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- Of Madison Co., KY. Jonathan signed the marriage bond for Rachel West to marry John Davis. Rachel may be Jonathan’s sister, and he probably had a brother, Richard
Jonathan West
BIRT DATE BEF 1765
DEATH DATE 1841/1849
PLACE Madison Co.,KY.
Information about Jonathan, his wives and children came from Carl West
and Rosemary Kutch.
All of these children are not confirmed yet.
Jonathan’s children with Charlotte Pully are confirmed by Court Documents.
CENSUS-Heads of families 1790 Kentucky
Jonathan West-Madison Co. (also Nathaniel, Richard, Thomas, William; Bourbon Co.- Simeon, Thomas, John, John;
Woodford Co.-Edward; Fayette Co.-Chas. Jr. and Sr.;
Mason Co.-John; Mercer Co.-Joseph West.
(in Greenbrier Co., Va.-Littleton, Isaac, Luke, Samuel, William.)
Heads of families 1800 Ky.
Jonathan, Madison Co. (Also Jesse West, John, Littleton, Richard, Samuel, Simeon, Solomon);
In Garrard-Joseph, William;
Jessamine Co.-Charles, Richard;
Clark Co.-William;
Bourbon Co.-Alvin, Nathaniel, Rachel, Thomas (2); Fayette Co.-Edward, Lewis, William.
1810-Jonathan 21001-23010-00; Jonathan Jr. 30101-10110-00; Also Solomon, Richard, James, Jesse, John, John, Jr., Littleton, Samuel.
1820-Jonathan w/f. over 45, 2 f. b. 1794-1804, 2 f. and 1 m. b. 1804-1810; 3 m. and 1 f. b. 1811-1820; also Luke West, Polley West, Richard, John, James, Bransford and William.
JONATHAN WEST PROFILE
This indenture made & entered into this 14th day of November 1832 by and between Archibald W. Goodloe, Deputy Sheriff for Nicholas Hocker, Sheriff of Madison County of the one part and Luke West of the County aforesaid of the other part. That whereas on the 24th day of March 1831 an execution issued from the clerks office of the Madison County Court in favour of Charlotte West against the Estate of Jonathan West for the sum of $20--for alimony & $44.86 cents costs for which execution was placed in the hands of the said Goodlow Deputy Sheriff as aforesaid for collection and which was on the 10th day of April 1831--on a tract of land the property of said Jonathan West supposed to contain 100 acres situate lying and being in the County of Madison on the East Fork of Otter Creek and being the same whereon the said Jonathan West then lived and after advertising the same, to do as the law directs at the Courthouse--Richmond on the 2nd day of May 1831 expose said tract of land to--public sale to satisfy said execution when John White became the purchaser of twenty five acres of said tract of land to be laid off of the south side of said tract, he being the lowest bidder in acres to satisfy said execution. And whereas afterwards --on the 25th day of October 1831 said John White by his written order, directed said Goodloe to make a deed to Luke West for the said twenty five acres of land when which order is referred to and attached to said execution now on file in the clerks office of the Madison County Court. Now this indenture witnesseth that the said Archibald W. Goodloe, Deputy Sheriff, for and in consideration of the premises aforesaid do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Luke West and his heirs and asigns forever all the right title and interest which he the said Jonathan West had of in and to the said twenty five acres of land to be laid off of the south side of the tract of one hundred acres as aforesaid at the date of the ----and sale aforesaid. To have and to hold the before described twenty five acres of land with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto him the said Luke West his heirs and assigns forever free from the set hindrance or occupancy of him the said Jonathan West and his heirs or assigns forever. In testimony whereof the said Archibald W. Goodloe, Deputy Sheriff of Madison County, for said Hocker Sheriff has hereunto set his hand and seal the date first written. W. Goodloe DS or N. Hocker SMC
This verifies that Jonathan was married to Charlotte.
CHURCH RECORD -Union City Baptist Church-1812 Madison Co., Ky. located at Union City, Madison Co., Ky., was organized 30 April 1812 with 18 members. Officiating Ministers at the organizational meeting on Otter Creek were Andrew Tribble, Christopher Harris, David Chenault, John Greenhalgh, Joseph Gentry, Robert Frier & Jesse Winburn. The following were inscribed upon the church roll as the constituting members: Colby B. Quisenberry, Lucy Quisenberry, Samuel Denny, John Winn, Henry Wills, John Miller, Thomas Miller, JONATHAN WEST, Jimmy Miller, Patience Miller, POLLY WEST, CHARLOTTE WEST, Phobe Frier, PATSY PARISH, Sally Burton, Mary Simmons, Martha Dozier, and Jennie, a black woman. (Note: Thomas Miller m. Patience West 18 Feb. 1812. The daughter of Richard West. Jonathan West m. Charlotte Puelly 25 May 1804, Patsy Parish m. Luke West 8/11 Mar. 1818/1813 Madison Co. Mar. Rec.
