD: Sara, 8 July 1711
SPONSORS: Gosen Van Wagening, Marytjen Steenbergen
iii.
HELENA GONSALES, Baptized.
October 25, 1713, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Gonsalisdolk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Helena, 25 Oct. 1713
SPONSORS: [None listed].
iv.
JOSEPH GONSALES, Baptized.
December 4, 1715, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Van Salisduk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Joseph, 4 Dec. 1715
SPONSORS: Anderies Heerman, Neeltjen Van Wagening
v.
LEA GONSALES, Baptized.
January 19, 1717/18, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Consalus-duk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Lea, 19 Jan. 1717/1718
SPONSORS: Pieter Ploeg, Aaltjen Peeling
vi.
CATRINA GONSALES, Baptized.
July 1, 1722, Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Gonsalis-duk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Catrina, 1 July 1722
SPONSORS: Abraham a Steenbergen, Zara a Steenbergen
vii. DANIEL
GONSALES, Baptized. Feburary 3, 1723
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Gonsalus duk, Reymerig Kwik (this
begs for an explanation!).
CHILD: Daniel, 3 Feb. 1723
SPONSORS: Theunis Tappen, Zara Schepmoes
viii.
CATRINA GONSALES, Baptized.
April 9, 1727.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Consalus duk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Catrina, 9 Apr. 1727
SPONSORS: Salomon Freer, Klaartjen Westvaal.
Usually when two children
have the same name it indicates that the first has
died the second one is named for the first.
ix.
JACOBUS GONSALES, Baptized.
June 1, 1729.
Baptisms of the Dutch
Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Manuel Consalis duk, Rebekka Westvaal
CHILD: Jacobus, 1 June 1729
SPONSORS: Jacobus Elvendorff, Ariaantje Nieuw kerk
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9.
JANNETJE WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. March 17, 1688/89 in Kingston, New York.
She married MATHEUS KUYKENDAAL
March 21, 1714/15 in Kingston, New York.
Baptisms of the
Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
PARENTS: Johannes Westphal, Marritje Cool
CHILD: Jannetje, 17 March 1689
WITNESSES: Mattys Sleckt, Anna Hendrixen
Hoes, Roswell Randoff, Baptism
and Marriage Registers of The Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster
Co., New York, (New York, 1891), 529, Marriages and Banns (18)
by Dominie Henricus Beys, of Kingston.
1713, 27 March
322 MATHEUS VAN KUYKENDAAL, j. m., born in Raysester
[Rochester], and JANNETJEN WESTVAAL, j. d., born in
Kingstown, and both resid. in Menissing [Minisink].1
Banns registered, 13 March.
Children of JANNETJE
WESTFALL and MATHEUS KUYKENDAAL are: (Baptisms of
the Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York)
i. SIMON
KUYKENDAAL, Baptized. June 24, 1716, Kingston, New
York.
ii. JACOBUS
KUYKENDAAL, Baptized. October 22, 1721, Kingston,
New York.
The baptismal
register of the Dutch church in Kingston lists cousins
Jacobus Kuykendaal, Marretjen
Kuykendaal and Eleanor Westfall
with the same date (Oct. 22, 1721). This date is probably
the date the baptisms were entered in the register and not
the date of the baptism. Or, it may indicate that three families
made the trip from the Minisink to Kingston at the same time
for the purpose of baptizing the infants. In either case I
believe that they were living in the Minisink area of New
Jersey or New York by this time.
iii. ELISABETH
KUYKENDAAL, Baptized. January 26, 1725/26, Rochester,
New York.
iv. ELISABETH
KUYKENDAAL, Baptized. October 6, 1728.
10.
SARA WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. May 26, 1690 in Kingston, New York.
She married JACOB VAN KUYKENDAAL
March 21, 1714/15 in Kingston, New York.
Children of SARA WESTFALL
and JACOB VAN KUYKENDAAL are:
JOHANNES KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
January 19, 1713/14, Minisink, New Jersey.
MARRETJEN KUYKENDAAL,
b. Bef. October 22, 1721, Kingston, New York.
The baptismal register of the
Dutch church in Kingston lists cousins
Jacobus Kuykendaal, Marretjen
Kuykendaal and Eleanor Westfall
with the same date (Oct. 22, 1721). This date is probably
the date the baptisms were entered in the register and not
the date of the baptism. Or, it may indicate that three families
made the trip from the Minisink to Kingston at the same time
for the purpose of baptizing the infants. In either case I
believe that they were living in the Minisink area of New
Jersey or New York by this time.
BENJAMIN KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
September 1, 1723, Kingston, New York.
CHRISTINA KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
February 12, 1726/27.
NATHANIEL KUYKENDAAL, Baptized.
October 6, 1728.
11. JACOB
WESTFALL (JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. April 23, 1693 in Kingston, New York; he
died about 1784 in New Jersey. He married MARGARET
DUYTSCHER November 19, 1717 in Kingston, New
York. She was born in Hurley, New York.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and MARGARET DUYTSCHER are:
MARIA
WESTFALL, b. January 28, 1718/19; m. THOMAS
SCHOONHOVEN
ELEANOR
MAGDALENE WESTFALL, b. before October 22, 1721,
probably Minisink, New Jersey; d. Virginia; m. (1)
DAVID COLE, Bef. 1740,
Minisink, New York (estimated date); m. (2) JOHN
DAVETS, July 21, 1759; m. (3) CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, Aft. 1770, Possibly Hampshire Co.,
Virginia; b. Bef. October 15, 1721, Machackemeck,
Deer Park Township, Orange County, New York; d. Bef.
March 11, 1783, Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia.
The baptismal
register of the Dutch church in Kingston lists cousins
Jacobus Kuykendaal, Marretjen
Kuykendaal and Eleanor Westfall
with the same date (Oct. 22, 1721). This date is probably
the date the baptisms were entered in the register and not
the date of the baptism. Or, it may indicate that three families
made the trip from the Minisink to Kingston at the same time
for the purpose of baptizing the infants. In either case I
believe that they were living in the Minisink area of New
Jersey or New York by this time.
32. CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, Baptized. September 1, 1723, Kingston, NY; d.
Abt. 1755, Minisink, NY.
33.
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, Baptized.
January 16, 1725/26, Sineaquan, New York.
ZARA
WESTFALL, b. October 6, 1728, Rochester, New York;
m. JORIS KIMBER, October
5, 1749, Minisink, New York.
SOPHIA WESTFALL,
Baptized. June 19, 1734, Minisink, New Jersey.
MARGRIET WESTFALL,
Baptized. August 26, 1736, Minisink, New Jersey; m. JACOBUS
DAVENPORT.
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12. ABEL
WESTFALL (JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. February 9, 1695/96 in Kingston, New York,
and died 1755 in Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia. He married
ANNE BOGARD February
25, 1716/17 in Kingston, New York, daughter of CORNELIUS
BOGARD and EVA HOERNBECK.
She was born May 9, 1697 in Kingston, New York.
Abel seems
to appear in various records under the aliases of Abram and Abraham.
In the baptismal records for his children, his given name is listed
as Abel except for his daughter Elizabeth when it is Abraham.
Abel was granted 400 acres in the Northern Neck of Virginia on
the Great South Branch of the Potomac on Oct 6, 1748. The estate
was located about five miles south of Moorefield in Hardy County,
West Virginia. He purchased adjoining property in 1755. Abel and
John were added to the Augusta County tax lists on August 28,
1750. The will of John Bogard was recorded in Augusta County on
September 4, 1746; the executor was Abel Westfall and Laya (Lea)
Westfall served as a witness. On August 26, 1766 in Augusta County,
Jacob and Hannah Conrad requested that an account of the administration
of John Bogard be made by John Westfall, the administrator of
Abraham Westfall who was administrator of John Bogard. The inventory
of Abram Westfall was recorded February 14, 1758 and the sale
bill of Abel Westfall was recorded November 15, 1759. The Augusta
County records could refer to two different Abel's and an Abraham
Westfall. The sale bill of Abel's estate in 1759 could be for
the son of Jacob Westfall. According to court testimony, Abel
died in 1755 making a deathbed oral will leaving a portion of
the estate to his son John who had helped him secure the settlement;
Cornelius was still living in New Jersey at that time. Cornelius
leased the 400 acre Northern Neck grant in 1761. He took possession
in 1774 of another tract after John had already transferred at
least a portion of it to a Singleton family. Litigation ending
in 1793 dismissed the title claims of Cornelius' heirs and their
assignee, Jacob Westfall, son of John.
EXTRACT
OF DEED TO ABEL WESTFALL FROM LORD THOMAS FAIRFAX, OCT.
6, 1748: The Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax ...
proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia ... in consideration
of [compensation] to me paid and for the annual rent
hereafter reserved I have given, granted ... unto Abel
Westfall - of the County of Augusta - [a tract of land]
upon the South Fork of the Wapacome or Great South Branch
of Potomach River and bounded by a survey made by Mr.
James Genn as follows ... [description of survey] containing
four hundred acres together with all rights ... to him
the said Abel Westfall - his heirs and assigns forever
... paying to me, my heirs or assigns ... Proprietors
of the said Northern Neck yearly and every year on the
Feast Day of St. Michael the Archangel the Fee Rent
of one shilling Sterling Money for every fifty acres
of land hereby granted ... Provided that if the said
Abel Westfall ... [does not pay the annual rent for
two whole years, it will be lawfull for me or my heirs,
etc.] to re-enter and hold the [land] as if this grant
had never passed. Given in my office in the County of
Fairfax within my said Proprietary under my hand and
seal, dated this the sixth day of October ... A.D. One
thousand seven hundred and forty eight. [This deed was
copied by Mr. Ralph Durrett, Belington, W.Va. probably
in the 1970's as part of his research of the Westfall
family history. The location of this document was not
noted by Mr. Durrett].
Note
of Sandra Newman Sanchez: George Washington recorded
in his diary (his tent had blown down during the night
and he was in bad humor) perhaps on the day while surveying
ABEL WESTFALL's lot # 9 that the locals behaved worse
than a pack of wild Indians, they could not speak English,
and the men, women and children crowded around him laughing
giggling getting in his line of sight, etc.
Part of 12CC270-271,
page 227: Jacob Westfall vs. John Singleton, Appeal
from the High Court of Chancery.
"Sometime in the year of 1749, Lord Fairfax by a public advertisement
invited settlers to that part of the northern neck where the land
in question was, promising to make rights to such as would settle
there. A man of the name of Vanderpool, having previously made
a settlement upon the tract in dispute, he about this time sold
the same to Abel Westfall who took possession and continued to
hold it until the year of 1755 when he died in testate, leaving
two sons, Cornelius, his eldest, and John. Lord Fairfax having
granted a very large tract of country (including within it the
land in question) to Bryant Martin, received a re conveyance of
it and laid off the whole as a Manor.
"In the year of 1770 upon the application of the
settlers, he, by a writing under his hand, agreed to
convey to them their respective settlements for their
lives, renewable forever, reserving an annual rent,
which agreement was proved and recorded. Cornelius Westfall
who at the time of his father's death and long after
lived in the state of New Jersey, removed to this Commonwealth
and took possession of the land in question about the
year of 1773, and continued to hold it until his death
in 1782, having by his will devised it to his two sons,
Isaac and Zachariah, who afterwards conveyed the same
to Jacob Westfall, the Plaintiff. Cornelius paid rent
for this land for some years, though Lord Fairfax had
refused to convey it to him.
"The defendant who claimed under a purchase from
John Westfall, the younger son of Abel Westfall, by
the defendant's father, and a deed in consequence thereof
from Lord Fairfax in the year of 1773 and the defendant
states in his answer that it was customary in that part
of the country, for persons having made settlement rights
to transfer the same by deathbed donation which were
always considered valid. That Abel Westfall made such
a disposition of this land in question to his son, John,
who had shared with him his toil and danger of making
this settlement; that the defendant and his father held
possession until 1774 when Cornelius Westfall took possession.
There is some evidence proving a custom similar to that
mentioned in the answer. The defendant having recovered
the land in ejectment, this bill was filed, praying
for an injunction and conveyance. This Chancellor dismissed
the bill being of the opinion that the equity therein
stated was neither admitted by the answer nor established
by the evidence. If Lord Fairfax had not originally
invited settlement on his lands on the South Branch
by a promise of making them titles, he was nevertheless
bound by his advertisement of the 5th of August 1749
to grant title to all persons settled thereon. That
Abel Westfall being at that time settled on the land
in disputation, was a purchaser from Vanderpool, the
original settler, was entitled to a grant thereof from
Lord Fairfax in the usual terms of granting his lands;
and Abel Westfall dying as untitled in the year of 1755
without making a will or other disposition of it, his
equitable interest therein descended to Cornelius Westfall,
his eldest son and heir at law (in possession of the
land).
Fall Term, 1793
Children
of ABEL WESTFAL and ANNE BOGARD are:
SARAH WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 28, 1718/19, Minisink, New Jersey.
34. CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, Baptized. October 15, 1721, Machackemeck,
Deer Park Township, Orange County, New York; d. Bef. March 11,
1783, Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia.
35. JOHN
WESTFALL, Baptized. October 25, 1724, Minisink, New
Jersey; d. Abt. April 1789, Hardy County, Virginia.
LEA WESTFALL,
Baptized. July 3, 1726, Minisink, New Jersey.
ANNAETJEN
WESTFALL, Baptized. February 2, 1728/29.
ELISABETH
WESTFALL, Baptized. July 4, 1733, Minisink, New Jersey.
CATHERINA
WESTFALL, Baptized. May 19, 1736, Minisink, New Jersey.
LYDIA WESTFALL,
Baptized. May 29, 1739
13. NICLAES
WESTFALL (JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. May 1, 1698 in Kingston, New York. He married
BREGJEN MIDDAG.
Children
of NICLAES WESTFALL and BREGJEN MIDDAG are:
LIDIA
WESTFALL, b. September 11, 1726, Kingston, New
York.
36.
NATHANIEL WESTFALL,
b. October 6, 1728, Rochester, New York; d. Aft. April
1782, New Jersey.
ZACHARIAS
WESTFALL, b. July 4, 1733, Minisink, New York.
14.
CLAERTJE WESTFALL (JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1) was baptized.
on October 31, 1700 in Kingston, New York. She married SOLOMON
FREER September 22, 1721 in Kingston, New York.
Children
of CLAERTJE WESTFALL and SOLOMON FREER are:
AAGIEN FREER,
Baptized. July 29, 1722, Kingston, New York.
JOHANNES FREER,
Baptized. January 26, 1723/24, Kingston, New York.
MARIA FREER,
Baptized. October 10, 1725, Kingston, New York.
PETRUS FREER,
Baptized. August 20, 1727, Kingston, New York.
ANNE FREER,
Baptized. October 5, 1729, Kingston, New York.
ANTHONY FREER,
Baptized. November 3, 1734, Kingston, New York.
RACHEL FREER,
Baptized. December 19, 1736, Kingston, New York.
ABRAHAM FREER,
Baptized. December 24, 1738, Kingston, New York.
JACOB FREER,
Baptized. December 24, 1738, Kingston, New York.
SAMUEL FREER,
Baptized. January 24, 1741/42, Kingston, New York.
SARAH FREER,
Baptized. November 6, 1743, Kingston, New York.
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15.
LENA WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 22, 1705 in Kingston, New York. She
married (1) CORNELIS BOGAART
in Kingston, New York. She married (2) CORNELIS
DEVOOR March 14, 1722/23.
Child
of LENA WESTFALL and CORNELIS BOGAART is:
DANIEL
BOGAART, Baptized. July 3, 1726, Kingston, New York.
Child
of LENA WESTFALL and CORNELIS DEVOOR is:
RACHEL
DEVOOR, Baptized. October 6, 1728.
16.
RACHEL WESTFALL
(JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 11, 1709 in Kingston, New York.
She married JOHANNES MIDDAG
in Kingston, New York.
Child
of RACHEL WESTFALL and JOHANNES MIDDAG is:
SARA MIDDAG,
Baptized. March 26, 1735, Minisink, New Jersey
17.
WYNTIE QUICK
(RYMERICK WESTFALL2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 29, 1692 in Kingston, New York.
She married NICOLAS SCHOONHOVEN
Bef. August 1714 in Probably Kingston, New York.
Child
of WYNTIE QUICK and NICOLAS SCHOONHOVEN is:
THOMAS
SCHOONHOVEN, Baptized. August 8, 1714, Kingston,
New York
18.
MARRETJE WESTFALL
(SIMON2, JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. November 18, 1694 in Kingston, New York.
She married JACOB VAN KAMPEN
October 25, 1716 in Kingston, New York.
Children
of MARRETJE WESTFALL and JACOB VAN KAMPEN are:
JAN VAN
KAMPEN, Baptized. February 9, 1717/18, Kingston, New York.
SIMON
VAN KAMPEN, Baptized. April 2, 1721, Kingston, New York.
PETRUS
VAN KAMPEN, Baptized. April 2, 1721, Kingston, New York.
HEYLTJEN
VAN KAMPEN, Baptized. July 7, 1723, Kingston, New York.
NELLETJEN
VAN KAMPEN, Baptized. June 4, 1727.
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19.
JURIAEN WESTFALL
(SIMON2, JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 27, 1696 in Kingston, New York, and
died 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married BLANDINA
DE WITT October 24, 1719 in Kingston, New York,
daughter of JAN DE WITT and WYNTJE
KIERSTEDE. She was born 1696 in Rochester, New
York, and died 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia
Son-in-law Michael
Harness was the administrator of the estates of Euric and Blandina
Westfall in March and November, 1753, in Augusta County, Virginia.
Juriaen and Blandina purchased a farm in Upper Smithfield (now
Westfall Township, Pike County), Pennsylvania in 1735. They
may have migrated to Virginia with a daughter and son-in-law
Michael Harness leaving the Pennsylvania farm to their son Symen.
Apparently no male issue moved to Virginia.
Children
of JURIAEN WESTFALL and BLANDINA DE WITT are:
SYMEN
WESTFALL, b. Bef. July 30, 1721, Kingston, New York.
LIDIA
WESTFALL, b. Bef. March 15, 1723/24, Kingston, New
York; m. JACOB WESTBROEK,
April 11, 1740, Minisink, New York.
JAN
DE WITT WESTFALL, b. Bef. April 3, 1726, Kingston,
New York.
CATRINA
WESTFALL, b. Bef. November 17, 1728, Minisink, New
Jersey.
MARIA
WESTFALL, b. Bef. July 4, 1733, Minisink, New Jersey.
ANNATJE
WESTFALL, b. Bef. May 3, 1737, Minisink, New Jersey
20.
GYSBERT WESTFALL (SIMON2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. October 16, 1698 in Kingston, New York, and
died Bef. June 30, 1759. He married ANNAETJEN
VAN ETTEN.
Child
of GYSBERT WESTFALL and ANNAETJEN VAN ETTEN is:
37. SIMON
WESTFALL, b. December 2, 1733, Kingston, New York
21.
NEELTJE WESTFALL (SIMON2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. December 25, 1700 in Kingston, New York.
She married YSAAK BORHANS
July 29, 1722 in Kingston, New York.
Children
of NEELTJE WESTFALL and YSAAK BORHANS are:
NELLY
BORHANS, Baptized. November 1, 1724, Kingston, New York.
HELENA BORHANS, Baptized.
March 12, 1726/27.
SIMON BORHANS, Baptized.
June 8, 1729, Kingston, New York
22.
ANTJE WESTFALL (SIMON2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. August 11, 1706 in Kingston, New York.
She married JAN LOURENS OOSTERHOUT.
Children
of ANTJE WESTFALL and JAN OOSTERHOUT are:
REBBECA
OOSTERHOUT, Baptized. September 21, 1729, Kingston, New
York.
NELLETJEN OOSTERHOUT, Baptized.
January 28, 1732/33, Kingston, New York.
SIMON OOSTERHOUT, Baptized.
February 2, 1734/35, Kingston, New York.
JACOB OOSTERHOUT, Baptized.
January 30, 1736/37, Kingston, New York.
ISAAC OOSTERHOUT, Baptized.
February 4, 1738/39, Kingston, New York
23.
WOUTER WESTFALL (SIMON2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. 1710 in Kingston, New York. He married
JANNETJEN PIER.
Children
of WOUTER WESTFALL and JANNETJEN PIER are:
MARGRIETJEN
WESTFALL, b. Bef. August 28, 1726, Kingston, New
York.
NELLETJEN WESTFALL,
b. Bef. November 17, 1728, Kingston, New York.
LEA WESTFALL, b. Bef.
November 4, 1733, Kingston, New York.
MARRIETJEN WESTFALL,
b. Bef. June 12, 1737, Kingston, New York.
ANNETJE WESTFALL, b.
Bef. January 25, 1746/47, Kingston, New York.
24.
RACHEL WESTFALL (SIMON2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. July 22, 1711 in Kingston, New York. She married
JAN VAN ETTEN.
Children
of RACHEL WESTFALL and JAN VAN ETTEN are:
JACOBUS
VAN ETTEN, b. Bef. May 11, 1735, Kingston, New York.
NELLETJEN
VAN ETTEN, b. Bef. January 9, 1736/37, Kingston,
New York
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25.
JURIAEN WESTFALL (NICOLAUS2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 23, 1716 in Minisink, New York. He
married CATHRINA TERWILIGEN
October 25, 1754 in Minisink, New York.
October, 1743 (not
verbatim): To the Governor and Council of New Jersey,
Petition of Abraham Vanaken and
Juriaen Westphale in behalf of
themselves and many other of the Inhabitants of the province
of New Jersey living in and near to Minisink Island in Delaware
River: New Jersey which was to be bounded on the North by a
straight line between it and New York extending from 41degs
north latitude on the Hudson River to 41 degs 40 minutes on
the Delaware. The petitioners and their neighbors hold lands
in and about Minisink Island by titles under New Jersey and
many of them have been possessed upwards of twenty years and
some of them near forty years.
Letter from
Francis Bernard, Governor of New Jersey, to the Lords
of Trade, giving an account of his arrival in his Government:
June 20, 1758: "To
the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for Trade
& Plantations. "I
have the honour to acquaint your Lordships that I arrived
at Perth-Amboy on the 14th day of June at noon after a
much longer passage than was expected. I immediately issued
orders for a Council to meet on Fryday following at which
time appeared seven gentlemen of the council there being
but 10 now within the Province. I first took and administred
the oaths according to my instructions; I then laid before
them Advices I had received of an irruption of the Indians
on the Frontiers next Delaware. The particulars of which
that have come to my knowledge are as follows:
"On the 7th of June advice being brought that a party of
Indians had crossed the Delaware at Nomanack a Party of Frontier
Soldiers & Inhabitants went out against them & not finding
them five of the company separated from the rest & fell
into an ambuscade of 17 Indians & both parties firing at
once two of our party were killed & another wounded. But
the rest of the party being alarmed came to the place where
they found one Indian killed & could perceive by blood &
other signs that 3 others were wounded. On the 12th Near 20
Indians attacked the house of Abraham
Contrack & killed two persons. On the 13th about
30 Indians attacked the house of Uryon
[Juriaen] Westfall & killed seven persons & carried
off four children. It seems there were in the house 15 men most
of them New York soldiers. But upon the Indians making the attack
they chose to fortify themselves in the cellar & chamber
from whence e they drove the Indians off so as to save one scalp
of the seven killed..."
Children
of JURIAEN WESTFALL and CATHRINA TERWILIGEN are:
PETER
WESTFALL, b. March 2, 1755, Minisink, New York.
Petrus
was captured by the Indians very young and was adopted
by them. Reared as an Indian, he became a chief and
married among them. in manhood, after the Revolution,
he visited his former Orange County home once to claim
an inheritance. He was recognized by his mother, but
he refused to stay with his own blood relatives, and
went back to live with the Indians. [Frank
Hales Allen, 1945].
JOSEPH
WESTFALL, Baptized. February 13, 1758, Minisink, New York.
SARA WESTFALL, b. April
22, 1760
26.
PETER WESTFALL (NICOLAUS2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1728 in Machackemeck, Port Jervis, New York,
and died August 1756 in Port Jervis, New York. He married
ARRIAENTJE ROSENKRANS
August 25, 1754 in Minisink, New York, daughter of HARMON
ROSENKRANS and ARRIAENTJE OOSTERHOUT.
She was born Bef. May 18, 1736.
Friday, August
16, 1754: implicated in the unlawful arrest of Samuel
Finch, along with Cornelius Westfall,
Solomon Cartwright, Jacobus
Westfall and Urian Westfall.
(New Jersey Archives). Petrus
was killed by Indians a few miles from Machackemeck at
the start of the French and Indian War, probably in 1756;
his widow married John Lyde, on Aug. 19, 1757. [Frank
Hales Allen]
New Jersey Newspaper
Extracts, Perth-Amboy, August 19, 1756: "We have a further
account from the same place that on Friday last, three men,
to wit, Gerardus Swartwout, eldest
son of Major Swartwout, Samuel
Finch and Peter Westphalen
were found merdered and stript quit naked, and Swartwout and
Finch scalped by the Indians, some miles higher up the River
Mahakamack and with the Province of New York." (New Jersey
Archives)
Child of
PETER WESTFALL and ARRIAENTJE ROSENKRANS is:
38. ABRAHAM
WESTFALL, b. November 18, 1755, Machackemeck, Deer Park
Township, Orange County, New York.
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27.
JOHANNES WESTFALL
(JURIAEN3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. June 24, 1711 in Kingston, New York. He married
(1) APOLONIS CORTRECHT,
daughter of JAN KORTRECHT and
MARY VREDENBERG. She was born
August 11, 1706. He married (2) MARGRIETA
QUICK September 2, 1757 in Minisink, New York.
