Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of Anthony WEST, b 1605.   This passing of genetic code from father to son is the key to using Y-DNA for genealogy research.  Any living male with the surname WEST, who is descended from one of the WESTs in this chart, will have Y-DNA that matches W146.

Descendants of Anthony WEST

1. Anthony WEST, b 1605 Shadwell,England, d 1652 Northampton VA

   + Anne (?BARLOE) HUFFE, b 1607 England, married 1633

     2. John WEST, Lt.Col., b 1638 England, d 1703 Accomack VA

        + Matilda SCARBURGH, b 1645, d 1721 Accomack VA

          3. Alexander WEST, b 1663 Accomack VA, d 1728 Accomack VA

             + Mary PARKER

               4. Scarburgh WEST, b 1700 Accomack VA, d 1760

                  + unknown

                  5. Edmund WEST, b 1730 Accomack VA, d 1787 West's Fort,Harrison VA

                     + Mary ? married 1750

                       6. Alexander WEST Sr., b 1760 Accomack VA, d 1834 Jane Lew, Lewis VA

                          + Malina "Linney" HUGHES?, b 1764, d 1794

                            7. Alexander WEST, b 1784 Harrison VA, d 1858 Roane VA

                               + Mary TANNER?, b 178? VA, d 1880 Clay WV

                                 8. Thomas WEST, b 1832 Jackson VA, d 1899 Big Otter, Clay WV

                                    + Nancy Jane HALEY, b 1842 Fauquier VA, d 1904 Big Otter, Clay WV

                                      9. William Thomas"Tom" WEST, b 1875 Rush Fork, Clay WV, d 1963 Clay WV

                                         + Edna Ellen KING, b 1881 Braxton WV, d 1969 Clay WV

                                           10. Gilbert "Gib" George WEST, b 1900 Clay WV, d 1982 Franklin OH

                                               + Clarice ROLLYSON, b 1900 Servia, Braxton WV, d 1984 Athens OH