Francis West (28 October 1586 - February 1634), was a Deputy Governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. West was the second son of Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr (1618-?) of Wherwell Abbey in Hampshire and his wife, Anne Knollys. As Captain Francis West, he arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in July 1608; he returned there on the "Mary Ann Margett" in 1610. From November 17, 1627 to March 5, 1629. He was elected to the Governor's Council in 1608. Wikipedia
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