Minisink
Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Johannis Westval, widower of Ploni Cortregt, and Marigrita
Quick, widow of Johannis van Garden, both born at Manissink
and dwelling there, married 2 September 1757.
Will book 10, p.
424, Essex Co., N. J. - Dec. 3, 1753. Will of Hendrick
Janse Cortrecht of Manissink in Orange Co., New York,
yeoman; Cousin Hendrick Williamse Cortrecht,
son of William Cortrecht, dec'd,
to have my land on Great and Little Manissink Island, with my
homestead, except to my wife Gerritje
Cortrecht, the southernmost room of my house. Hendrick
Williamse Cortrecht is to provide for his sister,
Gerritje Cortrecht, Jr., and to allow her the girl which
she brought up, till she is 21. My cousin, Jurrian
Westvael, son of Johannis Westvall,
1/2 of 64 1/4 acres, which was bought of Richard Gardiner. Executors
- wife, Gerritje, and Johannis Westvall,
my brother-in-law. Witnesses - Johannis Rosekrans, Benjamin
Westbrook, William Ennes. Proved June 26, 1760, Essex County,
New Jersey. June 9, 1760
Inventory: 177.2.4 pounds; by William Ennes and Tereck VanKeuren
Westbroock.
Children
of JOHANNES WESTFALL and APOLONIS CORTRECHT are:
39. DANIEL
WESTFALL, Baptized. June 18, 1734, Minisink, New Jersey.
Baptisms,
Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, New York
Parents: Johannes Westval, Apolonia Kortrecht
Child: Daniel, 18 June 1734 (Menissing)
Wit: Jacobus Westval, Maria Wessebroek
CHRISTINA WESTFALL,
Baptized. May 19, 1736, Minisink, NY; m. ABRAM
KITTEL, August 30, 1754. Also named as the daughter
of Jacob Westfall, below; removed to Virginia.
Baptism,
Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, New York
Parents: Johannes Westphal, Apolonie Kortrecht
Child: Christina, 19 May 1736 (Menissing)
Wit: Johannes Wessebroeck, Antje Roos
40. JURIAN
WESTFALL, Baptized. May 29, 1739, Minisink, NY; d. Bef.
May 28, 1776, Sussex County, NJ.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westval, Apollonia Korrecht
Child: Juriaen, 29 May 1758
(This date appears to be incorrect. Apollonia would
have been 50 years old; other sources give the 1739
date which is more likely; RNW)
JOHANNES WESTFALL,
Baptized. June 28, 1741, Minisink, New York; d. Abt. 1742.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Apollonia Kortregt
Child: Johannes, 28 June 1741
Wit:
The fact that Johannes had a
younger brother by the same name indicates that this John
died as a child.
ELISABETH WESTFALL,
Baptized. April 23, 1744, Minisink, New York.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Apollonia Kortrecht
Child: Lisabeth, 23 April 1744
Wit:
JOHANNES WESTFALL,
Baptized. July 5, 1747, Minisink, New York.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Apollonea Korrecht
Child: Johannes, 5 July 1747
Wit:
41. HENRY
WESTFALL, Baptized. March 24, 1748/49, Minisink, New
Jersey.
Baptism, Minisink
Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Aplony Kortrecht
Children: Hendrick, Samuel, 24 March 1749
Wit: Hendrick J. Kortrecht; Gerretje Van Bunschoten,
his wife; Arie Kortrecht; Iisabeth Cole, his wife
42. SAMUEL
WESTFALL, Baptized. March 24, 1748/49, Minisink, New
York; d. November 10, 1787.
Baptism, Minisink
Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Aplony Kortrecht
Children: Hendrick, Samuel, 24 March 1749
Wit: Hendrick J. Kortrecht; Gerretje Van Bunschoten,
his wife; Arie Kortrecht; Iisabeth Cole, his wife
JOSEPH WESTFALL,
Baptized. October 6, 1751, Minisink, New York.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Appolonia Kortrecht
Child: Joseph, 6 Oct. 1751
Wit: Abram Van Aken, Jr., Elizabeth van Bunschoten
Children
of JOHANNES WESTFALL and MARGRIETA QUICK are:
DAVID WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 27, 1759, Minisink, New York; d. Bef. February
21, 1804; m. (1) PHEBE MIDDAGH;
m. (2) JACAMYNTIE CUDDEBECK,
October 10, 1788, Minisink, New Jersey.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westfael, Margriet Quick
Child: David, 27 Jan. 1759
Wit: Jacob Westfael, Leonora Westfael
BENJAMIN WESTFALL,
Baptized. March 8, 1760, Minisink, New York; m. SELETTA
MIDDAGH.
Baptism,
Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Churches
Parents: Johannes Westvaal, Margrita Quik
Child: Benjamin, 8 Mar. 1761
Wit: Benjamin Quick, Hannah Quick
28. JACOBUS
WESTFALL (JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1) was born
Bef. February 8, 1712/13 in Kingston, New York. He married (1)
SOFIA VAN AAKEN May 7, 1738 in Kingston, Ulster Co.,
N. Y. He married (2) JANNETJEN DEEKER
February 26, 1750/51 in Minisink, New York.
August 16,
1754 named in affidavit of Samuel Finch as one of the
men who arrested him unlawfully (border dispute between
New Jersey and New York); others named are Solomon
Cartwright, Petrus Westfall
and Urian Westfall. (New
Jersey Archives)
Children
of JACOBUS WESTFALL and SOFIA VAN AAKEN are:
CHRISTINA WESTFALL,
Baptized. December 10, 1738, Minisink, New Jersey; m. ABRAHAM
KITTEL. Also named
as the daughter of John Westfall, above; removed to Virginia.
PETRUS WESTFALL,
Baptized. June 15, 1740, Minisink, New Jersey.
Children
of JACOBUS WESTFALL and JANNETJEN DEEKER are:
LEVY WESTFALL,
Baptized. July 19, 1752, Minisink, New York.
ABRAM WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 9, 1762, Minisink, New Jersey.
SARAH WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 9, 1762, Minisink, New Jersey.
ELIZA
WESTFALL, b. October 17, 1773, Minisink, New York.
29.
JACOB
WESTFALL (JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. June 8, 1715 in Minisink, New Jersey, and died
in Ohio. He married JUDITH HORNBECK,
daughter of JOOST HORNBECK and
AAGJE VAN VLIET. She was born
Bef. August 19, 1716 in Minisink, New Jersey.
EXTRACT OF DEED
TO JACOB WESTFALL FROM LORD THOMAS FAIRFAX, OCT. 20, 1748: The
Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax ... proprietor of the Northern
Neck of Virginia ... in consideration of [compensation] to me
paid and for the annual rent hereafter reserved I have given,
granted ... unto Jacob Westfall - of the County of Augusta
- [a tract of land] upon the South Fork of the Wapacome or Great
South Branch of Potomach River and bounded by a survey made
by Mr. James Genn as follows ... [description of survey] containing
four hundred acres together with all rights ... to him the said
Jacob Westfall - his heirs and assigns forever ... paying to
me, my heirs or assigns ... Proprietors of the said Northern
Neck yearly and every year on the Feast Day of St. Michael the
Archangel the Fee Rent of one shilling Sterling Money for every
fifty acres of land hereby granted ... Provided that if the
said Jacob Westfall ... [does not pay the annual rent for two
whole years, it will be lawful for me or my heirs, etc.] to
re-enter and hold the [land] as if this grant had never passed.
Given in my office in the County of Fairfax within my said Proprietary
under my hand and seal, dated this the twentieth day of October
... A.D. One thousand seven hundred and forty eight. [This deed
was copied by Mr. Ralph Durrett, Belington, W. Va. probably
in the 1970's as part of his research of the Westfall family
history. The location of this document was not noted by Mr.
Durrett].
Hampshire
County, Virginia Deed of Release, Westfall to Reeve-Release.
[lots of legalese in this document].
This Indenture made the Fifth Day of December in the Year
of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four
between Jacob Westfall & Judith, his wife of the County
of Hampshire in the Colony of Virginia of the one Part
and Peter Reeve of the City of Philadelphia, merchant,
of the other Part; WITNESSETH that for ... the sum of
twenty pounds current money of Virginia to the said Jacob
Westfall ... paid by ... Peter Reeve at or before the
Sealing and Delivery of these presents the receipt [of
which he acknowledges] ... and doth thereof release ...
Peter Reeve, his executors [etc.] ... by these presents
They the said Jacob Westfall & Judith, his wife ...
do grant ... unto the said Peter Reeve in his actual possession
now, being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him ...
made by the said Jacob Westfall for one whole year by
Indenture bearing date [the day before] the date of these
presents and by force of the statute for transferring
uses into possession ... a certain tract of land on the
Drains of Looneys Creek called Diamond Licks in the said
County of Hampshire, bounded as followeth to Witt: BEGINNING
at a white oak on a flat and running north seventy seven
west one hundred and forty poles to a pine and red oak
sapling on a hillside, thence north thirteen east one
hundred and sixty poles under a mountain to a small white
oak sapling in the angle of two white oaks under the said
mountain, thence south seventy seven degrees east one
hundred and forty poles to a white oak & hickory by
a drain, thence south thirteen degrees west one hundred
sixty poles be the Beginning, containing one hundred and
forty acres which was granted to the said Jacob Westfall
by Deed from the Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia
bearing the date of eighteenth day of April in the Year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty one as
by the said Deed may more fully appear and all houses,
buildings, orchards, ways, water, water courses [etc.]
.. the said Jacob Westfall and Judith his wife ... hereby
granted and released ... unto the said Peter Reeve, his
heirs [etc.] ... The Quit Rents hereafter to grow due
and payable for in respect of the premises only excepted
for eprized [?] ... In witness whereof the said Jacob
Westfall & Judith, his wife have hereunto set their
Names and Seals the day and year first above written.
Sealed and Delivered
Jacob Westfall
in the presence of
Judith Westfall [her mark]
David Scott
William Westfall
Benjamin Scott [his mark]
Mathew Kuykendall [his mark]
At a Court held for
Hampshire County on the 12th Day of March, 1765 This Deed
of Release from Jacob Westfall & Judith, his wife
to Peter Reeve was proved by the oaths of David Scott,
William Westfall & Mathew Kuykendall three of the
witnesses thereunto and ordered to be recorded.
Gabriel Jones Cur
Jacob
apparently accompanied his uncle Abel
Westfall to Virginia about 1747. On Oct. 20, 1748
Jacob was granted 400 acres in the Northern Neck of Virginia
on the Great South Branch of the Potomac. He was added
to the Augusta Co. tax lists on Aug. 28, 1750 along with
Abel Westfall and John
Westfall. In 1764, Jacob
Westfall and Judith Westfall
sold 190 acres on the Diamond Licks of Looney's Creek
in Hampshire County; William Westfall
was a witness. Jacob and Judith probably had other children
in West Virginia. Jacob and Judith's children pioneered
settlement into north central West Virginia and appear
in the records at the same period of time. Jacob,
[or his son] probably with
the assistance of his family, built the Westfall Fort
located near Beverly in Randolph County in the 1770's.
It was the first fort in the Tygart Valley. Jacob Jr.'s
first son [George] is said to have been born at the fort.
[Hutchison, W. Lynn, 1983].
The
History of Upshur County, West Virginia says that Jacob
was the first sheriff of Randolph County, the second county
clerk and a lieutenant of the Randolph County militia. This
history also says the Jacob was the son of James Westfall who
settled in Tygart's Valley in 1772. All evidence argues against
this. The Jacob who was the first sheriff was the Jacob who
married Mary King and died in Putnam County, Indiana.
He most likely the son of Jacob and Judith and James was his
brother. The Jacob who was county clerk was most likely the
son of Cornelius and Elizabeth Westfall who married Judith Booth.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and JUDITH HORNBECK are:
ABEL
WESTFALL.
An account
of an Indian raid on Oct. 16, 1759 lists among the
members of a settlement on Decker's Creek three Thorn
brothers, their brother-in-law William
Westfall and his brother Abel
Westfall along with their wives and children.
Abel was captured; his wife and children were killed.
Another source says the massacre occurred in the spring
of 1759.
43. GEORGE
WESTFALL, d. Abt. 1798, Harrison or Wood County,
Virginia.
JUDY
WESTFALL.
44.
WILLIAM WESTFALL,
b. Bef. March 26, 1735, Minisink, New Jersey; d. Aft.
1819, prob. Ohio.
45.
JOEL WESTFALL,
b. October 14, 1751, Pendleton County, (West) Virginia;
d. August 22, 1838, Beverly, Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
46. JACOB
WESTFALL, b. October 10, 1755, Hampshire Co. (West)
Virginia; d. March 5, 1835, Putnam County, Indiana.
47. JAMES
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1762; d. Abt. 1803, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
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BENJAMIN WESTFALL
(JURIAEN3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. January 29, 1717/18 in Kingston, New York. He
married ANNATJE VAN AAKEN.
Children
of BENJAMIN WESTFALL and ANNATJE VAN AAKEN are:
MARIA WESTFALL,
Baptized. February 7, 1741/42, Minisink, New York.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL,
Baptized. October 18, 1743, Minisink, New York.
SARA WESTFALL,
Baptized. August 4, 1745, Minisink, New York.
JURY WESTFALL,
Baptized. March 29, 1747, Minisink, New York.
MARYA WESTFALL,
Baptized. June 21, 1748, Minisink, New York.
MARGRIET WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 29, 1748/49, Minisink, New York.
JACOBUS WESTFALL,
Baptized. February 24, 1750/51, Minisink, New York.
CORNELIS VAN
AKEN WESTFALL, Baptized. October 7, 1753, Minisink, New
York.
ELISABETH WESTFALL,
Baptized. April 14, 1756, Minisink, New York.
RUSJE WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 28, 1759, Minisink, New York.
DANIEL WESTFALL,
Baptized. July 5, 1763, Minisink, New York.
31.
DANIEL WESTFALL
(JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 1, 1723 in Kingston, New York, and
died Bef. July 29, 1800. He married MARYA
WESTBROEK April 8, 1748 in Minisink, New York,
daughter of ANTHONY WESTBROEK
and AELTIE WESTBROEK.
June 26, 1755, Will
of Anthony Westbroek, yeoman, of
Manissink, Sussex County, New Jersey: Wife, Aeltie, Children
- Johannis, Jacob, Saloman, Gideon, Anthony, Jennetie (wife
of Simon Westvael), Magdalin (wife
of Abraham Shimer), and Maria (wife
of Daniel Westvael). Executors
- sons Johannes and Jacob. Witnesses - Jane
Keater, Cornelis Westbroek,
William Ennes. Proved, Feb. 24,
1759.
Children
of DANIEL WESTFALL and MARYA WESTBROEK are:
48.
ABRAHAM WESTFALL,
Baptized. January 29, 1748/49, Minisink, New York.
ANTONY
WESTFALL, b. December 2, 1750, Minisink, New York.
MARGRIET WESTFALL,
Baptized. March 30, 1752, Minisink, New York.
AELTJE WESTFALL,
Baptized. October 10, 1754, Minisink, New York.
HANNATJE WESTFALL,
Baptized. November 10, 1761, Minisink, New York.
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32.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL
(JACOB3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. September 1, 1723 in Kingston, New York, and
died Abt. 1755 in Minisink, New York. He married GRIETJE
DECKER April 6, 1753 in Minisink, New York.
August 16,
1754 named in affidavit of Samuel
Finch as one of the men who arrested him unlawfully
(border dispute between New Jersey and New York); others
named are Solomon Cartwright,
Petrus Westfall, Jacobus
Westfall and Urian Westfall.
October 11, 1759 Cornelius Westfall,
deceased, mentioned in the petition of William
Cutteback and Philip Swartwout
for the recovery of land involved in the border dispute
between New York and New Jersey. (New Jersey Archives).
Children
of CORNELIUS WESTFALL and GRIETJE DECKER are:
DIEVERTJE
WESTFALL, Baptized. July 7, 1754, Minisink, New York.
MARGRIETJE
WESTFALL, b. February 13, 1755, Minisink, New York.
33.
ELIZABETH WESTFALL
(JACOB3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. January 16, 1725/26 in Sineaquan, New
York. She married CORNELIUS
WESTFALL November 20, 1747 in Minisink,
New York, son of ABEL WESTFALL
and ANNE BOGARD. He
was born Bef. October 15, 1721 in Machackemeck, Deer Park
Township, Orange County, New York, and died Bef. March
11, 1783 in Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia.
One source
claims Elizabeth was born in Rochester, New York. Marriage
record says Sineaquan.
Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church, Oct. 11, 1747 [banns
published]; Cornelis Westfale y.m. born Machackemeck to
Lisabeth Westfael y.d. born Sineaquan, both dwelling there;
married November 20.
Children
are listed below under Cornelius.
34.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL
(ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1) was born
Bef. October 15, 1721 in Machackemeck, Deer Park Township, Orange
County, New York, and died Bef. March 11, 1783 in Hampshire Co.
(West) Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH
WESTFALL November 20, 1747 in Minisink, New York, daughter
of JACOB WESTFALL and MARGARET
DUYTSCHER. She was born Bef. January 16, 1725/26 in
Sineaquan, New York. He married (2) ELEANOR
MAGDALENE WESTFALL Aft. 1770 in Possibly Hampshire Co.,
Virginia, daughter of JACOB WESTFALL
and MARGARET DUYTSCHER. She was
born Bef. October 22, 1721 in Prob. Minisink, New Jersey, and died
in Virginia.
Baptized. Oct. 15,
1721; witnesses Zoloman Freer, Claartjen Westvaal.
Machackemeck Dutch Reformed Church, Oct. 11, 1747 [banns
published]; Cornelis Westfale y.m. born Machackemeck to
Lisabeth Westfael y.d. born Sineaquan, both dwelling there;
married November 20.
Cornelius Westfall
did not come to West Virginia until about 1774. In 1761, he
leased his father's estate from his residence in Essex County,
New Jersey. Cornelius first married his cousin Elizabeth
Westfall on November 20, 1747 in Minisink Valley, New
Jersey. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob
Westfall, brother of Abel, father of Cornelius. According
to the marriage record, Cornelius was born in Machackemeck,
New York and Elizabeth in Sineaquan, new York. Cornelius is
said to have remarried to Elizabeth's sister Eleanor the widow
of David Cole. This is supported
by the appearance of Eleanor Westfall
in the 1783 Hampshire County tax lists after the death
of Cornelius and in the recording of the will. However, Cornelius
used the name Magdalene in his will. [W. Lynn Hutchison]. The
probate lists her as Eleanor, widow of Cornelius - RNW
WILL OF CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VA., Dated Feb. 8, 1781; probated,
Hampshire Co., Va., March 11, 1783 - "In the name of God
Amen, I Cornelius Westfall of the County of Hampshire and the
state of Virginia being very sick and weak but of perfect mind
and memory ... do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament..
The Worldly Estate which it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life, I give ... and dispose of in the following manner..
First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Magdalene Westfall,
the privilege of one third of the benefit of my plantation I
now dwell on as long as she shall bear the name she is now of.
Also, I give and bequeath unto my son, Jacob Westfall, my smooth
gun. Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons, Isaac
Westfall and Zachariah Westfall all my lands and [unreadable]
an equal share with the rest of my children of the movable estate
except such particulars as I shall hereafter mention. I do not
mean for Isaac and Zachariah to hold the land without having
it appraised and paying to such as shall be hereafter named
in particularly such share of land. Fourth, I give and bequeath
unto Jacob Westfall one fifth part of the value of the lands,
and to Cornelius Westfall one fifth part of the value of the
lands, and unto John Westfall one fifth part of the value of
the lands, and my will is if my two sons, Cornelius and John,
should not return that their part of the Estate shall fall to
Isaac and Zachariah. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Mary
Westfall, a feather bed and furniture, a cow and a calf, her
choice of my cattle, two ewes, her choice, and an equal share
of the movable estate. Now my desire is to have the rest of
the moveable estate appraised and let all my children have an
equal part. I do constitute and appoint my friend, Samuel Hornback
and my eldest son, Jacob, as my executors of this my Last Will
and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this eighth day of February, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty one.
Witnesses
present:
Stephen Rudelift
Phineas Wells
[Cornelius
signed with his mark]
"At
Court held for Hampshire County on the 11th day of March
1783, This Last Will and Testament of Cornelius Westfall
deceased was presented in Court by Jacob Westfall one
of the Executors herein named and proved by the oaths
of Stephen Rudelift and Phineas Wells, and ordered to
be recorded. And on the motion of the said Executor, who
made it according to law, Certificate is granted him for
obtaining a probate thereof in due form, giving security.
Where upon, he together with his Security entered into
and acknowledged bond in the penalty of .... for his due
and faithful Execution of the said Decedent's Estate and
performance of his Will. Eleanor Westfall, widow of the
said Decedent having declared that she wants naught of
anything by the same given or bequeathed to her Lecen
an need any benefit or advantage she might claim by the
Hereby."
Test. And..wodrow
Co. Cur.
Cornelius
Westfall's Last Will & Testament
Rec'd and Examined 1783
_____________________________________________________
Part of 12CC270-271,
page 227: Jacob Westfall vs. John Singleton, Appeal from
the High Court of Chancery.
"Sometime in the year of 1749, Lord Fairfax by a
public advertisement invited settlers to that part of
the northern neck where the land in question was, promising
to make rights to such as would settle there. A man of
the name of Vanderpool, having previously made a settlement
upon the tract in dispute, he about this time sold the
same to Abel Westfall who took possession and continued
to hold it until the year of 1755 when he died intestate,
leaving two sons, Cornelius, his eldest, and John. Lord
Fairfax having granted a very large tract of country (including
within it the land in question) to Bryant Martin, received
a reconveyance of it and laid off the whole as a Manor.
"In the year of 1770 upon the application of the
settlers, he, by a writing under his hand, agreed to convey
to them their respective settlements for their lives,
renewable forever, reserving an annual rent, which agreement
was proved and recorded. Cornelius Westfall who at the
time of his father's death and long after lived in the
state of New Jersey, removed to this Commonwealth and
took possession of the land in question about the year
of 1773, and continued to hold it until his death in 1782,
having by his will devised it to his two sons, Isaac and
Zachariah, who afterwards conveyed the same to Jacob Westfall,
the Plaintiff. Cornelius paid rent for this land for some
years, though Lord Fairfax had refused to convey it to
him.
"The defendant who claimed under a purchase from
John Westfall, the younger son of Abel Westfall, by the
defendant's father, and a deed in consequence thereof
from Lord Fairfax in the year of 1773 [1775?] and the
defendant states in his answer that it was customary in
that part of the country, for persons having made settlement
rights to transfer the same by deathbed donation which
were always considered valid. That Abel Westfall made
such a disposition of this land in question to his son,
John, who had shared with him his toil and danger of making
this settlement; that the defendant and his father held
possession until 1774 when Cornelius Westfall took possession.
There is some evidence proving a custom similar to that
mentioned in the answer. The defendant having recovered
the land in ejectment, this bill was filed, praying for
an injunction and conveyance. This Chancellor dismissed
the bill being of the opinion that the equity therein
stated was neither admitted by the answer nor established
by the evidence. If Lord Fairfax had not originally invited
settlement on his lands on the South Branch by a promise
of making them titles, he was nevertheless bound by his
advertisement of the 5th of August 1749 to grant title
to all persons settled thereon. That Abel Westfall being
at that time settled on the land in disputation, was a
purchaser from Vanderpool, the original settler, was entitled
to a grant thereof from Lord Fairfax in the usual terms
of granting his lands; and Abel Westfall dying as untitled
in the year of 1755 without making a will or other disposition
of it, his equitable interest therein descended to Cornelius
Westfall, his eldest son and heir at law (in possession
of the land).
Fall Term, 1793
Children
of Cornelius Westfall and Elizabeth Westfall are:
ANNA
WESTFALL, b. Bef. August 17, 1748, Minisink, New
Jersey.
Machackemeck
Dutch Reformed Church Baptism.
PARENTS: Cornelis Ab. Westfael, Lisabeth Westfael
CHILD: Annatje, Aug. 17, 1748
SPONSORS: Cornelis Westfael, Annatje Westfael
MARGARET
WESTFALL, b. Bef. August 5, 1750, Minisink, New
Jersey; m. HEZEKIAH ROSENCRANSE.
Machackemeck
Dutch Reformed Church Baptism.
PARENTS: Cornelis Westfael, Lisabeth Westfael
CHILD: Margriet, Aug. 5, 1750
SPONSORS: David Cole, Eleonora Westfael, wife
On
August 26, 1795, a complaint was recorded in Randolph
County that two orphans, sons of Jacob Westfall
and living with Hezekiah Rosecrance, ought to be
bound. Joseph and Jonathan were bound to Hezekiah
until each reached legal age. At the February 1796
court, Joseph declared he was about 21.
49. JACOB
WESTFALL, b. Bef. March 11, 1753, Minisink,
New Jersey; d. Abt. 1795, Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
Machackemeck
Dutch Reformed Church Baptism.
PARENTS: Cornelis Westfael, Lisabeth Westfael
CHILD: Jacob, March 11, 1753
SPONSORS: Jacob Westfael, Margriet Westfael
MARY
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1755.
50.
JOHN WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1758; d. December 12, 1824, Harrison County,
Virginia.
51.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL,
b. Bef. January 27, 1759, Minisink, Orange County, New
York.
Machackemeck
Dutch Reformed Church Baptism.
PARENTS: Cornelis Westfael, Lisabeth Westfael
CHILD: Cornelius, Jan 27, 1759
SPONSORS: Cornelius Schoonhoven, Grietie Dekker
52.
ISAAC WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1762; d. Abt. 1803, Pendleton County, Virginia.
53.
ZACHARIAH WESTFALL,
b. Bef. February 18, 1769, Minisink, New Jersey.
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35.
