Not a member of the de la Warr family.

Anthony West came to Virginia in the "James," 1622, and in the census, 1623/4, is listed at James City, where he is living at "Mr. Treasuror's Plantation," across the river from Jamestown, 1624/5. At a court held at James City, 12 Dec 1625, Henry Menefre, merchant, testified that Mrs. Rowsley did set Anthony West free and delivered his Indenture to Capt. Sampson to carry into England to his friends. [With that kind of introduction, he did not come of a wealthy or powerful family...not legitimately.]

[Note: "Mr. Treasuror" (George Sandys) had three well-staffed plantations in close proximity. He could afford them.]

On 9 Jan 1625/6 he testified at a James City court concerning the quality of some tobacco. He is mentioned in Virginia records between 28 Feb 1627/8 and 14 Apr 1628 as having shipped 1380 pounds of tobacco to the port at Dartmouth, England.

Subsequently he returned to England, and as Anthony West of Shadwell, chirurgion, he married Anne Huffe. He may be the Anthony West referred to in a York County order, 1644/5, in which a debt of tobacco, incurred by Hercules Bridges, was due and payable to Anthony West in 1644 within five days.

He definitely returned with his family to Virginia by 5 Oct 1649, when Anthony West, Ann his wife, John West and Kathe West were named as headrights in a patent issued to Capt. Randall Herle, mariner, for 600 acres in Northampton County on the Great Nusewattock River, from Chingandehee Creeke Mouth unto Arokoko Creeke. His will names his wife Ann and children John and Katherine (Adventurers of Purse and Person, pp. 661-662).

Y-DNA testing shows his line to be the highly unusual R-U198. This matches no other tested West family to date.

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In 1649 Anthony West and his wife Ann Barloe moved to the Eastern Shore of Virginia from Jamestown.

http://thewestsofwilkes.blogspot.com/2011/07/confusion.html

References

• Name: John West Gender: Male Christening Date: 13 Apr 1638 Christening Place: SAINT DUNSTAN,STEPNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Anthony West Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Anne Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05576-6 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 595417 Reference ID: [8]X-7424 06:56, 19 July 2013 (EDT)