Person:Jacob Westfall (8)

m. Bef. 1706
  1. Elizabeth Jephebe Westfall1706 -
  2. Johannes "John" Westfall1711 - 1765
  3. Jacobus Westfall1713 - 1714
  4. Jacob Westfall1715 - 1795
m. bef. 1735
  1. William WestfallAbt 1735 - 1810
  2. Abel Westfall1737 -
  3. George Westfall1741 - 1797
  4. Esther Westfall1743 - ABT 1800
  5. James Westfall1747 -
  6. Joel Westfall1751 - 1778
  7. Judith Westfall1754 - 1841
  8. Jacob Westfall1755 - 1835
Facts and Events
Name Jacob Westfall
Gender Male
Birth[1] May 1715 Minisink Island, Delaware River next to Montague, New Jersey
Christening? 8 June 1715 Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, Ulster County, New York
Marriage bef. 1735 to Judith Hornbeck
Death[1] 1795 Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia

Jacob Westfall was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia


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Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • G-136: Jacob Westfall of Augusta County, 400 acres. Surv. Mr. James Genn. Tract No. 13 on South Fork of Wappacomo or Great South Branch of Potomack River. 20 Oct. 1748. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 29].

Information on Jacob Westfall

From Dennis Peterson (

The data you have from Walter Westfall is very WRONG.
a) Jacob Westfall was born on Minisink Island in the Delaware river next to Montague NJ. It is about 10 miles south of present port Jervis, NY. He was not C: in Minisink. This church wasn't built til 1741. Til then the Kingston Church sent missionaries and circuit riders to handle marriages and christenings. Jacob's C: is listed in the Kingston, NY Dutch Reformed Church records. (begun 1661).
b) Jacob didn't have two wifes. The Maritje Cuddebeck listed was his mother. He did not have Benjamin, Cornelius, and Christina. He had 8 children and all are listed in order on my Find-A-Grave memorial. Note that son William was christened in 1735 and not the others. William was the first and as Jacob born 1715 he was twenty years old so must have wed at age 19. As William only one christened, Jacob must have left for VA before 2nd child born. I recall seeing a record of Jacob doing road work in 1740 so its documented he was there by then.
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