JOHN WESTFALL
(ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1) was
born Bef. October 25, 1724 in Minisink, New Jersey, and died
Abt. April 1789 in Hardy County, Virginia. He married
SARAH VERNOY Abt. 1758,
daughter of JOHANNES VERNOY and
JANNEKER LOUW. She was
born Bef. February 6, 1731/32 in Maryland, and died Abt. 1791
in Hardy County, Virginia.
On September
4, 1746, John Westfall is
a witness to the will of John Bogard
(in New York?). John Westfall came to Augusta County,
Virginia from New York about 1747. On June 18, 1747, he
qualifies as constable in Hampshire County, Virginia.
On April 13, 1789, his will is probated in Hardy County,
Virginia. John owned land next to his father on South
Branchy of Potomac River. All children except Jacob removed
to Knox Co., Indiana.
The will of Sarah (Vernoy) Westfall
is proven and recorded in January 1792 in Hardy County,
Virginia
The will
of John Westfall states in
part: ...I bequeath unto my beloved wife, Sarah, one third
part of my land during her life - also my negro, Jack,
and my wench Megigen, and one third of my movable property...
I give and bequeath to my sons, Isaac
and Jacob Westfall, my plantation
I now live on ... each of them to have an equal part of
upland and bottom land - my son Isaac to have the upper
part of said plantation... It is my will that my aforesaid
plantation be appraised by two or more creditable men
and that my sons, Isaac and Jacob Westfall pay to my sons
Abell, John, Cornelius and Abraham
Westfall ... one-sixth part of such valuation,
deducting out of such payment what I formerly gave them...
I bequeath to my son Isaac Westfall
my negro, Tom, he paying to each of his Brothers
one sixth part of the valuation of said negro ...
It is my will that the remainder of my property be equally
divided amongst all my children and lastly, I do constitute
and appoint my trusty friends, Jacob
Fisher and Ezaekiel Bogard,
also my sons Abell and Cornelius
Westfall, Executors of this my last will and testament
- Signed with my hand and sealed this 9th Feby., 1789.
This will properly signed, witnessed and admitted to probate
in County the 13th day of April, 1789. Ezekiel
Bogard and Cornelius Westfall
in open Court, refused taking upon themselves the burden
of the Execution which is ordered to be certified.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and SARAH VERNOY are:
54. ABEL
WESTFALL, d. 1814, Knox County, Indiana.
55.
JOHN WESTFALL,
d. 1808, Knox County, Indiana.
56.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL,
b. March 9, 1756; d. Greene County, Indiana.
57. ABRAHAM
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1760, Hampshire Co. (West)
Virginia; d. January 1833, Knox County, Indiana.
58. JACOB
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1761; d. 1801, Randolph County,
Virginia.
59.
ISAAC WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1762.
36.
NATHANIEL WESTFALL
(NICLAES3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born October 6, 1728 in Rochester, New York, and died
Aft. April 1782 in New Jersey. He married CATHERINE
WESTFALL.
February,
1761 - Petition of Philip Swartwout
for the recovery of land involved in the border dispute
between New York and New Jersey; mentions Nathaniel
Westfall, Jacob Westfall,
Simon Westfall and Deborah
Davis. (New Jersey Archives).
Children of NATHANIEL WESTFALL
and CATHERINE WESTFALL are:
JOHN WESTFALL.
HANNAH WESTFALL.
ELIZABETH WESTFALL.
MARY WESTFALL.
CHARITY WESTFALL.
CATHERINE WESTFALL.
37.
SIMON WESTFALL
(GYSBERT3,
SIMON2, JURIAEN1)
was born December 2, 1733 in Kingston, New York. He
married JENNETIE WESTBROEK,
daughter of ANTHONY WESTBROEK
and AELTIE WESTBROEK.
June 26, 1755, Will
of Anthony Westbroek, yeoman, of
Manissink, Sussex County, New Jersey: Wife, Aeltie, Children
- Johannis, Jacob, Saloman, Gideon, Anthony, Jennetie (wife
of Simon Westvael), Magdalin (wife
of Abraham Shimer), and Maria (wife of Daniel
Westvael). Executors
- sons Johannes and Jacob. Witnesses - Jane Keater, Cornelis
Westbroek, William Ennes. Proved, Feb. 24, 1759.
October 11, 1759,
petition of William Cutteback and
Philip Swartwout, for the recovery
of land involved in the border dispute between the Westfall's
and Swartwouts; mentioned as defendants Abraham
Vanaken, Abraham Westbrook,
Solomon Cuykendall, Cornelius
Cole, Bryan Hammel, James Clark, Juriaen Westfall, Jacobus Vanaken,
Simon Westfall, Mathew Terwilliger and Jacob Westfall.
(New Jersey Archives).
Child of
SIMON WESTFALL and JENNETIE WESTBROEK is:
60. SIMON
WESTFALL.
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38.
ABRAHAM WESTFALL
(PETER3, NICOLAUS2,
JURIAEN1)
was born November 18, 1755 in Machackemeck, Deer Park Township,
Orange County, New York. He married BLANDINA
VAN ETTEN February 8, 1781 in Deer Park Township,
Orange County, New York, daughter of ANTHONY
VAN ETTEN and ANNATJE DECKER.
She was born September 4, 1763 in Deer Park Township,
Orange County, New York.
Abraham
Westfall was born at Machackemeck
(Deer Park Township, Orange County, N. Y.) Nov. 18, 1755. His
father, Petrus Westfall was killed
by the Indians sometime in 1756 at the outbreak of the French
and Indian War. Abraham's mother apparently returned with him
to live at the home of her parents at Tysebag, across the Delaware
River on the Pennsylvania side. Here she married (Minisink)
Aug. 19, 1757, John Lyde, who also
lived there. Abraham Westfall,
while serving as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, married
in Deer Park Twp., Feb. 8, 1781, Blandina
van Etten, born there, Sept. 4, 1763, daughter of Anthony
van Etten and Annatje Decker.
Abraham and his wife moved to Washington County, Pa. in May
1797. [Frank Hales Allen, 1947].
Children
of ABRAHAM WESTFALL and BLANDINA VAN ETTEN are:
JOSEPH
WESTFALL, b. June 14, 1782, Orange County, New York
HANNAH
WESTFALL, b. February 25, 1784, Orange County, New
York; m. JOHN HORLEDGE
ANNE
WESTFALL, b. February 9, 1786, Orange County, New
York; m. JACOB MARSHALL
EUNICE
WESTFALL, b. March 12, 1788, Orange County, New
York; m. UNKOWN GAMBLE
61.
LEVI WESTFALL,
b. Dec. 7, 1790, Deer Park Twp., Orange Co., N. Y.; d.
Feb. 23, 1869, Ohio.
NAOMI
WESTFALL, b. February 2, 1793, Orange County, New
York; m. UNKNOWN SARGENT.
SIMEON
WESTFALL, b. March 4, 1795.
CATHERINE
WESTFALL, b. January 30, 1798, Washington County,
Pennsylvania; m. JAMES PATRICK
JOHN
WESTFALL, b. June 22, 1800, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS
WESTFALL, b. September 28, 1802, Washington County,
Pennsylvania.
ABRAHAM
WESTFALL, b. April 13, 1809, Washington County,
Pennsylvania.
JAMES
WESTFALL, b. January 31, 1811, Washington County,
Pennsylvania.
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39. DANIEL
WESTFALL (JOHANNES4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. June 18, 1734 in Minisink, New Jersey. He
married ANNE or HANNAH
WESTFALL May 15, 1761. She was born Bef. August
26, 1744.
Daniel Westfall
appears in Augusta County records several times. In 1778 and
1779, Daniel was the executor for Moses
Thompson and Frances Weir
and appraised the estate of J. Springstone.
Also in 1779, Daniel was selected to locate a road in Tygart
Valley. In 1780, 200 acres were surveyed in his name on the
east side of the Tygart Valley River. Daniel was taxed under
Hampshire County in 1783, under Harrison County in 1784 to 1786,
and then in Randolph Co. in 1787 and 1788. In 1787, Daniel was
charged with an additional white tithable. Daniel
Westfall and wife Hannah sold
property in Randolph County on Dec. 8, 1788, after which Daniel
removed to Bullitt County, Kentucky. From a family Bible, the
birth date of Daniel is given as August 22, 1733. The Bible
gives his wife's name as Anne, who is the mother of his son
John. Hannah may be a second wife or her true name since it
appears the Bible information may have been recorded by a grandson
or great-grandson. According to the record, Anne was born Aug.
26, 1744 and they were married May 15, 1761. Their son John
married his cousin Sarah, the daughter of Henry
Westfall. [W. Lynn
Hutchison, 1983].
Children
of DANIEL WESTFALL and ANNE WESTFALL are:
DIANA
WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1772; d. Bef. 1824, Randolph
County, (West) Virginia; m. JAMES
HOLDER, January 8, 1788, Randolph County,
Virginia.
JOHN
WESTFALL, b. December 4, 1772; d. February 3,
1844; m. SARAH WESTFALL,
May 15, 1804, Bullitt County, Kentucky; b. March
20, 1782; d. February 3, 1837.
40. JURIAN
WESTFALL (JOHANNES4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. May 29, 1739 in Minisink, New York, and
died Bef. May 28, 1776 in Sussex County, New Jersey. He
married MARGRIET QUICK.
New Jersey
Archives, Vol. XIV, p. 574-575: March 9, 1775. Will
of Juyan Westvael of
Hardyston, Sussex Co., cordwainer. To my oldest and
only son, Henry Cortwright Westfall,
my 32 1/4 acres of land, when he is 21; wife Marget,
a good support. The rest to Henry
Cortwright Westfall, Jane Westfall, Aplonia Westfall.
Executors - Josias
Cortwright and my brother Henry
Westfall. Witnesses - George
Westfall, James Westfall, Nicholas Christopher.
Proved May, 28, 1776; May 18, 1776, inventory made
by Henry William Cortrecht
and Francis McGee.
Will book 10, p. 424, Essex Co., N. J. Dec. 3, 1753. Will
of Hendrick Janse Cortrecht of
Manissink in Orange Co., New York, yeoman; Cousin Hendrick
Williamse Cortrecht, son of William
Cortrecht, dec'd, to have my land on Great and Little
Manissink Island, with my homestead, except to my wife Gerritje
Cortrecht, the southernmost room of my house. Hendrick
Williamse Cortrecht is to provide for his sister, Gerritje
Cortrecht, Jr., and to allow her the girl which she brought
up, till she is 21. My cousin, Jurrian
Westvael, son of Johannis Westvall,
1/2 of 64 1/4 acres, which was bought of Richard
Gardiner. Executors - wife, Gerritje, and Johannis
Westvall, my brother-in-law. Witnesses - Johannis
Rosekrans, Benjamin Westbrook,
William Ennes. Proved June 26, 1760, Essex County, New
Jersey. June 9, 1760 Inventory: 177.2.4 pounds; by William
Ennes and Tereck VanKeuren Westbroock.
Child
of JURIAN WESTFALL and MARGRIET QUICK is:
HENRY
CORTWRIGHT WESTFALL, b. Bef. November 11, 1765.
41. HENRY
WESTFALL (JOHANNES4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. March 24, 1748/49 in Minisink, New Jersey.
He married SUSANNA KORTREGT
in Minisink, New Jersey. She was born October 23, 1745.
Henry
Westfall paid personal property
tax in Hampshire County in 1782 through 1785. He appears in
the tax list for Jefferson Co., Kentucky on July 7, 1789. In
the 1800 tax list for Bullitt County, Kentucky appear the Westfall's:
Daniel Sr., Daniel Jr., Jacob, John, Samuel, and William.
Family Bible records give Henry's birth date as Aug 24, 1749
which is after the date in the baptism records of Minisink.
Henry's birth date was probably in 1748. The Bible says his
wife Susannah was born Oct. 23, 1745; no marriage record is
given. Their daughter Sarah married cousin John
Westfall, son of Daniel. [Hutchison,
W. Lynn, 1983.]
Henry
Westfall married
Anny Riley in Bullitt
Co., Kentucky on Nov. 13, 1808. This Henry Westfall
would have been sixty years old.
Children
of HENRY WESTFALL and SUSANNA KORTREGT are:
WILLIAM
WESTFALL, b. Bef. February 10, 1773, Minisink,
New Jersey; m. JEMIMA WESTFALL,
September 13, 1791, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
In the 1800
tax list for Bullitt County, Kentucky appear the Westfall's:
Daniel Sr., Daniel Jr., Jacob, John, Samuel, and William.
A William Westfall married Jemima Westfall in Jefferson
Co., which borders Bullitt Co. There is a high probability
that it is this William.
SUSANNAH WESTFALL,
b. Bef. 1775, Minisink, New Jersey; m. WILLIAM
CLEAVER, June 30, 1790, Jefferson County,
Kentucky.
DANIEL WESTFALL,
b. Bef. June 14, 1775, Minisink, New Jersey.
SARAH WESTFALL,
b. March 20, 1782; d. February 3, 1837; m. JOHN
WESTFALL, May 15, 1804, Bullitt County, Kentucky;
b. December 4, 1772; d. February 3, 1844.
ELIZA WESTFALL,
b. Bef. 1788; m. PETER MILLER,
March 30, 1804, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
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42. SAMUEL
WESTFALL (JOHANNES4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. March 24, 1748/49 in Minisink, New York,
and died November 10, 1787. He married MARGARET
LICHERT.
Nov. 10,
1787: Will of Samuel Westfall of Wontage, Sussex County,
New Jersey; Administrix, Margaret Westfall; Bondsman
Joseph Van Aken; Witness - David Westfall, Nov. 10,
1787; Inventory Nov. 15, 1787 by Jacob Dewitt and Benj.
Cuykendall. Samuel was the twin brother of Hendrick
Westfall.
Children
of SAMUEL WESTFALL and MARGARET LICHERT are:
ELIZABETH WESTFALL,
b. Bef. October 17, 1773, Minisink, New Jersey.
CATRATINA WESTFALL,
b. Bef. November 25, 1776, Minisink, New Jersey.
43.
GEORGE WESTFALL
(JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
died Abt. 1798 in Harrison or Wood County, Virginia.
"The Westfall
Family. George, Jacob, Job, William, James
and Cornelius Westfall settled in the Valley as early
as 1772. They were, perhaps, brothers and came to Randolph from
Pendleton. Withers says that one of the Westfall's found and
buried the remains of the Files family who were murdered by
the Indians nearly twenty years previous. This is improbable
from the fact that the Westfall's settled near the mouth of
Mill Creek and William Currence first owned and occupied the
land where Beverly now stands and which had been abandoned by
the Files family. Some years later William Currence and the
Westfall's exchanged lands. Jacob Westfall
was a justice of the peace and a member of the court appointed
by the Governor in the organization of the county. In the same
year he was elected sheriff by his associate justices of the
peace, and thus became the first sheriff of Randolph. The residence
of James Westfall in Beverly was
designated as the court house of Randolph County, May 29, 1787,
the first session having been held the day previous at the residence
of Benjamin Wilson. Cornelius
Westfall was the second sheriff of Randolph in 1789.
George and James Westfall were captains of the militia in 1787.
Jacob Westfall was one of the trustees
of the town of Beverly in 1790. James
Westfall was major of the militia in 1794. The Westfall's
were of German origin and the name was spelled Westphal in the
mother tongue. The Westfall's settled in Pendleton in 1752.
Cornelius Westfall moved to Hamilton County, Ohio." [A
History of Randolph County West Virginia]
George
Westfall appraised the Augusta County estate
of James Stewart in 1772.
George was appointed constable on May 14, 1778 in
Augusta County. In an interview recorded in the Kentucky
Papers of the Draper Manuscript Collection, David
Crouch stated that George Westfall's
fort and his father's were the first forts in the
Tygart Valley. He owned a mill in then Harrison Co.
in the early 1780's and did surveying for Virginia.
George was the original owner of a 400-acre tract
by patent granted May 15, 1784.
Jacob
Jr. and George Sr. were joint owners of then
Harrison County land adjoining George Westfall's Mill
Run. In Randolph Co. records, Jacob
Jr. and wife Susanna sold land to Jacob Sr.
on Feb. 23, 1795 which was conveyed by George to his
son Jacob Jr. on June 24, 1793. This deed from George
to Jacob in 1793 granted only 164 acres. George then
purchased 260 acres on the Little Kanawha River in
Harrison Co. (now Wood Co.) on Aug. 17, 1795 from
James Neal. On Aug. 29,
1797, George Westfall
of Harrison Co. sold a tract "on George Westfall's
Mill Run adjoining land formerly of said George Westfall."
George obtained another 106 acres on the Little Kanawha
on Nov. 22, 1797.
A George
Sr. and George Jr. appear in separate Harrison Co. personal
property tax lists in 1784. The elder was charged with two tithes.
Jacob is listed with George Sr. in the 1788 Randolph Co. personal
property tax list. Another white tithable between 16 and 21
is also charged to George Sr. in the years 1787 to 1792. This
could have been his son James who was mentioned in the estate
settlement of Jacob Westfall; and
who appears on the personal property tax list in 1793 as James
Junior. George Sr. or George Jr. disappeared from Randolph County
tax lists in 1793 as only one is recorded then; the other George
remained in Randolph Co. tax lists until 1795. George
Westfall appears on the Harrison Co. tax lists again
in 1797 with three white tithables; Jacob is also listed. The
other two may be James and Alexander.
The administrator's
bond of Jacob Westfall
for George Westfall,
deceased, was recorded during the February 1798 court
in Harrison County. On March 21, 1798, the executors
of George's estate were ordered to submit a plan of
division to the heirs. Jacob was listed as an heir
with a line drawn through his name in the court record.
Jacob and Alexander remained in Wood County for awhile;
Jacob left about 1816 to possibly Jackson Co., Ohio
and Alexander about ten years later for Pike Co.,
Ohio.
A James
Westfall, age 22, was discharged as a scout
for Randolph Co. in April 1790. James
and wife Anna sold Beverly lot 6 to James Jr.
on Dec. 24, 1792. James and
wife Ariana then sold this lot to Abraham
Springstone on March 23, 1795; the text also
has the spellings Arana and Anna. The first James
appears to the brother of James Jr's father. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
1772,
Appraised the estate of James Stewart in Augusta Co.,
Va.
May 14, 1778, Appointed constable in Augusta Co.,
Va.
May 15, 1784, Original owner of 400 acre tract patent
granted, Augusta Co., Va.
June 24, 1793, Conveyed 164 acres of land to son Jacob
in Randolph Co., Va.
August 17, 1795, Purchased 260 acres on Little Kanawha
River Harrison Co., Va. (Wood Co., W.Va)
February 1798, Harrison Co. Bond of Jacob Westfall
for George Westfall, deceased
Children
of GEORGE WESTFALL are:
HANNAH
WESTFALL, m. JOHN CASEY.
REBECCA
WESTFALL, m. JAMES GIBSON.
SARAH
WESTFALL, m. BENJAMIN
BADGLEY, January 3, 1794, Randolph County,
Virginia.
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, m. ELI WOODBURY.
JACOB
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1767.
Jacob
was listed as an heir to the estate of his father
George. In the court record a line is drawn
through his name. Jacob and brother Alexander
remained in Wood Co. for awhile; Jacob left
about 1816 to possibly Jackson Co., Ohio. A
Jacob Westfall, 45 years or older, is listed
on the 1810 census of Wood Co., Virginia. Alexander
Westfall is also listed in Wood Co. About
1816, Jacob removed to Jackson Co., Ohio
MARY
WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1768; m. JAMES
BODKINS, September 7, 1784, Harrison County,
Virginia.
JAMES
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1768; m. ARIANA
WESTFALL.
A
James Westfall, age 22 was discharged as a scout
for Randolph Co. in April 1790. James and wife
Anna sold Beverly lot 6 to James Jr. on Dec.
24, 1792. James and wife Ariana then sold this
lot to Abraham Springstone on March 23, 1795.
The first James was probably James Jr.'s uncle.
A James Westfall appears on the 1810 census
of Randolph County, Virginia. In the household
there is one male 45 years or older and one
male between 16 and 26 years old. This James
should have been 42 if his age and year of his
discharge are correct. December
24, 1792, Sold lot 6 in Beverly to (cousin)
James Westfall. March 23, 1795, Sold lot 6 in
Beverly to Abraham Springstone. April 1790,
Discharged as a scout for Randolph Co., Va.
at age 22
ALEXANDER
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1780; d. 1862, Knox County,
Illinois; m. PRISCILLA BARNES,
1805.
Alexander
Westfall appears on the 1810 and 1820 censuses for Wood
Co., Virginia. On the 1810 census the oldest male in the
household is between 26 and 45 years of age. Also in Wood
Co. is Jacob Westfall. On the 1820 census the oldest male
is again listed as between 26 and 45. This is consistent
with his estimated birth date of 1780. Alexander removed
to Pike Co., Ohio about 1826.
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44. WILLIAM
WESTFALL (JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. March 26, 1735 in Minisink, New Jersey,
and died Aft. 1819 in prob. Ohio. He married (1) ELIZABETH
THORN. He married (2) MARY.
George,
Jacob, Job, William, James and Cornelius Westfall settled
in the Valley as early as 1772. They were, perhaps, brothers
and came to Randolph from Pendleton. Withers says that one of
the Westfall's found and buried the remains of the Files family
who were murdered by the Indians nearly twenty years previous.
This is improbable from the fact that the Westfall's settled
near the mouth of Mill Creek and William
Currence first owned and occupied the land where Beverly
now stands and which had been abandoned by the Files family.
Some years later William Currence
and the Westfall's exchanged lands. [A
History of Randolph County West Virginia]
An account
of an Indian raid on Oct. 16, 1759 lists among the
members of a settlement on Decker's Creek three Thorn
brothers, their brother-in-law William
Westfall and his brother Abel
along with their wives and children. Abel was captured;
his wife and children were killed. Another source
says the massacre occurred in the spring of 1759.
William Westfall and wife Elizabeth
sold 400 acres on Mill Creek in Hampshire Co. on March
12, 1760. in 1772, William settled 400 acres on Teters
Creek in what is now Barbour County. William also
owned 1000 acres in the Tygart Valley jointly with
five others from which several land grants were made.
A survey of the settlement was recorded in 1784. William
and wife Mary (apparently his second wife) sold property
in Randolph Co. in 1791 and then sold a tract on Teters
Creek on Aug. 26, 1793. The new owner Jeremiah
Cooper sued William on Feb 20, 1796 for fraud
because the land was claimed by others as well. William
and Mary were living in Clark County, Kentucky at
the time. In 1794 William and Mary sold property at
Painted Camps on Teters Creek, and again in 1795 the
couple granted part of their estate by settlement
right to Job Westfall.
William Sr. and Job last appear in the Randolph Co.
personal property tax lists in 1794. in the Randolph
Co. deed book, William Westfall
Sr. of Montgomery Co., Ohio, via letter of
attorney, sold 400 acres of the McDonough tract on
April 22, 1820. In Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio,
Job, George, and Andrew Westfall
and William Westfall,
who is charged with two sons, appear on the 1798 tax
list. Absolom Westfall
paid the Montgomery Co. land tax for William's property
in 1810 after which William resumes payment until
1819. Joel Westfall paid
taxes on property nearby; this land was originally
entered by Job Westfall.
[Hutchison, W.
Lynn, 1983]
March
26, 1735, Bapt. Minisink, New Jersey
March 12, 1760, Sold 400 acres on Mill Creek in Hampshire
Co., Va.
1772, Settled 400 acres on Teters Creek, (Barbour
County) Va.
1784, Survey of settlement in Tygart Valley on 1000
acres owned jointly with 5 others
Bet. 1789 - 1790, Tax list Randolph County, Va.
1791, Sold Randolph County property
August 26, 1793, Sold tract on Teters Creek
1798, Tax list Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio
February 20, 1796, resided Clark County, Kentucky
April 22, 1820,
From Montgomery County, Ohio by attorney sold land
in Randolph Co., Va.
Children
of WILLIAM WESTFALL and ELIZABETH THORN are:
ABSOLOM
WESTFALL, m. MARY KAYLOR,
1807, Montgomery County, Ohio.
1810,
Pays land tax for father in Montgomery Co.,
Ohio
ANDREW WESTFALL.
Andrew
Westfall removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio in
the 1790's. 1798, Tax list Dayton Twp., Montgomery
Co., Ohio. 1793, Chain bearer survey for George
Westfall, Randolph Co., Va.
GEORGE
WESTFALL.
1782 - Listed
in Monongalia County, Virginia with 2 in household
1783 - On the first tax list of Monongalia County,
Virginia
1785 - Hampshire County, Virginia with 2 in
household
1798 - Tax list Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co.,
Ohio
62.
JOB WESTFALL,
d. 1822, Darke County, Ohio.
JOEL
WESTFALL.
Bet.
1810 - 1819, Taxed on land in Montgomery Co.,
Ohio
JUDITH WESTFALL, m. GEORGE
RENNIX, February 25, 1790, Randolph County,
Virginia.
63.
WILLIAM WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1768; d. Abt. September 1821, Randolph County,
Virginia.
64.
MICHAEL WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1770.
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1771; m. WILLIAM
LOW, August 23, 1787, Harrison County,
Virginia.
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45. JOEL
WESTFALL (JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born October 14, 1751 in Pendleton County, (West)
Virginia, and died August 22, 1838 in Beverly, Randolph
County, (West) Virginia. He married MARY
HOUSTON May 19, 1776 in Augusta County, Virginia,
daughter of JAMES HUSTON
and HANNAH. She was born
October 6, 1758, and died January 20, 1795.
Joel
Westfall was appointed constable in Augusta Co. on
March 17, 1774. He is said to have been born Oct.
14, 1751 and married Mary Houston on May 19, 1776.
In Augusta Co. records, the will of Joel Westfall,
recorded on Nov. 17, 1778 names William and Jacob
Jr. administrators of his estate. Joel did not die
until 1838. He and Mary had only two children. March
17, 1774, Appointed constable in Augusta Co., Va.
Children of JOEL WESTFALL
and MARY HOUSTON are:
HANNAH
WESTFALL, b. March 11, 1777; m. HENRY
FRY, June 9, 1795.
65.
JOEL WESTFALL,
b. January 23, 1779, Augusta County, Virginia; d.
August 25, 1858, Kincheloe Creek, Harrison County,
(West) Virginia.
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1780.
On the 1850
Randolph Co. census appears Elizabeth Westfall, age 65,
pauper, living with the Isaac Roy family. She could be
the widow of one of the Randolph County Westfall's, or
she might be the daughter of Joel Westfall.
46. JACOB
WESTFALL (JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born October 10, 1755 in Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia,
and died March 5, 1835 in Putnam County, Indiana. He married
MARY KING 1777 in
Tygarts Valley, Virginia. She was born 1758, and died
1841 in Putnam County, Indiana.
Augusta
County, Virginia, Survey Book #3, pg. 64: Jacob Westfall,
Jr., 150 acres, Augusta County, east side of Tygerts
Valley River joining James Westfall and Joel Westfall
lands; 23 Oct. 1780, Robert Poage, ast., Jno Poage,
SAC
A History
of Randolph County West Virginia; "The Westfall Family.
George, Jacob, Job, William, James and Cornelius Westfall settled
in the Valley as early as 1772. They were, perhaps, brothers
and came to Randolph from Pendleton. Withers says that one of
the Westfall's found and buried the remains of the Files family
who were murdered by the Indians nearly twenty years previous.
This is improbable from the fact that the Westfall's settled
near the mouth of Mill Creek and William Currence first owned
and occupied the land where Beverly now stands and which had
been abandoned by the Files family. Some years later William
Currence and the Westfall's exchanged lands. Jacob Westfall
was a justice of the peace and a member of the court appointed
by the Governor in the organization of the county. In the same
year he was elected sheriff by his associate justices of the
peace, and thus became the first sheriff of Randolph. The residence
of James Westfall in Beverly was designated as the court house
of Randolph County, May 29, 1787, the first session having been
held the day previous at the residence of Benjamin Wilson. Cornelius
Westfall was the second sheriff of Randolph in 1789. George
and James Westfall were captains of the militia in 1787. Jacob
Westfall was one of the trustees of the town of Beverly in 1790.
James Westfall was major of the militia in 1794. The Westfall's
were of German origin and the name was spelled Westphal in the
mother tongue. The Westfall's settled in Pendleton in 1752.
Cornelius Westfall moved to Hamilton County, Ohio."
Virginia
Service Revolutionary War - WESTFALL,
Jacob, wid. Mary - W.9159: Monongalia Co.,
Va. - residing at Tygarts's Valley Va., Vol. June
20, 1781 for six mos. as 1st Lieut. with Capt. Geo.
Jackson's Co., Col. Zachariah Morgan's Va. Reg. -
marched to Morgantown, Va., to the "New Store,"
there joined Gen. Geo. R. Clark descended the River,
landed 4 mi. below Ft. Pitt went to Wheeling; to island
at mouth of Little Kanawha; to falls of Ohio; served
6 mos. Moved in 1792 to Nelson Co., Ky; then to Harden
Co., Ky.; in 1808 to Miami Co., Ohio; 1827 to Clinton
twp., Putnam Co., Ind. Applied for Pens. in Putnam
Co., Ind. 3-5-1833. Born Oct. 10, 1755 in Hampshire
Co., Va.; married Mary King
(1758-1841) in Tygert's Valley, 1777 by Bapt. Min.
Redding; he died Mch. 5, 1835 - wid. allowed pens.
11-13-1838 while residing in Boone Co., Ind. aged
80 years. Their son Cornelius
Westfall, b. 3-7-1778, aged 60 yrs in 1838.
Tygert's Valley now Randolph Co. Cornelius
Thwing, of Morgan Co., Ind. - 78 yrs. knew
Jacob Westfall in Tygert's
Valley, then Monongalia Co., Va., in forepart of 1781,
as 1st Lieut, under Capt. Geo. jackson Co. of Volunteer
Gen. Clark for 6 mos. Added to card: ROSTER of Sold.
Bur. in Indiana, 1938, p. 378 Children
- Annie, Elizabeth, Levi, John, Janet, Mary, Cornelius
(b. 1778).
Jacob served as
First Lieutenant in 1781 in the Augusta Monongahalia militia;
he went on an expedition with George Rogers Clarke against the
Indians. Jacob was pensioned on Sept. 18, 1833. He was appointed
County Lieutenant for Randolph County on Aug. 28, 1787; he also
served as the first sheriff of Randolph County and also as a
justice. He organized scouts to observe Indian travel around
the settlement at Beverly in 1790, but left for Kentucky in
October 1792 leaving no one to certify the claims of his scouts
for pay. In 1792 Jacob and Mary sold property in Randolph Co.
and removed to Kentucky. In 1803 from Nelson Co., Ky., Jacob
and Mary granted land in Randolph Co. to Cornelius
Westfall of Dayton, Ohio. This evidently is their son
as a Montgomery Co., Ohio history says Cornelius
Westfall, a Kentuckian, opened a school in the fall of
1804. The family lived in Nelson Co., Kentucky awhile, then
in Hardin County until 1808 when they moved to Miami Co., Ohio.
Jacob left Ohio in 1827 to settle in Putnam Co., Indiana where
he died on march 5, 1835. his wife Mary was born in 1758 and
died in 1841. Jacob was granted a pension for service in the
Revolution in September 1833 in Montgomery County, Indiana but
was living in Putnam County, Indiana by then. He was awarded
$80.00 a year. After his death in 1835 his wife Mary applied
for pension from Boone County, Indiana in 1838 at age 80. In
Nelson Co., Ky records appear the marriages of Cornelius
Westfall to Elizabeth Bryan
on Oct 13,1795 and Levi Westfall
to Temperance King on Dec. 16,
1802 (the consent for Levi was signed by Jacob
Westfall). Also listed is Reuben
Westfall serving as witness in the marriage of Daniel
King on May 28, 1803. Cornelius
Westfall of Hamilton Co., Ohio sold land on George
Westfall's Mill Run in Randolph Co. on April 8, 1806.
Cornelius Westfall, second school
teacher in Dayton, Ohio and later town director for Troy, Ohio,
married Rachel Dye on April 25,
1809. He must also be the Cornelius who served as Miami County
court clerk starting in 1810. Reuben served as a captain from
Miami County, Ohio in the War of 1812. He and Levi both began
paying taxes on neighboring tracts in Miami County in 1813.
[W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
McWhorter's "Border
Settlers of Northwestern Virginia" says that Jacob was
the builder of Westfall's Fort in Randolph County. Corrine Cutright
article "The Westfall Family" states that Jacob and
Mary had one son, Cornelius (they had several sons and daughters).
E. K. Westfall
(son of Cornelius), Bushnell, Illinois, letter to cousin Frank
Mills (son of Janet Westfall and Daniel Mills), Oct. 17, 1892.
"Dear Cousin - Your letter received this A.M. I sent it
to Mary who may be able to fill in the blanks better than I
can. My information is only traditional, but what I do know
is just as my father told it. Much, I have no doubt forgotten.
I know no other names further back than Grandfather (Jacob).
... I do not remember of father telling of his grandfather.
Nor do I remember of his speaking of any relatives of his except
his Uncle William. I think he went to where Dayton, Ohio now
is and made a farm in the woods. My father (Cornelius) when
he became of age went there and rented some ground in his clearing
and put in a crop of corn. That winter, I remember he told,
while father was gone to Virginia on a collecting tour for some
former residents of that state, the stock ate up his crop. Father
taught the first school ever taught in Dayton. ... An interesting
item connected with the early history of the Westfall's in the
country is the fact of their living on the extreme edge of civilization,
in Tygarts Valley, Randolph Co., Virginia, now West Virginia.
A chain of Forts four or five miles apart, for the protection
of the citizens was built along the valley. In these Forts the
whole population lived during the spring and summer months.
The farms were worked by parties who were constantly guarded
by armed parties. Thus they went from one to another until all
was done. In winter they removed to their farms, the Indians
not venturing to come across the mountains when snow was on
the ground as the settlers could track them back and punish
them for their trepidations. Grandfather was Captain of the
Fort where the town of Beverly now stands. I think father was
born in that stockade. Sister Mary has a good memory and can
give you many items...
Your Cousin
E. K. Westfall.
Letter from
Jacob Mills to his brother Frank Mills (sons of Janet Westfall
and Daniel Mills), dated 1909. [copied by Elma Rust, sent to
Ralph Durrett, June 1975] "... Grandfather Westfall (Jacob)
moved to Kentucky sometime in the latter end of the 18th century.
Came down the Ohio, out of Monongahela in pirogues, with quite
a number of followers. They went up the Kentucky river, then
Salt river, where they settled. He was made a Justice of the
Peace there and held the office long enough to be High Sheriff
by virtue of being the oldest justice. He had held the same
office in Virginia for the same reason. Must have lived in Kentucky
about 20 years - perhaps more. Mother was born in Kentucky (Janet).
I think they moved from there to Miami Co., Ohio about 1810.
Uncle Cornelius had preceded them there. I think he went as
a surveyor."
1781, First Lieutenant
Augusta Monongalia militia
August 28, 1787, Appointed county Lieutenant for Randolph County;
Randolph Co. Sheriff and Justice
1790, Organized scouts to observe Indian activity
around Beverly (West Virginia).
1792, Sold Randolph County property and removed to
Kentucky
1803, Granted Randolph Co. land to Cornelius Westfall
of Dayton, Ohio
1808, Removed to Miami County, Ohio
1803 - 1808, In Nelson County, and Hardin Co., Kentucky
1827, Settled in Putnam County, Indiana
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and MARY KING are:
CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, b. March 7, 1778, Randolph County,
Virginia; d. September 8, 1856, Macomb, Illinois;
m. (1) ELIZABETH BRYAN,
October 13, 1795, Nelson County, Kentucky; m.
(2) RACHEL DYE, April
25, 1809, Miami County, Ohio; m. (3) SARAH
MARY DAVIS, October 28, 1856, Miami County,
Ohio.
Jacob
and Mary (King) Westfall
granted land in Randolph Co. to Cornelius
Westfall of Dayton, Ohio. This evidently
is their son as a Montgomery Co., Ohio history
says Cornelius Westfall,
a Kentuckian, opened a school in the fall of
1804. In Nelson Co., Ky records appear the marriages
of Cornelius Westfall
to Elizabeth Bryan
on Oct 13,1795. Cornelius Westfall of Hamilton
Co., Ohio sold land on George
Westfall's Mill Run in Randolph Co. on
April 8, 1806. Cornelius
Westfall, second school teacher in Dayton,
Ohio and later town director for Troy, Ohio,
married Rachel Dye
on April 25, 1809. He must also be the Cornelius
who served as Miami County court clerk starting
in 1810. Was only the second teacher in Dayton,
Ohio. Town director for Troy, Ohio; 1810, Miami
Co., Ohio county clerk. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
LEVI WESTFALL, b. 1782, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia; d. November 16, 1848, Boone County,
Indiana; m. (1) TEMPERANCE
KING, December 16, 1802, Nelson County,
Kentucky; m. (2) MARGARET
PETTIT, April 4, 1811, Miami County, Ohio.
In
Nelson Co., Ky records appear the marriage Levi
Westfall to Temperance
King on Dec. 16, 1802 (the consent for
Levi was signed by Jacob
Westfall). Reuben
and Levi Westfall both began paying taxes
on neighboring tracts in Miami County in 1813.
[W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, b. 1784, Randolph County, (West)
Virginia; d. October 16, 1851, Putnam County,
Indiana; m. DAVID SWANK,
October 23, 1800, Hardin County, Kentucky.
REUBEN WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1787; m. ELIZABETH
TUCKER, March 2, 1805, Hardin County, Kentucky.
See Virginia
Westfall's Family Tree
In Nelson Co., Ky records Reuben
Westfall served as witness in the marriage
of Daniel King
on May 28, 1803. Reuben served as a captain
from Miami County, Ohio in April of 1812. He
and Levi Westfall
both began paying taxes on neighboring tracts
in Miami County in 1813.
JOHN
WESTFALL, b. 1788, Randolph County, (West)
Virginia; m. RACHEL
ANNA WESTFALL, b. 1790, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia; d. Iowa; m. JOHN
ANDERSON, April 2, 1807, Hardin County,
Kentucky.
MARY WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1796; m. (1) ZACHEUS
TIBERGHIN; m. (2) JERAMIAH
KING, February 11, 1812, Hardin County,
Kentucky.
JANET WESTFALL, b. August 13, 1799, Bardstown,
Kentucky; d. March 28, 1863, Jefferson, Iowa;
m. DANIEL MILLS,
December 22, 1821, Miami County, Ohio.
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47.
JAMES WESTFALL
(JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1762, and died Abt. 1803 in Hamilton County,
Ohio. He married ANN TRUBY
December 29, 1786 in Harrison County, Virginia, daughter
of JONATHAN TRUBY. She died
Abt. 1811.
August
County, Virginia Surveys: Survey Book # 3, pg. 64,
James Westfall, 193 acres, Augusta County, on east
side of Tygert's Valley River on Files's Creek joining
Jacob Westfall and William Casidy; Robert Poage, ast;
Jno Poage SAC, 23 Oct. 1780
James
Westfall owned land on Files
Creek (Beverly, W. Va.); the survey was recorded on Oct. 23,
1783. The property adjoined Jacob Westfall
and Jacob Westfall Jr. and was
assigned to him by Jacob. This was part of a certificate of
land awarded Jacob Westfall by
right of settlement. Other parts were transferred to Joel
Westfall and Jacob Jr.,
and were also surveyed prior to 1784. James first appears in
the personal property tax lists of Harrison Co. in 1786. he
married Ann Truby, daughter of
Jonathan Truby on Jan. 4, 1787
in Harrison County. James Westfall
is mentioned in the act to establish Beverly on Dec. 16, 1790.
He and wife Ann granted 22 lots in Beverly from 1792 to 1795.
In 1792, James and Anna Westfall sold lot 6 in Beverly to James
Westfall, Jr. James no longer appears in Randolph Co.
tax lists in 1795; the family apparently removed to Ohio. The
Westfall Family. George, Jacob, Job, William,
James and Cornelius Westfall settled in the Valley as
early as 1772. They were, perhaps, brothers and came to Randolph
from Pendleton. The residence of James
Westfall in Beverly was designated as the court house
of Randolph County, May 29, 1787, the first session having been
held the day previous at the residence of Benjamin
Wilson. George and James Westfall
were captains of the militia in 1787. James
Westfall was major of the militia in 1794. [A History
of Randolph County West Virginia]
James
Westfall appears in Montgomery County, Ohio
in 1798 with William, George,
Job and Andrew Westfall. Anne
Westfall is listed as the administratrix of
James' estate on Mar. 29, 1803 in Randolph Co. court
minutes. A letter of attorney was executed by Ann
Westfall to Cornelius
Westfall in Hamilton Co., North Western Territory;
it was recorded in Randolph Co. at the September 1802
court. Ann Westfall married
Jeremiah York on Apr.
7, 1805 in Greene Co., Ohio. She is listed in the
Greene Co. land tax books as the original owner of
three tracts; a Christopher
Truby is listed nearby. Ann
York seems to have died about 1820. In 1811
in Greene Co., guardians for the minors of James
Westfall, deceased, were assigned: Celista,
age 15 to David Huston; Elbert, age 12 to William
Van Cleve; Cynthia, age 10 to William Van Cleve.
The court order for the transfer of a Beverly town
lot, dated Nov. 24, 1835, mentioned that the defendants,
heirs of James Westfall,
were non-residents of the commonwealth. From the deed
dated June 29, 1836 in Randolph Co., James' heirs
included Joel, Jacob, John and
James. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
October
23, 1783, Survey recorded land of James Westfall on
Files Creek.
1786, Listed on personal property tax roll, Harrison
Co., Va.
December 16, 1790, Listed in the act to establish Beverly.
1792, Sold a lot in Beverly to James Westfall, Jr.
March 29, 1803, Wife, Anne administrator to the estate
of James
Children
of JAMES WESTFALL and ANN TRUBY are:
JOEL
WESTFALL.
JOHN
WESTFALL.
JACOB WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1790.
JAMES
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1790.
CELISTA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1796.
ELBERT WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1799.
CYNTHIA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1801.
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48. ABRAHAM
WESTFALL (DANIEL4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. January 29, 1748/49 in Minisink, New York.
He married ANTJE WESTBROECK.
Children
of ABRAHAM WESTFALL and ANTJE WESTBROECK are:
MARIE
WESTFALL, b. Bef. September 12, 1770.
66.
DANIEL WESTFALL,
b. Bef. October 17, 1773, Minisink, New Jersey.
DERECK
WESTFALL, b. Bef. November 25, 1776.
BENJAMIN WESTFALL, b. Bef. November 1,
1780.
SOLOMON WESTFALL, b. Bef. March 5, 1786.
LIDIA WESTFALL, b. September 18, 1788.
ALLIE WESTFALL, b. September 13, 1791.
49.
JACOB WESTFALL
(CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. March 11, 1753 in Minisink, New Jersey,
and died Abt. 1795 possible in Bullit County, Kentucky.
He married (1) JUDITH BOOTH
probably d. bef. 1786; (2) Elizabeth.
W. Lynn
Hutchison, 1983: Jacob was one of the executors of
the will of his father Cornelius.
He apparently purchased his brothers
Isaac and Zachariah
shares of the inherited estate. The land was situated
in that part of Hampshire Co. which later became Hardy
Co. and later became Pendleton County. Jacob remained
in Hardy Co. at least until 1786. On Feb. 7, 1786,
he sold the rights to his share, including the share
he purchased from Isaac, of 95 acres with the contingency
that his brother Zachariah
would sell his share also. There was no dower interest
release following the entry in the deed book (indicating
that Jacob possibly was unmarried or a widower at
the time).
INDENTURE,
ZACHARIAH WESTFALL TO JACOB WESTFALL JR., 28 Oct.
1789: This indenture of agreement made this twenty-eighth
day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand,
seven hundred and eighty nine, Witnesseth that I,
Zachariah Westfall of the County of Randolph and the
State of Virginia for and in the consideration of
the sum of forty pounds current money of Virginia
to me in hand paid by Jacob Westfall, Jr. of the County
of Hardy and the State aforesaid, the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and do by these presents bargain
and sell all my Right, Title and Claim by virtue of
my Father's last will and testament one half of a
tract of land containing ninety five acres lying in
Lord Fairfax Manor on the South Branch and coursed
by John Westfall's land on the one side and Joseph
Petties land on the other side which land is now possessed
by Jacob Westfall Jr. and is in law between the said
Jacob Westfall Jr. and John Singleton unto the above
named Jacob Westfall Jr. which half of ninety five
acres the said Jacob Westfall Jr. should recover the
said land by law. The said land is to be his and his
heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby by these
presents in open and plain market sell and make over
for myself, and my heirs all my right and claim of
the said land unto the said Jacob Westfall Jr. his
heirs and assigns by virtue of my father's last will
and Testament. Now if the said Jacob Westfall Jr.
should recover the said land by law then I, myself,
my heirs or Executors are to make over a deed and
lawful right such as the law requires for the more
efficient conveyance of land to the said Jacob Westfall
Jr. his heirs and assigns. In witness whereof I have
here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above
be written.
Zachariah Westfall
Signed Sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of
Isaac Westfall
Robr. McCabe
At a court held for Hardy County the 12th day of April
1790
This Indenture and wording was proven by the oaths
of the witnesses and ordered to be recorded
By the Court
Ed Williams
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Part
of 12CC270-271, page 227: Jacob Westfall vs. John
Singleton, Appeal from the High Court of Chancery.
"Sometime in the year of 1749, Lord Fairfax by
a public advertisement invited settlers to that part
of the northern neck where the land in question was,
promising to make rights to such as would settle there.
A man of the name of Vanderpool, having previously
made a settlement upon the tract in dispute, he about
this time sold the same to Abel Westfall who took
possession and continued to hold it until the year
of 1755 when he died intestate, leaving two sons,
Cornelius, his eldest, and John. Lord Fairfax having
granted a very large tract of country (including within
it the land in question) to Bryant Martin, received
a reconveyance of it and laid off the whole as a Manor.
"In the year of 1770 upon the application of
the settlers, he, by a writing under his hand, agreed
to convey to them their respective settlements for
their lives, renewable forever, reserving an annual
rent, which agreement was proved and recorded. Cornelius
Westfall who at the time of his father's death and
long after lived in the state of New Jersey, removed
to this Commonwealth and took possession of the land
in question about the year of 1773, and continued
to hold it until his death in 1782, having by his
will devised it to his two sons, Isaac and Zachariah,
who afterwards conveyed the same to Jacob Westfall,
the Plaintiff. Cornelius paid rent for this land for
some years, though Lord Fairfax had refused to convey
it to him.
"The defendant who claimed under a purchase from
John Westfall, the younger son of Abel Westfall, by
the defendant's father, and a deed in consequence
thereof from Lord Fairfax in the year of 1773 [1775?]
and the defendant states in his answer that it was
customary in that part of the country, for persons
having made settlement rights to transfer the same
by deathbed donation which were always considered
valid. That Abel Westfall made such a disposition
of this land in question to his son, John, who had
shared with him his toil and danger of making this
settlement; that the defendant and his father held
possession until 1774 when Cornelius Westfall took
possession. There is some evidence proving a custom
similar to that mentioned in the answer. The defendant
having recovered the land in ejectment, this bill
was filed, praying for an injunction and conveyance.
This Chancellor dismissed the bill being of the opinion
that the equity therein stated was neither admitted
by the answer nor established by the evidence. If
Lord Fairfax had not originally invited settlement
on his lands on the South Branch by a promise of making
them titles, he was nevertheless bound by his advertisement
of the 5th of August 1749 to grant title to all persons
settled thereon. That Abel Westfall being at that
time settled on the land in disputation, was a purchaser
from Vanderpool, the original settler, was entitled
to a grant thereof from Lord Fairfax in the usual
terms of granting his lands; and Abel Westfall dying
as untitled in the year of 1755 without making a will
or other disposition of it, his equitable interest
therein descended to Cornelius Westfall, his eldest
son and heir at law (in possession of the land).
Fall Term, 1793
My
take on this document is as follows: This is a ruling
on an appeal of an earlier ruling by the High Court Chancellor
that awarded the land to John Singleton because of Abel's deathbed
donation to his son John (who sold the land to Singleton's father).
The ruling in this appeal, however, seems to reverse that and
states that Cornelius was the rightful heir because Able died
intestate. If someone thinks I'm way off base here, please
let me know and give me your interpretation. I may be missing
some documents that would clear up this question, as well as
the one about which Jacob was clerk of Randolph County Court
- RNW
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CALENDAR
OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, 1652-1781. Eleven volumes.
Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia
Vol. 6, pages 269-270
JACOB WESTFALL'S BOND AS CLERK OF RANDOLPH COUNTY
Know all men by those presents that we, Jacob Westfall of the
county of Hardy, and Hezekiah Rosenkrons & Cornelius Westfall,
of the county of Randolph, and commonwealth of Virginia, are
held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Henry Lee, Esq., Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to his successors, in the
just and full sum of one thousand pounds current money, for
which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves,
our heirs, executors and administrators Jointly severally and
firmly by these presents.
In witness
whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 28th
day of January, 1793.
The condition
of the above obligation is, that whereas the above Bound Jacob
Westfall hath this day by the court of the said county of Randolph,
been appointed clerk of the Court for the said County. If, therefore,
the said Jacob Westfall doth duly and faithfully execute his
office, and doth not, at any time, remove or carry, or suffer
to be removed or carried out of the said county, the Records
and papers of the Court whereof he is clerk, or any part thereof,
except in cases allowed by law, then this obligation to be void,
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in open Court.
JACOB WESTFALL [seal]
HEZEKIAH ROSEKRONS [seal]
CORN'L WESTFALL [seal]
Teste: ROBERT MAXWELL, Sen'r Magistrate
Ralph Durret
and Lynn Hutchinson believed that this Jacob (in the above bond)
was the son of John and grandson of Abel Westfall and whose
wife was Sidney Pugh. It appears to me that it is more likely
he was the son of Cornelius and grandson of Abel and his wife
was Judith Booth. Hezekiah Rosenkrans was his brother-in-law
(husband of Margaret, daughter of Cornelius) and Cornelius (Jr.)
was his brother. However, Jacob, son of John, was from Hardy
County and he apparently moved out of the county about the time
of this bond. However, if Jacob (husband of Judith Booth) in
fact did remove to Kentucky in 1789 then the bond was the Jacob
who married Sidney Pugh - Unless the date in the document was
copied incorrectly. This bond was a printed copy. We need
a copy of the original document to rule out errors.
On August
26, 1795, a complaint was recorded in Randolph County
that two orphans, sons of Jacob
Westfall and living with Hezekiah
Rosecrance, ought to be bound. Joseph
and Jonathan were bound to Hezekiah until each
reaches legal age. At the February 1796 court, Joseph
declared he was about 21. The will of Josiah
Westfall, alias Joseph,
was recorded in Randolph County on July 9, 1802. he
mentions his brother Cornelius
of Harrison County, his brother Jonathan,
and Zachariah Westfall.
Among those owing money to Joseph's estate are Zachariah
Westfall for two years labor and Hezekiah
Rosecrance for 17 days of work. Joseph
Westfall appears in the Randolph Co. tax lists
with Hezekiah Rosecrance
in 1802, and by himself from 1807 to 1811. Elizabeth
Westfall appears in the personal property tax
lists of Randolph Co. in 1790 through 1793 being charged
with a white tithable between 16 and 21 in each of
those years. If the tithable was Joseph, then Elizabeth
might be Jacob's widow. [W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983].
Note
for Elizabeth: Bullitt Co., Kentucky, 19 Mar.
1799 Deed of Gift, Elizabeth Westfall of Bullitt Co.
to Samuel Westfall of the same county, for the natural
love and affection I have for my beloved son, hereunto
moving, all my right to 1/3 part of tract in Hardy
Co., Virginia near to Morefield Town. Signed
Elizabeth (X her mar) Westfall. Witness, Geo. W. Harris,
Mary (X her mark) Marshall, Henry Field. Proved 28
May 1799 by George W. Harris & Mary Marshall,
Tho. Speed.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and JUDITH BOOTH are:
JOSEPH
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1775; d. Bef. July 9, 1802,
Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
JONATHAN
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1786.
CORNELIUS
WESTFALL
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50. JOHN
WESTFALL (CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1758, and died December 12, 1824 in Harrison
County, Virginia. He married MARGARET
WOLFE, daughter of NICHOLAS
WOLFE and CHRISTINA.
She was born Abt. 1766.
John
Westfall was on military duty when his father
made his will in 1781. John
Westfall of Harrison Co. filed a service declaration
dated June 15, 1818 in which he states he enlisted
in 1780 from Hampshire Co. in Capt. Wallace's Company
of the Virginia Line 7th Regiment. He gave his age
as 60 and his wife's as 54; his occupation was a laborer
at which he could no longer earn a living. John married
Margaret Wolfe, daughter
of Nicholas and Christina Wolfe
and sister to Hannah, wife of
Zachariah Westfall. John Westfall and wife
Margaret of Harrison Co. sold a tract in Randolph
Co. formerly belonging to Nicholas
Woolf, deceased, to Hezekiah
Rosecrance on Oct. 24, 1803. A John
Westfall appears in the Randolph Co. personal
property tax lists for 1787, 1790, 1791 and 1795 through
1801; and in the Harrison Co. lists for 1792 and 1793.
A survey for John Westfall,
assignee of William Westfall,
was recorded in Randolph Co. in 1791. He is listed
in the 1810 and 1820 censuses for Harrison County.
A request for exemption from county levies was granted
to John on June 15, 1818. John died on Dec. 12, 1824.
Jacob Westfall appeared
at the June 20, 1825 Harrison Co. court to request
letters of administration of John's estate. Jacob
could very well be his son as one male is listed with
John in the 1820 census. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
1780, Enlisted fm Hampshire
Co. in Capt. Wallace's Company Va. Line, 7th Regiment
1792
- 1793, Personal property tax rolls, Harrison Co.,
Va.
1787 - 1801, On personal property tax rolls, Randolph
Co., Virginia
October 24, 1803, Sold land in Randolph Co. of Nicholas
Wolfe, deceased to Hezekiah Rosecrance
1810, Living in Harrison Co. (W. Va.)
1820, Living in Harrison Co. (W. Va.)
June 15, 1818, Granted exemption from Harrison Co.
levies
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and MARGARET WOLFE are:
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, m. GEORGE
CASTO, September 29, 1807, Harrison Co.,
VA.
67.
JACOB WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1790, Hardy Co., VA; d. 1848, Braxton County,
Virginia.
68.
STEPHEN WESTFALL,
b. 1792, Virginia.
51. CORNELIUS
WESTFALL (CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1) was baptized.
January 27, 1759, and died Abt. 1844 in Lewis County, Virginia.
The name of his first wife is unknown. He married (2) ELIZABETH
HELMICK January 13, 1796 in Randolph Co., (West) Virginia.
She was born Abt. 1775, and died Bef. 1830.
Machackemeck
Dutch Reformed Church Baptism.
PARENTS: Cornelis Westfael, Lisabeth Westfael
CHILD: Cornelius, Jan 27, 1759
SPONSORS: Cornelius Schoonhoven, Grietie Dekker
Cornelius
was not living in Hardy County (West Virginia) at
the time his father Cornelius made his will dated
February 8, 1781. He is said to have been in military
duty at the time (Hutchison, W. Lynn, 1983). This
seems strange since his Rev. War pension was denied.
He claimed he thought he was eligible because of his
service during the Indian wars after the Rev. War
was over.
Revolutionary War
Pension application R-11333, National Archives, Washington,
D.C. Cornelieus Westfall of Lewis County an applicant for a
pension. Declaration made in the spring of 1834. Jacob J. Jackson
of Lewis County a gentleman of character and substance says
that some short time past Westfall being at his house and having
previously heard that he had applied for a pension and that
subject being introduced in conversation, he Jackson told Westfall,
"that in swearing that he had been a soldier in the Revolutionary
War he ad sworn to a lie." Westfall replied, "You
don't know as much as you think you do." Jackson then read
and explained the pension law to Westfall, after which Westfall
said he had been ... upon by "them fellows" that he
had been made to believe that he was entitled to a pension for
services in the Indian wars that were carried on after the War
of the Revolution had terminated. Westfall then told Jackson
that Jonathan Wamsley "had done him disservice." Respectfully
Reported, W G Singleton, Special Agent, July 1834.
Abstract
of the will of Jacob Helmick: Randolph County Courthouse
-- Will Book #2, pg. 2
In the name of God, amen. I, Jacob Helmick of the
county of Randolph, state of Virginia being in perfect
memory and knowing [that it is] ordained for all men
once to die, stave thought proper ---- of all the
worldly estate with which it has pleased [God to bless]
me with in the following manner ... I give and devise
to my daughters Elizabeth Westfall,
wife of Cornellias Westfall and to Sarah Boser,
wife of Jacob Boser, and to Molly Buffington, wife
of Jonathan Buffington, and to my daughter Barbara
Clarke, wife of William Clarke the sum of $1.00 each
... In the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 13 day of June 1815.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the said Jacob
Helmick in the presence of us.
Edwin Duncan, Thomas Scott, Richard Kittle
Jacob [X] Helmick
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HISTORY OF LORENTZ COMMUNITY,
By A. J. Marple 1923 - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/upshur/history/lorentz.txt
Cornelius Westfall was the first settler on Saul's
Run. He was the grandfather of George W. Allman and
the late Jacob M. Allman.
June 23, 1800, Cornelius
and wife Elizabeth sell 97 acres in the Tygart Valley
of Randolph Co.
1810, Harrison County, (West) Virginia census
1815, Mentioned in the will of Elizabeth's father
Jacob Helmick.
1820 - 1840, Lewis County, (West) Virginia censuses
Children
of CORNELIUS WESTFALL and ELIZABETH HELMICK are:
NANCY
WESTFALL, b. 1799; m. PETER
CUTRIGHT, December 9, 1816, Harrison County,
Virginia.
BARBARA
WESTFALL, b. 1802; m. GEORGE
ALLMAN, December 21, 1820, Lewis County,
Virginia. (children George W. Allman and Jacob
M. Allman).
69.
WALTER M. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1803, Virginia.
70.
JOHN H. WESTFALL,
b. 1806, Harrison Co., VA; d. May 1, 1870, Upshur
Co., WV.
71.
PETER WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1819, Virginia.
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52.
ISAAC WESTFALL (CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1762, and died Abt. 1803 in Pendleton County,
Virginia.
Isaac
Westfall appears
in the Pendleton and Hardy Co. personal property tax
lists from 1790 to 1796, sometimes as Isaac Senior.
An Isaac Westfall appears
in the Randolph Co. personal property tax lists in
1787 and 1789. This may have been the same Isaac having
accompanied his brother Zachariah
to Randolph Co. and acquiring some property. In Randolph
Co. on Aug. 20, 1803 the inventory of the sale of
Isaac Westfall's Randolph
Co. estate is recorded, and again on Sept. 17, 1803
appears the appraisement of his personal effects in
Pendleton Co. Zachariah Westfall
was the administrator. On June 27, 1803 the minor
heirs of Isaac were assigned guardians: Mary
to Jacob Weese Sr.; Eve to Jacob Weese Jr.; Moses
to John Wilson (born about 1794); Solomon to Moses
Wilson (married Mary Moore); Cornelius to Hezekiah
Rosencranse then Henry Harper.
[W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Children
of ISAAC WESTFALL are:
EVE
WESTFALL.
As
a minor child of Isaac Westfall, deceased, bound
to Jacob Weese, Jr. in Pendleton County in 1803.
MARY
WESTFALL.
As
a minor child of Isaac Westfall, deceased, bound
to Jacob Weese, Sr. in Pendleton County in 1803.
SOLOMON WESTFALL, m. MARY
MOORE, July 27, 1815, Randolph County, (West)
Virginia.
As
a minor child of Isaac Westfall, deceased, bound
to Moses Wilson in Pendleton County in 1803.
CORNELIUS
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1794; m. EDITH
WILSON, April 2, 1815, Harrison County, (West)
Virginia.
Cornelius
Westfall as
a minor child of Isaac Westfall,
deceased, was bound to Hezekiah
Rosencranse in Pendleton County in 1803,
then to Henry Harper.
This Cornelius Westfall is probably the same who
owned land on Salt Lick Creek in now Braxton Co.
from 1817 until he moved to Randolph Co. about
1827. He did not appear in the 1840 census for
Virginia. Cornelius
appears on the 1820 census for Lewis Co., Virginia
in the 26-45 age bracket. A young female between
16 and 26 years of age and several children indicate
that this Cornelius was probably not much older
than 26 in 1820.
MOSES
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1794, Virginia.
Moses
Westfall, a
minor child of Isaac Westfall,
deceased, was bound to John
Wilson in Pendleton County in 1803. A Moses
Westfall, age 56, appears on the 1850 census
of Hardy Co., Virginia. He is listed in a household
other than his own.
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53.
ZACHARIAH WESTFALL
(CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. February 18, 1769 in Minisink, New Jersey.
He married HANNAH WOLFE
January 2, 1788 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia, daughter
of NICHOLAS WOLFE and CHRISTINA
WOLFE. She was born Abt. 1770.
INDENTURE,
ZACHARIAH WESTFALL TO JACOB WESTFALL JR., 28 Oct.
1789: This indenture of agreement made this twenty-eighth
day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand,
seven hundred and eighty nine, Witnesseth that I,
Zachariah Westfall of the County of Randolph and the
State of Virginia for and in the consideration of
the sum of forty pounds current money of Virginia
to me in hand paid by Jacob Westfall, Jr. of the County
of Hardy and the State aforesaid, the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and do by these presents bargain
and sell all my Right, Title and Claim by virtue of
my Father's last will and testament one half of a
tract of land containing ninety five acres lying in
Lord Fairfax Manor on the South Branch and coursed
by John Westfall's land on the one side and Joseph
Petties land on the other side which land is now possessed
by Jacob Westfall Jr. and is in law between the said
Jacob Westfall Jr. and John Singleton unto the above
named Jacob Westfall Jr. which half of ninety five
acres the said Jacob Westfall Jr. should recover the
said land by law. The said land is to be his and his
heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby by these
presents in open and plain market sell and make over
for myself, and my heirs all my right and claim of
the said land unto the said Jacob Westfall Jr. his
heirs and assigns by virtue of my father's last will
and Testament. Now if the said Jacob Westfall Jr.
should recover the said land by law then I, myself,
my heirs or Executors are to make over a deed and
lawful right such as the law requires for the more
efficient conveyance of land to the said Jacob Westfall
Jr. his heirs and assigns. In witness whereof I have
here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above
be written.
Zachariah Westfall
Signed Sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of
Isaac Westfall
Robr. McCabe
At a court held for Hardy County the 12th day of April
1790
This Indenture and wording was proven by the oaths
of the witnesses and ordered to be recorded
By the Court
Ed Williams
Zachariah
Westfall is listed on the 1810 census for Harrison Co.,
Virginia. He is listed on the 1820 and 1830 censuses for Lewis
Co. There is some confusion concerning this family's ancestor.
The Wilbur C. Morrison article says that the West Virginia pioneer
ancestor (for Upshur Co. Westfall's) was James. It then gives
the line to Opha M. Westfall: 1.
James, 2. Jacob, 3. Zachariah, 4. Martin, 5. Eli, 6. Opha Marshall
Westfall. The History of Upshur County, West Virginia
by W. B. Cutright (probably published about 1910) also states
that Zacharias was the son of Jacob, based on the word of Watson
Westfall, grandson of Zacharias, to his grandson the
Rev. G. G. Westfall. It is likely
that the Morrison article was based on the Upshur County history.
The Upshur County history identifies Zacharias' father as the
Jacob who built Westfall's Fort. I'm not convinced of this (Jacob,
Jurien, Johannes, Juriaen). I haven't been able to sort out
all the James Westfall's in early Virginia; however, I do not
believe James Westfall was the father of Zacharias. He does
fit neatly into the lineage I've assigned him (1. Juriaen, 2.
John, 3. Abel, 4. Cornelius) Unfortunately, neat does not always
mean right. [R. N. Wall, 1998]
Zachariah
married Hannah Wolfe
in Randolph County on Jan 2, 1788. She was the daughter
of Nicholas and Christina Wolfe
and the sister of Margaret
who married Zachariah's brother John. he paid personal
property tax in Harrison Co. in 1785 when he became
16. Randolph Co. tax lists show he was taxed as over
21 in 1789. Zachariah purchased 179 acres on hastings
Run in Harrison Co. on April 18, 1791. Zachariah then
settled on 47 acres on Stony Run of Hackers Creek
in Lewis County. Andrew
Westfall began paying personal property tax
in Harrison Co. in 1810. He bought 68 acres on Mud
Lick Run in now Upshur Co. in 1812 which he and his
wife Elizabeth sold in
1826. He seems to reappear in the Mason Co. census
for 1830. Zachariah and family are said to have removed
to present Jackson Co. (then Mason) about 1827. Tax
lists indicate that only Zachariah and Owen may have
moved then. Andrew seems to have joined them in 1830.
[Hutchison, W.
Lynn, 1983].
On Feb.
7, 1786, Jacob Westfall
sold the rights to his share of his father's estate,
including the share he purchased from brother Isaac
with the contingency that his brother Zachariah would
also sell his share. The will of Josiah
Westfall, alias Joseph, was recorded in Randolph
County on July 9, 1802. he mentions his brother Cornelius
of Harrison County, his brother Jonathan,
and Zachariah Westfall.
Among those owing money to Joseph's estate are Zachariah
Westfall for two years labor and Hezekiah
Rosecrance for 17 days of work.
Zachariah
Westfall is listed on the 1810 census for Harrison
Co., Virginia. He is listed on the 1820 and 1830 censuses
for Lewis Co.
Children
of ZACHARIAH WESTFALL and HANNAH WOLFE are:
SUSANNAH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1790, Randolph
County, (West) Virginia; m. DAVID
CASTO, April 20, 1807.
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, b. May 1, 1791, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia; d. October 4, 1879; m. JACOB
CUTRIGHT, 1813, Harrison County, (West)
Virginia.
72.
ANDREW WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1795, Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
73.
GEORGE WESTFALL,
b. April 12, 1796, Westfall homestead, Randolph
County, Virginia; d. October 11, 1873, Upshur County,
(West) Virginia.
74.
JACOB C. WESTFALL,
b. 1797, Virginia.
75.
JOHN S. WESTFALL,
b. November 1, 1800, Randolph County, (West) Virginia;
d. January 27, 1876, Meigs County, Ohio.
RUTH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1805, Harrison County,
(West) Virginia; m. JOHN
WARNER, April 8, 1822, Lewis County, (West)
Virginia.
HANNAH WESTFALL, b. April 16, 1805, Harrison
County, Virginia; m. ROBERT
LOVE, February 1, 1823, Lewis County, (West)
Virginia.
Walter Lynn Hutchison names Hannah as the daughter
of Joel Westfall
(1983). Corrine Cutright names her as the daughter
of Zachriah Westfall.
CLARK WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1807, Harrison
County, (West) Virginia; d. 1849, Monroe County,
Iowa; m. MARTHA R. LEAL,
August 1, 1847, Jackson County, (West) Virginia.
76.
OWEN WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1813, Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
SARAH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1816, Harrison
County, (West) Virginia; d. April 5, 1844; m.
REASON QUEEN, November
1, 1833, Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
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Abel
Westfall served
as a captain in the 8th Virginia Regiment from 1776
to Nov. 22, 1777. A 30 acre tract was surveyed in
his name on Apr. 26, 1783 along the South Branch.
In 1805 he responded to a Hardy Co. law suit from
Ross Co., Ohio. He tried to establish a town along
the Sciota River in present day Pickaway Co., Ohio
on 1000 acres he acquired. The town of Westfall had
a post office in 1805 and competed with Chillicothe
for awhile but eventually went to decay. Abel moved
to Indiana where he became a justice of the peace.
Abel's will was probated Aug. 10, 1814 in Knox County,
Indiana. He was buried in the Grandview Cemetery,
Bloomfield, Indiana. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Virginia
Military Records, Virginia Officers and Men in the
Continental Line; Capt. Abell Westfall (pg. 408);
Ensign Cornelius Westfall (pg. 415); Virginia State
Troops in The Revolution (From State Suditor's Papers,
now in State Library. March 1776, paid Able Westfall
for hunting Shirts and Necessaries furnished his company
from Hampshire..... 40 8 9 1/2 (pg. 597-598); March
1776, paid Able Westfall for balance recruiting Expenses
..... 18 (pg. 598); April
1776, paid Able Westfall for Amt. of his pay Roll
to 28th February. 203 16 9 (pg. 621).
Children
of ABEL WESTFALL are:
SALLY
EDWARDS WESTFALL.
JULIET
WESTFALL.
JENNY
WESTFALL, m. DANIEL WHITMORE.
INDIANA
WESTFALL, m. GEORGE RUBLE.
JOHN
WESLEY WESTFALL, m. ELIZA
FOSTER.
NEWTON
EDWARD WESTFALL, b. Bef. 1796; m. CHRISTIANA
LOVEJOY, September 4, 1813, Fayette County,
Kentucky; b. Bef. 1798.
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55.
JOHN WESTFALL (JOHN4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
died 1808 in Knox County, Indiana.
John
Westfall paid personal property taxes in Hampshire
Co. in 1782 and 1783. he served in the Hampshire Co.
militia during the Revolution in the company under
his brother Capt. Abel Westfall.
John died in Knox Co., Indiana in 1808; his will was
probated Oct 1, 1808. [W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL are:
ABRAM
WESTFALL.
JOHN
WESTFALL.
SARAH
WESTFALL.
KATHERINE
WESTFALL
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56. CORNELIUS
WESTFALL (JOHN4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born March 9, 1756, and died in Greene County, Indiana.
He married (1) ELIZABETH SPRINGSTON
April 5, 1787 in Harrison County, Virginia. He married
(2) SARAH RUMSONERS
January 12, 1804 in Ross County, Ohio. She was born
Abt. 1768.
George,
Jacob, Job, William, James and Cornelius Westfall
settled in the Valley as early as 1772. They were,
perhaps, brothers and came to Randolph from Pendleton.
Cornelius Westfall was
the second sheriff of Randolph in 1789.
Cornelius
Westfall enlisted in 1776 as orderly-sergeant
in his brother Abel's company; he was appointed ensign
in 1777 and served until 1778. Cornelius
Westfall married Sarah
Rumsoners on Jan. 12, 1804 in Ross Co., Ohio.
Cornelius Westfall of
Monongalia Co. and Samuel Hanaway
granted 1000 acres in Randolph Co. on Davis and [Horse]
Runs of Leading Creek on Sept. 29, 1788. Then in 1803,
Samuel Hanaway of Monongalia
Co. and Cornelius Westfall
of Ross Co., Ohio also sold property in Randolph Co.
on April 6, 1802. Cornelius appears many times in
the Virginia land grant survey records holding property
recorded under Monongalia, Harrison and Randolph Co.
at various times in the 1780's and 1790's. Cornelius
later moved from Ross Co. to Indiana. He died in Greene
Co., Indiana. Cornelius may have first married widow
Elizabeth Springstone
in 1787 in Harrison County. The marriage bond was
signed first by Cornelius Westfall
Sr. and second by Cornelius
Westfall Esq. and was dated April 5, 1787.
A survey of other marriage bonds of this period indicated
that the groom always signed first and was always
listed first, in this case, Cornelius Senior. Cornelius,
son of John, last paid
personal property tax in Hampshire Co. in 1783. The
Cornelii are numerous in the personal property tax
records. One is listed in Harrison Co. for 1785 and
1786; Cornelius Esq. appears in 1786 also with two
tithables. A Cornelius Westfall paid tax under Randolph
Co. in 1787, and then in 1788 with a tithable between
16 and 21 years old. In 1789, only a Cornelius between
16 and 21 is listed; then a Cornelius over 21 is listed
from 1790 to 1795. From 1797 to 1800, a Cornelius
Sr. and Cornelius Jr. were taxed; neither appears
after 1800. I have a problem with the fact that from
1783 to 1795 only one Cornelius paid personal property
taxes except in 1786 and 1788. One of the Cornelii
was appointed Harrison County Justice of Peace in
1784 and Gentleman Cornelius
Westfall listed tax payers in 1785. Both of
these are likely to be the Cornelius Esq. who also
seems to be the son of Cornelius rather that John.
It is difficult to differentiate this Cornelius from
his cousin Cornelius. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Va. Service
Rev. War - WESTFALL, Cornelius - S.6842: Knox County,
Indiana, May 30, 1818; Enl. Spr. 1776 as Ord. Sgt
in Capt. Abel Westfall's Co., who was his brother,
in 8th Va. Line., Col. Peter Muhlenberg, later Col.
Abraham Bowman. Spring of 1777, appointed Ensign,
remained in Co., till Spr. 1778. Pens. allowed. In
1821 was living in Green Co., Ind.; has wife Sarah,
aged 53 yrs. and upwards, dau. Isephena, 17 yrs.;
Susannah, 14; stepson, Isaiah Hale nearly 24 yrs.
step dau. Elizabeth, 20 yrs. Cornelius had a brother,
Abraham living in 1818 but bro. Abel was dead. Green
Co., Ind., Feb. 21, 1822 - Cornelius Westfall per
app. aged 66 yrs. 9th day of March. Born March 9,
1756.
1776,
Enlisted as orderly-sergeant in bro. Abel's company,
Virginia Militia
1777, Appointed ensign, 8th Virginia Regiment
September 29, 1788, Granted land on Davis and Horse
Runs of Leading Creek, Randolph Co., Va.
April 6, 1802, In Ross Co., Ohio; sold land in Randolph
Co., Va.
1821, Living in Green Co., Indiana
Children
of CORNELIUS WESTFALL and SARAH RUMSONERS are:
ISEPHENA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1804.
SUSANNA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1807.
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57.
ABRAHAM WESTFALL
(JOHN4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1760 in Hampshire Co., Virginia, and died
January 1833 in Knox County, Indiana. He married MASSEY
HARBIN October 11, 1789 in Vincennes, Indiana.
Abraham
Westfall served as a private in the 8th Virginia Regiment
under his brother Capt. Abel
Westfall. He was born in 1758 and died about
January 1833. An Abraham paid personal property tax
in Hampshire Co. only in 1783. He married Massey
Harbin on Oct. 11, 1789 in Vincennes, Indiana.
Massey was the daughter of Joshua
and Elizabeth Harbin
and was born about 1722. Abraham was appointed a judge
of the Probate Court of Know Co., Indiana in 1801.
[W. Lynn Hutchison,
1983]
Index to Revolutionary
War Pension Applications: Abraham
Westfall, Va., Massey
Westfall, W.9883 (widow pension); Va. Service Rev. War
- WESTFALL, Abraham wid. Massey - W.9883; Know Co., Ind. Apr.
20, 1843. Massey Westfall, wid.
of Abraham, aged 73 yrs. He served
under his bro. Capt. Abel Westfall;
was Massey Harbin and married at her father's house at Vincennes,
Ind., Oct. 1789 by Thos. Dalton. There were three brothers in
the War, Abraham, Cornelius and Abel.
Was private in Va. line for 1 or 2 years; married for nearly
50 years; had 7 children, 4 were dead in 1843; youngest son
Abraham H. about 39 years old,
father died soon after his birth. Affidavit by Michael
Thorn age 76 (1843); knew Westfall 1 year before battle
of Mommouth on South Branch of Potomac; met Cornelius, Abel
& Abraham three brothers. Sarah Harness
swears she knew Abraham in Hampshire Co., Va. Abraham enlisted
28 Feb 1776.
1776
- 1777, Private under brother Abel, 8th Va. Regiment
1783, On the tax roll of Hampshire Co., Virginia
1801, Judge of Probate Court, Knox County, Indiana.
Children
of ABRAHAM WESTFALL and MASSEY HARBIN are:
THOMAS
WESTFALL, m. POLLY SPRINGER.
SALLY
WESTFALL, m. WILLIAM SCOTT.
ISAAC
WESTFALL.
JOSHUA
WESTFALL.
JAMES
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1790; m. (1) REBECCA
FERGUSON; m. (2) MARY
BEDELL; m. (3) PRUDENCE
FLOWERS.
ABRAHAM
H. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1804; m.
ELIZABETH HARBIN.
Abraham
H. Westfall was the youngest of seven children.
Four of them were dead in 1843 when Abraham's
mother Massey applied for a Revolutionary War
pension based on Abraham Sr.'s service in Virginia.
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58.
JACOB WESTFALL (JOHN4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1761, and died 1801 in Randolph County,
Virginia. He married SIDNEY PUGH.
