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John West Sr. Governor of Virginia 1590–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1590

Birth Location: Testwood, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 10 April 1667

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

Father: Sir Warr

Mother: Lady West

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John West Sr. Governor of Virginia was born in 1590 in Testwood, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas West 2Nd Baron De La Warr And Lady Anne Knollys West. John West Sr. Governor of Virginia passed away in 1667 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John West Sr. Governor of Virginia was born in 1590 in Testwood, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas West 2Nd Baron De La Warr And Lady Anne Knollys West.
  • John West Sr. Governor of Virginia passed away in 1667 in West Point, King William, Virginia, USA.

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John Virginia's Ancestors

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John Virginia
1590–1667
Birth Place: Testwood, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr
1555–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England
Lady (Anne Knollys) West
1555–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William West 1st Lord Baron De La) Warre
1520–1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth LeStrange West (Baroness De La) Warr)
1534–1611
Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Guildford
1505–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1590
14 December 1590
Birth of John West Sr. Governor of Virginia in Testwood, Wiltshire, England
Testwood, Wiltshire, England
1667
10 April 1667
Age 77
Death of John West Sr. 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

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

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