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Jane West

Also Known As: "Jane (West) Wenman Cressey Tasburgh Sheldon", "Daughter of Lord Delaware"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Canterbury, England
Death: circa 1606 (38-56)
Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth Strange, Baroness de la Warr
Wife of Sir Thomas Wenman, MP; James Cressy; Sir Thomas Tasburgh, MP and Ralph Sheldon, MP
Mother of Richard 1st Viscount Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman of Tuam; Thomas Wenman; Sir Ferdinando Wainman of Jamestown; Elizabeth Tredway and Lettice Cressy
Sister of Thomas West, 2nd Baron de la Warr; Mary Blount; Elizabeth West and Capt. Sir William West of Jamestown

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About Jane West

  • Jane West1
  • F, #47530, b. circa 1553, d. before 1606
  • Father Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warre2 b. b 1520, d. 30 Dec 1595
  • Mother Elizabeth Strange2 b. c 1523, d. a 15 May 1579
  • Jane West was born circa 1553 at England. She married Thomas Wenman, Esq., son of Sir Richard Wenman and Isabel Williams, on 1 June 1572 at St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, London, Middlesex, England; They had 3 sons (Richard, Lord & Viscount Wenman; Ferdinand; & Sir Thomas) & 1 daughter (Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Tredway).1 Jane West married James Cressy after 22 July 1577; They had 1 daughter (Lettice, wife of Sir John Tasburgh).1 Jane West married Thomas Tasburgh, Esq., Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, Burgess of Aylesbury & Chipping Wycombe, Teller of the Exchequer, son of John Tasburgh and Elizabeth Davy, on 16 January 1588 at England; No issue.1 Jane West married Ralph Sheldon, Esq., Sheriff of Worcestershire, son of William Sheldon and Mary Willington, after 1605; No issue.1 Jane West died before 1606 at England.
  • Family 1 Thomas Wenman, Esq. b. c 1548, d. 23 Jul 1577
  • Family 2 James Cressy b. c 1552, d. b 16 Jan 1588
  • Family 3 Thomas Tasburgh, Esq., Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, Burgess of Aylesbury & Chipping Wycombe, Teller of the Exchequer b. c 1554
  • Family 4 Ralph Sheldon, Esq., Sheriff of Worcestershire b. c 1537, d. Mar 1613
  • Citations
  • 1.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 325.
  • 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 323-324.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1581.htm#... ___________________
  • Jane West1
  • F, #580523
  • Last Edited=3 Feb 2013
  • Jane West is the daughter of William West, 1st Baron Delaware.1 She married Ralph Sheldon, son of William Sheldon and Mary Willington.1
  • Her married name became Sheldon.1
  • Citations
  • 1.[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p58053.htm#i580523 __________________________
  • SHELDON, Ralph (c.1537-1613), of Beoley, Worcs.
  • b. c.1537, 1st s. of William Sheldon† of Beoley by Mary, da. and coh. of William Willington of Barston, Warws. educ. with tutor, Richard Hicks, abroad 1554-5. m. (1) Anne, da. of Sir Robert Throckmorton† of Coughton, Warws. 1s. 9da.; (2) aft. 1605, Jane, da. of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr, wid. of Thomas Wenman, James Cressy and Thomas Tasburgh. suc. fa. 24 Dec. 1570.1
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/sh... ___________________
  • Jane WEST
  • Born: 1558
  • Died: 1606, Norfolk, England
  • Notes: Sir Ralph Shelton was fourth husband of Jane West. She was about two years older than Sir Ralph.
  • Father: William WEST (1º B. De La Warr)
  • Mother: Elizabeth STRANGE (B. De La Warr)
  • Married 1: Thomas WENMAN of Thame Park(Sir) (b. ABT 1550 - d. 22 Jul 1577) (son of Richard Wenman and Isabella Williams) 1 Jun 1572
  • Children:
    • 1. Roger WENMAN (1º V. Wenman) (m. Agnes Fermor)
  • Married 2: James CRESSUS BEF 1587
  • Married 3: Thomas TASBURGH 16 Jan 1587/8
  • Married 4: Ralph SHELTON (Sir Knight) 1591, Norfolk County, England
  • Children:
    • 2. James SHELTON
    • 3. Thomas SHELTON (b. 1601 - d. BEF Oct 1650)
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WEST.htm#Jane WEST1 __________________
  • William West, 1st Baron De La Warr of the second creation (c. 1520 – 30 December 1595) was the elder son of Sir George West (d.1538), second son of Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr, by his third wife, Eleanor Copley, and Elizabeth Morton, widow of Robert Walden, and daughter of Sir Robert Morton of Lechlade, Gloucestershire.[1][2][3] He was nephew and adopted heir of his uncle of the half blood, Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr, eldest son of the 8th Baron's second wife, Elizabeth Mortimer. ....
  • West married firstly, before 1555, Elizabeth Strange, the daughter of Thomas Strange of Chesterton, Gloucestershire, by whom he had two sons and three daughters:[7]
    • Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr.
    • William West, who emigrated to Virginia in 1610, was killed later than year by Indians near the falls of the James River, and died unmarried and without issue.
    • Mary West, who married Richard Blount, esquire, of Dedisham in Slinfold, Sussex, by whom she had five daughters.
    • Jane West, who married firstly, 9 June 1572, Thomas Wenman, esquire, son and heir of Sir Richard Wenman, by whom she had three sons, Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman, Ferdinand Wenman and Sir Thomas Wenman, and a daughter, Elizabeth Wenman, who married Sir Thomas Tredway; secondly James Cressy of Wilton, Buckinghamshire, by whom she had a daughter Lettice Cressy, who married Sir John Tasburgh; thirdly, as his second wife, Thomas Tasburgh, esquire, of Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, by whom she had no issue; and fourthly, as his second wife, Ralph Sheldon, esquire, of Beoley, Worcestershire (d. March 1613).
    • Elizabeth West, who died unmarried.
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_West,_1st_Baron_De_La_Warr __________________

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(Jane West is a descendant of King Edward I and Charlemagne) Father ofJane West, William West 1520-1595 married to Elizabeth Strange. Sir William West, 1st Baron Delaware was Born: 1520, Sussex, England Died: 30 Dec 1595, Wherwell, Northampton, England. He was the son of Sir George West and Elizabeth Morton. He married, secondly, Anne Swift, daughter of Henry Swift. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Strange, daughter of Thomas Strange, before 1555. He died on 30 December 1595 at Wherwell, Hampshire, England. Sir William West,1st Baron Delaware and Sir Thomas West, 9th Lord la Warre were adopted. He was invested as a Knight. On 1 February 1549/50 he was disbarred by Act of Parliament from all honours,for trying to poison his uncle, 9th Lord la Warre. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Army. He fought in the Siege of St. Quintin in Picardy in July 1557. On 10 April 1563 he was restored in blood. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex in 1569, jointly. He was created 1st Baron Delaware [England] on 5 February 1569/70.

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Jane West's Timeline

1558
1558
Canterbury, England
1573
1573
Thame Park, Oxfordshire,
1574
1574
Buckinghamshire, England
1576
1576
Oxfordshire, England
1606
1606
Age 48
Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
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