The descent of the West family has been traced to a nobleman who distingwished himself in the great wars of Edward II, from 1327 to 1377, under the immediate command of the Black Prince. In the reign of Richard II, 1377 to 1398, the ancesters of the West family settled at Long Crandon in Buckinghamshire. The Wests of Long Crandon were descended from the ancient Earls of De La Warr. William is known to have been descended from the De La Warr line of Wests. A few missing generations exist betweem Lord Reginald and William West.
