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Benjamin Franklin West

Male 1772 - 1848  (~ 75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Franklin West was born Aug 1772, , London, , England (son of Benjamin West and Elizabeth Shewell); died 1848.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin West was born 10 Oct 1738, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John West and Sarah Pearson); died 11 Mar 1820, London, England.

    Benjamin married Elizabeth Shewell 2 Sep 1765, Trafalgar, London, , England. Elizabeth was born 1 Nov 1741, New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Dec 1817, London, London, , England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Shewell was born 1 Nov 1741, New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Dec 1817, London, London, , England.
    Children:
    1. Raphael Lamar West was born 8 Apr 1766, , London, , England; died 22 May 1850, Heath, Derbyshire, , England.
    2. 1. Benjamin Franklin West was born Aug 1772, , London, , England; died 1848.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John West was born 28 Oct 1690, Long Crandon, Buckinghamshire, England (son of Maj. Thomas West and Rachel Anne Gilpin); died 5 Oct 1776, Oxfordshire, England.

    John married Sarah Pearson Abt 1715, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Pearson and Margery Ellen Smith) was born 8 Feb 1696, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1756, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Pearson was born 8 Feb 1696, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Thomas Pearson and Margery Ellen Smith); died 1756, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    Children:
    1. Joseph West was born 6 Jan 1716, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 5 Sep 1802, Pittsylvania, Virginia; was buried Sep 1802, Straightstone, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Sarah West was born 1719.
    3. Mary West was born 1721.
    4. Major William West was born 7 Mar 1724, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 6 Dec 1808, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; was buried Dec 1808, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    5. Rachel West was born 1726, Upper Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 17 Feb 1796, Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. Hannah West was born 1728.
    7. Elizabeth West was born 1729.
    8. Edward West was born 16 Jun 1729, Loudon County, Virginia, USA; died 14 Jun 1812, Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. Samuel West was born 1732, Chester, Colony of, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1800, Virginia, USA.
    10. John Jr West was born 1734, Upper Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 1776, Bull Run, Fairfax County, Virginia.
    11. Hugh West was born 1736, Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1754, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
    12. 2. Benjamin West was born 10 Oct 1738, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Mar 1820, London, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Maj. Thomas West was born 1660, Long Crandon, Buckinghamshire, England (son of William West and Elizabeth); died 11 Jan 1696, Long, Buckinghamshire, , England.

    Maj. married Rachel Anne Gilpin 3 Feb 1682, Haddeham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. Rachel (daughter of Thomas Gilpin and Joan Bartholomew) was born 14 Feb 1660, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, , England; died , Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rachel Anne Gilpin was born 14 Feb 1660, Dorchester, Oxfordshire, , England (daughter of Thomas Gilpin and Joan Bartholomew); died , Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth West was born 1660, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died 25 Jun 1738, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. William West was born 1668, , Middlesex, , England; died Jan 1720, , , , England.
    3. Rachel West was born 1674, Stepney, Middlesex, , England; died 1764, , , , England.
    4. Joseph West was born 7 May 1688, Long Crandon, Buckinghamshire, , England.
    5. Thomas West was born 1689, Stepney, Middlesex, , England; died 1743, Willingtown (now Wilmington), New Castle County, Delaware.
    6. 4. John West was born 28 Oct 1690, Long Crandon, Buckinghamshire, England; died 5 Oct 1776, Oxfordshire, England.

  3. 10.  Thomas Pearson was born 5 Sep 1653, Pownall Fee, Chesire, England (son of Lawrence Pearson and Elizabeth Janney); died 27 May 1734, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Thomas married Margery Ellen Smith 18 Apr 1683, Pownall Fee, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA . Margery was born 1 Feb 1658, Pownall Fee, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; died 1747, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margery Ellen Smith was born 1 Feb 1658, Pownall Fee, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; died 1747, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Children:
    1. Simon Pearson was born 1680, Virginia; died Abt 1750.
    2. 5. Sarah Pearson was born 8 Feb 1696, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1756, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania.


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