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Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West 1555 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1555

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Mar 1602

Death Location: Died at sea during voyage to Virginia

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Strange

Spouse(s): Lady Knollys

Children(s): Lord West

The story of Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr began in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr married Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys, and had children including Lord Thomas West. Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr passed away in 1602 in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr began in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr married Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys, and had children including Lord Thomas West.
  • Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr passed away in 1602 in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord West's Ancestors

Self
Lord West
1555 – 1602
Birth Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight William West
1530 – 1595
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Le) Strange
1524 – 1611
Andover, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight George Trent) West
1490 – 1538
Offington, Sussex, England, UK
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512 – 1570
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Thomas) LeStrange
1494 – 1579
Chesterton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Anne De Mathilde (Maud)) Vaux
1513 – 1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Vaux
1460 – 1523
Lady FitzHugh
1455 – 1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Fitzhugh
1424 – 1472
Lady Fitzhugh
1430 – 1500

Lord West's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight Thomas Leighton) West (9 Jul 1555 – 24 Mar 1602) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Knollys (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily') Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Rachel ('Matachanna') Powhatan (1600 or 1605 – 1646)
    1. 1. William West (5 Nov 1616 – 16 April 1674) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Morris (1620 – 18 Jan 1684)
      1. 1. Sir (William 'The Rebel') West (1645 – 8 Feb 1707) m. Rebecca Bracewell (1647 – 9 Feb 1708) m. Margarett West m. SUSANNAH Pitt (1678 – 9 Oct 1745)
        1. 1. Rebecca (Skillington) West (1662 – 1755) m. Capt. (John) Dickinson (1695 – 04 Feb 1749)
    2. 2. Martha West (1615 – 16 Dec 1700)

Lord West's Timeline

3 Records

1555
9 Jul 1555
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 47
Death of Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 47
Death of Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
Died at sea during voyage to Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1255
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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