The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

married Virginia Mansfield, no issue.
Mary Beverley Grymes, second wife Of
Robert West, was descended through
the Grymeses. the Beverleys, the Harri-
sons. back to William Randolph and his
wife. Elizabeth Beverley and to Benja-
min Harrison and his wife, Anne Car
ter.
Return to the issue of Thomas
West and his wife. Ann Thornton: a.
Thomas. died 1870, unmarried; CD Mar
tina, married dS40) Major Thomas Camp
bell. son of Governor Campbell. of Ken
lucky. had issue one SON C3) Alice, mar
ried Fuller Allen. of Missouri had issue;
az Susan. married Rev. Sias Williams,
of Missouri. had issue; G0 William, died
in Mexico 1850. without issue; (6) Mary,
married Or. A. A. Wolfe. of Illinois, had
issue: GO Robert, married In Texas after
Mexican War, had issue: G0 Captain
Francis II. West. married. November,
1850, his cousin, Ariana Chiles, the daugh-
ter OF Susan Randolph West Chiles. In
1880 Thomas West and his wife, Ann
Thornton. with their eight children set
tied in Missouri. In 1916 this aged couple,
with their four sons. and son-in-law,
Major Campbell. were invited to join the
first company Of emigrants from Missouri
to California From upwards OF four
hundred applicants. three hundred were
selected as properly qualified by reason
of outfit. health and character, to become
members of the expedition. The organi-
cation was put under military rule, with
Francis T. West as active captain, and
Ex-Governor Boggs. of Missouri. as
honorary captain. Before the e1ngrants
reached California, and while yet in the
Rocky Mountains. Colonel John C. FIRE.
mont sent an urgent appeal to Captain
West for volunteers. assuring him of con-
tinuance of the rank of captain. He and
his three brothers and brother-n-law at
once enlisted as volunteers, all declining
any office, only STIMULATING that they
should remain with the emigrants until
the latter were beyond danger from the
Indians. and that the four brothers should
be assigned to the same company. They
continued with Fremont to the end of
the Mexican War. Thus for the third
time members of this family were ac-
tive in defense of the country.
In 1850 Captain Francis T. West as
stated above, married his cousin, Ariaua
Chiles. and settled in Louisa county,
Va. His ISSUE ~ Judge Thomas F.,
Fort Worth. Texas married Mabel Creel,
no issue: CD Alice, married NJ. A. Allen,
had issue-Dr. Frank W. and Mrs. Vir-
member House of Delegates, 19O1-2-S-4,
married Emma Lyle. daughter of DR..
James L, Wills. and have issue: % Frank
T. Jr.. married q9o6) Dorothea, daughter
of Colonel Ingram, of Chester. Pa; (2)
Agnes McClung. member of the faculty
of Youngs College, Ca: (3) Thomas F..
student at William and Mary College,; az
Matte L.; (5) James L.: (6) Ariana Ran
dolph and Emma L. (twins,; (S> George
Beverley. "a DR.. William Beverley West
Fourth son of Captain Francis), of the
faculty of the University Of Medicine,
of Fort Worth, married Alice Mensing,
of Galveston. and has issue: 90 Colonel
George T., lawyer, captain United States
Army, Spansh-American War, lieutenant
colonel Texas, national volunteers, mar
ried Lillian Galloway, no issue; (0 Susan
Randolph, married DR.. Henry Winston
Harper, of the faculty of the University
of Texas. has issue. This DR.. Harper is a
direct descendant of Unity West, Doro-
thea Spotswood and Patrick Henry.
Return to George West, third son of
William West and Letitia Martin: he
married a Miss Mexican. sister of his
| brother Roberts wife: had ISSUE ~
George J., who was father of Mrs. j.
Pinkney Williamson; ~ John, died with
out issue: t3) DR.. Robert, who married
Ann e. Scott sister of his cousin, John
W. Vests wife, he had issue of sons and
daughters; (D Alexander 3. married Pa
melia Scott. cousin of Ann and Maria, no
issue; (5) Elizabeth married DR.. Samuel
| Cary of Gloucester and had issue, a.
| Emma. married Beckwith; (2) William.
| This Samuel Cary is a descendant OF the
grandfather of Thomas West, Lord Del
| aware, the emigrant.
| Major John W. West, of Bedford Co.,
and his wife. Martha Scott had issue; az
Hon. Thomas s. member Of House or
| Delegates, 1856 and in 1906 married Sally
| Pondexter. had issue, d Sidney married,
| fD DIR. Thomas P. married, son, (3) Lieut.
Eugene r.. graduate West Point wound
Ell in Philippines. Spanish-American War,
% Frank married Lucy Patterson, 90
| Josephine married Peterborough (6)
Edgar, CD Sally, (0 Ashton. 90 Mary j.,
/ daughter of Major j. w. West married
Major James e. Robertson had Issue;
!, 6) Sally died. "a Alexander married
| Charlotte Winston and has issue: (S)
! Elizabeth, 0) Nancy married Marable, nc
| issue: G0l John William married Mary
daughter of John Bell Winfree of Lynch
| burg, and have the following issue: a
j. Winfree University of Virginia, (2)
| Beverly, (3) William, a. Henry, 90 Ed
| VAIN, No) MARY, W SnlTleS, tS) Alexander
In the Confederate Army there were al
least twenty within the third degree OF
cousins of the Vests, and there were
two-a captain ana lieutenant--in the
Spanish-American War.
Bridges.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Can YOU tell me in your paper anything
of the Bridges family; they We're driver
from Scotland by the prosecutions of III.
Protcstants, by the Catholics, and settle,
In Virginia and North Carolina?
NJ. T. #.
Greensyille, n. c.
David Bridges Is thought to have bee,
the first immigrant, but what year Is no
known. The family first settled in Ney
Kent county. where they are mentioned
IN county records 1921, The family wer
also in Hanover in 1885, the Rio Charlie
Bridges being located there Later the,
We're settled in Spotsylvanla, William
Bridges being the first; he died there 179.
leaving sons Matthew and Thomn
bridges, and daughters Mary and Ann
the latter married William Vlgor Thomn
Bridges had u son, also named William
The names of John and Joseph Bridges
from l7f2 to 1855, We're of another branch
David Bridges was in the Colonial ser
vice 1876; and Anthony Bridges was
\ CaptuiA In regiment from Vast mo Ian N,