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John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron 1590–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1590

Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1667

Death Location: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas (Eng-VA)

Mother: Lady Warr

Spouse(s): Lady Percy

Children(s): Lieutenant II, Nathaniel West, Anthony West, Thomas West, William West, Matthew West, Alice West, Unity West, Alice West, Colonel West

John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron was born in 1590 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Richard Ii Sir 3Rd Lord De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va West West Shirley Plantation Eng Va And Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr. John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron married Lady Anne Claiborne Percy, and had children including Alice Ii West, Alice West, Anne West, Anthony West, Colonel John West, John West, Lieutenant Colonel John R West Ii, Matthew West, Nathaniel West, Thomas West, Unity West, William West. John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron passed away in 1667 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron was born in 1590 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas Richard Ii Sir 3Rd Lord De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va West West Shirley Plantation Eng Va And Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr.
  • John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron married Lady Anne Claiborne Percy, and had children including Alice Ii West, Alice West, Anne West, Anthony West, Colonel John West, John West, Lieutenant Colonel John R West Ii, Matthew West, Nathaniel West, Thomas West, Unity West, William West.
  • John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron passed away in 1667 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (Eng-VA)
1557–1601
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
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Lady Warr
1553–1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England or Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Lady Percy
1600–1667
Birth Location: Southwold, Suffolk, England
LP

Children(s)

Lieutenant II
1632–1689
Birth Location: Chiskack Bellfield Plantation, York River New Kent Co, VA
LI
Nathaniel West
1620–1689
Birth Location: York River, New Kent, Virginia, United States
NW
Anthony West
1617–1642
Birth Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
AW
Thomas West
1621–1689
Birth Location: Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
TW
William West
1625–1696
Birth Location: Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
WW
Matthew West
1633–1689
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
MW
Alice West
1615–1673
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
AW
Unity West
1634–1753
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
UW
Alice West
1633–1710
Birth Location: Curles Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, United States
AW
Colonel West
1638–1703
Birth Location: St. Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
CW

John Baron's Ancestors

Self
John Baron
1590–1667
Birth Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA)
1557–1601
Halnaker, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la) Warr
1553–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England or Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
William (WEST 1ST LORD de LA) WARR
1529–1595
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Strange
1534–1575
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Francis (I, Sir Knollys Knowles of Rotherfield Grey, son of Robert II, 2nd Lord de La War KG, PC, MP, Knight, Oxford U, Cambridge U Vice Chamberlain of Queen Elizabeth I's Household, Sheriff of) Hampshire,
1511–1596
Caversham or, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine ("Mary" Knollys "illegitimate Tudor"(possible illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII) Carey Dame Catherine Knollys, was chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I, who was her first cousin.) Lady
1524–1568
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knowles
1481–1520
Lettice Penistone
1485–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Baron's Descendants

1.
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John ((Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel,) Baron (14 Dec 1590–10 Apr 1667) m. Lady (Anne Claiborne) Percy (1600–10 Apr 1667)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Colonel John R. West) II 1632–1689
  2. 2. Nathaniel West 1620–1689
  3. 3. Anthony West 1617–1642
  4. 4. Thomas West 1621–1689
  5. 5. William West 1625–1696
  6. 6. Matthew West 1633–1689
  7. 7. Alice West 1615–1673
  8. 8. Unity West 1634–1753
  9. 9. Alice (II) West 1633–1710
  10. 10. Colonel (John) West 1638–1703

John Baron's Timeline

2 Records

1590
14 Dec 1590
Birth of John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1667
10 Apr 1667
Age 77
Death of John (Royal Gov of VA) West Colonel, Baron in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1590
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1667
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
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