In her Ancestry.com analysis entitled "The Reubens West of Sussex Co, DE", Elizabeth Ann Guthrie correctly surmises that Reuben West has married for the second time. The proof of her assumptions is in this post which shows a family register of the Reuben West family indicating that Reuben West, junior was born to Reuben and Rebecca(not Nancy Cottingham). The Rebecca which married the senior Reuben is Rebecca Wharton, daughter of Hinman Wharton and sister to Hannah Wharton who married Kendle West, the half brother of Reuben. The proof of that relationship is in the will of Hinman Wharton which shows Rebecca and Hannah unmarried in 1800 and in the estate settlement which shows both Hannah and Rebecca have West surnames in 1807

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