It’s a cold gloomy day and my free-trial with Fold3 is about to expire, so I am browsing through as many records as I can and the following are just thoughts…

Nathan Vest

I know there is an earlier Nathan Vest in Virginia, but records of his existence outside military records is pretty scarce. Nathan Vest is rarely listed on VEST family tree’s, so perhaps he is a VICE.

His military record is interesting. The 8th Virginia Regiment recruited men from the same area as Samuel Vest (Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania area), but this regiment did not go west; instead, Nathan Vest went south to Charleston, South Carolina. However, according to his military records, he died May 24, 1778.

John Vest

The VEST name is much more extensive than I thought. Here, I stumbled up on a 1779 record for a John Vest in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This Vest family can be found in Hilltown, Bucks County, PA, with records from 1779-1833 (possibly more). Although records are consistent in separating him from a John West family, he could still be a WEST. I don’t know.

Now, I am just browsing…but Bucks County is greatly associated with William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, who according to the Daughters of the American Revolution, is distant cousins with Colonial Abraham Penn (Henry County, VA).

Interesting history, but not enough information to make any conclusions about any families; however, I will admit that the discovery of a VEST family in Pennsylvania is intriguing.