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Colonel John West II 1632–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1632

Birth Location: York, Virginia, British Colonial

Death Date: 15 Nov 1691

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Gov. West

Mother: Lady Clairborne

Spouse(s): Weroansqua Cockacoeske, Unity Croshaw

Children(s): John West, Anne West, John III, Capt. West, Thomas West

The story of Colonel John West II began in 1632 in York, Virginia, British Colonial. Colonel John West II married Unity Croshaw, Weroansqua Cockacoeske, and had children including Anne West, Capt Nathaniel West, John West, John West Iii, Thomas West. Colonel John West II passed away in 1691 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel John West II began in 1632 in York, Virginia, British Colonial.
  • Colonel John West II married Unity Croshaw, Weroansqua Cockacoeske, and had children including Anne West, Capt Nathaniel West, John West, John West Iii, Thomas West.
  • Colonel John West II passed away in 1691 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Colonel II's Ancestors

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Colonel II
1632–1691
Birth Place: York, Virginia, British Colonial
Parents
Gov. John West
1590–1659
Lady (Anne Percy) Clairborne
1590–1667
Grandparents
Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West
1557–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England
Baroness (Cecilia Ann Knollys* West de la) Warr
1555–1632
Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire or Stanford, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel II's Descendants

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Colonel (John West) II (6 Jun 1632–15 Nov 1691) m. Weroansqua Cockacoeske (6 Jun 1632–18 July 1686) m. Unity Croshaw (8 Feb 1636–20 April 1669)
  1. 1. John West 1656–1717
  2. 2. Anne West 1660–1708
  3. 3. John (West) III 1666–1734
  4. 4. Capt. (Nathaniel) West 1669–1723
  5. 5. Thomas West 1670–1713

Colonel II's Timeline

2 Records

1632
6 Jun 1632
Birth of Colonel John West II in York, Virginia, British Colonial
York, Virginia, British Colonial
1691
15 Nov 1691
Age 59
Death of Colonel John West II in West Point, King William, Virginia, British Colonial
West Point, King William, Virginia, British Colonial

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1632
    Event Place: York, Virginia, British Colonial
    Record Source:
    [1] Volume: 345
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 707.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1691
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, British Colonial
    Record Source:
    [1] Volume: 345
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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