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Colonel John West 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Testwood, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Thomas West

Mother: Anne Knollys

Spouse(s): Ursula Croshaw, Lady Percy

Children(s): Anne West, Colonel West, John West, Unity West, Anthony WEST, Thomas West, Anthony West, Matthew West, Thomas West, Anne West, Nathaniel West, Alice West

Colonel John West was born in 1590 in Testwood, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warre West And Anne Lady Delaware Knollys. Colonel John West married Lady Anne Claiborne Percy, Ursula Unity Croshaw, and had children including Alice West, Anne West, Anthony West, Benjamin West, Colonel John West, John Percy West, Matthew West, Nathaniel West, Thomas West, Unity West, William West. Colonel John West passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Colonel John West was born in 1590 in Testwood, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warre West And Anne Lady Delaware Knollys.
  • Colonel John West married Lady Anne Claiborne Percy, Ursula Unity Croshaw, and had children including Alice West, Anne West, Anthony West, Benjamin West, Colonel John West, John Percy West, Matthew West, Nathaniel West, Thomas West, Unity West, William West.
  • Colonel John West passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel West's Ancestors

Self
Colonel West
1590–1659
Birth Place: Testwood, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas Leighton , '2nd Lord de la Warre' West
1556–1602
England
Anne (Lady Delaware) Knollys
1555–1608
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis "The Elder", Knight of the Garter) Knollys
1514–1596
Rutherfield Greys Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine Cary
1524–1569
Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Lettice Tresham
–1558
King Tudor
1491–1547
Mary Boleyn
1501–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1451–1485
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1458
King Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
Sir Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538

Colonel West's Descendants

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Colonel (John) West (1590–1659) m. Ursula (`Unity`) Croshaw (1633–20 APR 1669) m. Lady (Anne Claiborne) Percy (1608–10 Apr 1667)
  1. 1. Anne West 1655–1708 m. Henry Fox 1645–1714
    1. 1. Anne Fox 1684–1733 m. Captain (Thomas) Claiborne 1680–1732
      1. 1. Nathaniel Claiborne 1716–1757 m. Jane Cole 1700–1760
        1. 1. William Claiborne 1748–1809
        2. 2. Mary (Cole) Claiborne 1729–1771
        3. 3. Stephen Bingham 1680–1759
        4. 4. Elizabeth Claiborne 1736–1774
        5. 5. Roscoe (Cole) Bingham 1737–1742
        6. 6. Thomas Claiborne –1778
      2. 2. Bernard (`Burnell`) Claiborne 1727–1777 m. Martha Ravenscroft 1715– m. Georgiana (Ravensscroft) Poythress 1721–
        1. 1. Martha Jones 1745–1826
        2. 2. Sallie Claiborne 1738–
        3. 3. Mary (Lucinda "Lucy" Herbert) Claiborne 1758–1818
        4. 4. Martha Claiborne 1744–1815
      3. 3. Anne (Elizabeth) Claiborne 1703–1775
      4. 4. Sarah Claiborne 1703–1704
      5. 5. Sarah Claiborne 1713–1777
      6. 6. William Claiborne 1708–1750
      7. 7. Martha (Peggy) Claiborne 1705–1735
      8. 8. Peggy Clairborne 1705–1800
      9. 9. Thomas Claiborne 1704–1735
      10. 10. Daniel Claiborne 1703–1790
      11. 11. John Claiborne 1703–1766
      12. 12. Leonard Claiborne 1701–1785 m. MARTHA BURNELL 1701–1720 m. Elizabeth Barber 1720–1720
        1. 1. Richard Claiborne 1720–1776
        2. 2. Thomas Claiborne 1720–1720
        3. 3. Leonard (Jr) Claiborne 1720–1800
        4. 4. Burnell Claiborne 1719–
        5. 5. Thomas Claiborne 1725–
        6. 6. Barbar Claiborne 1727–
      13. 13. Lucy Claiborne 1710–1740
      14. 14. augustine Claiborne 1721–
        1. 1. susanna harrison 1751–1810 m. frederick jones 1745–1791
      15. 15. Elizabeth Claiborne 1701–1718
  2. 2. Colonel (John) West 1632–1689 m. Ursula (`Unity`) Croshaw 1633–1669
    1. 1. Thomas West 1670–1714
    2. 2. Unity (Susannah) West 1657–
    3. 3. Nathaniel West 1655–1723
    4. 4. Unity West 1651–
    5. 5. John WEST 1650–
  3. 3. John (percy) West 1615–
  4. 4. Unity West 1634–
  5. 5. Anthony WEST 1617–
  6. 6. Thomas West 1621–1689
  7. 7. Anthony West 1634–1689
  8. 8. Matthew West 1633–1689
  9. 9. Thomas West 1625–1659
  10. 10. Anne West 1630–1708
  11. 11. Nathaniel West 1632–1689
  12. 12. Alice West 1615–1673

Colonel West's Timeline

4 Records

1590
14 Dec 1590
Birth of Colonel John West in Testwood, Wiltshire, England
Testwood, Wiltshire, England
1590
1590
Birth of Colonel John West in Testwood, Hampshire, England
Testwood, Hampshire, England
1659
Mar 1659
Age 69
Death of Colonel John West in West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America
West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America
1659
1659
Age 69
Death of Colonel John West
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1590
    Event Place: Testwood, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Testwood, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1659
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659

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