1Edward E. Cornwall, , Francis West of Duxbury, Mass., and Some of His Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 60, p. 142 (Apr 1906).
"1. "FRANCIS WEST, a house carpenter by trade, being a single man, invited by a Mr. Thomas of Marshfield, Massachusetts, left the town of Salisbury in England and came to N. England, and settled in Duxbury, Mass., and married Margrey Reeves, by whom he had five children, viz., Samuel, Thomas, Peter, Mary and Ruth." So wrote Judge Zebulon West (1707-1770), a great grandson of the emigrant, who probably learned these facts from his father, also named Francis (1669-1731), who lived with the emigrant in Duxbury until he grew up.
Francis West married Margaret Reeves, in Duxbury, Feb. 27, 1639, and died in that town, Jan. 2, 1692, aged 86. He is spoken of as a carpenter in the Duxbury records, and the Plymouth Colony records show that he made a pair of stocks for the town of Duxbury in 1640. In 1640 and 1642 he was a member of the Grand Jury; in 1642 he bought a house and land in Duxbury (Millbrook); and in 1643 he was on the list of those able to bear arms. He was admitted freeman in Plymouth Colony in 1656. In 1658 he was surveyor of highways in Duxbury; constable in 1661; and in 1662,'69, '74, '78, '80 and '81 was a member of the "Grand Enquest." During the last years of his life his son Peter took care of him, and his estate, which amounted to only £16: 15: 00, was given to Peter by the Probate Court>
Children,* probably born in Duxbury:
2. i. SAMUEL,2 b. 1643.
3. ii. DR. THOMAS, b. 1646.
4. iii. PETER.
iv. MARY.
v. RUTH, b. 1651; d. Dec. 31, 1741, aged 90; m. Nathaniel Skiff.
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* Besides the five children mentioned in the Zebulon West Manuscript, two others, Pelatiah and Richard, have been ascribed to Francis West, though it would seem without good reason.".
1Edward E. Cornwall, Francis West of Duxbury, Mass., and Some of His Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 60, p. 143 (Apr 1906).
"3. DR. THOMAS2 WEST*, born in 1646, died Sept. 6, 1706, aged 60, married Elizabeth -------, who died Feb. 16, 1728, aged 75.
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Children, born in Martha's Vineyard:
i. ABNER,3 b. June 9, 1683; d. 1756; m. Nov. 17, 1707, Jean, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bunker) Look, and widow of John Cottle. He was a carpenter in Martha's Vineyard. Among his vhildren was Rev. Thomas,4 who was father of Rev. Samuel,5 D.D., b. 1738, of Boston, and Hon. Benjamin,5 b. 1746, of Charlestown, N. H.
ii. THOMAS, d. 1728, in R. I., from injuries received in a shipwreck; m. Jan. 29, 1713, Mary, dau. of Stephen and Deborah (Skiff) Presbury. He was an "innholder." "mariner," and "pilot" in Martha's Vineyard. Eight children.
iii. PETER, was excomunicated by the Newport Sabbatarian Baptist Church, in 1709, because he had "forsaken the Lord's Holy Sabbath and become very vain in his words and actions." He was a "planter" in Littletown, Albemarle Co., N. C., in 1715.
iv. WILLIAM, mentioned in his father's will.
v. DR. SACKFIELD, m. (1) Apr. 7, 1715, Mary Howes; m. (2) Ruth Jenkins; was a physician in Yarmouth and Barnstable, Mass. Among his children was Rev. Samuel,4 D. D. b. 1730, of New Bedford, Mass.
vi. JUDAH, m. Sept. 28, 1718, Bethia Keen of Pembroke, Mass.; lived in Plymouth, Mass. Thirteen children.
vii. ABIGAIL, m. 1722, Joshua Weeks.
viii. ELIZABETH, m. (1) before 1708, John Millard of Newport; m. (2) Mar. 25, 1718, Jonathan Sabin of Newport.
ix. RUTH, m. Edward Cartweight of Martha's Vineyard.
x. MARY, m. 1717, John Cottle of Martha's Vineyard.".