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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, United States

Father: Sir West

Mother: Anne Knollys

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In 1598, Matthew West entered the world in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West And Anne Knollys. Matthew West passed away in 1659 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Matthew West entered the world in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West And Anne Knollys.
  • Matthew West passed away in 1659 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Matthew West's Ancestors

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Matthew West
1598–1659
Birth Place: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West
1557–1602
Hainaker, Sussex, , England
Anne Knollys
1555–1608
Stanford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, , England
Catherine Cary
1524–1568
Rotherford Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir CAREY
1495–1528
Lady BOLEYN
1486–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
Lady Wiltshire
1480–1538

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, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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, United States

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