CENSUS -1820 Madison Co. includes Luke West #162, Bransford #170, James #144, John #125, Jonathan #162, Polley #112, Wm. #172 and Richard #056.
LAND RECORD-Madison Co.-16 May 1823 Luke West and Patsy, his wife, to Francis F. Jackson of Clark Co., 30 1/4A Clear Creek, which is branch of Muddy Cr. (Robt. Clark's survey)...to Jonathan West's tract of land.
1826 28 Feb.-Jonathan West to Luke West and Mary West...tract on E. Fork of Otter Cr....Jesse Cord...Joseph Blessaw...Henry Wills. Wit. John Reid and Westley Parrish. Pg. 94 Vol. R. also Pg. 95 another deed....E. Fork of Otter Cr. Pg. 102-20 Mar. 1826-Jonathan West for love and affection for son Luke and dau. Mary West, give wagon, etc....to maintain their father, Jonathan West...and to raise little children.....and said Luke to be guardian until they shall choose another....said Luke to furnish a horse to ride....3 Apr 1826: ditto for a few more things.
1830, 5 Jul.-Morris West and Eliz. of Franklin Co., Mo. and Richard Davis for $175.00 tract on Clear Creek being part of 448 1/2A conveyed by Higgason Grubbs to Morris and Luke West. 1831, 29 Aug.-Luke West and Patsy, his wife, to Josiah Baker for $120.00, 135A on Clear Creek, waters of Muddy Creek. This deed containing same land heretofore deeded to Fielding Parish by 1st party
but which has been misplaced and never recorded, the said Parish having bought of Luke West and said Baker having bought of Fielding Parish. Pg. 211, Vol. U. Madison Co.
1832, 14 Nov.-Archibald W. Goodloe, Dep. Sheriff to Luke West, that whereas on the 24 of Mar. 1831 an execution issued from Circuit Ct. in favor of Charlotte West against estate of Jonathan West for $20.00 alimony and $44.86 costs...25A conveyed to Luke West.
1834, 26 Feb.-Catherine West m. John James (f. Luke West), Madison Co., Ky.
1837, 21 Jul.-Thos. Kennedy and Evelinah, his wife, to Mary West 46A on E. Fork of Otter...to Luke West line...original survey of Jonathan West...original corners of Jonathan West.
1837, 21 Jul.-Thos. S. Kennedy and Evelina, his wife, to Luke West 50A on E. Fork of Otter Cr .....warrant against any person claiming under Jonathan West...Pg. 226, Vol. X. Madison Land Recs.
1840, 4 Feb.-Mary West to Luke West for and in consideration of tract of land where she now lives, 46 A on E. Fork of Otter Cr. adjoining land on which said Luke West now lives and lands of Chas. Bake, dec'd., and Robt. Wilson, Tipton's place, and Jeremiah Reeves land.
1841, 1 Nov.-Wiley Christopher appt. surveyor of road on Muddy Cr. on land of Benj. Baxter, Jonathan and Luke West, John Adams, Widow Gilbert, Arthur Kennedy, Thomas Wright, Wm. Barnes, and John Fryer's old place.
Mary Fowler was Jonathan's 1st wife and Patience Sapp the 2nd. Third was Charlotte Puelly. Patience would have been Mary's mother according to these records as she was born about 1795. Charlotte divorced Jonathan and apparently left the kids with him.
1841-Jonathan is exempted from tax on the tax lists because he is "old and infirm." Madison County, Ky, Circuit Court, box 113, bundle 226, "Charlotte West vs Jonathan West," case files 11 Aug 1825. [The bundle contains seven handwritten pages.]
Madison County, KY, Circuit Court, box 143, bundle 286, "Charlotte West vs Jonathan West," case filed 8 Nov 1828. [The bundle contains 69 handwritten pages dated 1828-1831.]
