Background
West was the second son of Thomas West, 2nd Baron De Louisiana Warr (1556–1602) of Wherwell Abbey in Hampshire and his wife, Anne Knollys, and was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire on 28 October 1586.
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Francis West
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As Captain Francis West, he arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, in July 1608. He returned there on the Mary Ann Margett in 1610. He was elected to the Governor"s Council in 1608.
From 1612 to 1617 he was the Commandant of Jamestown.
From July 30 through August 4, 1619, he served as an appointed representative in Jamestown"s first Legislative Assembly. This was the first House of Burgesses appointed by Governor Sir George Yeardley.
In 1622 he was appointed Admiral to New England, where he served alongside Captain Christopher Levett, Governor of Plymouth, on a three-man council under Captain
Robert Gorges, named Governor General of the Plymouth Council for New England"s venture in Massachusetts.
She died in December of the same year, and West fought the orphans (unsuccessfully) for possession of her estate. West subsequently served as Deputy Governor of Virginia from November 17, 1627 to March 5, 1629. He also served as Captain General of Virginia.
In 1632, his land was in Elizabeth City, south of the land of James Knott.
According to some records, he died in February 1633/1634, although this is not certain. A fourth brother, Nathaniel West, died in Virginia in August 1623, aged 30.
