Re: John West, Wm. H. West, Gardner & Pierce/Pearce/Pearse
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John West, Wm. H. West, Gardner & Pierce/Pearce/Pearse
Chris Legge 11/03/05
...Not much to go on, but....West is an old, old (Duxbury)Plymouth Colonie(sic)name....migrated early to "Kings'" County, today'sWashington Co., RI...Francis John West m. (Mayflower descendant) Susannah Soule...they were in (North)Kingstown(e) as early as 1666...seven West sons to carry on the West name in this area, namely:William, John, Peter, Francis, Richard, Thomas, and Clements(sic), but don't have their downlines...these siblings m. such old Washington/"South" County lines as...Barber, Tanner, Card, Samson and Rathbone...
...also...Pierce is a known Bristol Co. RI/MA surname...
...finally, Gard(i)ner is another known Washington Co. RI surname, crossed the bay from Portsmouth-Newport...
..hope this helps...quick scan of familysearch.org gave no clues at this point...