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Lt. Col. John West 1632–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1632

Birth Location: Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: West Point, King William, Virginia

Father: Gov. West

Mother: Anne Percy

Spouse(s): Nat. Powhatan

Children(s): Capt. West, Unity (Martin), Sarah (Fox)

In 1632, Lt. Col. John West entered the world in Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia, born to Gov John West And Anne Claiborne Percy. Lt. Col. John West married Nat Amer Unity Crowshaw Powhatan, and had children including Capt Thomas West, Jane West Footman, John West, Nathaniel West, Sarah Anne West Fox, Unity Susannah West Martin. Lt. Col. John West passed away in 1691 in West Point, King William, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1632, Lt. Col. John West entered the world in Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia, born to Gov John West And Anne Claiborne Percy.
  • Lt. Col. John West married Nat Amer Unity Crowshaw Powhatan, and had children including Capt Thomas West, Jane West Footman, John West, Nathaniel West, Sarah Anne West Fox, Unity Susannah West Martin.
  • Lt. Col. John West passed away in 1691 in West Point, King William, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gov. West
1590–1659
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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Anne Percy
1613–1667
Birth Location: Southwold, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Nat. Powhatan
1636–1686
Birth Location: Brurton Par, York, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Capt. West
1670–1714
Birth Location: West Point, King William, Virginia Colony, British America
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Unity (Martin)
1658–1740
Birth Location: West Point, King William, Virginia, United States
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Sarah (Fox)
1655–1708
Birth Location: West Point, King William County, Virginia, United States of America
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Lt. West's Ancestors

Self
Lt. West
1632–1691
Birth Place: Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia
Parents
Gov. John West
1590–1659
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Anne (Claiborne) Percy
1613–1667
Southwold, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Gov. (Thomas 3rd Baron De La Warr) West
1577–1618
Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, England
ANNE (Lady Baroness de la Warr) Knollys
1555–1608
of, Rotherford, Grey, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
George Percy*
1580–1632
Petworth, Sussex, England
Anne Floyd
1585–1619
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
1st William
1530–1595
Elizabeth Lady
1534–1611
Sir War,
1514–1596
Lady Carey
1524–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard West
1487–
Isabel West
1485–1533
Sir Gloucester
1493–1545
Anne Lady
1513–1569
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Lettice Pennyson
1481–1558
1 VIII
1491–1547
Mary Boleyn
1504–1543

Lt. West's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. John) West (6 June 1632–1691) m. Nat. (Amer. Unity Crowshaw) Powhatan (1636–1 Jul 1686)
  1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) West 1670–1714
    1. 1. Col. (Francis) West 1700–1760
  2. 2. Unity (Susannah West) (Martin) 1658–1740
  3. 3. Sarah (Anne West) (Fox) 1655–1708

Lt. West's Timeline

2 Records

1632
6 June 1632
Birth of Lt. Col. John West in Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia
Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia
1691
1691
Age 59
Death of Lt. Col. John West in West Point, King William, Virginia
West Point, King William, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1632
    Event Place: Cheskach, New Kent Co, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: West Point, King William, Virginia
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