| Notes |
- Listed on Jamestowne Society in Williamsburg, VA
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West - In Grateful Rememberance **
- twelfth child of Sir Thomas West, 2nd Lord De La Warr, and his wife Anne Knollys
- his godfathers were Sir John Norreys and Mr John Foskin
- his godmothers were a Mrs Scudamore and a Mrs Radcliffe
- was 3rd Baron De La Warr
- by 1632 was established in his plantation first known as E. D. Plantation and later named Bellefield
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West - Roots in VA; Account of Thomas Hale and related families **
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Genesis of United States **
- sponsors in baptism: Sir John Norris, Mr John Foskir, Mrs Scudamore, and Mrs Radcliffe
- 3/1622 - at the time of the massacre, Capt. Francis West, Master John West, and Capt. Nathaniel West, each had a
plantation 'at Westover, about a mile from Berkeley Hundred' and Indians killed two men at each plantation
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Winstons of VA **
- elected Governor 5/1635 after removal of Sir John Harvey who was advised to go to England to answer for his grievances against the people, served until 1/1637,
when Charles I returned Sir John Harvey to the colonies, and he issued pardons to all persons implicated in the so-called 'mutiny' except the leaders, which he
confiscated their property and sent them to England for trial for their treason
- 1637 - John West made the voyage for this purpose, and again in 8/1640
- 1641 - All of these proceedings came to naught and John was appointed the the office of Muster Master General of VA
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Southside Virginia Families **
- twelfth child of Sir Thomas West, 2nd Lord De La Warr, and his wife Anne Knollys
- died bef March 1659/60 when the VA assembly at that session enacted the following order: "Whereas the many important favors and services rendered to the
country of VA by the Noble family of West, predecessors to Mr John West, THEIR NOW ONLY SURVIVOR, it is ordered that the levies (taxes) of the said
Master West and his family be remitted and that he be exempted from payment thereof during life" (Hening I-547)
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/VA-Historical-Genealogy **
- 1629 - 1630 was a Burgess from York Co.
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The Armistead Family **
- Governor and Capt-Gen of VA
- member of the Colonial Council 29 yrs, 1630-1659
- married Anne ???, had 1 child, Col. John West 1632-1691
- [On his mother's side he was descended through the Plantagenets; the Seagraves; Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, who fell on Boswell Field;
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Surrey, victor at Flodden Field; Mary Boleyn, dau of Sir Thomas Boleyn and sister of Queen Anne Boleyn; and the Carys from
King Edward
- ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The West Family Register **
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found at findagrave.com on 7/14/2023
John West
Birth: 14 Dec 1590 Hampshire, England
Death: 1 Mar 1659 (aged 68) West Point, King William County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown
Memorial #: 152517278
Bio:
John West was born on 14 December 1590 in Hampshire, England, the fifth son of Sir Thomas West, second Baron De La Warr and Lady Anne Knollys, a cousin of Elizabeth I. A graduate of Magdalene College Oxford, he was one of four brothers who came to Virginia. These included Thomas West, Lord De la Warr, who was Virginia's first governor, and Francis West who was a later governor. John West arrived on the Bony Bess (sic) in 1618. After the massacre in March 1622 he commanded a company in attacks against the Indians.
He was elected to the House of Burgesses in the years 1628 to 1630, and then when lands became available upon the York River in 1630 he patented 600 acres at Chiskiack, east of Felgate's Creek, which land was later known as Bellfield, selling it after he left in 1650 to Edward Digges. He then moved to the area of the current city of West Point, Virginia, where in 1652 he patented 850 acres, subsequently in 1654 enlarging the patent to 3000 acres. Other patents included 1550 acres in 1651 along the south fork of the York River and 1000 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River.
Very much a leader in the colony, he was a member of the council from 1631 to 1659, and a justice of York County in 1634. After the famous incident in which Governor Harvey was "thrust out" and sent back to England, John West being the senior member of the council was selected by the others and served as acting governor from May 1635 to January 1637. In 1637 together with four others he was ordered back to London to answer to the King for these activities but was cleared and in 1642 with Governor Berkeley's arrival was appointed at the king's direction to be Virginia's Muster‑Master. He married Ann (unknown) and they had a son named John born in 1632. In 1659 John West died at West Point, and the following year the House of Burgesses passed a resolution in honor of John West and the noble West family, ordering that the heir, his only child, young John West, be exempt from paying all levies during his lifetime.
References:
1. "Adventurers of Purse and Person", 3rd Edition, revised and edited by Virginia M Meyer and John Frederick Dorman; Order of the First Families of Virginia, 1987
2. "The Noble Lineage of the Delaware‑West Family of Virginia", by Ann Woodard Fox; SeeBode Printing Service, Memphis, Tennessee, 1958
3. "Colonial Virginia", by Richard L. Morton; University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1960, pp 123‑125, 139
Family Members
Parents
Thomas West 1556-1602
Anne Knollys West 1555-1608
Spouse
Anne Claiborne Percy West 1600-1667
Siblings
Lucy West 1572-1572
Elizabeth West Pelham 1573-1633
Robert West 1575-1594
Thomas West 1577-1618
Walsingham West 1579-1579
Richard West 1579-1643
Penelope West Pelham 1582-1619
Francis West 1586-1633
Helena West Savage 1587-1637
Anne West Lechford 1588-Unknown
Nathaniel West 1592-1623
Children
John West 1632-1691
Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining (11705756)
Added: 19 Sep 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152517278/john-west
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152517278/john-west: accessed 14 July 2023), memorial page for John West (14 Dec 1590-1 Mar 1659), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152517278; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Kaaren Crail Vining (contributor 11705756).
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John West ** This memorial has been removed **
Birth: Dec. 14, 1590
Death: 1659
Governor of Virginia
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas West (1556 - 1601)
Anne Knollys West (1555 - 1608)
Spouse:
Anne Clairborne Percy West*
Children:
Alice West Harris (1616 - 1677)*
John West (1632 - 1689)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Jamestown Church Cemetery
Jamestown
James City County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Possibly Buried here?
Created by: P Fazzini
Record added: Jan 07, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83073525 ** This memorial has been removed **
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