Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of Samuel WEST, b before 1753.   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 W39.

1.  Samuel WEST,  b bef 1753 unk,  d Duplin Co. NC 1808.
    + unk  

     2.  Samuel WEST, b 1780-1784 Duplin Co., NC,  d Bladen Co., NC aft 1840

     2.  James WEST, b ca 1785 Duplin Co., NC,  d Duplin Co., NC aft 1853

     2.  Daniel WEST, b ca 1787 Duplin Co., NC, d Sampson Co., NC aft 1856

     2.  William WEST, b ca 1790 Duplin Co., NC; d Baker Co., GA bef Oct 1857

     2.  Gibson WEST, b ca 1792 Duplin Co., NC; d Mitchell Co., GA 1869

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