The cases are summarized together because they deal with the same subject, the charge by Charlotte West that she has been treated cruelly by her husband Jonathan West. The 1825 case consists of a summons of Jonathan West, two brief pages of Court Clerk notes and a four page affidavit dated 30 July 1825 on behalf of Charlotte West. In the affidavit it is stated that Jonathan West has advertised for sale 5 August 1825 to the highest bidder his land and personal property with a view to depriving Charlotte of her share of his estate. She asks the Court to restrain Jonathan so that the matter can be settled in equity and asks that she be granted alimony and such other relief as is equitable and right.
It is not clear from the Court record that the Court restrained Jonathan West, but he did not go through with the sale and instead deeded in 1826 to his son and daughter, Luke and Mary, the land and personal property he had intended to sell. [Madison County, KY, Deed Book, Vol R, pages 94, 95 and 102, 20 March 1826.] In one of these deeds, he named Luke West guardian of "my little children," not further identified.
The affidavit in box 113, bundle 226, is a wonderful genealogical find. In it Charlotte West listed the living children of Jonathan and Charlotte Pully West as of 30 July 1825 and thus answered the question - who are "my little children" mentioned by Jonathan West in the 1826 deed.
They are:
Maurice [Morris], Jane [Jenny], Patience, Parker, Friendship [Frind or
Friend] , Anderson, Jackson, Arena and Elizabeth or, more specifically,
the children on this list who are not of age.
The second Court case filed in 1828 was a bitter divorce proceeding wherein Charlotte West attacked the deeds described above as fraudulent, described Jonathan West as cruel and barbarous, and sought alimony and other relief previously requested. It appears that Jonathan West was at first unresponsive to the court. A jury found that he treated his wife inhumanly and by his actions compelled Charlotte West to desert him. The Court then declared the deeds made in 1826 to Luke and Mary to be fraudulent and voided them. In March 1830 the land deeded to Luke and Mary by Jonathan West [tracts of 114 and 19 3/4 acres] was resurveyed and 53 1/2 acres awarded to Charlotte West to include a small cabin [described below], two rows of apple trees and 20 acres of cleared land. She as well was awarded $20 alimony. Jonathan West was made responsible for all court costs.
The many affidavits which are part of the case provide an unflattering picture of Jonathan West, although there are a few who speak out in support of him. He is described over and over as an extremely crabby, contrary and disagreeable man within his family. He is said to have been hard-working but severe with his children and whipped them. [Lewis Pully swore he was witness on one occasion to Jonathan threatening to whip Charlotte.] Jinny Ames said there were times when Jonathan would not speak to his wife for months. Neighbors knew that Jonathan and his wife had separated two or three times before the separation in August 1826. On this occasion, Jonathan West built a 10x20 foot cabin about half a mile from his home where Charlotte stayed. (There is much discussion about the adequacy or inadequacy of this cabin, the supply of or lack of fire wood, the coming and going of the children to be with their mother, whether Charlotte had voluntarily gone to the cabin or been placed there by Jonathan, etc.) Two affidavits mention that Jonathan West sent some of his children "to Winchester" to have it determined if they were in fact his. (One is left to imagine what test might have been conducted.)
Charlotte West is described by most of those deposed as an industrious, decent, mild, peaceable, worthy woman. She was apparently regularly visited at the small cabin - where she lived for four months -by a Patsy Mainor and a Nancy Green as well as her children. While living in the cabin she largely lived on the charity of James Ames and his wife because Jonathan did not supply her with enough food. One night in December 1826, Charlotte fled the cabin perhaps after Jonathan came
and took away the bed and bedding. Several witnesses saw her that night - in fear of her husband - as she went to the home of James Smith and then James Ames where she was still living at the time of the court case.
In the bundle containing the record of the case are many affidavits taken from neighbors and persons who Charlotte West met the night she fled in fear from the cabin in December 1826. There are affidavits from the following: Sally Hanes [Hains] , Patience West [daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte West], Nelly Smith, Lucy Smith [the last two women mentioned were at the home of James Smith], Sarah Narnes, Anderson Learcy, John Adams, Fielding Parrish, John G. Parrish, Hannah Learcy, Henry Karr, William Powell, Molly West [daughter of Jonathan and Patience Sapp West], Christeny Frier, William Goodloe [who had known Jonathan West upwards of 30 years], George James [husband of Lydia West, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Fowler West, who had known Jonathan West 20 years], Richard Golden, William Wells, Lewis Pully, John Reid, Samuel Tuder [Teeder], Polly Hill [wife of H.R. Hill], William Reeves, Sally Ann Barnes, Sarah Baxter [wife of Benjamin Baxter], Jane Ames [referred to as "Jinny" Ames, a daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte
West] and her husband James Ames, Friendship West [son of Jonathan and Charlotte West], Silas Tribble [who had known Jonathan West since 1811], Benjamin Baxter, Westley Parrish and Nancy Green [the veracity of her affidavit challenged.]
