Westfall family tree of Angel White

DESCENDANTS OF ZACHARIAH WESTFALL

Zachariah Westfall was the son of Cornelius Westfall and Eleanor Westfall Cole, the grandson of Abel Westfall and Ann Bogart, the great grandson of John Westfall of Foxhall Manor and Mary Cool Westfall and the great great grandson of Jurien Westfall and Mary Hansen, our immigrant ancestors.  For this project I researched the line from Zachariah eight generations to Peter Boyd Westfall of Roane County, West Virginia.  Zachariah's line back to Jurien and Mary Hansen is well covered on other pages of the Westfall section of this web site.  I felt it unnecessary to repeat that work.  To follow the line back to Jurien please see one of the other Westfall charts.

This project got its start when I received an email from Angel White who was looking for her grandmother, Lessie Westfall White about whom she had no information other than her name and the name of her grandfather, Joe White.  A challenge like that sparked that old detective urge in me and I went to work.  It turns out that this line was very well documented in the records of West Virginia and the U. S. Census and in about a week I had the outline for this family tree.  I promised Angel I would publish on my site this family tree when my research was completed.  I was gathering so much information that I decided to end my work so that I could get back to other projects I have on hold.

I am certain that much more information is available in the records of West Virginia county court houses in the areas where this family lived.  Interested parties should take advantage of those sources if they wish to flesh out the several branches of each generation given below.

The small numbers in red following the primary name are source references for that person. Those can be found at the bottom of this chart.

Notes for Zachariah Westfall:

• Deed on 28 Oct 1789 in South Branch of the Potomac, Randolph County, Virginia.
• Census 1810 in Harrison County, Virginia.
• Pioneers of Jackson County, W. Va. (1906) WESTFALL FAMILY www.wvpioneers.com
• Zachariah Westfall was another of the pupils in the first Buckhannon school, along with Thomas Carney and David Casto.
• He came from Hacker’s Creek to Mill Creek in 1827, and settled on Buffalo Lick Run of Tug Fork. (Perhaps he was a son of James Westfall, of Beverly.)
• He had several sons, among them Andrew, Owen, Clark, John, and George

Children of Zachariah Westfall and Hannah Wolfe: (11 children)

___ i.  Susannah Westfall [10] was born Abt. 1790 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia. She married David Casto. They were married on 20 Apr 1807[10].

2. ii. Elizabeth Westfall [2, 10, 12] was born on 01 May 1791 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia and married Jacob Cutright in 1813 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia[13]. She died on 14 Oct 1879 in Probably Upshur County, West Virginia. Burial in Hampton Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia.

3. iii. Andrew Westfall [4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 9, 20] was born Abt. 1795 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia[4]. He married Mary Elizabeth Hyre on 11 Nov 1809 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia[21, 22]. Tax List 1810 in Personal property tax roll, Harrison Co., (W.Va.)[4]. Deed 1812 in Purchased 68 acres on Mud Lick Run, Upshur Co. (W.Va.)[4]. Deed 1826 in Sold the property on Mud Lick Run. Deed 1827 in Removed to Mason Co. (now Jackson Co., W.Va.)[4]. Census 1860 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia (Next door to Noah Westfall)[23]. He died Aft. 1860. Deed: Sold the property on Mud Lick Run[4].

4. iv. George Westfall [2, 3, 4, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 9] was born on 12 Apr 1796 on the Westfall homestead, Randolph County, Virginia. He married Lydia Cutright on 21 Oct 1816 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia[29]. He died on 11 Oct 1873 in Upshur County, (West) Virginia.

5. v. Jacob C. Westfall [30, 31, 32, 33, 34] was born 1797 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Smith on 08 Aug 1818 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia[35]. He died 1860 in Probably Lewis County, (West) Virginia.

6. vi. John S. Westfall [36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 9] was born on 01 Nov 1800 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia. He married Elizabeth Queen on 28 Jun 1825 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia[37]. He died on 27 Jan 1876 in Meigs County, Ohio.

