Thomas West, Jr

1577 - 1618  (40 years)

• Name	Thomas West
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	09 Jul 1577	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _ELEC	1597	Lymington, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Member of Parliament from Symington - actually Lymington
  Misc Fact	12 Jul 1599	Dublin, Ireland   [1, 2]
  	Knighted for bravery by Essex
  Misc Fact	Between 1600 and 1601	London, England   [2]
  	imprisoned for complicity in Essex's revolt but was soon released and exonerated
  Misc Fact	08 Feb 1601	London, England   [1]
  	Implicated in Essex rebellion and imprisoned 'at Wood Street counter'
  Misc Fact	19 Feb 1601	London, England   [1]
  	Essex 'asked pardon of his father for bringing his son into danger, who was unacquainted with the whole matter
  Misc Fact	1602  [2]
  	Succeeded to his father's title & estates & became privy council of Queen Elizabeth & her successor James I
  Misc Fact	1608  [2]
  	Until his death, devoted his life to establishing English Protestant Colonies in the New World
  Misc Fact	1609  [2]
  	Member of the Council for Virginia
  _ELEC	28 Feb 1610	VA   [1, 3, 4]
  	as first Governor, served thru 1611, and captain-general for life
  _ELEC	28 Feb 1610	VA   [2]
  	Elected first governor & captain-general for life
  Education	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  	Master of Arts
  Misc Fact	Mar 1610  [1]
  	thru 6/1611, On his first voyage and in VA
  Misc Fact	Mar 1610	Jamestown, VA   [2]
  	thru 6/1611, On his first voyage, it was his arrival with settlers & supplies which saved the colony
  Misc Fact	1611	VA   [2]
  	Due to ill health he was forced to return to England
  Misc Fact	Apr 1618	England   [2]
  	Embarked for VA & died en route on 6/7/1618 & was buried at sea
  Death	07 Jun 1618  [1]
  	died while on his way to VA and buried at sea
  Person ID	I3191	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas West, Sr,   b. Abt 1556, Wherwell, Hampshire, England d. 24 Mar 1602, Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Knollys,   b. 19 Jul 1555, Berkshire, England d. 30 Aug 1608, Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Nov 1571	England   [1]
  Family ID	F522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecily Sherley-xx
  Marriage	25 Nov 1596	London, England   [1]
  Notes	Children: they had 7 children son Henry 10/3/1603 - 6/1/1628 - in 3/1624/5 married Isabella Edwards - dau of Sir Thomas Edwards - 4th Lord De La Warr - 2/5/1622 elected M. C. for VA Co. - 1619-1623 he and his mother, Lady De La Warr, transferred to others many shares of land in VA son Charles West 2/1625/6 - 12/22/1681 - on 9/25/1642 married Ann Wild son John West - d. 5/26/1723 - in 6/1691 married Margaret Freeman son John West 4/4/1693 - 1766 - in 1721 married Charlotte McCarthy son John West 1729 - on 8/8/1756 married Mary Wynyard son William Augustus West - died w/o issue son John Richard West - in 1783 married Catherine Lyle son Frederick West son George Augustus West son Harry West - and 2 daus son Francis West (Capt) 10/28/1586 - 1634 - came to VA in 1608 - married Margaret ???, widow of Edward Blayney - married Temperance Flowetdew - d. 1629/30 - married Jane Davey - dau of Sir Henry Davey son Francis West -- who was his mother? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Genesis of United States ** Thomas West and Cecily Sherley were married 11/25/1596 in the old church of St. Dunstan, in the West, Fleet Street, London by Rev Thomas White --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The West Family Register **
  Family ID	F1374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Jul 1577 - England Marriage - 25 Nov 1596 - London, England _ELEC - Member of Parliament from Symington - actually Lymington - 1597 - Lymington, Hampshire, England Misc Fact - Knighted for bravery by Essex - 12 Jul 1599 - Dublin, Ireland Misc Fact - imprisoned for complicity in Essex's revolt but was soon released and exonerated - Between 1600 and 1601 - London, England Misc Fact - Implicated in Essex rebellion and imprisoned 'at Wood Street counter' - 08 Feb 1601 - London, England Misc Fact - Essex 'asked pardon of his father for bringing his son into danger, who was unacquainted with the whole matter - 19 Feb 1601 - London, England _ELEC - as first Governor, served thru 1611, and captain-general for life - 28 Feb 1610 - VA _ELEC - Elected first governor & captain-general for life - 28 Feb 1610 - VA Education - Master of Arts - - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Misc Fact - thru 6/1611, On his first voyage, it was his arrival with settlers & supplies which saved the colony - Mar 1610 - Jamestown, VA Misc Fact - Due to ill health he was forced to return to England - 1611 - VA Misc Fact - Embarked for VA & died en route on 6/7/1618 & was buried at sea - Apr 1618 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - Listed on Jamestowne Society in Williamsburg, VA - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Genesis of United States ** - sponsors in baptism: Sir Thomas Sherley, Mr West of Testwood, and the Lady Anne Askin - 3rd Lord De La Warr - member of the privy council of Queen Elizabeth I and after her death 3/24/1603, became a member of privy council to James I - from 1608 until his death - took the most active interest in the American enterprise and devoted his life to the movement for establishing English Protestant colonies in the New World - 10/5/1618 news of his death reached England - John Pory says he died in Canada - Baker, in his chronicles, says he arrived and died in VA - Smith says 'his ship stood in for the coast of New England' - soon after his death, James I granted his widow Cecily a pension of 500 pounds per annum for 31 years - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Winstons of VA ** - Historian of the Virginia venture, Dr Alexander Brown in 'The Genesis of the United States' says 'if any one man can be called the founder of VA (i.e. this country), I believe that he is that man - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/The West Family Register **

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /West/Genesis of United States. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /West/Winstons of VA. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /In Grateful Rememberance of brother John West. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /Roots in VA.