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Capt John "Indian" West 1666–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Jul 1713

Death Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Norma Powhatan

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Capt John "Indian" West was born in 1666 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States, the child of John West Jr And Norma P Powhatan. Capt John "Indian" West passed away in 1713 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt John "Indian" West was born in 1666 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States, the child of John West Jr And Norma P Powhatan.
  • Capt John "Indian" West passed away in 1713 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Capt West's Ancestors

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Capt West
1666–1713
Birth Place: Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States
Parents
John West Jr
1633–1691
Norma (P) Powhatan
1630–1679
Shawnee, Nation Southwestern, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Hoyter (Chowan) Indian)
1595–1615
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Matachannas (Cleopatra "Sunflower" Powhatan Algonquian) Nation
1590–1680
Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1545–1618
Nonoma Woman
1574–1615
Relief James
1576–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1516–1570
Scent Flower
1595–1617
John IV
1560–1632
Issabell Hill
1560–1611

Capt West's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Capt John "Indian" West in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States
Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States
1713
16 Jul 1713
Age 47
Death of Capt John "Indian" West in Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Eastern Shore, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1713
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

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