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Thomas West Sir 1556–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1556

Birth Location: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 Feb 1618

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

Father: Sir Warr

Mother: Lady Strange

Spouse(s): Anne Knollys, Elizabeth Eliza

Children(s): Gov West, Sir Lord

The story of Thomas West Sir began in 1556 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England. Thomas West Sir married Anne Knollys, Elizabeth Ann Lady Cecilia Of The Royal House Of Tudor Knollys Baroness De La Warr D Of Sir Francis Knollys Amp Catherine Carey Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber W Of Thomas West 2Nd Baron De La Warr M Of Eliza, and had children including Gov Of Virginia John I West, Sir Thomas Richard West Ii Plantagenet 3Rd Lord De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va Captain General For Life 12Th Lord. Thomas West Sir passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas West Sir began in 1556 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Thomas West Sir married Anne Knollys, Elizabeth Ann Lady Cecilia Of The Royal House Of Tudor Knollys Baroness De La Warr D Of Sir Francis Knollys Amp Catherine Carey Chief Lady Of The Bedchamber W Of Thomas West 2Nd Baron De La Warr M Of Eliza, and had children including Gov Of Virginia John I West, Sir Thomas Richard West Ii Plantagenet 3Rd Lord De La Warr 1St Gov Of Va Captain General For Life 12Th Lord.
  • Thomas West Sir passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sir's Ancestors

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Thomas Sir
1556–1618
Birth Place: Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir William West 1st Baron de La Warr
1530–1595
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Strange
1534–1611
Chesterton, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Le Strange, High Sheriff Of) Hunstanton
–1545
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anna Catherine) Vaux
1496–1569
Harrowden Manor, Northamptonshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sir's Descendants

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Thomas (West) Sir (24 Mar 1556–15 Feb 1618) m. Anne Knollys (Abt. 1539–1608) m. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr D\of Sir Francis Knollys & Catherine Carey, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber, W\of Thomas West, 2nd Baron de la Warr, M\of) Eliza (19 Jul 1555–30 Aug 1608)
  1. 1. Gov (of Virginia John I) West 1590–1659 m. Ann West 1609–1660
    1. 1. Lady (Jerusha) West 1615–1689 m. William (Nesse Neff I; arrived 1635) Virginia 1613–1688
      1. 1. William (West Neff) II 1640–1688 m. Mary (Davis Corliss by Alenaki People in King Williams War, 37 villagers were killed, 10 Indians were killed & scalped during her) escape 1646–1722
        1. 1. Mary (Corliss) Neff 1668–1725 m. Matthias (Button) Jr 1657–1725
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet) 3rd Lord De La Warr (1st Gov. of VA) Captain General for life, 12th) Lord 1577–1618 m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley 1577–1662
    1. 1. Ann West 1609–1660 m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West 1590–1659

Thomas Sir's Timeline

4 Records

1556
9 Jul 1556
Birth of Thomas West Sir in Halnaker, Sussex, England
Halnaker, Sussex, England
1556
24 Mar 1556
Birth of Thomas West Sir in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 46
Death of Thomas West Sir 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 Thomas West Sir 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

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