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Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William 1556 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1556

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Mar 1602

Death Location: Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804

Father: Thomas Warr

Mother: Anne Warr

Spouse(s): Lady Warr

Children(s): Jane West, Katherine West, Lucy West, Elizabeth West, Sir West, Margaret West, Gov. Virginia, Walsingham West, Richard West, Lettice West, Letitia West, Hannah West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Col Swann, Sir Virginia, Helena West, Jane West, Colonel West, Nathaniel West, Eleanor West, Anthony West, Henry West

Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William was born in 1556 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas West , 2nd Baron De La Warr and Anne Knollys, Baroness De La Warr. Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William married Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr, and had children including Jane West, Katherine West, Lucy West, Elizabeth West, Sir Robert West, Margaret West, Gov. Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial Virginia, Walsingham West, Richard West, Lettice West, Letitia West, Hannah Anne West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Col William Swann, Sir Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of Virginia, Helena Helen West, Jane West, Colonel John R West, Nathaniel (Lt. Gov. of VA) West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Anthony West, Henry West. Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William passed away in 1602 in Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William was born in 1556 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas West , 2nd Baron De La Warr and Anne Knollys, Baroness De La Warr.
  • Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William married Lady Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr, and had children including Jane West, Katherine West, Lucy West, Elizabeth West, Sir Robert West, Margaret West, Gov. Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial Virginia, Walsingham West, Richard West, Lettice West, Letitia West, Hannah Anne West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Col William Swann, Sir Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of Virginia, Helena Helen West, Jane West, Colonel John R West, Nathaniel (Lt. Gov. of VA) West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Anthony West, Henry West.
  • Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William passed away in 1602 in Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Warr
1550 – 1602
Birth Location: –
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Anne Warr
1555 – 1608
Birth Location: rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Warr
1555 – 1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Jane West
1565 – 1606
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
JW
Katherine West
1571 – 1584
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England
KW
Lucy West
1572 – 1638
Birth Location: Wherewell, Hampshire, England
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Elizabeth West
1573 – 1633
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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Sir West
1575 – 1602
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret West
1576 – 1633
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Gov. Virginia
1577 – 1618
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
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Walsingham West
1578 – 1579
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
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Richard West
1579 – 1643
Birth Location: Drayton, Somerset, England
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Lettice West
1579 – 1645
Birth Location: Clarington Parke, Wiltshire, England
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Letitia West
1579 – 1612
Birth Location: Westover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah West
1581 – 1640
Birth Location: Westover, Hampshire, England
HW
Penelope West
1582 – 1624
Birth Location: Westover, Somerset, England
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Catherine West
1583 – 1652
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England
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Col Swann
1585 – 1638
Birth Location: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
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Sir Virginia
1586 – 1692
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Helena West
1587 – 1637
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, , England
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Jane West
1588 – 1619
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
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Colonel West
1590 – 1659
Birth Location: Wherewell, Hampshire, , England
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Nathaniel West
1592 – 1623
Birth Location: Lansium, Hants, England
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Eleanor West
1593 – 1660
Birth Location: Lansium, Hampshire, England
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Anthony West
1599 – 1652
Birth Location: Shadwell or Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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Henry West
1603 – 1628
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Sir William's Ancestors

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Sir William
1556 – 1602
Birth Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas West , 2nd Baron De La Warr
1550 – 1602
Anne (Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr
1555 – 1608
rotherfield greys, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis) Knollys
1511 – 1596
Catherine Carey
1522 – 1569
Great-Grandparents
William Carey
1495 – 1528
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wiltshire
1477 – 1593
Elizabeth Howard
1480 – 1538

