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Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr 1555–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1555

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Mar 1602

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

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Strange

Spouse(s): Lady Elizabeth

Children(s): Lord Delaware

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 Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Lord Thomas West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va Captain General For Life 12Th Lord Delaware. Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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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 Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Lord Thomas West 3Rd Baron De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va Captain General For Life 12Th Lord Delaware.
  • Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA Warr passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Warr's Ancestors

Self
Lord Warr
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 , 7th Baroness Le) Strange
1524–1611
Andover, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight George Trent West , de la) Warr
1490–1538
Offington, Sussex, England, UK
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512–1570
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Thomas LeStrange , Esquire to Henry) VIII
1494–1579
Chesterton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Anne De Mathilde (Maud) Vaux , Baroness) Hunstanton
1513–1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Northhamptonshire
1460–1523
Lady Fitzhugh
1455–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Fitzhugh
1424–1472
Lady Fitzhugh
1430–1500

Lord Warr's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West II, 2nd Lord DE, LA) Warr (9 Jul 1555–24 Mar 1602) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys , Baroness de la Warr; 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth (19 Jul 1555–30 Aug 1608)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord) Delaware 1577–1618 m. Lady (Cecilia "Cecily" Shirley , Baroness de la Ware) (Plantagenet) 1577–1662 m. Rachel ('Matachanna' Powhatan , First cousin to) Pocahontas 1600–1646
    1. 1. William (West , Quaker Yeoman of Long) Crendon 1616–1674 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann Morris , (Quaker of Long) Crendon) 1620–1684
      1. 1. Sir (William 'The Rebel' West , (Pardoned for Bacon's) Rebellion) 1645–1707 m. SUSANNAH Pitt 1678–1745 m. Rebecca Bracewell 1647–1708
        1. 1. Rebecca (Marjorie) West 1662–1755 m. Capt. (John) Dickinson 1695–1749
    2. 2. Martha West 1615–1700

Lord Warr'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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