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Martha West 1615 – 1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1700

Death Location: King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: Lord West

Mother: Rachel Powhatan

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Martha West was born in 1615 in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Lord Thomas West and Rachel 'Matachanna' Powhatan. Martha West passed away in 1700 in King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha West was born in 1615 in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Lord Thomas West and Rachel 'Matachanna' Powhatan.
  • Martha West passed away in 1700 in King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Martha West's Ancestors

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Martha West
1615 – 1700
Birth Place: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lord Thomas West
1577 – 1618
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Rachel ('Matachanna') Powhatan
1600 – 1646
Pamunkey, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas Leighton) West
1555 – 1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Knollys
1555 – 1608
Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, England
Chief (Wahunsonacook) Powhatan
1545 – 1618
Werowocomoco, Pamunkey River, Virginia, USA
Matatiske (Winanuske Nonoma) Powhatan
1545 – 1618
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1530 – 1595
Lady Strange
1524 – 1611
Sir Knollys
1514 – 1596
2nd-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

Martha West's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of Martha West in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1700
16 Dec 1700
Age 85
Death of Martha West in King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1700
    Event Place: King William, King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

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