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Sir William West 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 Dec 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Owen West

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Strange

Children(s): Capt. West, Elizabeth West, Nellie West, Lady Shelton), Nicholas West, Jane West, Sarah West, Mary West, Knight West

Sir William West was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Owen West And Lady Elizabeth Morton. Sir William West married Elizabeth Le Strange, and had children including Capt William West, Elizabeth West, Jane West, Knight Lord Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warr West, Lady Jane West Baroness Shelton, Mary Margaret West, Nellie West, Nicholas West, Sarah Eliza West. Sir William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir William West was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Owen West And Lady Elizabeth Morton.
  • Sir William West married Elizabeth Le Strange, and had children including Capt William West, Elizabeth West, Jane West, Knight Lord Thomas Leighton 2Nd Lord De La Warr West, Lady Jane West Baroness Shelton, Mary Margaret West, Nellie West, Nicholas West, Sarah Eliza West.
  • Sir William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Owen West
1501–1538
Birth Location: Of, Offington, Sussex, England
OW
Lady Morton
1512–1567
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
LM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Strange
1524–1611
Birth Location: Chesterton, Warwickshire, England
ES

Children(s)

Capt. West
1559–1610
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
CW
Elizabeth West
1557–1595
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
EW
Nellie West
1561–1560
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
NW
Lady Shelton)
1558–1606
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
LS
Nicholas West
1551–1601
Birth Location: Drayton, Somerset, England
NW
Jane West
1558–1606
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
JW
Sarah West
1547–1595
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
SW
Mary West
1560–1630
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
MW
Knight West
1555–1602
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
KW

Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Owen West
1501–1538
Of, Offington, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512–1567
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas West (8th Baron de La Warr, 5th Baron) West)
1457–1525
Hempstead, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanor) Copley
1477–1536
Gatton, Surrey, England
Sir (Robert Morton (Esquire To King Henry) VIII)
1482–1515
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Warham
1481–1520
Pecleton, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1430–1476
Katherine Hungerford
1435–1493
Sir Gatton)
1430–1490
Jane Hoo
1447–1511
Thomas Morton
1452–1503
Dorothy (Twyneho)
1462–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald West
1395–1451
Margaret Thorley
1396–1433
Sir Hungerford
1409–1459
Margaret Botreaux
1410–1477
Thomas Hoo
1396–1455
Lady Welles
1428–1470

