William WESTFALL
1735 - 1821 (~ 86 years)
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Name William WESTFALL Born Mar 1735 Montague, Sussex Co, NJ 
[1] Christened 26 Mar 1735 Kingston, Ulster Co, NY [1] Gender Male Residence (CHILDHOOD) Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA [1] Residence From 1772 to 1795 Beverly, Randolph Co, WV [1] Residence UNTIL 1772 Hampshire Co, (W)VA Residence From 1795 to 1798 Clark Co, KY [1] Residence From 1798 Ohio [1] Died 21 Aug 1821 Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH [1] Person ID I128576 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 28 Jul 2020
Father Jacob WESTFALL, b. May 1715, Montague, Sussex Co, NJ , d. 1795, Beverly, Randolph Co, WV (Age ~ 79 years) Mother Judith HORNBECK, b. 1716, New York Family ID F56079 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth THORNE Married 1758 Hampshire Co, (W)VA [1] Notes - In 1737, William Westfall moved with his parents to present Moorefield, West Virginia. In 1748, he moved with his parents to a nearby 400-acre farm on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. He wed Elizabeth Thorne, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Thorne, in Hampshire County in 1758. In April of 1758, William, along with brother Abel, joined with Tobias Decker to establish the Decker Colony at Decker Creek near present Morgantown, West Virginia. The colony was attacked by thirty Delaware Indians on October 16, 1759, and eight people killed. Abel was taken prisoner and later escaped, but his wife and son were killed. William and Elizabeth returned to Hampshire County, where the first six of their thirteen children were born.
Bio credit:
Dennis Peterson, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67640347/william-westfall
Children + 1. William WESTFALL, b. 1765, Hampshire Co, (W)VA , d. 21 Aug 1821, Beverly, Randolph Co, WV (Age 56 years)Family ID F56097 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- In 1737, William Westfall moved with his parents to present Moorefield, West Virginia. In 1748, he moved with his parents to a nearby 400-acre farm on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. He wed Elizabeth Thorne, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Thorne, in Hampshire County in 1758. In April of 1758, William, along with brother Abel, joined with Tobias Decker to establish the Decker Colony at Decker Creek near present Morgantown, West Virginia. The colony was attacked by thirty Delaware Indians on October 16, 1759, and eight people killed. Abel was taken prisoner and later escaped, but his wife and son were killed. William and Elizabeth returned to Hampshire County, where the first six of their thirteen children were born.
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Sources - [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.