Thomas West, Governor of Virginia

1577 - 1618  (40 years)

• Name	Thomas West
  Suffix	Governor of Virginia
  Birth	9 Jul 1577	of Thornwell, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jun 1618	Port La Have, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Elizabeth West   d. Bef 1640 ▻ Richard Saltonstall ,  m. Bef 5 Nov 1628   2. Thomas West, Governor of Virginia ,   b. 9 Jul 1577, of Thornwell, Wiltshire, England d. 7 Jun 1618, Port La Have, Nova Scotia  (Age 40 years)   3. Nathaniel West ,   b. 30 Nov 1592   d. Bef Feb 1624, Virginia  (Age < 31 years) ▻ Frances Greville ,  m. 1621
  Person ID	I36900	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas West,   b. Abt 1556, of Wherwell, Hampshire, England d. 24 Mar 1602 (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Anne Knolles,   b. 19 Jul 1555   d. Aft 30 Aug 1608 (Age > 53 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1571  [1]
  Family ID	F21683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  3rd Lord La Warr (or De la Warr), after whom the bay, river, and ultimately the state of Delaware are named. He was appointed governor-for-life and captain-general of the colony of Virginia on 28 Feb 1610, replacing the governing council of the colony under the presidency of Captain John Smith.

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.