Jean (24) West

Abt 1702 - Abt 1755  (53 years)

• Name	Jean (24) West  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1702	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	26 Oct 1716	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will Anthony West gave to son John 1/2 of my land on the South side of Nandua Creek where I now live, also 1/2 of my part of Tangear Island. To son Anthony West 1/2 of my Nandua land & 1/2 of my part of Tangear Island. Daughter Jane West. Wife Elizabeth Exec. Witt: Daniel Rowles, Major Rowles, Rowles Major.
  Land - they sold land	16 Sep 1722	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Nathaniel Rodgers & wife Jean sold 100 acres to John Jenkins, whose granddaughter Betty Jenkins was heir.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	21 Apr 1749	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	In her will Elizabeth West gave to son Anthony West. Daughter Mary Bell. Daughter Jean Rogers. To my four grandchildren my daughter Matilda had by Jacob Rogers. To grandson Anthony, son of my son John. Son John residual legatee & Exr. Witt: Littleton Scar-burgh Major, West Kellam.
  Death	Abt Apr 1755	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Court - named in action	28 Apr 1756	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	George Goodright” (lessee of John West) sued Betty Jenkins (guardian Gavin Sill) for land. The jury found that: –on 23 Dec 1650, John West’s grandfather John West was granted 1600 acres, part of which was in question; –on 6 Feb 1702/03, West, in his will, gave his son Anthony’s daughters (Matilda, Mary Scarburgh and Jean) land where Anthony lived; –Jean’s part was the land in question; –John West (the plaintiff’s lessor) is grandson and heir of the elder West; –Jean died about a year before this suit; Nathaniel Rodgers married Jean and on 16 Sep 1722, they sold the land (100 acres) to John Jenkins, whose granddaughter Betty Jenkins was heir; –the land was in her possession by her guardian, Gavin Sill; –the Jenkins had possessed the land since the purchase. The jury asked the court’s advice. If the law favored the plaintiff, he would be awarded one shilling for the trespass. Judgment would pass next court.
  Marr Name	Jean (24) Rogers
  Record ID	35158
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Anthony (1) West,   b. Abt 1600, England d. Bef 25 May 1652, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 52 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Jane Larrimore,   b. Abt 1620   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Matilda (22) West,   b. Abt 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Oct 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 52 years) ╚═ Peter Hack,  m. Abt 1710 ;   Jacob (of Peter I) Rogers,  m. Bef 5 Dec 1722 + 2. Mary Scarburgh (23) West,   b. 1691, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Jun 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 74 years) ╚═ Nathaniel Bell, Sr.,  m. Abt 1716 + 3. John (20) West,   b. 26 Dec 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Oct 1773  (Age 76 years) ╚═ Ann (--?--),  m. Abt 1720 + 4. Anthony (21) West,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1778  (Age 78 years) ╚═ Comfort (of Rich of Jno I) Rogers,  m. Abt 1725 + 5. Jean (24) West,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt Apr 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 53 years) ╚═ Nathaniel (of Rich of Jno I) Rogers,  m. Bef 16 Sep 1722
  Person ID	I35158	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	11 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Anthony (6) West,   b. Abt 1663, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 6 Aug 1717, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rowles,   b. Abt 1672, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Sep 1753, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F7935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nathaniel (of Rich of Jno I) Rogers,   b. 1697, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1754, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 16 Sep 1722	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Sophia (112) Rogers,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 14 Dec 1812, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 82 years) ╚═ John (of Major) Brickhouse, Sr.  (Age < 84 years)  m. Bef 1754 + 2. Littleton Major (113) Rogers,   b. Abt 1731, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Feb 1768, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 37 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1755   3. Nathaniel (114) Rogers,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary (110) Johnson  m. 12 Aug 1755 + 4. Elizabeth 'Betty' (115) Rogers,   b. Abt 1734, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1797, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) ╚═ William (of Rickards) Dunton, Sr.  (Age < 43 years)  m. Abt 1750
  Family ID	F11160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1702 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 26 Oct 1716 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Bef 16 Sep 1722 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they sold land - 16 Sep 1722 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 21 Apr 1749 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Abt Apr 1755 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in action - 28 Apr 1756 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 512 (Anthony West Family), 940. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 56 (will of Anthony West, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S2224] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1753-1763, Volume 19, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2012), p. 121 (28 April 1756 Court), 2224. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 179 (will of Elizabeth West), 570. [S319] James Egbert Mears, Mears, James E. - Hacks Neck & Its People, (James E. Mears, Chicago, IL, 1937), 319. [S624] Virginia M. Meyer & John Frederick Dorman, Meyer & Dorman, Adventurers of Purse & Person, 3rd, (Richmond, VA: Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624|5, 1987), p. 664 (Anthony West family), 624. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 518 (Anthony West Family), 940.