Francis West (colonel)

Colonel Francis West (1711 – June 28, 1796) was the Sheriff of King William County in the Colony and Dominion of Virginia and later represented the same county in the House of Burgesses, the colony's representative assembly.

West was born in King William County, the son of Captain Thomas West and Agnes. He was Sheriff there in 1741. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1748–1758.[1] He served in the Colonial Defense forces during the French and Indian War.

West was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown.[2] Francis West married his second wife, Jane Cole, after the death of her second husband Stephen Bingham in 1759.[3]

He died in Fairfax County, Virginia.

References
  1. "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. Boddie, John Bennett (1955). Southside Virginia families. Redwood City, Calif.: Pacific Coast Publishers.
  3. Harris, Malcolm H. (1934). ""Delaware Town" and "West Point" in King William County, Va". The William and Mary Quarterly. 14 (4): 347, 349. doi:10.2307/1923295. ISSN 0043-5597.

Further reading
  • Adventures of Purse and Person. Virginia, 1607–1625.
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