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John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1590

Birth Location: Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: March 1659

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

Father: Sir Warr

Mother: Anne Warr

Spouse(s):

Children(s): LTC West

In 1590, John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia entered the world in Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr And Anne West Knollys Baroness De La Warr. John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia married Anne West, and had children including Ltc John West. John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1590, John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia entered the world in Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr And Anne West Knollys Baroness De La Warr.
  • John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia married Anne West, and had children including Ltc John West.
  • John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia passed away in 1659 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Warr
1557–1601
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
SW
Anne Warr
1555–1608
Birth Location: Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

LTC West
1632–1689
Birth Location: –
LW

John Virginia's Ancestors

Self
John Virginia
1590–1659
Birth Place: Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord De La Warr
1557–1601
Halnaker, Sussex, England
Anne (West Knollys Baroness De La) Warr
1555–1608
Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William West 1st Baron De La) Warr
1520–1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Lady De La Warr) Lestrange
1534–1583
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Francis (Knollys I Knight Of The) Garter
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, 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
George West
1490–1538
Lady West
–1592
Sir Aldenham
1500–1528
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Warr
–1525
Lady West
1469–1536
Thomas Carey
1458–1501
Margaret (Spencer)
1472–1536
Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Wiltshire
1480–1538

John Virginia's Descendants

1.
JV
John (West Colonial Governor Of) Virginia (14 December 1590–March 1659)
  1. 1. LTC (John) West 1632–1689 m. Unity ((Croshaw)) West 1640–1707
    1. 1. Cpt (Thomas West) Sr 1670–1740
      1. 1. Thomas West 1704–1743 m. Martha (Mary Leigh (Cole)) (West) 1711–1770
        1. 1. Col. (John) West 1730–1787 m. Elizabeth Seaton 1720–1812

John Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1590
14 December 1590
Birth of John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia in Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1659
March 1659
Age 69
Death of John West Colonial Governor Of Virginia in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1590
    Event Place: Testwood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1659
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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