tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post5535625237518761312..comments2023-12-02T15:19:00.606-05:00Comments on The Wests of Wilkes: John West, Jr. – Was He My 6th Great Uncle?CharlotteWestDadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11159735460019544397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post-51668212638529965292016-04-29T13:55:21.689-04:002016-04-29T13:55:21.689-04:00It's such a small world. My great grandmother ...It's such a small world. My great grandmother on my dad's side is Theresa Ophelia McCoy. Her father is Dr Merald Leonidas McCoy. His father John Julius Ulysses McCoy. John Julius McCoys father was Daniel McCoy and Elizabeth West. Elizabeth West was the daughter of John West and Elizabeth Betsy Upton. John West was the son of Thomas West and Elizabeth .Thomas died in Rutherford CO NC in the 1830's..I know he signed his will there..and of all things I have on my mom's side feriba West Reece daughter of Isaac from Lincoln CO NC..what a mess ha-ha..in sorting out all these West's..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959138961825823578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post-7258357006141767482015-06-21T19:38:33.306-04:002015-06-21T19:38:33.306-04:00Oh, my! Emily, how happy am I am to hear from you...Oh, my! Emily, how happy am I am to hear from you! As you read in this blog, my sister and I are autosomal DNA matches with D.West who descends from John West (1732 Tryon, NC- 1776). He doesn't know who his John's father may have been. I suspect that he could have been John West, Sr. who married Mary Madden and may have been a brother to my Alexander West. Therefore, we cannot be certain if our DNA match is through the West line or another line. We do not appear to have any other surnames in common. After I wrote the above blog, D.West took the Y-64 DNA test which traces the male line (one's father, his father, his father, etc.). Of course, you still have to have the paper trail to go along with the DNA. The autosomal test can be used by males or females and matches one with cousins (males and females) on both sides of his family. I hoped that D.West's results would place him in the West DNA Project Family Group 1 or 7. However, he does not match anyone in those groups. I still have hopes. You may find these groups at Family Tree DNA Results. If your husband is willing to participate in DNA testing, I suggest that he take the autosomal test, which is called Family Finder in Family Tree DNA and the Y-67 test. This weekend Family Finder is on sale for 89.00. My sister and I tested through FTNDA and so did D.West. It would most interesting to see if your husband matches any of us. FTNDA is not Family Tree Magazine. Many think that it is. FTDNA is one of the first companies to do DNA test for genealogical purposes and probably has the largest database of people who have tested. You can read more about it by searching Family Tree DNA or just FTDNA on the Internet. If you will post your email address in a comment below, I will NOT post that post and will email you. I'll be happy to give you my phone number, also. Thanks so much. I think our possibilities are promising. CharlotteWestDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159735460019544397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post-42684668537082968142015-06-21T17:27:37.166-04:002015-06-21T17:27:37.166-04:00I found your information VERY interesting and exci...I found your information VERY interesting and exciting. My husband's 3rd great grandfather was William Preston West, son of Thomas West, born in Lincoln County, NC (or part of Old Tryon County that became Lincoln County) and died in Rutherford County. I have been quite a few times to Cherokee County, NC to see where that line lived. There has been much said and written about John West (1732-1776) being from the De LaWarr line which came from England and were prominent in the early Virginia colony. However, no one had any information about John West's father or how he tied into the De LaWarr family. I live in Cleveland County, NC 20 minutes from Shelby, NC and have also been to Forrest City for research. I hope to talk my husband into the Y-DNA test and would love to help you in any way I can with this research. I would like to fill in these earlier generations in our West tree. Emily West Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post-79785559517649230422014-06-09T14:22:11.985-04:002014-06-09T14:22:11.985-04:00Ginger,
Thanks for your comment. I, too, am looki...Ginger,<br />Thanks for your comment. I, too, am looking forward to my FF match taking one of the Y-DNA tests. I, too, hope that his results place him in the West Family Group I because all of my research points in that direction. I wish that you and I had a genetic match. Perhaps, once Gedmatch.com is up and running again, we might find that we match there. CharlotteWestDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159735460019544397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013496894439154769.post-78397485196304818072014-06-08T01:14:11.521-04:002014-06-08T01:14:11.521-04:00Looking forward to seeing the results of his YDNA ...Looking forward to seeing the results of his YDNA test. My cousin is in the Robert West line b 1615 or 1605 in England. They will probably match but that still won't show relationship.Ginger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453442334718861407noreply@blogger.com