FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth
        
Surname:  WEST
Source:   History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by
          Rev. Henry H. Saunderson

p.596
Benjamin West son of Rev. West of Rochester, MA was born
April 8, l746.  His oldest sibling was the celebrated
Rev. Samuel West D.D. of the Hollis Street Church at
Boston, MA. Benjamin West grad. Harvard l768. Thence to
Needham to study divinity with his brother, Rev. Samuel
West.  He was licensed to preach and commenced his mini-
strations at Wrentham, MA. Finding this unsatisfactory
he left the ministry, never to preach again.  He return-
to Needham to the home of his brother, Samuel and shortly
thereafter commenced his clerkship in the office of Abel
Willard, Esq of Lancaster, MA.  After completing his
clerkship he was received by Simeon Olcott of Charlestown
NH. In July l773 he est. himself in Charlestown as
an attorney at the time the Revolutionary War broke out.
At the same time, a position in South Carolina was
offered and he accepted the offer, riding horseback from
Charlestown NH to South Carolina, a journey that took
two months.  He was employed by Mr. Gibbs, a wealthy
planter.  When the war reached South Carolina he joined
a group of sixty or seventy young men of the city to
form a company of light horse. He was taken prisoner.
Illness forced his return to his brother in Needham, MA
After which he returned to Charlestown, NH in l779.

He m. June 8, l78l Mary McCarty dau of Rev. Mr. McCarty
of Worcester, MA who d. Aug 23, l803.  He m. (2) l806
Mrs. Frances Gordon widow of the Hon. William Gordon.
She was the dau. of the Hon. Joshua Atherton of Amherst,
NH.  Benjamin West d. July 27, l8l7.  His 2d wife,
Frances died Nov ll, l838. (children, if any, not
mentioned).

p.607
Timothy West son of Rev. Thomas West of Rochester,
Plymouth County, MA. settled at Charlestown, NH in l78l
bringing with him a family of seven children, at that
time. By trade he was a ship's carpenter.  Not caring
for the maritime life he purchased thru his brother,
the Hon. Benjamin West (above) several hundred acres of
land at Charlestown, NH and was 2d Selectman l798, l799
and l800 and lst Selectman l803.  Was also deacon of 
the church at Charlestown.

Deacon Timothy West and his wife, Lois (Hammond) West:
l. Jane West b. Dec 24, l768 at Rochester, MA m. l789
   Phineas Page. Res: Fairfax, Vt.
2. Nancy West b. Dec l5, l770 at Rochester, MA m. l793
   John Small Willard son of James Nutting Willard. He
   b. Jan 3l, l772 d. at Hartland VT.
3. Presbury West b. Aug 3l, l772 at Rochester, MA m. l792
   Terza Carlton of Acworth, NH Res: St. Johnsbury, 
   thence to Lancaster and died.
4. Alice West b. Aug l6, l774 at Rochester, MA m. (l)
   Jan 25, l795 Samuel Carlisle.  She m. (2) John Mather
   Foster son of Rev. Dan Foster.  She m. (3) ___Stone.
5. Timothy West b. Jan 3l, l777 at Rochester MA d. l779.
6. Drusilla West b. Feb 8, l779 at Rochester MA m. 
   Charles Flin on Feb l7, l799. Res: Lyndon, VT
7. Asenath West b. Oct 28, l780 m. Feb 3, l800 Enos Page
   Res: Concord, VT (see also p. 363 of the Farnsworth
   Memorial - listed below).
8. Charity West b. Dec l9, l782 at Charlestown, NH m.
   (l) Deacon Benjamin West son of Rev. Samuel West of
   Needham and Boston, MA.  She m. (2) George Olcott, 
   Esq. son the the Hon. Simeon Olcott and his wife,
   Tryphena (Terry) Olcott of Charlestown, NH.
9. Mary West b. Jan 6, l785 m. Samuel Bradley Res: Boston
   MA
10 Timothy West b. Jan 3l, l787 d. l808.
11 Melinda West b. Mar l, l79l m. m. l8l5 Samuel Stickney
   of Springfield, VT Res: Boston, MA.
12 Benjamin West 2d b. Mar l, l79l m. Oct l8ll Phebe
   Tyler of Waterford, VT thence to Springfield, VT
   thence to St Johnsbury and died there.
l3 Enoch Hammond West b. May 27, l792 m. l822 Lydia
   Coffin Fitch b. l80l. Their children:
l. Frederick Fitch West b.___Res: Monroe, WI
2. Francis H. West m. Emma Rittenhouse, res:
           Milwaukee, WI (ten children)
3. George O. West b. l838 m. l857 Sophia Parks
           of Charlestown, NH Res: Whitewater, WI.
           Their children:
1. Ellen Lydia West b. l858
2. Charles H. West b. l863
4. Ellen L. West b.___m. Joseph G. Briggs on
           Oct l2, l852 Res: Charlestown, NH

p.609
Charles Henry West son of Deacon Benjamin and Charity
West b. Jan l2, l827 m. Sep l852 Elizabeth Silsby dau
of Isaac West and wife, Anna (Langley) Silsby b. l828
Their children:
1. Anna Langley West b. l859
2. Charlest Henry West b. l862.

Samuel Sprague West (called Sprague West) settled lst
at Charlestown, NH Thence (abt l79l) at Acworth, NH.
He m. (l) Phebe Carlton dau of Dean and Keziah Carlton.
Their children:
l. Catherine West m. Joseph Hamlin of Charlestown
           NH on June 3, l809 Res NY
2. Royal West m. Roxana Hamlin, he taught school
           at Trenton, Utica and Salina NY and licences
           to preach. Preached at Enfield,Walworth,
           Churchville and Fairport, NY He d. l852. 
3. Jane West b. at Acworth, NH
4. Sophia West b. at Acworth.
5. Thomas West b. at Acworth.
6. Thomas West 2d b. at Acworth
        7. Eliza West.
8. Keziah West.
9. Francis West.

Samuel Sprague West m. (2) Mrs. Lydia (Durant) Putnam
the widow of Elisha Putnam on Dec. l8l6 Res: Columbia,
Ohio.

p.609
John West and wife, Lydia (Reed) West
l. Mary West b. l79l
2. Priscilla West b. at Walpole Apr 3, l793.

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