At Trinity Church there is a D.A.R. placed tablet which commemorates the Meeting of the Virginia General Assembly between June 7-23, 1781, in the Old Parish Church. There are many, many Virginian patriot names upon this marker including that of Patrick Henry. Marker of 1781
Pohick Churchyard, Lorton, Virginia (PDF Explanation)
George West, lieutenant-colonel, was recorded amongst the militia officers appointed by the county Court for Loudoun County, Virginia, to serve from March, 1778, to December, 1782.
The remains of John West, son of the Hugh West who died in 1754, may be included here. He was bequeathed from his father “all that property on which I now live.” John West, who passed away in 1776, continued his father’s tradition of public service, and during the American Revolution he was a member of the Fairfax Committee of Safety.
DAR Ancestor # A123173
WEST, JOHN SR
Birth Date: CIRCA 1726
Birth County/Parish: PRINCE WILLIAM CO
Birth State/Country: VIRGINIA
Death Date: ANTE 18 Feb 1777
Death County/Parish: FAIRFAX CO
Death State/Country: VIRGINIA
Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Service State/Organization: VIRGINIA
Spouse(s): CATHERINE COLVILLE
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