The following new message has been posted on Forum at <http://www.tngenweb.org/dickson/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#526) Re: great grandfather WEST <http://www.tngenweb.org/dickson/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=526> AUTHOR: Russell James DATE: Friday, 15 October 2004, at 8:59 a.m. Reply To: (#524) great grandfather WEST Author: JOHN WEST Date: Wednesday, 6 October 2004, at 11:00 a.m. I have not studied the WEST family of Dickson Co. TN but can tell you that there was a very wealthy WEST family whose plantation "West Point" was on Yellow Creek very near the current Houston Co. and Montgomery Co. line. The family is covered in some detail in William J. NESBITT's book "The Primal Families of the Yellow Creek Valley" but there is no Green WEST noted in the index. There is a historical Marker near the WEST plantation home (still standing and occupied) which relates the story of "Sailor's Rest" the location of George WEST a seafaring man who came to this area very early (late 1700's or early 1800's). West Point is located on Ellis Mills Road in what is now Houston Co. (form 1871)and the Sailior's Rest location is on Hwy. 13 in Montogmery Co. I'm no expert on the WEST family but "bump" into them frequently as I research the DICKSON family living in the same area. I do know the family history has some trajedy with many children dying young and the vast WEST land holdings and fortune being eventually lost. The GRAY name is not familiar to me so your Green WEST may have no connection to the WEST family on Yellow Creek. Have you tried the 1850 Dickson County or Montgomery County Censuses? Green WEST might very well be found there with a marriage occurring in Dickson Co. in 1851. He might be listed still living with his parents. I would suggest you also include Montgomery County in your search. It is very possible that the WEST plantaion was part of both Montgomery and Dickson Counties back in the 1850's. I research at the Dickson County Archives quite frequently and would be happy to take a quick look at the Will book and Deed Book entries for Green WEST for you in the 1850's as courtesy or you might try contacting Linda at the Dickson County Archives in Charlotte, TN. Email me if you would like for me to take a quick look. Russ James of Houston Co. TN *************************************************************************** This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed from the mailing list, please visit Forum at <http://www.tngenweb.org/dickson/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, or send your request to [email protected] If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the board. Thank you!