West

West Lineage
John Thomas West 1670-1740, father of Thomas Oliphant West Sr 1718-1808, father of Thomas Oliphant West Jr 1743-1821, father of Charles Hasting West 1775-1845, father of Jesse Washington West 1798-1843, father of Sarah R West 1826-1901.

Sarah R West married Abner Lee Cooper, parents of Ransom F Cooper, father of Boyd Williamson Cooper, father of Anna Louise Cooper. 

West Migration

West Point, New Kent, Virginia > Chatham County, North Carolina > Christian County, Kentucky > Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky

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Sarah R West, 2nd Great-Grandmother
Nickname: Sally
5 May 1826 - 18 Mar 1901
b. Christian County, Kentucky
d. Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Jesse Washington West 1798-1843
Martha Pruitt 1803-1880

Maternal Lineage: 
Martha Pruitt 1803-1880

Spouse: Abner Lee Cooper 1825-1911
Married: 1846

Children: 9

1. Charles M Cooper 1844-1904
2. Martha Cooper 1847-1917
3. Jesse Washington Cooper 1851-1932
4. Joseph Cooper 1853-1913
5. Mary Ann Cooper 1857-1946
6. Abner Berry Cooper 1862-1941
7. Ransom F Cooper 1864-1919
8. Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Cooper 1865-1934
9. Mahala "Lalie" Frances Cooper 1868-1938

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Jesse Washington West, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1798-1843
b. Chatham County, North Carolina
d. Christian County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Charles H West 1775-1842
Aquilla Buckner 1778-1854

Maternal Lineage:
Aquilla Buckner 1778-1854

Spouse 1: Mary Bright Rogers 1801-1823
Married: 7 August 1817
Children: 4

1. Henson Riley West 1817-1880
2. John M West 1818-1819
3. Amos S West 1820-1821
4. William Ellis West 1822-1896

Spouse 2: Martha Pruitt 1803-1880
Married: 27 November 1823
Children: 5

1. Sarah R West 1826-1901
2. Charles Patterson West 1828-1875
3. Michael West 1835-1891
4. Jesse Washington West 1837-1920
5. Henry Harrison West 1842-1929

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Charles Hasting West, 4th Great-Grandfather
1775 - 20 September 1842
b. North Carolina
d. Christian County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Thomas West Jr 1745-1821
Lucy Jane Hall 1739-1785

Spouse: Aquilla Mahala Buckner 1778-1854
Married: 1796

Marriage date is 2 years after birth of first child, so verification is TBD.

Children: 7

1. Charles B West 1794-1868
2. Jesse Washington West 1798-1843
3. Sarah West 1800-1894
4. Thomas Allen West 1804-1875
5. William Ellis West 1806-1861
6. Martha Ann West 1809-1874
7. Orion Autie West 1825-1905

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Thomas Oliphant West Jr, 5th Great-Grandfather

1743-1821
b. Chatham, North Carolina
d. Christian County, Kentucky

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Find a Grave cenotaph and other sources have the birth year as 1735, but the later date shown by some sources is more consistent with the mother's age.

Parents:
Thomas Oliphant West Sr 1718-1808
Catherine Rebecca Easting 1722-1800

Maternal Lineage:
Catherine Rebecca Easting 1722-1800

Spouse: Lucy Jane Hall 1739-1789
Married: 1770
Children: TBD

1. Charles Hasting West 1775-1842
2. Others TBD 

Sources vary regarding the marriage date, the number of children, and the childrens' names and birthdates, with some being younger and others older than the range suggested by the parents' birth, marriage, and death dates. 

Tags: Military, Revolutionary War

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Thomas Oliphant West Sr, 6th Great-Grandparent
1718 - 11 February 1808
b. Virginia
d. Chatham, North Carolina

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Parents:

John ThomasWest 1670-1740
Agnes Frances Ester Burton 1670-1720

Maternal Lineage:
Agnes Frances Ester Burton 1670-1720

Spouse: Catherine Rebecca Easting 1718-1800
Married: 1734
Children: 

1. Thomas Oliphant West Jr 1743-1821
2. Others TBD

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John Thomas West, 7th Great-Grandfather

1670 - 23 December 1740
b. West Point, New Kent, Virginia
d. New Kent County, Virginia

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Agnes Frances Ester Burton 1670-1720

Married: TBD

Children: 

1. Nathaniel West 1692-1727
2. Francis West 1704-1796
3. Agnes West 1704-1750
4. Thomas Oliphant West Sr 1718-1808

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Bibliography

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 30 October 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257576697/thomas-west: accessed October 24, 2025), memorial page for Thomas West Jr. (1735–26 Nov 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 257576697; Maintained by Love of History (contributor 47094684).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 30 October 2025.

MyHeritage. "Public Member Database." © 2005 MyHeritage Ltd. My Heritage. myheritage.com Accessed 30 October 2025.

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