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Lieutenant-Colonel John West, Jr. of West Point, Virginia (1632–1691) 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== John West was born about 1632. He was the son of Governor John West of Virginia and the grandson of both Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr and Virgina Governor George Percy. West served in the militia from 1652 to 1673, ending with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a supporter of Governor Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion, and appears in the list compiled by the King's Commissioners of those who suffered grievances during the uprising: West served as a member of the courts-martials which tried the rebels.〔''Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia'', p.27〕 In 1659, West's father died, the last of the four sons of Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr who came to Virginia. In recognition of the family's contributions to the colonial enterprise, the Virginia Assembly passed the following Act: In 1685 West represented New Kent in the House of Burgesses. His will dated November 15, 1689, was probated about 1691. It was destroyed along with the other County records in a fire in 1787.〔(New Kent County, Virginia Genealogy Project )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John West (colonel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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