Abel (86) West, Sr.

1734 - 1816  (82 years)

• Name	Abel (86) West  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	30 May 1734	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Heir - named as	23 Jan 1749/50	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was shown as Abel West, son of John West in the will of Joshua James, wife Rachel.
  Rev War Veteran	1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as Abel West, a Lieutenant in the Militia.
  Will - Named as a Brother in a will	5 Feb 1795	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	In his will Anthony West, wife Elenor, named brother Abel West, children Revel, George, Isaac, John, Ann, Elizabeth, Agnes, Margaret & Rachel West.
  Marriage - Named as someone associated with a marriage	26 Dec 1815	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	James Walker was security on the M.L.B. of Abel Bradford and Nancy West of Abel.
  Will	22 May 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	In his will Abel West (shown as Sr. at settlement) gave Revell West heirs: John R. West, Revell West & Meriah Nock dec'd heirs, my land lying on Deep Creek containing 400 acres in lieu of the land I now live on, which was an agreement between me & my brother Anthony in his life. To Eliza Harmanson, daughter of Mathew, all my land upon Occohannock containing 170 acres, with the condition that within 6 months of her arrival at lawful age 21, she execute a deed conveying to Edward Bayly, son of Edward, all her right in the plantation formerly belonging to her grandfather Edmund Bayly dec'd laying on Craddock. Also to Eliza Harmanson £300 on same condition as above & if Eliza dies before age 21 or fails to execute conveyance of the land, then land on Occohannock & £300 to Edward Bayly & if Edward dies before he arrives to age 21, then the land & money to J. T. K. Joynes. To my Negro woman Nelly 2 acres on Occohannock next to creek adjoining Mrs. Galt's during her life. To Amelia M. Bayly £300 under conditions that she release the benefit of the legacies under the will of her father & if she dies before arriving at lawful age, then to Charlotte Bayly. To Jonathan Rowles £300 ... Anthony West should manage Jonathan Rowles property for him. To Anthony West whatever he may be indebted to me more than £100. My land on Deep Creek Mill Branch, called Mary Branch, containing 200 acres to Isaac West & Margaret West during their lives & at their death to John West, son of Isaac. To Benjamin Colonna ... To Ann Kellam ... To Edward Bayly, son of Edward, £300 at lawful age & if he dies before, then to Charlotte Bayly. To all the Negroes which belonged to me the land laying above the Neck Road, supposed to be 200 acres, it being part of the land where I now live to them & their heirs forever on the female side in common among them all as a place of refuge & also 30 barrels of corn & 1,000 weight of pork, all the flax, wool & leather that may be in the house at my death. To my men Joshua, Will, Sam, Parker, Edmund & Adams $40 each should they finish the crop. To Charlotte Bayly my land & plantation where I now live below the Neck Road containing 30 acres which I bought of Thomas Teackle. Also to Charlotte the balance. John G. Joynes to hold all the property given to Eliza Harmanson until she arrives at age 21. Friends Charlotte Bayly & John G. Joynes Extrs. Witt: Peter Hack, Luther Kellam & John F. West. Codicil: (Undated) To Littleton Upshur a bond given him … To William Tolace(?) a bond given him for £30 … delivered to Edward Bayly for collection for which I have not received anything delivered the 4 Jan 1814. The within account against Edward Bayly is to be considered a payment to his son Edward Bayly in part of the money given him in my will of 22 May 1816. Witt: Peter Hack, Luther Kellam & John F. West. Prob: Thomas R. Joynes, George D. Wise & William E. Wise securities on the $30,000 bond.
  Death	30 May 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	25 Jun 1821	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	He was shown as Abel West Sr. - 5 Jun 1816 (Invy), 7 Jun 1821 (Audit), 25 Jun 1821 (Rec'd) - Nephew John G. Joynes Extr. In inventory legacies to Jonathan Rowles, to Benjamin Colonna & to Ann Kellam. Appraisers: Christopher Satchell, Peter Hack & Anthony West. Named in settlement: paid to Edward Bayly legacy, in presence of Miss Charlotte Bayly the residuary legatee of Abel West. Auditors: George Scarburgh & Samuel Waples. A list of property delivered to Miss Charlotte Bayly by J. G. Joynes Extr. of Abel West dec'd. On 16 Jun 1816 Charlotte Bayly acknowledged receipt of $2,161.25 in property from her uncle Abel West's estate. On 7 Jun 1821 Charlotte Bayly acknowledged receipt of $4,226.06 in full for the balance of the estate of Abel West dec'd.
  Reference Identifier	RW & W-91
  Record ID	49700
  Burial	Old West Place Plot, Craddockville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  	Whitelaw calls it Cedar Grove or the Charlotte Bayly Place. His epitaph: In memory of Abel West, was born at this place, May 30, 1734 and died May 30, 1816, thus completing the 82 years of his life, Respected by all for his Virtues and Morality.
  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	2 brothers and 5 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	I49700	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2016

  
  

  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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 May 1734 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 23 Jan 1749/50 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 1775 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as a Brother in a will - 5 Feb 1795 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Named as someone associated with a marriage - 26 Dec 1815 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 22 May 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - 30 May 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled - 25 Jun 1821 - 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. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 654 (Cedar Grove or Charlotte Bayly Place), 572. [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. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 424 (will of Anthony West, wife Elenor), 570. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 585-586 (will of Abel West Sr.), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 586 (settlement of Abel West Sr.), 688.