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John West

Male 1657 - 1716  (59 years)

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  • Name John West
    Birth 1657 
    Gender Male
    Appointment 1692  King and Queen Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Justice and sheriff 
    Misc Fact 1702  King William Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Member of the House of Burgesses 
    Misc Fact 1705  King William Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Jusice of the Peace 
    Death 1716 
    Person ID I2468  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Lt. Col. John West, Jr,   b. 06 Jun 1632, Cescayack, York, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1689 and 1691, West Point, King William Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Unity 'Ursala' Crowshaw,   b. 1636, Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, James City, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1669, New Kent Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage Bef 1654  [2
    Family ID F517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith Armistead-xx
    Marriage 15 Oct 1698  Elizabeth City Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Charles West - d. bef 1734

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Winstons of VA **
      - He inherited 'West Point' estate of some 4000 acres
      - He died w/o issue and by his will dated 1734 left 'West Point to his cousin Thomas West, son of Thomas West

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Southside Virginia Families **

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The Armistead Family **
      - Charles West, who inherited 4000 acres in Pamunkey Neck, adjoining Delaware, commonly called West Point

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The West Family Register **
      - died w/o issue
      - his will dated 1734 left 'West Point to his cousin Thomas West, son of Thomas West
    Family ID F1376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAppointment - Justice and sheriff - 1692 - King and Queen Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1698 - Elizabeth City Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc Fact - Member of the House of Burgesses - 1702 - King William Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc Fact - Jusice of the Peace - 1705 - King William Co, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Winstons of VA **

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Statutes-Laws-VA **
      - Description of the descendancy of land called Barbers-Fields that John willed to his son Nathaniel, who left it to his only child and heir Unity West, whose now deceased husband William
      Dandrige left the same land in his will dated 8/25/1743 to his son Nathaniel West Dandridge or possibly to his brother William Dandridge if he did not obtain a 'dock of intail'.
      - p. 429 - ... and John West, one of the sons of the said John West, the elder, being dead, without issue, the remainder of several lands under the will of John West, and the deed of
      Nathaniel West, must at all events, take place in the same person, as the heir of the body of Thomas West, will be right heir of the said Nathaniel West, in case the issue of the said
      Unity Dandridge should fail

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/VA-Historical-Genealogy **

      - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The Armistead Family **

  • Sources 
    1. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /West/Winstons of VA.

    2. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /Croshaw/Southside VA Families **.

    3. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /West/The Armistead Family.