Thomas West (burgess) explained

Thomas West
Office:Member of the House of Burgesses for King William County
Term Start:1743
Term End:1742
Preceded:Leonard Claiborne
Succeeded:Bernard Moore
Alongside:Francis West
Birth Date:circa 1704
Birth Place:West Point plantation, Colony of Virginia
Death Date:1743
Death Place:Chatham County, North Carolina
Nationality:British
Occupation:Planter, militia officer, politician
Spouse:Martha Cole
Children:John West
Father:Thomas West

Thomas West of West Point (circa 1704–1743) was a Virginia planter who like his father Captain Thomas West represented his native King William in the House of Burgesses, but only for the year before his death (1742–1743), whereupon he was succeeded by Bernard Moore.[1] This Thomas West also inherited the 4000 acre ancestral plantation, West Point, after the death of his cousin Charles West. This Thomas West married Martha Cole, daughter of William Cole, and had children, including John West.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) p. 79
  2. The West family register : important lines traced 1326-1928 (Washington DC, 1928), p. 39
  3. Winston of Virginia and allied families (Richmond, 1927), p. 281
  4. Genealogical and Ancestral Notes: ser. 1, v. 2. 47 families of Robinson ancestors (W H Edwards, 1957), p. 74
  5. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct.1917), p. 432
  6. Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine Volume 6 (Richmond, 1925), p. 115
  7. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol 14, No 4 (Oct. 1934), p. 349

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