Sir West's Descendants

1.
SW
Sir (William) West (1520–30 Dec 1595) m. Elizabeth (Le) Strange (1524–6 Oct 1611)
  1. 1. Capt. (William) West 1559–1610 m. Katren Blount 1560–1630
    1. 1. Mary West 1590–1656 m. Richard Ballentine 1590–1654
      1. 1. George (Ballentine) Sr. 1615–1702 m. Frances Nash 1619–1700
        1. 1. Sir (George William Ballentine) Sr. 1635–1702 m. Frances Yates 1635–1702
        2. 2. William Ballantine 1627–1670
        3. 3. Thomas Ballentine 1635–1700
        4. 4. Dorothy Ballentine 1662–1711
        5. 5. Mary Ballentine 1670–1734
        6. 6. Daniel Ballentine 1684–1700
        7. 7. Alexander Ballentine 1684–1714
        8. 8. David Ballentine 1684–1715
        9. 9. John Ballentine 1678–1734
  2. 2. Elizabeth West 1557–1595
  3. 3. Nellie West 1561–1560
  4. 4. Lady (Jane West (Baroness) Shelton) 1558–1606
  5. 5. Nicholas West 1551–1601
  6. 6. Jane West 1558–1606
  7. 7. Sarah (Eliza) West 1547–1595
  8. 8. Mary (Margaret) West 1560–1630
    1. 1. JOHN SAWYER 1582–1654 m. Lady (Agnes Ann May) Sharpe 1584–1635
      1. 1. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706 m. Mary (Pauline) Prescott 1630–1705
        1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Sawyer) JR 1649–1736
  9. 9. Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West 1555–1602 m. Lady (Anne) Knollys 1553–1608
    1. 1. Governor (John R. West (Royal Governor of) Virginia) 1590–1659 m. Lady (Anne) Percy 1598–1667
      1. 1. Col. (John West) II 1632–1691 m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw 1636–1689 m. Cockacoeske ((Queen of The Pamunke Indians-Powhatan Chief Line)) Powhatan 1640–1686
        1. 1. Susanna West 1656–1780
        2. 2. Joseph (P) West 1662–1731
        3. 3. Capt. (Thomas) West 1676–1720
        4. 4. Mathilda West 1667–1722
        5. 5. Sarah West 1669–1760
        6. 6. James West 1654–
        7. 7. Susannah (Unity) West 1658–1740 m. George (Thomas Martin) Jr. 1655–1745
        8. 8. Esther West 1670–
        9. 9. John (West) III 1657–1716
        10. 10. Anthony West 1662–1717
        11. 11. Anne (Unity) West 1655–1708 m. Henry Fox 1650–1714
        12. 12. Nathaniel West 1655–1723 m. Martha Woodward 1661–1723
        13. 13. Mary West 1680–1714
      2. 2. Anne (Mary) West 1630–1708
      3. 3. Thomas (West (3rd Lord) Delaware) 1621–1681
      4. 4. Nathaniel (West) Esq. 1625–1689
      5. 5. Matthew West 1632–1689
      6. 6. Lady (Alice) West 1633–1710
      7. 7. Unity West 1634–1782 m. William Dandridge 1697–1743
        1. 1. Nathaniel (West Dandridge Sr. Reverend Colonel)) Sr. 1729–1786 m. Anne (Blair) Bolling 1752–1802 m. Dorothea Spottswood 1727–1773
      8. 8. James West 1620–1701
      9. 9. Col. (John Francis) West 1627–1698
      10. 10. Lady (Martha) West 1615–1723
      11. 11. Lady (Alice) West 1615–1672
      12. 12. Sir (Anthony) West 1617–1652
      13. 13. Lady (Jerusha) West 1615–1689
      14. 14. Lady (Lucy) West 1613–1660
    2. 2. Helena West 1587–1602 m. Thomas Savage 1586–1635
      1. 1. Anne Savage 1619–1696
      2. 2. Catharin Savage 1620–
      3. 3. Charles Savage 1617–
      4. 4. Dorothy Savage 1613–1691
      5. 5. Edward Savage 1613–1670
      6. 6. Elizabeth Savage 1616–1663
      7. 7. Francis Savage 1607–
      8. 8. Henrietta (Maria) Savage 1607–
      9. 9. James Savage –1638
      10. 10. Joan Savage 1613–1630
      11. 11. John Savage 1603–1654
      12. 12. Richard Savage 1622–
      13. 13. Robert Savage 1615–1696
      14. 14. William Savage 1619–
    3. 3. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1573–1633 m. William Saltonstall 1586–1661 m. Sharrington Talbot 1577–1642
      1. 1. Francis Talbot 1623–1667 m. Anne Conyers 1623–1658 m. Lady (Anna Maria) Brudenell 1642–1702
        1. 1. Conyers Talbot 1655–
        2. 2. Lady (Mary) Talbot 1659–1709
        3. 3. John Talbot 1664–1685
        4. 4. Charles (Talbot (1st Duke of) Shewsbury) 1660–1718
      2. 2. William (Whittington Talbot Of) Lichfield 1617–1686
      3. 3. Sir (Gilbert) Talbot 1606–1695
      4. 4. Elizabeth Talbot 1613–1709
      5. 5. Sherrington Talbott 1599–1677 m. Jane Lyttleton 1615– m. Jane Lyttelton 1600–1652
        1. 1. Elizabeth Talbot 1645–1709
        2. 2. John Talbot 1630–1712
        3. 3. Elizabeth Talbott 1645–1709 m. Henrye Davenporte 1644–1698
      6. 6. Henry Talbot 1595–1699
    4. 4. Sir (Francis) West 1586–1634 m. LADY (JANE) DAVEY 1586–1640
      1. 1. Arthur (Francis) West 1623–1679
        1. 1. Anne (Dison) West 1643–1693 m. Rev. (Edward William) Robertson 1645–1690
    5. 5. Sir (Robert) West 1575–1602
    6. 6. Catherine West 1583–1652
    7. 7. Penelope West 1582–1624
    8. 8. Zachariah West 1574–1630
    9. 9. Margerey West 1576–1632
    10. 10. Jane West 1588–1606
    11. 11. Sir (Richard) West 1579–1643
    12. 12. Hannah (Anne Lady West Pellet Swale) Lechford 1588–1663
    13. 13. Katherine West 1571–1650
    14. 14. Lucy West 1572–1633
    15. 15. Walsingham West 1579–1583
    16. 16. Letitia West 1589–1645
    17. 17. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623
    18. 18. Elizabeth West 1573–1633
    19. 19. Sir (Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet) (Knight, 3rd Baron de La) Warr) 1577–1618 m. Lady (Cecily Shirley) (Sherley) 1580–1662
      1. 1. Gov (Thomas De La Warr) West 1618–1674 m. Phebe West 1634–1674
      2. 2. Henry (West (4th Baron de la Warr, Lord de la) Warr) 1603–1628
      3. 3. Letitia West 1610–1650
      4. 4. John (Kerry) West 1606–1659
      5. 5. Matthew West 1615–1659
      6. 6. Mary West 1605–1695
      7. 7. Anthony West 1603–1648
      8. 8. Sir (William) West 1616–1696
      9. 9. Anne West 1616–1660
      10. 10. John West 1618–1685
      11. 11. Jane West 1605–1650
      12. 12. Elizabeth West 1606–1660
      13. 13. Essex West 1616–
      14. 14. Catherine West 1617–1660
      15. 15. Cecilie ("Cecilia") West 1612–1638
      16. 16. Lucy West 1613–1660
      17. 17. Dr. (Anthony) West 1605–1652
      18. 18. Martha West 1615–1700

Sir West's Timeline

10 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Sir William West in adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
1519
1519/30
Birth of Sir William West in adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West
None
1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1522
1522
Age 2
Birth of Sir William West in Adopted by Uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Adopted by Uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
1522
1522
Age 2
Birth of Sir William West in Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West in Wherwell, Northampton, England
Wherwell, Northampton, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West
None
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Adopted by Uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519/30
    Event Place: adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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