Thomas West1

#13002, (1 August 1779 - 9 March 1868)

Family

Fanny Johnson b. 1788, d. 1856
Children 1.Clarissa West1 (1805 - )
 2.Minerva M West+11 (s 1807 - )
Prob. relationship, entry gives no names for her parents; gives life spans of 1 Aug 1779 (New Bedford)–9 Mar 1868 for Thomas and 28 Jun 1788 (Buckland)–29 Mar 1856 for her Fanny.1 
" Thomas and Timothy West, brothers, came in from Saratoga county in 1800, and each bought two adjoining survey fifties. They were Quakers. Thomas settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his son-in-law, Elondo Greenfield, and died there March 9th, 1868, aged eighty-eight. His children were, Clarissa J., afterwards wife of William Titus, and Mary Minerva, afterwards wife of Elondo Greenfield, both of whom are dead. Timothy sold his land to Calvin Curtis, whose son, D. N. Curtis, now occupies it, and removed to Ohio."2 
Birth*1 August 1779He was born on 1 August 1779 at New Bedford, Massachusetts.3 
8 June 1802He appeared on the census of 8 June 1802 at Lot 44/45, Sempronius, Cayuga Co., New YorkG.4 
26 June 1803He appeared on the census of 26 June 1803 at Sempronius, Cayuga Co., New YorkG.5 
Marriage*15 March 1804He married Fanny Johnson, daughter of David Johnson Jr and Prudence Colburn, on 15 March 1804 at Cayuga Co., New YorkG.6 
1810He and Fanny Johnson appeared on the census of 1810 at Sempronius, Cayuga Co., New YorkG; neis. Timothy West, Barnabas Annable, William Belding.7 
31 July 1850He and Fanny Johnson appeared on the census of 31 July 1850 at Moravia, Cayuga Co., New YorkG.8 
1 June 1855He appeared on the census of 1 June 1855 in the household of Minerva M West and Elondo Greenfield at Moravia Town, Cayuga Co., New YorkG, father, age 75, b. MA.9 
10 July 1860He appeared on the census of 10 July 1860 at Moravia Town, Cayuga Co., New YorkG.10 
Death*9 March 1868He died on 9 March 1868 at Moravia, Cayuga Co., New YorkG, at age 88.3 

Citations

  1. [S957] Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York (Syracuse, N. Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1879), William Titus profile, ff. p. 458: "January 22d, 1858, Mr. Titus was united in marriage with Clarissa J., eldest daughter of Thomas and Fanny [Johnson] West, who was born in Sempronius (now Moravia) in Cayuga County, October 28th, 1805."
  2. [S957] Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, p. 456.
  3. [S957] Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, William Titus profile, ff. p. 458: "Her [Clarissa] father was born in New Bedford, August 1st, 1779, immigrated to Sempronius, now Moravia, in 1800, and died on the farm on which he then settled, in the present town of Moravia, March 9th, 1868, aged 88 years, seven months and eight days."
  4. [S1732] New York Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799–1804, index and images, Albany, New York, Cayuga Co., 1802, Sempronius, img. 7/8. Assessment Roll made 8 Jun 1802. Thomas West: real estate Lots 44 and 45 (100 acres), value $200; personal estate $0; tax $0.50; New York State Archives, Series B0950 (26 reels), online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1732] New York Tax Assessment Rolls, 1799–1804, index and images, Albany, New York, Series B0950 (26 reels), Cayuga Co., 1803, Sempronius, img. 16/18. Assessment Roll made 26 Jun 1803. Thomas Westl: Lot 44 (50 acres) and Lot 45 (50 acres), value $302; personal estate $0; tax $0.66, online Ancestry.com.
  6. [S957] Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, William Titus profile, ff. p. 458.
  7. [S238] 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (26-44); F (16-25) [Fanny]; m (10-15) [____]; F (26-44) [____], f (<10) [Clarissa or Minerva].
  8. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (71), b. MA., farmer; Fanny (62), b. MA. Also in household: Edward Ellis (24), Fanny Sherman (29), Elizabeth Quick (25).
  9. [S616] 1855 New York State Census. Elondo (41), b. [illegible], farmer; Mary M (40), b. Cayuga Co.
  10. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (80), b. MA, farmer, real estate value $7200, personal estate $4545.
  11. [S957] Elliot G. Storke, History of Cayuga County, New York, William Titus profile, ff. p. 458, no birth date given.