Judge Zebulon WEST

1707 - 1770  (63 years)

• Name	Zebulon WEST  [1, 2, 3]
  	He was a man highly distinguished from integrity and benevolence and much respected in Tolland where he lived. He held public office from the time he was 29 years old till the day of his death. He was selectman for seventeen years, town clerk for thirty-four years. He was the first man who represented the town in the General Assembly and was elected for forty-three regular sessions, and was Speaker of the House for several sessions. Was judge of probate for eleven years. he was also one of the judges of the Hartford County Court, and one of the members of the Governor's Council. It used to be said that Zebulon West never did but one wrong thing, and that was when he succeeded in having the meeting house placed south of the centre of the town, against nearly a majority of the wishes of the inhabitants of the town. He educated three sons at Yale College. Stephen, who became a clergyman, settled at Stockbridge, Mass., and became one of the most distinguished theological writers of New England. Jeremiah, the youngest son, settled as a physician in Tolland. [1] Zebulon West was town-clerk thirty-four years. He was a son of Dea. Francis West, who before the year 1720, was a resident of Stonington. This is verified by the record of a deed from Josiah Rockwell, of Windsor, to Francis West, of Stonington dated November 29, 1718; also of a deed from Nathaniel Grant, of Tolland, to Francis West, of Stonington, dated March 1, 1720, both conveying land in Tolland. He was a resident in this town in January, 1721, as appears by the record of a deed from john Huntington to "Francis West of Tolland." These records show that he then had over seven hundred acres of land standing in his name, lying principally in the southeast corner of the town. He had several sons whose names appear on the records of the town. Their names are Samuel, Joseph, Amasa, Zebulon, Pelatiah, and Christopher. Joseph and Samuel were in town January 14, 1720, on which day the ear marks of their cattle were recorded. Samuel's mark was a half-penny on the fore side of the right ear; and Joseph's mark was a half penny on the foreside of the left ear. [2]
  Prefix	Judge
  Birth	16 Mar 1707  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Mar 1707  [3]
  Death	04 Dec 1770	Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I60474	Main Tree
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon Francis WEST,   b. 13 Nov 1669, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 12 May 1731, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mercy MINER,   b. 21 Aug 1673, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 06 Sep 1751, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Dec 1696	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F02817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary DELANO,   b. 12 Apr 1712, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 14 May 1743, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	07 Oct 1731	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F16501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah AVERY,   b. 1718, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut d. 17 Nov 1778 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1744	Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Nathaniel WEST,   b. 5 Sep 1748, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut d. 12 Feb 1815, Stockbridge, Massachusetts (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   2. Jeremiah WEST,   b. 20 Jul 1753, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut d. 18 Oct 1806, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F16502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 07 Oct 1731 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S10788] Loren P. Waldo, The Early History of Tolland. [S02940] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2002;;). [S03427] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stafford and Tolland. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.