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JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1590

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

Death Date: 10 Apr 1659

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

Father: Knight West

Mother: Cecilia, Warr)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lt. II

In 1590, JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation entered the world in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Knight Lord Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warr West And Cecilia Lady Anne Elizabeth Knollys West De La Warr. JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation had children including Lt Colonel John West Of Poplar Neck Commander Of The New Kent Militia Ii. JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

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  • In 1590, JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation entered the world in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, born to Knight Lord Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warr West And Cecilia Lady Anne Elizabeth Knollys West De La Warr.
  • JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation had children including Lt Colonel John West Of Poplar Neck Commander Of The New Kent Militia Ii.
  • JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Knight West
1555–1602
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
KW
Cecilia, Warr)
1553–1608
Birth Location: Maresfield, Sussex, England
CW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt. II
1632–1689
Birth Location: Chiskack Bellfield Plantation, York River, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
LI

JOHN Plantation's Ancestors

Self
JOHN Plantation
1590–1659
Birth Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West
1555–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Cecilia, (Lady Anne Elizabeth Knollys (West de la) Warr)
1553–1608
Maresfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth L'Estrange (BARONESS de LA) WARR)
1524–1579
Chesterton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff) O
1514–1596
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine 'Kate, The Illegitimate Tudor,' Knollys Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth) I
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Anne Strange
1506–1569
Sir Aldenham
1500–1528
Mary Ann
1499–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN Plantation's Descendants

1.
JP
JOHN (Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West) Plantation (14 December 1590–10 Apr 1659)
  1. 1. Lt. (Colonel John West of "Poplar Neck", Commander of the New Kent Militia) II 1632–1689
    1. 1. Captain (John Thomas) West 1657–1716
      1. 1. Unity West 1727–1793 m. Rowland (Thompson Gooch) I 1712–1794
        1. 1. John (Liner) Gooch 1755–1826 m. Rhoda (Terry) Turner 1760–1826
        2. 2. Claiborne Gooch 1745–1830
        3. 3. Elizabeth Gooch 1755–1826
        4. 4. Gideon Gooch 1746–1813
        5. 5. John (West) Gooch 1751–1813
        6. 6. Pumphrey Gooch 1752–1794
        7. 7. Rowland Gooch 1753–1814
        8. 8. William Gooch 1745–1780
        9. 9. Sarah Gooch 1762–
        10. 10. John (Logan) Gooch 1758–1834
        11. 11. Lenea Gooch 1763–
        12. 12. Thomas Gooch 1743–1803
        13. 13. Louisa Gooch 1761–
        14. 14. John Gooch 1769–
        15. 15. Thomas Gooch 1784–1859
        16. 16. Claibourne Gooch 1755–1813
        17. 17. Stephen GOOCH 1756–1816
        18. 18. Sarah (Elizabeth) Gooch 1768–1820
        19. 19. Elizabeth (Gooch) Kimbrough 1748–1794
        20. 20. Humphrey Gooch 1763–1823
        21. 21. Liner (Dixon) Gooch 1755–1826
        22. 22. Elizabeth (Sarah) Gooch-Crews 1743–1842
        23. 23. Sarah Gooch 1750–1790
        24. 24. Rowland Gooch 1753–1815
        25. 25. Rowland Gooch 1760–1761
      2. 2. Capt (Thomas Oliphant) West 1720–1808
      3. 3. Colonel (John West) (1730-1787) 1730–1787
      4. 4. Thomas (West) (1717) 1716–1810
      5. 5. Delaware West 1730–1810
      6. 6. William West 1735–1815
      7. 7. John West 1698–1750
      8. 8. RICHARD WEST 1725–1770
      9. 9. Charles WEST 1700–1734
      10. 10. William West 1718–
      11. 11. Agnes West 1716–1742
      12. 12. Alexander West 1720–1810
      13. 13. Susanna West 1726–1806
      14. 14. Luranna West 1726–1772
      15. 15. AGNES WEST 1730–1813
      16. 16. Agnes West 1704–1734
      17. 17. Robert West 1720–1770
      18. 18. Alexander West 1715–1792
      19. 19. Robert West 1696–1770
      20. 20. John West 1677–1744
      21. 21. WILLIAM WEST 1685–1758
      22. 22. Anne West 1714–1780
      23. 23. Francis West 1704–1796
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) West 1651–1714
    3. 3. Mary (West) (Fox) 1680–1714
    4. 4. Anthony West 1662–1717
    5. 5. John West 1676–1734
    6. 6. Sarah (Anne West) Fox 1660–1708
    7. 7. ⭐️ (Robert "King" Carter of Corotoman) Col. 1663–1732
    8. 8. Blanche West 1653–1703
    9. 9. Capt (Nathanel) West 1655–1723
    10. 10. Amy West 1661–1697
    11. 11. Joseph (P) West 1662–1731
    12. 12. Mathilda West 1666–1722
    13. 13. William (R.) West 1645–1708
    14. 14. Benoni West 1670–1709
    15. 15. Rebecca West 1648–
    16. 16. Ester West 1670–
    17. 17. Susanah West 1658–1703
    18. 18. Jane (Totopotomoi) Harrison 1650–
    19. 19. Maj. (John West) 111 1666–1734
    20. 20. Captain (John) West 1650–1678
    21. 21. Catherine West 1677–1748
    22. 22. Frances West 1680–1731
    23. 23. Francis West 1674–1728
    24. 24. James West 1653–
    25. 25. Ursula (Unity Susanna) West 1658–1708

JOHN Plantation's Timeline

2 Records

1590
14 December 1590
Birth of JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1659
10 Apr 1659
Age 69
Death of JOHN Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , 1655, Port Richmond West Plantation in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1659
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
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