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John West 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1590

Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Delaware

Mother: Anne Knollys

Spouse(s): Anne Percy

Children(s): John West

John West was born in 1590 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas West 2Nd Lord Delaware And Anne Knollys. In 1635, John West was employed in Virginia, USA. John West married Anne Percy, and had children including John West. John West passed away in 1659 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John West was born in 1590 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Thomas West 2Nd Lord Delaware And Anne Knollys.
  • In 1635, John West was employed in Virginia, USA.
  • John West married Anne Percy, and had children including John West.
  • John West passed away in 1659 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John West's Ancestors

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John West
1590–1659
Birth Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Parents
Thomas West 2nd Lord Delaware
1555–1602
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Anne Knollys
1555–1608
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
William (West 1st Baron De La Warr,) Kt.
1520–1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Strange
1534–
England
Francis Knollys
1510–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Katherine
1524–1569
London, England
Great-Grandparents
George Knt.
–1538
Elizabeth Morton
–1553
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
Lettice Penystone
1481–1558
William Carey
1495–1526
Mary
1508–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas KG
1455–1525
Elizabeth Copley
1476–1536
Robert Gloucs
–1514
Jane Hants
1481–1520
Robert|Thomas Knollys
–1458
Thomas Moulsford
1460–1500
Margaret Spencer
1472–1501
Thomas Kg
1477–1539
Elizabeth Rochford
1480–1538

John West's Descendants

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John West (14 December 1590–1659) m. Anne Percy (about 1600–about 1650)
  1. 1. John West 1632–1689 m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw 1636–1669

John West's Timeline

3 Records

1590
14 December 1590
Birth of John West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1635
1635–1637
Age 45
John West was employed in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1659
1659
Age 69
Death of John West 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: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4935319
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 717.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS
    [4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1635–1637
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, Roots in Virginia : an account of Captain Thomas Hale, Virginia frontiersman, his descendants and related families (Ancestry.com Operations Inc)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4935319
    [4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)

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