Jacob
Westfall settled
in Tygarts Valley, West Augusta District (Randolph
County) about 1772. Jacob
was left one-third of his father's estate of 558 acres.
He probably remained in Hardy Co. until 1792 when
his name disappears from the personal property tax
lists.
Jacob
and his wife Sidney Pugh along
with his brother Isaac
sold the plantation on Feb. 11, 1793 a year after
Sarah bequeathed to them her dower interest. Jacob
served as county clerk of Randolph Co. from Jan 28,
1793 until his death. Jacob was noted as being the
"proprietor of Beverly" in a 1796 grant;
he and Sidney granted a few town lots. His estate
in Randolph Co. was appraised on Feb. 16, 1801. According
to records of the estate settlement, Jacob was survived
by several young children. Sidney remarried on Mar.
16, 1802 to Christopher Lamberton
in Randolph County. The family eventually moved to
Richland Co., Ohio. [W. Lynn
Hutchison, 1983]
Part
of 12CC270-271, page 227: Jacob Westfall vs. John
Singleton, Appeal from the High Court of Chancery.
"Sometime in the year of 1749, Lord Fairfax by
a public advertisement invited settlers to that part
of the northern neck where the land in question was,
promising to make rights to such as would settle there.
A man of the name of Vanderpool, having previously
made a settlement upon the tract in dispute, he about
this time sold the same to Abel Westfall who took
possession and continued to hold it until the year
of 1755 when he died intestate, leaving two sons,
Cornelius, his eldest, and John. Lord Fairfax having
granted a very large tract of country (including within
it the land in question) to Bryant Martin, received
a reconveyance of it and laid off the whole as a Manor.
"In the year of 1770 upon the application of
the settlers, he, by a writing under his hand, agreed
to convey to them their respective settlements for
their lives, renewable forever, reserving an annual
rent, which agreement was proved and recorded. Cornelius
Westfall who at the time of his father's death and
long after lived in the state of New Jersey, removed
to this Commonwealth and took possession of the land
in question about the year of 1773, and continued
to hold it until his death in 1782, having by his
will devised it to his two sons, Isaac and Zachariah,
who afterwards conveyed the same to Jacob Westfall,
the Plaintiff. Cornelius paid rent for this land for
some years, though Lord Fairfax had refused to convey
it to him.
"The defendant who claimed under a purchase from
John Westfall, the younger son of Abel Westfall, by
the defendant's father, and a deed in consequence
thereof from Lord Fairfax in the year of 1773 [1775?]
and the defendant states in his answer that it was
customary in that part of the country, for persons
having made settlement rights to transfer the same
by deathbed donation which were always considered
valid. That Abel Westfall made such a disposition
of this land in question to his son, John, who had
shared with him his toil and danger of making this
settlement; that the defendant and his father held
possession until 1774 when Cornelius Westfall took
possession. There is some evidence proving a custom
similar to that mentioned in the answer. The defendant
having recovered the land in ejectment, this bill
was filed, praying for an injunction and conveyance.
This Chancellor dismissed the bill being of the opinion
that the equity therein stated was neither admitted
by the answer nor established by the evidence. If
Lord Fairfax had not originally invited settlement
on his lands on the South Branch by a promise of making
them titles, he was nevertheless bound by his advertisement
of the 5th of August 1749 to grant title to all persons
settled thereon. That Abel Westfall being at that
time settled on the land in disputation, was a purchaser
from Vanderpool, the original settler, was entitled
to a grant thereof from Lord Fairfax in the usual
terms of granting his lands; and Abel Westfall dying
as untitled in the year of 1755 without making a will
or other disposition of it, his equitable interest
therein descended to Cornelius Westfall, his eldest
son and heir at law (in possession of the land).
Fall Term, 1793
My
take on this document is as follows: This is a ruling
on an appeal of an earlier ruling by the High Court Chancellor
that awarded the land to John Singleton because of Abel's deathbed
donation to his son John (who sold the land to Singleton's father).
The ruling in this appeal, however, seems to reverse that and
states that Cornelius was the rightful heir because Able died
intestate. If someone thinks I'm way off base here, please
let me know and give me your interpretation. I may be missing
some documents that would clear up this question, as well as
the one about which Jacob was clerk of Randolph County Court
- RNW
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CALENDAR
OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS, 1652-1781. Eleven volumes.
Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia (1875-1893)
Vol. 6, pages 269-270
JACOB WESTFALL'S BOND AS CLERK OF RANDOLPH COUNTY
Know all men by those presents that we, Jacob Westfall of the
county of Hardy, and Hezekiah Rosenkrons & Cornelius Westfall,
of the county of Randolph, and commonwealth of Virginia, are
held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Henry Lee, Esq., Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to his successors, in the
just and full sum of one thousand pounds current money, for
which payment well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves,
our heirs, executors and administrators Jointly severally and
firmly by these presents.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 28th day of January, 1793.
The condition
of the above obligation is, that whereas the above Bound Jacob
Westfall hath this day by the court of the said county of Randolph,
been appointed clerk of the Court for the said County. If, therefore,
the said Jacob Westfall doth duly and faithfully execute his
office, and doth not, at any time, remove or carry, or suffer
to be removed or carried out of the said county, the Records
and papers of the Court whereof he is clerk, or any part throe,
except in cases allowed by law, then this obligation to be void,
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in open Court.
JACOB WESTFALL [seal]
HEZEKIAH ROSEKRONS [seal]
CORN'L WESTFALL [seal]
Teste: ROBERT MAXWELL, Sen'r Magistrate
Ralph
Durret and Lynn Hutchinson believed that this Jacob
was the son of John and grandson of Abel Westfall
and whose wife was Sidney Pugh. It appears to me that
it is more likely he was the son of Cornelius and
grandson of Abel (see 49. JACOB WESTFALL).
Hezekiah Rosenkrans was his brother-in-law (husband
of Margaret, daughter of Cornelius) and Cornelius
(Jr.) was his brother. However, Jacob, son of John,
was from Hardy County and he apparently moved out
of the county about the time of this bond.
There
is considerable confusion among various researchers
about the identities of the several Jacob Westfall's
in that area of (West) Virginia in the period during
and after the Revolution. RNW
February
11, 1793, Sold plantation in Randolph Co.
1793 - 1801, Served as County Clerk Randolph Co.,
Va.
February 16, 1801, Estate in Randolph Co. appraised
as part of the settlement of his estate
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and SIDNEY PUGH are:
SARAH
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1790; m. ASA
MURPHY.
MARGARET
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1792; m. THOMAS
PHILLIPS, March 12, 1815, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia.
ISAAC
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1794.
An
Isaac Westfall is
listed on the 1810 census of Randolph Co., Virginia.
There are two males between the ages of 16 and
26 in the household and one female of about the
same age.
HARVEY
WESTFALL, b. May 27, 1796, Beverly, (West) Virginia;
d. August 25, 1869, Richland County, Ohio; m. HANNAH
CONCKLIN.
MARY
WESTFALL, b. October 31, 1797, Beverly, (West)
Virginia; m. WILLIAM CRALL,
1817, Richland County, Ohio.
SIDNEY
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1800, Beverly, (West) Virginia;
m. FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL,
Richland County, Ohio.
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59.
ISAAC WESTFALL (JOHN4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1762. He married ELIZABETH.
Isaac
Westfall, born in 1762, was
the youngest son of John Westfall and did not serve in the Revolutionary
War. He was also the last son to move to Indiana. Isaac
begins appearing in the Hardy Co. personal property tax lists
in 1789. His wife's name was Elizabeth
according to the record of the sale of his father's estate in
1793. Isaac seems to have purchased two tracts from the Poage
family in Pendleton Co. on Aug. 5, 1793. Out of one of the tracts,
Isaac Westfall Esq. and wife Elizabeth
sold an acre to the elders of the Lutheran and Presbyterian
churches on Mar. 6, 1797. The rest of the land was sold to James
Dyer Jr. and his brother John, also on Mar. 6, 1797.
A commission was ordered to visit Elizabeth, for whom it was
inconvenient to travel, to obtain her dower release; her acknowledgement
was recorded on Mar. 14, 1797. Recorded in Randolph Co.
land grants on Oct. 22, 1798: Jacob Westfall
acting with power of attorney for Isaac
Westfall, formerly of Pendleton Co., sold a tract to
James Dyer. The letter of attorney
was proven in Pendleton Co. on Apr. 4, 1797. He appears in the
Pendleton Co. tax lists as the younger Isaac until 1797. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
I believe
Isaac is the grandfather of Edward
Dixon Westfall profiled in A. J. Sowell's "Early
Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas. Isaac
was a surveyor and followed that profession in Indiana.
Child
of ISAAC WESTFALL and ELIZABETH is:
77.
ABRAHAM WESTFALL,
b. Virginia.
60. SIMON WESTFALL
(SIMON4,
GYSBERT3,
SIMON2, JURIAEN1)
He married SARAH COLL.
Witnesses to the
baptisms of Simon and Sarah
Cool Westfall children where Simon
and Jannetje Westfall. They were
more than likely the grandparents of the child being baptized.
Children
of SIMON WESTFALL and SARAH COLL are:
SIMON
WESTFALL, b. Bef. February 19, 1766, Minisink,
New Jersey.
JURRY
WESTFALL, b. Bef. June 1, 1777, Minisink, New
Jersey.
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61.
LEVI WESTFALL (ABRAHAM4,
PETRUS3,
NICOLAUS2,
JURIAEN1)
was born December 7, 1790 in Deer Park Township, Orange
County, New York, and died February 23, 1869 in Ohio.
He married (1) ELIZA MAXWELL.
He married (2) SARAH CAMERON.
He married (3) ELIZABETH HALES
April 15, 1851 in Ohio. She was born March
22, 1815 in Jefferson County, Ohio, and died July 11,
1896 in Ohio.
In 1810,
Levi and his family settled in Washington Township,
Carroll County, Ohio from Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children
of LEVI WESTFALL and SARAH CAMERON are:
DIANAH
WESTFALL, b. March 20, 1824; m. REV.
SAMUEL DAY.
NANCY
JANE WESTFALL, b. April 1824; m. DR.
ARMSTRONG.
MARY
WESTFALL, b. July 1826.
NOAH
WESTFALL, b. November 3, 1827; m. MARGARET
EBERSOLE.
ELIZA
WESTFALL, b. June 2, 1829; m.
ANDREW FIGLEY.
THOMAS
WESTFALL, b. December 14, 1832.
LEVI
WESTFALL, b. July 15, 1836; m. ELIZABETH
BAXTER.
JAMES
WESTFALL, b. January 26, 1838.
MATILDA
WESTFALL, b. July 5, 1840.
MARY
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. May 27, 1842.
HARRIET
WESTFALL, b. December 10, 1845; m. ENOS
DUNLAVY.
Children of LEVI WESTFALL and ELIZABETH HALES are:
SAMUEL
WESLEY WESTFALL, b. April 7, 1852, Ohio; m.
MARY RUTH BEAMER.
ANNA
MANDA WESTFALL, b. May 28, 1853, Ohio; m. HENRY
HANSEN.
MARGARET
FRANCES WESTFALL, b. September 13, 1855.
GEORGE
FRANKLIN WESTFALL, b. January 5, 1857; m.
ELLA WOODBURY.
78.
EUNICE MALINDA
WESTFALL, b. January 23, 1860.
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62. JOB
WESTFALL (WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
died 1822 in Darke County, Ohio. He married (1) HANNAH.
He married (2) MARGARET.
"The
Westfall Family. George, Jacob,
Job, William, James and Cornelius Westfall settled
in the Valley as early as 1772. They were, perhaps,
brothers and came to Randolph from Pendleton. [A
History of Randolph County West Virginia]
Job
Westfall owned land adjacent to his father's
in then Randolph County. William
Westfall sold Job his estate in 1795 which
Job and wife Hannah resold on Oct. 26, 1795 to William
Stalnaker. In the Randolph Co. deed book, Job
Westfall of Hamilton Co. of North Western Territory
granted his homestead on Teters Creek on Aug. 27,
1798 via letter of attorney dated May 15, 1798. Job
was also delinquent of taxes; the land was sold in
1814 to pay Randolph Co. taxes. Job owned 140 acres
near William, Joel and Absolom in Montgomery County,
Ohio. In 1814 Job Sr. and Job Jr. began paying land
taxes in Miami Co., Ohio. The administrator bond of
George Adams for Job
Westfall was dated Jan. 4, 1823 in Darke Co.,
Ohio. George Adams was
to reconvey the tract, which Job originally entered
in Miami Co., to Job's children after the principal
and interest were paid; Job apparently borrowed from
Adams to purchase the land. The west half was to go
to his son William and the east half to his children
by his second wife. his heirs involved in this transaction
in 1827 were William, Diana,
Job, Deborah, Levi, Eli, Margaret and Elizabeth.
A Margaret Westfall appears
in the census of 1830 in place of Job; she could be
his widow. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
1789
- 1794, Personal property taxes for Randolph Co.,
paid by father
Recorded land in Montgomery Co., Ohio where Job's
father and brothers lived
1795, Granted part of the estate of his father, Randolph
Co., Va.
1798, Tax list Dayton Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio
Children
of JOB WESTFALL and HANNAH are:
WILLIAM
WESTFALL, d. 1852, Darke County, Ohio; m. REBECCA
SLADE, 1813, Montgomery County, Ohio.
DIANA
WESTFALL.
JOB
WESTFALL.
DEBORAH
WESTFALL.
LEVI
WESTFALL.
MARGARET
WESTFALL.
ELIZABETH
WESTFALL.
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63.
WILLIAM WESTFALL
(WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1768, and died Abt. September 1821 in Randolph
County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH.
She was born Abt. 1785 in Virginia.
William
Westfall is on
the Randolph Co. tax lists until 1806. A William appearing
in the 1810 Harrison Co. census and the 1820 Randolph
Co. census is consistent with the age of William Junior.
The personal property tax lists show William moved
(or, perhaps county lines moved) from Harrison Co.
back to Randolph Co. about 1814. William Jr. married
an Elizabeth as indicated
by a Randolph Co. grant dated July 28, 1794. The appraisement
of the estate of William Jr. was recorded in Randolph
Co. in Sept. 1821; Elizabeth
Westfall and Adam Westfall
were administrators. Among the buyers at the estate
were the widow Elizabeth, Adam
Westfall, John Westfall, Job Westfall and
Jacob Westfall. According to the 1820 Census,
William Jr. was possibly survived by five sons and
three daughters still living at home. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983].
Personal property
taxes of William Westfall for Randolph Co., paid by father,
William sr. in 1789. Some of these Westfall's may be the Gilmer
County, West Virginia clan. It is fairly certain that Jacob
remained in Randolph County. Job was living in Randolph Co.
when the 1820 census was taken.
Elizabeth
Westfall, age 65, appears
on the 1850 census of Randolph Co. She is in the Isaac Roy household
and the remark "pauper" is by her name. Also, Elizabeth
Westfall, age 70, appears on the 1850 census of Gilmer
County in the John Westfall household
(some of the Randolph Co. Westfall's appear to have removed
to Gilmer Co. before 1840). I suspect the Randolph Co. Elizabeth
is the widow of William Westfall
of Randolph Co.
1850,
Randolph Co., pg. 57, dwelling 475
Isaac Roy, age
38
Emily, age 34
William Nelson, age 13
Mary Roy, age 7
Elizabeth Westfall, age 65 pauper
Children
of WILLIAM WESTFALL and ELIZABETH are:
79.
JOB WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1790, Virginia.
80.
JOHN WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1799, Virginia.
ADAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1802; m. SARAH
MCCLEAN, September 14, 1824, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia.
81.
WILLIAM L. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1805, Virginia.
82.
JACOB WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1810, Virginia.
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64.
MICHAEL WESTFALL
(WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1770. He married (1)
MARY HELMICK November 3, 1803 in Randolph
County, (West) Virginia. He married (2) ELIZABETH
KIRKENDALL April 25, 1825 in Pendleton County,
(West) Virginia.
Michael
Westfall is listed
on the 1810 census for Pendleton Co., Virginia. He
is also on the 1820, 1830 and 1840 censuses for Randolph
Co. On the 1820 census he is on the same page as William
and Job Westfall. On
the 1830 census he is listed on the same page as Cornelius
Westfall, Jacob Westfall
(son of William) and Walter
Westfall. Michael may have been the eldest
son of William. However, there is no direct evidence
of this relationship. I've attached Jacob
and Michael Westfall
of Pendleton Co. (1850 Census) to Michael senior,
but I have no firm evidence to support this relationship.
Elizabeth
Kirkendall may
not have been Michael's first wife. If the probable
age of Jacob (possibly his son) is correct then Elizabeth
could not have been his mother. The fact that Michael
would have been about 55 years of age also support
this assumption.
Children
of MICHAEL WESTFALL and ELIZABETH KIRKENDALL are:
83.
JACOB WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1815, Virginia.
84.
MICHAEL WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1824, Virginia.
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65.
JOEL WESTFALL (JOEL5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born January 23, 1779 in Augusta County, Virginia,
and died August 25, 1858 in Kincheloe Creek, Harrison
County, (West) Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH
WHITE January 4, 1798 in Randolph County, Virginia,
daughter of WILLIAM WHITE
and MARY WALLACE. She was
born Abt. 1779, and died Aft. 1861 in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, (West) Virginia. He married (2) PRISCILLA
ROLLINS September 23, 1821 in Lewis County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1796 in Virginia.
Joel
Westfall is listed on the
1810, 1840 and 1850 censuses for Harrison Co. and the 1820 and
1830 censuses for Lewis Co. This probably reflects changes in
county boundaries rather than migration by the family.
Children
of JOEL WESTFALL and ELIZABETH WHITE are:
85.
JOHN WESLEY
WESTFALL, b. November 3, 1798, Randolph
County, Virginia; d. Ritchie County, West Virginia.
86.
HENRY FRY WESTFALL,
b. December 1, 1799, Randolph County, Virginia;
d. 1884, Upshur County, West Virginia.
WILSON WESTFALL, b. October 31, 1801, Randolph
County, Virginia; m. CATHERINE
MARVIN, November 12, 1826, Mason County,
Virginia.
Wilson
Westfall is listed on the 1830 census of Lewis
Co., Virginia.
WILLIAM
WESTFALL, b. August 31, 1803, Randolph County,
Virginia.
MARY WESTFALL, b. December 6, 1807, Harrison
County, Virginia; d. August 30, 1894; m. STEVEN
JESSE HUGHES, September 5, 1833, Lewis
County, (West) Virginia.
ISAAC
W. WESTFALL, b. April 16, 1810, Harrison County,
Virginia; m. (1) ELIZABETH
REEDER, April 25, 1832, Harrison County,
Virginia; d. Bef. 1834; m. (2) MARY
WOLF, November 29, 1834, Lewis County,
(West) Virginia.
ELIZA WESTFALL, b. May 14, 1812, Harrison
County, Virginia.
HOUSTON
SIMON WESTFALL, b. August 14, 1814, Harrison
County, Virginia; m. SARAH
C. LANDRUM, January 5, 1861, Pike County,
Ohio.
Twin
with Allen Westfall.
ALLEN JACKSON WESTFALL, b. August 14, 1814,
Harrison County, Virginia; m. BETSEY
SHOEMAKER.
Twin with
Houston Westfall.
Children
of JOEL WESTFALL and PRISCILLA ROLLINS are:
ZELIA FRANCIS WESTFALL, b. December 15,
1824, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; m. WILLIAM
H. BROWN, June 29, 1856, Harrison County,
Virginia.
87.
ETHELBERT
DRAKE WESTFALL, b. August 6, 1826, Lewis
County, (West) Virginia; d. November 20, 1893, Harrison
County, West Virginia.
LOLIA WESTFALL, b. 1827, Lewis County,
(West) Virginia.
CAROLINA CECILIA WESTFALL, b. November
5, 1828, Lewis County, (West) Virginia; m. CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS ASH, September 30, 1852, Harrison
County, (West) Virginia.
ALVIN
M. WESTFALL, b. June 15, 1832, Lewis County,
(West) Virginia.
88.
JOEL LAFAYETTE
WESTFALL, b. August 29, 1840, Lewis County,
(West) Virginia; d. August 20, 1917.
ANGELINA LAURENTINA WESTFALL, b.
March 21, 1823, Lewis County, (West) Virginia;
d. 1866; m. ANDERSON H.
DAVIS, November 17, 1842, Harrison County,
Virginia.
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66.
DANIEL WESTFALL (ABRAHAM5,
DANIEL4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Bef. October 17, 1773 in Minisink, New Jersey.
He married MARY MCCABE.
Children
of DANIEL WESTFALL and MARY MCCABE are:
MATTHEW
WESTFALL, b. Bef. April 21, 1803, Minisink,
New Jersey.
WILLIAM
WESTFALL, b. Bef. October 14, 1807, Minisink,
New Jersey.
JOHN
WESTFALL, b. Bef. February 4, 1809, Minisink,
New Jersey.
ALTIE
WESTFALL, b. Bef. July 26, 1812, Minisink, New
Jersey.
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67.
JACOB WESTFALL (JOHN5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1790 in Hardy Co., Virginia, and died 1848
in Braxton County, (West) Virginia. He married DOLLY
WILSON September 21, 1807 in Randolph County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1790 in Virginia, and
died 1850 in Braxton County, (West) Virginia.
A Jacob
Westfall of about the right age appears on the Virginia
censuses for 1810 Harrison Co., 1820 and 1830 Lewis
Co. and the 1840 Braxton Co. census. His wife Dolly
and children appear on the 1850 Braxton Co. census.
John Westfall died
on Dec. 12, 1824. Jacob Westfall appeared at the June
20, 1825 Harrison Co. court to request letters of
administration of John's estate. Jacob could very
well be his son as one male is listed with John in
the 1820 census. [W.
Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Mr. Hutchison
wrote to me in 1983 and stated that he had heard of
a family Bible that says Jacob's father was Isaac
Westfall. If so, John
Westfall may have been a relative. Isaac
Westfall, son of Cornelius
and brother of John Westfall,
was born in 1762 and died in 1803. Jacob would have
been six. Five of Isaac's minor children were bound
to people other than close relatives. Was Jacob not
bound (adopted) because he was in the care of his
uncle? The makeup of this family is largely based
on the proximity of the families listed on the 1850
Braxton Co. census. Therefore, more research needs
to be done to determine the accuracy of this family
group.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and DOLLY WILSON are:
SUSAN
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1810, Virginia.
89.
JACOB WILSON WESTFALL
b. Abt. 1815, Virginia; d. September 24, 1874, Braxton
County, West Virginia.
90.
WILSON WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1815, Virginia; d. Bef. 1860.
91.
ALFRED C. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1821, Virginia.
ASA
F. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1824, Virginia; m. (1)
SARAH M. WESTFALL;
b. Abt. 1830, Virginia; m. (2) MARGARET
F. GILLESPIE, October 20, 1848, Braxton County,
(West) Virginia; b. Abt. 1828, Virginia.
1860
Census, Braxton Co., Virginia., pg. 377, dwelling
228
Asa Westfall,
age 37
Sarah M. " age 30
Martha Gillaspie, age 27
James F. " age 8
Clark " age 5
Savena C. " age 10/12 (female)
92.
JOHN H. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1826, Virginia.
JULIA
ANN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1828.
JANE
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1833.
93.
WILLIAM WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1836, Virginia.
ANGELINE
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1837.
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68.
STEPHEN WESTFALL
(JOHN5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born 1792 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH MORRISON
July 18, 1818 in Mason County, Virginia. She was born
Abt. 1802 in Pennsylvania.
Stephen
Westfall is listed
on the 1830 Census, Mason Co., Virginia on the same
page as his first cousin Andrew
Westfall. Stephen Westfall
is listed on the 1840 and 1850 censuses, Jackson Co.,
Virginia. The make up of this family is derived mainly
from census records which do not give relationships.
There were two main family groups in Jackson Co. They
were the children and grandchildren of Stephen
Westfall and Andrew Westfall.
Andrew, sr. was the son of Zachariah
and Hannah Wolf. Stephen was the son of John
and Margaret Wolf. Zachariah and John were
brothers.
Children
of STEPHEN WESTFALL and ELIZABETH MORRISON are:
94.
JOHN H. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1819, Virginia.
95.
ANDREW WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1824, Virginia.
JACOB WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1832.
JACKSON
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1834, Virginia; m. MARY
K.
Jackson
and Mary Westfall had children: William M., b. 1864; Martha,
b. 1871; Jasper S., b. 1872; Alice, b. 1874; Albert, b.
1874; Henry, b. 1877; John, b. 1878. This family
appears on the 1850-1880 censuses of Jackson County, W.
Va. Son Jasper was the marshall of Westfall, Oregon
killed in a shoot-out with Asa Carey. See
Westfall's In The Old West Part IV.
JEMINIA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1836.
MANDA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838.
ISAAC
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
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69.
WALTER M. WESTFALL
(CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1803 in Virginia. He married MARGARET.
Walter
Westfall appears
on the 1830 census of Randolph Co. On the same page
of the census is Michael Westfall,
Jacob Westfall and Cornelius
Westfall. Walter M. Westfall
is listed on the same page as Cornelius
and John H. Westfall on
the 1840 Lewis Co. census, and very near to the page
listing John H. Westfall on
the 1850 Lewis Co. census. I've
assigned Levi Westfall (b.
1827) and James Westfall
(b. 1830) as sons of Walter based on their approximate
dates of birth and their proximity to each other on
the 1850 Lewis County census.
Children
of WALTER WESTFALL and MARGARET are:
96.
LEVI WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1827, Virginia.
97.
JAMES M. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1830, Virginia.
NANCY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1833, Virginia.
BARBARA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
SUSANNA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
DANIEL WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
LUCINDA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849.
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70.