The record indicates that others may have been deposed but affidavits are not in the bundle. They were: William Lanham and wife, Stephen Lanham, John Hawkins and wife, and Hetty Davis.
From a genealogical researchers viewpoint, several bits of information are derived from the second court case as well as some general impressions:
1) Friendship West is identified as a son of Jonathan and Charlotte West. He mentions his brother Jackson and that he has sisters.
2) Daughter Mary West signed a brief affidavit Molly West with an X. She did not say anything against her father. Nothing is revealed in the affidavit about her own children or family situation, but as observed in para 7 below there were few secrets. If the neighbors had been asked,
the odds are they could have identified the father of her children.
3) William Goodloe recollected that Charlotte was Jonathan West's third wife.
4) Jane West, daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte West, was referred to as Jenny Ames. She and her husband James Ames assisted Charlotte and eventually took her in in December 1826. [In 1832, Charlotte West sold the 53 1/2 acres she obtained as a result of this court case to James Ames; in 1848, she bought the tract back from him, all parties to the deed described as of Greene Co, IL.]
5) Luke West was not deposed. In one affidavit it is stated that Luke and Jonathan West had a "falling out" after Jonathan West's land had been deeded to Luke.
6) Maurice [Morris] West was not deposed, presumably because he was in MO by 1828-1829.
7) From a reading of the affidavits it is apparent that most everyone around knew that Jonathan West was not easy to live with, that his wife had left him on two or three occasions before the August 1826 move to the 10x12 cabin and that he had suspected in the past that some of his
children might not be his.
Letter from…
I received today a copy of the missing page from the sworn affidavit by Charlotte West dated 30 July 1825. I am sending copies of the document to Kutch, Sadlon and you. The four page document is very hard to read and damaged along the edges. Page one contains the list of living children in 1825 of Jonathan and Charlotte West. Page two - the heretofore missing page - perhaps, repeat, perhaps answers the question - who fathered Mary West's children??
Charlotte charges that Jonathan during the time she lived with him "lived in open adultery with another woman." The woman is not named. This charge is not repeated in the second court case so the words may simply be a sign of Charlotte's anger. Who knows? But with Mary West having six children - father unidentified - Charlotte's affidavit perhaps provides an answer you are not seeking and will not find elsewhere. Signed, …
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Jonathon West
Born about 1765 [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Patience Sapp — married 9 Sep 1793 in Madison County,Kentucky, USA (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sapp-706)
Husband of Charlotte W. (Pulley) West — married 25 Jun 1804 (to 24 Mar 1831) in Madison, Kentucky, United States. (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pulley-450)
DESCENDANTS
Father of Hester Ann (West) Davis, Morris West, Jane B. (West) Eames, Patience (West) Baxter, Friendship West, Anderson West, Irene (West) Slaten, Jackson West and Elizabeth (West) Slaten
Died about 1845 in Madison, Kentucky
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Profile last modified 31 Aug 2020 | Created 4 Jul 2016
Biography
Jonathan was born about 1770.[1] Jonathon West may have married 4 times. The first record indicates a marriage to Mary Fowler (or Flower).[2] The second marriage was to Patience Sapp.[3] The third marriage was to Polly Reice (or Rice) on December 19, 1801. [4] The fourth marriage was to Charlotte W. Pulley on June 25, 1804[5]Jonathan died in Madison, Kentucky.[6]
Sources
1. ? WEST Family DNA Project, "Ancestors Page," http://web.utk.edu/~corn/westdna/west6.htm, accessed May 30, 2020
2. ? Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Index, 1786-1844, "Jonathon West", www.ancestry.com, accessed May 30, 2020
3. ? Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Jonathan West, Patience Sapp", www.ancestry.com, accessed May 30, 2020
4. ? Madison County, Kentucky Marriage Index, 1786-1844, "Jonathan West", www.ancestry.com, May 30, 3030
5. ? Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research (June 15, 2012), Madison County, Kentucky, Marriages, https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2012/06/15/madison-county-kentucky-marriages/, accessed May 30, 2020
6. ? WEST Family DNA Project, "Ancestors Page," http://web.utk.edu/~corn/westdna/west6.htm, accessed May 30, 2020 [1]
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