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Sir Thomas Leighton West 1556 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1556

Birth Location: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 Feb 1618

Death Location: Died at sea during voyage to Virginia

Father: William West

Mother: Elizabeth Strange

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warr, Anne Knollys

Children(s): Sir (Plantagenet), Gov West

Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr was born in 1556 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William West and Elizabeth Strange. Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr married Elizabeth Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr, Anne Knollys, and had children including Sir Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet), Gov of Virginia John I West. Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr passed away in 1618 in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr was born in 1556 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William West and Elizabeth Strange.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr married Elizabeth Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr, Anne Knollys, and had children including Sir Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet), Gov of Virginia John I West.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr passed away in 1618 in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia.

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Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1556 – 1618
Birth Place: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
William West
1520 – 1595
Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Strange
1534 – 1583
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir West's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (24 Mar 1556 – 15 Feb 1618) m. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Anne Knollys (Abt. 1539 – 1608)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 July 1662)
    1. 1. Ann West (1609 – 1660) m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West (14 Dec 1590 – 10 Apr 1659)
  2. 2. Gov (of Virginia John I) West (14 Dec 1590 – 10 Apr 1659) m. Ann West (1609 – 1660)
    1. 1. Lady (Jerusha) West (1615 – 1689) m. William (Nesse Neff I; arrived 1635) Virginia (1613 – 7 Feb 1688)
      1. 1. William (West) Neff (1640 – 7 Feb 1688) m. Mary (Davis) Corliss (6 Sep 1646 – 22 Oct 1722)
        1. 1. Mary (Corliss) Neff (9 Nov 1668 – 1725) m. Matthias Button (17 Mar 1657 – 1725)

Sir West's Timeline

4 Records

1556
9 Jul 1556
Birth of Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr in Halnaker, Sussex, England
Halnaker, Sussex, England
1556
24 Mar 1556
Birth of Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 46
Death of Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr in Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test V, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test V, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1618
15 Feb 1618
Age 62
Death of Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia
Died at sea during voyage to Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1556
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1556
    Event Place: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry and descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test V, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1618
    Event Place: Died at sea during voyage to Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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