Rachel (90) West

1736 - 1810  (74 years)

• Name	Rachel (90) West  [1, 2]
  Birth	2 Apr 1736	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Heir - named as	23 Jan 1749/50	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Rachel West, daughter of John West, in the will of Joshua James, wife Rachel.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	17 Sep 1784	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Marr Name	Rachel Gascoyne
  Will	1 Oct 1810	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Death	18 Oct 1810  [1, 3, 4]
  Probate	27 Nov 1810	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Reference Identifier	W-87
  Record ID	36093
  Burial	Old West Place Plot, Craddockville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Anthony (1) West,   b. Abt 1600, England d. Bef 25 May 1652, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 52 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Ann (--?--),   b. 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Apr 1751  (Age 51 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Anthony (85) West,   b. 17 May 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 23 Feb 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 66 years) ▻ Eleanor Revell, (Revell?),  m. Abt 1752   2. Agnes (89) West,   b. 8 Jan 1729, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Dec 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 75 years) + 3. Elizabeth (87) West,   b. 26 Aug 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Major Rowles,  m. Abt 1750   4. Abel (86) West, Sr.,   b. 30 May 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 May 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years) > 5. Rachel (90) West,   b. 2 Apr 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1810  (Age 74 years) ▻ Henry (71) (of Thos) Gascoyne,  m. Abt 1760   6. Ann (91) West,   b. 23 Oct 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1805  (Age 67 years)   7. John (88) West,   b. 17 Oct 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Sep 1805  (Age 64 years) > 8. Susanna (92) West,   b. 1 Jan 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jan 1790  (Age 47 years) ▻ John (of John of Jonathan) Rowles,  m. Abt 1765
  Person ID	I36093	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John (20) West,   b. 26 Dec 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Oct 1773 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ann (--?--),   b. 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Apr 1751 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720  [1]
  Family ID	F11491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry (71) (of Thos) Gascoyne,   b. Abt 1725, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Oct 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [8]
  Family ID	F11493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Apr 1736 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 23 Jan 1749/50 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 17 Sep 1784 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 1 Oct 1810 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 27 Nov 1810 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Old West Place Plot, Craddockville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S550] Jean M. Mihalyka, Bible Records of Accomack & Northampton Counties, Virginia (23 Volumes), Vol. 9, p. 42-45 (Charlotte Bayly Bible), 550. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 517 (Anthony West Family), 940. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67537867/rachel-gascoyne, 2259. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 155 (will of Joshua James, wife Rachel), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 349 (will of Henry Gascoynes, wife Rachel), 570. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 960 (Fisher Family), 887. [S573] Elmer D. West, West, Elmer, Descendants of Anthony West, (Silver Spring, MD: Elmer D. West (Private Printing), 1980), p. 40, 573.