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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The West family is a mentioned in this blog entry from the Archives of the Sandusky Library. (But I don’t know if the Sandusky
West family is in the same line as yours.)
http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=mahala
Comment by Sandusky Library — June 11, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
dear,
I am andres V Searle,from santiago chile,I wanted to know the following
Isabella West,daughter of George West,when married with my Ancestor James Searle Congreman 1785 at Trinity church NYC say to be g-g-grand daughter of Govenrnor of Virginia,Lord de la Warr,are any douments of the West faily proof this.
regards
Comment by andres v searle — September 16, 2009 @ 8:40 am