Descendants of Nancy Merrill

Generation No. 4

NANCY MERRILL (BENJAMIN MERRELL, CHARLES MERRILL, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) was born 1825 in Guntersville, AL, and died Aug 1891.  She married RUFUS WEST 11 Dec 1843 in Marshall County, Alabama.  He was born 1802 in Georgia, and died Jul 1867 in Drew, Arkansas.

Notes for NANCY MERRILL:

Marshall County, Alabama

Deed Book E  Pg 500-501

22 December 1856

This Indenture made the twenty second day of December year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty six Rufus West of the County of Marshall and state of Alabama. Rufus West his wife of the first part and Willis Stephens of Marshall County and State of the second part, witnesseth the parties of the first part for and in consideration of fifty five dollars lawful Money of the United States to me in hand paid before the delivery hereof hath bargained do and by these presents doth grant and comes the party of the second party his heirs and assigns forever after certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the county and State of Alabama which is known and described as follows to with the South West half of the SW 1/4 of SW Section (No.33) in Township No 6 of Range No 23 containing 20 acres and 8 1/2 hundreths together with all and singular tentements heredentiments and appertentances and all rent and interes of the said parties of the first part and the said parties of the first part doth hereby covenent and by said party of the second part that at the time of the sale hereof the said parties of the first part is the lawful owner of the premises above granted and seized thereof hold absoluto and that they will warrant and defend granted premises in the quiet deed peacible posession said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals the day and date first above written.

                                                                   Rufus (his mark) West         SEAL

                                           Nancy West         SEAL

Teste

Isaac Brunston

William Merrill

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State of Alabama             I Isaac Brunston Justice of the Peace hereby certify that Rufus West and Nancy his wife whose names is

Marshall County              signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me acknowledges before me on this day that being

                                         informed of the contents of the conveyances they Executed the said voluntarily the same above date; Given under my hand and seal this the 22 day of December 1856.

                                  Isaac Brunston                   Justice of the Peace

The State of Alabama

Marshall County               J. M. Gilbreath Judge of Probate of said County hereby certify tht the foregoing certificate of                                          acknowledgement were received in my office for record on the 1st. day of June 1857 and the same day recorded in deed book E page 500.                   J. M. Gilbreath        Judge of Probate

Notes for RUFUS WEST:

Alabama Records Marshall County Alabama

Book 5, page 795.  5 March 1855.  RUFUS WEST applies for letters of Guardianship for LORENZO POLSTON, NANCY POLSTON, ELIZABETH POLTON, SARAH J. POLSTON, JOSEPH POLSTON and MARGARETT POLSTON.  He filed the certificate of ISAAC BRUNSTON, J. P. showing that L. D. POLSTON, NANCY POLSTON and ELIZABETH POLSTON  had chosen him to be their guardian. WILLIAM MERRILL and Willis STEPHENS JR. are his sureties, and the statement is made that "all" of the children reside in Marshall Co.

Book 5, page 796  PETITION TO SELL LANDS.................said wards (same names as the six above) are each entitled to one eighth of one seventh of 640 acres known as BENJAMIN MERRILL'S RESERVATION, being the children of........POLSTON, wife of WILLIAM POLSTON and a daughter of said BENJAMIN MERRILL, dec'd.  LORENZO POLSTON resides in Arkansas.  (This seems to be a second recording of this petition.)

More About RUFUS WEST and NANCY MERRILL:

Marriage: 11 Dec 1843, Marshall County, Alabama

Children of NANCY MERRILL and RUFUS WEST are:

                    i.    MARTHA WEST

                   ii.    SARAH E WEST, b. 02 Sep 1846

                  iii.    JAMES WEST, b. 1845

                  iv.    MARY ANN WEST, b. 29 Jan 1848.

                    v.    MORGAN WEST, b. 1855.

                  vi.    CHARLES WEST, b. 1863.