Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (/ˈdɛləwɛər/(listen)DEL-ə-wair;[1][2][3] 9 July 1577 – 7 June 1618), was an English merchant and politician, for whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, a Native American people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named. He was a member of the House of Lords from the death of his father in 1602 until his own death in 1618.
Lord De La Warr
Depiction of the arrival of De La Warr at Jamestown
As the eldest son of the 2nd Baron De La Warr, Thomas West received his education at Queen's College, Oxford. He served in the English army under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and, in 1601, was charged with supporting Essex's ill-fated insurrection against Queen Elizabeth I, but acquitted of those charges.[5] He succeeded his father as Baron De La Warr in 1602.[6] It was said that he became a member of the Privy Council, but this has been disproved.[7] In 1645 Dame Cicly petitioned the House of Lords to continue the pension that King James had granted her husband.[8]
Career
Lord De La Warr was the largest investor in the London Company, which received two charters to settle colonists in the New World, and furnished and sent several vessels to accomplish that aim. He was appointed governor-for-life and captain-general of the Colony of Virginia, to replace the governing council of the colony under the presidency of Captain John Smith.[9] Subsequently, in November 1609, the Powhatan tribe of Native Americans killed John Ratcliffe, the Jamestown Colony's Council President, and attacked the colony in what became the First Anglo-Powhatan War.[10] As part of England's response, De La Warr recruited and equipped a contingent of 150 men and outfitted three ships at his own expense, and sailed from England in March 1610.[11]
Lord De La Warr contracted malaria or scurvy in 1611. He left the colony on a ship captained by Sir Samuel Argall headed to the West Indies to recover but was blown off course by a storm and forced to return to England.[12]
Later that year, De La Warr published a book titled The Relation of the Right Honourable the Lord De-La-Warre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of the Colonie, planted in Virginea.[13] Although attributed to De La Warr, the book was actually written by company employee Samuel Calvert.[7]
In the Autumn of 1616, Baron De La Warr and his wife Cecilia Shirley West, introduced John Rolfe and his wife, Pocahontas, into English society. The visitors from Virginia were in London to raise funds for the Virginia Company of London and to encourage colonization of Virginia. De La Warr remained the nominal governor, and after receiving complaints from the Virginia settlers about Argall's tyranny in governing them on his behalf, he set sail for Virginia again in 1618 aboard the Neptune to investigate those charges. He died at sea on 7 June[5][14] and it is believed that he was poisoned.[7]
It was thought for many years that Lord De La Warr had been buried in the Azores or at sea.[5] By 2006, researchers had concluded that his body was brought to Jamestown for burial. In October 2017, archaeologists excavated remains from underneath one of the churches at Historic Jamestowne, but it is not yet known if De La Warr's is one of those.[15]
Lord De La Warr's brother, John West, later became governor of Virginia, and married Anne Percy, daughter of George Percy.[16]
Family
On 25 November 1596, De La Warr married Cecily Shirley (died c. 1662), the daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston, Sussex, and his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Kempe.[17] They had children:
Henry (1603–1628), who succeeded his father as the 4th Baron De La Warr, married Isabella, daughter of Sir Thomas Edmondes, in March 1625. He died at the age of 24 and was succeeded by his son Charles West, 5th Baron De La Warr.[21]
^Németh, Robert Stuart (13 September 2006). "The De La Warr Pavilion". Building Opinions. Latest Homes. from the original on 13 July 2013.
^Billings, Warren M. "Thomas West, Twelfth Baron De La Warr (1576–1618)". Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
^Fiske, John (1897). Old Virginia and Her Neighbours. Vol. 1. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. pp. 146–47.
^ abcRose, E.M. (2020). "Lord Delaware, First Governor of Virginia, 'the Poorest Baron of this Kingdom'". Virginia: Virginia Magazine of History 128.3. pp. 226–258. JSTOR 26926494.
^House of Lords. Main Papers. (3 December 1645) "Petition of Dame Cicily Dowager De la Ware." Lords Journals, VIII. 21. In extenso. The National Archives Kew Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^Lamont, Edward M. (2014). The Forty Years that Created America: The Story of the Explorers, Promoters, Investors, and Settlers Who Founded the First English Colonies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 121. ISBN978-1442236608.
