William PELHAM

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He lived in Sudbury, Mass. but returned to England in 1647. His nuncupative will of Aug 1667 was administrated on 6 Jan 1667/8. William left all his possessions to his brother Herbert. He Immigrated in 1630 to Salem, Essex, Mass.; with the Winthrop Fleet. He was unmarried.

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• Fact: Esq. of Crawl

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Herbert Pelham (the younger), Esq., of Hastings, Sussex, and Boston, co. Lincoln, was the step-son of Penelope's older sister Elizabeth. On 6 Nov 1598, described as 'Herbert Pelham, son and heir apparent of Herbert Pelham of Mychelham, Sussex', he registered as a student at Gray's Inn, London.

Herbert married Penelope WEST about 1599. Penelope (daughter of Sir Thomas WEST and Lady Anne KNOLLYS) was born on 9 Sep 1582 in Wherwell, co. Hamps; died in 1619 in Warbleton, co. Sussex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Sister of Sir Thomas West, 3d Lord De la Warr, first Governor of the Virginia Colony

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• Fact: The elder of Fordingham, co. Dorset, and Hellingly, co. Sussex
• Birth: Abt 12 Apr 1564

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Herbert Pelham (the elder), Esq., of Fordingham, co. Dorset and Hellingly, Sussex, son and heir of Anthony Pelham, of Buxstepe in Warbleton, Sussex, by his wife Margaret Hall. He was born about 1546 (aged twenty at his father's death in 1566), and was some thirty years her senior. His father sent him to Cambridge where he matriculated Fellow-Commoner from Queen's Michaelmas, 1562. Herbert and Elizabeth Pelham had four sons and six daughters. He was Sheriff of Sussex, but in 1582 was described as neglecting his duties. On Oct. 31, 1587 he purchased the manor of Michelham (the site of a priory). His later years were characterized by debt and sale of property including Michelham.

Herbert married Katherine THATCHER about 1579 in Buxstepe, Warbleton, co. Sussex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Thatcher and Margaret Oxenbridge

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• Fact: 2d Lord De la Warr, Member of Parliament
• Fact 2: 2nd Baron De La Warr
• Fact 1: 7 Dec 1587, Knighted
• Fact: 1571-1593, Member of Parliament

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Thomas West, Knt., of Wherwell, co. Hants, 2nd Lord Delaware, Sheriff of Hampshire, M.P. son and heir by first marriage.

He was Sheriff of Hampshire, Burgess for Chichester, East Looe, Yarmouth and Aylesbury. Thomas West was Knight of the Shire and Sheriff of Hampshire. He and Anne had five sons (including Robert, Knt. who remained in England) and six daughters (including Lucy, Katherine, Eleanor and Anne, who all remained in England). The Wests settled in Sussex during the middle ages, where they acquired considerable property in the county by early 16th century, principally through marriage, including two large houses at Offington and Halnaker. The family interest spread into Hampshire with the acquisition in 1540 of the estates formerly belonging to the monastery of Wherewell. Offington and Wherwell were henceforth their principal residences and no doubt they resided for part of the year in each location.

Thomas West was in the Low Countries with Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and was knighted by him at Flushing. Ir as probably through the influence of West's father-in-law Knollys, with Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford that West was returned for East Looe in 1571. It was his relation, Sir Georg Carey, captain of the Isle of Wight, who secured the nephew's return for Yarmouth in 1586 and yet another relation provided him with a seat in 1593. Thomas West took part in the trials of both Essex and Southampton. However, his estates were not extensive enough to support the dignity of a peer. He suffered financially from the extended travels and involvement of his son Thomas in Essex rebellion.

Thomas married Lady Anne KNOLLYS on 19 Nov 1571. Anne (daughter of Sir Francis KNOLLYS and Katherine CARY) was born on 19 Jul 1555 in Rotherfield Greys, co. Oxon; died on 30 Aug 1608 in Salisbury, co. Wilts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was possibly the granddaughter of Henry VIII, as purported in an article by noted genealogist Anthony Hoskins. He offers a compelling case (accepted by many genealogists) that Catherine Carey was the daughter of Henry VIII by Mary Boleyn, his mistress during the birth of her two (Carey) children before he married her sister, Anne Boleyn.

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• Fact: Lord Delaware (de la Warre)

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William West, having been adopted as heir by his uncle, the last Lord, he 'being not content to stay till his uncle's natural death, prepared poison to dispatch him quickly,' and was consequently, by Act of Parliament on 1 Feb 1549/50, disabled from all honours. He was restored in blood on 10 Apr 1563 under the style of "William West, Esquire". He was created Baron Delaware on 5 Feb 1569/70. He was summoned to Parliament from 15 Sep 1586 by writs directed 'Willielmo West de la Warr Chl'r.'

William married Elizabeth STRANGE before 1555. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: dau. of Thomas Strange of Chesterton, co. Gloucester

Francis married Katherine CARY about 1539. Katherine (daughter of William CARY and Mary BOLEYN) died on 15 Jan 1568/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth