
Thomas R. West arrives in New World 1608?
Francis West arrives New World 1610?
Quote:
Capt. Francis West. Aged 36. In the Mary Ann Margett in 1610. Brother of Thomas Lord De La Warr. Councillor. Deputy Governor from Nov. 17, 1627 to March 5, 1629- Referred to as "late deceased" in a patent of Nicholas Reynold, Dec. 25, 1636. West came first in 1608.
Reference: C 2/JasI/A9/10
Description:
Short title: Argall v Lady Delawarr.
Plaintiffs: Samuel Argall (Deputy Governor of Virginia).
Defendants: Cecily [West] Lady de la Warr and Edward Brewster.
Subject: goods, on the ship Neptune (Richard Beaumont master), belonging to the late [Thomas West] Lord de la Warr [Governor of Virginia, who died in 1618, at sea, on his way back to Virginia], North America; Brewster tried to keep the goods, but Captain Francis West took them as next-of-kin until more could be heard from England; Brewster was tried for mutiny at Jamestown, Virginia, but was sent back to England where he gave Lady Cecily false information that Argall had tried to interfere with Lord de la Warr's estate, and as a result Argall was arrested 4 times and Brewster tried to kill him.
Document type: Bill, two answers
Date: 1622
Held by: The National Archives, Kew