^Brown, Alexander (1898). The First Republic in America. New York: Houghton, Mifflin. p. 126.
^"West, Thomas, twelfth baron de la Warr (1576–1618) – Encyclopedia Virginia".
^De La Warr, Thomas West, Baron (1611). The Relation of the Right Honourable the Lord De-La-Warre, Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of the Colonie, planted in Virginea at Archive.org.
^Ruane, Michael E. (27 October 2017). "Experts have uncovered remains at the first permanent English colony. But whose bones are they?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^Bradburn, Douglas; Coombs, John C. (2011). Early Modern Virginia: Reconsidering the Old Dominion. University of Virginia Press. p. 50. ISBN978-0813931708.
Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1983) [c. 1900]. The Complete Baronetage. Vol. 2 (5-volume reprint ed.). Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 140.
Cokayne, George Edward; et al., eds. (2000) [1910–1959]. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. 4 (reprint in 6 volumes; new ed.). Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing. p. 160.
Hammond, Peter W., ed. (1998). The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton Publishing. p. 128.
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Lord Delaware redirects here For the current Lord De La Warr who acceded to the title in 1988 see William Sackville 11th Earl De La Warr For other peers styled Lord De La Warr see Earl De La Warr For the traditional ballad see Lord Delaware ballad Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr ˈ d ɛ l e w ɛer listen DEL e wair 1 2 3 9 July 1577 7 June 1618 was an English merchant and politician for whom the bay the river and consequently a Native American people and U S state all later called Delaware were named He was a member of the House of Lords from the death of his father in 1602 until his own death in 1618 Lord De La Warr Depiction of the arrival of De La Warr at Jamestown There have been two creations of Baron De La Warr and West came from the second He was the son of Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr of Wherwell Abbey in Hampshire and Anne Knollys daughter of Catherine Carey Lady Knollys making him a great grandson of Mary Boleyn He was born at Wherwell Hampshire England and died at sea while travelling from England to the Colony of Virginia Counting from the original creation of the title West would be the 12th Baron 4 Contents 1 Early and family life 2 Career 3 Family 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly and family life EditAs the eldest son of the 2nd Baron De La Warr Thomas West received his education at Queen s College Oxford He served in the English army under Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex and in 1601 was charged with supporting Essex s ill fated insurrection against Queen Elizabeth I but acquitted of those charges 5 He succeeded his father as Baron De La Warr in 1602 6 It was said that he became a member of the Privy Council but this has been disproved 7 In 1645 Dame Cicly petitioned the House of Lords to continue the pension that King James had granted her husband 8 Career EditLord De La Warr was the largest investor in the London Company which received two charters to settle colonists in the New World and furnished and sent several vessels to accomplish that aim He was appointed governor for life and captain general of the Colony of Virginia to replace the governing council of the colony under the presidency of Captain John Smith 9 Subsequently in November 1609 the Powhatan tribe of Native Americans killed John Ratcliffe the Jamestown Colony s Council President and attacked the colony in what became the First Anglo Powhatan War 10 As part of England s response De La Warr recruited and equipped a contingent of 150 men and outfitted three ships at his own expense and sailed from England in March 1610 11 Lord De La Warr contracted malaria or scurvy in 1611 He left the colony on a ship captained by Sir Samuel Argall headed to the West Indies to recover but was blown off course by a storm and forced to return to England 12 Later that year De La Warr published a book titled The Relation of the Right Honourable the Lord De La Warre Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of the Colonie planted in Virginea 13 Although attributed to De La Warr the book was actually written by company employee Samuel Calvert 7 In the Autumn of 1616 Baron De La Warr and his wife Cecilia Shirley West introduced John Rolfe and his wife Pocahontas into English society The visitors from Virginia were in London to raise funds for the Virginia Company of London and to encourage colonization of Virginia De La Warr remained the nominal governor and after receiving complaints