Joel Westfall, Sr

1751 - 1778  (27 years)

• Name	Joel Westfall  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	14 Oct 1751	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Elected	1774	Virginia, USA   [2]
  	1st Sheriff of Beverly in Randolph County
  Death	15 Dec 1778	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He died at Kinchloe Creek, 8 months before his son's birth
  Person ID	I3362	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Westfall,   b. 8 Jun 1715, Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, USA d. 1795, Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Judike 'Judith' Hornbeck,   b. 19 Aug 1716, Minisink, Orange, New York, USA d. Abt 1795, Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1735	Minisink, Orange, New York, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F8659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Houston,   b. 6 Oct 1758, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Jan 1795, Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1776	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Hannah Westfall,   b. 11 Mar 1777, Randolph, Charlotte, Virginia, USA d. 11 Aug 1824, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joel J Westfall, Jr,   b. 23 Jan 1779, Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA d. 25 Aug 1858, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1751 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Elected - 1st Sheriff of Beverly in Randolph County - 1774 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 19 May 1776 - Virginia, USA Death - 15 Dec 1778 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~j Campbell-M Campbell Male Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Marriages, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;). [S6787] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): WESTFALL Joel Sr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WESTFALL Joel Sr 1751-1778. Joel was born to Jacob Westfall and Judith Hornbeck on their 400 acre farm along the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River. In 1774, he was made the first sheriff of Beverly. He married Mary Houston in Monongalia(Randolph) County, Virginia(West Virginia) on May 19, 1776. They had: 1) Hannah on Mar 11, 1777 2) Joel jr on Jan 23, 1779 Joel died in May 1778, and his son Joel jr. was born eight months later. Joel's wife Mary later married John Wilson, who was active in the militia and local politics. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67640520/joel_westfall [S203] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1716; Birth city: Minisink; Birth state: NY. [S6789] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): HORNBECK Judith Westfall, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HORNBECK Judike 'Judith' Westfall 1716-1795. Judith was born to Justin Hornbeck and Agatha Van Fleet and was baptized on August 19, 1716. She wed Jacob Westfall in Machackemech (Port Jervis), New York in 1734. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90596662/judith_westfall