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Baroness Margaret Fortescue 1502–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 12 May 1551

Death Location: England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Martyr)

Mother: Lady (Rede)

Spouse(s): Sir Wentworth

Children(s): Richard Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, John Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Lady Wentworth, Dorothy Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, James Nettlestead), Cecily Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Alice Wentworth, Barbara Wentworth, Hugh Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Lady Wentworth

In 1502, Baroness Margaret Fortescue entered the world in Lynn, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Adrian Fortescue Of Salden Catholic Martyr And Lady Anne Read Rede. Baroness Margaret Fortescue married Sir Thomas Henry Wentworth, and had children including Alice Wentworth, Barbara Wentworth, Cecily Wentworth, Dorothy May Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Henry Moore Thomas Wentworth, Hugh Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, James Wentworth Of Nettlestead, John Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, Lady Anne Wentworth, Lady Joan Jane Wentworth, Margaret Margery Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Richard Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth. Baroness Margaret Fortescue passed away in 1551 in England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Baroness Margaret Fortescue entered the world in Lynn, Norfolk, England, born to Sir Adrian Fortescue Of Salden Catholic Martyr And Lady Anne Read Rede.
  • Baroness Margaret Fortescue married Sir Thomas Henry Wentworth, and had children including Alice Wentworth, Barbara Wentworth, Cecily Wentworth, Dorothy May Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Henry Moore Thomas Wentworth, Hugh Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, James Wentworth Of Nettlestead, John Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, Lady Anne Wentworth, Lady Joan Jane Wentworth, Margaret Margery Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Richard Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth.
  • Baroness Margaret Fortescue passed away in 1551 in England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Baroness Fortescue's Ancestors

Self
Baroness Fortescue
1502–1551
Birth Place: Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Adrian Fortescue Of Salden (Catholic Martyr)
1476–1539
Punsborne (Hertfordshire) England
Lady (Anne Read) (Rede)
1490–1518
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John "The Younger" Fortescue (Chief Justice of the King Henry VI's) Bench)
1434–1500
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Lady (Alice) Boleyn
1438–1556
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Sir (William) Rede
1445–1510
Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Warham
1446–
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fortescue
1416–1455
Lady Windsor
1413–1483
Sir II
1429–1462
Anne Hoo
1424–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fortescue
1388–1415
Lady Norries
1380–1416
Richard Windsor
1398–1428
Christiane Faulkner
1398–1418
Sir I
1378–1440
Lady Bracton
1385–1440
Thomas Hoo
1396–1455
Elizabeth Wychingham
1390–1440

Baroness Fortescue's Descendants

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Baroness (Margaret) Fortescue (1502–12 May 1551) m. Sir (Thomas Henry) Wentworth (1501–07 Mar 1551)
  1. 1. Richard Wentworth 1531–1614
  2. 2. Katherine Wentworth 1540–1624
  3. 3. John Wentworth 1533–1563
  4. 4. Henry (Moore Thomas) Wentworth 1528–1614 m. Ursula Swinnowe 1533–1584
    1. 1. Sir (William Wentworth) (General) 1555–1633 m. Johanna (Margery Halles) (Holles) 1543–1635
      1. 1. Hugh Wentworth 1591–1642 m. Mary Hoult 1599–1643
        1. 1. Margery (Pepperell) Wentworth 1626–1687 m. William Basden 1620–1685
    2. 2. Dorothy Wentworth 1561–
    3. 3. Frances Wentworth 1563–
    4. 4. John Wentworth 1557–1634
    5. 5. Roger Wentworth 1552–
    6. 6. Christopher Wentworth 1554–
    7. 7. Eliz Wentworth 1555–
    8. 8. Ann Wentworth 1555–
    9. 9. Hugh Wentworth 1556–
  5. 5. Edward Wentworth 1539–
  6. 6. Roger Wentworth 1530–1577
  7. 7. Lady (Joan Jane) Wentworth 1521–1614
  8. 8. Dorothy (May) Wentworth 1532–1601
  9. 9. Margaret ("Margery") Wentworth 1524–1584
  10. 10. Philip Wentworth 1531–1614
  11. 11. Thomas Wentworth 1525–1584
  12. 12. James (Wentworth (of) Nettlestead) 1540–1563
  13. 13. Cecily Wentworth 1527–1573
  14. 14. Isabel Wentworth 1537–1624
  15. 15. Elizabeth Wentworth 1544–1624
  16. 16. Alice Wentworth 1539–1624
  17. 17. Barbara Wentworth 1545–1624
  18. 18. Hugh Wentworth 1535–1597 m. Beatrice Waterton 1539–1560
  19. 19. Mary Wentworth 1522–1625
  20. 20. Lady (Anne) Wentworth 1510–1575 m. Sir (John Poley Of) Badley 1511–1589 m. Sir (John Poley (Poole) Of) Badley 1511–1589
    1. 1. Margaretha Poley 1542–1625
    2. 2. Martha Poole –1625
    3. 3. Ann Poole –1617
    4. 4. Henry Poley 1558–
    5. 5. Mary Poley 1552–1633
    6. 6. Thomas Poley 1548–
    7. 7. Richard Poley 1546–1592
    8. 8. Edmund Poley 1544–1613 m. Alice Cockerham 1545–1645
      1. 1. Edmund Poley 1592–1640
    9. 9. Susanna Polley 1539–1604
    10. 10. Henry (Edward Poley) (Poole) 1558–
    11. 11. Martha (Poley) (Poole) 1556–1625
    12. 12. Agnes (Poley) (Poole) 1555–
    13. 13. Mirabel (Poley) (Poole) 1550–1581
    14. 14. John (Poley) (Poole) 1561–
    15. 15. William (Poley) (Poole) 1540–1605
    16. 16. Cutberd (Poley) (Poole) 1533–
    17. 17. Elizabeth (Poley) (Poole) 1536–1616

Baroness Fortescue's Timeline

6 Records

1502
1 Jan 1502
Birth of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
1502
1502
Birth of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
1502
1502
Birth of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Lynn, Norfolk, England
Lynn, Norfolk, England
1551
12 MAY 1551
Age 49
Death of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
1551
12 MAY 1551
Age 49
Death of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Woolley, West Yorkshire, England
Woolley, West Yorkshire, England
1551
12 May 1551
Age 49
Death of Baroness Margaret Fortescue in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1502
    Event Place: Stonor, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Stonor, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Lynn, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Hooton Pagnell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1551
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1551
    Event Place: Woolley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    48-49

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1551
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

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