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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 WARR)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Elizabeth

Children(s): Sir Virginia

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 L Estrange Baroness De La Warr. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Sir Thomas Richard Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia. 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 L Estrange Baroness De La Warr.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Sir Thomas Richard Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Knight West's Ancestors

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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 L'Estrange (BARONESS de LA) WARR)
1524–1579
Chesterton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight George Trent West (3rd Baron de La) Warr\Ware)
1504–1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Lady Morton Moreton (Rosier) (Walden) (de la Warre West)) *+13gm
1497–1570
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Anne De Mathilde (Maud) Vaux Baroness Strange) Hunstanton
1513–1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Knight West's Descendants

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Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West (9 July 1555–24 Mar 1602) m. Elizabeth (Anne Knollys \ Knowles Baroness de la Warr; 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth (19 Jul 1555–30 August 1608)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial) Virginia 1577–1618 m. Elizabeth Rolfe 1600–1646
    1. 1. Thomas ("Toby" West, Chief Totopomoi Totopotomy of the Pamunkey Indians (d. Battle of Bloody) Run) 1616–1656 m. Cockacoeske ('Queen of the Weroansqua Pamunkey') Powhatan 1632–1686
      1. 1. Susan (Susannah Swann\West Dabney d'Aubigny) Anderson 1643–1724 m. Cornelius (Francis Dabney) (d'Aubingne) 1631–1694 m. David Anderson 1667–1716 m. Philip Briscoe 1648–
        1. 1. Dorothy (Dabney) 🌳 1683–1742
        2. 2. David Anderson 1698–1735
        3. 3. Alexander Anderson 1684–1705
        4. 4. Robert Anderson 1698–1718
        5. 5. Ruth Anderson 1715–1763
        6. 6. Cornelius Dabney 1675–1765
        7. 7. George Dabney 1670–1729
        8. 8. John Dabney 1680–1688
        9. 9. Mary Dabney 1688–1748
        10. 10. Sarah Dabney 1685–1760
        11. 11. Sarah Dabney 1658–1719
        12. 12. Cornelius (Dabney) Jr 1686–1764

Knight West's Timeline

2 Records

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
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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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