from the Virginia settlers about Argall s tyranny in governing them on his behalf he set sail for Virginia again in 1618 aboard the Neptune to investigate those charges He died at sea on 7 June 5 14 and it is believed that he was poisoned 7 It was thought for many years that Lord De La Warr had been buried in the Azores or at sea 5 By 2006 researchers had concluded that his body was brought to Jamestown for burial In October 2017 archaeologists excavated remains from underneath one of the churches at Historic Jamestowne but it is not yet known if De La Warr s is one of those 15 Lord De La Warr s brother John West later became governor of Virginia and married Anne Percy daughter of George Percy 16 Family EditOn 25 November 1596 De La Warr married Cecily Shirley died c 1662 the daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston Sussex and his wife Anne daughter of Sir Thomas Kempe 17 They had children Cecily or Cecilia died February 1638 who married firstly Sir Francis Bindlosse and secondly after 1629 John Byron 1st Baron Byron She was buried at Hucknall Torkard in Nottinghamshire 18 Lucy who married Sir Robert Byron d after 1643 Governor of Liverpool and a Colonel in the service of the Royalist Infantry Forces who fought in the English Civil War 19 Robert who married Elizabeth Coch 20 Henry 1603 1628 who succeeded his father as the 4th Baron De La Warr married Isabella daughter of Sir Thomas Edmondes in March 1625 He died at the age of 24 and was succeeded by his son Charles West 5th Baron De La Warr 21 Notes Edit Delaware portal Nemeth Robert Stuart 13 September 2006 The De La Warr Pavilion Building Opinions Latest Homes Archived from the original on 13 July 2013 Billings Warren M Thomas West Twelfth Baron De La Warr 1576 1618 Dictionary of Virginia Biography Encyclopedia Virginia Retrieved 23 March 2015 Delaware Place Names PDF Report United States Geological Survey Thomas West 12th Baron De La Warr at the Encyclopaedia Britannica a b c Pollard Albert Frederick 1899 West Thomas 1577 1618 In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 60 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 344 45 Fiske John 1897 Old Virginia and Her Neighbours Vol 1 Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company pp 146 47 a b c Rose E M 2020 Lord Delaware First Governor of Virginia the Poorest Baron of this Kingdom Virginia Virginia Magazine of History 128 3 pp 226 258 JSTOR 26926494 House of Lords Main Papers 3 December 1645 Petition of Dame Cicily Dowager De la Ware Lords Journals VIII 21 In extenso The National Archives Kew Retrieved 16 February 2023 The Jamestown Chronicles Timeline 12 May 2016 Lamont Edward M 2014 The Forty Years that Created America The Story of the Explorers Promoters Investors and Settlers Who Founded the First English Colonies Rowman amp Littlefield p 121 ISBN 978 1442236608 Brown Alexander 1898 The First Republic in America New York Houghton Mifflin p 126 West Thomas twelfth baron de la Warr 1576 1618 Encyclopedia Virginia De La Warr Thomas West Baron 1611 The Relation of the Right Honourable the Lord De La Warre Lord Governour and Captaine Generall of the Colonie planted in Virginea at Archive org Virginia Encyclopedia Ruane Michael E 27 October 2017 Experts have uncovered remains at the first permanent English colony But whose bones are they The Washington Post Retrieved 22 May 2019 Bradburn Douglas Coombs John C 2011 Early Modern Virginia Reconsidering the Old Dominion University of Virginia Press p 50 ISBN 978 0813931708 Cokayne 2000 p 161 Cokayne 1983 p 140 Hammond 1998 p 128 Mosley 2003 p 630 Mosley 2003 pp 630 1075 Mosley 2003 p 1075 Cokayne 2000 p 161 Mosley 2003 p 1075 References EditCokayne George Edward ed 1983 c 1900 The Complete Baronetage Vol 2 5 volume reprint ed Gloucester UK Alan Sutton Publishing p 140 Cokayne George Edward et al eds 2000 1910 1959 The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant Vol 4 reprint in 6 volumes new ed Gloucester UK Alan Sutton Publishing p 160 Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage Vol 1 107th ed Wilmington DE Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books pp 630 1075 Hammond Peter W ed 1998 The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times Volume XIV Addenda amp Corrigenda Stroud Gloucestershire UK Sutton Publishing p 128 External links EditBiography at Encyclopedia Virginia De la Warr Thomas West Lord New International Encyclopedia 1905 Peerage of EnglandPreceded byThomas West Baron De La Warr1602 1618 Succeeded byHenry WestGovernment officesPreceded byThomas Gates Colonial Governor of Virginia1610 1611 Succeeded byGeorge Percy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr amp oldid 1139786191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
