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Matthew West 1598–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony

Father: Sir Knollys,

Mother: Lady Knollys

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In 1598, Matthew West entered the world in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord Dela Warr Son Of William West 1St Baron De La Warr Elizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr H Of Anne Knollys And Lady Anne Knollys. Matthew West passed away in 1659 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Matthew West entered the world in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord Dela Warr Son Of William West 1St Baron De La Warr Elizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr H Of Anne Knollys And Lady Anne Knollys.
  • Matthew West passed away in 1659 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony.

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Matthew West's Ancestors

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Matthew West
1598–1659
Birth Place: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton West, 2nd Lord DeLa Warr; Son of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr & Elizabeth Strange, Baroness de la Warr H\of Anne Knollys,
1555–1602
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Knollys
1555–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth De La Warr, Baroness, Le) Strange
1534–1611
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
William West
1530–1595
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Sir (Lord Francis I, The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter,) Sheriff
1514–1596
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine (Knollys) Carey
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Aldenham
1495–1528
Mary Boleyn
1499–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1505
Elisabeth Howard
1455–1537

Matthew West's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Matthew West in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
1659
1659
Age 61
Death of Matthew West in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island Colony

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