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- VIRGINIA GENEALOGIES page 342
v. MARIAMNE, b. —; d. —; m. —, Col. Roger West of "West Grove," Fairfax County, Va. He d. Feb. 1801 ; will dat. Feb. 8, pro. Feb. 17, 1801 ; son of Col. John West and his zd wife, Mrs. Margaret Terrett, dau. of "Simon Pearson of Overwharton Par., Gent," and widow of Capt. W. H. Terrett. Col. John W. was son of Maj. John West and his wife Sarah, dam of Thomas Pearson of Chester County, Pa.,* and brother of Benjamin West, the great artist. He was son of Major Thomas West of the Parliament Army, who fought at Worcester, Sep. 3, 1651, and m. Ann Gilpin. (Critic 47 ; Smith's His. Delaware Co.. Pa., 512, &c.) This family of West, it is conceded, is a branch of the De la Ware family, which traces to temp Rich. II. Galt, in his life of Benj. West, states that "his ancestry had been traced back in an unbroken line to the Lord de la Ware," distinguished at Poictiers and Cressy. Col. Roger West was Justice of Fairfax, and delegate 1787-1799, &c., &c. He m. (I.) Nancy, dau. of Allen Macrae and his wife, Miss Washington.
Children :
i. James, m. dau. of Col. Wm. Payne of Alex'a.
ii. Ann Margaret, m. Alex'r Moore, son of Cleon M., and had Jane, m. Randolph Coyle ; had 4 ch.; lived Washington, D. C. iii. Roger, d. s. p. iv. John, d. s. p.
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Charles County, Maryland Land Records 1814-1817; Liber IB-11 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 520. At the request of John Tayloe the following Deed was recorded February 11, 1817
Indenture made December 5, 1816; Daniel Jenifer of CC in consideration of $12,000 current money of the District of Columbia paid by John Tayloe of the District of Columbia has sold parts of tracts lying in Durham Parish called; "Freehold", "Chairman's Purchase" and "Meeks Park" containing in the whole 1000 acres being the moiety and distributive share of Daniel Jenifer of and to the real estate of his father the late Dr. Daniel Jenifer late of CC deceased.. Signed Daniel Jenifer in the presence of Maria C. Jordan, H.G.S Key and acknowledged before Stephen Latimer, Joseph Wathen
December 5, 1816; Eliza T. Jenifer wife of Daniel Jenifer relinquished her right of dower
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