Charles & Winefred Westbrook Bible
Contributed by Jack Elliot
The following family record from the Charles Westbrook family Bible was transcribed
by Jack D. Elliott, Jr. of West Point, MS on February 5 and 12, 2002 from a
photostatic copy of the original, with the copy being in the Bryan Public Library,
West Point, MS. In that not all words on the photostatic copy are clear, this
transcript was supplemented by and correlated with a transcript on pages 253-254
of a volume of bound typescripts entitled "Bible Records and a Few Prerequisite
Items," compiled by Allie Everhart Miller, Mississippi DAR, 1934-1936.
According to the Miller compilation, the Bible was printed in 1816 at Brattleborough,
Vermont by John Holbrook.
I refer to this as the Charles Westbrook family Bible, because all entries center
around Charles Westbrook, his probable siblings, and his descendants. Charles
Westbrook was apparently born in 1774 in the part of Dobbs County, NC that became
Lenoir County, and died in Lowndes (now Clay) County, MS in 1843.
The geographical framework for the people listed in general begins in North
Carolina, primarily Lenoir County, then shifts during the late 1830s to the
portion of Lowndes County (present-day Clay County), Mississippi around West
Point.
For further information on the Charles Westbrook family see Nell Coleman Ropp,
"Westbrook Family," pages 785-786 in CLAY COUNTY [MS] HISTORY, Curtis Media
Corporation, Dallas, TX, 1988.
FIRST PAGE, PRINTED CAPTION AT THE TOP READS: "FAMILY RECORD"
BELOW THAT A SECOND CAPTION READS "MARRIAGES"
Winefred Westbrook wife of Charles Westbrook was born July 5th 1778
Celestia Alice Jordan daughter of Moses and Eliza Jordan was born Feb. 6th 1846
Charles Lowndes Jordan son of Moses and Eliza Jordan was born November 11th 1847
Carrie daughter of E.S. and C.A. Ware was born May 16th 1866 Died May 18, 1921
Emma Ware was born Dec. 6th 1867.
Celestia A. Ware was born Dec. 5th 1869. Died Dec. 31, 1924
Carrie, daughter of C.L. and Augusta C. Jordan was born Feb. 28th 1889
SECOND PAGE, CAPTION AT TOP READS: "FAMILY RECORD"
BELOW THERE ARE TWO COLUMNS, THE FIRST IS LABELED "BIRTHS", THE
SECOND IS LABELED "DEATHS"
FIRST COLUMN: BIRTHS
James Westbrook was born Decbr. 30, 1772
Chs. Westbrook Decbr. the 22nd 1774
Simon Westbrook December 14th 1776
Wm. Westbrook Dceast the 7th Decbr. 1778
[note: I initially assumed that this entry, placed among birth entries, was
actually for a death. However, this seemed somewhat improbable, given that
his name is listed in chronological order with a long sequence of births.
After thinking about this it occurred that the reference to being deceased
may actually have not been a verb and thereby indicating that William had
died on 7 Dec. 1778. Instead, it seems probable that when these entries were
recorded decades after (this Bible was not published until 1816), William was
dead and that "Dceast" was added after his name as a modifier.]
John Westbrook Decbr. the 17th 1779
Sarah Westbrook Septr. the 22nd 1781
Henry Westbrook May the 10th 1782
Elizabeth Westbrook Febr. 7, 1783
Mary Westbrook Decbr. 25th 1786
Moses Westbrook May 9th 1788
Fanster Westbrook Febs. 10th 1790
SECOND COLUMN: DEATHS
Moses Westbrook Sen. Deceased this life 9th Sept. 1816
William Westbrook Deceased this life the 10th October 1820
Percis Westbrook Senr. Deceased this life the 1st day October 1830
Charles Westbrook Deceased this life Oct. 7th 1843
James, son of Charles and Winifred Westbrook died May the 27th 1844 at midnight.
THIRD PAGE, CAPTON AT TOP READS "FAMILY RECORD" AND BELOW
THAT READS "MARRIAGES"
Lemuel Westbrook and Mary his wife were married Sept. the 23rd A.D. 1829
Moses Westbrook and Sidney Ann his wife were married April 1st A.D. 1835
Moses Jordan and Eliza his wife were married Nov. 13th 1843
E.S. Ware and Celestia A. his wife were married April 27th 1864
Charles Lowndes Jordan and Augusta Cox were married May 17th 1888
Moses Jordan Deceased 29 Nov. 1865
Celestia A. Ware Sen. Died Nov. 24th 1871
FOURTH PAGE, CAPTION AT TOP READS "FAMILY RECORD" AND BELOW
THERE ARE TWO COLUMNS.
THE FIRST COLUMN IS LABELED "BIRTHS"
Elinor Westbrook May 5th 1792
William Westbrook was born July the 18th 1796
Lemuel Westbrook was Born 3 April 1802
Harriet daughter of Charles and Winefred Westbrook was born October the 4th 1804
Moses ditto May the 17th 1810
Eliza Ditto Decr. the 17th 1813
James do-do-February the 2nd 1816
Julia do-do-- October the 31st 1820
Margaret Westbrook was born Sept. 23rd 1830
[this is the last full entry in this column. Below at the bottom of the page
and separated by a margin is the inscription "born June 16th 1836" with no
name associated.]
SECOND COLUMN, ON FOURTH PAGE IS LABELED "DEATHS"
Peggy Westbrook Deceased this life the 15th October 1820
Nancy Aldridge deceased this life the 16th of Febr. 1821
Percis Allen-----Deseast this life the 15 day of April 1830
Harriet Westbrook Daughter of C. and W. Westbrook deceased October the 28, 1817 A.D.
Margaret Westbrook, daughter L. and Mary Westbrook deceased Oct. 10, 1834
Priscilla Westbrook daughter of Moses and Sidney Westbrook Deceased 11th of March
1837
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