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Wesley Family History
Wesley Genealogy & Family TreeWesley is an English name from Cambridgeshire, England, where the family held a seat and were lots of Westley Waterless Manor. It comes from the Old English roots west ("west") and leah ("clearing"). In recent years it is often used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Wlmar de Westle--was recorded in 1095.
Other spellings of the name include "Westley," "Westly," and "Wetles." Notable people with the surname include American actor Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries, Guiding Light, Fallen), American football player Dante Wesley (Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots), and American basketball player David Wesley (New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets). The first Wesley to come to America was Charles Wesley in Georgia in 1736.
Wesley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lola M Wesley -- --, 1885 May 9, 1957 Texas
- Thomas Wesley -- --, 1785 December 0, 1829 Georgia
- Benjamin Mose Wesley -- --, 1822 March 11, 1870 Georgia
- John Thomas Wesley -- --, 1805 December 0, 1888 North Carolina
- Annesley Wesley -- --, 1694 January 31, 1695
Wesley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rezia Wesley -- --, 1709 March 9, 1741
- William Wesley -- --, 1825 January 25, 1889
- Adelaide Wesley -- --, 1831 October 0, 1914
- Adelaide Wesley -- --, 1831 October 0, 1914
- John Wesley -- --, 1853 March 22, 1925 Texas
