Lenoir County, NC - Bible Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jack Elliot <jde3@ra.msstate.edu> CHARLES WESTBROOK FAMILY BIBLE 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 __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. __________________________________________________________________________