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John West 1632–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1632

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1695

Death Location: Feltwell, Norfolk, England

Father: *Governor Councillor

Mother: Ann Percy

Spouse(s): Ursula Croshaw

Children(s): John III

John West was born in 1632 in VA, the child of Governor John R West Royal Governor Of Virginia 10 Ggf Jamestown Burgess And Councillor And Ann Percy. John West married Ursula Unity Croshaw, and had children including John West Iii. John West passed away in 1695 in Feltwell, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John West was born in 1632 in VA, the child of Governor John R West Royal Governor Of Virginia 10 Ggf Jamestown Burgess And Councillor And Ann Percy.
  • John West married Ursula Unity Croshaw, and had children including John West Iii.
  • John West passed away in 1695 in Feltwell, Norfolk, England.

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John West's Ancestors

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John West
1632–1695
Birth Place: VA
Parents
*Governor John R. West (Royal Governor of Virginia) - 10 GGF, Jamestown Burgess and Councillor
1590–1667
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Ann Percy
1600–1667
England
Grandparents
Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West
1557–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England
Baroness (Cecilia Ann Knollys* West de la) Warr
1555–1632
Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire or Stanford, Berkshire, England
Sarah (Anne) Floyd
1578–1630
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir MP
1514–1596
Lady I
1524–1568
William “immigrant”
1560–1607
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Grafton
1500–1612

John West's Descendants

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John West (06 Jun 1632–3 Jul 1695) m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw (1636–20 April 1669)
  1. 1. John (West) III 1666–1734
    1. 1. Robert ((Richard)) West 1725–1770 m. Susanna (Isabel) Fike 1737–1770
      1. 1. William (Blewford West) (Reverend) 1752–1842 m. Angeline Clendennen 1752–1842
        1. 1. Leonard West 1787–1855 m. Mary ((Polly)) McCoy 1788–1860 m. Jane Foster 1788–
        2. 2. James West 1772–1844
        3. 3. Mary West 1776–1850
        4. 4. John (M.) West 1784–1859
      2. 2. Amos West 1766–1819
        1. 1. Agnes West 1801–1871
    2. 2. John West 1704–1762
      1. 1. Eleanor (Nellie) West 1748–1810
        1. 1. Alexander (Jonathan "John" Barnhill War) 1812 1784–1844
    3. 3. Susannah West 1726–1806
      1. 1. Langston Pace 1770–1846
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Pace 1799–1883
        2. 2. Sarah (J (Sally)) Pace 1799–1883

John West's Timeline

3 Records

1632
06 Jun 1632
Birth of John West in Chiskack Bellfield Plantation, York River, New Kent County, Virginia,
Chiskack Bellfield Plantation, York River, New Kent County, Virginia,
1691
15 Nov 1691
Age 59
Death of John West in West Point, King William County, Virginia, USA
West Point, King William County, Virginia, USA
1695
3 Jul 1695
Age 63
Burial of John West in Feltwell, Norfolk, England
Feltwell, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1632
    Event Place: Chiskack Bellfield Plantation, York River, New Kent County, Virginia,
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 707.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1691
    Event Place: West Point, King William County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1695
    Event Place: Feltwell, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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