Olin V. Mapes
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 564
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James Westmoreland (b.1635) came to America in 1652. He was the son of Thomas Westmorland of Westmorland County, England and a descendent of the Earls of Westmorland who were of the House of Neville. James arrived first in Boston but eventually settled in Virginia. Descendants moved to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia during the 18th century and to Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas during the 19th century. Descendants currently reside throughout the United States. Descendant Olin Emmett Westmoreland (1864-1950), born in South Carolina, was the grandfather of the author. Olin married Palmyra Augusta Jones (1871-1950) in 1899. They were the parents of eleven children.