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Lord Thomas West 1577 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1577

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

Death Date: 7 Jun 1618

Death Location: Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America

Father: Lord West

Mother: Lady Knollys

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley, Rachel Powhatan

Children(s): William West, Martha West

The story of Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware began in 1577 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England. In 1607, Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware resided in Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia. Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware married Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley, Rachel 'Matachanna' Powhatan, and had children including William West, Martha West. Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware passed away in 1618 in Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware began in 1577 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.
  • In 1607, Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware resided in Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia.
  • Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware married Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley, Rachel 'Matachanna' Powhatan, and had children including William West, Martha West.
  • Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware passed away in 1618 in Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord West's Ancestors

Self
Lord West
1577 – 1618
Birth Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Thomas Leighton West
1555 – 1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Knollys
1555 – 1608
Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William) West
1530 – 1595
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Le) Strange
1524 – 1611
Andover, Hampshire, England
Sir (Lord Francis 'The Elder') Knollys
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1490 – 1538
Lady Morton
1512 – 1570
Sir LeStrange
1494 – 1579
Lady Vaux
1513 – 1569
Robert Knollys
1481 – 1521
Lettice Tresham
1481 – 1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Vaux
1460 – 1523
Lady FitzHugh
1455 – 1507

Lord West's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Charity (Elizabeth) Dickenson (1712 – 11 Nov 1774) m. Pvt. (Robert) Peele (1700 – 13 July 1782)
  2. 2. Martha West (1615 – 16 Dec 1700)

Lord West's Timeline

4 Records

1577
9 Jul 1577
Birth of Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1596
25 November 1596
Age 19
Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware was married in West Fleet St London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
West Fleet St London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1607
1607
Age 30
Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware resided here in Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia
Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia
1618
7 Jun 1618
Age 41
Death of Lord Thomas West , 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1st Gov. of VA, Captain General for life, 12th Lord Delaware in Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America
Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1577
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    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
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 November 1596
    Event Place: West Fleet St London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia Colony, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1618
    Event Place: Tereceira, Azores Islands, Virginia - lost At sea along the eastern coast of North America
    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
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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