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Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 December 1595

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

Father: George West

Mother: Lady West

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lestrange, Anne Kemis

Children(s): Sir Warr, Cpt Jamestowne

The story of Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr began in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr married Anne West Kemis, Elizabeth Lady De La Warr Lestrange, and had children including Cpt Sir William West Of Jamestowne, Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr. Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr began in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr married Anne West Kemis, Elizabeth Lady De La Warr Lestrange, and had children including Cpt Sir William West Of Jamestowne, Sir Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Lord De La Warr.
  • Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George West
1490–1538
Birth Location: –
GW
Lady West
–1592
Birth Location: –
LW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lestrange
1534–1583
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
EL
Anne Kemis
1523–1611
Birth Location: –
AK

Children(s)

Sir Warr
1557–1601
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
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Cpt Jamestowne
1585–1610
Birth Location: –
CJ

Sir Warr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Warr
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George West
1490–1538
Lady (Elizabeth) West
–1592
Grandparents
Thomas (West 8th Baron De La) Warr
–1525
Lady (Eleanor (Copley)) West
1469–1536
Great-Grandparents
Sir Warr
1430–1475
Catherine Warr
1438–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Warr
1395–1451
Robert Hungerford
1409–1459
Margaret Botreaux
1412–1477

Sir Warr's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight William West 1st Baron De La) Warr (1520–30 December 1595) m. Elizabeth (Lady De La Warr) Lestrange (1534–23 August 1583) m. Anne (West) Kemis (1523–6 October 1611)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord De La) Warr 1557–1601 m. Anne (West Knollys Baroness De La) Warr 1555–1608
    1. 1. Sir (Robert West (Coke) I of Wherwell, Hampshire (Osgoode of) Wherwell) 1575–1602 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Cook 1579–1645
      1. 1. James (West (Sainsbury) I * of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and Milford, New Haven,) CT 1600–1672 m. Jeberfa (Sainsbury) West* 1603–1660
        1. 1. Joanna (Thrill (West)) Roberts 1621–1693 m. William (Edward Roberts\Robarts) ! 1617–1689
      2. 2. Anthony (Chirurgion) West 1599–1652
      3. 3. Robert West 1590–1650
    2. 2. Helena West 1587–1602
    3. 3. Nathaniel West 1566–1623
    4. 4. Margaret West 1576–1633
    5. 5. Penelope West 1582–1619
    6. 6. Elizabeth (West) Pelham 1573–1633 m. Sir (Herbert) Pelham 1546–1620
      1. 1. Herbert Pelham 1600–1673 m. Jemima Waldegrave 1606–1675
        1. 1. Penelope Pelham –1703 m. Josiah Winslow 1629–1680
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((Pelham)) Humphrey 1604–1628 m. John Humphrey 1597–1651
        1. 1. Anne ((Humphrey)) Myles 1625–1693 m. William Palmes 1625–1662
    7. 7. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623
    8. 8. Anne West 1581–1628
    9. 9. Robert West 1574–1604
    10. 10. Sir (Thomas West 3rd Lord De La) Warr 1577–1618 m. Rachel ("Matachanna" Powhatan Croshaw, First cousin to) Pocahontas 1600–1669
      1. 1. Chief (Weroance Totopotomoy Toby) West 1616–1656 m. Queen (Chief Anne) Cockacoeskie 1640–1686
        1. 1. Charity ((Holt)) Webster 1641–1700 m. Henry Webster 1636–1697
      2. 2. Joseph Croshaw 1642–1642
      3. 3. Mary (Powhatan) Croshaw 1632–1687
      4. 4. Richard Croshaw 1633–1669
      5. 5. Benjamin Croshaw 1640–1667
      6. 6. Rachel Croshaw 1630–1669
      7. 7. Ursala Croshaw 1636–1689
      8. 8. Betty Croshaw 1636–1637
    11. 11. Walsingham West 1579–1583
    12. 12. Catherine West 1583–1650
    13. 13. John (West Colonial Governor Of) Virginia 1590–1659
      1. 1. LTC (John) West 1632–1689 m. Unity ((Croshaw)) West 1640–1707
        1. 1. Cpt (Thomas West) Sr 1670–1740
    14. 14. Jane West 1588–1606
    15. 15. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1607
    16. 16. Lettice (Leticce) West 1589–1645
    17. 17. Col. (Francis) West 1586–1634
    18. 18. Lucy West 1572–1633
    19. 19. Katherine West 1571–
    20. 20. Letitia West 1579–1612
  2. 2. Cpt (Sir William West Of) Jamestowne 1585–1610

Sir Warr's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir Knight William West 1st Baron De La Warr in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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