JOHN H. WESTFALL
(CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born 1806 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia,
and died May 1, 1870 in Upshur Co., West Virginia.
He married (1) ELIZABETH
ALLMAN Abt. 1830, daughter of GEORGE
ALLMAN. She was born Abt. 1809 in Virginia,
and died Bef. August 1847 in Lewis Co., (West)
Virginia. He married (2) LYDIA
(WILSON) SMITH April 19, 1851 in Lewis
County, (West) Virginia. She was born June 1820
in (West) Virginia, the daughter of George
H. and Nancy Wilson;
she died October 12, 1907 in Lewis Co., West Virginia.
She is buried in the Harrison Grove Cemetery on
Murphy's Creek Road in Lewis County south of Weston.
Lydia was married first to Solomon
P. Smith about 1837.
John
H. Westfall
jointly paid taxes with father Cornelius
Westfall on 100 acres of land on
Sand Run, in Lewis Co.
1850
Census, Lewis County, Virginia, page
39, Dist. 30
Joel Goodwin, age 38
Mary A. age 38
(six children oldest 13yrs)
Lydia Smith
age 27
David M.
age 3
Solomon E.
age 1
Elias Smith age 64 M
W. R. age 64 F (difficult to read)
David C. age 26 M
Mary E. age 7 F
Marriage record,
19 April 1851, John H. Westfall
and Lydia Smith. Lydia, age 50,
appears in the household of her son Nathaniel
Westfall on the 1880 census in the Hackers Creek Dist.
of Lewis County, West Virginia. She appears on the 1900 census
of Lewis Co. in the household of Henry
McCall. Her age is 79 and her relationship to the head
of household is listed as grandmother. Henry
McCall was born April 1877, his wife Matilda was born
in August 1879, Their son Frank was born in December 1898. Also
in the household is Henry's brother, age 17 (born August 1883).
My grandmother (Osa Westfall Corbett)
remembered her grandmother Lydia Wilson
Westfall because she lived off and on with the family.
She also remembered her Smith uncles and her uncle Peter
Westfall. Most of the Westfall family stories were
given to my grandmother by her grandmother, Lydia
Westfall. Lydia died when my grandmother was ten (1907)
and is buried in the old Harrison Grove Cemetery, Murphy's Creek,
Lewis Co., W. Va.
Marriage
Certificate from Lewis Co. WV Courthouse
Lewis Co. Marriage Records
Upshur Co. WV Death Records LDS Microfilm
#0250184
Mr. R. Wilmore of Winchester, Indiana
to D. Jeanne Russell, Nov. 20, 1983: "... A.G. Smith stepson
of John H. [Westfall] filled out his death certificate. Lydia
was listed as the wife of John H. - Cornelius and Elizabeth
as his parents. I can't send you a photocopy as I got this from
a list "Records of Upshur Co., W. Va." (I
have obtained a photo copy of this death record - RNW)
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and ELIZABETH ALLMAN are:
__
i. MARY ELIZABETH
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1824;
d. September 4, 1885, Randolph County,
(West) Virginia; m. ABSOLEM
SHIFLETT, August 5, 1848, Lewis
County, (West) Virginia.
98. ii.
SAMUEL
WESTFALL, b. February 18,
1832, Virginia.
__
iii. LORENZO DOW WESTFALL,
b. 1834, Virginia, m. step-sister
MARY
ELCY SMITH (see below)
__ iv.
GEORGE WESTFALL, b. 1836.
__ v.
RHUHAMA WESTFALL, b. 1838,
Virginia; m. DANIEL
BEACHLER, March 31,
1857, Upshur County, (West) Virginia.
99.
vi. PETER
WESTFALL, b. December 6, 1840,
Lewis County, Virginia; d. February
27, 1913, Lewis County, West Virginia.
__ vii. THOMAS
HARRISON WESTFALL, b. 1842,
Virginia.
Harrison
Westfall,
age 8, appears on the 1850 census
of Lewis County in the household
of John
H. and Elizabeth
Westfall. Thomas,
age 18, appears on the 1860 census
of Randolph County in the household
of John
H. and Lydia
Westfall, but Harrison
does not. John
Westfall and Lydia
Smith were married in Lewis
County in 1851. The 1850 census
of Lewis County shows Lydia
Smith, age 27, and two
Smith children (neither of them
Thomas) in the household of Joel
and Mary Goodwin. I believe
Lydia was widowed, probably about
1848 or 1849, and was probably
living with a brother-in-law and
sister before she remarried to
John Westfall. It is possible
that Thomas was Thomas
Harrison Westfall, but
my Grandmother remembered him
as Thomas
Smith but I believe that
was simply a mistake in her memory.
__ viii. ALBERT
WESTFALL, b. 1846, Virginia;
m. LUCY ZINE,
July 27, 1883, Lewis County, (West)
Virginia.
__ ix. VIRGINIA
WESTFALL, b. 1849, Virginia.
Children of JOHN WESTFALL and LYDIA WILSON
are:
100. i. JANE
WESTFALL, b. 1843, Virginia.
101. ii. NATHANIEL
JONATHAN WESTFALL, b. December
25, 1851, West Virginia; d. September
29, 1915, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.
102. iii. LYDIA
ANN WESTFALL, b. February
1854, Virginia.
___ iv. JAMES
E. WESTFALL, b. 1857.
___ v. NANCY
E. WESTFALL, b. 1859.
Children
of LYDIA WILSON and SOLOMON P. SMITH
___
i. WILLIAM MCKINDRA SMITH,
b. April 14, 1839, Lewis
County, Virginia; d. April 9, 1928, Bridgeport,
Harrison County, West Virginia; buried
Mt. Olive Cemetery, Brushy Fork, Harrison
County, West Virginia; m. (1) SARAH
"SALLIE" ANN KITTLE,
Sept. 14, 1872 in Lewis County; m. (2)
ROSA B.
ABLES, March 17, 1891,
Lewis County, West Virginia.
___
ii. THOMAS GRANVILLE SMITH,
b.
March 21, 1841, Stonecoal Creek, Lewis
County, Virginia; d. August 11, 1924,
Alum Bridge, Lewis County, West Virginia;
buried in Harrison Grove Cemetery, Murphy's
Creek Rd., Lewis County, West Virginia;
m. (1) MARY
C. HORNBECK, abt. 1866;
m. (2) MILDRED
LAMB, abt. 1869, Randolph
County, West Virginia.
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iii. MARY ELCY SMITH,
b. abt. 1844; m. LORENZO
DOW WESTFALL, November
25, 1860, son of JOHN
H. WESTFALL and ELIZABETH
ALLMAN (Mary's step-brother)
___
iv. DAVID
M. SMITH, b. abt. 1846
___
v. SOLOMON
E. SMITH, b. abt. 1848
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71.
PETER WESTFALL (CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1819 in Virginia. He married BARBARA.
She was born Abt. 1820 in Virginia.
Peter
Westfall appears on the 1840 census of Lewis Co.,
Virginia. He was born between 1810 and 1820. John
H. Westfall, son of Cornelius Jr.and brother of Peter,
also named one of his children Peter.
Children
of PETER WESTFALL and BARBARA are:
ISAAC
M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
LOUISA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1843, Virginia (?).
LOUISA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia (?).
EPHRAIM
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
BARBARA
E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1850, Virginia.
COLUMBUS
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852, Virginia.
RUA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1855, Virginia.
MARY
O. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1857, Virginia.
MILDRED
J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1859, Virginia.
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72.
ANDREW WESTFALL
(ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1795 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia.
He married (1) REBECCA.
He married (2) ELIZABETH HYRE
November 11, 1809.
Andrew
Westfall began paying personal
property tax in Harrison Co. in 1810. He bought 68 acres on
Mud Lick Run in now Upshur Co. in 1812 which he and his wife
Elizabeth sold in 1826. He seems to reappear in the Mason Co.
census for 1830. Andrew's father Zachariah
and family are said to have removed to present Jackson Co. (then
Mason) about 1827. Tax lists indicate that only Zachariah and
Owen may have moved then. Andrew seems to have joined them in
1830. [W. Lynn Hutchison, 1983]
Andrew
Westfall is listed on the 1810-1840 censuses in Virginia.
In 1810 he appears in Harrison Co. In 1820 he is in Lewis Co.,
in 1830 he is in Mason Co. and in 1840, Jackson Co. This probably
reflects changes in those county boundaries as much as migration
by this family. On the 1830 census for Mason Co., Virginia he
is listed on the same page as Stephen
Westfall, Andrew's first cousin. In the household are
a male and female both between the ages of 60 and 70. I believe
they are probably the parents of Andrew's wife Elizabeth since
an elderly Cornelius Westfall is
listed on the same census in Lewis Co. The make up of this family
is derived mainly from census records which do not give relationships.
There were two main family groups in Jackson Co. They were the
children and grandchildren of Stephen
Westfall and Andrew Westfall.
Andrew, sr. was the son of Zachariah and
Hannah Wolf. Stephen was the son of John
and Margaret Wolf. Zachariah and John were brothers.
1810, Personal
property tax roll, Harrison Co., (W. Va.)
1812, Purchased 68 acres on Mud Lick Run, Upshur Co. (W. Va.)
1826, Sold the property on Mud Lick Run
1827, Removed to Mason Co. (now Jackson Co., W. Va.)
Child
of ANDREW WESTFALL and REBECCA is:
JEMIMA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1835, Virginia.
Children
of ANDREW WESTFALL and ELIZABETH HYRE are:
103.
JOHN D. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1818, Virginia.
104.
NOAH WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1820, Virginia.
105.
JAMES WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1821, Virginia.
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73.
GEORGE WESTFALL (ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born April 12, 1796 in Westfall homestead, Randolph
County, Virginia, and died October 11, 1873 in Upshur
County, (West) Virginia. He married (1) LYDIA
CUTRIGHT October 21, 1816 in Harrison County,
(West) Virginia, daughter of ABRAM
CUTRIGHT and SUSAN BUSH.
She was born Abt. 1800. He married (2) RUHAMA
CUTRIGHT November 4, 1844 in Lewis County,
Virginia, daughter of ISAAC CUTRIGHT.
George
Westfall is listed
on the 1820, 1830, 1840 and 1850 censuses of Lewis
Co., Virginia. George and Ruhama appear on the 1860
Upshur Co. census along with Perry
Westfall, age 12. There is some confusion among
the sources about Lydia and Ruhama Cutwright. It appears
clear to me that Lydia Cutwright was George's first
wife and the mother of most of his children. They
were married in 1816. George married Ruhama in 1844
and was the mother of youngest child Perry
Westfall. I'm not sure if Lydia and Ruhama
were sisters or cousins. [R.
Wall, 1998}
Children
of GEORGE WESTFALL and LYDIA CUTRIGHT are:
106. WATSON
WESTFALL, b. 1818, Lewis County, Virginia.
107.
MARTIN WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1820, Virginia.
108.
ELI F. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1823, Upshur
County, Virginia; d. December 19, 1895, Rockford,
West Virginia.
REBECCA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1826, Virginia;
m. JAMES M. WILSON,
January 23, 1847, Lewis County, (West) Virginia.West)
Virginia
ENOCH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1827, Virginia;
m. (1) EMMA V.; m.
(2) CECELIA CUTRIGHT,
November 21, 1850, Lewis County, (West) Virginia.
OLIVER WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1829, Virginia.
FANNY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1830; m. THEODORE
CUTRIGHT, March 11, 1850, Lewis County,
(West) Virginia.
GEORGE G. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1831, Virginia.
LYDIA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1831, Virginia.
CELIA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
Child
of GEORGE WESTFALL and RUHAMA CUTRIGHT is:
PERRY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848, Virginia.
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74.
JACOB C. WESTFALL
(ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born 1797 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH
SMITH August 8, 1818 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1799 in Virginia.
Jacob
C. Westfall is listed on
the 1820, 1830, 1840 and 1850 censuses of Lewis Co., Virginia.
He is listed on the same page as Cornelius
Westfall on the 1820 census, and close to
Cornelius and John H. Westfall
on the 1840 census. On the 1850 census Jacob and his family
are listed in the same household as John
C. Westfall, age 31, and his family. One of the sons
of Jacob was Granville Westfall.
One of the sons of Watson Westfall
was also named Granville. This unusual name in the two families
leads me to believe that Jacob C. was related to Watson more
closely than indicated by the line which I originally assigned
to him:
Elizabeth, age 81, appears
in the 1880 census of Roane Co. in the household of
her son, Asby (or Asbury) Westfall.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and ELIZABETH SMITH are:
109.
JOHN C. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1819, Virginia.
EMANUEL WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1828, Virginia.
110.
ASBY P. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1830, Virginia.
GRANVILLE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1835, Virginia.
WILLIAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1837.
PERRY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840; m. ELIZABETH.
MARINDA J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842.
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75.
JOHN S. WESTFALL
(ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born November 1, 1800 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia,
and died January 27, 1876 in Meigs County, Ohio. He married
ELIZABETH QUEEN June
28, 1825 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. She was
born Abt. 1805 in Virginia.
John
S. Westfall is
listed on the 1830 census of Lewis Co. and the 1840
and 1850 censuses of Harrison Co., Virginia.
Children of JOHN WESTFALL
and ELIZABETH QUEEN are:
SARAH WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1829, Virginia.
ZACHARIAH WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1831, Virginia.
MARY WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1833, Virginia.
JAMES WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1835, Virginia.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
JANE WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
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76.
OWEN WESTFALL (ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1813 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
He married (1) ELIZABETH WATSON
March 25, 1835 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. She
was born Abt. 1820. He married (2) AVA
ANN FORINASH September 6, 1839 in Barbour County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1823 in Virginia.
Owen
Westfall appears on the 1840 census of Lewis Co.,
Virginia and the 1850 census of Barbour Co.
Child
of OWEN WESTFALL and ELIZABETH WATSON is:
HARVEY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1836.
Children
of OWEN WESTFALL and AVA FORINASH are:
MARYANN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
The
given name of this daughter of Owen Westfall
is very difficult to decipher on the 1850 census
of Barbour Co.
HENDERSON WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
AMANDA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
MARTHA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847.
HARRIET WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
This
child's name appears to be Harriet on the
1850 census and Marietta on the 1860 census.
MARGARET WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852.
ELMAN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1854, Virginia.
The
name for this individual is probably incorrect.
The census microfilm I used was very difficult
to read.
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77.
ABRAHAM WESTFALL
(ISAAC5,
JOHN4, ABEL3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born in Virginia.
Moved to Jasper County,
Illinois in 1841.
Children of ABRAHAM
WESTFALL are:
ABEL WESTFALL.
ISAAC WESTFALL,
d. Grayson County, Texas.
HENRY WESTFALL,
d. Abt. 1864, Mumfordville, Kentucky (Died
during the Civil War).
EDWARD DIXON WESTFALL,
b. December 22, 1820, Knox County, Indiana; d. June
12, 1897, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. JOSEPHINE
SUSAN DILLON, June 5, 1881, Bexar County,
Texas.
Came to Texas
in 1845 and to San Antonio in 1846. Sowell, A. J., Early
Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, (Argosy-Antiquarian
Ltd., New York, N. Y., pub. around 1897), pg. 353-367.The
lengthy story of Indian Fighter E. D. Westfall, companion
of Big Foot Wallace and other Texas legends. Edward Westfall
was buried in the Aransas Pass road cemetery, Elmendorf,
Texas. His will stated that after the death of his wife
the remainder of his estate was to go for a free public
library to which whites and blacks have access on equal
terms but separate reading rooms. E. D. Westfall had
no children. (see my web page "Westfall's
In The Old West."
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78.
EUNICE MALINDA
WESTFALL (LEVI5,
ABRAHAM4,
PETRUS3,
NICOLAUS2,
JURIAEN1)
was born January 23, 1860. She married JOHN
CUSTER ALLEN February 23, 1881 in Carrellton,
Carroll County, Ohio, son of SAMUEL
ALLEN and MARY STRAYER.
He was born December 29, 1856 in DelRoy, Carroll County,
Ohio.
Child
of EUNICE WESTFALL and JOHN ALLEN is:
FRANK HALES
ALLEN. Frank was the author of
WESTFALL FAMILY LINEAGE, Descendants of Juriaen van Westphalen,
Lakewood, Ohio, (1945). I corresponded with him several times
when I first began my research more than twenty years ago.
He is now deceased.
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79. JOB
WESTFALL (WILLIAM6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1790 in Virginia. He married (1)
SARAH HINCKLE June 3, 1813 in Randolph County,
(West) Virginia. He married (2) ELIZABETH
PICKENS August 17, 1825 in Randolph County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1801 in Virginia.
Job Westfall
appears on the 1820 census of Randolph Co., Virginia
and the1840 census of Lewis Co. Listed on the 1840
census on the same page are William and John Westfall
households.
Children
of JOB WESTFALL and SARAH HINCKLE are:
111.
A. B. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1818, Virginia.
WILLIAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1823, Virginia.
Children of JOB WESTFALL and ELIZABETH PICKENS are:
JOHN M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1825, Virginia.
112.
GEORGE WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1827, Virginia.
ADELINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1830, Virginia.
ELLEN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1832, Virginia.
POLLY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1839, Virginia.
113.
ADAM WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1843, Virginia.
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80.
JOHN WESTFALL (WILLIAM6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1799 in Virginia. He married ELLENDER
CLARK March 18, 1823 in Randolph County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1806 in Virginia.
John
Westfall appears
on the 1830 and 1840 censuses of Lewis Co., Virginia.
Listed on the same page of the 1840 census are William
and Job Westfall.
John and wife Ellen appear on the 1850 census of Gilmer
Co., Virginia. In the same household is Elizabeth
Westfall, age 70.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and ELLENDER CLARK are:
114.
J. C. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1824, Virginia.
EFFA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1836, Virginia.
EMELINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
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81.
WILLIAM L. WESTFALL
(WILLIAM6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1805 in Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH
WARE December 23, 1836 in Randolph County,
(West) Virginia. She died Abt. 1838. He married (2) MATILDA
HACKER December 19, 1839 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1815 in Virginia.
William
Westfall appears
on the 1830 census of Lewis Co., Virginia apparently
as a single male of about 20 years of age. He also
appears on the 1840 census of Lewis Co. Listed on
the same page are Job
and John Westfall households.
A William L. Westfall
is on the 1850 census of Gilmer Co.
Children
of WILLIAM WESTFALL and ELIZABETH WARE are:
115.
ADAM SIMPSON
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1834, Virginia.
NANCY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
Children of WILLIAM WESTFALL and MATILDA HACKER are:
MARY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
WILLIAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
JOHN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846.
SUSAN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848.
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82.
JACOB WESTFALL (WILLIAM6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1810 in Virginia. He married IVIA
RYAN January 13, 1828 in Randolph County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1806 in Virginia.
A Jacob
Westfall appears on the 1830, 1840 and 1850 censuses
of Randolph Co., Virginia. On the 1830 census he appears
on the same page of the census as Cornelius Westfall,
Michael Westfall and Walter Westfall. In
1850 the following Westfall households were enumerated
in Randolph County:
Jacob
Westfall, age 40
George S. Westfall, age 30
Catherine Westfall, age 50
Elizabeth Westfall, age 65, pauper (in the Isaac
Roy household)
Edward Westfall, age 17 (in the Daniel's household)
Children of JACOB WESTFALL and IVIA RYAN are:
WILLIAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1828, Virginia.
ABSALOM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1829, Virginia.
EDWARD WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1833, Virginia.
Edward is
not listed with the Jacob Westfall family on the 1850
census of Randolph Co. He does fill a gap in the ages
of the children on the census. It is likely that he was
working for and living with the Daniel's family when the
census was taken.
CATHERINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1837, Virginia.
EUNICE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
MADISON WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
JOB WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia; m.
VIGINIA; b. Abt. 1843, Virginia.
SOLOMON WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
MARTHA J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
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83.
JACOB WESTFALL
(MICHAEL6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1815 in Virginia. He married SUSANNAH
WESTFALL November 4, 1841 in Pendleton County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1824 in Virginia.
The households
of Jacob Westfall, age
35, and Michael Westfall,
age 26, appear on the 1850 census of Pendleton Co.,
Virginia. I've attached Jacob and Michael Westfall
as children of Michael Westfall
senior, of Pendleton Co. but I have no firm evidence
to support this relationship. More
than likely Susannah was a first cousin to her husband
Jacob.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and SUSANNAH WESTFALL are:
WILLIAM
S. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1843.
JOHN
C. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845.
John
Westfall enlisted
in the Union army on May 1863. He enlisted at
Greenland Gap in Grant County in May of 1863 and
joined Company D, 1st West Virginia Infantry.
In June 1864 he was wounded in the thigh at Piedmont,
West Virginia and spent some time in the hospital
in Stauton, Virginia. In September 1864 he was
captured by the Confederates and on October 27,
1864 he was taken to the infamous prisoner of
war camp at Andersonville, Georgia. In November
1864 he was exchanged as a prisoner of war at
Savannah, Georgia. He was mustered out of the
army on November 26, 1864.
JAMES
W. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848.
SOPHINA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858.
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84.
MICHAEL WESTFALL
(MICHAEL6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1824 in Virginia. He married SARAH
A. MIDDLETON March 10, 1842 in Pendleton County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1825 in Virginia.
The households
of Jacob Westfall, age 35, and Michael Westfall, age
26, appear on the 1850 census of Pendleton Co., Virginia.
I've attached Jacob
and Michael Westfall as children of Michael Westfall
senior, of Pendleton Co. but I have no firm evidence
to support this relationship.
Children
of MICHAEL WESTFALL and SARAH MIDDLETON are:
WILSON WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
HENRY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia;
m. ELIZABETH.
Henry
Westfall, age 34, appears in the soundex to
the 1880 West Virginia census in Grant County.
The soundex indicates the Henry and Elizabeth
had six children in 1880.
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846, Virginia.
JANE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
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85.
JOHN WESLEY WESTFALL
(JOEL6,
JOEL5, JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born November 3, 1798 in Randolph County, Virginia,
and died in Ritchie County, West Virginia. He married
ELIZABETH SIMONS February
7, 1819 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. She was born
Abt. 1798 in Pennsylvania.
John
Westfall of about the right
age is listed on the 1830 census of Lewis Co., Virginia. John
W. Westfall is listed on the 1840 Lewis Co. census and
the 1850 Ritchie Co. census. The Walter
Lynn Hutchison work indicates that John
Wesley Westfall, son of Joel Westfall,
died in Ritchie Co. John
Wesley Westfall came to Ritchie
County from Buckhannon, (West) Virginia about 1845. He bought
the Fredericks Mill and W. E. Hill farm his son Joel
J. Westfall was renting. He spent the rest of his days
on the farm but sold the mill in 1857.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and ELIZABETH SIMONS are:
116.
JOEL J. WESTFALL,
b. August 24, 1819, Buckhannon, Upshur County, (West)
Virginia; d. October 30, 1910, Smithville, Ritchie
County, West Virginia.
JACOB WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1822, Buckhannon,
Upshur County, (West) Virginia.
MARGARET WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1824; m. JOHN
CORE.
MARY E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1828, Virginia;
m. ROBERT STUART.
JAMES D. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1830, Buckhannon,
Upshur County, (West) Virginia; m. MARTHA
J. ZICKEFOOSE, December 5, 1850, Ritchie
County, (West) Virginia.
James
D. Westfall, age 20, appears on the 1850 census
of Ritchie Co., Virginia in the household of
John W. Westfall. The marriage index for Ritchie
Co. shows James B. Westfall
and Martha J. Zickefoose.
JASPER N. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1836, Buckhannon,
Upshur County, (West) Virginia; d. Aft. 1850,
Ritchie County, (West) Virginia.
The
"History of Ritchie County" states
that Jasper Newton
died as a youth. A Newton
Westfall, age 14, appears on the 1850
Census of Ritchie County in the household of
John W. Westfall.
WILLIAM C. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
The
"History of Ritchie County" states
that John and Elizabeth
Simon Westfall had six children. The
1850 census seems to indicate there were seven
children. Of the seven, only William is not
mentioned in the history.
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86.
HENRY FRY WESTFALL
(JOEL6,
JOEL5, JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born December 1, 1799 in Randolph County, Virginia,
and died 1884 in Upshur County, West Virginia. He married
MARY SIMON January
21, 1820 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. She was born
Abt. 1800 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1860.
Henry
F. Westfall, age 60, is the single occupant of his
dwelling on the 1860 census of Upshur County, Virginia.
Child
of HENRY WESTFALL and MARY SIMON is:
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1826, Virginia.
Elizabeth
Mooney, age
24, and Victoria Mooney
(no age given, but probably an infant) appear
on the 1850 Lewis Co. census in the household
of Henry F. and Mary Westfall.
This usually means a young married, perhaps
widowed, living with her parents.
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87.
ETHELBERT DRAKE
WESTFALL (JOEL6,
JOEL5, JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born August 6, 1826 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia,
and died November 20, 1893 in Harrison County, West Virginia.
He married ELIZA ANN YERKEY
1846. She was born Abt. 1823 in Virginia.
Children
of ETHELBERT WESTFALL and ELIZA YERKEY are:
FRANCES WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847.
PRISSILLA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
ENOCH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1850, Virginia.
MINNIE R. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1860; m. EDWARD
C. ROLLINS, May 3, 1885, Lewis County,
West Virginia; b. 1865, Dodderidge Co., West Virginia.
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88.
JOEL LAFAYETTE
WESTFALL (JOEL6,
JOEL5, JACOB4,
JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born August 29, 1840 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia,
and died August 20, 1917. He married (1) JULIA
ANN BURNSIDES April 25, 1861, daughter of JOSEPH
BURNSIDES and SUSAN SWIGER.