___ vii. Ruth Westfall [36, 2, 12] was born Abt. 1805 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. She married John Warner on 08 Apr 1822 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia[41].

___ viii. Hannah Westfall [36, 2] was born on 16 Apr 1805 in Harrison County, Virginia. She married Robert Love on 01 Feb 1823 in Lewis County, (West) Virginia[42].

Notes for Hannah Westfall:  Walter Lynn Hutchison (1983) names Hannah as the daughter of Joel Westfall . Corrine Cutright names her as the daughter of Zachriah Westfall.

___ ix. Clark Westfall [36, 2, 12, 43, 44, 9] was born Abt. 1807 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. He married Martha R. Leal on 01 Aug 1847 in Jackson County, (West) Virginia[44]. He died 1849 in Monroe County, Iowa.

7. x. Owen Westfall [36, 2, 12, 45, 46, 47, 9] was born Abt. 1813 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. He married Elizabeth Watson on 25 Mar 1835 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia.

___ xi. Sarah Westfall [36, 2, 37, 37] was born Abt. 1816 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia. She married Reason Queen on 01 Nov 1833 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia[36, 37]. She died on 05 Apr 1844.

Additional Notes:

INDENTURE, ZACHARIAH WESTFALL TO JACOB WESTFALL JR., 28 Oct. 1789: This indenture of agreement made this twenty-eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and eighty nine, Witnesseth that I, Zachariah Westfall of the County of Randolph and the State of Virginia for and in the consideration of the sum of forty pounds current money of Virginia to me in hand paid by Jacob Westfall, Jr. of the County of Hardy and the State aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and do by these presents bargain and sell all my Right, Title and Claim by virtue of my Father's last will and testament one half of a tract of land containing ninety five acres lying in Lord Fairfax Manor on the South Branch and coursed by John Westfall's land on the one side and Joseph Petties land on the other side which land is now possessed by Jacob Westfall Jr. and is in law between the said Jacob Westfall Jr. and John Singleton unto the above named Jacob Westfall Jr. which half of ninety five acres the said Jacob Westfall Jr. should recover the said land by law. The said land is to be his and his heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby by these presents in open and plain market sell and make over for myself, and my heirs all my right and claim of the said land unto the said Jacob Westfall Jr. his heirs and assigns by virtue of my father's last will and Testament. Now if the said Jacob Westfall Jr. should recover the said land by law then I, myself, my heirs or Executors are to make over a deed and lawful right such as the law requires for the more efficient conveyance of land to the said Jacob Westfall Jr. his heirs and assigns. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above be written.

Zachariah Westfall Signed Sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of Isaac Westfall Robr. McCabe
At a court held for Hardy County the 12th day of April 1790
This Indenture and wording was proven by the oaths of the witnesses and ordered to be recorded By the Court
Ed Williams

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Zachariah Westfall is listed on the 1810 census for Harrison Co., Virginia. He is listed on the 1820 and 1830 censuses for Lewis Co.

Zachariah married Hannah Wolfe in Randolph County on Jan 2, 1788. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Christina Wolfe and the sister of Margaret who married Zachariah's brother John.

he paid personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1785 when he became 16. Randolph Co. tax lists show he was taxed as over 21 in 1789.

Zachariah purchased 179 acres on hastings Run in Harrison Co. on April 18, 1791. Zachariah then settled on 47 acres on Stony Run of Hackers Creek in Lewis County.

Andrew Westfall began paying personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1810. He bought 68 acres on Mud Lick Run in now Upshur Co. in 1812 which he and his wife Elizabeth sold in 1826. He seems to reappear in the Mason Co. census for 1830. Zachariah and family are said to have removed to present Jackson Co. (then Mason) about 1827. Tax lists indicate that only Zachariah and Owen may have moved then. Andrew seems to have joined them in 1830."

