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Elizabeth Wentworth 1536–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Woolley, Yorks, England

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England

Father: Lord Wentworth

Mother: Margaretha Fortescue

Spouse(s): Ralph Dunham

Children(s): Thomas Dunham

The story of Elizabeth Wentworth began in 1536 in Woolley, Yorks, England. Elizabeth Wentworth married Ralph Dunham, and had children including Thomas Dunham. Elizabeth Wentworth passed away in 1570 in Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Wentworth began in 1536 in Woolley, Yorks, England.
  • Elizabeth Wentworth married Ralph Dunham, and had children including Thomas Dunham.
  • Elizabeth Wentworth passed away in 1570 in Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Wentworth
1501–1551
Birth Location: Nettlested, Kent, England
LW
Margaretha Fortescue
1502–1551
Birth Location: Suffolk
MF

Spouses(s)

Ralph Dunham
1522–1610
Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
RD

Children(s)

Thomas Dunham
1560–
Birth Location: Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England
TD

Elizabeth Wentworth's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Wentworth
1536–1570
Birth Place: Woolley, Yorks, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth
1501–1551
Nettlested, Kent, England
Margaretha Fortescue
1502–1551
Suffolk
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Wentworth, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk 5th baron de la Spencer, Court of king Henry VIII) **
1480–1528
Nettlestead (Suffolk) England
Lady (Anne Margaret Tyrrell Say) Wentworth
1479–1534
Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Adrian Fortescue
1476–1539
Punsborne, Hertfordshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fortescue
1434–1500
Alice Fortescue
1438–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD Punsbourne
1416–1455
Agnes Lady
1413–1483
Geoffrey II
1406–1463
Anne Hoo
1425–1484

Elizabeth Wentworth's Descendants

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Elizabeth Wentworth (1536–1570) m. Ralph Dunham (15 Aug 1522–10 Oct 1610)
  1. 1. Thomas Dunham 1560– m. Jane (Elizabeth) Dunham 1566–1655
    1. 1. John Dunham 1589–1669 m. Abigail (Barlow) Dunham 1590–1669
      1. 1. Benajah Dunham 1640–1680 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tilson 1634–1682
        1. 1. Edmund Dunham 1661–1734 m. Mary Dunham 1661–1742
        2. 2. Benjamin Dunham 1667–1667
        3. 3. Hannah Dunham 1666–1667
        4. 4. Elizabeth Dunham 1670–1680
        5. 5. Mary Dunham 1669–1732
        6. 6. Elizabeth Dunham 1664–1667
        7. 7. John Dunham 1663–1663
        8. 8. John Dunham 1667–1668
        9. 9. Cornelius Dunham 1670–
      2. 2. Daniel Dunham 1639–1677
      3. 3. Benjamin Dunham 1637–
      4. 4. Joseph Dunham 1637–1703 m. Hester (Wormall) (Plymouth) 1648–1715 m. Mercy Morton 1636–1667
        1. 1. Micajah Dunham 1680–1756 m. Elizabeth Lazell 1681–1759
        2. 2. Joseph Dunham 1682–1753
        3. 3. Benajah Dunham 1684–1766
        4. 4. Daniel Dunham 1689–1758
        5. 5. Mercy Dunham 1679–1715 m. Samuel Ransom 1680–
        6. 6. Esther Dunham 1690–1690
        7. 7. Mercy Dunham 1660–1745 m. Joseph (King) (10-387) 1647–1736
        8. 8. Eleazer Dunham 1659–1739
        9. 9. Nathaniel Dunham 1666–1751
      5. 5. Persis Hapgood 1635–1672
      6. 6. Jonathan Dunham 1632–1717 m. Mary Cobb 1637–1677
        1. 1. Jonathan Dunham 1658–1711
      7. 7. Hannah Dunham 1630–1708
      8. 8. Samuel Dunham 1628–1711
      9. 9. Thomas Dunham 1626–
      10. 10. John Dunham 1620–1692
      11. 11. Abigail Atwood 1623–1684 m. Stephen (Atwood) Sr 1616–1694
        1. 1. Medad Atwood 1658–1704
        2. 2. Eldad Atwood 1651–1715 m. Anna Atwood 1656–1714

Elizabeth Wentworth's Timeline

4 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Elizabeth Wentworth in Woolley, Yorks, England
Woolley, Yorks, England
1544
1544
Age 8
Birth of Elizabeth Wentworth in Thurancoe Grange, Yorkshire, England
Thurancoe Grange, Yorkshire, England
1570
1570
Age 34
Death of Elizabeth Wentworth in Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England
Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England
1624
16 May 1624
Age 88
Death of Elizabeth Wentworth in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Thurancoe Grange, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Woolley, Yorks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1624
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Scrooby (Nottinghamshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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