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Colonel John R West 1590 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1590

Birth Location: Wherewell, Hampshire, , England

Death Date: 1 March 1659

Death Location: West Point, King William, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir William

Mother: Lady Warr

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Children(s):

In 1590, Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) entered the world in Wherewell, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William and Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr. Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) entered the world in Wherewell, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William and Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr.
  • Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir William
1556 – 1602
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
SW
Lady Warr
1555 – 1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel West's Ancestors

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Colonel West
1590 – 1659
Birth Place: Wherewell, Hampshire, , England
Parents
Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William
1556 – 1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la) Warr
1555 – 1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (West , 2nd Baron De La) Warr
1550 – 1602
Anne (Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr
1555 – 1608
rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England
Francis (I, Sir Knollys Knowles of Rotherfield Grey, son of Robert II, 2nd Lord de La) War
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine 'Kate, The Illegitimate Tudor,' Knollys Carey) (Cary),
1524 – 1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knollys
1511 – 1596
Catherine Carey
1522 – 1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carey
1495 – 1528
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543

Colonel West's Timeline

2 Records

1590
14 December 1590
Birth of Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) in Wherewell, Hampshire, , England
Wherewell, Hampshire, , England
1659
1 March 1659
Age 69
Death of Colonel John R West II (2nd Gov of VA) in West Point, King William, Virginia, United States
West Point, King William, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1590
    Event Place: Wherewell, Hampshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1659
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, United States
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