Thirty-third in a series of biographical sketches of qualifying ancestors of the Jamestowne Society whose descendants belong to the First Mississippi Company John West was born 14 Dec 1590 in Hampshire, England, as the fifth son of the 2nd Baron de La Warr and immigrated to VA in 1618. He served as a Burgess from 1628 to 1630. When Governor Sir John Harvey was ousted, West became the acting governor from 1635 to 1637,when Harvey was restored as governor. In 1640, West and three other Virginians were summoned to England to explain ousting Harvey to the Star Chamber; all four men were exonerated and returned to VA.
West became a wealthy man in VA and accumulated 6450 acres of land in York and Gloucester counties. In 1630, a settlement was ordered in York as a foil to the dangerous Pamunkey Indian chief, and West was granted 600 acres on the Pamunkey River. The 3000-acre land West was granted in York is now the present-day town of West Point, VA. John West and his wife Anne Percy had one son John, who married Unity Croshaw, the daughter of Joseph Croshaw and granddaughter of the Ancient Planter Raleigh Croshaw. West and Joseph Croshaw both were both ardent Royalists and opposed Oliver Cromwell. West died by March 1659, and his son, John, inherited his father’s lands exempt from all taxes for life as a reward for his father’s service to the Colony. First Mississippi Company Ancestors of John West: Jim Pryor, Joseph Winston, William McGinnis
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Dr. Lindsey Britton
8/2/2020 02:17:47 pm
John West is my ancestor. Do we know that his wife was Anne Percy?
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Harvey J. West
11/7/2021 08:05:04 pm
I misspelled De La Warr. The title of some of my Grandfathers I put De La Wass that is wrong.
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Harvey J. West
11/7/2021 03:12:10 pm
Captain John West was my Grandfather. I have documented all of my grandfathers back to 1021. One thousand years. I am almost 91 and it my wish to bury a framed copy with my remains. The list is impressive with 3 Colonels a Capitan John in U. S. And Barons, De Ls Warss, knights Eng and 2 born in France, came over w/William the Conquer.
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Rusty West
12/18/2021 05:31:47 pm
I am a descendent of John West as well. I was wondering if I could see your research on the lineage going back to 1021. Is it online such as Ancestry?
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Harvey J. West
12/18/2021 08:38:22 pm
I used The Mormon church link. Carefully went from son to father down to 1021 The last two were born in Normandy France. And must’ve come over when William the Conqueror and the Norman invaded England. j1950west@gmail.com . The Mormon Church is the best link I’ve found. Now I have a complete list of my grandfathers by name and birth year and death year on most. The two born in France died in England
Dr. Lindsey Britton
1/23/2022 10:54:01 am
Does anyone have proof that John West married Ann Percy? If proof were available, surely someone would have used George Percy as a qualifying ancestor--quite an interesting man.
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Dr. Lindsey Britton
2/23/2024 12:37:13 pm
Have any male-line descendants of John West taken a Y-DNA test to help establish the DNA signature for this line?
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Harvey J. West
2/23/2024 04:00:28 pm
I have not taken the Y-DNA but my son Kenneth J. West took it several years ago. Ken passed away in 2015. He was in touch with you personally. And kept in touch. I should do the DNA test. I’M 93 that puts my road shorter. I remember every step of my Journey through this life. I have written nine books of memories going back to ten minutes before and during my Birth. I remember every detail of my Birth. My last book is on Reincarnation This Time Around by Jean West. My books are published by KDP. I want to do the DNA. Keep in touch.
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Dr. Lindsey Britton
2/23/2024 05:59:36 pm
I am sorry to hear about your son. Are his Y-DNA results posted in the West DNA Project at Family Tree and if they are, do you know his kit # so that I can identify them?
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Jerry C West
3/28/2024 07:18:33 pm
I'm also a descendant of John West. My family has research that was given to the family that dates our linage back to Thomas West Abt. 1225 in Wiltshire, England. Thomas married Charlotte (Charlotte is all we have) Starting with Thomas West, being generation 1 we have 21 generations of West. I'm from Louisiana where a lot of West ended up.
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Dr. Lindsey Britton
3/28/2024 08:49:26 pm
I hope you will consider taking a Y-DNA test. It's a cheek swab test and results are easy to interpret. These articles about the Washington family Y-DNA signature will give you a clearer idea of what can be done and how much can be learned from male-line tests:
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Harvey West
4/8/2024 08:05:41 pm
What’s going on with this site? I have responded to Jerry West four Times. None have been posted!
Harvey West
4/11/2024 12:32:09 pm
Thomas West 1225 Wiltshire England Wiltshire England
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4/2/2024 03:09:51 pm
I see that Thomas 12th Barron De La Warr first governor of Virginia is brother to Capt John West our grandfather was governor . They had two more brothers Nathaniel and Francis who were at Jamestown too and they were Governor at one time. After Thomas the first governor. They came from a wealthy family. They would been
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Jerry C West
4/9/2024 07:56:39 am
My records indicate that John West, born December 14th, 1590, Testwood, Wiltshire, England was the 3rd West brother to be governor of Virginia. His father was Thomas West and Mother was Anne Knollys. They had 12 children. John West became governor on May 7 or 17th, 1635. The two other brothers were Francis West governor from November 14, 1627–February 1629 and Thomas West, baron De La Warr (1577–1618), governor, in Virginia June 10, 1610–March 28, 1611. So it looks like John West was the 1st governor of the West men.
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Harvey West
4/7/2024 10:15:55 am
From Thomas back we are on the same line. I did Wikipedia and found back to 1021 Sir William De Caste (waste West) Meurdracs
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