Each male with the surname WEST in this chart has a Y chromosome that is a copy of the Y chromosome of Elijah WEST b 1773.   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 DNA that matches W77.

1) Elijah WEST, b 1773 NH, d 1817 Bradford NH
     + Polly KENDALL, b 1778 Litchfield NH, d 1867 NH
  2) Elizabeth WEST, b 1796
       + Joseph SHATTUCK
  2) Mary 'Polly' WEST, b 1798
       + James PRESBURY
  2) Timothy Kendall WEST, b 1800, d 1886
       + Elizabeth FULLER
  2) John WEST, b 1802, d 1817
  2) Sally WEST, b 1805, d 1817
  2) Emily WEST, b 1808
      + Joshua WRIGHT
  2) Leonard WEST, b 1811, d 1859
      + Mary Runnels AYERS
  2) Elijah WEST, b 1813
     + Jane ALBE

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