Overton – Fentress – Pickett Counties TNGenWeb Project
Three counties, connected by history, geography, and so much more!
Descendants of Stephen West & Mary Belk of Overton County
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Click here to see also the article on this site about Civil War Veteran Stephen West, a descendant of this family.
Descendants of Thomas West of Lincoln County, North Carolina
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Descendants of John Belk of Lincoln County, North Carolina
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Descendants of Stephen West
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West-Lincoln Co., N.C.>Overton Co., Tn.>Putnam Co., Tn.
Stephen West b. 29 Dec 1767 in N.C. d. 19 Sep 1855 in Tn.
m.
Mary Belk b. 30 Jan 1765 d. 27 Oct 1848 in Tn.
Children:
a. Isaac West m. Mary Magdalene Swallows
b. Betsy West m. _________ Harris
c. Jemima West m. Jesse Stewart
d. Susannah Caroline West m. Henry Davis
e. Mary West m. Jacob Davis
f. John West m. (1) Mary “Polly” Brown and (2) Nancy Ray
g. Sarah Ann West m. William Bilbrey
h. Reuben (Barney) West m. Fanny Bilbrey
i. Stephen West, Jr. m. Eliza Brown
Notes on this family:
The Wests and Belks came from Lincoln County, North Carolina to Overton County, Tennessee, after 1800. Ancestors of these families have their origins in Virginia.