She was born July 24, 1839, and died May 27, 1873. He
married (2) MARY JANE THOMPSON
December 18, 1873 in Harrison County, West Virginia, daughter
of WILLIAM THOMPSON and NANCY
GARRETT. She was born October 25, 1850, and died
May 2, 1918.
Joel
Westfall appears
on the 1850 census of Harrison Co., Virginia. Joel
Westfall drew bounties in Upshur County as
a Union volunteer during the Civil War. Joel is buried
in the Masonic Cemetery at Good Hope, West Virginia.
Children
of JOEL WESTFALL and JULIA BURNSIDES are:
117.
ANDERSON
MARION WESTFALL, b. April 4, 1862, West
Virginia; d. June 8, 1909, West Virginia.
CAROLINE MANDENA WESTFALL, b. August 16,
1864; d. April 4, 1927; m. ABRAM
B. WILCOX; b. July 25, 1854.
MARY SUSAN WESTFALL, b. January 30, 1866;
m. SAMUEL S. SHEETS,
November 20, 1887; b. February 20, 1852; d. April
12, 1915, Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia.
ARAMETTA LAURENTINA WESTFALL, b. December
26, 1869.
MAGGIE VIRGINIA WESTFALL, b. March 20,
1871.
LENA WESTFALL, b. May 27, 1873; d. May
27, 1873.
Children of JOEL WESTFALL and MARY THOMPSON are:
CORA MAY WESTFALL, b. December 10, 1875.
118.
WORTHY
LAFAYETTE WESTFALL, b. September 24, 1881.
119.
HARRISON
THOMPSON WESTFALL, b. October 8, 1888.
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89.
JACOB WILSON WESTFALL
(JACOB6,
JOHN5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1815 in Virginia, and died September 24,
1874 in Braxton County, West Virginia. He married MARGARET
BROWN November 8, 1838 in Braxton County, (West)
Virginia. She was born December 24, 1816 in Virginia,
and died February 28, 1895 in Braxton County, West Virginia.
Jacob
Westfall appears
on the 1840 and 1860 censuses of Braxton Co., Virginia.
He is not listed in the index to the 1850 Virginia
census. In March, 1869 Jacob
W. Westfall was assessed on 100 acres of land
on the waters of Cedar Creek, Lincoln Township.
Children
of JACOB WESTFALL and MARGARET BROWN are:
JAMES H. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1839, Virginia.
James
H. Westfall
appears on the 1860 Braxton Co., Virginia census
in the household of William
Heater, an apparent neighbor of Jacob
Westfall. It is likely James is living
with and working for Heater. During the Civil
War James Westfall of
Braxton County and his cousins Hiram,
George and Jacob enlisted in Company
B, 19th Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate
Army.
120. JOSEPH
B. WESTFALL, b. August 2, 1841.
JOHN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1843, Virginia.
John
W. Westfall
appears on the soundex to the 1880 census of
Braxton Co., West Virginia. Also listed is wife
Mary, age 31.
THOMAS WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
Thomas
Westfall
appears on the 1860 Braxton Co. census in the
household of James McCoy.
The McCoy household is enumerated on the same
page as the Jacob and
Margaret Westfall household. Thomas'
age is such that it fills a four year gap in
the ages of the Westfall children. It is likely
Thomas is living with and working for McCoy,
or perhaps McCoy is a relative.
LOUISA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
121.
CORNELIUS
C. WESTFALL, b. December 6, 1849, Braxton
County, Virginia; d. July 11, 1896, Braxton County,
West Virginia.
ELI M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1851, Virginia.
Eli
appears on the 1860 census in the household
of John P. Brown,
who is probably Eli's grandfather.
EMILY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852, Virginia.
ELIZA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856, Virginia.
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90.
WILSON WESTFALL (JACOB6,
JOHN5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1815 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1860. He
married ELIZABETH.
She was born Abt. 1816 in Virginia.
Wilson
Westfall appears on the 1850 census of Braxton Co.,
Virginia. His wife and children appear on the 1860
census. The youngest child is three years old. It
would seem that Wilson died between 1857-1860.
Children
of WILSON WESTFALL and ELIZABETH are:
HIRAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia.
During
the Civil War Hiram
Westfall of Braxton County and his
brothers George and Jacob, and their cousin
James H. Westfall
enlisted in Company B, 19th Virginia Cavalry
of the Confederate Army.
GEORGE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia;
m. MELVINA.
I
believe that George's age (45) is incorrect
on the 1880 soundex for Braxton Co., West
Virginia. Information on George's children
was not extracted from the soundex. During
the Civil War George
Westfall of Braxton County and his
brothers Jacob and Hiram
enlisted in Company B, 19th Virginia Cavalry
of the Confederate Army.
JACOB A. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
The
soundex to the 1880 West Virginia census indicates
there were several children in Jacob's household.
Jacob's wife's name is very difficult to read
on the soundex card. During the Civil War
Jacob Westfall of
Braxton County and his brothers George
and Hiram enlisted in Company B, 19th
Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate Army.
MARY VIRGINIA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
The
name "Mary"
appears on the 1850 census. The name "Virginia"
appears on the 1860 census. There are discrepancies
in the ages of the children from Mary/Virginia
down to Zachary Taylor
Westfall.
RICHARD WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846, Virginia.
ZACHARY TAYLOR WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847,
Virginia.
The
name Zachariah T. Westfall
appears on the 1850 census. The name Taylor
Westfall appears on the 1860 census.
ROSANNA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856, Virginia.
MARGARET WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1857, Virginia.
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91.
ALFRED C. WESTFALL
(JACOB6, JOHN5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1821 in Virginia. He married ANNA
RIFFLE November 18, 1843 in Braxton County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1823 in Virginia.
Alford
and Ann Westfall
are listed on the 1850 census of Braxton Co., Virginia.
On July 2, 1862 Alfred Westfall
and several other men were ordered to survey and maintain
a road from three forks of Cedar Creek, up the middle
fork to the head and then down the Rush Fork of Granny's
Creek to its mouth.
Children
of ALFRED WESTFALL and ANNA RIFFLE are:
MATILDA
JANE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
MARY
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846, Virginia.
SARAH
ANN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
WILLIAM
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852, Virginia.
GEORGE
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1853, Virginia.
JULIAN
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1855.
ELIZA
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858, Virginia.
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92.
JOHN H. WESTFALL
(JACOB6, JOHN5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1826 in Virginia. He married LYDIA
MARGARET CLIFTON August 9, 1847 in Braxton
County, (West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1830 in Virginia.
John
and Lydia Margaret Westfall appear on the 1850 census
of Braxton Co., Virginia. No children are listed on
the return.
Child
of JOHN WESTFALL and LYDIA CLIFTON is:
SAMUEL
S. WESTFALL, b. November 10, 1853, Braxton County,
(West) Virginia.
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93.
WILLIAM WESTFALL
(JACOB6,
JOHN5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1836 in Virginia. He married HARRIET. She
was born Abt. 1833 in Virginia.
Children
of WILLIAM WESTFALL and HARRIET are:
ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852, Virginia.
122.
ALEXANDER
H. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1854, Virginia.
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94.
JOHN H. WESTFALL
(STEPHEN6,
JOHN5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1819 in Virginia. He married MIRANDA
GREEN May 31, 1840 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1820 in Virginia.
John
H. Westfall and family appear on the 1850 census of
Jackson Co., Virginia.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and MIRANDA GREEN are:
EPISON WESTFALL.
WILLIAM H. WESTFALL.
DORCAS WESTFALL, m. THOMAS
ALLEN.
LOUISETT WESTFALL, m. I.
S. REED.
JANE WESTFALL, m. G.
R. REED.
123.
ANDERSON WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1840, Virginia.
124.
CLARK WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
NATHAN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia;
m. SARAH J.
MINERVA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia;
m. <UNKNOWN> RATCLIFF.
125.
COLUMBUS WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
SARAH ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849,
Virginia; m. RANSOM WHITED.
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95.
ANDREW WESTFALL (STEPHEN6,
JOHN5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1824 in Virginia. He married (1) MARY
BAKER August 27, 1835 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. He married (2) MARY
PHILIPS January 31, 1839 in Jackson County,
(West) Virginia. She was born Abt. 1825 in Kentucky.
I originally copied
this name as Abram Westfall due
to the poor quality of the 1850 census sheet. The Jackson County
marriage index and other sources make me confident that this
individual is Andrew Westfall, jr.
of Jackson Co.
Children
of ANDREW WESTFALL and MARY PHILIPS are:
126.
ANDREW J. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
MARY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846, Virginia.
CATHERINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
A Catherine
Westfall of about the right age appears on the 1860 Braxton
Co. census in the household of Edward
Robinson. Perhaps Robinson is a relative.
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96.
LEVI WESTFALL (WALTER
M.6, CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1827 in Virginia. He married DRUZILLA
CASTO November 19, 1847 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1829 in Virginia.
The households
of Levi Westfall, age
23, and James Westfall,
age 29, appear on the 1850 Lewis Co., Virginia census.
They are probably brothers and sons of either Walter
Westfall or John H. Westfall
of Lewis County. A Levi Westfall
married Pathena Rhodes
in Jackson Co. on Dec. 24, 1846. It is possible that
Levi of Lewis Co. and Levi of Jackson Co. are one
and the same. Druzilla was also known as Duncey. Casto
may not have been her maiden name.
Child
of LEVI WESTFALL and DRUZILLA CASTO is:
SARAH
G. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849.
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97.
JAMES M. WESTFALL
(WALTER M.6,
CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1830 in Virginia. He married LUCINDA
WILSON March 18, 1847 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1822 in Virginia.
The households
of Levi Westfall, age
23, and James Westfall,
age 29, appear on the 1850 Lewis Co., Virginia census.
They are probably brothers and sons of either Walter
Westfall or John H. Westfall
of Lewis County.
The
1850 census return for James Westfall household:
James Westfall
age 20 Virginia
Lucinda age 28 Virginia
Mary A. Wilt age 10 Virginia
Rebecca E. Westfall age 2 Virginia
Eli M. age 11/12 Virginia
Lucinda
Westfall, age 57,
appears on the 1880 census, in the Hackers Creek District
of Lewis Co., West Virginia in the Jacob J. Smith
household. Her occupation is given as housekeeper.
There is a marriage in Lewis County between William
Welt and Lucinda Wilson on September 25, 1838.
Mary A. Wilt is in the James Westfall household on
the 1850 census. Obviously, James was Lucinda's second
marriage.
Children of JAMES WESTFALL and LUCINDA WILSON are:
MARY A. WILT, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia
(stepdaughter to James).
REBECCA E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848, Virginia.
ELI M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
HEZEKIAH W. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1851, Virginia.
WILLIAM N. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1853, Virginia.
(ANN) WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856, Virginia.
The
name of this child of James and Lucinda Westfall
is very difficult to decipher on the 1860
census. It appears to start with "Ant"
and is much longer than simply "Ann."
SAMUEL CORNELIUS WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858,
Virginia; m. (1) MARY
SUSAN ABELS, March 6, 1880, Lewis County,
West Virginia; b. Abt. 1859, Upshur County,
(West) Virginia; d. Bef. July 1886; m. (2) ELLA
VIRGINIA SMITH, July 25, 1886, Lewis
County, West Virginia; b. Abt. 1863; d. Bef.
August 1887; m. (3) SARAH
ELIZABETH WHITE, August 27, 1887, Lewis
County, West Virginia; b. Abt. 1867.
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98.
SAMUEL WESTFALL
(JOHN H.6,
CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born February 18, 1832 in Virginia. He married ALMIRA
CASTO 1855. She was born Abt. 1838 in Virginia.
Children
of SAMUEL WESTFALL and ALMIRA CASTO are:
MINERVA
WESTFALL.
AUSTIN
C. WESTFALL.
MILLARD
FILLMORE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856, Virginia.
DAVID
M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858.
WARREN
D. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1860.
JULIA
FRANCES WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1862.
SAMUEL
S. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1868.
COLUMBUS
A. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1872.
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99.
PETER WESTFALL
(JOHN H.6,
CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born December 6, 1840 in Lewis County, Virginia, and
died February 27, 1913 in Lewis County, West Virginia.
He married (1) BARBARA REGER
December 4, 1865 in Upshur County, West Virginia,
daughter of ANTHONY REGER
and MARY OURS. She was born
October 1, 1843 in Upshur County, Virginia, and died December
15, 1877 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He married (2)
MARY JANE REGER August
25, 1878 in Upshur County, West Virginia, daughter of
ANTHONY REGER and MARY
OURS. She was born February 7, 1849 in Upshur County,
Virginia, and died December 19, 1887 in Lewis County,
West Virginia. He married (3) PEGGY
TAYLOR May 6, 1890 in Lewis County, West Virginia,
daughter of WILLIAM TAYLOR.
She was born 1837, and died October 10, 1897 in Lewis
County, West Virginia.
Peter is listed
as a widower on the 1900 census of Lewis Co., West Virginia.
During the Civil War Peter served with in the Union Army in
Company C 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He and
his wives are buried in the Harrison Grove Cemetery, Murphy's
Creek, Lewis Co., W. Va.
Children
of PETER WESTFALL and BARBARA REGER are:
CAROLINE BELLE WESTFALL, b. August 26,
1866, Lewis County, West Virginia; d. July 19,
1898, Lewis County, West Virginia; m. FRANCIS
LAWRENCE HENRY, November 25, 1886, Lewis
County, West Virginia.
LUTHORIUM
WESTFALL, b. January 16, 1868, Lewis County,
West Virginia; d. January 10, 1877, Lewis County,
West Virginia.
127.
WILLIAM
HENRY WESTFALL, b. January 15, 1870, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. June 19, 1946, Lewis County,
West Virginia.
ANTHONY E. WESTFALL, b. June 4, 1873, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. January 13, 1963, Lewis
County, West Virginia; m. ANNA P., Abt. 1884;
b. April 1876, West Virginia.
One
of the people in the Anthony Westfall household
during the 1900 census of Lewis Co., West
Virginia was his uncle, Gary Turner, age 10.
I suspect that he is a blood relative of Anthony's
wife, Anna. He is Buried in the Weston Masonic
Cemetery, Lewis Co., West Virginia
128.
SEYMOUR
WEESE WESTFALL, b. April 12, 1875, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. October 26, 1956, Lewis
County, West Virginia.
MINTER J. WESTFALL, b. June 13, 1877, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. September 15, 1966,
Florida.
Children
of PETER WESTFALL and MARY REGER are:
ISAAC SIMPSON WESTFALL, b. July 16, 1879,
Lewis County, West Virginia; d. Bet. 1960 - 1970,
Florida.
IDA E. WESTFALL, b. July 4, 1882, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. April 9, 1948, Kent,
Portage County, Ohio. Burial:
Standing Rock Cemetery, Kent, Ohio
ADA WESTFALL, b. February 6, 1884, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. July 12, 1896, Lewis
County, West Virginia.
Shot and
killed by accident by Harrison
Beeghler at her home near Edmiston, Lewis Co.
Burial: Harrison Grove Cemetery, Murphy's Creek, Lewis
Co., W. Va.
EVA WESTFALL,
b. September 28, 1886, Lewis County, West Virginia; d. Abt.
1888. Burial: Reger Chapel Cemetery, Brushy Fork Rd., Upshur
Co., W. Va.
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100.
JANE WESTFALL (JOHN
H.6, CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born 1843 in Virginia. She married PETER
LORENTZ. He was born 1843 in Virginia.
Children
of JANE WESTFALL and PETER LORENTZ are:
WILLIAM LORENTZ, b. Abt. 1869.
PRESLEY LORENTZ, b. Abt. 1871.
EVELENA C. LORENTZ, b. Abt. 1873.
101. NATHANIEL
JONATHAN WESTFALL (JOHN
H.6, CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born December 25, 1851 in West Virginia, and died
September 29, 1915 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio. He married
LUVENIA MARGARET TROWBRIDGE
June 20, 1880 in Lewis Co., West Virginia, daughter of
JAMES TROWBRIDGE and SARAH
SNIDER. She was born November 3, 1863 in West Virginia,
and died November 8, 1940 in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio.
Nathaniel
and Luvenia were married by D.
G. Helmick. He was probably related to Nathaniel
Westfall whose great-grandmother was Elizabeth Helmick.
Nathaniel appears
on the 1880 census in Hackers Creek District, Lewis
Co., West Virginia. Living with him is his mother,
Lydia, age 50. There are no other persons listed in
the household.
Westfall, Nathaniel
M age 26 (self and parents born in W. Va.)
Lid da F age 50 mother (self and parents born in W. Va.)
Nathaniel and his
family appear on the 1900 census, Lewis Co., West Virginia.
Next door is the William M. Smith family. Nathaniel is buried
in the Harrison Grove Cemetery, Murphy's Creek, Lewis Co., W.
Va.
Children
of NATHANIEL WESTFALL and LUVENIA TROWBRIDGE are:
ALBERT A. WESTFALL, b. March 1882, West
Virginia; d. Sep. 12, 1942, Akron, Summit County,
Ohio; m. DOROTHY.
129. FAYHMA
IRIS WESTFALL, b. September 1889, Lewis County, West
Virginia; d. Sep. 2, 1960, Salem, Oregon.
NINA J. WESTFALL, b. August 19, 1893, Lewis
County, West Virginia; d. Jan. 2, 1988, Lorain,
Lorain County, Ohio; never married.
130.
OSA B. WESTFALL,
b. March 13, 1897, Lewis Co., West Virginia; d.
July 15, 1992, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
131. LOY
W. WESTFALL, b. November 24, 1898, Lewis County, West
Virginia; Feb. 4, 1960, Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
THURMAN
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1901, Lewis County, West Virginia;
probably died before 1910, Lewis County, W. Va.
132. THEODORE
ROOSEVELT WESTFALL,
b. April 24, 1907, Lewis County, West Virginia; d. Nov. 4,
1995, Multnomah County, Oregon; resided in Dallas, Oregon.
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102.
LYDIA ANN WESTFALL
(JOHN H.6,
CORNELIUS5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born February 1854 in Virginia. She married FRANK
MARKLEY Abt. 1871. He was born January 1850
in Virginia.
Children
of LYDIA WESTFALL and FRANK MARKLEY are:
ALLEN MARKLEY, b. January 1876.
IDA MARKLEY, b. October 1882.
MARTHA MARKLEY, b. October 1883.
CINDA A. MARKLEY, b. March 1886.
JOHN MARKLEY, b. August 1887.
ADA MARKLEY, b. June 1891.
LEE MARKLEY, b. August 1894.
EMMA MARKLEY, b. April 1898.
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103.
JOHN D. WESTFALL
(ANDREW6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1818 in Virginia. He married MINERVA
GREEN November 8, 1838 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1823 in Virginia.
John D. Westfall
is listed on the 1840 census for Jackson Co., Virginia on the
same page as other Westfall's It is likely, but not certain,
that he is part of the same family.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and MINERVA GREEN are:
ELIZABETH J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1839.
JAMES WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
MARY A. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
WILLIAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848, Virginia.
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104.
NOAH WESTFALL (ANDREW6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1820 in Virginia. He married (1) AGNES.
He married (2) MATILDA A.
She was born Abt. 1840 in Virginia. He married (3) SUSANNAH
LITTON July 20, 1840 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. He married (4) SAMANTHA
CHANCY August 31, 1845 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1823 in Virginia.
I originally
coped the name "Martha" from the 1850 census.
After discovering the marriage record for Noah and
Samantha I believe I copied the name from the census
record incorrectly. The make up of this family is
derived mainly from census records which do not give
relationships. There were two main family groups in
Jackson Co. They were the children and grandchildren
of Stephen Westfall and
Andrew Westfall. Andrew, sr.
was the son of Zachariah Westfall
and Hannah Wolf.
Stephen was the son of John
Westfall and Margaret
Wolf. Zachariah and John were brothers.
Children
of NOAH WESTFALL and SAMANTHA CHANCY are:
HIRAM WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1846, Virginia;
m. MARGARET.
The
soundex to the 1880 West Virginia census indicates
that Hiram and Margaret had three children
in 1880.
WILLIAM R. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1848, Virginia.
JOHN H. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856, Virginia.
REBECCA A. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858, Virginia.
SARAH J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1860, Virginia.
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105.
JAMES WESTFALL (ANDREW6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1821 in Virginia. He married LUCINDA
JONES March 29, 1845 in Jackson County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1828 in Virginia.
James
Westfall and wife Lucinda appear on the 1850 census
of Jackson Co., Virginia.
Children
of JAMES WESTFALL and LUCINDA JONES are:
HENRY J. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
JOHN D. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
LENORA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1854.
JAMES L. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1858.
CHARLES C. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1861.
ISAAC C. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1863.
LUVERNA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1865.
CLARA E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1870.
CAROLINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1874. (Caroline
may be James' grand daughter)
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106.
WATSON WESTFALL
(GEORGE6,
ZACHARIAH5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born 1818 in Lewis County, Virginia. He married RACHEL
TENNEY June 29, 1839 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia, daughter of SAMUEL TENNEY
and DORCAS ROHRBOUGH. She
was born Abt. 1822.
Watson
Westfall appears on the 1840 census for Lewis Co., Virginia.
Children
of WATSON WESTFALL and RACHEL TENNEY are:
133.
JASPER
NEWTON WESTFALL, b. May 22, 1840, Westfall
homestead on Turkey Run, Lewis County, Virginia.
134.
SAMUEL TENNY
WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
GEORGE W. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1843, Virginia.
A
George W. Westfall,
age 16, appears on the 1860 census of Upshur
County in the household of Samuel
and Almira (Casto) Westfall.
George W. Westfall,
age 15, also appears on the 1860 Upshur Co.
census in the household of his father Watson
Westfall. It is possible that the same
individual appears twice since the census
takers counted everyone in the household at
the time they visited. The census sometimes
took several weeks to complete and if a person
was visiting or moved to another household
during that time they might well show up in
two locations on the same census.
DORCAS ELIZABETH WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845,
Virginia.
135.
GRANVILLE
DAYTON WESTFALL, b. March 4, 1848, Upshur
County, Virginia.
OLIVER WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1850, Virginia.
REBECCA ANN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1852, Virginia.
136.
ALVIN B. WESTFALL,
b. March 1853, Virginia.
RACHEL CATHERINE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1856,
Virginia.
RUHAMA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1860, Virginia.
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107.
MARTIN WESTFALL
(GEORGE6,
ZACHARIAH5, CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1820 in Virginia. He married REBECCA
WARNER May 31, 1840 in Lewis County, (West)
Virginia. She was born Abt. 1824 in Virginia.
Children
of MARTIN WESTFALL and REBECCA WARNER are:
LORENZO S. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
Lorenzo
appears as Lorenzo S. on the 1850 census and
Lorenzo D. on the 1860 census.
137.
ELI W. WESTFALL,
b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
WILLIAM M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
ISAAC D. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
LAYFAYETTE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
OBEDIENCE WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia.
Obedience
does not appear on the 1860 census when she
would have been 10 or 11.
CECELIA L. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1851, Virginia.
LEWIS A. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1853, Virginia.
F. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1855, Virginia.
This
individual's name is very hard to decipher
on the census return of 1860, Upshur Co.,
Virginia.
SARAH C. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1857, Virginia.
VALLONEY WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1859, Virginia.
This
individual's name is very hard to decipher
on the 1860 census.
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108.
ELI F. WESTFALL (GEORGE6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1823 in Upshur County, Virginia, and died
December 19, 1895 in Rockford, West Virginia. He married
RUHAMA CUTRIGHT April 4,
1844 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. She was born Abt.
1825, and died May 27, 1888 in Rockford, West Virginia.
Children
of ELI WESTFALL and RUHAMA CUTRIGHT are:
FRANCES K. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia;
m. JOSHUA RADABAUGH,
May 16, 1869.
ELI M. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1847, Virginia.
ELSA R. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1849, Virginia;
m. MILTON DAVIS,
September 14, 1865; b. Ritchie County, (West)
Virginia.
ANNA E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1870; m. J.
W. REED, August 17, 1903; b. Abt. 1863.
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109.
JOHN C. WESTFALL
(JACOB C.6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1819 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH.
She was born Abt. 1818 in Virginia.
John
C. Westfall and family
are listed in the same household as Jacob
C. Westfall and his family on the 1850 census
of Lewis Co., Virginia.
Children
of JOHN WESTFALL and ELIZABETH are:
DERINDA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1839, Virginia.
MARTHA E. WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1841, Virginia.
FELITHA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1843, Virginia.
MATILDA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1844, Virginia.
ANGELINA WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1850, Virginia.
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110.
ASBY P. WESTFALL
(JACOB C.6,
ZACHARIAH5,
CORNELIUS4,
ABEL3, JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1830 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH.
She was born Abt. 1840 in Virginia.
Asbury
Westfall, age 51,
appears on the 1880 census of Roane Co., West Virginia.
Also in the household is his mother, Elizabeth,
age 81.
Children
of ASBY WESTFALL and ELIZABETH are:
ANDREW WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1872.
SAMUEL WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1873.
ALEXANDER WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1875.
JOHN WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1877.
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No. 8
111. A.
B. WESTFALL (JOB7,
WILLIAM6,
WILLIAM5,
JACOB4, JURIAEN3,
JOHANNES2,
JURIAEN1)
was born Abt. 1818 in Virginia. He married CHRISTINA.
She was born Abt. 1826 in Virginia.
A.
B. Westfall appears
on the 1850 census of Gilmer Co., Virginia. He appears
to be the right age to be a son of Job
Westfall of Gilmer Co.
Children
of A. WESTFALL and CHRISTINA are:
THOMAS WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1842, Virginia.
Thomas
Westfall,
age 8, appears on the 1850 census of Kenawha
Co., Virginia in the Truman
household.
CORNELIUS WESTFALL, b. Abt. 1845, Virginia.
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