Sir William's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of) William (9 July 1556 – 24 Mar 1602) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la) Warr (19 Jul 1555 – 30 August 1608)
  1. 1. Jane West (1565 – 1606)
  2. 2. Katherine West (1571 – 1584)
  3. 3. Lucy West (1572 – 15 Jan 1638)
  4. 4. Elizabeth West (11 Sep 1573 – 16 Jan 1633)
  5. 5. Sir (Robert) West (3 January 1575 – 24 March 1602)
  6. 6. Margaret West (1576 – 15 January 1633)
  7. 7. Gov. (Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial) Virginia (9 July 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Cecilia "Cecily" Kempe) Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Rachel (Matachanna) Powhatan (1600 – 1646) m. Susanna Willowes (1579 – Abt 1656) m. Maudlin (Staples) Cooke (1583 – 1641)
    1. 1. Francis West (28 Oct 1586 – Feb 1633)
    2. 2. Letitia West (1587 – 16 Oct 1639)
    3. 3. John (Royal Governor Virginia) West (14 Dec 1590 – 1659) m. Anne Claiborne (1600 – 10 Apr 1667) m. Matilda Scarborough (1644 – 03 Jan 1721)
      1. 1. Col. (John Francis) West (1610 – 1698)
      2. 2. Benjamin (F.) West (1615 – 1723)
      3. 3. Lady (Jerusha) West (1615 – 1689)
      4. 4. Lady (Alice WEST) Harris (1615 – 1673)
      5. 5. Capt. (William West (Governor of) Virginia) (5 Nov 1616 – 11 Jan 1696)
      6. 6. Anthony West (1617 – 1689)
      7. 7. John (Thomas) West (1620 – abt 1660)
      8. 8. James West (1620 – 5 Jan 1701)
      9. 9. Thomas, (3rd Lord Delaware) West (1621 – 1689)
      10. 10. Sir (Nathaniel) West (1625 – 15 Nov 1689)
      11. 11. Anne (West) Fox (1630 – abt 1730)
      12. 12. Alice (Lucy Stewart (West)) Harris (1630 – 1708)
      13. 13. John (West) Ll (06 Jun 1632 – 15 Nov 1689) m. Unity (Ursula) Crowshaw (1636 – 20 April 1669) m. Elizabeth West m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw (8 Feb 1630 – 30 Oct 1693) m. Cockacoeske (Weroansqua of the) Pamunkey (1640 – 1686)
        1. 1. John (Thomas) West (1666 – 1734) m. Judith Armistead (1670 – 1750)
        2. 2. Ester West (1670 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) West (1651 – 1714)
        4. 4. Nathaniel West, (1655 – 1724)
        5. 5. John (Croshaw) West (1657 – 16 Jul 1713)
        6. 6. Unity (Susannah (West)) Martin (24 Dec 1657 – 12 May 1708)
        7. 7. Ursula (Unity Susanna) West (24 Dec 1658 – 5 Dec 1708)
        8. 8. Sarah (Anne West) Fox (1660 – 1708)
        9. 9. Joseph (P.) West (1662 – 1731)
        10. 10. Anthony West (1662 – 6 May 1717)
        11. 11. John West (1676 – 1734)
        12. 12. Mary (West) (Fox) (1680 – 1714)
        13. 13. Anne West
        14. 14. Lt (Col Nathaniel) West (1652 – 30 Oct 1723)
        15. 15. Anne West (1655 – 1708)
        16. 16. Anne West (1655 – 1708)
        17. 17. Unity West (1658 – 1740)
        18. 18. *Capt. (Thomas West (Sheriff of King & Queen) County) (1659 – 1720)
        19. 19. Jane West (1661 – 1697)
        20. 20. John (III) West (1676 – 1734)
        21. 21. Blanche West ( – 1835)
        22. 22. Mary West
        23. 23. Susanna West ( – 5 Dec 1780)
      14. 14. Matthew West (1633 – 1689)
      15. 15. Unity ((West)) Dandridge (1634 – 1782)
    4. 4. Matthew West (1598 – 1659)
    5. 5. Anthony West (1601 – 25 May 1652)
    6. 6. Henry West (3 Oct 1603 – 1 Jun 1628)
    7. 7. Elizabeth WEST (1604 – 1677)
    8. 8. Mary West (1605 – 1695)
    9. 9. Anthony West (1605 – 25 May 1652)
    10. 10. Anne West (1606 – 1660)
    11. 11. John (Elder) West (1606 – 1648)
    12. 12. Elizabeth West (1606 – 1660)
    13. 13. Cecilie West (1612 – 1638)
    14. 14. Lucy West (1613 – 1660)
    15. 15. Martha West (1615 – 1723)
    16. 16. Catherine West (1616 – 1660)
    17. 17. Twifford West (1616 – 6 Oct 1683)
    18. 18. William West (1616 – 1 Nov 1696)
    19. 19. Jane West (1616 – 1660)
    20. 20. John West (1616 – 6 Oct 1683)
    21. 21. Thomas West (1618 – 16 Apr 1674)
    22. 22. John West (1624 – 1648)
  8. 8. Walsingham West (13 November 1578 – 13 November 1579)
  9. 9. Richard West (Feb 6 1579 – Mar 3 1643)
  10. 10. Lettice West (24 Nov 1579 – 28 Jul 1645)
  11. 11. Letitia West (24 November 1579 – 1612)
  12. 12. Hannah (Anne) West (21 May 1581 – 1640)
  13. 13. Penelope West (9 Sep 1582 – 20 Jul 1624)
  14. 14. Catherine West (27 December 1583 – 30 Jan 1652)
  15. 15. Col (William) Swann (10 Jul 1585 – 28 Feb 1638)
  16. 16. Sir (Francis West(3), esq., Lt.(Deputy) Governor of) Virginia (28 Oct 1586 – 2 Jan 1692)
  17. 17. Helena (Helen) West (15 Dec 1587 – 11 May 1637/50)
  18. 18. Jane West (25 Dec 1588 – abt 1619)
  19. 19. Colonel (John R) West (14 December 1590 – 1 March 1659)
  20. 20. Nathaniel ((Lt. Gov. of VA)) West (30 November 1592 – 24 Feb 1623)
  21. 21. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West (1593 – 1660)
  22. 22. Anthony West (1599 – 1652)
  23. 23. Henry West (3 Oct 1603 – 1 Jun 1628)

Sir William's Timeline

2 Records

1556
9 July 1556
Birth of Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 46
Death of Sir Thomas Richard II Sir 3rd Lord De La Warr 1st Gov. of VA West , WEST SHIRLEY PLANTATION (Eng-VA), 2nd Baron de la Warr MP a\k\a: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Lord DeLa Warr S\of William in Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804
Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1556
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Burial: St. Peter and Holy Cross Churchyard Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England Memorial ID 85143804
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