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Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West 1555–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1555

Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jun 1618

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Warr

Spouse(s): Baroness Warr

Children(s): JOHN ,, Nathaniel West, Katherine West, Lucy West, Elizabeth Saltonstall), Zachariah West, Robert West, Thomas Virginia, Richard West, Wakingham West, Letitia West, Hannah Lechford), Penelope (Pelham), Robert West, Sir Virginia, Walshingham West, Helena (Savage), Jane West, Hannah Lechford, Eleanor West, Eleanor West, Walsingham West, Anthony West, Henry West, Margaret West, Lettice West, Frances West

Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir Knight William West 1St Lord Baron De La Warre West And Lady Elizabeth Lestrange Baroness De La Warr. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Baroness Cecilia Ann Knollys West De La Warr, and had children including Anthony West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Eleanor West, Elizabeth West Pelham Saltonstall, Frances West, Hannah Anne Lady West Pellet Swale Lechford, Hannah Anne Lady West Pellet Swale Lechford, Helena West Savage, Henry 4Th Baron De La Warr 13 Lord De La Warr West, Jane West, John Shelton Col Capt Gov Of Va Crown Governor Of Virginia 1635 1637 Mem House Of Burgesses 162830 West Immi Eng Va What Is Now Belfield Plantation, Katherine West, Letitia West, Lettice Leticce West, Lucy West, Margaret West, Nathaniel Lt Col West, Penelope West Pelham, Richard 7Th Baron West, Robert West, Sir Francis West 3 Esq Lt Deputy Governor Of Virginia, Tecumseh West, Thomas Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia, Wakingham West, Walshingham West, Walsingham West, Zachariah West. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir Knight William West 1St Lord Baron De La Warre West And Lady Elizabeth Lestrange Baroness De La Warr.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Baroness Cecilia Ann Knollys West De La Warr, and had children including Anthony West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Eleanor West, Elizabeth West Pelham Saltonstall, Frances West, Hannah Anne Lady West Pellet Swale Lechford, Hannah Anne Lady West Pellet Swale Lechford, Helena West Savage, Henry 4Th Baron De La Warr 13 Lord De La Warr West, Jane West, John Shelton Col Capt Gov Of Va Crown Governor Of Virginia 1635 1637 Mem House Of Burgesses 162830 West Immi Eng Va What Is Now Belfield Plantation, Katherine West, Letitia West, Lettice Leticce West, Lucy West, Margaret West, Nathaniel Lt Col West, Penelope West Pelham, Richard 7Th Baron West, Robert West, Sir Francis West 3 Esq Lt Deputy Governor Of Virginia, Tecumseh West, Thomas Ii West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Govenor Of Colonial Virginia, Wakingham West, Walshingham West, Walsingham West, Zachariah West.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Knight West's Ancestors

Self
Knight West
1555–1618
Birth Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight William West, 1st Lord Baron De La Warre West
1519–1595
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth LeStrange Baroness De La) Warr
1524–1612
Chesterton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) LeStrange
1494–1545
Suffolk, England
Lady (Anne) Vaux
1488–1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Knight West's Descendants

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Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West (9 Jul 1555–7 Jun 1618) m. Baroness (Cecilia Ann Knollys* West de la) Warr (19 Jul 1555–30 December 1632)
  1. 1. JOHN (Shelton Col. Capt. Gov of VA Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30). WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION) , 1590–1659
    1. 1. Lt. (Col. John Giles (or R) West II of Poplar Neck (Slaveholder, Planter, Commander of New Kent Militia,) MHB) 1632–1689
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) West 1660–1714 m. Henry (I Fox, son of John) II 1650–1714
        1. 1. Henry Fox 1674–1747
  2. 2. Nathaniel ((Lt. Col)) West 1566–1623
  3. 3. Katherine West 1571–1650
  4. 4. Lucy West 1572–1633
  5. 5. Elizabeth (West (Pelham) Saltonstall) 1573–1632
  6. 6. Zachariah West 1574–1630
  7. 7. Robert West 1575–1602
  8. 8. Thomas (II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial) Virginia 1577–1618
  9. 9. Richard (7th Baron) West 1579–1643
  10. 10. Wakingham West 1579–1579
  11. 11. Letitia West 1579–1612
  12. 12. Hannah (Anne Lady West (Pellet Swale) Lechford) 1581–1628
  13. 13. Penelope (West) (Pelham) 1582–1619
  14. 14. Robert West 1585–1604
  15. 15. Sir (Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of) Virginia 1586–1634
  16. 16. Walshingham West 1586–1692
  17. 17. Helena (West) (Savage) 1587–1637
  18. 18. Jane West 1588–1606
  19. 19. Hannah (Anne Lady West Pellet Swale) Lechford 1588–1663
  20. 20. Eleanor West 1593–1660
  21. 21. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1633
  22. 22. Walsingham West 1598–1680
  23. 23. Anthony West 1599–1652
  24. 24. Henry (4th Baron de la Warr 13 Lord de la Warr) West 1603–1628
  25. 25. Margaret West 1576–1633
  26. 26. Lettice (Leticce) West 1589–1645
  27. 27. Frances West –1633

Knight West's Timeline

4 Records

1555
9 Jul 1555
Birth of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1557
9 Jul 1557
Age 2
Birth of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Halnaker, Sussex, England
Halnaker, Sussex, England
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 47
Death of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1618
7 Jun 1618
Age 63
Death of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1557
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1618
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

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