Nathaniel West (captain)
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Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel West of Poplar Neck (c. 1665 – 1723) was a resident and the member for King William County
in the House of Burgesses
of the US
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
. He was the oldest son of Colonel John West
of West Point, Virginia
and Unity Croshaw
.
for King William County, Virginia
1703–1705. The House of Burgess was the representative assembly in colonial Virginia; the First elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly was one division of the legislature established by Governor George Yeardley
at Jamestown
July 30, 1619; the other included the governor himself and a council, all appointed by the colonial proprietor (the Virginia Company). Because each Virginia settlement was entitled to elect two burgess, the original membership of the House of Burgess was 22.
. Martha was the widow of Gideon Macon
, and the daughter of William Woodward, "the Immigrant" (England, 1635 - 1690), who resided in England and Isle of Wight County, Virginia
, and wife Martha West (c. 1620 - ?), who resided in New Kent County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
and wife Lady Cicely Shirley. It has been suggested, but not proven, that the mother of Martha Woodward was Martha West, thereby making Martha and Nathaniel West second cousins. They lived at Poplar Neck and had the following children:
From Martha's first marriage to Gideon Macon
, there were seven children. Their daughter, Martha Macon, married Orlando Jones. Martha and Orlando Jones were the parents of Frances Jones
and thereby the grandparents of Martha Washington
.
Nathaniel and Martha both died in 1723 in New Kent County, Virginia.
King William County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,846 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile . There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
in the House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America...
of the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony of Virginia was the English colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution...
. He was the oldest son of Colonel John West
John West (colonel)
Lieutenant-Colonel John West, Jr. of West Point, Virginia was commander of the New Kent Militia in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and a representative of the same county in the House of Burgesses.-Biography:...
of West Point, Virginia
West Point, Virginia
West Point is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Point is located at...
and Unity Croshaw
Unity Croshaw
Unity Croshaw was the daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw, one of the main figures of early Jamestown, Virginia. She was the grandchild of Raleigh Croshaw, one of the founders of Jamestown. She was the daughter-in-law of Colonial Virginia Governor John West of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia...
.
Biography
Liutenant-Colonel Nathaniel West was a member of the Virginia House of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America...
for King William County, Virginia
King William County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,846 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile . There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
1703–1705. The House of Burgess was the representative assembly in colonial Virginia; the First elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly was one division of the legislature established by Governor George Yeardley
George Yeardley
Sir George Yeardley was a plantation owner and three time colonial Governor of the British Colony of Virginia. A survivor of the Virginia Company of London's ill-fated Third Supply Mission, whose flagship, the Sea Venture, was shipwrecked on Bermuda for 10 months in 1609-10, he is best remembered...
at Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...
July 30, 1619; the other included the governor himself and a council, all appointed by the colonial proprietor (the Virginia Company). Because each Virginia settlement was entitled to elect two burgess, the original membership of the House of Burgess was 22.
Marriage and issue
On May 14, 1702, Nathaniel married Martha Woodward (1665–1727) in York County, VirginiaYork County, Virginia
York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown...
. Martha was the widow of Gideon Macon
Gideon Macon
Gideon Macon was an early American settler.Gideon Macon's parents were from Loire, France, but Gideon had to have either been born in England or have become an English citizen to have been permitted to come to Virginia since only English citizens could live in the colony at the time...
, and the daughter of William Woodward, "the Immigrant" (England, 1635 - 1690), who resided in England and Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, and wife Martha West (c. 1620 - ?), who resided in New Kent County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named....
and wife Lady Cicely Shirley. It has been suggested, but not proven, that the mother of Martha Woodward was Martha West, thereby making Martha and Nathaniel West second cousins. They lived at Poplar Neck and had the following children:
- Colonel Francis West (c. 1705 - ?), who resided in King William County, Virginia, married firstly to Susan Littlepage (c. 1705 - ?), who also resided there, and had one daughter, and secondly to Jane Cole (c. 1720 - ?), who resided in Warwick County, VirginiaWarwick County, VirginiaWarwick County was a county in Southeast Virginia that was created from Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in the Virginia Colony in 1634. It became the City of Warwick on July 16, 1952...
, without issue - Unity West (King William County, Virginia, 1702 – Elsing Green, King William County, Virginia, 1753-1754), married on March 18, 1717/1718 in King William County, Virginia, Colonel William Dandridge of Elsing GreenElsing GreenElsing Green Plantation, a National Historic Landmark and wildlife refuge, rests upon nearly along the Pamunkey River in King William County, Virginia, a rural county on the western end of the state’s middle peninsula, approximately northeast of the City of Richmond. The 18th-century plantation,...
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, December 29, 1689 - at SeaNorth SeaIn the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
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, August 27, 1744), who was British Navy-CommanderCommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
of "The Wolf", "The South Sea" and "The Ludlow Castle", resided in England, Elizabeth City and "Elsing Green", King William County, Virginia, and was brother of John DandridgeJohn DandridgeColonel John Dandridge of Chestnut Grove was a distinguished colonel, planter, and Clerk of the Courts of New Kent County, Virginia from 1730 to 1756...
and Martha WashingtonMartha WashingtonMartha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States...
's uncle. He lived on the opposite bank where his brother lived of the Pamunkey RiverPamunkey RiverThe Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
with his wife at their estate, Elsing Green, in King William County. Chestnut Grove burned down in 1926, but its former site was only four miles from the location of the current county court house for New Kent.
From Martha's first marriage to Gideon Macon
Gideon Macon
Gideon Macon was an early American settler.Gideon Macon's parents were from Loire, France, but Gideon had to have either been born in England or have become an English citizen to have been permitted to come to Virginia since only English citizens could live in the colony at the time...
, there were seven children. Their daughter, Martha Macon, married Orlando Jones. Martha and Orlando Jones were the parents of Frances Jones
Frances Jones (mother of Martha Dandridge Washington)
Frances Orlando Jones was born in New Kent County, Virginia, where she also died.Frances married John Dandridge on July 22, 1730 in New Kent County, Virginia...
and thereby the grandparents of Martha Washington
Martha Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States...
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Nathaniel and Martha both died in 1723 in New Kent County, Virginia.
Ancestry
Sources
- "St. Peter's Parish Records, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, VA
- "Genealogy of the Harris and Allied Families. Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones, 1929.
- "The Sneads of Fluvanna. Hatcher, Wiliam E., 1959.
- "Gideon Macon, York and New Kent Co., VA (Sons of the Revolution in the State of Virginia Quarterly Magazine, Volume 4, Number 3, July, 1925)
- "Middle Peninsula Historic Marker "Cockacoeske"
- "The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture. Rountree, Helen C., University of Oklahoma Press, 1989.
- "Cockacoeske, Queen of Pamunkey: Diplomat and Suzeraine." W. Martha W. McCartney.
- "Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast by Peter H. Wood.
- "Tax Rolls, March 1660. 3 March 1659. 1