Hutchison, W. Lynn, 1983.

On Feb. 7, 1786, Jacob Westfall sold the rights to his share of his father's estate, including the share he purchased from brother Isaac with the contingency that his brother Zachariah would also sell his share. The will of Josiah Westfall, alias Joseph, was recorded in Randolph County on July 9, 1802. he mentions his brother Cornelius of Harrison County, his brother Jonathan, and Zachariah Westfall. Among those owing money to Joseph's estate are Zachariah Westfall for two years labor and Hezekiah Rosecrance for 17 days of work.

Hannah Wolfe is the daughter of Nicholas Wolfe and Christina Wolfe[1, 2, 5, 10]. She was born Abt. 1770.

Zachariah Westfall and Hannah Wolfe. They were married on 02 Jan 1788 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia[5, 11]. They

Zachariah married Hannah Wolfe in Randolph County on Jan 2, 1788. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Christina Wolfe and the sister of Margaret who married Zachariah's brother John. he paid personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1785 when he became 16. Randolph Co. tax lists show he was taxed as over 21 in 1789. Zachariah purchased 179 acres on hastings Run in Harrison Co. on April 18, 1791. Zachariah then settled on 47 acres on Stony Run of Hackers Creek in Lewis County.

Andrew Westfall began paying personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1810. He bought 68 acres on Mud Lick Run in now Upshur Co. in 1812 which he and his wife Elizabeth sold in 1826. He seems to reappear in the Mason Co. census for 1830. Zachariah and family are said to have removed to present Jackson Co. (then Mason) about 1827. Tax lists indicate that only Zachariah and Owen may have moved then. Andrew seems to have joined them in 1830."

Hutchison, W. Lynn, 1983.

On Feb. 7, 1786, Jacob Westfall sold the rights to his share of his father's estate, including the share he purchased from brother Isaac with the contingency that his brother Zachariah would also sell his share. The will of Josiah Westfall, alias Joseph, was recorded in Randolph County on July 9, 1802. he mentions his brother Cornelius of Harrison County, his brother Jonathan, and Zachariah Westfall. Among those owing money to Joseph's estate are Zachariah Westfall for two years labor and Hezekiah Rosecrance for 17 days of work.

Hannah Wolfe is the daughter of Nicholas Wolfe and Christina Wolfe[1, 2, 5, 10]. She was born Abt. 1770.

Zachariah Westfall and Hannah Wolfe were married on 02 Jan 1788 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia[5, 11]. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Christina Wolfe and the sister of Margaret Wolfe  who married Zachariah's brother John. Zachariah paid personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1785 when he became 16. Randolph Co. tax lists show he was taxed as over 21 in 1789. Zachariah purchased 179 acres on hastings Run in Harrison Co. on April 18, 1791. He finally settled on 47 acres on Stony Run of Hackers Creek in Lewis County.

Zachariah's oldest son Andrew Westfall began paying personal property tax in Harrison Co. in 1810. He bought 68 acres on Mud Lick Run in now Upshur County in 1812, which he and his wife Elizabeth sold in 1826. Zachariah and family are said to have removed to present Jackson Co. (then Mason) about 1827. Tax lists indicate that Owen was the only adult son to move to (Mason) before 1830.  Andrew appears in the Mason County census for 1830. (Hutchison, W. Lynn, 1983)

On Feb. 7, 1786, Jacob Westfall sold the rights to his share of his father (Cornelius') estate, including the share he purchased from brother Isaac with the contingency that his brother Zachariah also sell his share. The will of Josiah Westfall  (Joseph) was recorded in Randolph County on July 9, 1802.  In it he mentions his brother Cornelius of Harrison County, and his brothers Jonathan and Zachariah.  Among those owing money to Joseph's estate is Zachariah as payment for two years labor and Hezekiah Rosecrance for seventeen days of work.

Ronald N. Wall

Modified: 25 September 2017