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Sir William West 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir West

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Strange

Children(s): Thomas Sir

Sir William West was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, the child of Sir George West And Lady Elizabeth Morton. Sir William West married Elizabeth Strange, and had children including Thomas West Sir. Sir William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William West was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, the child of Sir George West And Lady Elizabeth Morton.
  • Sir William West married Elizabeth Strange, and had children including Thomas West Sir.
  • Sir William West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir George West
1490–1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512–1554
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) West
1457–1525
Offington, Sussex, England
Lady (Eleanor) Copley
1470–1536
Gatton, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1430–1476
Lady Hungerford
1438–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hungerford
1409–1459
lady Botreaux
1410–1476

Sir West's Descendants

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Sir (William) West (1520–30 Dec 1595) m. Elizabeth Strange (1534–1575)
  1. 1. Thomas (West) Sir 1556–1602 m. Anne Knollys 1553–1608
    1. 1. Elizabeth West 1573–1633 m. Herbert Pelham 1546–1620 m. Richard Saltonstall 1586–1661
      1. 1. Thomas Pelham 1597–
      2. 2. Anthony Pelham 1599–
      3. 3. Anne Pelham 1601–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Pelham 1604–1628
      5. 5. Jonathan Pelham 1609–
      6. 6. Anne Saltonstall 1622–1675
      7. 7. John Saltonstall 1628–
      8. 8. Herbert Pelham 1608–1624
    2. 2. Robert West 1574–1602
    3. 3. Margarey West 1576–
    4. 4. Thomas (West) Sir 1577–1618 m. Cecily Shirley 1581–1662
      1. 1. Matthew West 1598–1677 m. Margery ((Margaret)) Reeves 1608–1672
        1. 1. Francis (John) West 1630– m. Susanna (Soule) West 1642–1685
      2. 2. Anthony West 1605–1652
      3. 3. Henry West 1603–1628
      4. 4. John West 1600–1659
      5. 5. Francis West 1596–1633
      6. 6. Jane West 1605–1650
    5. 5. Walsingham West 1572–1580
    6. 6. Letitia West 1579–1612
    7. 7. Anne West 1581–1605
    8. 8. Penelope West 1582–1684
    9. 9. Catherine West 1583–1650
    10. 10. Helena West 1587–1602
    11. 11. Gov (John) West 1590–1659
    12. 12. Nathaniel West 1592–1623
    13. 13. Letitia West 1589–1645
    14. 14. Francis (West) Captain 1586–1692 m. Temperance Flowerdew 1567–1628 m. Jane Davye 1605–1640 m. Margaret (Whitney Stitt Powell Blaney) West 1590–1628
      1. 1. Francis WEST 1606–1692 m. Margery (Margaret) Reeves 1608–1672
        1. 1. Thomas WEST 1646–1706 m. Elizabeth Thomas 1652–1728

Sir West's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Warbleton, Sussex, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West in Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England
Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 723.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Biography, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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