Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of William WEST b bef 1715.   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 W103 and W148.

Descendents of William West

1. William WEST, b bef 1715 (first found in Tyrrell Co NC in 1736)

    + unknown

     2.  William WEST, b bef 1755

           + Elizabeth

           3. William WEST, b 1770-80

                +Ann

                4. William WEST, b 1817 NC.

                    + Amelia TARKINGTON

                    5. Matthias WEST

                        + 1) Henretta GRIER

                        + 2) Sarah COOPER

                4. Benjamin J. WEST, b abt 1825, Tyrrell Co NC

                    + Sarah Ann CANNADY

                     5. James Henry WEST, b 1853 Tyrrell Co NC, d 1911 Tyrrell Co NC

                         + Catherine SEXTON

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