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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

Early life: Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr arrived in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England in 1556, born to William West and Elizabeth Strange. Over time, Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr formed a family with Elizabeth Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La Warr and Anne Knollys, which included Sir Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet) and Gov of Virginia John I West. Sir Thomas Leighton West 2nd Baron de La Warr concluded life in Died at sea during voyage to Virginia in 1618.

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Parents

William West
1520 – 1595
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
WW
Elizabeth Strange
1534 – 1583
Birth Location: England
ES

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Warr
1555 – 1608
Birth Location: Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire or Stanford, Berkshire, England
EW
Anne Knollys
1539 – 1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
AK

Children(s)

Sir (Plantagenet)
1577 – 1618
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
S(
Gov West
1590 – 1659
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
GW

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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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