![]() 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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