Deacon Francis WEST

1669 - 1731  (61 years)

• Name	Francis WEST  [2, 3]
  	Francis West, the first born child of Samuel West & Tryphosa Partridge, was b. of record at Duxbury, Mass. on Dec. 13, 1669. He d. testate at Tolland, Conn. on May 12, 1731, Æ 62, not 63 as inscribed on his gravestone. His parents m. of record at Duxbury, Mass. on Dec. 16, 1668. Francis' mother was the maternal gr.dau. of Stephen Tracy & Tryphosa Lee, who m. at Leiden, Holland on Jan. 2, 1620/1. Stephen Tracy arrived at Plymouth, Mass in 1623 aboard the ship "Ann," his wife Triphosa following thereafter with eldest dau. Sarah in 1624 aboard the ship "Jacob." Francis West is the patriarch of the West family of Tolland, Conn. while Francis' three younger brothers, Samuel, Ebenezer & John, are patriarchs of the West families of Lebanon, Conn. On Dec. 20, 1696 at Preston, Conn. (by Samuel Mason, Assistant), Francis m. Mercy Minor, dau. of Dr. Joseph Minor & Maria Avery. She was b. on Aug. 21, 1673 at Stonington, Conn. and d. at Tolland, Conn. on Sept. 6, 1751, Æ 79. The day after their first child was baptized at Preston, Samuel & wife Mercy were admitted members of the Preston Church. They were subsequently received by letter of dismission from Preston and admitted to the Stonington Church on Nov. 1, 1702. After relocating to Tolland, Conn. Francis was the longtime Deacon of the Tolland Congregational Chh. Posted on Find A Grave Originally created by: Eric Wood Maintained by: Don Blauvelt [1]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	13 Nov 1669	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 May 1731	Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut   [4, 5]
  Burial	South Yard Cemetery, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut   [5]
  Person ID	I60416	Main Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel WEST,   b. 1643, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 08 May 1689, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Tryphosa PARTRIDGE   d. 01 Nov 1701
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 Sep 1668	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [3, 6]
  Family ID	F09926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy MINER,   b. 21 Aug 1673, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 06 Sep 1751, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1696	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Mercy WEST,   b. 30 Oct 1697, Preston, New London County, Connecticut d. 20 Jan 1725, Windham, Connecticut (Age 27 years)  [Birth] + 2. Samuel WEST,   b. 10 Apr 1700, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 03 Feb 1779, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 78 years)  [Birth] + 3. Joseph WEST,   c. 30 Nov 1701   d. 27 Jan 1764, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (Age ~ 62 years)  [Birth] + 4. Judge Zebulon WEST,   b. 16 Mar 1707   d. 04 Dec 1770, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (Age 63 years)  [Birth]   5. Ammasa WEST,   b. 27 Mar 1704, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts d. Aft 1760 (Age > 57 years)  [Birth]   6. Christopher WEST,   b. 19 Jun 1709, Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut  [Birth]   7. Pelatiah WEST,   b. 30 Sep 1711, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts  [Birth]
  Family ID	F02817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Nov 1669 - Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Deacon Francis West Headstone Deacon Francis, son of Samuel West and Typhosa Parteidge, is the husband of Mercy Minor. He is buried in the South yard Cemetery in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut. Maintained by: Don Baluvelt Originally Created by: Eric Wood Photo added by: Sara

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S02940] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2002;;). [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S03427] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stafford and Tolland. [S6901] Ancestry.com: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. [S3622] George Henry Partridge, PARTRIDGE Genealogy Descendants of George PARTRIDGE of Duxbury Massachusetts. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.