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Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West 1555–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1555

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Mar 1602

Death Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Strange

Spouse(s): Anne Knollys

Children(s): Anne West

Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight William West 1St Lord Baron De La Warre West And Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Baroness Le Strange. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Anne Knollys, and had children including Anne West. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight William West 1St Lord Baron De La Warre West And Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Baroness Le Strange.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Anne Knollys, and had children including Anne West.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir West
1519–1595
Birth Location: adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
SW
Lady Strange
1534–1611
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Anne Knollys
1555–1608
Birth Location: Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, England
AK

Children(s)

Anne West
1588–1674
Birth Location: Westover Liberty, Hampshire, England
AW

Knight West's Ancestors

Self
Knight West
1555–1602
Birth Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight William West, 1st Lord Baron De La Warre West
1519–1595
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth De La Warr, Baroness, Le) Strange
1534–1611
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
George (West of) Warbleton
1490–1538
Offington, Sussex, England -- or -- Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England -- or -- Warbleton, Sussex, England
Anne (Lady Baroness Hunstanton) Strange
1500–1571
Harrowdon Manor, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Knight West's Descendants

1.
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Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West (9 July 1555–24 Mar 1602) m. Anne Knollys (19 Jul 1555–30 Aug 1608)
  1. 1. Anne West 1588–1674 m. John Pellett 1576–1625
    1. 1. Sarah (Messenger) Pellett 1618–1684 m. William Underwood 1609–1697
      1. 1. Rememberance Underwood 1639–1719 m. Josiah ((7th g-grandfather) Richardson Sr,) Capt 1635–1695
        1. 1. Sarah Richardson 1660–1748 m. Lieutenant (William Fletcher,) Jr. 1656–1712
        2. 2. Mary (Remembrance) Richardson 1662–1734
        3. 3. Remembrance Richardson 1684–1696
        4. 4. Samuel Richardson 1672–1754
        5. 5. John Richardson 1669–1746
        6. 6. Josiah Richardson 1665–1711
        7. 7. Susanna Richardson 1677–1738
        8. 8. James Richardson 1661–1677
        9. 9. Jonathan Richardson 1667–1753

Knight West's Timeline

22 Records

1538
Sep 1538
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Offington, Sussex, England
Offington, Sussex, England
1545
Bef. 1545
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1551
1551
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1555
9 July 1555
Birth of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1555
1555
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1561
2 Aug 1561
Age 6
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England
1568
1568
Age 13
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married
None
1571
19 Nov 1571
Age 16
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married
None
1571
19 Nov 1571
Age 16
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1574
19 November 1574
Age 19
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1580
1580 / 88
Age 25
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
1584
30 Aug 1584
Age 29
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in London, England
London, England
1588
1588
Age 33
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
1590
21 Jul 1590
Age 35
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Waltham, Kent
Waltham, Kent
1591
18 Nov 1591
Age 36
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1596
19 Nov 1596
Age 41
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1599
29 Jul 1599
Age 44
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1602
25 Nov 1602
Age 47
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in St Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, London, England
St Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, London, England
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 47
Death of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1639
1639
Age 84
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married
None
1660
1660
Age 105
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1673
1673
Age 118
Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1555
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1538
    Event Place: Offington, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1545
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1571

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1571
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 November 1574
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580 88
    Event Place: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1584
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Waltham, Kent

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1591
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1599
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1602
    Event Place: St Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Y

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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