Well, the will of John West seems to make it clear that his wife pre-deceased him, and following the census, son James was born 1756-1760 and remained in Craven/Lenoir County, NC through the 1830 census, when he was in his 70's. Good luck in your search! Bob West "Gail" <[email protected] To: [email protected] rter.net> cc: Subject: Re: [WEST-L] My John West - d.1800 Craven Co., NC 11/18/2003 12:09 PM Please respond to WEST-L Bob, Do you know anything more on the children of your John West. I have been trying to find the parents of my James West, b. abt 1800 in NC. He was in Montgomery, AL in 1830 with his widowed mother. ==== WEST Mailing List ==== Families are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts.