Francis West

1586 - Aft 1633  (> 47 years)

• Name	Francis West
  Birth	28 Oct 1586	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misc Fact	Jul 1608  [1, 2]
  	Member of the Virginia Company of London & came to VA with Capt. Christopher Newport
  _ELEC	1609	VA   [2]
  	To the Governor's Council
  _ELEC	Aug 1609	VA   [1]
  	Member of the Council in Newport
  Misc Fact	Jan 1610  [1, 2]
  	Returned to England in the 'Swallow', arriving in May
  Misc Fact	1612	VA   [1]
  	After Percy left, succeeded him as commander of Jamestown
  _ELEC	Apr 1619	VA   [1, 2]
  	Thru 2/1633 was member of the council of VA
  Misc Fact	1620	VA   [1]
  	Petitioned to have 'some man of quality' sent as Governor unto VA
  Misc Fact	Jan 1622	VA   [1]
  	One of the signers of the certificate endorsing Capt. John Martin
  _MILT	Nov 1622	VA   [1, 2]
  	Commissioned by the New England council to be Admiral, his instructions drawn up by Sir Ferdinando Gorges
  Residence	Mar 1623	VA   [3]
  Appointment	Aug 1623  [1]
  	Member of the Governor's council
  Misc Fact	Aug 1623  [1, 2]
  	Again in New England, and still there when Gov. Robert Gorges arrived in mid Sept
  Residence	16 Feb 1624	VA   [1, 2]
  	Living at 'West and Sherley Hundred land'
  Will	17 Dec 1624	VA   [2]
  	Proved in England 4/28/1634
  Residence	1625	VA   [1, 2]
  	Living on the company's land in 'Elizabeth Cittie', bro Nathaniel's widow & her infant son Nathaniel living with him
  _ELEC	1627	VA   [4, 5]
  	thru 1629 as Governor
  _ELEC	Abt 24 Nov 1627	VA   [1, 2]
  	Gov., and continued in that office until 3/5/1629 when Dr John Pott was elected in his place
  Misc Fact	Between Jun and Dec 1610  [1, 2]
  	Returned to VA & secceeded George Percy as commander at Jamestown, which office he held for many years
  Misc Fact	Between May and Jun 1623  [1, 2]
  	Went to New England, returned to VA
  Misc Fact	1629	England   [1]
  	Resisted Lord Baltimore's proposed clony within the limits of VA
  Misc Fact	05 Mar 1629	VA   [1, 2]
  	Chosen to go to England as agent to settle some disputes
  Misc Fact	Bef Dec 1631	VA   [1, 2]
  	Returned to VA
  Misc Fact	Dec 1631	VA   [1]
  	Attending meeting of the council
  Misc Fact	Feb 1632	VA   [1]
  	Attending meeting of the council
  Misc Fact	Sep 1632	VA   [1]
  	Attending meeting of the council
  Misc Fact	Feb 1633	VA   [1, 2]
  	Attending meeting of the council
  Death	Aft Feb 1633	VA   [1]
  	No mention of him in the records after 2/1633
  Person ID	I3192	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Oct 1586 - England _ELEC - To the Governor's Council - 1609 - VA _ELEC - Member of the Council in Newport - Aug 1609 - VA Misc Fact - After Percy left, succeeded him as commander of Jamestown - 1612 - VA _ELEC - Thru 2/1633 was member of the council of VA - Apr 1619 - VA Misc Fact - Petitioned to have 'some man of quality' sent as Governor unto VA - 1620 - VA Misc Fact - One of the signers of the certificate endorsing Capt. John Martin - Jan 1622 - VA _MILT - Commissioned by the New England council to be Admiral, his instructions drawn up by Sir Ferdinando Gorges - Nov 1622 - VA Residence - Mar 1623 - VA Residence - Living at 'West and Sherley Hundred land' - 16 Feb 1624 - VA Will - Proved in England 4/28/1634 - 17 Dec 1624 - VA Residence - Living on the company's land in 'Elizabeth Cittie', bro Nathaniel's widow & her infant son Nathaniel living with him - 1625 - VA _ELEC - thru 1629 as Governor - 1627 - VA _ELEC - Gov., and continued in that office until 3/5/1629 when Dr John Pott was elected in his place - Abt 24 Nov 1627 - VA Misc Fact - Resisted Lord Baltimore's proposed clony within the limits of VA - 1629 - England Misc Fact - Chosen to go to England as agent to settle some disputes - 05 Mar 1629 - VA Misc Fact - Returned to VA - Bef Dec 1631 - VA Misc Fact - Attending meeting of the council - Dec 1631 - VA Misc Fact - Attending meeting of the council - Feb 1632 - VA Misc Fact - Attending meeting of the council - Sep 1632 - VA Misc Fact - Attending meeting of the council - Feb 1633 - VA Death - Aft Feb 1633 - VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Genesis of United States ** - sponsors in baptism: Sir Francis Knollys, Mr Francis Hastings, and the Countess of Hartford - 3/22/1622 - In the great massacre, the Indians killed two men on his plantation 'at Westover, about a mile from Berkeley Hundred' - no mention of him in the records after 2/1633 - there is a tradition in the Earl of De La Warr's family that he drowned - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/West/Winstons of VA ** - no mention of him in the records after 2/1633 - ** 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. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /In Grateful Rememberance of brother John West. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics, /Roots in VA.