Willis West

Abt 1755 - 1837  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Willis West
  Born	Abt 1755	Sampson Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2E1ACFBC15CA11D782E700047586F39B9083
  Died	23 Nov 1837	Fayette Co., Ga.
  Person ID	I3331	Linder-Hood
  Last Modified	20 May 2018

  
  

  Father	James West,   d. DECEASED
  Mother	Bettie,   d. DECEASED
  _UID	E15F4757394A644687E3EBD36533A9D54988
  Family ID	F1331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Gainey,   b. Abt 1756,   d. 1799  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	Abt Oct 1799	Sampson Co., N.C.
  _UID	5548C5ABAD1D2B459307738EF0C8AD82C9A8
  Children	1. Edna West,   b. 1783,   d. DECEASED   2. Noel E. West,   b. 1784,   d. DECEASED   3. Willis West, Jr.,   b. 1785,   d. DECEASED   4. Nancy West,   b. Abt 1785,   d. DECEASED   5. Sally West,   d. DECEASED   6. Handy West,   d. DECEASED   7. West,   d. 1805   8. Collin West,   d. DECEASED   9. Allen West,   d. DECEASED   10. Loyd West,   d. DECEASED
  Last Modified	21 May 2018 03:52:48
  Family ID	F1330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Silvey Harmon,   d. Aft 1860, Arkansas
  Married	Abt Oct 1799	Sampson Co, NC
  _UID	B4186E96AD64D641895C32872578FAE916CB
  Children	1. Britton West,   d. DECEASED   2. James West,   d. DECEASED   3. Isams West,   d. DECEASED   4. Wynham West,   d. DECEASED   5. Joseph West,   d. DECEASED   6. Mary West,   d. DECEASED   7. Annie Jane West,   d. DECEASED   8. Spicey West,   d. DECEASED   9. Polley West,   d. DECEASED   10. Ursula West,   d. DECEASED
  Last Modified	21 May 2018 03:52:48
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War Records Duplin and Sampson Counties NC by Virginia L. Bizzell and Oscar M. Bizzell WEST, Willis, private, N.C. Militia The West Family History simply states "a Willis West is listed in Revolutionary War records as a Private in a North Carolina unit." Willis was born in Bladen county, N.C. His father was James West of that County. Soldier is supposed to have enlisted from Bladen County. By 1783 Willis, James and William West were on the tax list of Duplin County and the next year they were listed as being in Sampson County, N.C. Willis was married twice and had ten children by each wife. About 1830 he and his second wife, Silvey Harmon, removed to Fayette county, Ga. There she applied for a pension at age 96. In her statement she declared that the soldier had lived in Bladen County when he entered service, that she and the soldier had married about Oct 1799 in Sampson county, that the soldier had died in Fayette County, Ga., on 23 Nov 1837. Willis married Sarah Gainey as a first wife. she died in early 1799, and their ten children were: 1- Edna born about 1783. 2- Noel E. born 1784 who married lst Winiford Johnson and 2nd Dorcas Jackson. 3- Nancy born about 1785 who married Allen Beavers. 4- Willis Jr born 1787 who married lst Elonare and 2nd Rebecca_____ 5- Sally. 6- Handy who married Martha Dudley. 7- A daughter who died in 1805. 8- Collin. 9- Allen who went to Georgia and gave an affidavit for his step-mother in April 1860. And 10- Loyd (1799-1881) who married Edney Autry. By his 2nd wife Willis had the following ten children: 11- Britton. 12- James. 13- Isams. 14- Wynham. 15- Joseph. 16- Mary Ann. 17-Annie Jane. 18- Spicey. 19- Polley. And 20- Ursula who married a Mr. Stacks and removed to Arkansas. Silvey was living with Ursula in Arkansas after 1860 when she died.