John West (colonel)

Colonel
John West
II
Member of the House of Burgesses for New Kent County
In office
1680–1691
Serving with Charles Turner, Richard Littlepage, Joseph Foster, William Leigh
Succeeded byJohn Lyddal
Personal details
Borncirca 1632
Bellfield Plantation, York County, Colony of Virginia
Died1691
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
NationalityBritish
SpouseUnity Croshaw
ChildrenJohn West III
Thomas West
Nathaniel West
Parent
OccupationPlanter, militia officer, politician

Colonel John West, Jr. (or John West II) of West Point, Virginia (1632–1691) was an ancient planter, commander of the New Kent Militia in the Colony of Virginia and represented the county in the House of Burgesses, as would his sons. Complicating matters, while this man sided with Governor William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion and had his property at West Point severely damaged, his cousin of the same name (John West, son of Anthony West) who lived on Virginia's Eastern Shore sided with the rebels and briefly (in 1676) represented Accomack County as a burgess, and received a pardon after the conflict (as well as had two sons named John and one named Jonathan as well as Anthony and Alexander West).[1]

  1. ^ Tyler p. 356